SIMA Team Member

Marlys Hanson

Marlys Hanson is a Managing Director of SIMA® International. Her practice focuses on consulting with organizations to put talent management at the top of the agenda, coaching managers for their critical roles in managing talent, and preparing individuals to better manage their careers.

Marlys brings the seasoned perspective of working as an internal manager with, and then consulting for more than 25 years with numerous multinational Fortune 100 companies, top government agencies, mid-size companies, and entrepreneurial teams. Her clients have included BP, ExxonMobil , GlaxoSmithKline, DuPont, Merck, Monsanto, the Department of Energy, and the Defense Intelligence Agency. Her job-fit products, based on the concept of matching strengths with work requirements, are unique in the field of talent management. As a result of her work, several of her clients have received national awards for excellence.

Marlys is also an experienced trainer, career counselor, and SIMA® achievement activities analyst. She is a member of SI's Executive Committee, and a co-leader of the Talent Management Practice Area.

Professional Associations

• Served as National President of the American Society for Training and Development (membership of 65,000). In addition: ASTD Council of Governors; Board of Directors;, Chair of the Professional Practices Committee; Director of the Career Development Division.
• Past Member of IEEE Professional Development Committee. In 2002, chaired the design and delivery of the national IEEE Career Conference, based on SIMA® assessment.

National Awards

• National Torch Award from the American Society for Training and Development for national leadership in professional development
• National Career Development Leadership Award from the American Society for Training and Development for career development leadership

Publications and Presentations

• Passion and Purpose: How to Identify the Powerful Patterns That Shape Your Work/Life, with Merle Hanson, Ph.D. (Pathfinder Press, 2001, reprinted 2007).
• Author or co-author of more than 25 articles on career and talent management, published in Personnel Journal, Training and Development Journal, The Conference Board, IEEE Journal, and others.
• Frequent keynote and concurrent session presenter at national and international career and professional development conferences
• Talk radio guest to discuss Passion and Purpose

Education:
• Minnesota State University, B. S. (summa cum laude) in business education and administration
• California State University/Bay Area, M. S. (with highest distinction) in counseling psychology, majoring in career counseling

I have worked with almost every type of assessment methodology, including assessment centers. SIMA® not only provides the most valid and predictive insights, but the information can be directly translated into hiring criteria and performance goals. SIMA® is based on actual evidence of behavior, as contrasted to preference-based assessments, which are easily biased. Follow-up studies confirm that SIMA® insights are more successfully applied by the client. In my 30+ years of experience, I have found no other way to provide individuals and organizations with the kind of insight and predictive validity that SIMA® provides.

Listen to the Radio Interview with Marlys Hanson - 10/10/2009 Podcast

Listen to the Radio Interview with Marlys Hanson - 11/14/2009 Podcast

E-mail: mhanson@simainternational.com

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