HR Outsourcing Is Your Friend, Not Your Enemy with Hema Crockett of Gig Talent (#37)

HR consultants and leadership coaches are resources that should be leveraged to help your team, reduce your workload and help you succeed. As Hema Crockett, the co-founder of Gig Talent, tells us, these skilled experts aren’t interested in taking your job and want you to tap into their knowledge.

Highlights

[3:42] What HR often needs help with

[5:44] Sourcing HR consultants and leadership coaches

[8:59] Fear of an HR consultant showing up the in-house HR talent

[11:40] How an outside expert can help companies with HR matters

[14:28] Does HR need outside help to persuade their executive teams?

[17:04] Breaking hire/layoff cycles of talent

[18:20] Checking consultant/organization compatibility

[25:36] When compensation equalization help is needed

[32:55] When an HR pro becomes a consultant

[35:24] HR needs for 2024

Guest Bio

Hema Crockett, Co-founder, Gig Talent

Hema Crockett is an entrepreneur and author who believes life is too short to not do what you love. After spending nearly 20 years as an HR executive working in both the public and private sectors, she launched Gig Talent, a modern talent collective helping organizations level up their culture, their leadership and their talent by connecting vetted high-caliber HR consultants and leadership coaches with forward-thinking organizations seeking a competitive advantage.

Hema has been published in numerous print and online publications, including Forbes and Thrive Global, and has co-authored two books, “Designing Exceptional Organizational Cultures” and “The Everyday Leader.”

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hemacrockett/

https://gogigtalent.com/

https://www.hrmorning.com/news/hr-department-of-one/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/the-state-of-pay-equity-in-2023/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/seat-at-the-table/

Berta Aldrich’s best-selling book, Winning the Talent Shift, is available on Amazon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/iS7MuPJ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We want to hear from you. Leave a review (5-Star would be nice!) on Apple Podcasts and add your question in the comment. We read every review and use them to choose topics, guests, and interview questions for the podcast. You can also reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[e-mail]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

If you love this show, please share your favorite episodes with colleagues and on social media. We greatly appreciate your support.

Thank you for listening. Remember to subscribe and follow us so you never miss an episode! 

Voices of HR is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HRMorning.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.