Client Reviews

Jericho Testimonials

• Ed O'Conner

  CFO, Octane Fitness

  We now have a system to quantify performance which enables better communication between employees an supervisors during evaluations. It gives us a direct correlation between performance and compensation.

   

Management

• Dennis Lee

  CEO - Octane Fitness

  He has done a good job of helping us identify talent. It allows me to be more successful and allows the company to be more successful.
  
  I have done some testing and evaluation with Joe to learn a little more about how I operate. Joe has facilitated 360-degree evaluations with the staff and board to help me recognize opportunities for improvement.
  
  Joe wasn’t there in the beginning of our company and we made some hiring mistakes. He started assisting us in 2002 and has been with us ever since to improve our hiring decisions.
  
  With Joe, we developed a review process and we now have a package that provides a performance review that relates to our key values.
  
  If you want to get the right people on the bus, which everyone says and knows they want, you need to live it - you have to put in the effort. You have to watch the details and put in the extra effort to ensure you get a candidate who is a good fit with your culture and a good fit for the position.

   
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• Craig Benson

  Director of Sales - Minnesota Wire

  Joe really helps organize a team and finds the right backers to fit together. He takes into account the corporate culture and vision and what you are trying to accomplish in a very unique way.
  
  He is very level-headed, takes the emotion out and calmly considers all situations.
  
  Joe wants to help you figure things out, rather than figure them out for you. He will push you to make tough decisions on your own. Joe will help you work though tough issues, help you come to grips with difficult answers and help you implement your decisions.
  
  If you’re looking for someone to help move your company in a different direction through people, if you require a change in people and what motivates people, Joe is the guy.

   

• Dave C.

  Past Client

  The level of service that Joe provides is outstanding to say the least. I appreciate being able to get his perspective on items and value his opinion. He simply makes life better for us!

   

• Lori Lechner

  Minnesota Wire

  He helped me sit back and consider things I needed to consider. It helped ground me as I slide through each day.
  
  Joe has given our company the tools we needed to take the subjectivity out of human resource decisions. We have a methodology for rewarding and reprimanding staff.
  
  He is very easy to talk to, he’s a good listener. It’s nice to have someone without personal ties to the company and people so we can make objective choices. He disregards personal opinions that get in the way and deals with facts. He takes his time to gather all the facts before making recommendations.
  
  My experience with Joe has been nothing but positive. He listens to issues that need to be resolved and he takes care of it. He’s knowledgeable in finding the appropriate ways to handle situations.

   

• Paul Wagner

  CEO - Minnesota Wire

  Joe is such a great guy, working with him comes naturally. He asks appropriate questions and you can tell his answers aren’t pre-packaged. As a result, there’s no hesitation to talk with him.
  
  Before working with Joe, we were loose with policy. As a $6 million family company, it’s fine. But when you grow to $25 million, you need more professionalism in human resources. Joe has the ability to understand what we need and organize facts to create professional HR policy.
  
  I trust him. He combines common sense with professional knowledge. You will be a better business.

   

• Mark B.

  Past Client

  Joe puts the human back in Human Resources.

   

Employee Selection

• Ed O’Conner

  CFO - Octane Fitness

  Joe personally helped interview me and administered a personality assessment. His analysis made me feel confident that I could leave my previous employer because Octane was a good fit.
  
  With Joe we feel more sure new hires are a good, long-term fit. We can see qualifications for a job on a resume, but they also need to fit with personality and Vision.
  
  We now have a system to quantify performance which enables better communication between employees an supervisors during evaluations. It gives us a direct correlation between performance and compensation.
  
  Joe worked with us to adapt his tools to suit our needs.

   
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• Tim Porth

  EVP - Octane Fitness

  We had a very difficult time getting employee stability in our engineering team. Our turnover was so bad our board requested we get some external help to find the right employees. Joe analyzed our team and work environment, then helped us select the right candidates. After the success with our engineering team we mandate all potential employees are reviewed by Jericho. I am happy to say this process has dramatically reduced our turnover and has stabilized our staff.

   

• Ryan Simat

  Vice President Sales - Octane Fitness

  He’s a good, down-to-earth, straight-shooting guy.
  
  He brings value to the table in qualifying the right people and finding the right fit for what we want to achieve. He’s good at reading into people, probing them to distinguish potential red flags. He suggests things we will have to do to make a candidate successful at our company. It’s up to us to decide if we want to take those steps.
  
  Our business revolves around a great sales staff. They are the face of our company. Working with Joe is a small up-front investment to guarantee we choose the right people.
  
  I envision him a good fit for small and emerging companies that might not have the benefit of an experienced HR department. He’s not afraid to say ‘I don’t know, but I’ll find out,’ rather than blow smoke. He knows a lot of people who he can talk with to find answers.
  
  Joe is a terrific guy in organizational development. In his industry it’s difficult to discern people with talent. He has the talent. He’s a credible person who finds the message in what people say, even if their words don’t say it.

   

Organizational Development

• Father Jon VanderPloeg

  The Catholic Church of Saint Paul

  Joe helped us figure out what we needed to learn through an extensive survey. First, before hand, in developing a survey and then breaking the results down into helpful bits of usable information.
  
  He is very good at going through the interview process and allowing others to learn from his experience.
  
  He listens to what you want and helps you get what you need.
  
  Joe asks questions that just help ahead of time. He’s very disciplined at discovering what is the goal. He’s very personable and at ease; that helps you get to the root of your question.
  
  Joe is an excellent interviewer, consultant and surveyor who asks the right questions.

   
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• Frank Worrell

  Millinium Enterprises

  Joe has a unique ability to help employees at all organizational levels discover their strengths and blend them together for cohesive team performance. His workshops produce results!

   

Personal Development

• Joan Steffend Brandmeier

  TV Personality and Author

  He has provided the opportunity to really see myself and what my gifts and strengths are. He also helped me discover areas of growth within myself. He constructed a plan for me that allowed me to use my strengths and to build a team to get the work done that I want to get done. That seemed insurmountable before because I thought if I have to do it, I don’t have the capacity to do it. So it just stopped me cold. But he gave me an outline to find a way to move forward using my strengths and other people’s strengths.
  
  Joe wants to see you as you are, not as the head of a company, a cog in a corporation or an indiscriminate part of a whole. So you feel like you have the capacity to help achieve a business’ goal.
  
  He sat down and dreamed up things I would not have dreamed up myself. He makes everything seem doable and never too big a project.
  
  Close to being touched by an angel. He’s passionate about helping people. In meeting his family and friends you see his commitment to people. I appreciate him immensely.
  
  If you want someone who’s not out to get something for themselves, someone who genuinely wants to help, Joe is a mentor in the world. It’s a gift you shouldn’t turn down.

   
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• Tom Pavlovich

  Friend and Entrepreneur

  Joe is a great confidant and friend. He’s thoughtful in working through issues that come up in life.
  
  In my start-up business, Joe has been good at pushing me on questions and willing to take a risk on challenging me as a friend or improving my business.
  
  Working with Joe is more of a dialog than answering questions. It has helped me identify alternatives to product design, target market and value proposition. He challenges me with good, relevant questions.
  
  I’ve worked with other consultants in the past who can provide text-book solutions. You might learn something, but you don’t always know what to do with it. Joe actually has concrete and practical steps for solving problems. It’s not just fluff.