Ojong People & Strategy Group provides senior, independent HR advisory to HR leaders and executives in Calgary and across Canada. We help with workforce planning and succession, executive team effectiveness, HR function transformation, and the policy and governance frameworks behind them.
What's included
- Fractional CHRO and senior HR advisory
- Workforce planning and succession strategy
- Executive team effectiveness and dynamics
- HR function assessment and transformation
- Policy development and governance frameworks
An independent voice at the table
Sometimes organizations need a trusted, independent voice at the table: one with the depth to navigate sensitive people issues and the credibility to influence at the executive level. Our HR advisory practice provides that senior counsel on demand, for HR leaders and executives facing workforce planning challenges, team dynamics issues, HR function transformation or high-stakes talent decisions.
Nelson brings a background in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, project management and organizational change, which means advice grounded in evidence about how people and organizations actually behave, and in what it takes to implement it.
Where we typically help
Engagements range from a focused piece of work, such as assessing the HR function or building a succession strategy, to ongoing advisory support for an executive team. Many begin with a discovery conversation to identify the highest-leverage opportunity and the right scope of work.
For organizations that need senior HR leadership without a full-time executive hire, we also provide fractional CHRO support.
HR Advisory: frequently asked questions
What does an HR consultant do for a mid-sized organization?
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An HR consultant provides expertise the organization doesn't have in-house or needs independently: workforce planning, succession, HR function design, policy and governance, executive team dynamics, and support through restructuring or growth.
What is the difference between HR advisory and outsourced HR?
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Outsourced HR usually handles day-to-day HR administration. HR advisory is senior, strategic counsel: helping executives and HR leaders make and implement significant people decisions. Ojong People & Strategy Group focuses on the advisory side.
What size of organization do you work with?
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We work with mid-to-large organizations, typically from 50 to more than 1,000 employees, across sectors including energy, government, telecommunications and non-profit.
How does an engagement start?
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Most engagements begin with a focused discovery conversation. We listen to what you're working through, identify the highest-leverage opportunity, and propose a scope of work that fits it.