Monthly SHRM Meeting Agenda:

Wednesday, September 27, at 8 am to 10 am

Location:
Corporate & Community Education Center (MAP)
1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, MA

Speaker: Judith Lieberman, and Mark Oswald

Cost: This event is free to members and $25 to non members. Guests may attend the first two meetings at no charge.

Topic: What is your Human ROI-Quotient? Assessing and Investing in the Right Human Capital

It is always important to keep the Organizational Landscape of your company or group well within close eye-sight -- and an even tighter focus on the human capital element.

Every organization hopes to pride itself with smart investments: Clearly this goes beyond dollars, it is the human capital investment, as well. Do you have the right people and are they in the right places? And how will you know that these are the right choices? What are the metrics for success?

Another consideration: How does your organization rate against what is considered the “Ideal Organizational Human Capital Landscape” -- and are you getting a turn on the investment you make in your most important resource: the human kind!?

This program is grounded in a review of a proven HR Benchmarking Study that was originally developed by Mark Oswald who served as a VP for HR for many years at PepsiCo. The intent was to be as effective and efficient with all of its resources as possible! You will have a chance to compare the 12 Critical Components for HR Excellence to where your organization stacks up -- and where to invest next!

Topics to be covered :

- What’s the “ideal” landscape for your organization?

- Does size matter?

- Where does the $$$ go?

- What drives the organization: sales? marketing? finance? operations?

- Oh, that compliance headache!

- Who to choose: And how to optimize performance: Assessment, training, leadership dev, coaching, mentoring, retention

 

NEW Session Format:

8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-9:00 Welcome to New members and guests; Networking
9:00-9:10 Sponsor
9:10-10:15 Program
10:15-10:30 SHRM/GMVHRA business

Information about our speakers:

The speakers are Judith Lieberman from Lieberman Associates in Newton, MA and Mark Oswald from Oswald Associates in Londonderry, NH.  Judith specializes in helping executive teams and Boards of Directors to communicate without dysfunction and Mark specializes in high-level executive retained search and needs assessments.

About MARK G. OSWALD
Mark G. Oswald established a retained search and consultant firm in 1996. Previously he built a search practice with two leading New York City based firms, managing the Boston office. His firm has conducted search assignments for positions in general management, sales, marketing and Human Resources. The firm’s success has been proven in high tech, bio-tech/pharma, financial and professional services and consumer goods and services sectors.

Prior to search, Oswald established a worldwide Human Resources function for Mast Industries; the design, product development and sourcing Division of The Limited, Inc. His duties included significant staffing in both Asia and Europe as well as the North American market. The firm grew from $100M to $1.2B in just five years. Previously Oswald enjoyed a progressive 11year career with PepsiCo handling manufacturing and distribution centers nationwide for Frito Lay, then 5,000 retail locations for Pizza Hut.

As Corporate Employment Manager for Amana Refrigeration, Oswald addressed the industry leader’s technical recruitment and diversity opportunities while realized over 200% headcount growth. Prior he functioned as a line manager and then Engineering Recruiter for Rockwell International.

Oswald has served his community as member of Planning Board, Town Council and most recently, Manchester Airport Advisory Board. He was previously appointed as Co-Chair of the New Hampshire Commission for Community and National Service and served as Co-Chair for Governor Shaheen’s Inaugural Events. He was named Citizen of the Year in 1997 and a “Town Treasure” in 2000. Oswald can also been seen as a frequent speaker at HR and business or professional functions and on radio and television programs dealing with strategic planning, succession planning and corporate/social responsibility.

About Judith Liberman

Judith Lieberman is the Principal of Lieberman Associates, a business consulting
firm focusing on Strategic Communications and Leadership Effectiveness in
the Corporate and Services environments. Ms. Lieberman serves as a consultant
to a full range of businesses, developing corporate, product, and Internet
positioning; leadership, business communications, executive effectiveness programs: 
leadership development and executive coaching modules; and designing and leading training.

Clients Include: Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, New England Medical Center,
Harvard Business School, Stanford Business School, Kennedy School of Government,
Mass College of Art, Sybase, Boston Consulting Group, Lotus Development Corp.,
Analog Devices, Natural MicroSystems, The Children's Museum, IBM, Pathfinder,
American National Power, Jewish Family & Life! VISA, Inc. Gordon Brothers Group,
Circadian Technologies, Texas Instrum

Project Highlights:

•     Created and conducted Leadership Development programs, including Executive
coaching for High-level executives, Communications Training programs
to all levels management and Teams of international consulting companies
and US corporations; skills programs include: group facilitation, group
development, brainstorming, listening presentation skills,
communications styles. 

•     Formulated Executive Effectiveness Modules for excellence: Mentoring,
Employee retention, Taking charge of change, Leading vs. Managing,,
Conflict resolution

•     Developed and implemented Positioning, Visioning, and Messaging workshops
designed to competitively differentiate a company, product, category,
site or an idea from all others in its marketplace or the Worldwide Web.
Developed key messaging platforms

•     Developed and conducted Perception Analyses, Customer Surveys, Win/Loss
Analyses that benchmarked and analyzed the perceptions, relationships and/or opinions
of industry analysts and consultants, press, prospects, customers, and/or sales;
management and staff.

•     Designed, conducted, analyzed Communications Audit studies on the
communications process – including messages, target audiences, influencers,
work flow and materials – for technology and service corporations, and
consulting companies.

•     Designed, moderated and analyzed Focus Groups and Round Tables, as well as
facilitated meetings for technology management, business leaders, sales
organizations and university and museum executives.

Previous to Lieberman Associates, Ms. Lieberman was a Principal at Regis McKenna, Inc.
(RMI), Boston.  She managed PC and mainframe-based hardware and software accounts
representing annual multi-million dollar billings.  Accounts ranged from start-up
companies to industry leaders, including: DEC, Wang, IBM, Apple, Prodigy
Services Company, KPMG Peat Marwick, Channel Computing, Rabbit Software
and Enable Software.  Ms Lieberman's specialties included corporate/product
positioning, product launches -- internal and external -- strategic planning, market
assessment, communications training for clients and the RMI staff

Judith K. Lieberman  

Prior to RMI, Ms. Lieberman held management positions at Lotus Development Corporation
and McCormack & Dodge Corporation.  Responsible for a staff and multi-million dollar
budgets in both Sales Planning and Corporate Marketing

Ms. Lieberman has been an instructor at the Harvard Graduate School of Business
and Simmons College’s Executive Education Programs, as well as a Leadership
Development Trainer for both Harvard and Stanford’s Business Schools
Programs. She has taught both Communication Theory and Audio-Visual
Productions at Boston University's Graduate School of Communications.  Additional
experience includes 5 years developing long-range educational plans and teaching
special needs students in the Morton Grove, Illinois, Public Schools. She has
also founded and managed the award-winning multi-image business, Judith Lieberman
Productions. And, she is an avid tap dancer!

Education: Graduated with Honors from all ProgramsMBA from the Simmons College
Graduate School of Management, Boston, MA;MS. in Communications/Management
from Boston University, Boston, MA; MS. in Language Pathology and a BS. in Special
Education from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

142 Islington Rd. •  Newton, MA 02466  · judith.lieberman1@verizon.net   
(617) 244-9807             

Our Sponsor for this event is:

Hall Dudley Capital Management, LLC

Hall Dudley Capital Management, LLC provides businesses with comprehensive financial planning services for their employees.  Our sister company R.A. Hall & Co., LLC, CPA's is a full service tax and accounting practice.  Our approach focuses on integrating corporate benefits with personal financial planning based on each client's unique circumstances.  We can provide tax reduction strategies, investment analysis, risk management and retirement planning counsel.  Through our independent broker dealer, Money Concepts Capital Corp. we can manage investment accounts through a non-proprietary, fee only, open ended architecture allowing us to provide, objective, non commision driven advice.  Please ask us about our no cost, employee education workshops.

Hall Dudley Capital Management LLC, 183 State Street, Ste 3, Boston, MA 02109

  
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