Personal Summary

Claire Knowles is a Founding Partner of both Richard N. Knowles & Associates and The SOLiance Group. She is an experienced, knowledgeable Human Resource Management professional. Her approach to work is founded on her deep belief in the goodness of people. Openness, honesty and sense of fairness—combined with her instincts of what it takes to find the higher ground—have made her highly effective in this work. Since her retirement from a substantial career at DuPont Company, she has consulted with people in organizations in the United States, Australia and Canada, using the Self-Organizing Leadership approach to problem solving and organizational change efforts.

Claire embraces principle-based management practices and approaches the whole of human resource management from the perspective of living systems. She engages people in all parts of the system, by trying to gain clarity and a sense of purpose. She has shown an ability to build a sense of trust and confidence that enables the work to be done in a collaborative way—achieving the best possible outcomes.

During her 33-year career with DuPont, Claire gained practical experience in all aspects of human resource management—including Personnel Administration, Training & Development, Safety (she is an OSHA-certified safety training professional), Benefit Plan Administration, Labor Relations, Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations. In addition she completed certification in Mediation, a course recognized by the New York State Unified Court System.