Mike Fletcher, President, addresses StoneHenge employees
at a quarterly company meeting in the Mid-Continent Tower.

StoneHenge Partners: Who We Are

'Partnership' is at the Core of the Company's Culture

At a Glance

• Founded: Feb. 1, 1999

• Principals:
Michael Fletcher, President
Theresa Wild, Secretary
Treasurer

• Offices: Tulsa and Milwaukee

The concept of partnering is at the core of the success of StoneHenge Partners.

"It's all about relationships," said Jim Griffin. "Some of our employees are former clients and some of our clients are former employees. That's a testament to our high reputation in Tulsa," where the IT community is tight and everyone knows everyone else.

"We never want a client to be unhappy that they teamed up with us," said Mike Fletcher, President, "and we never want an employee to be unhappy that they signed on with us. We're not happy until they are happy."

Partners with clients

Partnership is fundamentally ingrained in the firm's culture.

"There is a need in the market to listen and respond to a client's needs—not impose a one-size-fits-all retail solution. Our value lies in our adaptability and flexibility," Fletcher said.

Faced with IT problems, clients often turn to prestructured tools and methodologies that force them to alter their business functions to fit the tool. By contrast, StoneHenge Partners has developed flexible tools and methodologies that adapt to the client's needs.

"You know, what makes us a success is the way we work, the way we go about our business. Well, the same is true for our clients. We can't come in and give them an off-the-shelf solution to their problems, because we don't know their business as well as they do. So our value is: we find out how they do their business, then we partner with them to develop a customized solution that does it better." More.

Partners with employees

StoneHenge Partners has attracted some of the most talented and experienced IT professionals in Tulsa, and a big reason is the company's loyalty to its employees.

In a typical IT staffing firm, when an employee's contract with a client ends, so does his job - and his paycheck. At StoneHenge Partners, however, when a consultant completes a client contract, he moves to "the bench," continuing to draw a paycheck and training to improve skills while waiting for the next contract to open up.

"We want to create a place where people look forward to coming to work. Where they are enthusiastic about their jobs. Where they are continually learning to do it better. Where they feel they make a difference. Where they are given the authority and responsibility to do their job in whatever way works best for them. And where they get the credit (or criticism, sometimes) that goes with it," Fletcher said.

"People respond to that," he said. More.

Partners with ... well, our partners

StoneHenge Partners opened an office in Hartland, WI, near Milwaukee, in 2002. Fletcher said the decision was based on relationships. Pat Sloan, director of the Milwaukee office, has solid long-term contacts within his community. A longtime business associate of Fletcher, he chose to affiliate with StoneHenge because its core values matched his idea of what a company should be.

In the future, Fletcher said, "we expect to grow while maintaining our core values. Our service offerings will continue to evolve, and our locations will grow, but our core values will not change."