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Anna Micka

@annamicka

I’m a global HR executive advisor who stabilizes, restructures, and aligns organizations through defensible people decisions.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to advise executive teams and boards in high-stakes transitions—stabilizing culture and decision-making, building HR systems and governance, and driving measurable performance improvements across global workforces.

I step into high-pressure situations to bring consistency, alignment, and defensible decision-making to complex people challenges. I operate globally across North America, Europe, and Asia, translating transformation and risk into practical business outcomes that leaders can execute.

As a trusted executive partner, I’ve led board-level and CEO-sensitive transitions, including a confidential CEO removal and a leadership rebuild with ~40% turnover—resetting culture, structure, and decision discipline while stabilizing the organization. I also scaled and integrated HR functions across growth and complexity, including post-merger integration of organizations with conflicting cultures.

I build operational discipline through HR systems, data, and governance. I implemented enterprise HR infrastructure with ADP Workforce Now (consolidating multiple systems), reduced turnover in a high-risk division (60% to 48%), and used Power BI to drive data-driven recruitment visibility and decision-making across divisions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder & Principal HR Consultant

Current

CatalystHR Partners

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 5 months)

Stabilized complex employee relations by implementing structured decision frameworks and documentation standards, enabling leaders to handle performance, conduct, and termination decisions with clarity and consistency. Resolved a multi-country intercultural conflict (Malaysia–Netherlands–Canada) and reduced reactive issue management by addressing recurring root causes.

Employee Relations Performance Management Conduct & Termination Support Executive Coaching Change Management

Current

Chief Human Resources Officer

Current

Salus Mutual

Jan 2022 - Present (4 years 5 months)

Led a confidential CEO transition with the Board, stabilizing the organization during a high-risk leadership change. Redesigned leadership structure (exiting ~40% of leadership roles) and integrated organizations with conflicting cultures into a unified operating model.

HR strategy Organizational Design Performance Management Employee Relations Leadership Advisory

Head of Consultant Development

H2R Business Solutions

Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 (1 year)

Led complex HR consulting engagements addressing governance gaps, employee relations challenges, and leadership misalignment across industries. Standardized employee relations approaches for multi-location clients to improve consistency and risk management, and elevated internal consulting capability through structured coaching and development.

HR Consulting Employee Relations Governance Risk Management Leadership Coaching Change Management Stakeholder Management

Director, Recruitment & Employee X

Voyago / Transdev

Jan 2017 - Jan 2022 (5 years)

Reduced chronic turnover in a high-risk healthcare division from 60% to 48% by redesigning hiring, onboarding, and leadership practices. Implemented ADP Workforce Now consolidating three legacy HR systems, restructured HR into two streams, and led workforce strategy including a $1M HR budget.

ADP Workforce Recruitment Strategy Onboarding Turnover Reduction Workforce Planning HR systems Labor Relations Power BI