Get Contact Info for All Departments Northwestern Mutual Org Chart by Seniority Marketing (509) Lee Hurley We need to figure out a way to get you this experience. Don understands how to meet the needs of a diverse workforce while employing strategic thinking to deliver real results for Northwestern Mutual, its workforce, and its clients. But this wasn't the case at Northwestern Mutual. Congratulations on this impressive achievement, Don. It can aid individuals and businesses to. You remember the old days when the company would sell a product and then they would try to bolt on the services as an afterthought. 5 0 obj The people leaders have to be an extension of the leadership teams. Northwestern Mutual sells two types of term life policies: Annual renewable term life and level term life. The company manages more than $125 billion of client assets through its wealth management and investment services. 4) Robertson earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from California State University, Fresno where he currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Craig School of Business. Change led us to where we are today and a continued commitment to innovation and adaptability will ensure an even stronger future. Thats what I tell leaders. Businesses live and die on the quality of their talent. Best Talent: The more that weve had experiences in life that allow us to master certain types of skills, the faster youre going to be able to assimilate to whatever new environment youre in. "Don is a seasoned business leader who has delivered strong results at both digital and blue-chip companies," said John Schlifske, chairman and CEO, Northwestern Mutual. /A << When you now are that business person who knows HR and youre working with the business, especially coming from sales, talent is everything. I know your schedule is busy. Subsidiaries includeNorthwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC(NMIS) (securities), broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company (NMWMC) (fiduciary and fee-based financial planning services), federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC) (long-term care insurance). /Type /ExtGState >> You can start to build internal processes so you can develop. If I get back in the game, Im giving you a call. Youre assembling A-players, and no doubt I walked into a bunch of A-players with the reputation of Northwestern Mutual. Northwestern Mutual Recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Large Employers #G0,qG0'Pcy Pc9NrQZcZ;Dgg;Q:!~0rrZ\ Our challenge was helping employees reconnect with our mission, rediscover that few pursuits are more noble, and recognize once again the significant impact they were making in real peoples lives every day. Northwestern Mutual. The faster you get to know them, the faster you can help them accelerate their career and give them exposure. Schlifske joined Northwestern Mutual as an investment specialist and later led a variety of the company's investment operations as well as different parts of its business operations. Fortunately, I got a chance to work with probably what I consider one of the greatest HR people Ive ever known, Marcela Perez De Alonso. Northwestern Mutual is part of the Insurance industry, and located in Wisconsin, United States. 9 0 obj How do you start getting there? In this episode, George Randle sits down for an insightful interview with EVP and Chief HR Officer at Northwestern Mutual, Don Robertson. The third thing is to try to give your employee base as much context as you possibly can. Thats the context of the question. /Rect [34.5000000 465 129 475.500000 ] Im going to put you on this project so you can build some of that. I completely over-rotated on that conversation. In fact, one of the things about the chef versus the baker is Bina was a great example of that. Cameron Robertson has been working as a A and Executive Director. Whatever happens with special teams, well just deal with. Its about the ecosystem and the full team that you put together. I dont know why Caroline is in my head to this day on that one particular term. Ultimately, what we have to do as businesses is to get away from requisitions and more instead of creating talent pools. She makes me leave the phone in another room when were sleeping. If you could become good at understanding different perspectives, peoples points of view and approaches, its going to make you more effective later on in life. The reason why I ask a lot of different questions in a lot of different ways is Im trying to understand your intellect. Its amazing to me. You have to be a student of the business. endobj /ColorSpace << I brought too much ego to the table. I like to think of it as our talent management approach has to have the DNI lens pulled through it. Employees, your job is to work with your manager to develop a career plan. All Rights Reserved. We combine the expertise of our financial professionals with a personalized digital experience to help our clients navigate their financial lives every day. endobj Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Don Robertson. Ideally, what you will do over time is build your organization to be a talent engine so that it becomes second nature, but there are foundational elements that you have to put in place around talent succession planning, rising star analysis, talent management to career growth and career development. I had come up with a quote and my co-author, Mike, has me saying that at every speech we make that you ought to be treating your human capital with the same rigor, focus and discipline that you do your financial capital. I wish I could remember but it was like, They need to see the authentic me. >> Do you want to be in this area? Every conversation I have with that person is to help them achieve that. /Length 13 0 R I got it. I remember the word and it stuck in my head to this day, crisp. We did it as a team and because I have a lot of smart people around me. Only those representatives with "Advisor" in their title or who otherwise disclose their status as an advisor of NMWMC are credentialed as NMWMC representatives to provide investment advisory services. Its no coincidence that the best talent generally works for the best companies and best leaders. Do you think I show five slides to Tracy, Meg or whomever? I was like, No, Caroline. Leverage a lot of smart people. Youre not going to get to where you want to get to in your career because youre going to get trained. It cannot be a separate thing. Investment brokerage services are offered through Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) a subsidiary of NM, broker-dealer, registered investment advisor, and member FINRA and SIPC. /F7 7 0 R I had not done HR strategy but I had all the attributes. I became more authentic as I got older and I would say, Heres what I was thinking. If you become a company thats known to develop and grow talent and create opportunities for talent to develop and grow, youre going to attract more of them. About Northwestern MutualNorthwestern Mutualhas been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for more than 160 years. Many of us have kids that think they know. To learn more about Northwestern Mutual, visit NM.com. /Type /Action Im looking for somebody who has good energy because what we do is not easy and you need to have the energy, resilience and perseverance. I made the wrong call. The products and services referenced are offered and sold only by appropriately appointed and licensed entities and financial advisors and representatives. I feel its my responsibility to help prepare them for what theyre trying to achieve in their career and create an environment and experiences that give them the opportunity to hone those skills. I was thinking of the great Caroline Atherton, if you remember her. >> I have failed numerous times in my career. When you get to work for great leaders, its a real gift in your career, and I certainly got to do that. Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer . >> Don and George talk about how Don got into the HR space and what he's learned as an HR practitioner. /S /URI Thats the one advantage of not being with a crazy tech company. Congrats Don way to lead in a tumultuous time !!! Subsidiaries includeNorthwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC(NMIS) (securities), broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company (NMWMC) (fiduciary and fee-based financial planning services), federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC) (long-term care insurance). Thats what I try to get to, is get people to not give me those pat answers but they have to think from their experiences how they would operate. I wanted to soften the blow of that failure in my answer. When I made that transition to HR, I had come out of being a consultant in the defense space in KPMG Consulting. If you learn early in your career how to influence those kinds of people or at least how to understand them better so you can speak a common language, its a very powerful thing. The employee has to get what they need from the company and their own development as well. What weve accomplished here is remarkable. See Profile. What would you recommend to the small to medium business that wants to be a Northwestern Mutual and the A-player on the block and leading the industry? Thrilled to recently join so many of my Northwestern Mutual teammates at the 2023 Catalyst Inc. . I was like, I could do that. I got to slide two and I got pummeled. /ExtGState << "He understands the importance of the employee experience to our company strategy as we work to transform the financial planning experience for our clients.". It wasnt my first exposure to HR. Northwestern Mutual. Unless theyre right out of college, theyre lying because I dont know anyone that has gone through life and never had a failure. 6U.r6F(>9lf1Q())#eyj_]5wjwikOQ16~FT39SlQPPG1F~F ix`1OgM I+;|m7F3'GWWuVG oDFky>F b9"xl|O When I was in finance roles, a few times, I had HR reporting to me. How did we do it? Join Facebook to connect with Don Robertson and others you may know. Before Apttus Don was the CHRO for Sutherland Global Services. There are investments the business wants to make. Theyve been great. Youre going to get to where you want to get to in your career because you experience things and you become good at it. 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