HR HEALTH ASSESSMENT

Most growing organizations are one HR crisis away from real damage. We find the gaps before they cost you.

Get Clarity on Your Biggest Investment — Your People

As organizations grow, the informal systems that once worked start to break down. What used to be handled by a conversation now requires a process. What used to be a adhoc now needs to be intentional.

Most leaders don't see the cracks until they're already expensive.

❌ Hiring decisions made without structure or consistency

❌ Compensation that feels reactive instead of competitive

❌ Performance issues that linger because no one has a clear process

❌ Compliance gaps that grow quietly until they don't

❌ Leaders spending more time managing HR drama than leading their teams

The problem isn't effort. It's that no one has ever looked at your people infrastructure with fresh eyes — and told you the truth about what they saw.

That's exactly what an HR Health Assessment does.

WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH

A Clear HR Scorecard

You'll receive a Red, Yellow, or Green rating across all 12 HR categories — reviewed with you by a Chief People Officer who has sat in the same rooms you sit in.

Green means you're built to scale. Yellow means there's risk you should know about. Red means it's costing you right now.

No HR jargon. No 40-page report you'll never read. Just an honest conversation about where your people infrastructure is strong, where it's exposed, and what to fix first so it stops slowing you down.

a 12-month strategic hr roadmap

Knowing where you stand is only half the work. The other half is knowing what to do — and in what order.

Based on your scorecard, we build a quarter-by-quarter roadmap sequenced by urgency and impact — highest risk first, quick wins early, long-term plays phased in deliberately.

Q1 — Foundation & Compliance

Q2 — Performance & Systems

Q3 — Compensation & Engagement

Q4 — Culture & Leadership Reinforcement

A Chief People Officer's Perspective

Most HR assessments are completed by consultants who have haven’t lead an HR function. This one is led by someone who has lived it at the executive table.

The difference matters. A CPO understands the business implications behind every gap.

You're not getting a checklist audit. You're getting the same caliber of insight a Fortune 500 CEO gets from their Chief People Officer — applied to your organization, at a fraction of the cost.

That perspective is what turns a scorecard into a strategy.

12 Core HR Categories

Our diagnostic reviews your organization across 12 critical HR functions

What We Assess

  • We evaluate whether your mission, vision, and values are clearly defined, documented, and consistently lived across the organization. This includes how identity is reinforced in hiring, onboarding, leadership behavior, and decision-making. A strong organizational identity provides clarity and cohesion; a weak one creates confusion and cultural drift as you scale.

  • We assess how well strategy translates into execution. Are goals clearly defined? Are they measurable? Do departments understand how their work connects to company priorities? We evaluate operating rhythms, accountability structures, and whether your leadership team is rowing in the same direction — or operating reactively.

  • We examine the full employee journey from recruitment to exit. This includes onboarding, manager support, workload sustainability, feedback channels, and engagement touchpoints. A strong employee experience drives retention and productivity; inconsistency creates burnout and disengagement.

  • We evaluate your hiring infrastructure — sourcing strategy, interview rigor, role clarity, compensation benchmarking, and candidate experience. Is recruiting proactive or reactive? Are you equipped to scale without overwhelming internal bandwidth? Structured hiring protects culture and performance.

  • We assess whether performance expectations are clearly defined, regularly reviewed, and tied to business outcomes. This includes goal-setting cadence, coaching practices, evaluation frameworks, and recognition systems. Without disciplined performance management, growth becomes unpredictable.

  • We evaluate how you grow leaders and build capability inside the organization. Is development intentional or ad hoc? Are managers equipped to coach? Do employees understand pathways for growth? Sustainable organizations invest in structured development, not just reactive training.

  • We assess how your organization is perceived as a place to work — both internally and externally. This includes online presence, career materials, employee advocacy, and alignment between brand messaging and lived experience. A strong employer brand attracts aligned talent and lowers recruiting costs.

  • We evaluate adherence to federal, state, and local employment laws — including handbook policies, classification, wage practices, anti-harassment protocols, and regulatory readiness. Compliance gaps often remain hidden until growth triggers risk. Proactive infrastructure prevents costly disruption.

  • We assess whether your HR technology supports efficiency and scale. This includes payroll systems, benefits administration, applicant tracking, performance tools, and data integration. Fragmented systems create manual work and risk exposure; integrated platforms enable clarity and momentum.

  • We evaluate how you measure workforce health. Are you tracking turnover, engagement, time-to-hire, revenue per employee, and leadership effectiveness? Data transforms HR from anecdotal decision-making into strategic business insight.

  • We assess compensation philosophy, pay structures, benefits competitiveness, PTO policies, and recognition systems. Are rewards aligned with performance and market realities? Transparent and disciplined reward systems strengthen retention and trust.

  • We evaluate how information flows across the organization and how change is introduced and reinforced. Are communication rhythms consistent? Do employees understand strategic shifts? Strong change management reduces resistance and preserves culture during growth.

You’ll Work With a Principal Like

Michael Erisman

Michael is a seasoned Chief People Officer with more than 25 years of global HR leadership experience. He has led people strategies at companies like DocuSign, Microsoft, Pushpay, Reputation, and Parallels, while also partnering with small startups, nonprofits, and churches to build healthy, high-performing teams.

He has supported organizations across more than 150 countries and helped executive teams align culture, leadership, and performance. Simply put, it would be hard to find a more experienced HR professional to walk alongside your leadership team.

Behind him is the Talent Realized bench of experienced HR leaders—professionals who have led HR in high-growth companies and complex organizations and know how to quickly diagnose challenges and guide leaders forward.

This isn’t junior-level consulting. It’s executive-level people leadership tailored to your organization’s needs.

Most organizations don’t struggle because they lack effort.
They struggle because they lack alignment.

As your organization grows, informal systems break down:

  • ❌ Performance management becomes inconsistent

  • ❌ Compensation decisions feel reactive

  • ❌ Compliance risk increases

  • ❌ Hiring lacks structure

  • ❌ Leaders spend too much time managing HR drama

  • ❌ HR systems and communication lack the structure needed to support growth

Your payroll likely represents 60–70% of your operating expenses

Your people are not overhead.

They are the business.

An HR Health Assessment provides a clear baseline of where your HR infrastructure stands today — and what needs to change to scale with confidence.

  • CEOs preparing for growth

  • Organizations nearing 50+ employees

  • Companies with AN HR Admin with light HR experience

  • Founder-led businesses experiencing complexity

  • Churches and mission-driven organizations scaling operations

  • Companies that feel reactive instead of strategic

This Is for You If...

Real Leaders. Real Teams. Real Transformation.

Ready to lead your people with clarity and confidence?

Your people are entrusted to you — let’s help them thrive.