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Kristina Kohl

Principal
HRComputes

Kristina leads the Becoming Sustainable practice developing people strategy to build more equitable and inclusive organizations.She is the Building Sustainable Organizations professor and DEI Committee faculty advisor for the Bard's MBA in Sustainability. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and universities including PMI Global Congress EMEA, SHRM and B.U. She was named a 2020 Beacon ICON Award winner for her work in supporting women in leadership.

Subjects: Business & Management, Energy & Clean Technology, Environmental Science, Ergonomics & Human Factors

Biography

Kristina is the managing principal of HRComputes, a management consulting firm that provides strategic guidance, program, and project management to corporate clients in order to maximize their human capital investment through technology and change management. Kristina leads the Becoming Sustainable practice, which addresses corporate social responsibility and sustainable strategy practice providing strategic guidance to senior management on the value proposition of sustainable initiatives. HRComputes is a registered New Jersey Sustainable Business, WBE, and SBE. We have received the Gotham Green Award for sustainable strategy and a certificate of recognition form the NJ EPA for sustainability innovation.
Kris is a faculty member in the Bard MBA in Sustainability program. she is the professor for the Employees and Organizations course which focuses on the nexus of human capital management and sustainability. She has spoken at global conferences including the PMI Global Congress and the Society for Human Resource Management Annual Global Conference. In addition, she has been a guest lecturer for the University of Pennsylvania, La Salle University, and the Project Management Institute. She has written a book entitled: Becoming a Sustainable Organization: A Project and Portfolio Management Approach published by CRC Press. In addition, she has contributed white papers and articles to the online publications of Project Management.com, Sustainable Brands and the Wharton Magazine.
Kristina brings over 25 years of executive business management experience in the corporate and not for profit areas. Her background includes serving as Vice President and Manager at JPMorgan Chase and President of the Moorestown Home and School Association. She has served on numerous Boards including the LaSalle University Human Capital Advisory Board, the Tender, an Alzheimer respite care center, the Moorestown Home & School Association, and the Moorestown Education Foundation. Kristina holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She is also a Project Management Institute member and a certified PMP.

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Kohl - Driving Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - 1st Edition book cover

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Articles

Building Exceptional Cross-Gender Teams

Published: Feb 27, 2018 by Projectmanagement.com
Authors: Kristina Kohl
Subjects: Business & Management

During a recent presentation on “Female Empowerment”, I was asked the question, “Does the “Me Too” trend really just needed more time to bring equality for females and males in the workplace?” I opened up the answer to the women in the room and the responses varied but were in agreement on the point that women reaching equality in the workplace is not just a function of time.

Becoming a Sustainable Organization

Published: Jun 22, 2016 by Accelerating IT Success
Authors: Kristina Kohl
Subjects: Business & Management

Closing the performance gap between organizational sustainability vision and implementation.

How Sustainability Strategy Impact Your Corporate Band and Ranking as a Employer

Published: Mar 16, 2016 by Sustainable brands
Authors: Kristina Kohl
Subjects: Business & Management, Ergonomics & Human Factors

As leaders adopt a sustainable business model that consider environmental, social, and financial capital are they focused on products and services or are they considering how this change in focus will effect current and prospective employees view of the organization. Increasingly, top millennial talent is looking at an organization's sustainability story as part of their employment search process. Firms that fully embrace sustainability and incorporate it into their culture have greater success.

The Voice of Project Managers on Sustainability Projects and Requirements

Published: Sep 15, 2015 by Projectmanagement.com
Authors: Tom Baker, Kristina Kohl, Pero Ivo Martins Echeverria
Subjects: Business & Management

This report contains the survey results and findings. The central finding is that organizations have adopted sustainability strategically and are executing sustainability initiatives, but their project managers do not have the resources they need to competently manage this process. Their challenges range from project methodology gaps to specific needs in achieving organizational change.

Applying Lifelong Learning to Sustainability

Published: Oct 04, 2014 by Wharton Magazine
Authors: Kristina Kohl
Subjects: Business & Management, Computer Game Development

Gamification and its impact on promoting sustainability in organizations.

News

Pyramid Club Hosts Kristina Kohl for Author Night

By: Kristina Kohl
Subjects: Business & Management

Kristina Kohl spoke about key topics from her book, “Becoming a Sustainable Organization”, on June 8 at the Pyramid Club in Philadelphia. The large crowd not only listened intently, but also participated in a lively discussion facilitated by Ms. Kohl. The attendees held a wide variety of professions including graduate students, engineers, and small business owners. Kristina engaged the gathering through discussion questions and real-world examples. After the presentation, people stayed to discuss sustainable strategy for their own businesses as well as for the United States as a whole.

Kris Moderates a Panel Discussion for Sustainable Business Initiative

By: Kristina Kohl
Subjects: Business & Management

Leveraging Sustainable Strategy to Attract, Engage and Retain Your Workforce

On September 29, 2016, Kristina Kohl, MBA, PMP, principal of Becoming Sustainable moderated a panel at the Sustainable Business Initiative Meeting hosted by the NJDEP and Bergen Community College. The panelist included John Queenan, Senior Director of CSR, ADP, Nicole Dube, Outreach Coordinator, NJ Board of Public Utilities, and Nick Lange, Senior Consultant, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation. The panelist participated in a lively discussion around environmental and social responsibility as drivers for employee attraction, retention, and engagement.

The event was well attended and concluded with a drawing of Kristina Kohl’s new book entitled “Becoming a Sustainable Organization.”

Presentation at the PMI Global Congress Barcelona

By: Kristina Kohl
Subjects: Business & Management

Kristina presented at the PMI Global Congress 2016 held in Barcelona. The topic was "Closing the Gap Between Sustainable Strategy and Implementation." The presentation was well received by the project management community. The topic included a roadmap for success and a number of case study examples. There was a lively discussion from participants about their own experiences. The event concluded with Kristina encouraging those in attendance to take up the mantle of sustainability in order to help theit organizations address global trends, meet challenges, and maximize opportunities.