Fractional HR Executive Leadership

We Help Small and Mid-Sized Companies Perform Their Best

Strong culture, capable people, an engaged workforce — you want to build the organization you need for growth and to become an employer of choice. You want to attract, retain, grow, and engage the best people so you can compete and win. To do this, you need the kinds of HR best practices large companies deploy, but as a small and growing company, you lack the expertise or infrastructure to do so.

Great Talent to Build a Strong Organization

We help small to mid-sized organizations by taking over leadership of HR for them from the inside with a fractional or part-time HR executive. Our team is made up of experienced executives who have led from the C-suite, but who are also roll-up-your-sleeves operators who get things done. They apply their experience and knowledge, scaled and right-sized for small business needs, to solve problems, plug holes, and establish the HR strategies, programs, and processes that feed growth and profitability. That are designed to…

Attract, retain and develop great employees.
Prepare company leaders for business transformation or growth.
Develop a leadership pipeline for executive succession.
Improve morale and engagement.
Enhance manager skills and abilities.
Design an organization for greater alignment, efficiency, and results.

When you’re in growth mode, our advisors help unlock the organization’s fullest potential. In a downturn, they will guide you through critical decisions about the right size, structure, and approach to difficult restructuring decisions. We’ll help you maintain legal and regulatory compliance while preserving a healthy core business that is well positioned to make the best of a changing market and then take full advantage of the upturn.

Affordable. Flexible. Customer-Centric.

As a small business, you don’t need another full-time executive. But, you do need someone who has seen it all, knows how to deal with it, and will give you no-nonsense direction while having the fortitude and objectivity to tell you what you need to know, not what you want to hear.

Big companies often have full-time teams that are dedicated to improving workplace effectiveness. They know that addressing leadership ability, skill development and training, performance management, organization design, and other structural issues that drag down business performance can mean millions of dollars to the bottom line.

While you may not compete head-to-head with those kinds of companies, you are competing for the same talent in a market where skilled workers will continue to become increasingly scarce. Having a strong, capable organization that attracts, retains and grows talent is more important than ever.

How It Works

Optima Advisory operates using a flat pricing approach that brings a part-time, contract professional to your leadership table at a predictable, affordable cost. You get to choose the level of support — 5, 10, 20 hours per week — based on your unique needs and the pace you want to set to achieve your business objectives. Maybe you need a full-time interim leader — we can meet that need.

The advisor becomes a member of your management team to lead the HR function. They’ll ensure your business has the blocking and tackling of compliance in place, but also take ownership of the company’s human capital strategy. They’ll bring thought leadership, fresh ideas and perspectives from their industry experience and from the collective knowledge of the Optima team, and even ad hoc coaching to the executive team when needed.

Most importantly, they will roll up their sleeves and build and implement a practical human capital plan that will work for your business. All while you retain the control, being able to dial it up or down as your business and budget requires.