Walt Cleaver

Following a distinguished career as President & CEO of The Human Resource Planning Society (a global strategic network of HR Thought Leaders and Practitioners) as well as a practitioner’s experience in retailing and Industrial Relations, Walt’s interest is in helping organizations achieve success by leveraging the powerful nexus between strategy and people and building a framework that supports business goals, engages the entire workforce and delivers results.

Walt’s knowledge and expertise is on an international scale. His current focus is on HR Global issues and perspectives particularly the nature of Global Leadership, having moderated a meeting for the Najafi Global Mindset Institute in 2011 on Developing Leaders for Global Roles as well as co editing a special Global Issue for the HR People & Strategy Journal. He has recently presented and shared his insights at the India CLO Summit in Mumbai in November, 2012 and was a keynote speaker at the TATA Business Excellence Conference in Bangalore in December, 2012. Walt also serves on the India Summit Advisory Board.

Walt’s knowledge and capabilities are drawn from his deep understanding of the strategic nature of the profession, its best practices globally, and how a strong strategic framework can help organizations adapt to the dramatic and constant changes in the financial, social, and political environments. His global network of thought leaders and practitioners as well as his access to the workings of the most admired and successful global companies gives him a unique view of practices than support success and a keen sense of “what’s next”.

Some recent testimonials from colleagues include:
“Walt has been at the center of the emergence of the HR Profession. He is extraordinarily gifted at identifying trends, turning those insights into practice, facilitating the definition of the Future of HR, and communicating elegantly. On a Global scale, he helps organizations, individuals, and countries recognize and upgrade their potential.”
Dave Ulrich, Author, Professor of Business, University of Michigan

“Walt is one of the top Global HR experts I have met.”
Marshall Goldsmith, Author, Coach

“Walt’s authenticity and “presence” characterize his leadership….his passion to learn from different cultures makes him an outstanding global leader.”
Satish Pradhan, Chief, Group HR, Tata Sons, Limited

“Walt’s depth of knowledge around the strategic nature of HR and the role it can play is considerable. His ability to look at issues with a global mindset,bringing people, ideas, and conversation together through skillful moderation is extraordinary.”
Edward Lawler, Author, Professor of Business, University of Southern California