What We Do

What sets us apart

Vertical Thoughts provides the knowledge and support to employers to better care for their employees. We know you know your people matter. They are the face of the business you have built and the customer service standards you are proud of. With an ever-changing world around employment law, we understand there are times when you need to call in some extra help to support those supporting your employees. We don’t fear a challenge and look forward to driving your company past the status quo of employer duty. We encourage and educate every client on how to become an employer of choice. We recognize that when your employees are happy, so are your customers.

How Can Our HR Services Help Your Business?

With a vast range of experience and training, we are equipped to provide a myriad of impactful services. Your people are the key to success. We partner with businesses and organizations to identify critical needs and build a foundation for sustainability and growth. We are distinguished by our results in pairing creativity and ingenuity with a keen expertise in employment law and compliance. This approach results in our clients establishing themselves as an employer of choice and solidifying top industry reputation. We find a better way to support the people who drive success. We understand a business succeeds when its people are able to focus on their core work. These services are divided into types of work; fractional and project based.

Fractional HR Services: Frequently, businesses find themselves in need of human resources support that does not warrant a full-time position. Vertical Thoughts offers expert resources on an ongoing support basis. We tailor the contract to your needs. Some examples of when you might want to call us:

HR Liaison - Have you ever wished you could hand off the hard employee stuff?
Startup Onboarding, Strategy, and Implementation - New business? You need people but would rather focus on the big goals.
Issue Resolution - Often issues can be resolved with a listening ear and someone who can listen to both sides.
Talent Acquisition - Let us help determine what you need before you start to look for a vague idea.
Organizational Development - We can help you determine the foundation to sustain your growth.
Employer Resource Development and Revision - People don’t know what they don’t know. We will build out the resources that represent your standard of quality while keeping you in compliance.
Internal Operation Maintenance - Think new hire paperwork, evaluations, payroll, benefit enrollments. Then think a step further toward employee appreciation events and showing your employees you care.

People Project Solutions: When a business identifies a project or needs a specific expertise, Vertical Thoughts is there to guarantee effective intervention, management, and supportive offloading.

Process & Program Implementation - You know it needs to change but don’t have the capacity make it happen.
Employee Benefit Implementation - What good is a benefit if no one understands it?
Efficiency Improvement - Sometimes it takes an outside eye to see how the pieces could fit together better.
Interim People Operations Services - You have a hole to fill in your HR department; we will help you minimize disruption, determine what is needed in the role, and help with the recruiting.
Succession Planning - Do you have a plan for the next in line?
Management Training - In person, organization specific training to get your management team educated in what they need to know and what can take them to next level. We have options if you want to learn for yourself first. (course link)
Team Training - There won’t be a rope course but there will be camaraderie and big take aways.
Employee Appreciation Event Planning - These things take time and effort, let us help you show how much you care while you get to enjoy the team you’ve built.