​How We Help
​With over 25 years of experience solving people problems, Barr HR Solutions, LLC brings executive leadership and HR expertise to organizations large and small. We have experience in both union and non-union companies, in private and public sector and significant experience in complex work environments with up to 10,000 employees. 

Whether it's managing organizational changes or navigating challenging, complex, and sensitive employee situations such as mergers, leadership transitions, reorganizations or layoffs that you need help with, we will develop a customized approach that meets your organization's need.

our services


​HR Department Assessments
With a keen eye for detail, we conduct assessments of HR Departments, delivery of services, HR policies and processes to determine where gaps may exist, or improvement opportunities can be made.  You will receive a report that includes recommendations for changes for the HR function of your organization.   We will work with the client in advance to determine what is desired to include within the scope of the assessment.

Process Improvement
Laurie is trained and well versed in using Lean (Toyota Production System) process improvement tools and can guide organizations in improving their processes and in deploying Lean processes to the front line. She is a strategic thinker, who can ask the hard questions, see the goals and create a plan to move things forward while keeping the culture intact and respect for people at the forefront.  She uses her strengths in listening, collaboration and action to get things done. ​ We can help support senior leadership teams in implementing effective strategy deployment systems within the organization to ensure alignment between organizational strategy, divisional and departmental annual operational planning and day to day employee engagement in frontline work.
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Executive/Leadership Coaching
Laurie is known for being a trusted advisor to the C-Suite of leaders. She has the ability to support a new leader coming into an existing organization, an existing leader or a newly promoted leader through her warm and approachable manner.  In any case, she ensures they are set up for success.  She has spent years coaching leaders at all levels and helps them improve their effectiveness as a leader.  She can provide that candid insight, reflection and feedback on their leadership effectiveness within the confines of a safe and trusted coaching partnership.

Laurie provides individualized coaching services for executives and leaders using a variety of methods to gather feedback and provide insight to the leader's effectiveness. She will provide a confidential and collaborative place for the client to explore strengths and opportunities to further develop their leadership skills and effectiveness.  
 
Leadership Development
We believe that when leaders lead well, it has a great impact on organizational culture and the workplace.  But when leaders are ineffective, the damage is widespread.  Our goal is to help strengthen leadership capability for leading in this constantly changing, increasingly complex business environment.  The ongoing development of leaders is something every organization that focuses on culture recognizes the importance in investing in.  We can build customized solutions for you and your leadership team.

Culture Assessment 
 Building Strong Cultures
We bring a depth of experience in developing strong organizational cultures.  We take a systematic approach and leverage skills in listening, critical thinking, collaboration and respect for diversity and inclusion.   Using our proprietary tool, we will complete an organizational culture assessment, comparing your organization’s current state against best practices and identify strengths and opportunity areas.  Working in partnership with the client, we will build an action plan to strengthen the organization’s culture and get it on the road to being a top workplace. ​
​Employee Well-Being & Engagement
According to the Gallup organization, there are two major factors that influence employee performance:  engagement and well-being. We have a depth of experience designing and implementing engagement, communication, well-being and transformation strategies in complex organizations and across diverse employee and leadership groups.  We can help you design customized solutions that will best meet the needs of your organization. 
 
Organizational Change
 Leading the organization through the upheaval and uncertainty of organizational change is never easy.  We have experience navigating the complexities of mergers, dissolutions and affiliations, major organizational restructures, and layoffs.  Each of these requires strong leadership to engage and connect with employees in a planned, consistent and transparent way in order to ensure organizational stability.  We can help navigate these challenging transitions.
Team Building - Myers-Briggs Team Facilitation
As a certified MBTI facilitator, Laurie is available to do group sessions for intact teams using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Assessment as a tool for increasing understanding between different types of people (personalities) and how to communicate and interact with them.  Understanding people better can help improve team dynamics and communication, reduce conflicts in the workplace and increase overall team productivity.  ​