What does it mean to
vivify your organization
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It starts with a focus on culture. And culture means people. The work of creating human-centric culture begins with establishing how you want your people and teams to work together. In an ideal world, how do your people communicate? How do they conduct meetings in an effective, non-time-wasteful way? How do they align to core values and goals? How do they provide feedback to one another, motivate one another, and challenge one another? How do they grow? How do they thrive?
Chat with Annie about your organization’s culture and growth needs to see if there’s a fit.
“Annie pioneered meaningful culture initiatives before culture was cool. She is living proof that “human resources” not only evolves with the changing world of work, but can and should—with the right leadership—drive that evolution.””
MICKEY REVENAUGH, ED/TECH ENTREPRENUER & FOUNDER
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Annie Marhefka
Principal Consultant
"I had the pleasure of working with Annie for almost 13 years. During most of that time, she reported to me in the role of VP of Human Resources. As the CFO and COO of a high growth company where our employee count went from 100 employees working in a handful of states to over 4,000 employees in 35 states, I counted on her to help us sustain that level of growth while ensuring the culture and integrity of the organization stayed intact. Since our company was creating a new form of education in the highly-regulated world of K-12 public education, this was no small task.
Annie succeeded in ensuring we attracted and retained top talent around the country by bringing innovation to the HR function. She had to create new compensation models for teachers and administrators, develop a scalable recruiting and onboarding process, create policies that facilitated our growth while ensuring compliance with complex state-based regulations, and develop a process to handle employee relations matters that had to adapt to local requirements – just to name a few of the challenges she faced. On top of challenges like these, she packaged these services and sold them to our customers, as HR Consulting Services was one of the products we sold them. So, I guess you can add salesperson to the list of talents she possesses.
Our company would not have succeeded all of those years if Annie had not stepped outside of the traditional HR leadership role and become my business partner. To sustain the growth rate and enter new states meant that our business processes had to continually adapt to meet new challenges. She routinely helped the other members of the executive team solve their business problems and design new ways to get things done. She was also frequently asked to interact with leaders outside of our company to discuss and resolve complex issues. I never had to worry how those conversations would go as Annie can handle whatever is thrown her way while maintaining her grace and composure.
Working with Annie and watching what she accomplished is one of the memories I cherish in my career. Rarely does someone get to encounter a talent like Annie and have the opportunity to see it put to work so effectively. Her ability to tackle complex issues and develop innovative, effective solutions is quite special."
Ted Ochs, CFO/COO