HR Companies & HR Consultants in Culleoka, TN

Overview

HR Solutions by Design, LLC is a women-owned human resources firm that supports employers in Middle Tennessee and northern Alabama, naming Nashville and Huntsville as its core markets and referencing Brentwood and Murfreesboro.

It works with companies of every size, from small and mid-sized firms up to large enterprises, that want to treat their workforce as a source of competitive strength rather than a purely administrative expense.

The firm's guiding idea is that a deliberately shaped organizational culture, which it abbreviates as OC, is what lets an employer draw in capable people, keep them engaged and sustain strong results over the long term.

What the firm does

The company combines outsourced HR support with advisory work. Clients can hand off day-to-day human resources operations so that their own leaders have more time for growth priorities, or they can bring the firm in for targeted consultations on specific people issues. Beyond routine HR tasks, it helps clients refine their culture, expand their business, build and carry out a business strategy and get more value from their budgets. Its main service areas include:

• Outsourced human resources management
• HR consulting and advisory engagements
• Organizational culture assessment and development
• Employee engagement and retention strategy
• Workforce optimization and performance improvement
• Business strategy development and implementation support
• Employment law and compliance guidance
• Remote work and telework policy guidance

How it works with clients

Rather than offering a fixed package, the firm builds each engagement around the client, describing its work as flexible and engineered to fit the specific organization.

It puts heavy weight on close collaboration so that the resulting culture reflects the client's own core values, and it aims to act as a strategic partner that operates almost like part of the management team instead of an outside supplier.

The company is candid that it will not suit every employer, while still pledging to help prospects identify the right answer for their situation. Prospective clients can begin with a free Organizational Culture Questionnaire that serves as a quick health check of whether their workplace attracts and holds on to strong talent.

Background and approach

The business was founded by Cindy Beresh-Bryant, who leads the firm and explains its purpose in a video on the site. One client testimonial highlights her blend of subject knowledge, sound judgment, commercial sense, training ability and energy. In 2022 the company won the Consulting category of the Nashville Awards Program.

Its stated values include doing what is right even when it is inconvenient, treating clients, vendors and staff with the respect it expects in return, a commitment to excellence, a solution-driven mindset and a focus on return on investment, and these values are framed with faith-based references.

The firm also publishes practical guidance for employers on its blog. Past topics include the annual OSHA 300A posting window, Tennessee's pregnancy accommodation law and how it extends beyond the federal standard, interview questions for applicants coming off layoffs or furloughs, managing remote teams and setting up telework programs.

During the pandemic it announced a COVID-19 HR strategy hotline, and it has written about helping staff plan for end-of-life matters as part of what it calls HR with purpose. For buyers comparing providers, its distinguishing traits are a culture-first philosophy, founder-led service and a regional focus spanning the Nashville and Huntsville areas.