Why I do this work.
Growing up, my family life was centered around Uniroyal Chemical, Inc. The experiences of living in a manufacturing town where a whistle signaled shift changes for the crews twice daily; being an ex-pat family in Rome, Italy when my Dad was transferred; and watching the dismantling when a hostile take-over bid resulted in a leveraged buy-out, all had profound impact on my beliefs of what it means to be part of an organization.
I believe that results matter, and so do people. That forward movement is paramount for long-term survival. That as organizations grow and decline, they take along the communities that form inside and out. I bring these beliefs to my work, everyday.
Bio
With a unique combination of business management experience and academic perspective, Lisa Prior is a thought partner, trusted advisor, and consultant to Business and HR Leaders. A frequent conference presenter and guest lecturer at major universities in the Boston area, Lisa’s most recent work can be found in Emerging Trends in Management Consulting, published through Bentley College. Lisa volunteers her time as part of Newton Public School’s Strategic Planning Team, and was named a 2007 PIC Achiever by the Boston Private Industry Council for her work in supporting their mission to connect Boston’s youth with employment opportunities.
Previous to founding Prior Consulting in 1990, Lisa honed her business management skills as a Chief of Staff, Corporate and Community Affairs, at Bank Boston (now Bank of America). She acted as the business officer for an 80-person, $25 million division of the bank, and was a key member of the management team. The group’s best practices initiatives process won it the US Department of Commerce’s Ron Brown Award for Corporate Responsibility. She also served in other roles at Bank Boston, including Senior Organizational Development Consultant, during which she acted as the Human Resources Project leader for its merger with BayBank and researched and organized career development strategies that were later published by Boston University’s Graduate School of Management. Lisa’s early experience in the human capital field includes benefits and comp administration as well as recruiting. She also served as a resident advisor to undergraduates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during her tenure at Bank Boston. Lisa Prior earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Spanish from Fairfield University and earned a full scholarship to receive a Masters Degree in Education from Boston University, Boston, MA. Lisa was responsible for leading key research projects at Harvard University and contributing chapters to the book, Capitalism with a Conscience, the predecessor to Profits with Purpose.
Lisa lives in Newton, MA with her husband and two children, and bikes up Mount Washington’s Auto Road Hill Climb on her birthdays ending with the number “5.”