Human Resources Consulting
Leaders are responsible for building the capacity and capability of their organization through a people strategy. That means initiating change that may or may not be welcomed by others. As an Organization Development practitioner, and a long-term HR professional, I bring mature experience and creative energy to your team. We decide together how best to use my skills, knowledge and abilities to your benefit. My engagement with your team is designed to fit the culture of your organization. Sometimes I take the lead on a project or initiative; at other times I shadow-consult or mentor your HR lead. Sometimes I come in for a short time period to kick-start or organize a stalled initiative. Sometimes I join your team part-time for a longer period (i.e. 2 days a week for six months). I’m not interested in getting credit or visibility. I am interested in work that gets projects implemented on time, on budget and in a way that makes a difference to your organization. My goal is to accelerate positive change and design practical solutions to make progress.

What is HR Consulting?
Human Resources projects require a special way of looking at organizations and the workplace. To be successful, HR professionals must speak the language of the business and frame their work in terms of its positive impact. I have spent more than 20 years inside and then supporting Human Resources teams. In my career I have designed and implemented both local and corporate-driven programs. I have managed the employee communication function. Over the years I have been involved in all functional areas of HR: staffing, recruitment, reward, recognition, compensation, performance management, technology, metrics, health & safety, employee relations and training and development. Many consultants specialize in one area of HR. With a strong educational foundation in OD, and years in the HR trenches, I apply project management discipline to all areas of Human Resources.

What topics are included in HR Consulting?
Anything that is undertaken to accelerate positive change and develop your organization’s capacity.

• Employee engagement and branding strategies
• Re-organizations and job design
• Competency models, both behavioural and technical
• Launch of Performance Management programs/cycles
• Conducting or Responding to employee/leader surveys
• Developing HR strategy
• Leadership development models and programs

How does Epiphany at Work consult?
Together we talk about your HR agenda, and the specific deliverables you are seeking. Once we determine the best way to imbed my capabilities into your team, we agree on my role, the scope and a contract length and number of days. Typically my work is in the realm of project management, benchmarking( primary and secondary research), organizational diagnosis, creation of easy-to-use tools/templates, communication, leadership training and mentoring HR consultants.

Here are some recent examples of consulting contracts I’ve been on:

• Design a succession planning program and pilot in two functional areas
• Design and implement a leadership development competency framework and a pilot a training program for 2 tiers of leaders
• Design and implement a performance management disciplined process
• Advise on relevant HR metrics – capture, interpretation and communication
• Provide additional OD support (shadow consulting) to grow capability of HR team
• Provide on-site HR consulting support to a struggling business leader and their team
• Update job descriptions by interviewing leaders and incumbents; design job description template
• Review and redesign a functional area for greater efficiency and best use of resources
• Conduct research and recommend updated Corporate Values

Consulting Talk
“The senior leadership is indebted to you for helping us through the difficult task of developing our hedgehog strategy. We were impressed with how you managed to reign in our group so well and we particularly appreciated your drawings that helped us to visualize – not only our own expression but that of others.”