Top 9 strategies for helping your employees reach their goals
Setting goals for your business is essential. But what about your employees? Learn strategies to help employees set and reach their goals.
Chris Brennan
Performance Specialist |
Los Angeles, California
Chris has been a performance specialist with Insperity since 2014 and has over 15 years of experience in the world of training and development. His background includes design, development and delivery of training curriculum, as well as team building and improvisation facilitation, and executive management coaching. Chris received his bachelor’s in dramatic arts from Saint Mary’s College, and he holds certifications from Franklin Covey, The Association for Talent Development, 360 Solutions, Omega Performance, DDI, Performance Thinking and Extended DISC. In addition, Chris has been a frequent panel member at regional and national training conferences in the areas of leadership, performance management and employee development. Chris is a sought-after speaker, most recently at the Disrupt HR Conference at UC Irvine, OCTANe OC, and the Domestic Violence Alliance in Los Angeles.
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