Who We Are
People Matter provides strategic consulting services to improve the effectiveness of organizations and the people in them. We partner with our clients to identify needs, develop action plans, and facilitate change to optimize employee engagement for increased business results.
We are practitioners of organizational development focused on strategy and performance, but most of all, people. We have a relentless commitment to employee engagement as a key differentiator in successful organizations. Studies consistently reveal companies that hire the right people and effectively utilize and engage them outgrow and outperform the competition.
Our name says it all – People Matter.
Utilizing customized approaches, we become People Strategy Partners with our clients – Linking People, Strategy and Performance.
We are practitioners of organizational development focused on strategy and performance, but most of all, people. We have a relentless commitment to employee engagement as a key differentiator in successful organizations. Studies consistently reveal companies that hire the right people and effectively utilize and engage them outgrow and outperform the competition.
Our name says it all – People Matter.
Utilizing customized approaches, we become People Strategy Partners with our clients – Linking People, Strategy and Performance.
Diane Titus
- Excels in leadership and consulting in diverse industries including First American Corporation, Ford Motor Credit, Nortel, Veteran's Administration, Turner Broadcasting, and Right Management
- Human Resources/Business/Strategy expertise includes: Needs assessment, business strategy design and implementation, training design and delivery, performance management, change management, building trust, team building, coaching/counseling, and business acumen
- Undergraduate and graduate studies at George Peabody at Vanderbilt University
Julie Birdsong
- Human Resources Expertise: organizational change leadership, employee relations, business process improvement, performance management, leadership development, training design and delivery, and coaching/counseling
- Human Resources leadership experience with the following companies: Ingram Industries, Comdata Corporation, United States Fidelity and Guaranty, Nortel Networks, Dell, and AMSURG
- Master's in Human Resource Development, George Peabody at Vanderbilt. Serves as Adjunct Instructor of coursework in the Engineering Management program for the school of Engineering at Vanderbilt University
Both Diane and Julie have used their consulting and process improvement skills in their volunteer service as Examiners for the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE) in 2010. The TNCPE’s mission is to “lead organizations in the pursuit of performance excellence, improving results and contributing to the economic vitality of their region.” As examiners, they utilized the Baldrige Criteria for performance excellence to assess TNCPE applications and prepare feedback reports utilized by applicants to continue improvement of their organizational systems.