About Diaz Research
Diaz Research was founded in 2001 as a pure research company focusing on IT employee issues. In 2002 it launched its IT HR Executive Update Programme, giving purchasers of research a chance to meet and learn from and with each other. Though aimed initially only at large corporates with 1000+ IT people we also help other IT functions, ranging from those with a hundred or so IT people up.
Some of the background to Diaz is told here, in PDF form:
We are completely independent and take no sponsorship or revenue from anyone other than our clients. Client events are private peer-peer exchanges, with no suppliers or press present. Our current mission is to bring our formula to companies outside the UK and Ireland, at the same time as we refresh our offering to existing clients.
If you want to keep in touch with what we are doing, and with developments in this field generally, why not take our (free) e-newsletter - see the News link on the left?
Clients
As of May 2010, the majority of the largest IT functions in the UK and Ireland are clients.
And these companies are about to be joined by a significant number of others from outside the UK and Ireland, as we proceed with the Global Best programme. (See the Global link on the left for details.)
People
Iain Smith
Iain Smith (founder) quit his job at the Hay Group in London to
start Diaz Research in 2001. At Hay, he was practice head of IT HR
consulting, and manager of the TMT
consulting team in London. He has a solid quantitative
background. But the less quantitative challenge of working out how
best to get IT people and organizations to perform has
long been his big preoccupation. He has consulted to small and large
IT functions, dot.coms, technology and telecom companies and
blue-chip consultancies on the full range of issues ranging from
employee engagement and reward through to career planning and
development. Iain is the final arbiter in everything that Diaz
Research publishes and is always keen to hear from anyone with ideas
or information about relevant topics.
Abigail Stein
Abigail combines HR experience in the finance sector with HR and
change management experience in PwC in Australia and London. Her
consulting experience with large companies encompasses leadership
development, competency-based appraisal systems, internal
communications and change management associated with the
introduction of new systems. Abigail has degrees in Economics,
Industrial Psychology, Industrial Relations & Personnel Management
from the University of Witwatersrand and the LSE.
Wendy Franklin
Wendy has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Warwick and has in-depth experience in designing and conducting data-based
surveys on an international basis, and in providing specialist
consultancy to the HR profession. Most of her experience was gained with ECA International, the London-based provider
of advice on expat remuneration, where her
responsibilities ranged from managing the remuneration services area
to heading the consulting services team. Wendy leads quantitative analysis for Diaz.
Legal
Diaz Research Limited is registered in England: 4038195. VAT registration number is (GB) 761254244. See Contact page for registered address.
The name Diaz Research
'Diaz' was chosen because it is memorable and because the company has an exploration theme. Bartolomeu Diaz was the man who first went round the Cape of Good Hope.