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An interview with Jacquelyn Thorp by JD Walkaway - HR Squad

JD:  I understand you were recently awarded the Human Resource Excellence award by PIHRA.  Exactly what is it?

JT:  The HR Excellence Award was a huge surprise.  Each year PIHRA presents this award to some very knowledgeable and expert people in the world of HR.  I am very proud to be among them, including Mery Propster, Pamela Winters, Barry Nadel, Mike Deblieux - all people that admire. 

 JD:  Well, congratulations.  Why was it a surprise?

JT:  I thought it had to be awarded to a practicing Human Resource Manager.  Because I own HR Coach I thought I was not eligible.

JD:  You also received the Volunteer of the Year Award.  What is the difference?

JT:  The Volunteer of the Year is a completely different award and it would have been enough to make my day!  The volunteer award recognizes your volunteer service to the HR community.  The HR Excellence Award recognizes your knowledge, achievements, education, talents, experience, etc. in the field of Human Resource Management.

JD:  So, what makes you tick?  You train people in using their strengths, what are yours?

JT:  Good question!  I love Marcus Buckingham's Strength Builder.  The first book I read of his was First Break All the Rules and I am currently reading his new book.  The process begins with taking a week and identifying four things that make you feel strong.  I was a little surprised.  The first thing that really makes me feel strong is being with my family.  I mean I knew that but I did not know it would show up in a management exercise.  The other things that make me feel strong are my clients, new clients and reaching people.  By reaching people I mean teaching a class on harassment prevention and seeing the faces of the people that get it.

More of this interview to come at a later date...

Jacquelyn Thorp is the founder and CEO of HR Coach LLC.  After 25 years as a Human Resource professional at such notable firms as CalComp, Playmates Toys, North star-At-Tahoe, Vans and Vista Paint, she began HR Coach LLC.

Jacquelyn is trained by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Identifying, Preventing and Eliminating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace.She has trained thousands of supervisors in over 100 companies in harassment prevention.

During her 25 plus years as a Human Resource practitioner, Jacquelyn gained substantial practical hands-on experience in preventing harassment, discrimination, and retaliation supported by a legal education in the field of Human Resource Management and a personal passion to stay on top of matters of harassment and discrimination prevention through continuous learning.

She is the author of 7 Keys to Human Resource Management, a guide book packed with forms and solid HR advice for all employers.

Jacquelyn’s articles on strategic management for HR, harassment prevention and human resource management have appeared in OC Metro, PIHRAScope and FastCompany, among other publications.

Ms. Thorp is a Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership, Organization Behavior and Human Resource Management at California State University, Fullerton.

For 2007, Jacquelyn was selected by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) California State Council to be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in writing the new California Professionals in Human Resources Study Guide.  She is one of 25 Certified California PHR/SPHR trainers.

For 2008, Jacquelyn was bestowed the Human Resource Excellence Award and if that were not enough she was also awarded the Volunteer of the Year Award.

A graduate of Chapman University, Jacquelyn holds a Master of Science in Human Resources and a Bachelor of Arts in Organization Leadership.