Kaly Etten: Building culture from the inside out

Kaly Etten is a human resources leader known for her people-first strategies that grow business and strengthen workplace culture.

“I wanted to do more than write policies and handbooks,” said Ms. Etten, the vice president of people and culture at Hiawatha-based Crystal Group.

Crystal Group builds rugged technology, manufacturing computer parts that can handle the most extreme environments, like sitting in the bottom of an ocean…