Erica Gordon-Roberts

My topics connect people, culture, and business performance through practical lessons students can apply in their careers: • Human Resources and Workforce Strategy: Strategic HR, employee experience, recruiting, onboarding, retention, and navigating organizational growth. • Leadership and Organizational Behavior: Trust, accountability, communication, team effectiveness, and leading through change. • Workplace Culture and Inclusive Leadership: Belonging, organizational values, and how everyday leadership decisions shape culture. • AI and the Future of Work: Responsible AI adoption in HR, changing work tasks, identifying skill gaps, and building workforce capabilities. • Career Readiness and Professional Development: Translating academic learning into workplace value, professional relationships, career transitions, and developing a leadership identity. • Entrepreneurship and Consulting: Building a people-focused consulting practice and translating professional expertise into client solutions. Sessions can be tailored for undergraduate or graduate courses, student organizations, and career development programs.

I bring more than 20 years of HR and operational leadership experience across retail, municipal government, and creative and digital agencies. My teaching experience includes professional conference presentations, webinars, leadership workshops, management training, mentoring, and student career development programming. At Kroger, I worked in management recruiting and training and helped prepare hundreds of associates for new store openings. Through Tai Solutions Group, I develop and facilitate learning experiences focused on leadership, workplace culture, HR strategy, and organizational effectiveness. I also serve as Professional Development Director for the SHRM Georgia State Council and have served on Arabia Mountain High School’s CTAE advisory board for 14 years. I hold an MBA (Human Resource Management concentration) and the SHRM-SCP and SPHR credentials, along with certifications in several leadership and behavioral assessment tools.

I enjoy helping students connect what they are learning in the classroom to the decisions, relationships, and challenges they will encounter at work. After more than two decades leading people and navigating organizational change, I have plenty of real-world stories, including moments when things did not go according to plan. My style is conversational, engaging, and practical. I use storytelling, reflection, discussion, and realistic scenarios to invite students into the learning. Whether we are exploring workplace culture, leading a team, or preparing for a first professional role, I want students to leave with a fresh perspective and something they can use. Guest lecturing is also an opportunity to help students see the many directions their education can take them and recognize the value of their own experiences.