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Colette is the Founder and Principal of CORNERSTONE CONSULTING HR (CCHR), a niche consulting firm that specializes in accelerating the growth of organizations and their leaders via cogent human resources, leadership development, change management, diversity and inclusion-based strategies. With over 15 years’ experience in leading transition management, strategic planning, organizational design, 360 feedback, mentoring, team development, process re-engineering, succession planning and executive coaching initiatives, she routinely works with Fortune 500 clients and their executive teams to design and implement inclusionary leadership initiatives that produce measurable business improvements.

 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

 

A component of her current practice includes training and professional development, customized diversity assessments, individualized competency inventories, instructional design, and partnering with senior leaders to integrate performance management systems. Colette’s areas of expertise: Organization Design & Development, Training & Performance Management, Design & Implementation of Strategic HR Systems, Change & Transition Management, Project Management, Executive Coaching.

 

Her consulting experience has provided an opportunity to specialize in driving large scale organizational change and the development of short and long term business strategies to advance company goals. Her work involves helping leaders understand the challenges and complexities of inclusionary and transformational change to achieve tangible business results.

 

Prior to establishing CORNERSTONE CONSULTING HR (CCHR) Colette held executive, leadership, and organizational development positions within the Fortune 500 arena on a national and global platform. Colette was responsible for the full spectrum of human resource management practices including: sourcing, recruiting and retention strategies, coaching and developing middle-executive leaders, creating end-to-end diversity education and branding strategies, as well as the design of several corporate university programs and their supporting systems.

 

Colette has supported clients across several continents including Asia, South America, Europe, Latin America, and Australia.

 

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

 

Colette has presented at numerous conferences and is certified in the following programs: OPEX Blue Belt, TGI’s Inclusive Leadership/Influence to Impact/Power of Influence Trilogy, Retail Multiunit Management, Zenger Miller, Development Dimensions International, Personnel Decisions Inc., Executive Edge®: The Coaching AdvantEdge™, Achieve Global/Learning International. Colette holds a Master’s degree in Educational Administration/HR Management/Organization Development from New York University and a Bachelor’s degree in Business/Education from Pace University in New York.