We help companies become better places to work.

Because the world's best companies will also be the world's best places to work.

Established

1996

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Best workplace awards

7

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Employees

50+

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To solve the problems of the future, we believe…

The best solutions are designed collaboratively.

We build more thoughtful, impactful solutions when we co-create with our clients.
Stepping back helps you leap forward.

When we take a big-picture perspective we discover a-ha moments and uncover meaningful insights.
The best solutions begin and end with empathy.

It’s easy to get caught up in a process or technology. We have a relentless focus on the human experience.
Failure is an essential part of learning.

We create safe spaces to iterate, test, and learn in order to produce the best outcomes.
Symptoms should not be confused with the root cause.

Complex problems rarely have a simple fix. We bring in design-thinking to solve big challenges.
Technology should not only be useful, but delightful.

Going beyond user experience, solutions that are engaging create all-around better outcomes.

Our purpose and values

Our purpose and values define what we stand for and guide everything we do.

We exist to help people and organizations thrive

Helping people and organizations thrive is a lived experience at Habanero. It influences the solutions we build, the experiences we create, and the relationships we have.
Always tell the truth

We tell the truth even if it’s difficult, and do what we say we’re going to do—period.
Everyone has to win

We look for the sweet-spot between what’s best for our clients, what’s best for our employees' careers, and what’s best for Habanero.
In it for the long term

We take a long-term approach to building Habanero with the intention of creating an organization that will last for generations. Helping people and organizations thrive is a complex and important enough endeavor to require life-long pursuit.
Passion for our purpose

Habanero is a place where our people are fired up about what they do and have the opportunity to bring that passion to the rest of their lives (and vice versa). We have a responsibility for ensuring that our people have great lives overall, not just great experiences while in the office.
Do great work

Everything we build has an exceptional experience, is technically excellent, focuses on the outcomes, and is created through a collaborative approach.

A globally recognized leader

Great Place To Work Institute

We've been ranked in the top ten Best Workplaces in Canada for nine consecutive years!
Nielsen Norman Group

Our solutions are globally recognized, including five Nielsen Norman Group 10 Best Intranets awards.
AON Best Employer

Our 2017 employee survey results gave us Aon's top honour—Platinum Level Best Employer.

We give back

We support our employees' volunteer and fund-raising efforts by offering paid time off and donation matching. We also commit a percentage of our profits to support our communities.

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Our leadership team

Steven Fitzgerald

President

Vancouver

Steven Fitzgerald, Habanero Consulting Group

Steven Fitzgerald, co-founder and president of Habanero, thinks about the world of work a lot. He has spent his life examining what motivates us as human beings and how thriving organizations build successful teams.

Executive peers call Steven a thought partner. Whether challenging the status quo or providing a dose of inspiration, he's the one in the room that helps move things along when everyone else is stuck. In the sometimes abstract world of people and culture, he brings a breadth of coaching and consulting skill to help teams cut to the chase and move to something clear and actionable.

And while he's often invited into the executive boardroom or asked to be the voice of the future of work, his most remarkable and proud workplace achievement has been a 22-year-old home called Habanero—his springboard for helping people and organizations thrive.

I will measure my life’s success by the relationships I develop and the impact I have on people.

Phone

Calgary	403.451.8125	x102
Toronto	416.260.5959
Vancouver	604.709.6201
Winnipeg	204.661.6201
Toll-free	1.866.841.6201

Email

sfitzgerald@habaneroconsulting.com

Recent insights

Ben Skelton

Vice President

Toronto

Vice President Ben Skelton provides guidance and oversight to Habanero’s leadership team, ensuring Habanero’s continued success and innovation within all areas of the business. He does this through a balanced scorecard approach to management — which provides a continuous and equal focus on our company, team, and clients. Ben is also a passionate advocate of Habanero’s brand. He works to ensure that clients are proud to be associated with Habanero and that each of the solutions we create exceeds expectations.

Ben opened Habanero’s Toronto office in 2013 and continues to manage a number of Toronto-based accounts while directing the growth of Habanero’s business in Ontario.

A recognized user experience leader, Ben is a founding member of the Vancouver User Experience Group (VanUE) and creator of Habanero's User Experience Done Right! seminar series. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Simon Fraser University. Ben is an ardent traveler and plane geek whose favourite place is 38,000 feet somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.

And I don’t think my father, the inventor of Toaster Strudel, would be too pleased to hear about this.

Gretchen Wieners