“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And, most important, follow your heart and intuition.”
-Steve Jobs
Ruminating on conversations I began having in 1994 with HR leaders about starting a boutique consulting firm to bring integrated systems into HR, I vividly recall coming up against significant incomprehension and skepticism. In my experience in Operations and Market Research, integrated systems methodology sped process and enhanced results… why wouldn’t it work in HR where the sub-functions tended to be siloed and HR was seen as a high cost center?
On March 21, 1995, we founded The Human Resource Consortium, LLC – the first comprehensive and integrated HR & OD boutique consultancy on the U.S. East Coast. It requires an unusual team of individuals who believe the team’s collective strength will result in far more value than the sum of the parts. The early years were not easy, yet we persisted and progressed. I recall a statement of an Organization Development leader of a G50 organization who we met with saying, “Silos? No, we have nuclear armaments here.” We fixed that shortly thereafter! We’ve survived three recessions and Covid. And, through it all, we’ve led significant transformation in HR and OD for many clients while serving volunteer leadership roles for HR & OD professional associations.
“Time has been transformed and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration.”
-Khalil Gibran
We’ve been supporting organizations facing rapidly increasingly, complex challenges with no foreseeable end in sight. The need for highly engaged people who can deliver strong performance in organizations is as complex as it’s ever been. We’re honored to have the expertise and track record of exceptional service to clients who continue to rely upon us. In fact, we’re actively growing our team.
Our vision for the next five years is clear.
The Human Resource Consortium is the trusted partner and catalyst
in building significantly higher value through people in organizations
We look forward to the next several years, bringing new products and services to market and resolving your challenges (even ‘Missions Impossible’) through development of standout competitive edge cultures, engaged workforces, and highly valued HR and OD systems, practices, value. Please check out our new website just launched for our 28th Anniversary!