Karl Ahlrichs specializes in helping professionals make order from chaos.
He is a national speaker, author, and consultant, presenting on the people issues in all industries with a focus on solving the talent shortage, and is often quoted in the local and national media.
Karl’s experience is ideally suited to times of organizational change as he pulls on risk management and organizational development theories to replace “best practices” with “next practices”. He owes much of his communications mastery to working as a writer and editor in daily media, to on-the-job writing experience and to the process of becoming a published author.
He has held senior level positions in multiple Professional Services firms, and was a founding partner of ExactHire, bringing his HR, operations, diversity & belonging, and learning & development skills with him.
Karl’s affinity for design, composition and learning started at a very young age, by taking and examining tens of thousands of boring photographs with the goal of improving his craft. He loves deploying that practice-to-improve approach with all manner of hobbies including writing haiku, mastering photography and learning Spanish. He wishes he had stuck with his guitar lessons in high school.
He was named the SHRM Human Resource Professional of the Year for the State of Indiana. He is on the Boards of several organizations, including the Maryland CPA Society. He has lived in Scotland and Spain and is passionate about exploring new experiences with his family and friends.
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Testimonials for Karl Ahlrichs:
- Engaging! Amusing. Practical knowledge. Loved the examples. – SHRM23 Annual Conference, referencing Ethics with a Dash of Courage course
- Insightful, humorous, he has gravitas, and the information shared was very beneficial. – SHRM23 Annual Conference, referencing Ethics with a Dash of Courage course
- Excellent presenter! Presented information in a way that was understandable and can be put into action right away. – SHRM23 Annual Conference, referencing Ethics with a Dash of Courage course
- This was one of my 2 most favorite sessions!! He was a very engaging and funny speaker, well suited for an afternoon session. Please bring him back to SHRM again and again!! Being a native Hoosier myself, got to show the love. This session was FANTASTIC!! – SHRM23 Annual Conference, referencing Ethics with a Dash of Courage course