Who is John Putzier?

  • Founder and President of FirStep, Inc., 1985 
  • Professional Speaker, Author and Business Strategist
  • Author of three books, including the Best-Seller,
    "Get Weird! 101 Innovative Ways to Make Your Company a Great Place to Work" (published by AMACOM Books, New York. The American Management Association), "Weirdos in the Workplace! The New Normal...Thriving in the Age of the Individual" (Prentice Hall) and "The Everything HR Kit...A Complete Guide to Attracting, Retaining & Motivating High-Performance Employees" (AMACOM Books) 
  • B.S. Industrial Psychology, cum laude, The University of Akron 
  • M.S. Human Resource Development, 1st in class, The American University, Washington, D.C. 
  • SPHR: Awarded lifetime certification from The Society for Human Resource Management Certification Institute as a Senior Professional in Human Resources 
  • Carnegie Mellon University and Robert Morris University: Former Adjunct Faculty Member: Organizational Behavior and Management 
  • Invited to address the 2010 HR Summits in Singapore and Hong Kong as well as the Asian Professional Speakers Association 
  • Founder and Past President of the Society for Human Resource Management High-Tech-Net (international network of human resource professionals working in high-technology)
  • Founder and Past President of the National Speakers Association Pittsburgh
  • Former Member of the Board of Directors At-Large, Pittsburgh Human Resources Association
  • Recognized media source as an expert on current and emerging workplace issues and trends; interviewed, published and profiled regularly in major radio, television and print media, including CNN, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and many others

Get Weird!

Does your company waste a lot of time and money trying to win the war for talent? Do your people need to get their creative juices flowing again? Is your company in need of a little culture shock?

 

Contrary to popular belief, it does not require a lot of time, money or authority to attract, retain and motivate the best and brightest workers.

 

You just need to click here and"Get Weird!"

Weirdos in the Workplace!

Is body odor protected by freedom of religion? Which bathroom should a trans-sexual use? Is it still sexual harassment if I take advantage of it to get a promotion? Whatever happened to the good old days, when people looked and acted normal, came to work every day, didn’t rock the boat, and stayed until retirement?

 

The answer to these, and many other thorny questions are just a click away, in John Putzier’s newest book, “Weirdos in the Workplace.”