HR Companies & HR Consultants in Wexford, PA

The Bradley Partnerships, Inc., often called TBP, is a consulting firm in the Pittsburgh area that works on human resources and organizational effectiveness. Its office is in Wexford, Pennsylvania. Lois Bradley founded the firm and still leads it; she is also an executive coach with an ICF credential. The firm has been in business for close to 25 years.

It works with organizations of many sizes in both the private and public sectors, and its clients are in the United States and other countries.

Fractional HR as the core offering

TBP's main service is fractional HR. Instead of hiring a permanent HR department, a client gets experienced HR practitioners who work interim, part-time or on call. This setup suits start-ups, nonprofits and small or midsize employers that need HR expertise but can't justify a full in-house team.

Work usually starts with an audit to check that the client meets federal and state legal requirements. TBP then writes a plan to fix any gaps. Each client is assigned one senior consultant who works like a member of the internal team.

Clients pay only for the hours they use, and the firm says it requires no retainer or long-term contract. The fractional work covers:

• HR audits, project planning, and writing policies and employee handbooks
• Employee relations, including mediating conflicts, advising on discipline and setting up performance improvement plans
• Designing performance management systems and employee engagement strategies
• Pay benchmarking, salary surveys, benefits design and advice on incentive plans
• Reviews of exempt versus non-exempt job classifications and labor law compliance
• Workplace investigations and handling harassment or discrimination complaints
• Choosing and setting up HRIS and payroll systems, plus running payroll
• Workplace safety programs and HR due diligence for mergers and acquisitions

Recruiting, organizational effectiveness and training

TBP also recruits for hard-to-fill jobs at every level, from front-line staff to executives. It helps clients analyze jobs, write job descriptions and postings, and improve how they hire. Its organizational effectiveness work includes assessments, support during change, and communication planning when things are in flux.

It also helps clients define their mission, vision and values, build an employer brand that attracts recruits, and run yearly planning retreats with team-building. For training, the firm finds out what skills a client needs and builds custom leadership programs that include assessments. It also runs workshops on HR topics, such as the yearly EEO compliance session.

Coaching and career transition

The firm coaches C-suite executives and up-and-coming managers. It first meets with the organization paying for the coaching. Then it holds a chemistry meeting to match the leader with the right coach, writes a coaching agreement, and gives the leader an assessment or 360-degree review.

Coaching can focus on executive presence, credibility with colleagues, blind spots, moving into a new role, and career growth. TBP also offers outplacement that employers pay for when employees leave, and it coaches individuals who come to it directly. That help includes career assessments, resumes and personal branding, interview practice, and job search and networking strategy.

The coaching follows International Coaching Federation competencies.

Team, credentials and industries

The firm's senior HR consultants hold PHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP and SPHR certifications. The team also has a workplace investigator, an executive recruiter, and several executive coaches with ICF ACC and PCC credentials. Some of the coaches have doctorates, and one is a retired U.S. Navy captain. Consultants work from different parts of the country, and one covers Central Pennsylvania and Harrisburg. The team mixes on-site visits with remote work. Its industry experience includes:

• Technology and robotics start-ups
• Healthcare and manufacturing
• Higher education
• Financial and professional services
• Government and nonprofit organizations

Through the Pennsylvania UCP, TBP is certified as a DBE and as a woman-owned small business (WOSB). It belongs to ICF, SHRM, the Pittsburgh Human Resources Association and the Association for Talent Development. The firm puts deliverables and timelines in writing, stresses confidentiality, and adjusts its services to each client's size and stage of growth.