Joan P. Brannick, Ph.D., SPHR

Overview:

Dr. Brannick is an industrial psychologist who consults, writes, and speaks on employee assessment, selection, and retention. She works with organizations to help them improve their bottom line through effective and efficient recruitment, hiring, and employee development strategies and actions. She authored and co-authored several books Finding and Keeping Great Employees, a Fortune Magazine "Best Business Book." Her insights on assessment, hiring and retention best practices have appeared in many online and print publications including CNN Financial News, CIO Magazine, Fortune Magazine, HR Magazine, and Journal of Business and Strategy. She is actively involved in several professional organizations including the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the National Speakers Association, and the Society for Human Resource Management. Dr. Brannick received her Bachelor degrees in Management and Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her doctorate degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Expertise

Employee assessment (management AND non-management) for job-fit AND culture-fit; hiring, and leadership coaching and development

Professional History

• Owned/operated HR consulting business for over 12 years
• Prior to consulting, headed up the staffing function for a Fortune 500 retailer and worked for US Navy as a Research Psychologist

Clients Served

• Cargill, Mosaic
• Right Management
• Tampa Electric
• Farmers Insurance
• St. Petersburg Times
• Orland Sentinel
• Publix Supermarkets
• Hannaford Brothers/Sweetbay Supermarkets
• Taylor Woodrow, Inc.
• Hillsborough County
• Pasco County Tax Collector

Education and Credentials

• BA in Psychology, University of Texas
• BBA in Psychology, University of Texas
• MA in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Bowling Green State University
• Senior Professional in Human Resource Management (SPHR) since 2003

Professional Organizations

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
• Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
• National Speakers Association (NSA)

Publications

• CIO Magazine
• Fortune Magazine
• HR Magazine
• Journal of Applied Psychology
• Journal of Business and Strategy
• VP Magazine