Our Endorsements
I had the absolute pleasure and honor of hosting Renée on my business podcast, and I'm SO grateful for and impressed by her expertise in change management and her infectious enthusiasm for navigating transitions. Renée has an incredible ability to discuss these complex concepts in a way that makes it actionable and inviting, making change feel not just manageable, but exciting. Her wealth of experience across various industries shines through in her practical examples and strategies for resistance management. What truly sets Renée apart is her positive attitude towards change, which is both refreshing and inspiring. We also discussed her book, "Beyond Devil's Forest," during our episode, and it's such a brilliant metaphor for change that showcases her creativity in approaching this crucial aspect of business. Renée's generosity in sharing her knowledge and her emphasis on the importance of rest for entrepreneurs make her an invaluable guest and an asset to any organization navigating change,
I had the pleasure of working with Renee over the last couple of years as part of the guiding coalition responsible for our Digital /Agile Transformation at Benjamin Moore. Renee is an expert in Organizational Change Management (OCM) where she demonstrated her many skills and competencies every day from strategy through execution of the OCM plan. Renee always keeps people at the center of everything she does and challenges the team to do the same. She is skilled at giving constructive feedback but also does not fear having the hard conversations and telling it like it is. Renee has made significant contributions towards progressing our transformation journey and her positive energy and professionalism will be missed. It is without hesitation that I recommend Renee if you are looking for a top notch OCM leader for your next large-scale project or transformation initiative.
Renee Holder was our Change Management lead for a multi-year, multi-country, multi-language deployment of Microsoft D365 ERP system. Our project, to move from a paper based procurement system to automated procurement workflow, will have a significant impact on over 12,000 staff. She quickly gained the confidence and support of our C-suite executives with her solid Change Management acumen and professional approach. Renee introduced the organization to a proven change management strategy using the ADKAR methodology and adapted the strategy to our unique needs. Her efforts to build and maintain a network of over 200 change ambassadors throughout the organization was extremely effective in creating awareness and desire for the new platform. She was instrumental in developing and managing 8+ staff to conduct multiple change impact sessions with all levels of leadership and staff. Renee was a pleasure to work with and delivered high-quality and timely services. I highly recommend her as a strong and extremely knowledgeable Change Management professional.
We engaged with Renée to lead the change management effort for a global implementation of SuccessFactors Employee Central (10,000 associates across 42 countries). She did a phenomenal job designing and executing against a comprehensive change management plan. The materials were consistently high quality and always delivered on time. But what makes Renée special is the energy, enthusiasm and professionalism she brings to her work - she was flexible, engaging, always outcome-oriented and gained the confidence of other senior executives as a result. The project was successful, and we couldn't have done it without her!
Renée is by far one of the most engaging, well organized and professional individuals I have had the pleasure of working with throughout my career. Renée's key asset is she has a sense of humour which opens up the door to engage her peers, clients and colleagues in a very personal way. Renée is detail oriented, meticulous about quality work and a well-rounded professional who wins over anyone she works with because at the end of the day....she gets the job done! I would always welcome the opportunity to work with Renée. She's top notch!
Renée's passion for people and change is infectious, which resulted in getting others engaged to own and deliver results. Additionally, she takes the time to explain the process of change and design all the necessary supports, tools, and training to exceed client expectations. If your firm or organization is going through a transformation of any sort and need a proven professional to assure you arrive at your new destination, without hesitation, I highly recommend Renée and Janus Management Group as your partners.
Renée was pivotal in designing and leading several critical work streams within the Change Management program over the past 2+ years. She not only has deep expertise in Change Management tools and techniques but she also has a unique ability to build trust and engage key stakeholders throughout the course of transformations. Renée is the type of person who puts herself in the shoes of others when building Change Management solutions. This results in a unique, customized and highly effective employee adoption strategy.
Renée is brilliant in so many ways. As a person, she is always positive, up lifting and with a "yes we can" attitude. As a professional she is very thorough in the strategies she builds and very detail oriented in how she executes them. Most of all she is a Change Leader, she knows how to plan thoughtfully the journey to adoption, from awareness to readiness, training and full acceptance using a variety of communications and change management tools always starting with the end in mind and never loosing site of the people impacted by the change!
Renée is uniquely qualified to provide thought leadership in the areas of both Training and Change Management. Renée is well organized and she knows how to get things done. Renée understands how to develop frameworks for training and change management that fit the culture of the company. Renée is a high-energy individual and that energy is often contagious.
I've had the pleasure to work with Renée for the past five years, in two very diverse business capacities. Renée's enthusiasm, engagement, tenacity and personal drive for results have been critical behaviors and competencies to accomplish "the work" that she has successfully mastered. Professional and personal, Renée's positive, logical and fact-based approach have been instrumental in accomplishing our collaborative objectives.
Renée is a passionate, intelligent and resourceful Change and Learning Leader. She always gets the best from her team and business partners due to her engaging leadership style. You can count on Renée to be open, and honest and to deliver outstanding results.