On-River HR Consulting | Optimize your HR Investments

Optimize Your HR Investments

Who are we?

ON-RIVER is an independent, woman owned consulting firm, founded by Karen Oliver-Behee in 2019. Karen and the ON-RIVER team bring an expertise in translating an organization’s strategic objectives into actionable value-creating priorities and plans. We appreciate that no two companies are the same, especially when it comes to Human Resources.

As a former Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Karen understands the challenges of running the business day-to-day while preparing the HR team and broader organization for the future. She and the ON-RIVER team use a pragmatic and objective approach. This agility creates recommendations and solutions that optimize YOUR HR investments.

Working together, we accelerate you and your people to achieve the next level of growth in the most effective and efficient way. These results earn us the trust of CEOs and executive teams. Times of company growth and change can be messy. ON-RIVER can guide you quickly and safely through these “rapids” to the calm on the other side.

What do we do?

ON-RIVER specialties include:

Acceleration of acquisition integration across HR and your workforce to achieve investment thesis (mergers & acquisitions)

Optimization of your HR investments through project efforts that align to your unique business strategy:

Organizational structure analysis and design
HR Operating Model analysis and design (e.g. HR structure, programs, process and technology)
Team and workforce strategic re-alignment for greater effectiveness and efficiency
Culture assessment and refinement
Coach HR Leaders to maximize business value through their HR programs and tools (e.g. Total Rewards, Talent Management, HR Operations)

We can serve as an interim HR executive, operating as stabilizer, harmonizer and strategic consultant during times of growth and change:

Building your go forward plans
Re-engaging your workforce
Re-energizing your culture

Why trust us?

As owner and principal, Karen appreciates that no two organizations are the same, especially when it comes to Human Resources. With over 20 years as a strategic, results oriented HR leader and consultant, she brings an expertise in translating an organization’s strategic objectives into actionable value-creating priorities and plans for your HR department and your total workforce. Based on her vast experience leading through complex change, Karen founded on-river HR to be your partner.

Let’s talk about how we can help you optimize your HR investments.

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