About Us
- Since 1983 N. E. Fried and Associates, Inc. has proudly served more than 1,500 clients worldwide with its products and services. We specialize in organizational effectiveness and talent management, offering products and services in executive assessment, 360 feedback, organizational culture surveys, performance management, coaching, training and development, and compensation research. MyExecutiveCoach, along with TheLearningEngine.org and Intermediaries Speakers Bureau are divisions of the firm.
We enjoy getting to know our clients and taking the time to understand their needs. Our most satisfying consulting engagements occur when clients work with us as partners to solve business challenges. This arrangement keeps us on our toes by creating an environment for continuous learning and improvement. We maintain alliances with a variety of professional coaches, consultants, psychologists, assessment vendors, and training developers to assure we bring you the best available resources.Partial Client List
ACCO Brands Blockbuster Entertainment Compassion International Chevron Chemical CIT Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago GE Aircraft Engines Georgia National Guard Huron Consulting Johnson & Johnson LG InfoCom USA Matsushita Avionics Systems Corp Memphis Light Gas & Water Magline New York New England Telephone National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) Ohio Society of CPAs Silverado Senior Living SAP Tiffany & Co. Tele Atlas North America Textron Marine Land Systems Sharpe Electronics Victoria's Secret Walt Disney World WalMart Stores, Inc. Wendy's International World Minerals
About N. Elizabeth Fried, Ph.D.
Dr. N. Elizabeth Fried, author, consultant, and executive coach, is president of N. E. Fried and Associates, Inc. She is author of two books, Outrageous Conduct: Bizarre Behavior at Work (1991, 1999) and Sex, Laws & Stereotypes: Authentic workplace anecdotes and practical tips for dealing with ADA, sexual harassment, workplace violence, and beyond . . . (1994). Ms. Fried received her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University and her Certified Compensation Professional Designation from the the WorldatWork (formerly the American Compensation Association). Additionally, she is listed in Who's Who of American Women and Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America.
- A vibrant and entertaining speaker, she regularly addresses audiences on a variety of human resources topics, including hiring practices, career development, and sexual harassment. From 1983 to 2001, Fried conducted compensation research on a national scale and was quoted widely in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, U.S. News and World Report, Ms., Business Week, and Fortune Magazine. A prolific writer, she frequently contributed to professional journals and trade publications, which featured her research on secretarial grading practices, on-call pay, and retention (stay) bonuses designed to retain key people during acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, and special IT projects, such as Year 2000 or SAP. She has published more than 50 professional articles, most recently evaluating performance management software in an article entitled, "360 Degree Software Shootout: Comparing Features With Need," for HRMagazine Focus on Technology Supplement and an update with more product comparisons for IPMA NEWS. Additionally, she co-authored the WorldatWork's Building Blocks in Total Compensation titled "Developing Statistical Job Evaluation Models: An Approach to Building a Job-Worth Hierarchy."
- Fried currently teaches a certification seminar for the WorldatWork on job analysis, job documentation, and job evaluation. She is adjunct faculty at the University of California - San Diego, where she offers a course on assessment tools. Fried has taught continuing education courses in compensation at Lehigh University and served as adjunct faculty at Franklin University from 1979 to 1986, where she taught a course in wage and salary administration. She also co-developed and facilitated sessions on 360 degree feedback, teambuilding, and communication for The Center for Leadership, a five-day premier program offered through the Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, and California CPA Societies.
Strategic Partners and Vendor Relationships
CFS Consulting Human Synergistics Mindsolve Technology Panometrics Performance Support Systems--2020 Insight Gold Personnel Systems Associates Scantron Target Training International The Brooks Group Vital Learning
