In the past, professionals used to seek out companies that could offer employment for the whole of their career—the so-called “job for life”. Those days are long gone. Today's average American will now have 12 jobs in their lifetime, and the career ladder has been replaced with the career journey.

It's always exciting getting introduced to new non-profits and helping them to support their mission-driven work by way of outsourced or fractional HR support. We love the unique cultures that non-profits tend to generate with aligned organizational values, the focus on the cause and impact they are making, and the creativity when operating with tighter budgets.

When a small business starts growing, the HR function can quickly consume a lot of a leader's time. The rapidly expanding team means more payroll administration, compliance requirements, and benefits management, not to mention recruiting, employee communications, and the like.

Historically, Human Resources was (and sometimes still is) regarded as a back-office function, rather than a strategic one. And in the case of many small and mid-sized businesses, the C-suite defines strategy, and then HR is called upon to help execute.

Although the Covid-19 pandemic is behind us now, there’s one part of the crisis that still lives on: the debate over remote work.

As an outsourced HR consultant, I regularly work with small businesses in need of support in Human Resources. Often these businesses are either in a start-up mode or have a small footprint and need part-time, efficient support to move their businesses forward.