Joanna Blake is a Sr. Director People and Culture at Roche Diagnostics at Roche Diagnostics. She possess expertise in talent management, personnel management, human resources, performance management, succession planning and 18 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "I worked with JoAnna at Roche Diagnostics, where we had the opportunity to work together on various business and HR related tasks over the course of several years. JoAnna is highly collaborative, has great people instincts, and is a wealth of information and expertise. I learned to trust her judgment calls on both business and people matters. JoAnna spends a great deal of time learning and understanding the business objectives and current challenges, so she can best advise on how to solve for them. She is an active partner, with an eye to what is best for the business and the people. She is someone that uses her natural talents to advance the organizational goals, while helping to promote and support those around her. She is smart, talented, and experienced. I always really appreciated that she had a distinct voice and strategic vision, and she was adept at using both.", "I had the pleasure to work with JoAnna as my HR business partner for several years and won't miss a second of this experience. JoAnna is a truly people driven person focusing on how to get the best out of every individual. She is very close to the business, not only on HR topics but on general operational and strategic topics. At the same time she is extremely approachable and employees reach out to her easily. This has made her very valuable for me as she can build on the trust of the employees to drive the broader HR strategy. She has an impressive insight into organizational dynamics and a very good grasp of the personal relations involved in major change projects. Her open and direct style make it a lot of fun to work with her.", and "JoAnna Blake is a wonderful strategic leader. She is able to piece together information and see the broader picture. Because of this she is able to easily think through the potential effects a change will have on an overall organization. Additionally, she is a great coach and mentor. She provides guidance and insights on best practices along with personal goals. It was a pleasure to work under her and have as a mentor."