The Wedge Group offers a diverse lineup of services to help organizations, their leadership and their employees reach their full potential including:
- Corporate Health and Wellness Program Implementation
- Background Checks/Pre-Employment Screening
- Career Transition Coaching/Outplacement Support
- Succession Planning
- Workforce Development and Planning
- Human Resource Workshops and Seminars
- Project Management and Consulting
Contact us for more information on how we can customize our services to fit the needs of your organization. For a detailed explanation of each program, see below.
Corporate Health and Wellness
Being proactive with issues such as stress, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and other health concerns that may affect the productivity of the companies’ employees is essential. Health issues can have a rippling effect on an organization; one employee out of work can shift responsibilities throughout, leading to mistakes and frustration throughout an organization. Corporate Wellness is proven to assist in:
- Lowering workplace accidents/injuries
- Decreasing use of health care benefits
- Reducing employee turnover
- Improving morale and productivity
Pre-employment Screening / Background Checks & New Hire Research
A new employee can be a true value to a company. However, finding the perfect fit for a company can be time consuming; checking their past employers/educators, credit score, references, criminal background, etc. can all be an effective way to find out if the potential employee will be a good future investment. Optimizing the companies’ pre-employee screening will save the company time and money.
Streamlining
Corporate processes are the building blocks of any business; getting those processes to run as efficient and effective as possible can be time consuming. Streamlining will create corporate procedures from an objective prospective. Achieving complete cohesion and proficiency of all employees will result in success and continuous growth.
Career Transition / Outplacement
Organizational changes of all kinds – restructuring, downsizings, changes in management – can lead to the need to change staffing requirements. Regardless of the size or scope of your organization’s needs support is available to both employers and employees.
- Meeting with effected employees at the time of termination
- Consulting with management
- Supporting remaining employees
- Consulting services for transitioning employees
Career transition assists in avoiding potential problems, reducing termination costs and putting careers and lives back on track.
The” Employer” Advantage:
- Reduces the impact of unemployment insurance, the potential for litigation and other related transition costs
- Demonstrates care and concern for those facing transition
- Strengthens company image in the community
- Reassures remaining employees that former colleagues are being treated with consideration and care
The” Employee” Advantage:
- Restores self-confidence and motivation
- Provides immediate intervention for possible job loss trauma
- Sharpens career planning and job search skills
- Reduces time to re-employment
- Supports family during transition
Spouse / Partner Career Relocation Program
When employees in two-career families relocate, the effects can be significant on the spouse or partner faced with leaving a job, family and friends. The Spouse / Partner Relocation Program begins prior to the time the relocation decision is made and extends through the job search process to its successful conclusion. The program includes:
- Supporting clients in understanding and coping with unexpected career changes
- Assisting with defining goals and objectives in exploring the local job market
- Teaching self-marketing strategies and approaches to market
- Orienting clients to the local business community and available resources
Onboarding
Successful new hire training and orientation programs, as well as a clear program development plans are key to employee retention and loyalty. Supplying clear expectations will set employees up for success and will lead to a consistent, united workplace. Accurate Onboarding is also crucial to staying compliant with all new-hire paperwork.
Corporate Restructuring
Business needs are continuously changing and these needs require assistance to better organize the different areas and structures of the company. There are many different levels of Corporate Restructuring:
- Reorganizing operations
- Redefining position descriptions
- Reorganizing functions of the company
- Reevaluations of outsourcing and operational locations
These actions will refocus the company and their employees to better fit the core beliefs and mission of the institution.
Succession Planning
Identifying and developing internal candidates for promotion can be challenging for a company. Identifying, developing, and retaining company talent is crucial to the success and business continuity plan of a business. Without proper preparation and planning the vision of a company can immediately be affected when swift changes occur within their team.
Manager / Employee Coaching
Every company wants and needs the most developed and successful team. Using proper coaching steps by management, employees will have undeniably clear expectations to lead them to success. Setting up these distinct coaching steps sets clear expectations, follow-up and responsibility for both employees as well as managers. With all managers on the same page and with the same accountability throughout the organization there will be more productive conversations and less time wasted in continuously attempting to “figure out” certain employee behaviors and more time spent on changing those behaviors to a more focused habits.
Team Building
Team work and synergy in the workplace are vital to an institutions’ success. Seminars, workshops, and programs are tailored to the organizations specific needs and objectives; each will assist in recognizing hidden talents and finding each employee’s true capabilities. Team Building offer Myers-Briggs Type Indicator workshops that focus on communications, managing conflict, team building, and sales/customer service. These workshops assist in leadership selection and development as well as career development and exploration
Corporate Branding
A strategic business plan should involve establishing a positive reputation with clients, employees, and recruiting candidates; utilizing company logos, missions, and products or services to create a presence that is both memorable and desirable. It strategically builds trust, loyalty, and consistency amongst both customers and employees to corporation’s products and vision.
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