"I’m a performance-oriented
person. If you leave a training
experience and can’t say ‘I’ll use this tomorrow’, it doesn’t
work. What you learn needs to come
to life and be applied. It needs to be valuable and improve your
performance, which ultimately improves the performance of your
organization." |
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| Debora Topka
MS |
Deb
brings over 10 years of experience in designing,
developing, and implementing regional and nationwide
education programs for major corporations. While at
AstraZeneca, she was the Leader of Curriculum
Development in the company’s Learning and Development
Skill Center. She worked on the design, development and
delivery of training for a new decentralized training
team in the organization and was responsible for the
rollout of the company’s Performance Management system
for key client groups in the sales and marketing
division of the organization.
At Andersen Consulting, Deb worked within the Change
Management Services Practice, designing and developing
training materials and training facilitators for major
pharmaceutical clients and a leading records management
company.
Among Deb’s notable accomplishments was the creation and
implementation of a unique sales training curriculum.
This industry-leading, context-based design required a
large project team to completely redesign and develop
the sales curriculum and materials. Her passion to solve
business challenges of any scope translates to her work
creating tools people can use to improve performance.
Areas of Expertise:
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Coaching
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Communication
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Customer Service
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Instructional Design and Development
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Job/Process Analysis and Design
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Leadership Development
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Partnering
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Project Management
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Sales Training
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Team Building
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Time Management
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Technology Training and Implementation
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Training and Facilitation Skills
Education:
Deb earned her MS in Curriculum and Instruction, with an
emphasis on Instructional Systems, from the Pennsylvania
State University. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from
Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a BS in
Communications Media (emphasis on Training and
Development) and a minor in Psychology. |
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