- Over 25 Years of ExperienceNavigating people and processes toward collaboration and results—person by person and team by team.
- Over 25 Years of ExperienceNavigating people and processes toward the outcomes they seek by building roadmaps that provide momentum to create desired changes and achieve goals.
- Over 25 Years of ExperienceNavigating people and processes toward a company culture that is not just what you say it is what your employees feel everyday!
- Over 25 Years of ExperienceNavigating people and processes by building teams that succeed by honoring individuality while working toward a shared goal
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Your Guide through Complex HR Challenges
Our HR consulting services help small businesses, growing teams, and organizations without full-time HR support navigate the full spectrum of human resources needs. From policy development and compliance guidance to hiring, onboarding, terminations, and offboarding, we ensure your organization operates with clarity, confidence, and consistency.
We also specialize in bridging generational gaps, mediating conflict, and improving communication across all levels of management and staff.
Stronger Teams, Smarter Collaboration
Featured Services
Management Coaching and Development
Strengthen leadership skills, improve communication, and empower managers with practical tools to guide their teams with confidence.
Conflict Resolution and Mediation
Address sensitive issues with a neutral, experienced facilitator who can help restore trust, encourage compromise, and rebuild team cohesion.
Talent Development and Team Building
Enhance collaboration, identify strengths, and cultivate a high-performing workplace culture through customized training and workshops.
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About Krista
Krista Fleshman Jones, SHRM-CP is a strategic HR leader, consultant, and founder of HR Navigator LLC, where she helps organizations “navigate the human side of business” through clarity, coaching, and people-centered solutions. With more than 25 years of experience in human resources across manufacturing, technology, higher education, and small business, she has built a career on one core belief: people are a company’s most valuable asset.
Krista is known for her expertise in employee relations, conflict resolution, organizational development, leadership coaching, and compensation strategy. Her approach blends analytical HR strategy with deep empathy and insight—shaped by decades of guiding leaders, supporting teams, and improving workplace cultures. Throughout her career, she has improved onboarding efficiency, reduced turnover, elevated leadership capability, strengthened compliance systems, and built workplace cultures rooted in trust and accountability .
Featured in Christiansburg Neighbors Magazine for her people-focused leadership style, Krista’s work emphasizes belonging, psychological safety, and communication within teams. The article highlights her belief that HR is “like solving a puzzle—you gather the pieces and put everything together so people feel supported and valued.” Her warm, relationship-centered style is shaped by her CliftonStrengths: Includer, Positivity, Empathy, Arranger, and Woo—strengths that guide how she helps employees and leaders thrive .
Krista’s career spans roles as an HR Generalist, HR Manager, and HR leader in organizations up to 400+ employees, where she successfully led employee relations strategies, safety and compliance programs, DEI initiatives, and organizational change efforts. She excels at helping leaders build confidence, navigate difficult conversations, and create cultures where employees feel seen, heard, and valued.
As the owner of HR Navigator LLC, Krista provides full-spectrum HR consulting, including conflict resolution, performance management support, strengths-based team workshops, onboarding redesign, HR infrastructure development, compensation analysis, and leadership coaching. Her philosophy is rooted in clarity, compassion, and practical, real-world HR solutions.
Outside of consulting, Krista’s greatest joy is her son, Jett, who plays football and is an avid football fan. They also enjoy cheering on Krista’s nephew, who plays lacrosse; attending his games has become a favorite family tradition. Krista is deeply connected to her community in Christiansburg, where she enjoys exploring local events, making memories with her family, and creating meaningful traditions—a theme highlighted in the Christiansburg Neighbors feature .
Krista holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of North Carolina–Charlotte and earned her SHRM-CP certification in 2023. She is actively completing advanced certifications in Compensation & Benefits, Learning & Development, Talent Development, HR Analytics, and Conflict Resolution .
Her mission is simple and powerful: help organizations build stronger, healthier workplaces—one conversation, one leader, and one team at a time. Let HR Navigator, LLC guide your organization toward stronger teams, healthier communication, and a more effective workplace. Contact us to get started with our services.
Krista is known for her expertise in employee relations, conflict resolution, organizational development, leadership coaching, and compensation strategy. Her approach blends analytical HR strategy with deep empathy and insight—shaped by decades of guiding leaders, supporting teams, and improving workplace cultures. Throughout her career, she has improved onboarding efficiency, reduced turnover, elevated leadership capability, strengthened compliance systems, and built workplace cultures rooted in trust and accountability .
Featured in Christiansburg Neighbors Magazine for her people-focused leadership style, Krista’s work emphasizes belonging, psychological safety, and communication within teams. The article highlights her belief that HR is “like solving a puzzle—you gather the pieces and put everything together so people feel supported and valued.” Her warm, relationship-centered style is shaped by her CliftonStrengths: Includer, Positivity, Empathy, Arranger, and Woo—strengths that guide how she helps employees and leaders thrive .
Krista’s career spans roles as an HR Generalist, HR Manager, and HR leader in organizations up to 400+ employees, where she successfully led employee relations strategies, safety and compliance programs, DEI initiatives, and organizational change efforts. She excels at helping leaders build confidence, navigate difficult conversations, and create cultures where employees feel seen, heard, and valued.
As the owner of HR Navigator LLC, Krista provides full-spectrum HR consulting, including conflict resolution, performance management support, strengths-based team workshops, onboarding redesign, HR infrastructure development, compensation analysis, and leadership coaching. Her philosophy is rooted in clarity, compassion, and practical, real-world HR solutions.
Outside of consulting, Krista’s greatest joy is her son, Jett, who plays football and is an avid football fan. They also enjoy cheering on Krista’s nephew, who plays lacrosse; attending his games has become a favorite family tradition. Krista is deeply connected to her community in Christiansburg, where she enjoys exploring local events, making memories with her family, and creating meaningful traditions—a theme highlighted in the Christiansburg Neighbors feature .
Krista holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of North Carolina–Charlotte and earned her SHRM-CP certification in 2023. She is actively completing advanced certifications in Compensation & Benefits, Learning & Development, Talent Development, HR Analytics, and Conflict Resolution .
Her mission is simple and powerful: help organizations build stronger, healthier workplaces—one conversation, one leader, and one team at a time. Let HR Navigator, LLC guide your organization toward stronger teams, healthier communication, and a more effective workplace. Contact us to get started with our services.