For the last seventeen years, I’ve worked with clients large and small across the country in all kinds of industries, from unionized manufacturers to social services providers.  The common theme in every engagement was to fix what was broken, and to make what was good, better.

All too often, business owners and management lose sight of the fact that every company is only as good as its employees, and that the difference empowered, motivated employees can make is astonishing.  In many cases, the biggest “drag” on employee performance is related to the way they are treated by their employers, the culture of the organization, or by conflicts with the organization that date back for years.

Most organizations will demand sales forecasts to the nearest dollar, will monitor inventory like it was gold, and cash flow like it was platinum.  But organizations looking for a structural advantage over their competition can find it by devoting the time and effort to manage their human assets.

The impact of professional, strategic Human Resources on an organization accustomed to an HR function that only reacts to problems as they occur, or is hopelessly tied up in processes and procedures, can be like the first rays of spring after a long winter.  The combination of technology and experience – in the hands of the right people – can make all the difference.

My Educational Background:

• Indiana University, BS, Finance
• Indiana University, MBA, Management

My Favorite Quotes:

• “There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. For the reformer has enemies in all those who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order.”  – Niccolo Machiavelli
• “Kites rise highest against the wind – not with it. ”   – Winston Churchill
• “How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?”   – Sherlock Holmes in Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle