Tara Bodine

About Tara Bodine

For the past two decades, I\'ve played a pivotal role on global HR teams across various industries and company sizes. I am a performance-driven people leader with demonstrated success in transforming organizations with an unrelenting focus on the impact of people on business success. I have successfully coached business leaders, many at critical points in their careers and businesses. My passion is developing innovative business and people strategies that significantly influence the metrics, culture, employees, and customer experience of small businesses. As the least “HRy” professional you will encounter, I bring a unique blend of strategy and creativity to support you and your business. My colleagues would describe me as having strong emotional intelligence, a deep commitment to the businesses I serve, and an unwavering work ethic.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS- Created a full-scope Talent Management strategy to enhance the organization\'s competitive ability to attract and retain top talent- Created and implemented a new hire onboarding process that reduced ramp-up to productivity time by 50%- Increased annual employee engagement scores by 5% by developing a new foundational learning series- Decreased employee attrition by ~5% year-over-year by understanding root causes and developing targeted engagement programs- Built a centralized, enterprise-wide learning organization that enabled scalable growth, reduced redundancy, ensured consistency, and maximized team output- Developed strategy for key revenue-generating teams, including the implementation of employee engagement and retention programs that increased productivity and reduced turnover- Achieved organizational recognition from HR.com as a Top 10 Finalist in the Leadership 500 Excellence Awards Program for the leadership program UniFirst Management Institute- Coauthored and published L&D Best Practices in Coaching in August 2012 in Training Magazine- Achieved organizational recognition in Training Magazine Training Top 125; increased in ranking from 77 in 2012, to 58 in 2013, and finally 27 in 2014 for the Caesars Entertainment Learning strategy-Key Skills-Leadership | Executive & Leadership Consultation | Talent Management & Succession Planning | Talent Acquisition | Organizational Design | Business Optimization | Regulatory & Compliance | Coaching | Onboarding | Diversity & Inclusion | Leadership Development | Learning & Development | Performance Management | HR Metrics | Employee Relations | Change Management | HRIS | Employment Law | Immigration | Continuous Improvement

Experience

1. CEO & Fractional HR Consultant

   True North People Consulting

   Dec 2023 — Present

   True North People Consulting offers on demand, fractional HR expertise for small businesses. With us, you have access to 20 years of HR expertise without the cost of hiring a full-time HR team. We navigate the complexities of HR and people management so you can focus on running the business. We cater to small businesses with 50 or fewer employees, providing affordable solutions tailored to your needs. As your business grows, so does our support.

Education

• Adelphi University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

• Fairleigh Dickinson University

  Master of Arts (MA)

Skills

• Team Building
• Management
• Hiring
• Workshop Facilitation
• Human Resources
• Instructional Design
• Organizational Development
• Coaching
• Interviews
• Leadership Development
• New Hire Orientations
• Employment Law
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Workforce Planning
• Employee Relations
• Strategic Planning
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Performance Appraisal
• Employee Benefits
• Employee Engagement
• Talent Management
• Leadership
• Change Management
• Customer Retention
• Customer Service
• Needs Analysis
• Training
• Interviewing
• Program Management
• Talent Acquisition
• Recruiting
• Training & Development
• Performance Management
• Employee Training
• Onboarding