The Right Partner at the Right Time: Fractional HR Consultants
With Subject Matter Experts
Kristin Speer - Managing Director, Western & Wilshire
Monica Jenkins - Senior HR Consultant
Lonnie Brewer - Senior HR & DEI Consultant
Even small or mid-size firms, especially those undergoing growth or employee reduction, create HR headaches for CEOs. As a result, CEOs get drawn into managing these issues that could be handled by a competent senior HR leader, freeing up the CEO’s time and energy.
The trend is to work with a fractional HR consultant as a key “people partner” to the CEO. Kristin Speer, Managing Partner of Westwood Wilshire and founder of their HR consulting division AccelPeople, will speak to the differences in organizations and how they may need to be more efficient and effective when the CEO deals with the people side of the business. In addition, she will identify what differentiates a successful company from those that stumble or “fail to thrive.”
Kris finds that nearly every CEO without a head of HR is eager to hand off all the headaches (large and small) that percolate to the CEO for resolution on people-related issues to a fractional HR consultant.
Problems like:
-Creating just enough structure (compensation, titles, and more) to smooth growing pains;
-Finding and helping solve management issues;
-Partnering with Finance on managing budgets and headcount;
-Initiating ways to build a culture that creates an environment where people feel fortunate to work there;
-Knowing how to position the company for recruiting success;
-Being on top of internal dynamics to minimize turnover and discontent;
-Assisting the CEO with company communications. CEOs find the time they get back (not to mention the relief of someone else handling these issues), and the need to consult an employment attorney and avoid future problems more creates great both “hard” and “soft” ROI for bringing in a fractional HR leader resource.
Join Matt Sitter, Kris, and fractional HR consultants Lonnie Brewer and Monica Jenkins join us to share their experience working with companies in this capacity.