Vitality Source, LLC is a coaching and consulting practice owned and operated by Rachel Cannon. She has degrees in Computer and Electrical Engineering, and MBA with a specialty in Organizational Behavior / HR and doctorate work in Organizational Psychology. She also has numerous certifications in positive psychology, wellness, conflict management, systemic team coaching, and is SHRM-SCP certified as a strategic HR leader. She has 20 years of strategic HR and cross-disciplinary experience across a variety of sectors: startup, tech, small to medium size business, Fortune 100 manufacturing, non-profit and community leadership.
Vitality Source was founded with the purpose of bringing Vitality – the ability to thrive – to organizations and individuals through thought leadership, consulting partnerships and learning solutions that empower a discovery of strengths, purpose and what steps are needed to overcome obstacles in reaching that purpose and related goals. Vitality operates with the belief that understanding why people do what they do is the foundation of turning strategy, vision and processes into reality. Organizations, communities, teams and individuals operate as people within systems, not cogs in a machine. A human approach to people allows for the humanity of the one while building a system that is able to support the needs of the organization with the imperfect humans that we all are.
Rachel has the rare gift of possessing both technical expertise and the human touch. She comprehends quickly, trains effectively and knows how to motivate the team to achieve success.
I worked closely with Rachel . . . She is a person of integrity with plenty of intellectual horsepower and a strong work ethic. She’s one of the few people I fell comfortable recommending for almost any situation.
Rachel is highly professional and dedicated to her work. She has the business savvy and acumen to complete the most demanding of assignments yet maintain solid business relationships with leaders and internal clients alike. Rachel always demonstrates the highest integrity, commitment, and expertise in fulfilling her responsibilities. She has many of the attributes found in a seasoned executive and visionary leader.
She pairs her organization and change management skills with sound judgment and an innate understanding of people to craft very effective hr solutions. She earns the respect of her operating team members and quickly becomes a ‘go to’ person for the team.
Rachel is excellent at building and leveraging relationships with her colleagues and internal clients and finding to drive business results. She has an great grasp of organizational theory and is able to translate that knowledge into innovative solutions to difficult problems.
I worked with Rachel at Ford Motor Company. Rachel went beyond her regular job responsibilities by really getting to know all the managers in the department and our own training needs as managers. Of her own initiative, she developed training to help us and brought us together at an off-site location to work with us as a management team. Due to Rachel’s personalized efforts, our management team was able to become more effective collectively and individually. I highly recommend Rachel as a consummate professional and an expert in human resources.
Rachel is a detail-oriented learning and development leader. We had the opportunity to collaborate on many projects . . . . and I was continually impressed by her organizational insight and out of the box thinking. Rachel understands both the analytics and human factors that play out in the business world. She’s an avid researcher, who is always looking for new theories to add to her change management toolbox. Talents such as hers are rare. I firmly believe any organization or educational institution would be lucky to have her on board. Not only that, she is a woman of integrity and has a strong work ethic.
I worked with Rachel on a variety of programs related to employment value proposition, HR strategic planning process, metrics, and diversity programs. At all times, I have found her to be a highly capable professional and excellent communicator. She is very knowledgeable, experienced, intelligent, and dedicated manager. Not only is she able to perceive and understand strategy and the big picture, she is also comfortable with executing at the detail level – a valuable blend of skills. She was respected and admired among her colleagues for her technical expertise. All in all, Rachel is someone you want on your team.
Let’s build something together.
Why Do I Do This Work?
I believe that every individual is of worth and has unlimited potential that can be developed. I also believe that this strength of each individual is needed for us to learn to co-create a better future together. People are where this power resides.
I believe that there is always more for us to learn, grow in and experience. However, this requires us to recognize our strengths and our weaknesses, and to seek help and work with others to grow in a sustainable way.
I believe that every individual has something to contribute to our future. However, there are many who have not had the opportunity to recognize or develop the potential and strength inside of them, simply because of the circumstances they were born into. I believe that as I am given opportunities and gifts, I am to use those to create opportunities for others. So, I strive to have social impact and serve those who only need the opportunity.
My Foundation
I have often felt unable to talk about my foundation for this work. For me, it is the coming together of science and faith. I do what I do because of my beliefs about who we are as human beings, our relationship to God and our purpose here in this life.
Many people that I work with do not have the same “Why?”. And that’s ok. We are all needed to co-create something better, to continue to learn and grow together. I share my “Why?” here because I believe that we can do more together when we understand why we do what we do.
Why do I feel so strongly about working together with our different “Why’s”?
- I believe that we are all children of God – and that we all have the same worth & potential.
- I believe that I and each of us need help – a savior. We are mortal and imperfect, and we all have more to learn and grow into.
- I believe that we have a Savior, Jesus Christ, who never abandons us and asks us to never abandon each other.
- I have found that there is always more available to me to experience, learn and grow. And that it comes most often as I work together with those who have widely different experiences.