How we help

What we do 

We work with small to medium businesses (SME’s), identifying what HR processes, if any, are currently in place or not and what’s needed in the short to medium term.

We provide agreed project-based solutions and like to integrate as part of your team to work alongside you to develop the best people outcomes for your business and ultimately become your ongoing trusted HR advisors.   

  • Conduct a “HR Audit” and from there draft up and agree a plan (HR Roadmap) which typically includes a review of the following –
  • National Employment Standards & applicable awards 
  • Employment contracts / terms & conditions of employment
  • Organisational design / structure 
  • Workplace policies & procedures
  • Performance management practices – assess level of competency within the team
  • Formulate HR performance measures aligned to the business strategy
  • Mentoring and on going training / coaching of HR processes with the line managers 
  • Diversity, Culture & Engagement
  • Values & Behaviours

How we do it 

  • While our preference is to work on-site with the business (It’s important that we integrate so we look and feel part of the wider team), dependent on the location of the assignment certain projects can be delivered remotely
  • Develop and agree on a plan with the owner / managing director / management team of the day
  • Typical assignments range from “two to three days” on site per week for an agreed period 
  • Seek “buy in” from the team on the plan
  • Regular reporting / updates against the plan
  • Agree on an ongoing HR support plan post completion of the initial assignment which may include HR systems and reporting 
  • Help the business to recruit a HR resource if the business feels they need one
  • Continue to be the business’ trusted HR advisor moving forward
  • “Prevention is better than the cure”

Wally O'CarrollAbout Wally O'Carroll

Wally has extensive senior HR management experience gained from working across several industries, most recently shopping centre and property management and prior to that in the retail, transport & infrastructure, oil & gas, mining and manufacturing industries. He has a passion for transformational change in bringing best practice thinking and structures to Human Resource functions. He also have extensive experience in the design and facilitation of leadership programs plus mid / senior level executive coaching.

Professional 
Decades of experience in HR gained through working in and leading HR functions.

His HR corporate experience has been gained and honed in the following industries – 

  • Manufacturing
  • Automotive Sales & Service
  • Mining & Resources 
  • Transport & Logistics (Rail, Road & Aviation) 
  • Oil & Gas
  • Utilities (Electricity & Gas) 
  • Shopping Centre & Property Management (most recent corporate role)

Since Jan 2016, Wally has been running his own HR Consultancy business providing HR support to small to medium businesses (SME’s) in the main plus also provides project related support to larger HR teams e.g. Business transformations and or structural change. Most recently Wally completed an interim 18 month assignment with Team Global Express (TGE) as their Director Organisational Capability which was also part of the TGE People Leadership Team. He is currently working on an interim HR assignment @ Essendon Fields. 

Education / Qualifications 

  • Bachelor of Business and Post Graduate Diploma in HR - Deakin University 
  • Six Sigma Trained – Yellow Belt
  • Change Management – Changefirst Practioner

Who we've worked with in no particular order 

  • 29 Metals
  • APA Group
  • Augment Technologies 
  • Back in Motion Eltham  
  • Bank Australia 
  • Bit Loud Digital 
  • Bodyfit Training Southside 
  • CAB Plumbing
  • Charles Bros Building Contractors
  • Classic Cabins & Homes 
  • Criterion Industries
  • DJ City
  • E-Living Furniture
  • Eltham Motors
  • Essendon Fields (interim assignment)
  • genU / Matchworks formerly ESH Group
  • Gowrie NSW 
  • Green Edge Technologies 
  • Horner Recruitment 
  • Integrated Global Partners (Now part of Cyient - various projects)
  • Laurimar Primary School 
  • Melbourne Airport (fixed term assignment) 
  • Newcrest Mining 
  • Nova Partners
  • Omni Group
  • Pacific National 
  • Pavement Management Services
  • Preferred Training Networks (a member of their facilitator panel)
  • Property Funds Association 
  • Rhythm Biosciences 
  • Studco Building Systems
  • Sunbury Social Football Club Ltd 
  • Sutton Structural Steel Pty Ltd 
  • Team Global Express (interim assignment)
  • The Jean Hailes Foundation 
  • Tyne Pacific
  • Underworks Pty Ltd
  • Western Health (various projects) 
  • Whiteman Property & Associates