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Finding the Right People · Developing the Right Way FINDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE In order to advance business, the right people must be on board - people with talent, people who are committed, people who “fit”. The people you choose to represent your organization are your brand, your image, and your competitive edge.
Even if you have committed to hiring that “right-fit” person, today’s lean business environment makes this a challenging undertaking. You are strapped. You are short-staffed. You have no time to carry out the rigorous recruiting activities necessary to find the right person. Let us help you. Finding people who fit your organization is our expertise. Our candidates ensure your success…and ours! DEVELOPING THE RIGHT PEOPLE THE RIGHT WAY What you do with the right people once they’ve been hired is another story. We often hear companies say “people are our most important asset”, yet they don’t do what it takes to keep people motivated or committed after the post-hire honeymoon period wears off!
People development is a financially sound strategy - impacting motivation, commitment, retention, performance, and growth in a positive way. Yet many organizations neglect this investment opportunity. If you have the right people, develop them in ways that will maximize your return - select customized development solutions that advance your people and your business. We are committed to developing people the right way – through productive interactions, interactions that move your company in the right direction…UPwords. Now that’s a smart investment. UPwords Inc. PHILOSOPHY - Productive Interactions What does it mean to develop the right people the right way? At UPwords Inc. we believe it starts with having the right people on board. We believe all development and all interactions should be meaningful and productive.
The first step is to appreciate the big picture – what are you trying to accomplish? Understanding your needs allows us to build a solution specifically customized for you – whether through executive search, the interview process, business coaching, or training & workshops. Our goal is to advance people - the right people who fit your organization, and to increase organizational productivity - to help you raise the bar. Our goal is to design programs that lift up your organization and the people in it. Our goal is help the people in your organization be your competitive advantage. BIO: HEIDI FRYE -Experience makes the difference!
President & CEO (Creative Effective Optimistic) Heidi has spent her career helping companies “move in the right direction” by focusing on, and effecting UPword growth. She has directly achieved growth by exceeding sales targets, pioneering business units, and finding and securing top talent. Additionally, she has trained teams for high performance impact, mentored and coached key individuals, and motivated large groups – positively impacting companies. Having spent nine years in the fields of consulting & executive search, Heidi is dedicated to bringing her experience to companies who truly live by the concept of “our people are our most important asset” – companies committed to finding and hiring the right people, and developing the right people the right way through productive interactions. Throughout her twenty-year career, Heidi has learned and used the best and most effective practices in sales, team building, training, and coaching & mentoring - having worked directly for, and achieved numerous performance awards in, Fortune 500 companies: Xerox; Boston Scientific; and EMC. She has earned a reputation for integrity and “doing the right thing”, as well as delivering high-quality service and achieving results while keeping an eye on the bottom-line. UPwords Inc. PARTNERS
WHY UPwords Inc.?
So many people have asked “Why ‘UP-words’ Inc” that I had to include this blurb – thank-you for indulging me… As a lover of wordplay, I wanted my company name to not only express the impact I planned to have on companies (moving companies in an upward direction – positively effecting growth), but also be descriptive of how that would happen (through “up words”). What do training, development, coaching, and executive search all have in common? Well, they all involve words - words that are impactful – words that lift people up (and sometimes that means being brutally honest!) - words that lead to positive interactions. “UPwords Inc.” said so much more than Upwards Inc., and a company was born. The next challenge was to create a complementary phrase that embodied the concepts presented on the intro page. How would I blend coaching, training, people development, and executive search into one little phrase? During a brainstorming session with my sister (a great, creative, sounding board), while explaining my frustration I blurted out, “I want to somehow say something about finding the right people and developing the right people the right way – you know…UPwords”. Ahhhh…I realized I had something. Developing the right people the right way.
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Have you ever spent the day walking around in a pair of shoes that were the wrong size? They looked great. They were made out of the finest leather. And for some of you, they were even the perfect color. But they didn’t fit! At the end of the day your feet were aching!! Working with people who don’t fit in your organization might not cause blisters…but it is truly a painful experience…and unproductive…and expensive. 
It is not unlike owning a grand piano. The magnificent sounds are thrilling! But to maintain its original splendor requires ongoing maintenance and “fine tuning” - without which the quality of the music will definitely suffer. No matter how talented the pianist, the performance will be negatively impacted. (you do get the analogy, right?) 
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UPwords Inc. we thrive on the synergy of working with talented
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