Executive HR support, available at the
scale you need it.
Some organizations need an HR advisor at the leadership table every month. Some need one hard project handled correctly. Some need compliance services.
Services
We do all three. We'll meet you there.
Not sure where to start? Start with the decision you're trying to make. We'll help you determine what support you actually need.
The core engagement
Executive HR Advisory & Fractional CHRO
We join your leadership rhythm — planning sessions, board prep, and the calls that cannot wait for a meeting. You get counsel on the decisions that carry consequence: senior hires, restructures, compensation, performance, exits, and the situations that keep you up at night.
Executive HR leadership — without the commitment of a full-time CHRO.
What this looks like in practice
A standing seat in your leadership meetings
Direct access when something urgent breaks
Ownership of your people agenda, quarter by quarter
Board and funder preparation on anything workforce-related
A single dedicated senior HR advisor who knows your business, not a rotating account or customer support team
Right for you if: you are making decisions that outpace your internal HR capacity, and you want one person accountable for the people side of the business.
Where we work
Six ways we take the weight.
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Headcount planning, organizational design, compensation structure, and workforce cost modeling — built for where the business is going, not where it has been. You'll understand the people implications before the business feels them.
People and Business Strategy
Your growth plan has a workforce underneath it. We make sure the two match.
Right for you if: you are hiring into a plan, entering a new market, preparing for a raise, or discovering that your org chart no longer reflects how work actually flows.
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We build the skills the plan depends on: performance conversations, feedback, delegation, documentation, and the judgment to know when to escalate. Delivered as coaching, cohort training, or manager onboarding, depending on how your organization actually learns.
Leadership and Manager Development
Strategy is executed by managers. Most were promoted for being excellent at something else.
Right for you if: your strongest individual contributors now lead teams, or the same people issues keep surfacing.
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We build documents your team reads, understands, and follows — employee handbooks, job descriptions, performance frameworks, remote and hybrid policy, leave administration, and the operating rules that keep decisions consistent when you are not in the room.
Policy Development
Handbooks, job architecture, and workplace policy written in plain language.
Right for you if: your handbook was generically downloaded, inherited, or last updated before your current headcount.
04
Federal, New York State, and New York City obligations move constantly, and growing organizations carry the same exposure as large ones with a fraction of the infrastructure. We audit your current position, close the gaps that matter, and keep your practices current — classification, wage and hour, required policies and postings, leave law, accommodation, recordkeeping, and mandated training.
Compliance
Compliance is not paperwork. It is confidence.
Right for you if: you are unsure what you are required to do, or certain enough that you have never checked.
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We conduct workplace investigations to a documented standard, advise on separations and reductions, and guide leadership through allegations, disputes, and the moments where what you do next becomes precedent.
Investigations and Sensitive Matters
Some situations only get one chance to be handled correctly.
Right for you if: something has been reported, escalated, or threatened, and you need it handled by professionals who have done this before.
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Interim HR leadership, HRIS selection and implementation, benefits and vendor review, due diligence support, and the one-off initiatives that need senior ownership from start to finish.
Interim and Special Projects
When the HR seat is empty or the project is bigger than the team.
Right for you if: your HR leader departed, your systems no longer fit, or a project has been stalled for a quarter.
Payroll and HRIS
Payroll and HRIS
Enterprise payroll technology supported by a trusted local advisor.
Through our Paychex partnership, you get payroll processing, tax filing, time and attendance, and benefits administration on a platform built for scale — implemented and supported by people who already know your organization.
When something goes wrong, you call us, not a queue.
Whether you're new to a payroll system, or you're moving off a system you have outgrown is the part most organizations delay for years. We do it properly.
Fingerprinting and biometrics
Fingerprinting and Biometric Services
Certifix and Fieldprint live scan at our Brooklyn office. Walk-ins welcome. Serving licensed professionals in healthcare, education, childcare, real estate, security, finance, and government-regulated roles.
2311 Snyder Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 635-1611
"Professional, stress-free, and welcoming. I walked in, got my fingerprinting done, and was out in minutes. Exactly what I needed."
Fingerprinting and biometrics
Where we work
A Clear Process. Thoughtful Execution.
Every engagement is built around one goal: helping you make better business decisions with confidence. Here's what you can expect when you work with Michaels HR Consulting.
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We'll discuss what you're facing, the business impact, and where you need the most support. If we're the right fit, we'll recommend the best path forward.
The Conversation
Every engagement begins with a conversation.
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We review your people practices, policies, systems, organizational structure, and the challenges behind the challenge. You'll receive a clear assessment of your current state, including opportunities, priorities, and areas of risk.
The Assessment
Before making recommendations, we take the time to understand your organization.
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We'll identify what should be addressed first, what can wait, and why. Every recommendation is prioritized based on business impact, organizational risk, and your long-term goals.
The Strategy
You'll receive a practical roadmap tailored to your organization.
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Whether we're developing leaders, strengthening compliance, building HR infrastructure, or navigating a complex employee matter, we work alongside your leadership team to implement solutions with clarity and purpose. You'll always know what's being done, why it matters, and what's next.
The Implementation
This is where strategy becomes action.
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Every engagement includes documentation, knowledge transfer, and practical guidance so your leaders are equipped to move forward with confidence. When ongoing support makes sense, we're here. When it doesn't, you'll have what you need to continue successfully.
The Transition
Our goal is to leave your organization stronger than we found it.
Where we work
Choose the engagement that fits your organization.
A senior HR executive on retainer. Monthly cadence, standing access, full ownership of your people agenda.
Interim and Special Projects
Access to senior counsel when you need it, without a standing commitment. For organizations with internal HR that occasionally needs a second opinion at executive level.
On call
A defined scope, a fixed fee, and a finished deliverable. Handbooks, compliance audits, manager training, investigations, system implementations.
