Our commitment
Why Designforce?
Here at DesignForce, we know people drive the success of a business. This deep understanding of career-minded people and people-driven businesses enables DesignForce to advise and consult our clients in a meaningful and effective manner. In our continued mission to enhance the employee and employer relationship, we provide full-scope people strategy and advisory services to our A|E|C industry clients.
our commitment to your people.
Engagement-Driven
In our talent acquisition and workforce strategy services, employee engagement is our main goal. The more energized your employees are by their work, the more impact you can have as an organization.
Expertise
Our industry expertise allows us to help businesses and career professionals navigate the many unique challenges of the built environment. With 18+ years working solely in the architecture, engineering, and general contracting field, we're industry experts!
Turn-Key
We cater our approach to talent acquisition and people strategy to meet the unique needs of your firm. We analyze the nitty gritty and the big picture to understand your organization holistically.
Data-Centric
We leverage data-driven insights to ensure your talent strategy is aligned with your business strategy and realized through actionable plans.
our work
Workforce strategy services
In our continued mission to enhance the employee and employer relationship, we provide full-scope people strategy and advisory services to our clients which include:
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succession planning
Succession planning is a delicate process that requires intentionality, strategic direction, and calculated implementation. DesignForce's proactive, hands on approach helps ensure the multi-generational success and legacy of your business.
Identifying the leaders of tomorrow.
Stage 1: Leadership Assessment & Identification
DesignForce takes extensive internal and external measures to gain a holistic understanding of your organization so that you can make more grounded and informed decisions while preparing for tomorrow.
Stage 2: Leadership Development
Leadership development unlocks value for your organization at all levels and helps ensure you are prepared for the unexpected. We provide highly personalized professional coaching to help strengthen your leadership pool and unlock hidden potential.
Stage 3: Implementation & Communication
Clear communication and messaging is vital in a successful leadership transition. We work intimately with your team to develop effective communication strategies that help ease employees fears and energize them for the future.
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advisory services
HOgan Assesments
Most organizations take a one-size-fits all approach to staff development programs and trainings despite the fact every individual is unique in the way they learn and grow. Hogan Assessments are considered the world-renowned authority in personality assessments. Their science-backed assessments offer reliable and robust insight into personality and performance. Such data-driven insights can be utilized to inform recruitment decisions, develop employees, and predict potential barriers employees may face as they grow within your organization.
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strategic planning
We work collaboratively with our clients to understand where they are in the market, determine where they envision their organization to be in the future, and establish a game plan to help them get there.
Align your resources, people, and mission.
Stage 1: Exploration
DesignForce takes extensive internal and external measures to gain a holistic understanding of your organization so that you can make more grounded and informed decisions while preparing for tomorrow.
Stage 2: Initial Findings Report
After conducting extensive, catered research, DesignForce will compile all data into a Strategic Analysis Report, which will include a competitor analysis, financial benchmarking, recommended strategic planning initiatives, and employee, leadership & client interviews.
Stage 3: Strategic Retreat
Our unbiased, industry experts will plan and facilitate a highly engaging, collaborative strategic planning retreat that energizes, harmonizes, and aligns your leadership team around a shared vision for the future of your firm. From market analyses and core value exploration to committee development and action plans; our team of experts takes a data-driven actionable approach to strategic planning that leads to consensus on not only the why but also the how.
Stage 4: Report & Action Items
DesignForce will provide your leadership team with an all staff report and executive team report that details out findings, strategic initiatives, action items, and strategic champions.
Stage 5: Implementation
Initiatives are only great if they are executed. DesignForce will develop streamlined communication programs to ensure that every member of your organization is well informed of where the firm is headed as well as how they can contribute to the success of the strategic plan.
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organizational mapping
We develop the structure of our clients’ organization in order to help enhance their business’s strategic, operational, personnel and technological processes. We provide organizational clarity to our clients so they can maximize workflow efficiencies and ensure that every employee has an aspirational, obtainable flight path.
Job Defining Agreement Creation
Title
Equitization
Organizational Map Development
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strategic hiring
With nearly two decades of unbiased and retention-guided career coaching and talent acquisition within the A|E|C industry, we are experts in fostering harmonious relationships between employee and employer.
Explore our people-driven approach to hiring.
Fixed Costs
Our costs are not associated with employee salaries. We offer predictable and fair billing structures to allow for transparency and accountability.
Value Alignment
As Career Consultants, we take the time to help industry professionals uncover and understand their career motivators, values, and goals. We then equip them with target rich interview questions to ensure that their personal values align with your firm's values; leading to long term professional alignment.
Meeting Coordination
Scheduling is a drag, we take coordination off of your hands to save you time to focus on what matters most for your business. We select meeting venues that allow for confidentiality to be preserved; thus allowing for more open and productive dialogue.
Interview Prep & Debriefs
We personally prepare your interview team on the candidate's history, career goals, and hot-button topics to ensure that a meaningful and productive dialogue takes place. We take the time to thoroughly debrief each panel member to ensure everyone's voices are heard.
Offer Negotiation
The back and forth dialogue around compensation that traditionally takes place at the beginning of professional relationships leads to unnecessary tension and awkwardness. We take negotiation off of your plate and work with both parties to establish a package that is both competitive for the individual and equitable for the firm.
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college recruitment
A strong college recruitment program is a key component of a firm's overall workforce strategy, especially in the A|E|C industry. By developing strategic partnerships with universities, your firm can bolster their brand awareness, create a pipeline of energetic candidates, and develop and mold professionals from the onset of their careers.
Explore our intentional approach to university engagement.
Program Identification
Our team conducts thorough research of curriculum across the country to develop a target rich list of univeristy programs that have the most aligmenent with your firm's culture and work.
Strategic Relationship Development
We develop strategic relationships with department heads, employer relations officers, and professors in order to develop long term partnerships for your firm and engage key students throughout the year, not just at career fairs.
Meeting Coordination
Scheduling is a drag, we take coordination off of your hands to save you time to focus on what matters most for your business. We select meeting venues that allow for confidentiality to be preserved; thus allowing for more open and productive dialogue.
Interview Prep & Debriefs
We personally prepare your interview team on the candidate's history, career goals, and hot-button topics to ensure that a meaningful and productive dialogue takes place. We take the time to thoroughly debrief each panel member to ensure everyone's voices are heard.
advisory services
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Whether through a singular workshop or an ongoing consult, DesignForce caters our DEI services to meet the unique needs of your organization. We collaborate closely with our clients to help drive meaningful change and organizational equity, no matter where they are in their DEI journey.
Workshops
Our tailored workshops and training tools are designed to meet the individual context of your organization. Our workshops engage your people to reflect, learn, and grow.
Consulting
We closely examine your policies, procedures, culture, and practices and develop strategic initiatives to drive inclusivity and diverse perspectives.
Recruitment
We work closely with your leaders to develop a recruitment strategy that helps mitigate biases and increase representation.
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Learning and Development
Our A|E|C specific, highly engaging workshops help organizations foster a culture of learning, build community, and drive knowledge sharing.
Learn, connect, grow. Explore our current workshops:
Interviewing 101
Understand the basics of interviewing, review fundamental interviewing do's and don't's, and learn how to be the best ambassador for your firm. This workshop features interactive role play sessions that allows your teams to prepare themselves for challenging interview questions.
Social Media Best Practices
Learn how to utilize your social media networks to build your professional brand within the A|E|Cindustry. Discover how a well built out social media strategy aids in company recruitment and business development.
Effective Time Management
Learn about how to optimize your calendar and work flow through enhanced mindfullness, strategic communications, and effective planning. Discover tips and tricks to allow you to limit work place distractions,and harness your flow zone.
EQ in the Workplace
Learn about the key pillars to emotional intelligence and how to apply them to your daily professional life. This workshop features an employee survey, role play sessions, and an EQ learning and resources guide.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
This highly collaborative workshop approaches diversity, equity, and inclusion from an A|E|C specific lens. Learn about the state of DEI in our industry, the many unconscious biases that preserve workplace disparities, and what measures employees and employers can take to promote more inclusive work environments.
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Market Analyses
The built environment is constantly changing; so is the fabric of the modern day workplace. Our data-driven consultants leverage industry data and insights from career consults to ensure that your firm maintains it's competitive advantage of knowledge and foresight.
Compensation Analysis
Benefits Benchmarking
Workplace Trends
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