Management 4-1-1

What is Management 4-1-1 all about?

Simply said, it’s a blog about managing people and organizations – not to mention everything you need to do to manage and develop yourself to ensure you’re equipped to manage and lead others. This site is full of tips, tricks, tools and other resources for you to leverage on your own journey. Consider this site your personal “information hub” for all that is management.

Why should you read what I have to say?

Well… don’t just take my word for it… While it’s true a lot of the content on this site is my opinion, everything I write is backed up by research on what some of the “best and brightest” are saying and writing on the topics of managing and leading.

What’s in it for you?

If you are interested these topics, then this is a great site for you to visit regularly. I have a personal passion for reading, writing and researching cool topics. As a result, I get quite a bit of exposure to different ideas. And because of my passion, my writings pull from a broad range of points of view, so you don’t have to.

Who can get value from this site?

This is site is geared for those who manage and lead people and organizations at all levels. However, one of my focuses is to ensure I’m covering the basics for those who might be newer to management as well.

Why am I doing this?

I’m passionate about reading, writing and sharing information on worthwhile topics. This blog gives me the opportunity to do that on a topic I’m equally passionate about; think I’m pretty good at; and want to continue to learn as much as possible. The research that goes into the articles (and the interaction with people who read and blog on these topics) helps me solidify my learning and exposes me to new ideas – Now that is just cool!!

About The Author

My name is Chuck Hebert. I am currently Vice President of Professional Services for Taleo. Taleo is the #1 leader in on-demand talent management software solutions. This includes: recruiting, onboarding, performance management, compensation and learning management solutions. Taleo serves companies of all industry types and sizes.

As a consultant and technology professional, I’ve spent the past 15 years focused on bridging technology with business processes to provide maximum value for my clients.

In my role as a manager and leader, I’ve been responsible for building and growing various operational functions, including: Consulting, Education Services, Software Support, Information Technology, as well as becoming a National Practice Leader for a Project Management Office.

The technology sector is a rapidly growing sector that’s often met with times of quick consolidation. As a result, I’ve served as a team leader in assisting in due diligence and integration activities for a number of mergers and acquisitions. This unique perspective, has given me an opportunity to build and grow my management skill-set at a rapid pace.

Over the past three years, I grew annual consulting revenues from $150K to $1.7M, while maintaining a 20%+ profit margin. During the same time period, this team held customer satisfaction rates at 93% and had one of the highest employee satisfaction survey results throughout the company.

It is my belief, that focusing on strategies and goals to drive successful business results, have successful customer experiences, while having happy employees is the winning combination to have successful business and be an exceptional manager.

My Interests

While I love my work, it is not the most important thing in my life. That position belongs to my family. I have been married to my wife, for eight years. We have one son and one daughter. We live outside of San Francisco, California (which in my opinion is one of the greatest places to live in the world).

My passions when I’m not working include: playing tennis, reading, writing, running, and photography.

If you just can’t stand it and want to know a little more about my work history – you can check my profile out on LinkedIn.