Experience

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  Confidante, Inc

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Co-Founder/President, Human Resources, Workplace Behavior and Organization Development Expert

    • Jan 1994 - Present
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Confidante is a human resources consulting company that specializes in creating workplace harmony and preventing and managing disruptive workplace behavior. Dr. Lambert has worked with employers interested in the on-site management of individual performance and interpersonal problems, teamwork improvements, organizational development and change, stress, trauma and violence. As the primary intervention expert, she led a team of crisis management specialists in response to the July 1, 1993 shooting incident at the law firm of Pettit & Martin in San Francisco, and is a leading expert throughout the U.S. in Workplace Violence prevention, management, intervention and post-incident debriefing.

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  Turley Wine Cellars

  • St. Helena, California

  • HR Consultant and Advisory Board Member

    • Jan 2013 - Present
    • St. Helena, California

    Human Resources and Organizational Development; Advisory Board Member

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  Wegmans Food Markets

  • Rochester, New York Area

  • Consultant, Human Resources and Workplace Threats and Violence

    • 1995 - Jun 2012
    • Rochester, New York Area

    Conducted research and established Best Practice Programs in the areas of hiring, employee retention and workplace threats and violence over 15 years. Consultant to executive-level leadership in operations, human resources and asset protection. Member of the threat management team. Curriculum development and training delivery in the areas of workplace violence and hiring practices. Developed ground-breaking hiring, retention and workplace violence processes and practices to create system-wide change.

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  Training, Education, and Consultation

  • Emeryville, California

  • National Director, U.S. Behavioral Healthcare

    • Jan 1987 - Oct 1994
    • Emeryville, California

    Interfaced with client's management and human resources leadership to develop and provide intervention strategies for effective organizational development, performance management and application of progressive discipline processes.Sales, marketing, and servicing of Employee Assistance, Chemical Dependency, and Managed Mental Health Programs for corporations, independent business enterprises, union trust funds and government agencies.Developed relationships and interface with internal Employee Assistance Programs.Developed and managed crisis intervention and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing programs.Consultation, investigation, mediation, and facilitation of complex and challenging workplace situations, including work team dysfunction, harassment, discrimination, threats, and violence.Developed and provided employee/management development programs for corporate clients and government agencies nationwide, including management of all aspects of multi-million dollar, multi-year contract for major employer, Pacific Telesis. Worked closely with company executives and union leadership in the development and training of their 67,000 employees and managers in the Prevention and Management of Drug and Alcohol Abuse and other complex work-related behavior issues.Selected, managed and trained national counseling, consulting, and training network.Developed and provided employee and management training, including sexual harassment, stress management, change management, communication, substance abuse, workplace violence, and conflict management. Among clients served while working at U. S. Behavioral Health:Adaptec, Advanced Microsystems, Apple Computer, Applied Materials, Cisco Systems, Farella; Plantronics, Seagate Technologies, Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems, Symantec,

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  LIFESOURCE, INC

  • Vice President, Human Resources

    • Jan 1985 - Jan 1987

    Responsible for hiring and recruiting, development of policies and procedures, performance management and progressive discipline system. Additionally, facilitated and mediated workplace dispute and complaints as well as other employee relations matters. Reported directly to the President.