Meghan Strauss

Enigma
DISC Type : dic

Head of People & Workplace, Global at DroneDeploy

Charleston County, South Carolina, United States

Overview

Meghan Strauss is the Head of People & Workplace at DroneDeploy, bringing over a decade of experience in HR and recruitment. A SHRM-Certified Professional and graduate of Salve Regina University, she excels at using data-driven decisions to build high-performing teams. Colleagues describe her as a "people first, " "adept, " "efficient, " and "process-driven" leader.

She has a proven track record of scaling teams and shaping positive company cultures. One of her key accomplishments includes building an entire HR department from the ground up at DroneDeploy.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Challenger

Friendly Yet Blunt

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing

Topics They Care About

Talent Acquisition
Her role and recent activity are heavily focused on recruiting top talent and she frequently posts about open roles at DroneDeploy.
Company Culture
She has consistently focused on shaping a positive and productive workplace culture throughout her career, leading to awards for DroneDeploy as a "Best Places to Work".
HR Operations
Recommendations highlight her as being process-driven and skilled at creating efficiencies by establishing and evaluating HR systems and processes.

Media Appearances

Meghan has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2019
Head of People & Workplace, Global at DroneDeploy
8-2017 - 5-2019
Manager of HR and Talent Acquisition at DroneDeploy
8-2015 - 7-2017
Senior People Operations Generalist at DroneDeploy
8-2014 - 7-2015
People Operations Generalist at Uversity, Inc. (powered by TargetX)
3-2012 - 7-2014
Senior Office Manager at Uversity, Inc. (powered by TargetX)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree from Salve Regina University

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Exp : 16 Location : Charleston County, South Carolina, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of People & Workplace, Global at DroneDeploy
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Insights For Selling To Meghan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them
  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."
  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked

DONT's

  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Meghan is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Meghan

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Meghan move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Meghan take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Meghan

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