Joan Canning
Human Resource Consultant
Helping employers “do well by doing it right”
Joan Canning joined the Savage team in 2004 as a Human Resource Consultant and has become the area’s Human Resources Advocate for businesses. The Savage HR Advocate program provides a dedicated, creative and seasoned Human Resource professional to organizations of all sizes and types. Employers who are balancing the demands of their most critical asset – their employees – as well as navigating an ever-changing maze of employment regulations and trends, will find Joan’s expertise and support extremely valuable.
Joan utilizes a comprehensive HR assessment to identify each client’s compliance priorities, hidden risks and gaps in the HR function. The result of this process is an individually tailored HR action plan to meet each organization’s needs.
Additionally, Joan focuses on helping clients resolve complex employee relations issues, mediating conflict between parties in the workplace and helping individuals and teams understand how they respond to conflict, what triggers can escalate conflict, and how to manage conflict more effectively by creating a culture of collaboration, rather than a culture of detachment or avoidance.
Education
Joan has a master’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Human Resource Management. She is a Certified Workplace Mediator and Trainer (CMT) in Conflict Resolution and is an IMI Accredited Mediator with the International Mediation Institute. She is also a licensed Employee Benefits Professional and a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Expertise
- Human resource help desk and crisis hotline
- Workplace mediation services and employee relations consulting
- Conflict resolution training for managers and employees
- HR assessment and risk profiling of organization
- HR functions and department planning for growing businesses
- Employee handbook audits and development
- HR and employment law compliance audits
- Employee performance improvement plan development
- Job analysis and job description development
- Harassment and discrimination prevention training
- Disability accommodation and FMLA assistance
