Welcome to Volare Consulting
Volare Consulting helps organizations thrive by building cultures where employees feel valued, engaged, and committed to success. We partner with businesses to enhance retention, strengthen workplace culture, and equip leaders with the insights to create lasting impact.
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We also collaborate with a network of trusted professionals—each an expert in their respective field—whom we carefully vet to ensure our clients receive the highest quality insight and service.
Our clients consistently report
improved engagement within 90 days.
My Story
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I am Dr. Natalia Volkonsky, the founder of Volare Consulting.
I have always known that jobs mean so much more to people than just a paycheck—they are places of self-actualization. Everyone wants to discover and utilize their talents, contribute meaningfully, and be recognized and appreciated for their work.
When I began my career in HR, I was surprised by how many leaders struggled to grasp these fundamental truths. Managers and executives often overlooked the importance of employee fulfillment, focusing only on business outcomes. This realization sparked my passion to bridge the gap between employees and leadership.
I began conducting workplace surveys and one-on-one interviews to gain a deeper understanding of what employees truly needed. The results were eye-opening - leaders' assumptions were often completely off-base. When we took employee feedback seriously and implemented changes, workplace culture, engagement, and retention improved dramatically. That is when I knew this was what I wanted to do for life.
Throughout my career, I have supported small businesses, mid-sized companies, and global corporations, including Meta, Activision-Blizzard, Royal Caribbean Cruises, and Cox Communications. I have also worked as a vocational rehabilitation counselor, helping individuals with permanent disabilities find meaningful employment.
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That journey led me to launch Volare Consulting—a space where I could bring research, strategy, and heart together in one mission: helping companies activate their people.
Recently, I fulfilled a long-time dream by conducting original research for my PhD dissertation, studying the impact of different types of onboarding experiences (Metaverse, Virtual, and In-Person) on employees’ sense of belonging. This research reinforced my belief that everyone can thrive if the right environment is provided.
Why Volare Consulting?
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Deep understanding of workplace psychology and human behavior.
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Combining research with real-world insight to design recruitment and onboarding systems that fit your business and fuel long-term growth.
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Helping organizations retain top talent, drive performance, and scale with confidence.
Our Mission
We help organizations activate talent from day one by designing people systems that spark clarity, belonging, and performance, while upholding uncompromising standards of leadership, accountability, and excellence.
Our Vision
A working world where people thrive from the start, because they feel connected, empowered, and aligned.
Our Purpose
To help companies grow with intention by building cultures that work for humans, not just systems, turning early moments into long-term momentum.
The Splinter Philosophy: Why I Start with Recruitment and Onboarding
By Natalia Volkonsky, PhD
If you have ever watched House M.D., you will remember Dr. House’s signature quality of uncovering the real cause of an ailment, no matter how strange, elusive, or unusual it was. He always knew when the real problem ran deeper than what the symptoms presented. He refused to accept surface-level explanations, understanding that without identifying the root cause, any temporary solution would be devastating in the long run. So, he kept looking, and very often, something as small as a neglected splinter was the primary cause of severe health issues.​
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For me, finding the splinter meant uncovering the real reason employees disengage and eventually quit. I spent years studying this question, and I found the answer. It typically occurs within the first few months on the job. That early window shapes everything: performance, trust, loyalty, and growth. Many workplace issues can be traced back to the very beginning - recruitment and onboarding. Many companies are reluctant to accept that they need to address how they bring into the company when challenges with engagement and retention arise. Focusing on people who have not even started working seems counterintuitive when the problem calls for tending to the current employees.
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At Volare Consulting, I’ve built our approach around the same idea—finding and fixing the root cause of workforce challenges instead of treating the symptoms. When hired to address workforce challenges, I always start with the question: Where is the splinter?
Think about it: if a splinter in your finger becomes infected, you don’t start the healing by applying ointment. You begin by removing the splinter. The same logic applies in business. When engagement drops, or productivity declines, or retention becomes a problem, many leaders rush to implement team-building activities, change the benefits plan, and conduct performance workshops. In other words, they start treating the symptoms without identifying the root cause first. At Volare, we don’t jump to solutions. We identify and remove the root issues before designing any intervention. Our systems are built to sustain team effectiveness long-term.
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In today’s competitive market, organizations can’t afford to ignore the importance of early employee experience or rely on wishful thinking that new hires will simply acclimate on their own. Employees need clarity, safety, and a clear understanding of what to expect. Integrating newcomers is no longer just an HR task – it’s the foundation of culture, retention, and lasting success. If those early moments are mishandled, no performance initiative, engagement campaign, or company perk can undo the damage.​ The companies that win long-term are the ones who build right from the beginning.
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Volare helps you build that foundation and scale as your organization grows.
