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IO Advising helps organizations modernize how they work, and helps individuals navigate their own careers, with strategy grounded in industrial-organizational psychology.

Every service begins with a free consultation.

Most organizational engagements begin with a short, fixed-fee project.

Work with us on a single focused project, or on ongoing Fractional HR support. Many clients start with one and grow into the other.

Fractional HR Ongoing HR support, month to month

Ongoing HR support for companies that have outgrown “no HR” but aren’t ready for a full-time hire. We support your organization as an on-call HR partner. We answer the everyday questions, keeping you compliant, steadying the harder conversations, and giving you a confidential line to a real expert who learns your business.

What you getHR partner support for the day-to-day, plus a confidential email for you or your employees to reach out to.

What to expectWe agree on a monthly scope, then we are your go-to for HR questions, compliance, and any other support you may need.

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Recruiting & Role Fit Hiring for genuine fit, not just résumés

The right hire changes everything. We help you fill the roles that keep a business running: HR, administration, and operations. We screen for how someone actually works, not only what they’ve done. The result is a real fit for both the role and your organization, so new hires thrive rather than simply fill a seat.

What you getA clear profile of the role and the person who will succeed in it, plus support screening candidates for both skills and fit.

What to expectWe define what great looks like for the role, then help you evaluate candidates on personality and skills, not just a résumé.

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Process Automation Less HR busywork, more time for people

Streamline the manual, repetitive parts of HR: onboarding, documentation, and approvals. Your team spends less time on paperwork and more on people. Modern tools, put to work around how your organization actually operates.

What you getA review of your current HR workflows and automated systems for the repetitive tasks eating your team’s time.

What to expectWe map where time is lost, then design and help implement automation that fits your existing tools and size.

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Employee HR Chatbots Accurate answers from your own handbook

Your team answers the same policy questions again and again. An employee-facing chatbot, trained on your actual handbook, gives people accurate answers the moment they need them, day or night, and gives your team its time back.

What you getA configured, employee-facing HR chatbot trained on your policies and benefits.

What to expectWe start with your handbook and top questions, then build, test, and roll out a chatbot your people can trust.

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Onboarding & Culture Building Onboarding that actually lasts

The first weeks set the tone for everything after. We design onboarding and early-training experiences that go beyond paperwork, welcoming new hires into your culture, building confidence, and helping them contribute sooner.

What you getA structured onboarding program and initial-training plan tailored to your roles and culture.

What to expectWe map your current onboarding and goals, then build a program that reflects the culture you want, and can help you run it.

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Change Management Guiding your people through change

When an organization restructures, adopts new tools, or shifts direction, the plan is rarely the hard part. The people are. We help you design and guide change so your teams stay informed, supported, and bought in rather than blindsided.

What you getA change and communication plan, plus hands-on support coaching managers and teams through the transition.

What to expectWe scope the change and who it touches, then we partner with you through rollout and adoption.

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Leadership Presence for New Leaders Support for first-time leaders

Strong individual contributors don’t automatically become strong leaders. Presence, communication, and confidence are learned. We work with newly promoted and first-time people leaders to build the self-awareness and presence that earn trust and move teams.

What you getOne-on-one or small-group development focused on presence, communication, and leading with self-awareness.

What to expectWe start where each leader is, then build presence through coaching and practice over a set engagement.

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Who You’ll Work With

Meet Renée

With a foundation in psychology and organizational behavior, I look at every challenge through two lenses at once, the human one and the structural one, because I believe people and the systems around them are inseparable.

  • Bachelor’s in Psychology
  • Master’s in Management & Organizational Behavior
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