Rita Trehan LLC wins Silver Stevie Award in 2015 International Business Awards
Rita Trehan LLC, the consultancy founded by business transformation specialist Rita Trehan, has won the Silver Stevie Award in the Startup of the Year category at the 12th Annual International Business Awards (IBAs).
Rita Trehan LLC helps companies become leaders in their industries. Growing rapidly since its inception in 2014, the consultancy was awarded the accolade for demonstrating HR expertise that cultivates business development.
The company plays an essential role with Every Layer, which provides broadband access to emerging markets in Africa and Asia. Every Layer brought Uganda its first ISP provider by securing more than $600,000 in funding. Rita Trehan LLC also coached and mentored Every Layer’s founding team members to enhance their skills and capabilities.
Rita Trehan LLC supported the transformation of Gate Global Impact, the provider of market infrastructure and related services for the impact investment industry. It advised and supported Gate Global Impact’s founder and CEO as the business repositioned itself. Today, Gate Global Impact is a key player in the impact investment sector in the USA.
Rita Trehan, chief capacity officer at Rita Trehan LLC, said: “Winning the Silver Stevie Award is a fantastic milestone for the consultancy. We’ve worked tirelessly from the beginning, so it’s fantastic to be recognised with such a prestigious award. We’ve worked with some inspiring businesses and have more projects in the pipeline – so we’re looking forward to growing the consultancy further.”
The IBA is the world’s premier business awards program. Individuals and organisations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small – can submit nominations. The 2015 IBAs received over 3,700 entries from more than 60 nations and territories. Categories include Company of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year and Executive of the Year.
To win a Stevie Award, entrants need to achieve the best average scores awarded by more than 200 executives worldwide. Judging for this year’s Stevie Awards took place between May and early August.
As a global HR leader at Honeywell and The AES Corporation, Rita helped rethink how business was done. From profitable ways to launch business units around the world to inspired means of measuring performance, she consistently improved strategic operations, saving time and money in the process.
Rita has led change management initiatives in more than 30 countries across five continents. She has enacted communication and engagement strategies, safety, and performance improvement initiatives in 27 countries, delivering savings of more than $100 million.
Rita is a regular contributor to the Washington Post and writes guest articles for publications such as Corporate Vision, Changeboard, Fresh Business Thinking and My Money Making Magazine. She has explored topics ranging of from recruitment and social media to leadership and transformation.
As the vice chair of the Cioindex Inc. Women in Technology Leadership Special Interest Group (SIG), Rita provides education, thought leadership and knowledge sharing among women working in senior positions in technology businesses. Rita is a Fellow of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), where she shares her vision of HR and support change in business and the wider community.
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Rita Trehan – Consultant/Chief Capacity Officer, Rita
Trehan LLC
Rita Trehan, a business
transformation specialist, is Chief Capacity Officer at Rita Trehan LLC. Having
worked with several Fortune 200 companies, she is now a global business
transformation consultant. Rita works with CEOs and C-level executives to
increase profitability and transform operations through proprietary tools and
advisory services.
Using data analysis, workshops, and proven change
management strategies, Trehan creates respected organizations. She builds
businesses by harnessing the power of emerging technologies, maximizing
efficiencies, and operating at full capacity.
As a global HR leader at Honeywell and AES
Corporation., Trehan helped rethink how business was done. From profitable ways
to launch business units around the world to inspired means of measuring
performance, she consistently improved strategic operations, saving time and
money in the process.
Experienced in working with CEOs and senior management,
Trehan can spot opportunities for organizational improvement and craft plans
that align resources to maximum profitability and growth. Her involvement in
transformative activities (mergers, large-scale international expansion, global
market entry, organizational model revitalization) over many years means she
offers a global perspective and a vast array of skills.
Trehan has led change management initiatives in more
than 30 countries across five continents. She has enacted global sustainability
reporting, safety, and performance improvement initiatives in 27 countries,
delivering savings of more than $100million.
Trehan developed leadership programs with the
University of Virginia Darden School of Business. These are available worldwide
through universities in Ukraine, Brazil, Panama, Pakistan, Singapore, and
Cameroon.
Trehan’s products
and services include:
• Diagnostic Tools – Through surveys,
diagnostics, and personal interviews, Trehan evaluates the state of corporate
teams and identifies opportunities for improvement across the organization.
Clients receive an in-depth analysis along with an action plan and delivery
strategy for improvement.
• Board Membership/Advisory Services –
Trehan works directly with boards and companies of all sizes to identify opportunities
for improved performance.
• Workshops – After diagnosis, Trehan
holds a workshop to discuss the current state of affairs and create an action
plan for changing the way business is done.
• C-suite Strategy Meetings – Working
with senior management at organizations of all sizes, Trehan explores ways to
expand corporations by growing the capacity, gaining market share, and
utilizing human resources like never before.
• IT/Disruptor Transformation – Working with
internal technology leaders, Trehan helps organizations through times of
widespread IT platform change.
• HR Capacity Transformation – Through her
proprietary tool, The Capacity Framework, and the four dimensions of
time-tested leadership acumen, Trehan helps HR leaders think like business
owners.
• Distribution Channels – Trehan works
directly with clients, using outside consultants when needed. Surveys and
Diagnostics can be made available prior to workshops, but a hands-on approach
gets the best results.
Trehan is writing a book, “Capacity- How to Transform a
Company Through Human Resources Leadership.” In it, she explores the importance
of HR to organizational capacity and development rather than the current
concentration on people-focused processes and programs. The book is being
released in the early part of 2015.
As a sought-after speaker globally, Trehan has appeared
at events such as CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition, where she discussed
reframing HR through changing mindsets. Alongside this, she contributes articles
to esteemed publications such as Washington Post and has been ranked in the top
75 of chief Human Resources Officer by ExecRank, the list that recognises the
world’s leading HR professionals.
Trehan is a member of the advisory board of EveryLayer,
a company dedicated to bringing better, faster, cheaper broadband everywhere.