Our leadership team had such a fantastic experience in Shelly’s Behavioral Interview Training. She was incredibly organized and thoughtful throughout the entire process. She worked very closely with me in advance to make sure the training was as tailored as possible to our group’s needs. She asked questions to understand the people that would be in the session and their working styles so that she could adapt the training to better suit them. During the session she was engaging, funny, thoughtful and motivating. People thought this was one of the most valuable trainings we’ve had. It’s because of Shelly’s instruction, energetic demeanor and thoughtful/tailored session that people are asking for more!

Due to a very strong recommendation from a former colleague, our team asked Shelly for a proposal to lead our action planning efforts after the organization’s first employee engagement survey. Shelly came in with a strong plan, and quickly came up to speed on the nuances of working with our Human Capital Management team, the Engagement Action Committee, and our Executive Leadership Team. She led an employee-driven, solutions-oriented approach, using a design thinking process, to identify proposed actions. Proposals were down-selected to two new initiatives for the organization aimed at improving the workplace. Shelly’s focus on linking the effort to business strategy and goals and her excellent facilitation skills helped keep the project on-track. I would recommend Shelly for future projects, especially relating to engagement and/or facilitation.

While Shelly is no stranger to FMP, I had never had the opportunity to work with her directly until she delivered training to our Management Team last fall. We engaged Shelly to design and deliver a meaningful and interactive session for leaders, focusing on Compassionate Boundaries. Shelly was great to work with throughout the process- her pre-meeting included targeted questions aimed at better understanding our objectives for the training, as well as understanding the dynamics of our leadership team. She provided timely drafts of the materials and incorporated any feedback that we had, while brainstorming creative ways to engage our team in the discussion. The training itself was very successful- our Management Team felt it was time well-spent, significantly impacted their knowledge and comfort with the material, and Shelly did a fantastic job with the facilitation. We look forward to working with Shelly on future engagements!

Shelly is a trusted source of best practice and common sense approaches to leadership challenges and is in high-demand for her skillful partnering and thoughtful business solutions. She is a master at developing effective communications for organization-wide talent and change management initiatives.

Alion Science and Technology Corporation partnered with Shelly after our first employee survey on action planning and initiative development. I was very impressed with Shelly’s ability to quickly establish credibility with both our executive leadership team and employees. She was able to tailor her approach for the audience, keep everyone engaged and provide a background of engagement (given it was the first companywide survey). Shelly developed and facilitated ideation sessions with the employee base which guided them to create solutions using their own voice. Shelly also led the review with the executive leadership to solicit buy in. Her efforts resulted in two programs (voted on by employees) that directly impact employee engagement. I would definitely recommend Shelly for any projects related to engagement, culture, or change management.

During our early stages as a company Shelly was instrumental in helping us think through and solve a number of challenging people operations issues. She provided strategic advice and helped us execute a crisp organizational design that clarified the roles amongst our team which has led to better chemistry and higher productivity throughout the company. She also helped us develop a compensation and incentive plan that aligned our people to our company goals and enabled us to attract elite talent. Overall Shelly brought order to our early chaos and was a true partner in building a foundation excellence at Asurity.

I had the pleasure of working with Shelly in her role as the Senior Director for Human Resources at ASCD. Shelly’s leadership and professional skills were well documented as she guided the organization through their most recent organizational changes. Shelly is a strategic thinker and knows how to engage people at all levels of the organization. She is an outstanding business partner who truly understands the benefits of driving business performance and results through effective and linked people and systems. I highly endorse her for her next role as a business partner or a Chief Human Resources Executive.

As the Director of Communications, I relied on Shelly’s counsel and advice as I sought to transform the communications and public relations functions. As a trusted business partner, Shelly provided invaluable insights not only into the organizational structures needed to achieve business goals, but also the types of talent needed to fill evolving roles across the team.