Cara Griffith

About Cara Griffith

Cara Griffith works with organizations that are preparing to experience significant changes in the workforce. Cara has collaborated with Fortune 500 companies, private companies, global nonprofits, and government entities to align and leverage people to achieve business strategies. Taking a holistic, co-creative approach, Cara partners with her clients to collectively align people, processes, and programs to reach objectives. Cara\'s industry experience includes consumer goods, financial services, government, medical devices, non-profit, petroleum, pharmaceutical, technology, and utilities. She holds a master’s degree in Industrial-Organization Psychology and certifications, including PHR, SHRM-SCP, INSEAD Business Strategy, and INSEAD Dynamics in the C-Suite.Please contact me if you are experiencing organizational growth and need to define your people strategy, a consolidation (i.e, centralization/decentralization) where you need to redesign the workforce, or merger and acquisition (M&A) activity where you want to increase your multiplier by aligning the workforce (seller) or integrate and retain talent (buyer).

Experience

1. Principal, People Operations

   Tandem Motion

   Jan 2019 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Tandem Motion is a federally-certified DBE and State-certified WBE. We are a team of workforce strategy consultants with master\'s and doctoral-level training in the field of industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology. I-O psychology is the scientific study of human behavior in organizations and focuses on the application of psychological principles to address organizational concerns. Our expertise in I-O psychology differentiates our firm on a variety of capabilities, including extensive training in principles of research design and methodology, statistical analysis, and knowledge of the latest scientific literature on strategic human capital topics. Our understanding of the psychological factors behind human motivation prepares us to conduct thorough analyses of current needs and provide evidence-based recommendations. We Achieve Quick Wins We quickly identify and leverage latent client capabilities to achieve quick wins for the executive team. We Create Alignment We leverage human-centered design frameworks and expert facilitation skills to reduce barriers, win over resistors, and propel the project forward. We Create Ownership We apply our background in organizational psychology to inspire large employee groups to own and support difficult change.Visit to learn how we can help you unlock the potential of your people.

Education

• HR Certification Institute

  Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Human Resources

  2013

• SBGE at Seattle Pacific University

  Bachelor of Arts, Marketing & Communications

  2004 — 2007

• Seattle Pacific University

  Master's Degree, Industrial-Organizational Psychology

  2012 — 2014