Event Information
Join fellow human resources professionals from credit unions across New Jersey and Pennsylvania for this quarter’s virtual HR Peer Group meeting. Following an expert-led presentation, we’ll open the floor for an hour of peer-driven discussion, giving you a chance to share experiences, exchange best practices, and connect with your HR peers about navigating similar challenges!
Grow Your Bench Beyond the Training Room
How to Turn “Ready Now, Ready Next, and Future Ready” Talent Into Leaders Ready to Step In
Identifying your “ready now,” “ready next,” and “future ready” leaders is only half the game. The real win comes from what you do after the assessment—because while training opens the door, development builds leaders who can actually walk through it.
In this session, Bertha Garcia Robinson from Star One Professional Services will explore how HR leaders in the credit union industry can build a strong leadership bench by moving beyond one-off learning events to intentional, applied development. You’ll learn how to create pathways that go deeper than compliance training, foster true capability, and prepare leaders to step confidently into critical roles.
We’ll dive into:
- Mindset first: possibility vs. necessity thinkers
- Training ≠ development
- HR as the architect (not the sole owner)
- Equity and access in leader development
- The fear factor: What if we train them and they leave?
- Beyond check-the-box learning
About the Presenter
Bertha Garcia Robinson is the founder of Star One Professional Services. With over 25 years of experience in business analytics and organizational growth, she empowers leaders and teams on a journey where goal setting ends and goal achieving begins. Certified in TriMetrix HD, DISC, 12 Driving Forces, and assessing emotional intelligence, Bertha tailors strategies that align leadership strengths with business objectives.
A long-time community leader, she serves on Boards such as the New Jersey State Women’s Chamber of Commerce, was the immediate past president of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners, and is a member of the Women United Leadership Council of the United Way of Northern New Jersey. Based in Somerset, New Jersey, she shares her insights as a life strategist on the “Change Your Attitude, Change Your Life” platform.