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As an industrial psychologist and organizational strategist, I help mission-driven teams strengthen their people infrastructure, improve culture, and translate complexity into actionable talent strategies. With over a decade of experience in organizational development, workforce analytics, and people operations, I’ve worked across sectors—including nonprofits, public agencies, and tech—supporting everything from C-suite performance coaching to equity-centered change management. Here’s what I do best: ✅ Organizational Assessments: I deliver clear insights and recommendations through pulse surveys, focus groups, and data-driven analysis. ✅ People Ops Strategy: From onboarding design to talent development plans, I create the systems that help people—and missions—thrive. ✅ DEI Roadmaps & Change Initiatives: I lead equity-centered organizational change, especially during times of transition or restructuring. ✅ Leadership Coaching & Team Development: I help new and seasoned leaders grow their capacity, communication, and cohesion.

Processes live in people’s heads. Roles and handoffs are unclear. Onboarding varies depending on who is available. New systems are introduced but not consistently adopted. Leaders spend too much time answering questions, fixing breakdowns, or holding together processes that should be easier to manage. Growing organizations often reach a point where the way work gets done has not kept pace with the work itself. I help nonprofits, education organizations, workforce-development organizations, and mission-driven teams turn that operational friction into clear, usable systems. My work can include: • SOP and process development • Workflow mapping and process improvement • Onboarding and staff-readiness systems • Operational assessments and gap analysis • Implementation planning and support • Training, eLearning, and job aids that support new processes • Manager tools, role clarity, and accountability systems • Data, reporting, and case-management workflows • AI-enabled workflows and practical AI adoption • Strategic planning and facilitated implementation What makes my approach different is that I don’t simply document a process or hand you a list of recommendations. I help determine what is actually happening, identify where the friction or gaps are, design a practical solution, and build the tools and implementation structure needed to make it work in practice. A few examples of this work in practice: • Case Management & Reporting Systems: Helped a growing nonprofit design and implement a robust case-management system, including workflows, staff responsibilities, data-entry processes, scheduling, and reporting structures to support more consistent program operations. • Onboarding & Operational Infrastructure: Partnered with a youth-serving nonprofit to strengthen onboarding and staff readiness by developing SOPs, training systems, manager supports, role-based tools, and implementation practices that made expectations easier to understand and apply consistently. • Enterprise Training & Change Implementation: Supported a large-scale SAP implementation for SoCalGas by developing training and performance-support solutions for 2,000+ end users, helping translate a complex system change into practical learning and job support. My background in organizational development, operations, instructional design, process improvement, and implementation allows me to address both the system and the people who need to use it. I have developed training and operational solutions for nonprofits, education and community-serving organizations, as well as large organizations including Microsoft and SAP/Concur. If your organization is growing and your processes, documentation, onboarding, or internal systems need to catch up, send me a message with what isn’t working and what you need to work better.

Human Resources and People Operations executive experienced in Project Management, Nonprofit Leadership, Recruitment, Onboarding/Offboarding, Learning & Development, Performance Management, Process Improvement, Compensation Planning, Payroll, and Staff Engagement/Retention. (Check full list below) I am passionate about helping companies further build upon their values and establish structures that promote efficiency. Areas of Service: •HR Software & Program Implementation •HR Forms •PEO Platform Management •Payroll •Policy, Letters, & Handbook Development •Sourcing, Full-Life Cycle Recruiting, & Interviewing •Write job descriptions •Pre-Employment Screenings •I9 Audit Management •Hiring & Onboarding •Retention, Termination, & Offboarding •Employee Orientations •Performance Management •Compensation Planning & Pay Equity Planning •Creates Career Ladders & Competency Matrixes •Coaching for Employees, Managers, & Execs •Employee Surveys •Virtual Team Building Events •DEI & Cultural Events •Develop employee engagement •Learning & Development trainings

Two things to balance here: Upwork's algorithm and clients reward specificity, but you're intentionally casting a wide net. The fix isn't to blur your positioning, it's to lead with your sharpest, highest-value expertise and then clearly signal range underneath it, so someone searching any of those categories still finds a credible, capable person, not a generalist. I help growing organizations solve the problems that come from moving fast: leadership gaps, funding gaps, and execution gaps. I'm a Ph.D. organizational psychologist with nearly a decade advising founders, CEOs, and executive teams through growth, leadership transitions, and increasing complexity. I'm Hogan-certified, and I bring the same rigor and follow-through to every project I take on, whether it's a leadership question or a deadline-driven deliverable. Leadership & Executive Assessment • Assess leadership readiness for the next stage of growth • Run validated executive assessments (Hogan) for hiring or promotion decisions • Build stronger leadership teams and reduce founder dependency Grant Writing & Strategic Proposals • Research, draft, and position proposals that get funded • Translate complex organizational goals into clear, compelling narrative Executive Operations & Fractional Support • Step into fractional executive ops or recruiting when a growing team needs experienced hands, not another hire • Manage the operational details that keep a fast-moving company on track Consulting & Execution • Advisory sprints for founders and executive teams navigating growth • Hands-on execution when a project needs someone who can think and deliver I care about doing the work well and doing it on time. If you need a conscientious, sharp partner for your next project, whatever kind of project it is, let's talk. Dr. Asha Gipson Founder & Principal, Addison Leadership Advisory

I help growing organizations turn messy operations, unclear roles, inconsistent training, and manager challenges into clear systems people can actually use. I’m an organizational effectiveness and learning strategy consultant with 20+ years of experience helping teams improve how they lead, communicate, train, and operate. My experience includes: • Organizational effectiveness and HR strategy • Leadership development and manager training • SOPs and process documentation • Onboarding and employee training programs • Curriculum development • Training decks, toolkits, and facilitator guides • Employee experience and performance improvement • Team effectiveness assessments and diagnostics • Change management communications • Workflow, role clarity, and operating rhythm design I work especially well with organizations that are growing, changing, or trying to bring more structure and consistency to the way work gets done. My style is practical, clear, and human. I don’t create bloated corporate presentations that sit unused in a folder. I build tools, guides, programs, and operating systems that help people understand: • What they need to do • How they need to do it • Why it matters • How leaders can reinforce it Whether you need a leadership program, a set of usable SOPs, a stronger onboarding experience, clearer manager tools, or support communicating organizational change, I can help turn complexity into something your team can understand and apply.

I am a seasoned Human Resources Professional with over 20 years of comprehensive experience in creating and fostering positive workplace environments, cultivating talent, developing business documentation and projects, and implementing strategic initiatives. My expertise spans the entire HR spectrum, from organization development and classification, to recruitment and exams, talent management, training, and editing and proofreading. My goal is to bring my extensive experience to your organization, where I can contribute to the development and execution of HR and business strategies and documentation that align with your business objectives. I am eager to leverage my skills in optimizing employee performance, fostering a positive workplace culture, and driving organizational success. Let's collaborate to create a workplace that attracts, retains, and develops exceptional talent. I am excited about the opportunity to bring my wealth of HR experience to your team.