Becky J. Frederick

In her consulting practice, Becky works closely with clients to develop high-performance workplaces – and – employees who are actively engaged and goal-oriented. Her approach is strategic, values-based, and time-sensitive. Becky’s special expertise includes strategic planning; organizational assessment and development; leadership development; and meeting/project facilitation. Becky started her career as a labor and employment attorney practicing in both Illinois and Indiana. She served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel in the City of Chicago’s Law Department for two years before she accepted the role of General Counsel in the Departments of Streets and Sanitation. After a decade of practicing law, Becky moved into the HR arena where she served as a senior leader managing a complex HR function that included labor relations, employee relations, talent management, payroll, compensation, and benefits. In 1996, she left the public sector to launch her strategy and management consulting business, Workplace Strategy. As a seasoned manager, Becky has served in key association management roles including serving as Interim Executive Director of the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA), a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association. Her role as Executive Director was an extension of her previous role as Project Manager for the ASHHRA HR Leadership Initiative. Her deliverables included the Healthcare HR Leadership Forum, HR Leader Guidebook, and the development of the ASHHRA HR Leader Model – a model identifying five key competencies for the HR Leader in today’s healthcare environment. Becky’s current volunteer engagements include service as Vice-Chair for the Heartland Human Care Services Board of the Heartland Alliance as well as serving as co-chair of Heartland’s Board Relations Committee. She participated as a Steering Committee member for the Women’s Colloquium of Indiana University for over 15 years. Previously, she served on the board of Chicago Cares for almost 5 years. For over a decade, she volunteered for the Girl Scouts of Chicago as the Nominating Committee Chair, At-Large Board member, Chair of the Building Better Boards Task Force; Chair of the Human Resources Committee; and Secretary of the Board of Directors. For two years, Becky served as faculty at Harper College in the Non-Profit Certificate Program. With a collaborator, Becky created Value Reflection Cards, a card deck with 88 values and meanings, which she frequently uses in her client engagements. The card deck can be used individually, for meaningful values exploration; with groups as an interactive experience for value sharing; or organizationally to show a clear relationship between values and business success. Becky’s curiosity about patterns, people, and places has taken her to all seven continents. Using these diverse experiences – and her personal spirit of wonder and wander – she started a consulting business headquartered in Chicago. These journeys have informed her career choices, volunteer experiences, and most significantly, the work she does with clients. Becky has a need to know and understand how things work and don’t work. She sees patterns amidst the diversity of ideas, actions, and relationships in the workplace. Her engagement with clients reflects her spirit of adventure; energy and insight; and ability to craft people solutions that work. A frequent speaker at national conferences and employer-sponsored events, Becky’s topics include strategic planning, personal branding, and managing conflict. Select clients include: Age Options American Hospital Association (AHA) American Medical Association (AMA) American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA) Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission (CDMSC) Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) Edward-Elmhurst Health Hanul Family Alliance Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Indiana University, College of Arts and Sciences Lancaster General Health Meals on Wheels Association of America Michigan Society of Hematology and Oncology (MSHO) Navistar, Inc. Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) PLOWS Council on Aging SAIC For more information, please contact: Becky J. Frederick President Workplace Strategy, Inc. 400 West Deming Place, Suite 1C Chicago, Il 60614 (773) 935-0942 (phone) (773) 289-0440 (fax) bjf@workplacestrategy.com