Joseph Turkowski
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Leadership Change Management Engagement Culture Expert at transforming teams, engaging employees and restarting cultures at fortune 500 organizations. Strong fit for a high performing team.
• Created significant value integrating Technology and Human Resources career and competencies.
• Transformed the culture of 500 Field employees through strategic collaboration between the business leaders and Human Resources.
• Collapsed leadership levels and strategically created a new organization that drove business in a disruptive environment.
MACY’S Inc. Corporate Human Resources
Associate Relations Manager / Human Resources Business Partner 2014 - 2018
• Served as business partner for a national Field Services Technology Team covering 45 states and drove all HR activity for executive team leaders and staff; supported 1 VP, 5 directors, 60 managers and 400 employees.
• Created and maintained initiatives to restart Macy’s culture through talent development, employee engagement, performance management, change management, coaching and mentoring.
• Planned and presented talent needs to executive leaders. Communicated, developed, coached and reduced staff to support the new business model. Connected the business needs to each situation and successfully retained top talent.
• Transformed performance management practices to monthly check-in’s across the enterprise, impacting 4000 employees; collaborated with Learning and Development partners, directors, managers and staff to shift the mindset and culture to real-time feedback. Human Resources Manager -> Associate Relations Manager 2008 - 2014
• Supervised, investigated and implemented case decisions for all policy violations.
• Served as the divisions’ representative for legal matters for policy updates and changes including wage/hour and attendance policies.
• Created career planning materials for development plans and annual review process; supervised and facilitated the process.
Joseph Turkowski
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MACY’S Inc. Technology Division
Technology Manager -> Human Resources Manager 1996 - 2007
• Managed 15 direct reports that supported the computer networks and Point of Sale systems in stores, offices, credit centers and distribution centers.
• Managed a team that provided second and third level tech support across the company; measured success against defined service level agreements.
• Collaborated with development teams and tested, planned and installed updated software/ hardware solutions for stores and offices.
• Worked with vendors, coordinated staff that installed software and hardware that supported an expanding computer infrastructure.
• Worked closely with the HR team to drive growth and develop employees.
• Transitioned to an HR Manager position within the same division. MOSAIC (Non-profit serving people with intellectual disabilities) Board of Directors 2010 - Present
Consulted with senior leaders to support the Integrity Committee, Development Committee and annual Leadership Summit.
EDUCATION
BS Degree Mathematics University of Rhode Island
Certification Human Resources New York University
Continuous Leadership Courses coursera.org
PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS
Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), Disrupt HR NYC