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Building a Leadership Pipeline at Burns and McDonnell
L&D Series
Dec 10, 2025
Jim Facinelli and Tyler Kerkmann
12pm - 1pm EST | 11am - 12pm CST | 9am - 10am PST
Complimentary for IMS Members
What You'll Walk Away With
You'll also walk away with recognized continuing education credits (CPE and SHRM), a certificate of completion, and a shareable digital badge for LinkedIn or other platforms. These can highlight your expertise to your manager and help strengthen your professional profile.
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About This Session
IMS Leadership Excellent Award 2025 winner Burns & McDonnell is a multinational construction, architecture and engineering firm based in Kansas City, Missouri. Established in 1898, the company has grown to be one of the largest design firms in the world and employs over 13,500 professionals worldwide. The talent development team is responsible for ensuring a consistent pipeline of quality leaders to support the firms' continued success. This IMS best practice presentation will cover how Burns & McDonnell has developed a multi-tiered development strategy to provide targeted development opportunities to leaders as they progress in their career.
Jim Facinelli and Tyler Kerkmann
The Burns & McDonnell Team of Jim Facinelli, Organizational Development Manager and Tyler Kerkmann, Sr. Talent Development Strategist.
Program Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based (Zoom platform)
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Field of Study: Personal Development
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