As a result of changes and improvements suggested by O’Neal Consulting, as well as the hiring of a Senior Consultant and later Vice President of Human Resources sourced by Barbara, the Human Resources Department’s staff has undergone extensive training and all individuals are currently undergoing professional certification (PHR & SPHR) training. In addition, an extensive and on-going management development program has been established to better prepare supervisors and managers for expanded leadership roles. There have been dramatic improvements in both the quantity and quality of talent joining NRS. Former paper-intensive and time-consuming processes have been replaced by an Automated Tracking System (ATS) and state-of-the-art candidate testing and evaluation process. NRS prides itself that these improvements have contributed to talent acquisition, training, management development and strategic planning initiatives that are second to none in the collections industry. The services of O’Neal consulting have been crucial in generating this change. Chris Matthews
CEO
National Recovery Service | We had recently eliminated our benefits and compensation position and we needed someone who could do some compensation analysis that wouldn’t take too long or be too expensive. We asked O'Neal Consulting to create a quick and affordable salary structure. The service worked very well. Our efficiencies have improved. We found O'Neal Consulting to be readily accessible and very responsive to our needs. TJ Carter
Gold's Gym |
| Hiring O’Neal consulting has been one of the smartest decisions we have made. She has helped us to articulate our core values and share them with our employees. Our group of companies has become much more cohesive now that we understand what we stand for and have a vision of where we are going. Sandy Marek
President
Action Fire Protection Family of Companies |
I found Barbara to be one of the most professional, responsive, and thorough individuals I have had the pleasure of working with.
Sherry A. Miller
Vice President, Human Resources
Park Place Dealerships |
| I can't thank you enough for all your help. You did find us a real jewel of a candidate. She has already made a gigantic positive impact and I look forward to our future with great anticipation. Thank you. Jim Fleshman
Executive Director
Cameron Park Zoo | Barbara is a person of real discernment. She asks wonderful questions. Her candor is her strongest quality. John Thornburg
A Ministry of Congregational Singing |
Throughout the time that I worked with O'Neal Consulting at GMAC, it was a given that the projects would always be completed with an exceptionally high level of professionalism.
I am always impressed by Barbara's extensive network of business and personal contacts, her ability to provide the pulse of labor trends for various levels in the recruitment market, her knowledge and candid recommendations for business solutions on a wide spectrum of HR and business topics as well as her appreciation of varying deadlines.Barbara is well-known and respected in the Human Resources community. Laurie Collins
HR Director | When I was elected chairman of Austin College in the early ‘90s, we used Barbara to recruit a new president. She did an excellent job for us. The College had many human resource problems at the time. Barbara led a complete reorganization. It was very successful.
Barbara and her team are real problem solvers who can quickly spot root causes and devise systems that improve an organization’s effectiveness. Carol Nasworthy
Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Austin Community College |
| When I was referred to Barbara around six months ago HR was a true blind spot at our company. We had no HR staff, no recruiting plan, weak job descriptions and a hire by fire mentality. Since then, Barbara has brought all of our job descriptions up to date, began a first class recruiting effort / internship program and become the HR liaison for our company. I am delighted to be working with Barbara. She has my full confidence. Jason N. Craven
CEO
Southern Botanical, Inc. | Barbara O'Neal is a knowledgeable and business-savvy consultant. Her response to a business need or problem results in a strategic and value-added solution that drives to the core of an issue rather than dealing with just the symptoms.
I greatly appreciate Barbara's candor, counsel, expertise, and commitment to ensuring my success through her services.
David Garza
Vice President, Human Resources
The Regus Group |
| We needed to restructure our benefit plan contributions and were concerned about employee understanding of the increases. Barbara helped us design a communication and benefits marketing plan that was wonderfully accepted by our production line staff, helped us achieve 95% plan participation, and would also chart the strategy we would take with all future employee communications. Denisa Bravenec, PHR
Director of Human Resources
Product Support Services, Inc. | Barbara O'Neal is a first-rate professional. She is extremely well informed and networked about the Dallas business community. She knows people at most corporations.
Barbara understands the special needs of an academic environment—how it is different from a corporation.Bill Detwiler
Assoc. VP of Human Resources & Business Services
Southern Methodist University |
| Barbara has helped us fill three positions. She does an exceptional job. She’s very good at helping me identify what I really need. Cynthia Allison
Human Resources
Tuesday Morning | Barbara delivers. She gets results quickly. You can depend on her. I’ve used Barbara for recruiting a temporary CPA. She had the right person for us in two days. Sheri Detwiler
Chief People Person
Neighborhood Ventures |
| Barbara did a great job of finding someone to fill a very difficult position. She is very perceptive—has great interview technique. She knows how to network, and is very resourceful. Michael Shiff
Dallas Holocaust Museum | Barbara is just great. I’ve used her to help develop HR policies and an employee survey as well as to recruit certain positions. She is especially careful to analyze companies and understand the culture before sending anyone over. The fit is everything with her—and that includes culture. Lora Villareal
Chief People Person
Associated Computer Systems |
