How to Maximize Performance in the New Marketplace
by William A. Schiemann
Co-published by John Wiley & Sons
and the Society for Human Resources Management
WILLIAM A. SCHIEMANN, Ph.D.
CEO, Metrus Group
William A. Schiemann is Chief Executive Officer of Metrus Group, an organizational research and advisory firm specializing in strategic performance measurement and employee alignment. Dr. Schiemann has consulted extensively with many major corporations on the development and implementation of business strategies, people and HR measurement, talent acquisition and retention, productivity and quality improvement, and creating high performance cultures. He and his team have led many of the developments in employee surveys, including the evolution of strategic surveys, and in demonstrating the linkage between employee and customer measures and financial outcomes.
He is co-author of Bullseye! Hitting Your Strategic Targets Through High-Impact Measurement, published by The Free Press in 1999. He has also written extensively for many publications, including: Across the Board, Cost Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Business Strategy, Journal of Strategic Performance Measurement, Leadership Excellence, and People & Strategy (formerly Human Resource Planning Journal). He has also written chapters on employee surveys, internal service improvement and talent management, most recently Getting Action From Organizational Surveys and Aligning Performance Management with Strategy, Values and Goals.
Dr. Schiemann currently serves as the Chair Elect of the SHRM Foundation and on the Board of Advisors for the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise located at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Prior to the founding of Metrus Group, Inc., Dr. Schiemann served as both an internal organizational consultant and a manager of selection with AT&T. He has also served on the business school faculties at Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Iowa, teaching and conducting research in leadership, communications, organizational behavior and human resources. His experience in consulting, industry and academia give him the unique perspective which he demonstrates in his writing and his client work.
Dr. Schiemann received a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the University of Illinois, an MBA from the Stuart School at Illinois Institute of Technology, and a BS in Psychology from Illinois Institute of Technology.
Dr. Schiemann is a frequent global speaker for both public and private forums. To inquire about speaking opportunities, please contact Colette Tarsan.
