Developing agile leaders who can navigate their teams through change is critical.

The disruptive challenges we face today have never been so broad reaching, so relentless and so disorienting. From organizational transformations to economic and health upheaval, to social and environmental change, the need for true leadership, in our world, has never been more urgent.

We need leaders who can embrace complexity and ambiguity. Who will tackle the unsolvable. But being a leader in these times also demands empathy, compassion and understanding. We need leaders we can trust. Who genuinely care and connect with us. Leaders who can energize the change weary. Who can tap into the power of all. And empower the collective genius we need to succeed. We need radically human leaders.

For decades, The Richards Group has developed and delivered countless training and development sessions to clients all across Vermont and New Hampshire. Our team has demonstrated the ability to listen to the needs of our clients and will customize development sessions that are dynamic and impactful.

If you’re struggling with a need that your organization needs to focus on, we encourage you to reach out and let’s talk about how we can help.

Our unique approach to Executive Search will save you time and money. Our Executive Search model is a hybrid of a Retained and Contingent model. Our Executive Search follows more of the depth and qualify focus of a Retained Executive Search model, while offering our clients a mostly Contingent payment structure. It builds accountability on both sides, which ultimately produces a higher caliber candidate pool and candidate experience than a Contingent search option.

How could you benefit from our Executive Search engagement with TRG?

• Saves you countless hours sourcing for talent.

• Provides increased confidentiality in the event you need to source for talent for an executive role but aren’t ready to publicly announce this person departure.

• Access to The Richards Group’s expansive network. Our Executive Search team leverages their existing network and will also tap into The Richards Group’s expansive network to help us proactively sources talent.

• Greater range of expertise. Our team has years of experience recruiting and can leverage that expertise to help you identify talent.

• Identify niche capabilities. Our team can help you access leadership potential, value alignment, and fit within your organization.

• Access services that add value. Our team can provide deep insights to market trends, salary expectations, evaluation of benefits offered. We can take the awkwardness of negotiations and facilitate common ground in landing your next hire.

• Go beyond posting the job and praying the right person applies for the position. Although our team does help you determine a marketing strategy to get the word out about the role you have to have filled, our team spends much of their time proactively sourcing talent and finding candidates that aren’t actively looking for a new role.

• Board and Hiring Team Experience.

Current Executive Searches for Clients

Understanding the value proposition, you’re offering to your employees is an important objective to focus on to ensure you’re attracting and retaining top talent. Every organization's compensation practices are unique. Our team will listen to make sure we understand what your objectives are to support your business’s mission.  Our compensation consulting services include a variety of services.

• Compensation Philosophy:
  Whether you have a compensation philosophy or need to create one, our team can help you. We think a thoughtful compensation philosophy is important because it explains how you determine compensation for your employees and why. It provides a roadmap for attracting and retaining talent. It ensures that employees are paid equitably, regardless of their role or identity, and helps you understand how your pay compares to the market. A compensation philosophy can help you increase transparency and help support your company culture.

• Access to Market Data:
  Our team can help you create competitive salary ranges using credible market data customized to your industry, company size, and the geography in which you tend to recruit talent.

• Outside perspective:
  Our team doesn’t have “skin in the game,” meaning we can examine your compensation practices and provide unbiased recommendations and observations.

Overall, the fractional HR model provides companies with the opportunity to access high-quality HR expertise in a flexible and cost-effective manner tailored to their specific needs and growth stage. This can contribute significantly to the company’s efficiency, compliance, and overall success.

The benefits of a Fractional HR engagement are plentiful.

• Cost-Effectiveness:

  Hiring a fractional HR professional allows companies to access HR expertise without the cost of a full-time salary and benefits package. This can be especially attractive for smaller businesses or startups with budget constraints.

• Flexibility:

  Companies can scale HR resources up or down as needed. Businesses can increase the fractional HR professional's hours during busy periods or when specific HR projects arise. Conversely, during quieter times, they can reduce or pause the engagement.

• Specialized Expertise:

  Fractional HR professionals often bring specialized skills and experience to the table. This can include expertise in areas such as compliance, employee relations, talent acquisition, or HR strategy. Businesses benefit from access to this specialized knowledge without the need to hire a full-time specialist.

• Strategic Focus:

  By outsourcing day-to-day HR tasks to a fractional HR professional, companies can free up internal resources to focus on core business activities and strategic initiatives. This can lead to improved productivity and better alignment with overall business goals.

• Compliance and Risk Management:

  HR regulations and requirements can be complex and constantly changing. Fractional HR professionals stay abreast of these changes and ensure that the company remains compliant, reducing the risk of legal issues or penalties.

• Objectivity and Fresh Perspective:

  An external fractional HR professional can offer an unbiased viewpoint on HR issues and challenges within the company. This objectivity can be valuable in identifying and implementing effective solutions.

• Scalability:

  As businesses grow, their HR needs evolve. Fractional HR allows companies to adapt their HR support accordingly without needing immediate full-time hires or restructuring.

• Quick Implementation:

  Hiring a fractional HR professional can be faster than recruiting a full-time employee. This is particularly advantageous when urgent HR support or expertise is required for a specific project or initiative.

The specific services provided can vary depending on the consultant’s expertise, the company’s needs, and the scope of the engagement. Fractional HR engagements are designed to be flexible and scalable, allowing businesses to access the right level of support at different stages of their growth and development

Strategic HR Business Advising is important because it helps businesses solve complex problems and help clients achieve their goals. By aligning HR programs and policies with the company’s business strategy, strategic HR business advising can help businesses improve employee performance, develop the workforce, and create a positive work environment.

• Improve employee performance:

   Our team can help businesses improve employee performance by creating systems to track and improve performance.

• Develop the workforce:

   Our team can help businesses develop the workforce by identifying employees’ development needs and providing training and resources to help them improve.

• Create a positive work environment:

   Our team can help businesses create a positive work environment by managing employee relations.

• Reduce turnover:

   Our team can help businesses reduce turnover by designing compensation and benefits programs that attract and retain employees.

• Improve productivity:

   We can help businesses improve productivity by improving employee performance and creating a positive work environment.

Our HR Consulting team has a wealth of experience in every aspect of the employee life cycle. If you’re struggling with an HR-related need and you’re not seeing how our team might be able to help, we encourage you to reach out and let’s talk about it. If our team is unable to help, we are confident that we know someone else that can.