Steve Brink and David Turetsky - WorldatWork 2023 - What to Expect When Hiring an HR Consultant

Send us a text Summary: This past June at the WorldatWork Conference, Steve Brink, President and Chief Revenue Officer at uFlexRewards, and our very own David Turetsky led a presentation that focused on working with HR consultants. Sometimes, you’re presented with an HR problem that needs to be solved much sooner than later—there’s not time to hire and onboard a new team and you find yourself looking externally for help. With such a wide array of options, it’s important to know what to expect and which questions to ask when looking to hire a consultant. In this episode, Steve and David talk about the “why”, “when”, and “how” of hiring and HR consultant to work with your company. Chapters: [0:00 - 5:15] Introduction Welcome, Steve Brink and David Turetsky! Today’s Topic: Why Hire an HR Consultant and What to Expect [5:16 - 16:58] Hiring a consultant to quickly address HR problems Identifying and working with a trusted advisor How a consultant can help you see and avoid unintended consequences [16:59 - 33:55] Knowing if you’re ready to start working with a consultant The importance of gathering all of the relevant data, getting buy-in, and doing all of the homework Catalyzing internal motive and movement so actions can be taken with the consultant’s data Hire for best fit—because hiring for price may not get the results you’re looking for [33:56 - 52:55] How to embrace change, even if it may be difficult The value of explaining “why” and letting the consultant help with communicating and educating Why you should engage early on parties who may be resistant [52:56 - 56:08] Final Thoughts & Closing Tips for working with consultants Thanks for listening! Quotes: “When you hire a consultant, the job isn’t over for you. . . . You need to be prepared to actively work with them to get the job done.” “Sometimes you can use [consultants] to help educate a board, executives, managers or employees.”Contact:Steve's LinkedInDavid's LinkedInPodcast Manger: Karissa HarrisEmail us!Production by Affogato Media To schedule a meeting with us: https://salary.com/hrdlconsulting For more HR Data Labs®, enjoy the HR Data Labs Brown Bag Lunch Hours every Friday at 2:00PM-2:30PM EST. Check it out here: https://hrdatalabs.com/brown-bag-lunch/ Produced by Affogato Media