Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.
-John C. Maxwell
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Hi, I'm Kris Jennings.
Like all humans, I've experienced big change in my life and work.
Here are some of my career growth learnings.
My first 17 years I worked as an in-house expert. Some of my most memorable growth experiences:
- Creating and executing a change communication plan at Wells Fargo for Y2K (remember that?!)
- Facilitating the global change network for Cargill's SAP implementation
- Building training modules to build organizational change capabilities at Cargill
As an independent consultant for the past 11 years, my growth highlights include:
- Leading change for a big data project at Best Buy (new meaning to "technical" training requiring me to learn about predictive modeling!)
- Leading the brand and consumer experience design for a healthcare transparency digital product collaboration between the executive teams of Aetna, Humana and UnitedHealth Group. The most delicate stakeholder management on behalf of my nonprofit client.
- Building digital products in weight loss, Type 2 diabetes and group prenatal care for UnitedHealth Group. Designing the tiniest of changes supports health behavior change best.
- Modernizing HR through 9 Workday implementations (HCM, Learning, Financials, Adaptive People Planning). Clients: ECMC Group, Apogee Enterprises, The Toro Company, Harmon. FYI: Technology is the easy part.
- Transforming the global Finance team at The Toro Company through a OneStream financial management implementation. Leading with heart matters most (even with numbers people).
I hold a B.S. degree from The Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. My journalism experience taught me the importance of clear, trustworthy, succinct communications....done on deadline. I grew while working as a reporter at The Florida Times-Union, where I was the first woman to work on the sports desk.
Work with me
When you're ready, 3 ways I can help you:
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Leader coaching
Coaching support includes messaging development and preparation for key moments (ie ongoing C-suite updates). We work together to build trust with stakeholders. This is highly action-oriented coaching.
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Targeted consulting
Close gaps in your change strategy or catchup when you find yourself behind on change activities. Targeted short-term consulting is typically 3-6 months or fewer than 2 days per week focused on specific outcomes.
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Full-service consulting
Engage me as a full-time project change resource providing strategy and execution services. I specialize in Workday implementations and bring on additional resources as needed. These engagements typically last 12 months or more.
Contact me
Inquire about change management support.
I will respond to you within 2 business days.