About Us

Since 1983 N. E. Fried and Associates, Inc. has proudly served more than 1,500 clients worldwide with its products and services. We specialize in organizational effectiveness and talent management, offering products and services in executive assessment, 360 feedback, organizational culture surveys, performance management, coaching, training and development, and compensation research. TheLearningEngine.org, along with MyExecutiveCoach, and Intermediaries Speakers Bureau are divisions of the firm.

We enjoy getting to know our clients and taking the time to understand their needs. Our most satisfying consulting engagements occur when clients work with us as partners to solve business challenges. This arrangement keeps us on our toes by creating an environment for continuous learning and improvement.  We maintain alliances with a variety of professional coaches, consultants, psychologists, assessment vendors, and training developers to assure we bring you the best available resources.

About N. Elizabeth Fried, Ph.D.

Dr. N. Elizabeth Fried, author, consultant, and executive coach, is president of N. E. Fried and Associates, Inc. In 2010, Elizabeth was ranked among the world's top 15 most influential executive coaches by Coaching Gurus and has contributed chapters to Coaching for Success (2009) and Extreme Excellence (2008).  She is also author of two books, Outrageous Conduct: Bizarre Behavior at Work (1991, 1999) and Sex, Laws & Stereotypes: Authentic workplace anecdotes and practical tips for dealing with ADA, sexual harassment, workplace violence, and beyond . . . (1994). Ms. Fried received her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University and her Certified Compensation Professional Designation from the the WorldatWork (formerly the American Compensation Association). Additionally, she is listed in Who's Who of American Women and Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America.
 
A vibrant and entertaining speaker, she regularly addresses audiences on a variety of human resources topics, including hiring practices, career development, and sexual harassment. From 1983 to 2001, Fried conducted compensation research on a national scale and was quoted widely in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, U.S. News and World Report, Ms., Business Week, and Fortune Magazine. A prolific writer, she frequently contributed to professional journals and trade publications, which featured her research on secretarial grading practices, on-call pay, and retention (stay) bonuses designed to retain key people during acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, and special IT projects, such as Year 2000 or SAP. She has published more than 50 professional articles, most recently evaluating performance management software in an article entitled, "360 Degree Software Shootout: Comparing Features With Need," for HRMagazine Focus on Technology Supplement and an update with more product comparisons for IPMA NEWS.  Additionally, she co-authored the WorldatWork's Building Blocks in Total Compensation titled "Developing Statistical Job Evaluation Models: An Approach to Building a Job-Worth Hierarchy."

 

Fried taught a certification seminar for the WorldatWork  on job analysis, job documentation, and job evaluation.  She served as adjunct faculty at the University of California - San Diego, where she offered a course on assessment tools. Fried has also taught continuing education courses in compensation at Lehigh University and served as adjunct faculty at Franklin University from 1979 to 1986, where she taught a course in wage and salary administration. She also co-developed and facilitated sessions on 360 degree feedback, teambuilding, and communication for The Center for Leadership, a five-day premier program offered through the Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, and California CPA Societies.
Armstrong School District Blockbuster Entertainment
California Department of Justice Chevron Chemical
CIT Countrywide Tax Services
GE Aircraft Engines Georgia National Guard
Huron Consulting Hilton HHonors
LG InfoCom USA HR Textron
Memphis Light Gas & Water National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST)
New York New England Telephone Panasonic Avionics
Ohio Society of CPAs Silverado Senior Living
Scripps Research Institute Sharpe Electronics
Textron MLS Tiffany & Co.
Tele Atlas North America Towers Perrin
ViaSAT Victoria's Secret
Walt Disney World WalMart Stores, Inc.
Wendy's International  
   

Strategic Partners and Vendor Relationships

CFS Consulting
Human Synergistics
Mindsolve Technology
Panometrics
Performance Support Systems--2020 Insight Gold
Personnel Systems Associates
Scantron
Target Training International
The Brooks Group
Vital Learning