Providing strategic and hands-on HR support to organizations in the critical growth stage—typically between 50 to 500 employees—when HR complexity increases and leadership demands shift.

As a trusted Fractional CHRO or VP of HR, we partner with executive teams to address key inflection points:
• Creating an HR strategy that aligns with business goals
• Designing scalable org structures and accountability charts
• Building a leadership bench through coaching and development
• Fixing or formalizing hiring, onboarding, and performance systems
• Navigating people risk, compliance, and retention challenges
• Supporting M&A, funding milestones, or leadership transitions

We specialize in helping companies evolve from reactive HR to proactive, strategic people operations—without the cost or commitment of a full-time CHRO.

If your business is growing fast but your HR isn’t keeping up, let’s talk.

Six rounds of interviews.

Three different panel discussions.

A take-home assignment that takes 8 hours.

Then two weeks of radio silence.

Your process isn't rigorous. It's disrespectful.

Top candidates have options. While you're "being thorough," they're accepting offers from companies that moved faster.

A good interview process is:
•	Structured but efficient
•	Respectful of candidates' time
•	Transparent about next steps
•	Decisive

If your process takes longer than 3-4 weeks from first contact to offer, you're not being careful. You're being slow.

And slow costs you the best people.

Scott Baker

Fractional HR I Outsourced HR I Part-Time HR I All States and Global

They had the perfect resume.

Checked every technical box. Aced the skills assessment. Started strong.

Then they quit in six months.

Exit interview reason? "Not a cultural fit."

Here's what that actually means:
•	They didn't feel included
•	The team dynamics were toxic
•	Your values were slogans, not reality
•	Leadership behavior didn't match company messaging

Skills get people in the door. Culture keeps them in the building.

You can train skills. You can't train someone to thrive in a culture that doesn't align with who they are.

Hire for fit and potential, not just qualifications. Or keep hiring the same expensive mistakes.

Your employee has a problem.
Everyone on the team knows it. You know it. They might even know it.

But nobody's saying it out loud.

Instead, you:
•	Hope it gets better on its own
•	Work around them
•	Vent to other managers
•	Wait for their annual review

Meanwhile, the problem gets worse. The team gets frustrated. And the employee has no idea they're on thin ice.

Withholding feedback isn't kindness. It's avoidance.

The longer you wait, the harder the conversation gets and the less likely things improve.

If something needs to be said, say it now. Clearly. Kindly. Directly.

Your job as a leader isn't to avoid uncomfortable conversations. It's to have them before they become crises.

Day one: Welcome! Here's your laptop. Here's your login. Good luck!

Day 30: They're already confused, overwhelmed, and questioning their decision.

Day 90: They quit.

This is what happens when onboarding is a checklist instead of a strategy.

Real onboarding doesn't end after the first week. It's a 90-day experience that should answer:

What does success look like in this role?

Who do I go to when I need help?

How does my work connect to company goals?

Do I belong here?

First impressions last. A bad onboarding experience creates employees who are disengaged before they even start contributing.

If your onboarding is just paperwork and software setup, you're setting people up to leave.

They haven't told you yet.

But the signs are there:
•	They're quieter in meetings
•	They're not volunteering for new projects
•	They're taking more PTO than usual
•	Their team is performing, but they seem checked out

Your best managers rarely announce they're job hunting. They just quietly update their LinkedIn and start taking calls.

By the time they give notice, it's too late.

The fix? Don't wait for the exit interview.

Check in now. Ask real questions. Listen without defending.

Your best managers are carrying the weight of your company. If you're not actively investing in keeping them, someone else will.

They asked for a raise.

You gave it to them.

Three months later, they quit anyway.

What happened?

Money wasn't the real problem. It was just the easiest thing to name.

The real reasons they left:
•	They didn't feel valued
•	Their manager was exhausting
•	They had no growth path
•	The work wasn't meaningful anymore

A raise buys you time. It doesn't fix a broken experience.

If you're throwing money at retention without addressing the underlying issues, you're just delaying the inevitable.

Want to keep your best people? Fix the job, not just the paycheck.

I work with companies to uncover the real retention drivers—then build people strategies that actually work. Fractional HR gives you senior-level problem solving when you need it most.

"Give them 90 days to prove themselves."

Sounds fair, right?

Here's the problem: If someone isn't succeeding in their first 90 days, it's usually not because they need more time.

It's because:
•	Expectations weren't clear from day one
•	They didn't get the training or support they needed
•	The job description didn't match the actual job
•	They were a bad hire from the start

Waiting 90 days to address a problem doesn't give someone a chance. It wastes three months.

Check in at 30 days. Course-correct at 45. Don't wait until day 89 to realize it's not working.

Early intervention saves time, money, and dignity on both sides

You have a policy.

It's in the handbook. It's been communicated. Everyone knows it exists.

But you only enforce it sometimes. For some people.

Your top performer breaks it? You look the other way. Someone you don't like breaks it? Immediate consequences.

Here's the problem: Your team sees everything.

Selective enforcement destroys trust faster than having no policy at all.

Consistency isn't about being rigid. It's about being fair.

If a policy isn't worth enforcing for everyone, get rid of it.

If it is worth enforcing, then enforce it. Every time. For everyone.

Your culture is defined by what you tolerate, not what you say you value.

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