Human Capital Solutions

As stated in the 2003 Society of Human Resource Management’s Research Report, “Human Capital – The Elusive Asset”, “If we believe that people are our greatest asset, then we must also believe that organizations compete for business through the people they employ. If this is the case, then it is to the organization’s advantage to ensure that its greatest asset, albeit its most elusive one, Human Capital, is utilized to its best and highest use.”

Convivium Partners’ Human Capital Solutions service offerings provide the expertise, resources and tools necessary for supporting our clients quest of achieving maximum return of investment from their greatest asset: their people.

Our Human Capital Solutions service offerings include:

· Executive Coaching

· Executive Search

· Contract Recruiting Services

· Behavioral, Communications and Leadership Assessments

What is Executive Coaching?

Executive Coaching by our Partners and consort of trained Associate Coaches is the catalyst for transformation. Executives, organizations and individuals can explore possibilities more effectively, increase personal and professional effectiveness and drive business performance to the next level of success. In a confidential setting, executive coaching can deliver the results you need, when you need it, whether it is a career or succession challenge, delivering value to your stakeholders, building a collaborative team, enhancing professional or organizational productivity, or meeting work/life balance challenges.

In today’s economic world of changing technology, organizational restructuring, and greater executive, team and individual expectations, executive coaching has a strategic impact on everyone’s bottom line!

The 21^st century approach to success is about Relationship Management - helping people co-create success within an organization, and within their own lives.

Executive Coaching:

• A confidential relationship existing between Coach and other high-level Executives within an organization with the desired outcome of attaining the Executive’s goals
• The relationship occurs in and is sponsored by differing kinds of organizations and can have multiple stakeholders
• Executive Coaching is for the benefit of a person with high levels of fiscal and organizational responsibility and a broad scope of impact
• The Coaching focus may be for leadership, succession planning, skills enhancement, performance management, professional development, or the Executive's work/life challenges; the Executive’s agenda is the key focus
• Outcomes are observable and measurable, and align with organizational and personal vision, goals and performance objectives
• Coaching sessions are held between Coach and Executive either in-person or by phone to establish the agenda, discover possibilities for achieving desired outcomes, develop an action plan, implement the action plan and support the Executive in being accountable for achieving extraordinary results
• Coach can support the Executive for enhanced feedback through “Shadow Coaching” and can provide on the spot coaching called “Just in Time” coaching for immediate reflection and decision-making

Our Convivium Partners’ Coaching Framework

Convivium Partners coaching framework rests on front line experience gained from years of leading, developing and growing organizations and businesses both nationally and internationally. The coaching framework reflects our personal leadership transformation as experienced through the impact of coaching. Our Associate Coaches support and model Convivium Partners’ vision, mission, purpose and coaching approach.

Our Executive Coaching process includes the following:

· Extensive Intake Session designed to understand the Executive’s current state and to discover the desired goals and outcomes for the future

· Behavioral, Communications and Leadership Assessments

· Coaching Plan detailing desired outcomes, goals, action steps and timeframes for accomplishing action steps for successful attainment of goals

· Access to Convivium Partners’ resources for additional support outside the scope of the coaching relationship

Convivium Partners’ LLC provides executive coaching services individually, for client organizations or as a component of our Collaborative Partnering Project service offering.

Coaching results in a greater Return On Investment for you and your organization’s future! Create your 21^st century success today!

What is Executive Search?

Executive Search by our Partners and consort of Associate Search Consultants is the catalyst for organizational transformation resulting in a strategic impact on your organizations’ triple bottom line: your profits, your environment, and most importantly, your human capital investment – your people!

The “war for talent” in the 21^st century is only beginning. Organizations, over the next decade or so, will need to create innovative talent acquisition strategies in order to recruit and retain the top talent for delivering profitability and creating sustainability for maximizing its triple bottom line.

Convivium Partners Executive Search service offering is managed by Mary Ann Ulrich, an Executive Search Partner for over 10 years with D.S. Allen Associates, Inc., a nationally recognized executive search firm. Convivium Partners Executive Search professionals, partner with you for ensuring the greatest return on your human capital investment. Our Search Partners and Search Associates combined years of business, organizational and leadership expertise and experience in the selection, recruitment and retention of top executive talent will ensure increased profitability and create a brand recognition as the “employer of choice” within your industry and global community.

Our proven Executive Search Approach includes the Retainer Search Plan based upon our clients’ needs and the scope of the engagement:

Retainer Search Plan

Convivium Partners recommends the Retainer Search Plan for achieving maximum results for executive level assignments (Board, C-Suite level, Executive VP, VP, Partner, Managing Director), multiple search assignments, international recruiting or for establishing a Search Partnering Program to support your internal human capital initiatives.

The Retainer Search Plan will provide your organization with:

· Custom Retained Search Project Plan

· Designated Convivium Partners’ Search Relationship ManagerÔ (SRM) for the duration of the retained search assignment

· Development of the search strategy with your hiring managers

· Selection and supervision of the research team

· Selection, pre-screen, interview and assistance in the negotiation and closure of final candidates

· SRM will participate in all client meetings, produce status reports and updates as requested by your management team

· Provide in-depth written assessments of all final candidates

· Perform personal and business reference checks

· Coordinate all candidates submitted for the assignment from other Convivium Partners’ Associates nationally and internationally

Convivium Partners’ retainer search plan provides additional value to your organization’s human capital investment by including Executive Coaching services for the newly hired executive for a period of 3 months after the hire date. The Executive will receive Assimilation Coaching resulting in a more rewarding assimilation of your executive into the organizational culture as well as ensuring more expedient return on your organization’s search investment.

Our professional fee for the retained search plan is billed as a retainer for professional services. The first installment is due upon the commencement of the search assignment. All candidate and consultant travel expenses will be billed separately.

What is the benefit of Contract Recruiting Services?

Convivium Partners Contract Recruiting Services plan provides the expertise of our Search Professionals for long term, on-site or off-site support to your internal recruiting teams’ efforts or to supplement your recruiting staff during periods of peak hiring or your recruiting teams’ absences. Our professionals partner with you and work in alignment with your internal recruiting processes and procedures. Working in partnership with our search professionals ensures seamless alignment of goals and expectations and helps to meet budgetary guidelines and hiring timeframes. Your entire organization benefits from attracting and retaining the best talent for the 21^st century!

The Contract Recruiting Plan includes the following:

• A designated Search Relationship ManagerÔ (SRM) who will support your internal recruiting team’s efforts
• The SRM will leverage your internal candidate databases, employee referral programs, internet recruiting strategies, HRIS and work with selected external recruiting suppliers if required to implement strategic external sourcing solutions
• Select, pre-screen and interview potential candidates
• Perform reference and background checks
• Negotiate and assist in the closing of final candidates
• Participate in all client meetings
• Act as an internal recruiter and support the client internal recruiting team
• Align with and follow all client recommended processes and procedures

The fee for hiring a Convivium Partners Search Relationship ManagerÔ (SRM) to support your internal recruiting efforts is on an hourly basis either full time, part time or flextime or on a monthly retainer basis depending upon the scope of the engagement.

Behavioral, Communications, Leadership and

Performance Assessments

What is the Value of Performing Assessments?

Perception is everything. Misperception leads to tremendous miscommunication and potential adversarial relationships, increased waste in time and profitability and loss of key, high potential talent within organizations. Our behaviors and communications style as well as our personalities are what others perceive about us, and our capabilities.

In our fast paced world, it is crucial that you have the most effective means for building rapport and connecting with others. Stronger, more strategic outcomes result and the organizational profitability soars!

“Know thyself”. Knowing how others perceive us through our behaviors propels us to develop more effective methods of communication, and recognize the behaviors we exhibit which we may need to change for generating desired results both personally and professionally.

Convivium Partners Assessments include:

• Behavioral and Communications Assessment – TTI Disc and PIAV, Personal Interests, Attitudes and Values
• Leadership Assessments – The Leading Edge Portrait
• Myers Briggs Personality Assessment
• 360° Feedback Programs

Assessments are available for individuals, teams or entire organizations and the fees are based upon the number and type of assessments chosen and include the professional feedback session and one hour of coaching for action planning towards goal achievement. Please contact one of our Partners for information.

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