Georgian Lussier, MS Organizational Behavior

Hello, thanks for your interest.  Following is an overview of my background. 

Employment History:

• Author, HR Consultant - G.F. Lussier & Assoc. since 1994
• Management Development, New Opportunities Inc.  2009-2010
• Sr. Director, Retention & Engagement, Masonicare, 2008
• Dir., Comp & Performance Management, Travelers, 1990 - 1994
• Director, HR Development, AEtna Life & Casualty, 1992
• Variety of roles at AEtna Life & Casualty, including Manager, Marketing Training; Project Manager, Experimental Claim Office; Manager, Compensation & Productivity Services; Compensation Analyst and Pension Analyst - 1976 - 1990
• Adjudicator, Social Security Disability Benefits, ST of CT 1974 - 76

Education

~ Masters of Science, Organizational Behavior;  U of Hartford

~ Bachelors of Science, English; teaching cert; Central CT State U

~ Certificate, Speed Reading People; a personality assessment tool

~ Certificate, Management Information Systems; U of Hartford

~ Classes: The Hartford Critical & Creative Thinking Center

~ Conferences:  Hartford Courant Annual Writers; Healthcare Governance 

Publications

Growing Talent Through Cross-Training  

Are Your Star Performers Packing Their Bags?  How to Persuade Them to Stay.

Series of Articles, Contractor magazine  

Series of Articles, Painting & Decorating Contractor magazine

Article, Trends Veterinarian magazine

55+ Unite:  Welcome All Wise Working Women 

5 Ways to Grow after 50 

Mister Ed, Lucy, Mom & Me 

Community Activities

~ Board of Directors:  Current: Hospital for Special Care.  Past: Center for Occupational Development & Education; CT. Morgan Horse Association CT. Traumatic Brain Injury Assoc. 

~ Writer and Editor, parochial school newsletter

~ Host, MidLIFE Matters community TV; WPAA-TV.  Celebrating Women's Wisdom & Wit, since 2012

Speaking & Group Engagements:

Transformational Talk Radio - 'Quest for Zest Continues' with host Vicki Todd

Middlesex Chamber of Commerce - Women's Alliance - 'How We Begin Again'

'Fearless Caregiver' panelist - North Haven, CT

Caregiver presentation - Elder Abuse Conference, Agency on Aging of South Central CT

Pay Equity presentation - Murtha Cullina, Labor & Employment Attorneys

Panelist, Greater Hartford Women's Conference, 2016

"Central Authors" - Central Connecticut State University

"Amazing Mid-Life Brain" & "Craft YOUR Own Story" - Connecticut Women's Alliance Conferences (2012 & 2015 )

Power Woman podcast & WXLM 980 AM.

"Zest Fests" - Creative women's gatherings

Author presentations - AARP: Decide.Create.Share; Wallingford Library; Wallingford Senior Center; East Haven Library; Wesleyan University Book Store. Non-Profit Associations.

 As an independent H.R. consultant, I contributed to over 60 companies in the last 23 years. 

~ I specialize in tailored development programs, including:

• Presentations and speaking engagements
• Training Supervisors and Owners
• Mentoring programs
• Mid-Life career consulting
• Establishing career paths
• Clarifying required job skills and competencies
• Job rotations and cross-training
• Retention studies
• Facilitating meetings, and 
• Conducting organizational studies.

~ My other niche areas include Compensation and Workplace Policies:

• Interviewing employees to write job descriptions
• Using salary surveys to price benchmark jobs
• Setting salary ranges to ensure pay equity
• Updating personnel handbooks

Clients include companies of all sizes, in a wide range of industries, across  the country.  Recently, I  wrote job descriptions for a Municipality and updated salary ranges for a growing Non-Profit.

I enjoy joining up with management groups to tackle human resource and development issues to help their organization grow. 

Georgian