People-focused HR support.
Our Services & Transparent Fees
In order to provide thorough and accurate support, we need clarity about your goals. Employers with broad, inter-related HR needs usually start with an HR Assessment. This results in a complete picture of the HR needs and strengths as well as a detailed action plan to work on what is discovered in the process. From the HR Assessment, a client can decide to continue to engage with us (People, Culture, Compliance), work with us in a more defined way (Project-based Support), or DIY-it. If a client gets to the point when they no longer need as much support as the People, Culture, Compliance retainer they can switch to a lower monthly retainer fee with Sustained HR Consultation so they still have access to a wide range of support including a quick response to questions and concerns when they arise.
People, Culture, Compliance
Are you concerned you don’t know what you don’t know when it comes to employment policies and practices?
Is your HR infrastructure underdeveloped or fragmented?
Do you suspect there are some employee engagement issues?
We can help with these and many other needs related to People, Culture, and Compliance for your organization.
Starting with an HR Assessment, we help you get a clear picture of what is done well and what needs attention regarding employment policies and practices. We provide practical support to ensure goals and needs identified in the assessment process are completed and implemented. Strategic guidance is woven through all of our HR support.
Offered as a monthly retainer after the HR Assessment. Retainer rates start at $1500/month.
Project-based HR Support
When you do not have enough time, knowledge, or experience to accomplish an HR goal, we can help. Offered on a fee-for-service basis, we bring the same strategic guidance and practical assistance to the following:
HR Compliance Assessment (with actionable summary and HR tools, checklists, and templates)
Employee Handbook (update or create)
Recruitment (process or for a position)
On-boarding (process and tools)
Performance Improvement (process and tools)
Work Performance Evaluation (process and tools)
Off-boarding (process and tools)
Compensation Review (are your pay practices equitable?)
Support is available for other HR projects. Contact us to discuss your needs. Project-based Support fee is based on $200/hour and an estimate for the total project time.
Sustained HR Consultation
Many of our long-term clients find peace of mind and value having access to our support and expertise. Once we get to know an employer’s policies and practices (after People, Culture, Compliance work or an HR Assessment) we can remain engaged through the following:
Employee engagement survey or interviews (if 5 or fewer employees) OR consult with employer on these
Annual review of employee handbook, with updates
Conduct employee exit interviews OR consult with employer on these
One workshop of the employer’s choosing
Up to one hour per month for HR consultation on topics as they arise (more than one hour will be billed at our engaged client hourly rate)
Offered as a monthly retainer of $300 for up to two hours of support. Additional support available (as needed) at $150/hour.
What’s the right “size” support for your workplace?
Done With You, Done For You, or DIY?
We can meet you where you are at for capacity and budget. Connect with us for a Discovery Call to find out more.
Coaching
We help our clients clarify their goals or what is “stuck” for them, discover what will help move them forward, remain accountable to themselves, and recognize how they evolve in the process. Coaching can be effective when a client is personally motivated to work with this type of support and is not appropriate for everyone or every situation. We provide Leadership and Individual coaching.
Coaching is available as part of our retainer-based HR Consultation or as a stand-alone service (fees vary depending on many details, contact us to discuss this).
Team Facilitation
How a team functions has a big impact on a workplace. We know this, and yet many employers invest little to no time or resources into ensuring their teams are highly functioning. Employers invest in infrastructure, marketing, and operations but often overlook investing in the very people who are necessary for their company or organization to be successful. Our support provides teams with the knowledge and skills they need to:
Have productive meetings
Navigate competing priorities
Manage team tensions or conflicts
Recognize and value each member’s contributions
Share power and decision-making
Team Facilitation is available as part of our retainer-based HR Consultation or as a stand-alone service (fees vary depending on many details, contact us to discuss this).
Learning & Development
Prioritize learning and development for your workplace. Increase employee happiness and contributions through more effective communication. Empower employees to address interpersonal friction with skills to manage conflicts. Help each person identify how they impact the workplace culture through understanding psychological safety at work.
Our most commonly requested workshops are:
Management & Leadership Series
Giving Effective Performance Feedback
Addressing Harassment and Discrimination
Different Communication Styles
Unconscious Bias at Work
Workplace Culture and Psychological Safety
Tailored workshop(s) available for a specific topic not listed above. Workshop fees vary, retainer clients receive a discount.