PeopleFirm Overview




                                                          Why PeopleFirm?
                      Challenges we address:
                      • Readying your organization
                        for change, whether it’s driven
                        by business events or new
                        technologies
                                                          We are a consultancy passionate about
                      • Engaging your leadership
                                                          a single mission: helping clients achieve a
                        in prioritizing a portfolio of    competitive advantage through their people.
                        people and organizational
                        investments to define the
                        roadmap and make it real          We started with the idea of creating a different kind of consulting firm, a
                      • Reducing exposure to              company focused on people and grounded in our collective experience in
                        workforce changes and shifts      transforming businesses and leading strategic change. Our team combines
                      • Preparing teams to manage at      deep knowledge and a unique approach to identify and implement
                        the global level
                                                          targeted investment in the human side of organizations.
                      • Assessing, integrating, and
                        capturing the value of mergers
                        and acquisitions                  In short, PeopleFirm is a strategy and                 People
                                                                                                                 Strategy
                      • Designing and implementing        implementation firm assisting with both                                      Organizational
                                                                                                                                      Performance
                        talent management processes       the “what” and the “how.” We bring
                        and technologies
                                                          proven experience to drive performance
                      • Structuring your organization                                                                                 Talent
                        for success in the 21st Century   and create differentiation through four                                     Management


                      • Driving new levels of             interrelated solution areas: People Strategy,
                        employment engagement             Organizational Performance, Talent                                          Change
                                                                                                                                      Management
                      • Building internal change          Management, and Change Management.
                        management capability

                                                          At PeopleFirm, we believe in taking a strategic approach and
                                                          driving measurable value. We believe in straight talk and active
                                                          leadership engagement. Most importantly, we believe that
                                                          Your People = Your Success.



                                                          The PeopleFirm Difference
                                                          A Single Focus – The PeopleFirm team develops talent strategies, drives organizational
                                                          performance, and implements sustainable change. Quite simply, that’s what we do.

                                                          Real World Solutions – In a field rich with research and poor in execution, PeopleFirm
                                                          translates leading research and academic thinking into actionable business solutions.

                                                          Measurable Results – We don’t waste time generating large binders that only
                                                          clutter our client’s shelves. We believe in accountability and measuring project impact
                                                          and outcomes.

                                                          Experience – The numbers speak for themselves.


                      Your People = Your Success
We design and implement solutions that
address today’s workforce challenges

People Strategy
             We assess organizational                   Organizational Performance
             investment options
                                                                              Typical Services:                Questions We Help Answer
             across all areas related
             to people and talent        We recognize that high-              • Organization performance       • How can we increase our
             management with the         performing organizations                assessment                      organization’s performance—
             goal of selecting           deliver results when they are        • Business transformation          where do we start?
             an investment course        aligned to a common vision           • Acquisition, merger, and       • Our structure no longer
             that best propels the       and operate in an efficient              integration services            supports our business—how
             organization’s strategy.    and collaborative manner that                                           should we organize for today?
                                                                              • Organization design and
                                         maximizes individual and group                                        • How do we integrate our two
                                                                                 implementation
                                         contributions. Our comprehensive                                        cultures to maximize the value
                                                                              • Cultural transformation
                                         approach considers form and                                             of our merger?
                                         function to directly address the     • Knowledge retention and
Typical Services:                        key performance drivers of each         collaboration services
• People strategy                        unique team.                         • Inclusion and diversity
• Human Resources strategy
• HR technology strategy

Questions We Help Answer
• What is the right portfolio                           Talent Management
  of people and organization
                                                                              Typical Services:
  investments to achieve                                                                                       Questions We Help Answer
                                         We collaborate with clients to       • Talent management portfolio
  our strategy?                                                                                                • What talent management
                                         build forward-thinking talent          assessment
• How do we take our HR team             management strategies that                                              investments will deliver the
  to the next level in delivering                                             • Talent management discipline
                                         are deliberate in how they                                              greatest return?
  measurable business value?                                                    assessment & transformation
                                         source, attract, select, train,                                       • Our Performance
• How do we prepare our company                                                  - Acquire
                                         develop, promote, reward,                                               Management program is
  for the workforce risks we face?                                               - Develop
                                         and move employees through                                              cumbersome and returns
                                         the organization. With a keen           - Deploy                        little value—can you help?
                                         focus on strategy alignment,            - Reward                      • How do I optimize my
                                         integration, and implementation,     • HR infrastructure alignment      investment in talent
                                         we build talent management           • Technology selection and         management technology?
                                         solutions whose whole exceeds          deployment
                                         the sum of its parts.                • Competency model
PeopleFirm, LLC                                                                 development

Seattle Office:
2201 Sixth Ave, Suite 1516
Seattle, WA 98121

Portland Office:                                         Change Management
408 NW Fifth Ave
Portland, OR 97209                                                            Typical Services:                Questions We Help Answer
                                         We are recognized for our            • Assessment of change risk      • How do we manage the risk
o   206.462.6462                         best practices in designing and        and readiness                    of poor adoption?
f   888.651.1976                         leading change management and        • Change program design          • How do we actively engage our
www.peoplefirm.com                        adoption efforts. Whether driven       and execution                    leaders in the change process?
                                         by technology implementations,       • Leadership engagement          • How do we build capabilities for
                                         acquisitions or divestitures,                                           managing change internally?
                                                                              • Change portfolio
                                         restructuring, business process
                                                                                management                     • Change has become a constant
                                         redesign or leadership, our proven
                                                                              • Building the Change Capable      in our organization, so how
                                         approach ensures change sticks.
                                                                                Organization™                    do we know when we’ve hit
                                                                              • Adoption measurement             saturation?




Your People = Your Success              © PeopleFirm, All rights reserved.

People Firm Overview 2011

  • 1.
    PeopleFirm Overview Why PeopleFirm? Challenges we address: • Readying your organization for change, whether it’s driven by business events or new technologies We are a consultancy passionate about • Engaging your leadership a single mission: helping clients achieve a in prioritizing a portfolio of competitive advantage through their people. people and organizational investments to define the roadmap and make it real We started with the idea of creating a different kind of consulting firm, a • Reducing exposure to company focused on people and grounded in our collective experience in workforce changes and shifts transforming businesses and leading strategic change. Our team combines • Preparing teams to manage at deep knowledge and a unique approach to identify and implement the global level targeted investment in the human side of organizations. • Assessing, integrating, and capturing the value of mergers and acquisitions In short, PeopleFirm is a strategy and People Strategy • Designing and implementing implementation firm assisting with both Organizational Performance talent management processes the “what” and the “how.” We bring and technologies proven experience to drive performance • Structuring your organization Talent for success in the 21st Century and create differentiation through four Management • Driving new levels of interrelated solution areas: People Strategy, employment engagement Organizational Performance, Talent Change Management • Building internal change Management, and Change Management. management capability At PeopleFirm, we believe in taking a strategic approach and driving measurable value. We believe in straight talk and active leadership engagement. Most importantly, we believe that Your People = Your Success. The PeopleFirm Difference A Single Focus – The PeopleFirm team develops talent strategies, drives organizational performance, and implements sustainable change. Quite simply, that’s what we do. Real World Solutions – In a field rich with research and poor in execution, PeopleFirm translates leading research and academic thinking into actionable business solutions. Measurable Results – We don’t waste time generating large binders that only clutter our client’s shelves. We believe in accountability and measuring project impact and outcomes. Experience – The numbers speak for themselves. Your People = Your Success
  • 2.
    We design andimplement solutions that address today’s workforce challenges People Strategy We assess organizational Organizational Performance investment options Typical Services: Questions We Help Answer across all areas related to people and talent We recognize that high- • Organization performance • How can we increase our management with the performing organizations assessment organization’s performance— goal of selecting deliver results when they are • Business transformation where do we start? an investment course aligned to a common vision • Acquisition, merger, and • Our structure no longer that best propels the and operate in an efficient integration services supports our business—how organization’s strategy. and collaborative manner that should we organize for today? • Organization design and maximizes individual and group • How do we integrate our two implementation contributions. Our comprehensive cultures to maximize the value • Cultural transformation approach considers form and of our merger? function to directly address the • Knowledge retention and Typical Services: key performance drivers of each collaboration services • People strategy unique team. • Inclusion and diversity • Human Resources strategy • HR technology strategy Questions We Help Answer • What is the right portfolio Talent Management of people and organization Typical Services: investments to achieve Questions We Help Answer We collaborate with clients to • Talent management portfolio our strategy? • What talent management build forward-thinking talent assessment • How do we take our HR team management strategies that investments will deliver the to the next level in delivering • Talent management discipline are deliberate in how they greatest return? measurable business value? assessment & transformation source, attract, select, train, • Our Performance • How do we prepare our company - Acquire develop, promote, reward, Management program is for the workforce risks we face? - Develop and move employees through cumbersome and returns the organization. With a keen - Deploy little value—can you help? focus on strategy alignment, - Reward • How do I optimize my integration, and implementation, • HR infrastructure alignment investment in talent we build talent management • Technology selection and management technology? solutions whose whole exceeds deployment the sum of its parts. • Competency model PeopleFirm, LLC development Seattle Office: 2201 Sixth Ave, Suite 1516 Seattle, WA 98121 Portland Office: Change Management 408 NW Fifth Ave Portland, OR 97209 Typical Services: Questions We Help Answer We are recognized for our • Assessment of change risk • How do we manage the risk o 206.462.6462 best practices in designing and and readiness of poor adoption? f 888.651.1976 leading change management and • Change program design • How do we actively engage our www.peoplefirm.com adoption efforts. Whether driven and execution leaders in the change process? by technology implementations, • Leadership engagement • How do we build capabilities for acquisitions or divestitures, managing change internally? • Change portfolio restructuring, business process management • Change has become a constant redesign or leadership, our proven • Building the Change Capable in our organization, so how approach ensures change sticks. Organization™ do we know when we’ve hit • Adoption measurement saturation? Your People = Your Success © PeopleFirm, All rights reserved.