A quick video from Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric Corp., speaking on the value of HR in any business.

Did you know: According to Bloomberg Law Reports, the average employee lawsuit will cost employers in the neighborhood of $500,000?

...but enough fear mongering, nobody needs that!

Human Resources has often held the badge of being associated with negative feelings in companies such as:

• HR is the police, who is always trying to find fault with employees...

• HR fires folks, and that's not good for anyone...

• HR never listens, and always sides with the company.

Hopefully, as forward-thinking business leaders, we aren't buying into those lines of thinking. Human Resources has evolved into People Operations (or other creative and catchy names), just to shed the bad rep that has followed HR professionals for many years.

Let us focus on the positive impact that Human Resources brings to an organization:

• Reinforcing & enhancing the culture of an organization, helping craft the vision that management and employees aim for;

• Employee engagement, through team-building activities;

• Recruiting, helping onboard great additions to the team;

• Training & development of employees, to further their worth in human capital;

• Employee relations, being a sounding board or resource for employees to have a safe space;

• Safety & Compliance, ensuring the working environment is equipped for the best work to be done, while staying within the law;

• Documentation of policies, and whatever necessary, to ensure employees are informed and on the right track;

• HR professionals are employees too, and are allies in the quest to build and maintain the ultimate working environment;

• ...and this list can go on and on, as HR professionals are used to wearing many hats!

ANCHR is here to help on the Human Resources front. First, we are available to fill these gaps, for businesses who are unable (or not ready) to place permanent headcount in an HR seat. At ANCHR, we also focus on the human element, because we realize HR is far too often just a transactional function that is often seen in the negative light. We want to focus on making is people-centric, showing employees that we are truly a resource, and we are not just the folks that enforce policy and deliver bad news. Allow us to set the foundation, build with you, and even staff up to promote a successful future for your employees and your organization!

ANCHR can also provide value when your organization is ready to hire HR Employee #1. Having been in the seat with the proverbial blank sheet of paper to build out HR infrastructure/policies/processes, we are well aware of the individual that would be needed to be successful in the role. We are here to assist in ensuring that your first HR hire will be one that is set up for success, as it is a critical seat at the table in a growing organization. We are thorough in the research and analysis needed to align the correct individual with both your employees and leadership; greater success is reached with an HR pioneer that is able to finely balance these two relationships well.

Quality HR representation is often an afterthought when building a business; it is viewed as simply a transactional resource to aid with administrative functions during the employee life-cycle. There is data to show that well-connected employees can improve productivity by as much as 25%, and companies with engaged employees are more than twice as likely to out-perform their counterparts at companies that just go through the motions. Also, a Gallup report showed that engaged employees are almost 2/3 less likely to look for a job in the next 12 months! ANCHR is able to help with all of these touchpoints, making your employee experience that much more high-touch, and happy employees = better business!

Please contact us at info@anchr.us to learn more. Thank you for your consideration.