David DeLong

David DeLong’s presentation: ‘Confronting the Threat of a Changing Workforce: A Framework for Action’ was ideal for the American Organization of Nurse Executives annual meeting audience. David’s presentation clearly outlined the very serious threat we face relative to ‘lost wisdom’ in nursing. He was able to frame and articulate why this particular problem could create both a crisis and an opportunity for our profession. We thank David for providing such clarity, while also instilling appropriate alarm.

The ‘Mentoring for Fun & Profit: 6 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer’ workshop by Dr. David DeLong was an exceptionally worthwhile event for managers and staff alike. Attendees commented how excited they were to immediately share his thoughts and material with their own teams. His program definitely improved our mentoring skills, as well as, our understanding and need for efficient and effective knowledge transfer.

Dr. DeLong’s keynote presentation “Closing the Skills Gap,” was appreciated and highly rated by the business owners, CEOs, and HR professionals who attended our employer seminar. Acquiring and retaining quality employees is always a topic of interest and concern to our audience and Dr. DeLong provided “doable” tactics for minimizing risks, identifying solid hires and growing talent from within. They appreciated his vast knowledge of the subject matter and his ability to present it in an engaging manner.

David spoke to ASAE’s Key Professional Association Committee, a high-powered group of CEO’s who run the largest individual membership organizations in the US. They were very impressed with his command of the trends and supporting data about the future of talent management, and its growing importance in all sectors of our business landscape. His presentation underscored the fact that a more strategic and informed approached to managing talent is critical to the future success and sustainability of their associations. They walked away with useful insights and practical ways to think about their own human resource management in the months and years to come.

Thank you so much for your participation in ABMA’s Annual Manufacturers Conference. Your keynote talk “Closing the Skills Gap” was the highest rated session of our meeting. We also received positive feedback from numerous attendees on your “Accelerating Leadership Development” breakout session. Your thought provoking insights and practical solutions for addressing the difficult issues facing ABMA members were greatly appreciated.

Thank you for leading a great session for Mass Audubon’s leadership team.
Your thorough preparation in advance of our meeting showed in a thoughtful presentation that stimulated good discussion and lots of ideas. You conveyed a tremendous amount of information while keeping everyone engaged and interested. I appreciated the way you used humor, relevant examples and thought provoking questions to set participants up for great small group discussions. You started us down a path that I’m sure will benefit the organization for years to come.

We had Dave on a panel titled, “Is Your Association Doing Enough to Close the Skills Gap? National Leadership & Local Action as a Blueprint for Effective Collaboration.” Not only did he provide a fresh and much needed focus to the topic to the 80 CEOs in the room, but he took the time to interview about 10 of them prior to the conference to best understand the audience. This is a guy that understands how to be engaged and who is extremely knowledgeable/passionate on this subject.

Dave DeLong created tremendous buzz among our members with his keynote talk
on “Accelerating Leadership Development” at our Annual International Conference. Executives were talking all week about his practical ideas for managing a diverse workforce and identifying potential skills gaps in their organization. Our board was thrilled that we chose such an engaging speaker for this meeting. The pre-interviews Dave did with some of our leaders produced an impressively customized program. It was great working with Dave.

Our members loved his talk! David DeLong’s presentation, “Building Tomorrow’s Workforce in Today’s Economy”, was a favorite at our Spring membership meeting.
David is without a doubt one of the hardest working speakers I have ever worked with. He took the time to interview several members in the weeks before the meeting to customize the program and make it even more meaningful for attendees. If you’re looking for an excellent workforce speaker for your next event, look no further than David DeLong.