TEAM

JANE ALLEN
CEO/Founder - a serial entrepreneur who learned about the importance of using science in selection through making mistakes herself during the startup of Smart Work. Having grown up on a farm "just south of the airport" in Georgia, Jane found her way to Cornell University where she worked with Carl Sagen and Frank Drake. In his ground breaking book Contact, Carl gave Jane credit for sending the first message into outer space by way of the Arecibo Radio Telescope in 1974. Jane has over 30 successful years working with Senior Managers in all kinds of industries from The Ritz Carlton Hotels to Coca Cola Company and from Michelin Tire Corporation to Delta Airlines. She has demonstrated time and time again an uncanny ability to speak with people from all walks of life and help them determine broader options for dealing with their situations more effectively. It is Jane's mission to change the world one "conversation" at a time. Only by exploring all of our issues do we ever truly see how interdependent we all are. Her highly refined intuition gives her a gift that some call "people whisperer". As a very talented "people whisperer" she gets people.

DOUG GARNER
Senior Selection Consultant/Partner - a "recovering" Fortune 50 human resource/organization development internal consultant who saw conventional HR wisdom consistently deliver the minimally qualified executive. ("They needed a warm body who could pass the 'fog on the mirror' test.") He understands the polarities of human existence and specifically the impact on business performance. Applying an innate ability to "see" issues from both sides allows him to facilitate conflicting perspectives to a collaborative solution. In the end, he knows that a successful organization is made up of successful individuals who know how to collaborate and choose to do so for the common good but also for their individual aspirations. It is his firm belief that FIT is the key to high performing employees. FIT is determined by three dimensions, Capability, Cultural and Inherent Traits. By selecting employees that are the right FIT for the job, the company AND the manager, organizations will actually benefit from the current "Great Recession" because their "UNFIT" competition will rot on the vine. "To survive and prosper, companies need aligned employee DNA to achieve optimum performance."

 OUR STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

The Self Management Group, of Toronto, Canada. The team of psychologists who developed and validated the Predictive on-line Self-Management assessment processes (the Science to our Selection processes).

Herrmann International, Lake Lure, North Carolina. Through this alliance, Smart Work | Network applies the science of Whole Brain Technology (the hidden diversity) to all of our work with clients.

Giordano Associates, Eastchester, NY. The Masters of Powerful Sales Communication and Executive Coaching. You want a Win/Win? You want to work with Vito and his Associates.

JC Klasing and Associates, Greenville, SC. Experts in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Strategic Planning and Value Analysis.