JoAnn G.

Balancer
DISC Type : S

Human Resources Director at Petmate

Wichita, Kansas Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

JoAnn is a transformational HR executive at Petmate, specializing in workforce strategy and data-driven cultural transformations to boost business success. Her colleagues and peers describe her as goal-oriented, competent, and professional. She holds both an MBA and a BBA from Friends University.

JoAnn consistently champions community support and employee generosity, proudly sharing team efforts like organizing donation drives for local food pantries and Toys for Tots. Her posts highlight a strong belief in the positive impact a unified team can make outside of the workplace.

She has unique experience in a dual leadership role, serving as both Human Resources Director and Controller during a period of major growth and acquisitions.

Personality Overview

Formal Mannered

Risk-Averse

Slow To Decisions

They are confident about making long-term decisions.  Even if it takes time, they prefer following the process. They are polite and respectful but practical.

Topics They Care About

Culture Transformation
Passionate about fostering cultural transformations and shaping employee-centric cultures to align with long-term business objectives and drive success.
Data-Driven HR
Leverages data-driven insights and HR dashboards to deliver measurable results in key areas like employee retention, engagement, and overall productivity.
HR Tech Implementation
Successfully implemented ADP ATS and LMS systems, leading to a 25% reduction in costs and achieving a 95% training completion rate among employees.

Media Appearances

JoAnn has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2021
Human Resources Director at Petmate
8-2006 - 10-2021
Human Resources Director / Controller at Cosmic Pet
9-2011 - 12-2012
Finance Director at TOP (The Opportunity Project) Learning Centers
Account Manager at Vermiillion, Inc.

Education

2011 - 2013
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Friends University
2008 - 2010
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Friends University

More Information

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Insights For Selling To JoAnn

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Unless they are the decision maker, bring other stakeholders into the process early
  • Encourage them to invite other key stakeholders for discussions
  • Actively address their concerns around change, risk, and acceptance by users

DONT's

  • Do not sound very transactional, make extra effort to be genuinely interested
  • Ensure that you don’t seem disinterested when speaking to them
  • Don’t push them for a no, take the lack of yes as a no after a certain point

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with JoAnn is

  • For them, low risk, acceptance by others and strong collaterals are most important.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from JoAnn

  • They never like to say no directly, they postpone the decisions or just go silent.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will JoAnn move?

  • They can be very slow in making decisions.
  • Can JoAnn take some risk or not?

  • They are very likely to play it safe rather than taking risk.

You And JoAnn

Personality Compatibility


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