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About iHR Advisory Services® and Our Innovative Approach
When you work with us, you are tapping into decades of valuable Human Resources advisory and business experience. Because we are entrepreneurs, we also understand what it’s like to walk a day in the life of a business owner, C-Suite executive and/or management team’s shoes.
We go far beyond developing and implementing standard Human Resources practices. We work with you to identify your vision for the future, your business objectives and challenges, before we design a fully customized Human Resources plan that accelerates your goals.
What to Expect When You Work With Us
We believe providing our clients with the knowledge and expertise they need to make better decisions in an always-changing business landscape is crucial. When you work with our team, you can expect the following:
- Focus, Patience, and Resilience: You can expect our team to have your back no matter your needs. Whether you use us for basic HR needs or more in-depth development, you can count on an advisor who listens and looks out for your interests.
- Integrity and Professionalism: When you work with us, you can expect an engaging experience due to our impartial approach and dedication to building a true partnership built on trust. We collaborate to build a perfectly-catered program designed to amplify your business.
- Fun and Engaging: When you send your team to us, you can count on a fun and engaging process. We don’t present information in a dull or mind-numbing manner. Instead, we encourage you to participate and engage in the process.
An Experienced Team of Innovative Thinkers
All our team members have rich human resources and leadership histories. Our founder and CEO, Karen Brownrigg, CHRL, CEC, is an accomplished human resources leader and uses her knowledge to assist companies create more productive teams. Our team can help with various areas of Human Resources including recruitment programs, onboarding, employee relations, performance management and much more. Contact our team today to learn more!
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Our Testimonials
Arguably THE most valuable professional colleague that I have for my dental practice, Karen Brownrigg and her team at iHR Advisory Services have done the following for me: drafted employment agreements for my team, helped me to deal with difficult HR-related issues (e.g. reprimands, terminations, resginations), and provided valuable and practical team leadership support. Recently I enrolled in iHR's ProgressiveHR program and Karen connected me with her Dental HR expert Sheryl Ferguson. In the first few months of my team working with Sheryl I have witnessed an immediate change in my team and in how my dental practice functions: we have become much more collaborative, my dental team is starting to work together to achieve the practice goals linked to our clinic vision, and the workplace has become a much more positive vibe because of Sheryl's coaching work with my team. For dental clinics in the Ottawa and Gatineau areas that are currently suffering from HR problems and internal strife, I HIGHLY recommend working with Sheryl and Karen and the entire team at iHR - it will TRANSFORM your dental practice team!
Meeting and working with Karen from iHR was, truly, a most pleasant experience. Karen helped me to develop a workplace assessment program for my department and then provided some coaching and development opportunities for members of my leadership team. I am proud to say that following all of this great work, we have a more collaborative, committed, and engaged workforce and a new workplace culture in our department. Ask Karen about FourSight - it has been a game-changer for me!
We are a small boutique firm and Karen has provided us with excellent guidance and support when it comes to dealing with HR issues. She is very professional and we are very fortunate to have been referred to her and her team. Sometimes HR issues arise unexpected and a quick response is needed, which Karen has readily provided to us. We highly recommend iHR Advisory Services.
Karen and the team completed a Human Resources project for our organization from the beginning helping us to scope out the work, helping us with communications to our staff team, continuously updating on their progress and presenting the results to our board and staff. The work that was done was professional and a result of their impressive knowledge in the area of Human Resources. Our organization will definitely use iHR for future Human Resources projects.
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Take your performance and your team’s results to the next level.
Karen Brownrigg, CHRL, CEC
Founder & CEO
Karen is an accomplished certified human resources leader, certified executive coach, and business strategist with more than two decades of experience leading transformational, security-sensitive, and crisis management issues and initiatives.
Over the years, she has worked in the legal, telecommunications, and not-for-profit healthcare sectors, with the Ottawa Police Service, and for a Federal Crown Corporation in the financial sector.
Karen’s career path has required her to adapt to local, national, and global environments, where she has channeled strategic leadership and coaching skills and an advanced understanding of employee and labour relations, change management, conflict resolution, organizational health, safety and wellness, and talent management. She is bilingual and holds a Top-Secret security clearance.
In 2016, Karen refocused her passion for “human resourcefulness” by launching iHR Advisory Services™, providing Human Resources and “people solutions” for growing businesses, with support from an agile community of Human Resources and business experts whom she enlists from across Canada.
In 2017, Karen obtained her Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching from Royal Roads University. Karen and the Certified Executive Coaches on the iHR Advisory Services™ team believe that leaders who are empowered through coaching are able to see personal results they never thought possible.
Professional Affiliations and Designations
- Certified Human Resources Leader and member of the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario
- Certified FourSight Facilitator – Creative Problem-Solving Mindset/Toolset for individuals and teams,
- Buffalo State University Centre for Creative Studies
- Certified Change Management Professional, Prosci Change Management Program
- Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching, Royal Roads University
- Professional Certificate in Human Resources Management, University of Toronto
- Professional Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Carleton University
- Certificate in Human Resources Management, Algonquin College
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation
- Member of the Ottawa Board of Trade