The top 5 reasons business leaders, CEOs, and Presidents of mid-sized businesses engage the help of an HR Consultant.
First, their business is growing. Clients have found that a growing business is a blessing and that it also needs to be fed with well-pinned people strategies to be effective. Growing from 5 employees to 15 employees, or from 44 employees to 64 employees impacts your people practices. Working with an HR Consultant can help ease the organization into that growth and help plan for future expansion.
Second, employees are asking more questions than the CEO can answer. If you're feeling slightly overwhelmed by the number or complexity of HR questions coming your way it might be time to get help. Putting in place an HR strategy or enhanced structure can be the best decision you make for your business. We know that when you're just starting out the CEO can be wearing many hats (CEO, HR Director, Payroll and VP of Sales). This is 100% normal but not sustainable or scalable.
Third, they ask themselves, am I doing this right? It's easy to feel moderately confident in your HR management skills when your business is small, but when the complexity of the team, people, culture and organizational structure grow, it's time to engage an HR Consultant. Besides, it's reassuring to have an external thought partner when you're leading a company.
Fourth, they are starting a new business. It's never too early to use an HR resource to help set up your people practices if you are starting or buying a business. If it's the later, it is a good idea to conduct an HR Audit to get a baseline of your newly purchased business (areas of strength, risk, and opportunity).
Fifth, they have received a claim of harassment or discrimination. This happens. Occasionally a very talented do-it-yourself business president calls because everything was going well with their small business staff until someone filed a complaint.
Start with an HR Audit:
Start with an HR Audit to get a baseline of your business. It feels wonderful to know your strengths, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
Contact us to learn more about an HR Audit for your small business.
Train Your Workforce
Training and development of your workforce is a great way to lead and develop your culture. Below is a list of training McGeachy Consulting has provided to clients recently. Visit the training events page to learn about upcoming training. Contact Amy to learn more or to request your own custom training.
Strengths-Based Coaching for Managers and Teams
Building Blocks to an Effective Team Meeting (on-demand training)
Providing Valuable Feedback in the Workplace
Team Builders for Your Workgroup
Employee Recognition Reboot
Conducting Meaningful One-on-One’s
Performance Management for the Proactive Manager
Accountable Teams
Respectful Workplace Training - Practical steps that contribute towards cultivating a respectful workplace
