Aaron Watson

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Sr. Director, Talent, Learning & Capability Development Strategy & Transformation at GSK

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Overview

Aaron is a Senior Director at GSK, focusing on talent and capability development strategy. With a Ph. D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from North Carolina State University, he specializes in applying advanced analytics and psychometrics to workforce management, talent development, and HR risk assessment. His background spans corporate and consulting roles.

He co-authored research exploring how employees react to electronic monitoring during online training, titled "When big brother is watching. "

Personality Overview

Relationship Oriented

Enthusiastic

Imaginative

They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.  They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Talent Analytics
His career is centered on using advanced statistical analysis, predictive analytics, and data mining to inform HR strategy and organizational performance.
Organizational Psychology
Holds a Ph. D. in this field and has published research on topics like training effectiveness, motivation, and employee reactions to monitoring.
HR Risk & Compliance
Specializes in workforce risk assessment, mitigation, and consulting on U. S. legal and regulatory compliance for employment practices.

Media Appearances

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Work History

12-2025
Sr. Director, Talent, Learning & Capability Development Strategy & Transformation at GSK
10-2024 - 11-2025
Skills Strategy and Deployment Lead at GSK
11-2015 - 9-2024
Director, Workforce Analytics at GSK
6-2012 - 4-2013
Senior Consultant, Psychometrics/HR Analytics at Javelin HR Solutions
6-2006 - 6-2012
Organizational Consultant and Research Scientist at ALPS Solutions - Helping Organizations Succeed

Education

5-2008 - 12-2010
Ph.D. from North Carolina State University
2004 - 2008
M.S. from North Carolina State University

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Insights For Selling To Aaron

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed

DONT's

  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Aaron is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Aaron

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Aaron move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Aaron take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Aaron

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