How can airport leaders and managers cultivate talented employees? TRB hosted a webinar on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that provided implementable ways to strengthen the workforce and enhance knowledge transfer within airports. Presenters  discussed a playbook, which includes tactical, strategic, and structural approaches for attracting new employees, from entry-level to leadership positions. They identified methods that work for airports of different types and sizes, and highlighted techniques that focus on an organization’s culture and workplace environment.

The webinar features research from ACRP Research Report 232: Playbook for Cultivating Talent in the Airport Environment.

The slides and recorded webinar are available.

Webinar agenda and presenters:

1. Talent cultivation framework: Chelsey Jackson, ICF
2. Creating an environment that cultivates talent: Kelly Dray, ICF
3. Supporting employee growth and meeting future talent needs: Jessica Jenkins, ICF
4. Question and answer session: Moderated by Seth Young, The Ohio State University
    

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, you will able to:

1. Identify how to cultivate talent in an airport organization
2. List the three major categories of talent cultivation techniques
3. Discuss how to implement talent cultivation

Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) provided 1 Continuing Education Units (CEU) to accredited airport executives who attended this webinar. Claim CEUs by visiting www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about AAAE continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.