ABOUT ME
ABOUT ME
I’m Etty Burk. I’m an organizational psychologist passionate about inclusion and respect in both my personal and professional life. As a founder of Leading with Difference, I serve as an outsourced Human Resources, strategy, and transformation executive and advisor to commercial and nonprofit organizations. I believe that a thriving organizational culture drives everything, including effective business strategies, operational excellence, and financial success.
With a research-driven approach, I partner with leaders across various industries to create healthy organizations with happy, engaged, and productive employees. Employees who feel valued are more connected to their organizations, and organizations with connected employees do better financially, are more productive, and even have happier customers. It’s a win-win for everyone.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Executive Human Resources lead in the transformation of a legacy health system. Created a values-driven culture and a center of excellence strategy recognized by Diversity Inc. Led critical system and process enhancements, achieved cost savings and navigated teams through post-merger integration.
- Architect of HR and operations strategies for several startups and SMEs. Key in growing renewable energy startup into a market leader. Guided team through the orderly wind-down of the business in the midst of an ownership transition.
- Removed silos for $1.5B global media company, earning the company’s place on “Fortune 100” and “Working Mother” lists.
- Collaborated with financial services Vice Chairman and leadership team to drive global change management, impacting 65,000 employees. Delivered $4M in savings by streamlining 12 businesses. Turned around performance management strategy.
- Delivered 50% efficiency improvement by streamlining the health system’s radiology clinical and business workflows. Worked with administration, physicians, nurses, technicians, transport, and a patient cohort to achieve operational excellence.
- Hired by organizational development pioneer W. Warner Burke as a consultant for world-class organizations, including NASA, World Bank, Citibank, British Airways, and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
- Thought leader invited to speak in the areas of human capital strategy, change, and strategic talent management.
WHAT THEY SAY...
Etty is a wonderful asset to any team looking to grow their HR Infrastructure! She has an extensive knowledge base regarding healthcare companies as well as startups. She is very diplomatic and great at balancing the needs of the company with the needs and perspectives of the employees. She acts with integrity and is reliable and warm. She is our go to consultant for any HR needs that are beyond our scope and I recommend her very highly! She cares about workplace culture, is creative and dedicated to her work. She works well with all members of a team in a collaborative manner.
Etty is an incredible person, extremely hard-working, and a star at her job. She cares immensely about the team both personally and professionally. Her HR and Org Development experience was an incredible asset to Level. Her team built out the HR function and led all recruiting efforts as the company doubled in size. Etty was a great resource for the senior team and the board, specifically as it related to employee compliance issues, and how best to manage any challenging HR situations. She is approachable and strategic. I would love to work with Etty again.
Working under Etty, I had the opportunity to learn from her many years of experience in the HR field. Etty has significant practical experience with conflict management and training on talent development. I worked alongside Etty to build out policies in our employee handbook and develop a manager supplement. Her advice on how to make the swathes of information in these handbooks digestible to a broad audience pushed me to create a more fun, impactful, and all-around better policy guide. Etty is an incredibly passionate and determined individual who frequently goes above and beyond to meet the needs of her department and organization. Her dedication is a positive example for all.
Etty is a hardworking and diligent team player. Etty is an exceptional asset in any matrix based project driven environment, her ability to keep stakeholders on point and engaged has tremendous value. Etty worked closely with us on a global transformation project, helping us to liaise effectively with a highly diverse team of stakeholders that spanned the shop floor to the board room and involved representatives from all corners of the globe, ensuring that our communications and considerations where culturally sensitive and appropriate to the recipients. I highly recommend Etty.
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