David Difillippo on talent development
From HCI's 2016 Learning and Leadership Development Conference: David DeFilippo Keynote · · Suffolk Construction
“Our Career Start program recruits non-technical liberal arts graduates and puts them through three rotations to teach them critical capabilities. It's a 10-year bet on their potential to become future leaders.”
On , David Difillippo, Executive Vice President of Operations at UNIFIRST CORP, spoke about talent development during HCI's 2016 Learning and Leadership Development Conference: David DeFilippo Keynote on Suffolk Construction.
About David Difillippo
David DeFilippo, Executive Vice President of Operations at Unifirst, delivered a keynote at HCI's 2016 Learning and Leadership Development Conference. He discussed Suffolk's business strategies of innovation, community, and people, noting that the company uses lean construction processes and digital tools. DeFilippo described the Scholar Athletes Program, a nonprofit run by Suffolk that teaches study skills to students. He stated that the company's people strategy focuses on diversification, scaling, and sustaining operations to ensure consistent experiences across locations. DeFilippo emphasized that talent is the key differentiator in construction, and that Suffolk organizes its workforce using a leadership pipeline model. He highlighted the Career Start program, which recruits liberal arts graduates and places them in three rotations to develop leadership skills, including a rotation with CEO John Fish. DeFilippo also mentioned a safety initiative called Incident Injury-Free, aimed at ensuring all workers, including subcontractors, go home safely. He described learning and talent development at Suffolk as being based on science, with technology serving as an enabler.