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Human Resource Executive and Diversity Leader

Edward N. Gadsden Jr., Principal/Owner of Creative Source Human Resource Consulting is a results-driven executive with a demonstrated history of leading strategic diversity initiatives, people process improvements, and talent acquisition programs. Credited with navigating organizations through times of culture change and the implementation of employee engagement, and human capital initiatives to include succession planning, employee relations, HR systems, strategic planning, employee learning and development, reward processes, executive development.

Exceptional Leadership

Ed is a skilled project leader with experience managing global and diverse teams in the execution of time-sensitive, high visibility human capital initiatives. Possess subject matter expertise required in the application of metrics to identify problem areas to improve workforce effectiveness, with a focus on continuous improvement and monitoring.

A Sampling of Services

Talent Management

Partner with multi-disciplinary teams of HR professionals in the creation and implementation of global sustainable human resource processes and programs to facilitate the implementation of sustainable talent acquisition, talent movement, leadership development, performance management, and employee development tools and processes.

Diversity and Inclusion

Develop and implement enterprise-wide global diversity strategies, including the development and the establishment of measurable behavior-anchored diversity definitions, conceptualizing workforce goals aligned with talent management processes, and creating effective diversity and inclusion learning tools.

Change Management

Provide subject matter expertise in the application of executive coaching, organizational change, engagement strategies, and the use metrics to identify problem areas to improve workforce and organizational effectiveness, with a focus on continuous improvement and monitoring.

What They Are Saying

"Ed is a very seasoned and committed Global Diversity & Inclusion Business Leader. I learned a lot from his leadership and strategic insight. As a corporate and social change agent, he is determined to make an impact in the lives of others."

Dr. Cindy Pace, Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at MetLife

"I have known Ed for 34 years and have watched his brilliant career unfold as he took on higher levels of responsibility in the corporations he has worked for and/or consulted to. He is an innovator and his business solutions and change management initiatives are unique to specific challenges he has faced. In my experience with Ed, his organization development background and consulting is something that all business leaders can benefit from."

Jim Rogers, National Program Manager Total
Learning Solutions

"Ed was an Executive Director of HR at Texaco and managed the diversity program for the company. He was also the key executive who supported the Chairman and CEO in establishing and managing an executive leadership development program, which I was part of. Ed's leadership was very visible and effective in bringing change agents into Texaco, which was emerging from it's past to a new energy company of the 21st century. The leadership program was successful and over half of the program, graduates are still serving the company in key managerial positions today. I certainly value Ed as a good mentor, who helped me in shaping my career after joining the company."

Baomin Guo, General Manager at Chevron

"Ed is a creative, high energy professional with a great sense of humor. I recommend him for both his commitment to his work and for his gift for working well with a wide range of personalities."

Donna Hamlin, Founder: Boardwise Inc. and Hamlin Harkins, LTD.

"Ed is a strong leader. He is a strategic thinker, with an ability to provide long term vision and direction to a diverse and global team. He is innovative and is a creative problem solver. He is good at providing out of the box solutions to challenges. Ed is a thoughtful and caring leader. he is very respectful of everyone's input and sensitive to his team's strengths and weaknesses. Ed is a very clear leader and provided good feedback, and you always know where you stand with him. This was most appreciated by his colleagues and direct reports. I would strongly recommend Ed for any global role that requires strategic and visionary direction."

Christine Shu-Hotta, Head of Talent Acquisition at CGI

"Edward is a very thorough and knowledgable individual. He has the distinct ability to engage with people at all levels both internally and externally at a personal level all the while maintaining the ultimate business objective."

Robert Esill, Chairman & President at SOTAOG

"I have worked for Ed at multiple companies and have found him to be an excellent leader of leaders and others. He also is a comprehensive Subject Matter Expert in Talent Acquisition, Diversity Consultation, and Human Resources. The highest compliment I can extend with regard to Ed is that he is simply a good person. I have learned a great deal from him and would not hesitate to work under his leadership in the future. He is well respected and the "real deal"."

Thomas E. Hutton, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

"Ed is a seasoned HR and Diversity executive who led the development and implementation of significant advancement of people practices and processes at The Coca-Cola Company. He is a passionate and innovative leader committed to his work whether it's consulting to senior management on inclusive people practices or designing robust talent management systems. As a manager, he is open, fair and keenly focused on developing and empowering his people and has a wonderful sense of humor as well! Ed is an asset to any organizational leadership team."

Pegui Mariduena, MBA, CMC Certified Management Consultant, Multicultural Expert/Interim Chief Operating Officer at The Royster Group, Inc.

"Ed balances his solid experience as a human resource practitioner with great interpersonal skills, passion, and advocacy for diversity and fairness and constant search for best practices to provide organizations with people practices, thought leadership required to win in the marketplace. Ed walks the talk in embracing people from diverse backgrounds and thinking dispositions. He is a pleasure to work with, is very supportive, takes time to know you, values creativity, engages in robust conversations to drive business value and never shies away from sharing a good laugh. It was a pleasure working with Ed."