Brenda Neckvatal
Brenda is an award-winning HR professional and is often referred to as the “HR Force of Nature” by her clients. Not only does she help business leaders solve their most difficult people issues, she is a specialist in crisis management, government contracting HR compliance, and mentor to women in HR working in a HR department of one.
She started as an HR sprout after fourteen years in retail management. She discovered that she really enjoyed helping people solve their unique problems and human resources offered her the ability to support her co-workers in a greater capacity. Having the benefit of working for a total of five Fortune 500 companies, she converted her experience into a series of focused best practices helping small businesses achieve their workforce goals.
In her 30 year career in human resources and business, she has consulted to nearly 500 small businesses and C-suite leaders. She has optimized employee effectiveness and helped mitigate the high costs that are associated with making hasty employment related decisions.
Brenda is a devoted volunteer in the Navy SEAL Community and finds new ways of supporting veterans of Naval Special Warfare. She dedicates 32 weeks a year working with The Honor Foundation to support the career transition of Special Forces personnel by providing them with her knowledge, insight, and creativity.
Perseverance, integrity, and relentless optimism are just of the few of the ingredients that make up what you experience in Brenda’s character
- Career Development
- Boss Talk: The Four Rules of Understanding How Your Boss Makes Decisions
- Developing Talent
- Debunking the Myth: Performance Reviews Don’t Work
- Developing Talent with Generation Z
- Stop Picking on the Millennials and Start Understanding Them!
- Disabilities in the Workplace
- Managing an Invisible Disability
- The ADA Collaborative Process
- Human Resources
- Hiring an Elite Warrior
- The Smaller the Business, the Bigger the Target
- How Artificial Intelligence is a Risk to Businesses
- Leadership
- Leadership Begins with What You See in the Mirror
- Being Right and Doing Right Are Not the Same
- The DNA of a Charismatic Leader
- Personal Achievement
- The Five Things I’ve Learned Working with Navy SEALs
- Committed to the Highest Quality of Living
- Overcoming an Invisible Disability
Best Practices in Human Resources Podcast
“Brenda was instrumental in assisting me with the development of organizational and human resource policy and procedure. “
As the new President of a private equity acquired business with close to a hundred employees, Brenda was instrumental in assisting me with the development of organizational and human resource policy and procedure. Most importantly, she was key to the design and implementation of an employee performance assessment program where none had previously existed. Her depth of knowledge in this area was invaluable. Without which it might have taken years to develop and implement where it literally took only months. She is a joy to work with because she values people, honesty and relationships. Her knowledge in this area is second to none and I would strongly recommend her as a business partner, mentor and friend.
— A. Mischler
“She can see the value in others and the vision of the futuristic big picture.”
Brenda is a very successful leader with strong skills in planning, motivating, coaching, and measuring the work of others. She can see the value in others and the vision of the futuristic big picture. I have worked with Brenda on several projects and admire her dedication to her team and her customers. She values the education and development of her team. She is a functional leader that knows how to adapt to any situation.
— J. Ochtyun.