Dr. Matt Call is a professor in the Mays School of Business, at Texas A&M University. His award winning research focuses on how companies can best utilize their human capital for competitive advantage. Specifically, how to manage and retain top talent and how to retain access to former employees through corporate alumni networks. His scholarly work has been published in academic outlets like Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and the Journal of Management. He has also published work in outlets like the Wall Street Journal and the London School of Economics Business Review.
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He is also an award winning teacher in various HR related courses (e.g., People analytics, Org behavior, HR/Talent Mgmt) at the professional and graduate level.
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He also speaks/consults/collaborates with companies regarding cutting edge human capital strategy. He provides a tailored approach to designing and implementing strategy, utilizing prescriptive data analytics.
Consulting and Speaking Offerings
Corporate Alumni Programs
I study and help companies cultivate positive relationships with their former employees (alumni). As detail in my recent WSJ article, I take an evidence based approach to building a framework for cultivating this valuable talent pool.
Onboarding
Building a positive culture surrounding alumni relationships starts when new employees are onboarded. Embedding a positive alumni culture into your socialization processes is crucial to the long-term alumni strategy.
Exit Conversations
A pivotal moment in an alumni’s experience is when they have the “quit conversation.” My framework outlines several ways in which this can be a springboard to a thriving relationship—or a horrible experience that ruins hope for continued connection.
Continued Alumni Engagement
Coaching/Incentivizing
After the alumni has left, keeping them engaged is the next step. For this I provide access to vendors that can manage your network as well as give guidance on how to manage alumni networks in-house.
A sound strategy is useless without mid/line-level managers both buying in to and implementing a strategy. I will help train/coach and build out incentives that will align your managerial team to successfully implement your alumni strategy.
Managing Star Employees
Additionally, I speak on a variety of topics related to talent management (e.g., employee engagement/retention). Specifically, how do you recruit, develop , and retain star performers? How do you help star employees perform their best and impact their peers for good? Some of my thoughts appear in a recent WSJ article.
Recent Research
My Teaching Philosophy
My goal is to, not only, share knowledge, but to motivate a mental criticality that changes the way in which knowledge is processed.
Critical Thinking
Matt, Leslie, and their seven children
Callplay (Matt's band with his sons) performing at Stage 12
