Meet Our Principal
Kelly specializes in creating practical systems and tools that fit the culture, engage the workforce and develop organizational capabilities. With broad-based expertise in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Facilitation and Leadership, Kelly guides and challenges her clients to strategically align people, process and culture with the execution of business objectives. Kelly brings over 15 years of diverse experience working with both global, public organizations and small, privately held organizations and has a particular passion for optimizing the performance of non-profits and organizations experiencing growing pains. A two-time recipient of the Employers Association Best Practices Award, Kelly earned her MBA from the University of St. Thomas and the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification through the Society for Human Resource Management.
A sampling of our toolkit:
Strategic Planning & Execution: Balanced Scorecard, A3, strategy maps, Vision/Traction organizer, strategic alignment tools
Project Management: Project charters, team roles, process mapping, and a variety of other program management tools
Recruiting: employer branding, interview guides, candidate evaluation grids, online and onsite preemployment screening, behaviorally-based interviewing, STAR interviewing method
Talent Development: training needs assessment, 9 box assessments, talent and department reviews, workforce readiness assessments, interview guides, corporate university programs, succession planning
Performance management: key competencies identification, values-based perforamnce appraisal, feedback models, performance improvement plans, accountabilty tools
Management Development: management and leadership workshops, 360 assessments, targeted assessment and coching related to managing change, developing transitioning and leadership skills, appropriate uses of Authority, Resources and Power, and more. Assessments
Most importantly, a network of trusted, credible partners