Abby is a leader who will step into gaps and do more than is expected of her. She is not afraid to take on additional responsibilities and do whatever is needed to benefit employees and the overall business. She was extremely professional and communicative as I worked with her and the HR team at Westfield Steel to quickly fill needs and staff the company. Abby is able to see company growth areas from a mountain-top view and strategize solutions, while at the same time completing ground-level tasks as-needed. Any company that brought Abby on board would only find further success and growth through her wealth of skills, knowledge, and grit.

I’ve had the privilege of working with many world-class HR leaders during my career and Abby Olson is among the very best I’ve encountered. We’ve worked together on various mission critical projects during her tenure at Westfield Steel including driving major organization and cultural changes, keeping the business alive during the COVID-19 pandemic, on-boarding senior leaders to help build high-performance management teams and defining & adapting the company strategy to deal with always changing market requirements and tough economic constraints. In every engagement I had with Westfield Steel (one of my longest and most important consulting clients) I considered Abby to be a critical ally, top strategic influencer and a leader absolutely essential to successful outcomes, second only to the owner and president of the company. Abby has exceptional technical depth in all areas of HR as well as superior communication and leadership skills. Her formidable executive presence, rock solid temperament and even-keeled demeanor bring clarity and stability to even the most stressful situations and enable her to work effectively with various personalities and styles, including quite challenging individuals. As a result, talented and experienced business leaders want to engage with Abby and teams are able to exceed expectations due to her contributions. Thanks to meeting Abby relatively early in her career, I’ve seen her grow from an HR generalist to a seasoned senior leader. As she developed her skills and built her team (including direct reports, cross-functional liaisons and outside vendors) there was never any hesitation in giving her more and more responsibility and she has been trusted with the most sensitive and confidential company matters. She is open to feedback, growth and outside ideas and balances that well with a solid foundation and reliable intuition. Besides being confident and comfortable in her role as well as sharp and quick witted, she’s extremely friendly, personable, has a great sense of humor and is an absolute joy to work with. A rare combination that any organization would be lucky to have on their team.

Abby is a leader who will step into gaps and do more than is expected of her. She is not afraid to take on additional responsibilities and do whatever is needed to benefit employees and the overall business. She was extremely professional and communicative as I worked with her and the HR team at Westfield Steel to quickly fill needs and staff the company. Abby is able to see company growth areas from a mountain-top view and strategize solutions, while at the same time completing ground-level tasks as-needed. Any company that brought Abby on board would only find further success and growth through her wealth of skills, knowledge, and grit.

I’ve had the privilege of working with many world-class HR leaders during my career and Abby Olson is among the very best I’ve encountered. We’ve worked together on various mission critical projects during her tenure at Westfield Steel including driving major organization and cultural changes, keeping the business alive during the COVID-19 pandemic, on-boarding senior leaders to help build high-performance management teams and defining & adapting the company strategy to deal with always changing market requirements and tough economic constraints. In every engagement I had with Westfield Steel (one of my longest and most important consulting clients) I considered Abby to be a critical ally, top strategic influencer and a leader absolutely essential to successful outcomes, second only to the owner and president of the company. Abby has exceptional technical depth in all areas of HR as well as superior communication and leadership skills. Her formidable executive presence, rock solid temperament and even-keeled demeanor bring clarity and stability to even the most stressful situations and enable her to work effectively with various personalities and styles, including quite challenging individuals. As a result, talented and experienced business leaders want to engage with Abby and teams are able to exceed expectations due to her contributions. Thanks to meeting Abby relatively early in her career, I’ve seen her grow from an HR generalist to a seasoned senior leader. As she developed her skills and built her team (including direct reports, cross-functional liaisons and outside vendors) there was never any hesitation in giving her more and more responsibility and she has been trusted with the most sensitive and confidential company matters. She is open to feedback, growth and outside ideas and balances that well with a solid foundation and reliable intuition. Besides being confident and comfortable in her role as well as sharp and quick witted, she’s extremely friendly, personable, has a great sense of humor and is an absolute joy to work with. A rare combination that any organization would be lucky to have on their team.

Abby is a leader who will step into gaps and do more than is expected of her. She is not afraid to take on additional responsibilities and do whatever is needed to benefit employees and the overall business. She was extremely professional and communicative as I worked with her and the HR team at Westfield Steel to quickly fill needs and staff the company. Abby is able to see company growth areas from a mountain-top view and strategize solutions, while at the same time completing ground-level tasks as-needed. Any company that brought Abby on board would only find further success and growth through her wealth of skills, knowledge, and grit.

I’ve had the privilege of working with many world-class HR leaders during my career and Abby Olson is among the very best I’ve encountered. We’ve worked together on various mission critical projects during her tenure at Westfield Steel including driving major organization and cultural changes, keeping the business alive during the COVID-19 pandemic, on-boarding senior leaders to help build high-performance management teams and defining & adapting the company strategy to deal with always changing market requirements and tough economic constraints. In every engagement I had with Westfield Steel (one of my longest and most important consulting clients) I considered Abby to be a critical ally, top strategic influencer and a leader absolutely essential to successful outcomes, second only to the owner and president of the company. Abby has exceptional technical depth in all areas of HR as well as superior communication and leadership skills. Her formidable executive presence, rock solid temperament and even-keeled demeanor bring clarity and stability to even the most stressful situations and enable her to work effectively with various personalities and styles, including quite challenging individuals. As a result, talented and experienced business leaders want to engage with Abby and teams are able to exceed expectations due to her contributions. Thanks to meeting Abby relatively early in her career, I’ve seen her grow from an HR generalist to a seasoned senior leader. As she developed her skills and built her team (including direct reports, cross-functional liaisons and outside vendors) there was never any hesitation in giving her more and more responsibility and she has been trusted with the most sensitive and confidential company matters. She is open to feedback, growth and outside ideas and balances that well with a solid foundation and reliable intuition. Besides being confident and comfortable in her role as well as sharp and quick witted, she’s extremely friendly, personable, has a great sense of humor and is an absolute joy to work with. A rare combination that any organization would be lucky to have on their team.