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Kudos and thank you to Peter Michael McGowan, who presented in Santa Monica this week an original piece entitled “An Actor’s Life for Me”.  The audience roared with laughter and requested autographs; and they booked again for next Christmas!  Peter presents a witty and lively repertoire about life as a British Actor, including many amusing encounters with famous people and trade blunders.  Please get in touch with us at JDResources Media If you have any interest in an amusing presentation at your corporate function or entertainment event.

This post was submitted by Jill Herrin.

JDR Media is working with our existing JDResources clients, to grow their businesses by producing exciting and innovative media products, to help them market their merchandise or services and expand their customer base.

Additionally we will work with new clients who feel we can help them to achieve maximum exposure in the marketplace.

Biography:  Peter McGowan

Peter is a UK citizen who was educated in England and Wales, attended the Welsh College of Music & Drama, followed by the University of Wales, where he received a Post-Grad Teaching qualification in Performing Arts.

Glad the job market is still hopping, please send us a resume if you are open to a change!

We are also having fun doing more videos at JDResources Media.  Here are the latest ones:

DVD Promo for luxury property at Forest Hill Irene Rd., Germantown, TN. (6 min version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5pjbb-cT8Q

Trailer of DVD Promo for luxury property at Forest Hill Irene Rd., Germantown, TN. (2 min)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy7EaorRqBk

Trailer of DVD Promo for luxury Lakeside property, overlooking Pickwick Lake TN. (2 min)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PygBDDlHpeg

Please contact Peter.Mcgowan@jdresources.com if you would be interested in a promotional video or voice over.

Established Memphis Firm Expands, Beating Recession!

JDResources Inc., an established Memphis – based Recruitment and Consulting Company, has proudly announced that, despite the recession hitting businesses across the US, they are expanding to meet client growth, needs and expectations.  JDR provides qualified candidates to companies in the areas of Information Technology, Healthcare, Engineering, Accounting and Supply Chain for talent requirements nationwide.

A combination of American assertiveness and European precision has been the keynote to the stimulating 23 years of JDR’s successful trading in Memphis, as demonstrated by JDR’s CEO, British entrepreneur Jill Herrin.

When I facilitate programs for leadership development, one of the topics we discuss in depth is trust.  The reason we talk about trust is that it is almost impossible to have a discussion about what makes a good leader without using the word “trust.”  To be a good leader you must be “trustworthy.”  You must have credibility with your followers and be someone whose word is always good.

So what exactly is trust?  Let’s start by thinking of 3 people whom you would trust with your life.  In other words identify some person or entity (think organization, agency, company) that you would trust to make life-altering or even life-ending decisions for you.  Have you thought of three?

JDResources, Inc. announces additional CIO Services

JDResources, Inc. (JDR) is expanding our executive technology talent offerings to the US west coast by offering a new set of Information Technology (IT) leadership services provided by our pool of experienced Chief Information Officers (CIO) and Chief Technology Officers (CTO).  Over the years, JDR has been providing interim CIOs and CTOs for companies that need strategic business leadership combined with strong, hands-on technology experience.

Now, JDR clients will be able to choose specific CIO leadership services.  Such CIO services include Business Transformation, Mergers and Acquisitions, agile Business Intelligence, Security & Compliance, Enterprise Architecture, institution of PMO , IT co-sourcing, IT organizational composition, cloud computing initiatives & delicate SaaS  transitions, and much more.

Expansion of Warehouse Management Systems support and services

JDResources and GetUsROI, the Warehouse Management System (WMS) experts, introduce a better way to get your WMS work done: MyWMSTeam.

When clients hire me to train their staff in “soft skills,” they often ask me to teach “communications skills.”   They want their people to be able to create and give presentations, write coherently, speak courteously to help desk clients or identify business requirements by effectively interviewing end-users.

When I am hired to do Change Management for an IT Project, clients ask me to create a Communications Plan.  That plan includes key stakeholders and the message or key points we want to communicate to each person or group.

I am an organization development (OD) consultant who specializes in helping IT organizations.  Why IT organizations?  Because my undergrad degree is in Computer Science and I spent 15 years at IBM as a systems engineer – gathering requirements, implementing systems, designing networks, managing projects and doing the things IT people do.  I understand IT people because I am one.

I went back to school for a Masters in Organizational Psychology once I figured out that I knew a lot about computers, but practically nothing about people – and that people-skills and human behavior figured prominently in the success of my IT projects.