Cheryl Lasse is SkillDirector’s managing partner. Her goal is to help people and companies achieve their potential. She has extensive experience with competency model development and implementation and enjoys sharing her knowledge and passion with others. She believes people are intrinsically motivated to excel if they are given access to a competency model for their role, the opportunity to assess themselves against that model, and personalized learning to help them close gaps and meet aspirational goals. This philosophy has been embodied in the Self-Directed Learning Engine. She has a strong background in consulting, marketing, and sales, mostly in technology companies, in which training has played a chief role throughout her career. Lasse holds bachelor’s degrees from Syracuse University in computer science and HR and an MBA from the University of South Florida.