performance management Archives - Business RadioX ®

Sheryl LaPlace, Insperity

September 1, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Sheryl LaPlace, Insperity

00:00 /

Sheryl LaPlace, Insperity (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 278)

Sheryl LaPlace, Insperity, joins host John Ray to discuss why a PEO can offer welcome relief for a small to medium-sized company seeking to streamline their internal administrative burden while offering enhanced benefits for their employees. “North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Sheryl LaPlace, Senior Human Resources Specialist, Insperity

Sheryl LaPlace is a senior human resource specialist with Insperity, a trusted advisor to America’s best businesses for more than 34 years, provides an array of human resources and business solutions designed to help improve business performance.

Offering the most comprehensive suite of products and services available in the marketplace, Insperity delivers administrative relief, better benefits, reduced liabilities and a systematic way to improve productivity through its premier Workforce Optimization® solution.

Additional company offerings include Traditional Payroll and Human Capital Management, Time and Attendance, Performance Management, Organizational Planning, Recruiting Services, Employment Screening, Retirement Services and Insurance Services.

With 2019 revenues of $4.3 billion, Insperity supports more than 100,000 businesses with over 2 million employees nationwide.

Company website

Facebook

Twitter

Questions/Topics Discussed in this Show

What is a PEO, and how can companies benefit from partnering with a PEO?
What services/solutions does Insperity provide?
How can working with a PEO help businesses navigate the COVID-19 pandemic?
Why is it crucial for employers to have a trusted third-party advisor to rely on for guidance and insight at this time?
How does the co-employment relationship work?
How can a company gain a competitive advantage by using a PEO?
How does a business owner know when it is a good time to start working with a PEO?
Tell us a little about yourself, and your career journey?

North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

J.D. Grogan and Terri Etheredge, intHRaction

June 29, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

J.D. Grogan and Terri Etheredge, intHRaction

00:00 /

J.D. Grogan and Terri Etheredge, intHRaction (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 250)

Performance reviews are typically dreaded within most organizations by both managers and employees alike. J.D. Grogan and Terri Etheredge, Co-Founders of intHRaction, have launched a SaaS-based service which turns performance reviews into a crowd-sourced, collaborative, and continuous process providing real-time feedback. “North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

intHRaction

intHRaction is a company crowd sourced data platform that captures the day to day interaction of employees and provides visibility to all levels of an organization. It is a quantum shift in the Performance Management process. Engagement, Objective and Career metrics paired with intHRaction feedback from connected members of an organization provides critical information to proactively and frequently assess and communicate employee and organizational performance. It’s the tool that every employee deserves!

intHRaction gathers daily real-time information about employee performance by capturing small data points at the completion of meetings or intHRactions with peers regarding meeting participation and collaboration.

This information is in turn used to periodically gather performance information about employees through goal and objectives feedback from their co-workers. It simplifies the information gathering and reporting associated with the traditional Performance Review process and ensures that all members of an organization provide feedback on the individuals they intHRact with.

Employees, Managers, Human Resources and Senior Leaders all have the ability to see real-time feedback and gauge where everyone stands within the organization. Managers have the ability to understand the intHRactions that are taking place in daily meetings and use that information in 1 on 1’s, Coaching Sessions and Performance Reviews.

Goal and Objective tracking paired with feedback from all members of the organization that an employee intHRacts with provides the critical information needed to proactively and frequently assess and communicate employee performance.

To learn more, visit the company website.

J.D. Grogan, Co-Founder and CEO

J.D. Grogan is the C0-Founder and CEO of intHRaction. An experienced and successful entrepreneur, business developer, IT leader and mentor with significant experience in systems and process design and development, process automation, financial services, fin-tech, risk management, field-force automation, sales and sales force management, marketing, vehicle remarketing, data center management, business re-engineering and value creation. A dynamic and visionary force for change, innovation and growth.

J.D. is currently building intHRaction, a collaborative performance management platform striving to make the Performance Management process fair and easy for all through a subscription based SaaS model. The platform addresses the needs of employees, managers, HR and leadership to provide realtime feedback addressing the needs of all users in the organization.

Prior to the founding of intHRaction, he was a senior executive with DataScan, located in the city center of Alpharetta. Prior to joining JM Family Enterprises / DataScan in 2013, J.D. co-founded both Launch Technologies and Field-Logic located in the Crabapple Business District. Both companies focused on Risk Management in the Wholesale Finance Industry. Launch built Floorplan Audit Technologies and Field-Logic provided Floorplan Audit Services with a company employed nationwide field force. Launch was started in 2005 and Field-Logic in 2007. In December of 2013, DataScan purchased both Launch Technologies and Field-Logic. As part of the transition, J.D. served as Assistant Vice President of Field Services overseeing operations of both DataScan Field Services and Field-Logic’s Floorplan Audit Services. Early in 2015, J.D. was asked to take responsibility for DataScan’s Technology Operations and Wholesale Management System’s development as the Vice President of Technologies.

In 1998, J.D. served as the co-founder and President of AutoVIN, The Automated Vehicle Information Network, which provides floorplan auditing and vehicle inspection services to banks, wholesale finance companies, automotive OEMs and wholesale auctions. J.D. maintained overall responsibility for AutoVIN from 1998 until 2004. Under his direction, AutoVIN became the leading provider audit and inspection services in North America, serving more than more than 20 nationally recognized customers with a staff of 250 employees. In 2000, AutoVIN was sold to ADESA Auto Auctions.

Prior to the creation of AutoVIN, J.D. served as Director of Operations for Aucnet USA, where he held a number of management positions over a five-year period. Aucnet USA was a satellite-based wholesale auto auction company that originated in Japan. J.D. began his professional career in Los Angeles as a Real Estate Manager for Shimizu Development Corporation, a Japanese International Construction and Development Company.

Terri Etheredge, Co-Founder and President

With over 20 years of experience in the HR profession, Terri Etheredge is driven to elevate the value-add capabilities of Human Resources. Areas of expertise include Strategic WorkForce Planning, Organizational Design, Organizational Effectiveness, Strategic Consulting, Leadership Development, Talent Planning, Change Management and Performance Management. Professional highlights include Mergers, Acquisitions, Organizational Transformations, Risk Mitigation, Technology Implementations and multiple ROI Human Capital Initiatives.

Her HR career includes 18+ years at Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Enterprises and 10 years at Fortune ranked, JM Family Enterprises ($16.3 billion diversified automotive company- 2019 Fortune rankings include Top 100 Companies to Work For (#17), Best Workplace for Millennials (#29), Manufacturing & Production (#2), Women (#42), Parent (#28), Diversity (#23). She is an active SHRM-ATL and SHRM-National member, a mentor for HR professionals and leads a Women In Leadership team.

She has supported operations teams in all 50 States, as well as all Provinces in Canada. Her experiences in all levels of HR are what helped create the intHRaction product you will come to love! From an HR Business Partner to an HR Manager to an HR Strategist, she understands the work of HR, the value of HR, the challenges of HR and the potential of HR.

Terri’s inspiration for Co-Founding intHRaction began with the idea that we are “more” in our work-lives than what can truly be captured by traditional performance review processes and we have hindered our ability as Business Leaders to maximize the skills, abilities and talents of our Greatest Competitive Advantage- Our People- due to a lack of performance data!

North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

LEADER DIALOGUE: The Baldrige Journey – Pursuing Performance Excellence with Al Faber of the Baldrige Foundation

October 15, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

LEADER DIALOGUE: The Baldrige Journey – Pursuing Performance Excellence with Al Faber of the Baldrige Foundation

00:00 /

Performance excellence refers to an integrated approach to organizational performance management approach resulting in:

• Delivery of increasing value to customers and stakeholders contributing to organizational sustainability
• Improvement of overall organizational effectiveness and capabilities
• Organizational and personal learning

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Framework consists of seven (7) categories which integrate leadership, strategy, and customers with workforce and operations to drive results. The Baldrige system foundation of measurement, analysis, and knowledge management is critical to effective management and to a fact-based, knowledge-driven, agile system for improving performance and competitiveness.

Listen in to learn…

• How Baldrige provides a disciplined, fully integrated approach to innovation in all key areas of your business model.
• How Baldrige is visually represented through a cascading organizational hierarchy of needs, clarifying the critical aspects of performance, and specifying where innovation is necessary to achieve sustainable success.
• How the best performing organizations innovate, clarify what matters (strategize), then execute seamlessly.
• About the three key steps of strategy execution:
Organize: To differentiate your organization in the marketplace
Activate: To engage employees to execute seamlessly
Recalibrate: To consistently measure performance to expectations and adjust course as necessary

Al Faber/Baldrige Foundation

Al Faber was named President and CEO of the Baldrige Foundation in July 2014. The Mission of the Baldrige Foundation is to ensure the long-term financial growth and viability of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, and to support organizational performance excellence in the United States and throughout the world. Prior to joining the Foundation, Al served as President & CEO of The Partnership for Excellence (TPE).

Prior to that, Al served in federal and state government culminating in executive positions and leading more than 11,500 employees, with 65 major facilities, a 250 million dollar operating budget and real property exceeding $2.1 billion dollars. He has provided executive leadership, establishing policies, priorities and oversight of federal budgets, operations and training, personnel, logistical operations and infrastructure management to include numerous construction programs. He is driven to create winning organizational results with a deep sense of commitment to public service.

E8 Roy Bell from Thriveforce and Rob Loy from Avnet

June 16, 2018 by Karen

Joe-Pusz-with-Rob-Loy-and-Rob-Bell-on-Business-RadioX

Phoenix Business Radio

E8 Roy Bell from Thriveforce and Rob Loy from Avnet

00:00 / 51:56

E8 Roy Bell from Thriveforce and Rob Loy from Avnet

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, PMO Joe and his guests, Roy Bell President at THRIVEFORCE and Rob Loy from Avent discuss a wide range of Project Management topics including, AI and the role it is playing in project management, advice for junior PMs, Project Management career for Veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce and so much more.

Joe begins the show welcoming new show sponsor, TALAIA! TALAIA is a European based PPM Software solution provider which is entering the US market. To sign up for a free 30-day trial and learn more about this PMBOK aligned solution visit – http://en.talaia-openppm.com

As an Air Force Veteran, Roy Bell brings a set of core values to THRIVEFORCE with Integrity First, Service before Self and Excellence in All We Do! Roy shares with us what separates THRIVEFORCE from other consulting firms. Roy and Rob have a great exchange on Project Management certifications, career advice for junior Project Managers and how Project Management doesn’t have to be “by the book” to make an impact.

Rob Loy has diverse professional experiences including time as a college Instructor, working in Agencies, and now as the PMO Communications Manager at Avnet. Rob provides insight into what may be coming next for our industry – Artificial Intelligence. AI and Machine Learning help us to make informed data-based decisions. Rob, Roy and PMO Joe have an in-depth discussion on the value of using Project Management Consultants and the differences from Staffing Agency PMs.

Tune in for upcoming shows with Project Management leaders from Sensei Project Solutions, TSYS, Talaia Software, and many more!

Avnet operates at the heart of the technology supply chain and is one of the world’s largest distributors of electronic components and embedded solutions. It began by inspiring a generation of tinkerers more than 95 years ago on Manhattan’s Radio Row. Expansion boomed during WWII – and continues to this day – with Avnet on the leading edge of the Internet of Things (IoT).

Recent acquisitions of Premier Farnell and Hackster.io are bridging the worlds of makers and manufacturers like never before. Avnet combines the agility needed to get to market first with nearly a century of close-knit relationships with technology’s most trusted global companies, allowing companies to turn ideas that no one’s heard of into products everyone knows.

The Avnet culture is founded on new ideas and emerging technology, and supported by 15,000+ team members in 125 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Rob Loy is a director with 17 years of industry and agency experience specializing in project management, vendor management, Software Life Development Lifecycle(SDLC), change management, and business process improvement.

He has extensive experience managing departments and people for international companies, executing cross-functional initiatives and overseeing and planning multimillion-dollar department budgets. One of his strongest skills is developing teams and team members to reach their potential or learn new skills, and providing communication planning, change management, and project implementations. His experiences allowed him to develop skills building collaboration between business and technical resources to deliver projects on time and budget.

In addition to his corporate and agency work, Rob also has been teaching at Scottsdale Community College in the computer information systems department since 2003. He has been part of bringing new technology to the students and has been on the front line of education moving from on-ground campus and classes to online

Connect with Rob on LinkedIn, and follow Avnet on Twitter.

THRIVEFORCE is an organizational improvement and project management consulting firm. They specialize in helping growth focused leaders accelerate performance and unlock explosive business value.

Roy Bell, PMP, President of Thriveforce, transforms leaders’ vision and ideas into reality. He has 15 years’ experience as an accomplished business leader and technologist, most recently serving as the VP of Enterprise Project Management Office at Reverse Mortgage Solutions. He is known for his achievements in change facilitation, strategic enablement and delivery execution.

Roy is a proud veteran of the United States Air Force and carries on the proud tradition of exemplifying the core values of Integrity First, Service Before Self and Excellence in All We Do…in business and in life.

Connect with Roy on LinkedIn and Twitter.

ABOUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE HOURS SERIES

Project Management Office Hours is intended to provide Project Management professionals a place to drop in and discuss Success Stories, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned. Project Management Consultant Joy Gumz has shared with us, “Operations keep the lights on, strategy provides the light at the end of the tunnel, but project management is the train engine that moves the organization forward.”

Each of us has a unique story to tell, but collectively we share a message that organizations who embrace Project Management Best Practices perform better than those which don’t. Organizations which align Projects to Strategy perform better. Organizations with Engage Executive Sponsors deliver better results. Organizations which measure Project Management performance outperform those which don’t.

During our Project Management Office Hours, we hear directly from Industry leaders how to make an impact in our profession. How we, collectively, will Advance Project Management Best Practices, One Listener at a time!

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Joe Pusz started THE PMO SQUAD to bring real world PMO Leadership experience to the consulting space and to advocate for Project Management through his blog PMOJOE.com. The old saying is “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Following this mindset Joe left Corporate America in 2013 to start THE PMO SQUAD and work with fellow Natural Born Project Managers to advance Project Management Best Practices.

THE PMO SQUAD focuses exclusively on PMO and Project Management consulting. Corporate America is full of Accidental Project Managers running projects who haven’t been trained to be PMs. To help solve this problem THE PMO SQUAD is on the Leading Edge with PMO As a Service. PMO As a Service allows our clients to focus on their respective core competencies while THE PMO SQUAD delivers Project Management expertise. Contact Joe at 678-591-7868. Follow The PMO Squad on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.