People

 

Human Resource Effectiveness



The changing business environment requires organizations to have leadership, performance and change capabilities, as an integral part of their operating norm.  In order to build these capabilities within the organization a strong, strategic, efficient and influential HR organization needs to set the direction and help create the momentum for positive change.

Businesses that consistently outperform their competitors have HR organizations that are clearly aligned to the business strategy, and are strategic in spending their budget dollars, where the company can get the greatest return.

For HR to be influential it needs the credibility of efficient basic operations, such as payroll, compensation, benefits, employee relations and recruiting. Once these are in place, it also needs the HR leadership to strategically influence the business on how to attract, develop and retain talent as well as shape a culture of performance and adaptability.

Traversa works with HR organizations to ensure they are strategically and organizationally aligned with the business needs, have the right people and skills for the work, and have quantifiable metrics to track their progress. Traversa helps get HR that 'seat at the executive table' that can only come when there is a complete HR strategy that adds value to the business.

 

Our approach:

  • Understand the current state of HR.  We conduct an assessment of the current effectiveness,  capability and efficiency of the organization and its key staff members.

  • Understand the future requirements.  We conduct an assessment of the overall organization (including key leaders and a sub-set of mid managers and employees) to understand the strategic business direction and the future business requirements.

  • Develop a People Strategy. Identify the role that the HR team needs to play in executing the business strategy.  This becomes the business case for driving the culture and workforce capability changes needed to support the business.

  • Develop an HR Strategy, structure and operating model.  We work with the HR organization and business leaders to develop an organizational structure that provides clarity of roles and decision processes.  We also conduct individual staff assessments to ensure the best people are selected for the roles.

  • Implementation.  We work with the HR and business leaders to ensure the new model, organization design and client services are implemented fully and have a mechanism to measure and provide the needed results.