Not every company needs a full-time HR hire, and not every HR problem needs an ongoing retainer. The hard part is figuring out which kind of support actually fits: embedded leadership, ongoing advisory access, or a defined project with a clear start and end.
Get this wrong and you either overpay for more structure than you need, or you underinvest and end up back where you started six months later. Getting it right starts with being honest about the size of the gap you're actually trying to close.
Workplace Harmony offers three ways in, so the level of support matches the size of the need, not the other way around.
Sound familiar?
“Our HR Leader left and no one is covering the gap.”
“We’re too big to wing it, but too small for a full department.”
“Google is our turn to for HR guidance.”
“We keep saying we’ll deal with HR next quarter.”
How to Choose
Fractional leadership, ongoing advisory access, and project-based consulting, matched to how much support your company needs right now.
HR support scoped to meet you where you are.
“We just keep our fingers crossed when it comes to compliance.”
“Our onboarding is whatever the last person remembers it was.”
Three ways we build HR strength
For companies that need a real HR function, not a name on an org chart. Senior leadership, fully operational in days.
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Fractional HR Support
For small businesses that need a trusted advisor and a toolkit, not a department. One advisor, weekly access, month-to-month.
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Scrappy HR
For a defined project with a clear scope and endpoint: system selections, PEO transitions, and process builds.
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Consulting
What's the difference between Fractional HR Support and Scrappy HR?
Fractional HR Support embeds a senior leader who owns your entire HR function. Scrappy HR pairs you with an advisor and a document library for lighter, ongoing guidance. Most companies under roughly 20 employees start with Scrappy HR; larger or faster-scaling teams start with Fractional HR.
Can we start with consulting and move into ongoing support later?
Yes. It's common for a consulting project, like a performance management build, to surface the need for ongoing support once it's live. We'll flag that if we see it, but there's never a hard sell.
How do you decide which option is right for us?
A short conversation usually makes it clear. We'll ask about your team size, whether the need is ongoing or a single initiative, and what's actually keeping you up at night.
Do these services work together, or do we have to pick one?
They can absolutely combine, for example, ongoing Fractional HR Support with a consulting project layered in for a specific initiative like an HR system implementation.
Common questions about our Fractional & Consulting solutions
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Fractional
You need someone accountable for the whole HR function.
Scrappy
You need expert backup and documents, without a big retainer.
Consulting
You have one specific initiative with a defined finish line
Still not sure? Or, 100% Sure. Either way, let’s talk.
