Putting the human
back into Human
Resources
We take the time to understand your business, customers,
strategy and goals and will formulate an approach to deliver
on this through your people.
We’re an Irish HR Consultancy firm who consult on “all things people”.
We help people struggling with complex challenges to define success, achieve their goals and accomplish learning, growth and transformation, all while building a desirable workplace culture.
Working in tandem with your business, we help you identify the right team members, part ways with the wrong ones and get everyone on the team united and focused on a common purpose.
We understand how your organisation thrives or flounders on the quality of your people and we work closely with you as a true business partner and trusted advisor.
Why Choose Us?
Open Door HR takes the time to understand your business, customers, strategy and goals and will formulate an approach to deliver on this through your people.
- Practical & straightforward advice: We translate complexity into practical, value driven creative people solutions. We treat people with dignity and respect, supporting your business to achieve great results.
- Commercial focus: We understand the challenges of running a business and tailor solutions that will work for you.
- Responsive: We act as an extension of your business as a true business partner and trusted advisor.
Everyday HR
You know your people challenges best but sometimes you need help finding and delivering the right solution. We are the HR experts so you don’t have to be. Our practical and straightforward approach makes us an ideal partner for your HR needs.
We are all about effectively and efficiently managing your people to achieve their best right now. Our services are offered on an ad-hoc, regular or project basis depending on your needs and budget.
Let us be your trusted HR Advisor when you need one. Call today if you need any of the following...
HR Advice, Employee Handbook & Policy Development
Whether it is a difficult employee, conflict between colleagues, supporting managers to navigate poor performance or simply to understand policies and procedures we are here to help.
Employee Relations Support
We support clients in managing their employee relations cases. Whether it’s an investigation, grievance or disciplinary hearing we will approach these matters in a very confidential, sensitive and professional manner.
HR Compliance / Audit
Our relationship usually starts with a HR Audit or HR support to solve a pressing employee issue. We have the knowledge and experience to help you navigate workplace relations beyond compliance to mitigate risk, freeing you up to focus on growing your business.
Recruitment & Role Clarity
We have an eye for talent and whilst we are not a recruitment or ad agency, we do have the ‘know how’ to help you find it. Recruitment can be exhaustive and time consuming, but we minimize this pain by helping you do the prep work right before engaging a specialist firm. We can also help structure and take part in the interview process.
Cost reduction & Restructuring
When times are tough, we help our clients ensure that employees are communicated with openly, honestly and are treated with dignity and respect. We advise and guide you through your redundancy programme and also look at ways of reducing costs over and above headcount reductions and ensure you comply with all legal requirements.
Learning & Development
We offer tailored programmes that suit your needs, budget and culture. We work closely with you to understand how your people like to learn and help close your capability gaps to meet your current & future requirements.
Managing Poor Performance
Supporting team leaders through a formal performance management process and if required, lawful termination of employment.
Performance Evaluation / Management
We develop a simple yet meaningful performance evaluation process to encourage powerful conversations, feedback and action planning.
Team Facilitation
We add real value by providing professional leadership facilitation, ensuring you and your team experience a structured, well-run and productive meeting environment optimizing your ability to participate and achieve your desired outcome.
Put the human back into everyday HR
We will work with you to understand your immediate needs and determine appropriate HR Support to deliver results. Get in touch today...
Strategic HR
What is Strategic HR? Here at Open Door HR it’s not HR, it’s business.
It’s leading people to align their efforts to achieve the results and strategy of the business. Not because they have to but because they want to. The achievement of the business strategy becomes strategic HR as we create an environment where outcomes are achieved through the combined efforts and engagement of people.
Where everyday HR is about effectively and efficiently managing your people to achieve their best now, strategic HR is about adding long term value to the business through a future focused, goal-oriented approach.
Typically project based work, here at Open Door HR we offer the following strategic HR services to support the achievement of your overall business strategy.
01
Aligning People, Structure & Strategy
Is your business growing? Has your growth outpaced your HR and other business strategies? We can help by aligning your people, structure & strategy ensuring you have the right people, accountability and reporting systems in place to support your growing business:
- Organisational structure review
- Strategy facilitation & development
- Business reporting framework
- Effective meeting structures
- Individual/role alignment
02
Performance & Development
We hear a lot about high performing teams and individuals in today’s competitive world – but it’s aligned and targeted performance which drives business results. We ensure that each individual understands the importance of their role in delivering business results and is clear on what success looks like. We advise on how to engage and motivate your people in service of a common goal.
- Role clarity
- Performance evaluation framework
- Skills, Capability Matrix
- Talent Management Framework
- High Potential Programme
- Workforce Planning
- Leadership Development
- High Performance Coaching & Mentoring
- Succession Planning
03
Change Management
Whether it’s a new way of working, a systems implementation or company re-structuring, ensuring the transition is managed seamlessly can mitigate loss of revenue and profit during a time of change. Key to any change process is clear accountabilities, effective project management and first-class communication. We are skilful and experienced at managing change.
Practical services, include communication strategies and creating effective ways to align expectations, behaviours and performance across the organisation, particularly in times of change.
04
Business & Team Coaching
Acting as a sounding board and coach for leaders, teams and individuals, our approach is to guide people, using the psychological dimensions of coaching, enhancing skills associated with emotional intelligence & enabling people & teams to realize their potential through increased awareness of themselves, others and their relationships. Benefits of coaching include heighted self-awareness, improved self-regulation, higher levels of empathy, a boost in cogitation at work, increased levels of motivation, better social skills and improved leadership abilities. Our coaches are qualified, accredited, and skilful and have many years of experience as business leaders.
05
Employee Engagement
Employee Engagement is one of the most critical ingredients to achieving your company’s goals. When your employees are so emotionally invested in your company that they’ll do everything in their power to help it succeed, you’ve achieved the illustrious “employee engagement.” Your company’s productivity, client satisfaction and profitability are at stake. We can help you fast track identification & resolution of any frustrations or blockages that impacts engagement and productivity and highlight what matters most to your people.
06
Leadership & Culture
Organisations have unique cultures, values, and norms. When everyone shares those priorities, the organisation hums, it works, it succeeds. When an organisation loses sight of its culture and values, it can hire people who may be skilled but who are not wired for success in that company. Everything you do within your organisation will reinforce your culture – for good or bad. We can help you define your culture, make it abundantly visible, empowering your people and underpinning every decision you make. Culture eats strategy for breakfast!
Put the human back into strategic HR
We will work with you to understand your immediate needs and determine appropriate HR Support to deliver results. Get in touch today...
Hi, I’m Deirdre
Open Door HR was founded by Deirdre Bodley, Chartered FCIPD. She is also an accredited Business & Executive Coach (EMCC) & occasional keynote speaker with more than twenty years’ experience, operating at C-Suite level, as a HR expert and trusted advisor.
At Open Door HR, we operate a people first, culture driven approach as we find that when you come at issues from the standpoint of culture, you get better results. We take the time to understand the outcomes our clients want and work with them to deliver creative people solutions. Our experienced HR consultants are considered leading experts in employment law and provide a full suite of Everyday HR and/or Strategic HR services.
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