The STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE

MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATIONAL, HUMAN RESOURCES
              ADVISORY, CONSULTING, SERVICES -- 

Management, Business & Human Resources Consulting and Advisory

Since 1998 Boyd Associates: advising clients from Fortune 1000 companies to startup firms.   

Boyd Associates is regarded for its confidentiality, content expertise, and business networks world wide

 
Areas of Discrete Focus and Results:

• Organizational Assessment and Effectiveness:
  Using OD/OC HRM, and quality principals and tools determined improvement strategies, designed programs, and consulted to organizations and senior line management. Accomplishments included:
  · ·Created, implemented and managed practice to research, analyzes, publish, and consult on human resources and organizational issues and practices.
  · ·Consulted with clients on aspects of organizational, enterprise, and business strategy, effectiveness and partnerships.
  · ·Developed, Implemented, Maintained worldwide technology learning function and programs, training, seminars, Executive Education; University programs; skills training. Vendor and customer seminars.
  · Human Resources Transition Management Group Manager responsible for Policy, Practices, Procedures, generated systems supporting organizational and operational changes caused by business changes - plant closing, downsizing, layoff.
  · Designed and implemented HRP process for 1200-person manufacturing division.
  

• Organizational and Employee Development:
  Accomplished programmatic capacity and outcomes to meet business goals and objectives by focusing on workforce competency and capacity.
  · Managed Technical, Management, Quality and Distance Education for Fortune 100 companies
  · Developed, Implemented, maintained programs methodologies and tools; satellite classrooms, knowledge transfer programs, and knowledge management support.
  · Developed, implemented and supported TQM, Six Sigma, process analysis & design, and benchmarking programs. 
  · Improved and managed client, service, and vendor resources, programs, and results.
  · Accomplished creation and management of physical & electronic technical research & library services
  

• Human Resources Functional Management:
  Through excellent business and functional management HR was integrated as a part of the business management team and objectives. Outcomes included:
  · Long-range business plan and organizational design for 234-person human resources organization. 
  · Management of $3.2 million budget with year end result less than 1% of budget..
  · Designed compensation system for 600-Person Public Workforce.
  · Negotiated and managed public service sector labor contracts.
  · Provided employee relations consultation to employees and managers creating multi-cultural sensitivity & support infrastructures.
  · Used various delivery methodologies and tools, including satellite and multimedia education to meet training objectives.
  · Provided employee development, performance management, total compensation, workforce planning & forecasting, employment, tools, technology, consulting for a 1200 person division
  · Accomplished Human Resources management program development and delivery for a 12 - location Northeastern US marketing, sales and systems group.
  

• Staffing and Placement:
  By partnering with all levels of organizational management created staffing plans and strategies that met organizational goals and objectives:
  · Developed and implemented guidelines, processes, and standards for 12-location business group.
  · Implemented and managed high volume, critical needs, high tech staffing programs and activity including strategy, development, and implementation with world-class results.
  · Managed planning, process, systems, sourcing, recruiting, training, EEO, employee relations, department and functional management at division and at group level.
  · Managed all aspects of Staffing, College Relations, Vendors, EEO, Diversity, Assimilation, HRP
  · Provided internal and external assessment and placement, employment, compensation and benefits, systems, policy and practices development, program and training to line clients.
  · Recruited executives and scarce technical experts.
  

• Human Resources Use of Technology:
  Pioneered, advocated, implemented and consulted on the use of technology to improve the performance of the Human resources function and the organization's ability to hire and manage their workforce.
  · Developed and integrated HR systems (HRIS & OA) across a 12-division organization.
  · Developed and implemented integrated multi-functional HR Systems.
  · Conceived, created, implemented, and evolved globally recognized electronic learning capacity and programming.