Advancing Organizations Through the Human Element.
Who We Are
The Human Element Group (HEG) is a boutique organizational consulting firm partnering with high-growth companies navigating complexity, expansion, and transformation.
We believe organizations are human systems first. Strategy succeeds only when culture supports it. Process delivers only when leadership models it. Performance sustains only when motivation aligns with purpose.
Our work integrates organizational culture, leadership development, talent strategy, performance motivation, process optimization, and change management into one cohesive transformation effort.
We serve organizations across North America through remote consulting partnerships designed for clarity, precision, and measurable impact.
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Where Behavioral Science Meets Strategic Execution
We approach organizational consulting as both discipline and design.
Our methodology integrates:
Behavioral and motivational research
Systems thinking
Leadership and development theory
Organizational performance frameworks
Rather than offering prescriptive solutions, we engage in disciplined diagnosis, identifying the root causes of misalignment across culture, leadership behavior, talent systems, and operational processes.
From there, we architect tailored strategies that are evidence-informed, context-specific, and executable.
Because transformation must be embedded, not announced.
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Strategic Alignment, Not Surface-Level Change
What distinguishes the Human Element Group is not scale; it is coherence.
We align culture with strategy.
We connect leadership behavior to performance outcomes.
We design systems that reinforce, rather than undermine, engagement.
We partner at the executive level while engaging the whole organization.
We do not deliver generic frameworks.
We design integrated solutions that produce sustainable results.
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Growth-Focused Organizations Ready for Meaningful Transformation.
Our clients are leaders and organizations who:
Are scaling rapidly
Are navigating organizational change
Need stronger culture alignment
Want leadership capability that matches ambition
Seek performance without sacrificing people
If your organization is ready to move beyond reactive adjustments and into intentional alignment, we are prepared to partner with you.
Meet the Team
Shanna K. Bernabe
Amber Atteberry
Co-FounderCo-FounderAPTD and ATD Master Trainer™
M.S. Organizational Development
& Leadership Consultant
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Shanna Kristelle Bernabe is a certified APTD and ATD Master Trainer™ with over a decade of progressive experience in learning and development — from Corporate Trainer and Technology Integration Consultant to Learning Program Manager at CDK Global. As the co-founder of The Human Element Group, she has grounded her career practice in one belief: learning should feel human.
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Amber Atteberry is Co-Founder of The Human Element Group, where she partners with organizations to strengthen leadership, navigate change, and build high-performing, people-centered cultures.
With over 11 years of management and leadership experience and a Master of Science in I/O Psychology, Amber brings a strategic and human-centered lens to her work. She specializes in aligning people, processes, and purpose—helping organizations turn complexity into clarity and strategy into meaningful, lasting results.
In addition to her professional work, Amber is an active community leader, supporting organizational growth and local economic development through her involvement with nonprofit and community-based organizations, as well as collaborative efforts with city partners.
Her work is grounded in the belief that when organizations invest in their people, they unlock their greatest potential for sustainable success.
Organizational excellence is not accidental. It is architected.
If you are prepared to align culture, leadership, and performance for sustainable growth, we invite you to begin the conversation.
408-502-6069