About the Course

HR professionals will gain practical, real-world insight from both the outgoing and incoming leaders of a veteran-serving nonprofit who have lived through a leadership transition. This session translates lived experience into actionable HR lessons that can be applied across organizations of any size. Attendees will walk away with concrete strategies to guide leaders through change, strengthen communication, reduce disruption, and position HR as a trusted partner during one of the most vulnerable moments in an organization’s lifecycle—leadership transition. You’ll learn and practice: - Plan and support successful leadership transitions through proactive succession planning and structured onboarding—avoiding common gaps that create confusion and risk. - Protect culture and morale during leadership change by understanding how uncertainty impacts teams and what HR can do to stabilize engagement. - Design clear, consistent communication strategies that build trust, reduce mixed messages, and retain key talent during transition periods. - Balance legacy with innovation by helping incoming leaders honor a founder’s impact while maintaining momentum and credibility.

Meet The Speakers: Robin Taylor

Robin R. Taylor is the new Executive Director of VLI, one of the nation’s only public-interest law firms devoted exclusively to serving at-risk and homeless veterans. The daughter of a Vietnam veteran, she brings a deeply personal commitment to ensuring veterans and their families receive the justice, stability, and dignity they have earned. At VLI, she leads organizational strategy, statewide expansion, pro bono force-multiplication, donor engagement, and partnerships across military bases, VA clinics, and veteran-serving nonprofits. She is driving modernization initiatives and strengthening legal services in housing, benefits, discharge upgrades, consumer justice, and family stability.

Antoinette Naddour, Esq., LLM

Antoinette Naddour is Executive Director Emerita and Co-Founder of the Veterans Legal Institute® where she previously oversaw and had responsibility for the overall management of the firm including business development, outreach, public relations, marketing, strategic planning and a light legal caseload. Today she serves as a consultant helping new leadership transition smoothly and successfully into their service.

Curriculum

1 Chapter · 1 Lesson

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      HR's Critical Role in Succession

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