Fractional Chief People Officer (CPO) Services

Build a stronger team with a people strategy that supports your business goals.

This service is designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Whether you are growing headcount or having to make tough decisions about right sizing for the future, your business needs clear workforce plans, effective managers, and consistent hiring practices.

The Talmadge Group provides experienced Chief People Officer/Human Resource Management leadership on a part-time basis. Our Fractional CPOs can help you strengthen your “people practices” without adding a full-time executive role.

We work with business owners and leadership teams to connect people decisions with business priorities—from defining the work and hiring the right talent to developing managers and improving retention.

How Talmadge Can Help

  • Workforce planning strategy: Align staffing needs and people priorities with your business plans.

  • Hiring and onboarding: Improve role definition, selection practices, and the new-hire experience.

  • Organization and role clarity: Help clarify responsibilities, reporting relationships, and team structure.

  • Manager coaching: Equip leaders to set expectations, communicate clearly, and address employee concerns.

  • Performance and retention: Build practical approaches to feedback, accountability, development, and keeping valued employees.

  • HR foundations: Review policies, processes, and people practices as your organization grows.

People Leadership Scaled to Your Needs

Whether you are building your first formal HR practices, managing rapid growth, or helping managers lead more effectively, The Talmadge Group can provide focused, flexible support. Our Performance-Based Hiring approach helps keep the focus on the work a role must accomplish and the capabilities needed to succeed.

Let’s talk about your team and what it needs next. Contact The Talmadge Group to discuss fractional HR / Chief People Officer support.