Martha R. A. Fields Email & Phone Number

Boston/Cambridge, Massachusetts

Works as consultant and founded two management firms specializing in Learning & Development/HR & Talent Management/ Leadership Development/Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. 98% of clients report receiving outstanding customer service. Some projects include:-Harvard University: Faculty for High Potential Leadership Program. Collaborated on Recruitment Guide endorsed by president to source top talent. Fortune magazine wrote about alliance. -Harvard Business School Publishing: Created online leadership course for Harvard ManageMentor. Delivered webinars. Co-wrote book, Managing Diversity: Expert Solutions to Everyday Challenges. Initiatives expanded offerings and customer reach. -Mass General Brigham: Worked with Chief HR Officer to better integrate HR function across multiple hospital systems. Presented educational programs on team building and talent management.-Society of Human Resources Management: Presented seminars and designed website on talent management best practices. Information used by 50,000 members in 140 countries. -Staples: Designed Global Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Plan and educational program. Created training sessions for HR staff to deliver seminars to 70,000 associates. Efforts achieved goal to make D E & I a business imperative. -Shell Oil Company; Presented executive and management seminar on my book, Indispensable Employees: How to Hire Them. How to Keep Them. Received outstanding evaluations.-Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts: Conducted HR audit. Created Workforce Strategic Plan. Findings reported to senior leaders.-Operation A.B.L.E.: Created and marketed career exploration educational programs for mature workers 55+. 95% of participants rated program as excellent. -Metro West Alliance for Workforce Diversity: Staples, TJX Companies, Bose, and BJ Wholesale: Consultant on strategic plan to address common regional talent needs. Delivered keynote speech on talent business imperatives to presidents.

Greater Boston Area

For four, months I worked in a temporary position for Mass General Brigham at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. This world renown hospital is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. The faculty I worked with included some 3,600 Physicians, PhD's, Investigators and Research Scientist. I provided leadership guidance, coaching and created a Culture, Professionalism and Employee Relations Strategic Plan which was linked to business strategy. In addition, I analyzed, identified and conducted investigations and offered interventions for employee relations, culture and human resources issues which impacted the faculty.

-Developed and taught a variety of Management/Leadership and Human Resources programs as adjunct faculty or consultant. They received outstanding ratings at the American College of Healthcare Executives, Bentley University, Harvard University’s internal Leadership Development Program, Harvard Business School managers, Simmons Graduate School of Management and the University of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Received Healthcare Administration Faculty of the Year Award at Stonehill College.-In conjunction with president, administrators and faculty, developed and presented highly rated Faculty Development programs on Creating Diverse and Inclusive Classrooms at: Lesley University, Massachusetts Bay Community College and Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions.-Developed and delivered a seminar on How to Become a Recognized Thought Leader for memebers of the Harvard Business School Association of Boston.

Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts

I chaired and founded the Global Diversity Leadership Conference at Harvard (GDLC). This event brought to Harvard board members, CEOs, executives and leaders from around the world. The emphasis of the conference was on the ROI of Diversity through Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM.) 97% of attendees surveyed rated the conference as excellent.Faculty, speakers and sponsors came from such organizations as:- Harvard University-McDonald's-CVS -Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts- Lockheed Martin-Kraft Foods.

Boston, Massachusetts And Atlanta, Georgia

This event attracted annually close to 500 top global Chief Diversity Officers, senior leader diversity champions, academicians, business owners/vendors and diversity councils. Worked on designing program content, attendee and sponsor marketing efforts, recruiting speakers and celebrities. Revenue for the conference increased each year during my tenure as chair. I worked with a variety of celebrities and icons such as Coretta Scott King and Maya Angelou.

Boston, Massachusetts

-Handled a multi-million dollar budget including responsibilities for benefits, compensation, recruitment, retention, workforce development, training & organizational development, employee and labor relations and HR information systems. Reduced Human Resources budget by 35% while maintaining an outstanding level of customer service.-Managed four major layoffs that resulted in $20 million in cost savings, but did not result in law suits, decrease worker productivity or eroded patient/customer satisfaction.-Created measurement systems to track and evaluate diversity recruitment, retention, advancement and promotion activities.

Greater Boston Area

Co-chaired a highly successful joint labor shortage prevention effort for about 12 Boston-area Harvard Medical School Affiliated Teaching Hospitals. Goal of the initiative was to work jointly as a healthcare industry to address city-wide healthcare labor shortages, especially those involving nurses, allied health professionals,and other professional and technical positions. Created joint local and national recruitment efforts targeting area with high concentrations of healthcare workers. Developed marketing campaigns, job hotlines, media coverage and communication plans, local and national job fairs, and Job Information Events promoting Boston as a Destination City for Top Healthcare Talent. This highly successful program reduced area job vacancies by 38%.