People. Matter. Most.
We help companies build great places for people to work.
Testimonials
“My people are key to the business’ success, but I don’t have a background in HR. On Plane has helped our HR team implement new processes, provide better support for our leadership team and saved significant costs in the process. If you are unsure how to improve your HR function, you should engage them.”
“As an early-stage company, you need the subject matter experts to help with tough challenges in a practical way. On Plane’s HR On Call service has helped with our toughest Human Resources challenges, providing quick, practical guidance for our team. The ROI from the time spent with them is incredible. They are the best HR resource I know.”
“Your people are your brand. On Plane helped me drive my vision for the Rabbit Hole brand and culture into the business. They established a Human Resources function that could sustain the culture of a high growth company. They are subject matter experts, and I would recommend them to any founder who is growing their business.”
“As CHRO for a PE backed global organization, I built a strong HR team utilizing consultants and contractors to support the capability and capacity gaps of my organization. On Plane acted as my thought partners for human capital strategy, and once established, they helped drive implementation of these processes. It was invaluable to have a resource who could provide that level of support. The On Plane team became an instrumental part of our organization, providing support for our HR team as well as our executive leadership.”
Company success stories
On Plane’s roadmap supports HR department standup
On Plane conducted leader 360s, giving leaders and their managers visibility to the differences between their intended perceptions and actual perceptions. This allowed databased conversations focused on recognizing strengths and improving weaknesses.
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On Plane helps leaders define their leadership brand
On Plane uses personality profiles, peer feedback and training materials to help leaders develop their own personal leadership brand and understand personal development actions they can take to best align with this brand.
On Plane reduces benefits costs
On Plane worked with our client to understand their current benefits costs, remove unused programs and find cost effective options while keeping employee benefits packages comparable to prior year plans.
Compensation and benefits redesign frees up cash
On Plane worked with our client to understand their current benefits costs, and how these benefits were utilized. By removing unutilized benefits and re-working the benefits package, On Plane kept the client’s benefits costs even with the prior year while funding compensation increases.
Mission, vision, values form your cultural foundation
On Plane partnered with the leadership team to clearly define the team’s vision (their meaningful outcomes), mission (what they do every day to achieve their vision) and their values (how they will act as they work to achieve their mission and vision). This clearly communicates to new hires, current employees, customers and supplier partners how the leader wants to run the business and is key to establishing and preserving company culture.
Leader 360s improve leadership performance
On Plane conducted leader 360s, giving leaders and their managers data from that person’s direct reports, peers, and leaders regarding their performance. This allowed databased conversations focused on specific behaviors, recognizing strengths and improving weaknesses.
How we measure
On Plane assesses and builds capabilities across four key areas.
Strategy
- Mission, vision, values
- Annual and long-term company plan
- Org structure
- Team effectiveness
Talent
- Staffing excellence
- Benefits, rewards, incentives
- Talent management
- Learning and development
Culture
- Leadership
- Communications
- Recognition
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
- Health and well-being
- Workplace safety
Administration
- Policy
- HRIS
- Record-keeping
- Payroll and benefits
- Administration
How we engage
Measure
Understand and measure current state with your employees, culture, and HR processes.
- Engagement survey
- Key leader interviews
- Team member focus groups (as needed)
- HR processes and compliance audit
Support execution
Partner with company leaders to implement HR roadmap, aligning people practices to support company strategy.
- HR on call and mentoring
- Leader and employee training
- Process development and change management
- Performance and talent management
Track progress and re-measure
Accountability calls and support for implementation. Gather data to show progress and effective implementations.
- Re-survey employees
- HR scorecard
- Period over period metrics
Why this matters to your company
Misalignment between your business goals and your people capabilities to achieve your goals impedes business performance. Further, organizations do not have the resources to fix every people related problem all at once. An overall view of your people capabilities showing where you have strengths and weaknesses relative to your overall goals will give your team clear data on where to focus resources and a way to measure if the initiatives identified are actually working as intended. This process results in increased ability to achieve strategic objectives and increase business value.
We partner with organizations to build their ecosystem for growth by measuring their current state and executing against our framework:
Strategy
What does the business want to achieve and is the organization aligned behind these goals?
Talent
Does the business have the right people and resources to achieve the strategy, and can it keep them?
Culture
What decisions will people make when the business asks them to execute on the strategy?
Administration
Do you have the right processes, IT systems and policies to efficiently deliver HR services?
Improved employee engagement, productivity and reduced turnover
We will:
- Partner with your current leadership and HR team
- Measure and assess your current state against a holistic framework
- Map out a prioritized plan for improvement based upon company-specific data
- Build hiring and selection processes that yield strong talent and good cultural fit
- Help your team align objectives between leadership and employees
- Help you get the right people in the right positions and build a plan to grow and retain your talent
- Work with you to build a high performance culture
Sample projects
A few of the ways we work with clients.
Organization assessment
Our comprehensive assessments process gathers data inside your organization to provide a picture of your people capabilities and tailored recommendations to support your business strategy.
Learn morePeople practices audit
Comprehensive audit of company people practices assessing legal and compliance risk, and identifying opportunities to improve people practices.
Learn moreEngagement survey
We administer engagement surveys to baseline the organization, identify strengths and opportunities, and help leaders build action plans to improve engagement.
Learn moreLeadership and team development
Individual coaching, leadership sessions and team effectiveness workshops using the Cloverleaf online assessment platform.
Learn moreMission, vision, values
We help you establish or refine your mission, vision and values, the cultural foundation for your organization, and build them into your people practices.
Learn moreStaffing planning and recruiting support
End-to-end staffing support to help you build the talent capabilities you need to advance your business strategy.
Learn moreCompensation and FLSA compliance review
We evaluate your org structure and compensation plan, design an approach aligned to your business needs, and assess the program for legal compliance.
Learn moreHR on call
Real-time guidance and support from HR professionals for your day-to-day operational needs.
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Our team
Leah Eggers
Co-Founder and COOLeah Eggers is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at On Plane Consulting. She has 25 years of leadership experience and consulting focused on employee engagement and culture, learning and development, talent management, change leadership, team effectiveness, and the design and delivery of strategy, leadership and cultural programs.
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During her 22 years at Humana, Leah was responsible for driving cultural change and executing nationally recognized strategic initiatives to positively impact employee health and well-being for over 40,000 employees, delivering sustained health improvements and cost savings over time. Leah also ran the company’s Learning Consortium of over 300 learning professionals across the company. Leah holds a Masters of Education from the University of Louisville, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration specialized in Marketing and Finance from Wittenberg University. Leah can be reached at leah@onplane.com.
Martin Low is the Founder and CEO at On Plane Consulting. He has over 20 years of HR experience at companies like Amazon.com, McKesson, Blue Apron, Cummins, LABSCO and Lear.
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While at these companies he has implemented programs to improve employee relations, staffing, performance management, benefits and wellness, and supported large employee groups. Martin has a BA in Economics and MA in Human Resources from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Martin can be reached at martin@onplane.com.
Tracy Morrison has worked in healthcare and with non-profits as a human resource consultant and leadership coach. She has over 27 years of experience working with individuals and organizations to help them maximize their potential by providing customized coaching and training solutions that help clients achieve their goals.
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Tracy is an experienced leader skilled in employee relations, leadership development, conflict management, customer experience, strategic planning, and health policy. Her areas of focus are in coaching, mentoring, community outreach, and health equity. Tracy earned her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from the University of Kentucky and Masters of Science in Business Communication from Spalding University.
David Morrison is a results-driven consultant with 25 years of global experience at companies like Yum! Brands, Kindred Healthcare, National Steel Corporation and Jewish Hospital Healthcare Services.
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David has led and implemented programs in U.S. and international compensation and benefits, performance management, employee healthcare, retirement and pension, wellness, strategic planning, culture development and training. David can be reached at david@onplane.com.
Skylar Haynes brings three years of HR experience across payroll and 401(k) administration, employee and union relations, and HRIS implementation and configuration.
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She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Louisville. She can be contacted at skylar@onplane.com.
We have extensive experience in building progressive human capital practices across various industries including Technology, Manufacturing, Distribution and Health Care ranging from start-up and mid-size companies to Fortune 100. We are passionate about helping organizations build their people capabilities.
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Our partners
Cloverleaf
Cloverleaf is on a mission to unleash people to do their best work.
OrgVitals
OrgVitals is an integrated data and predictive intelligence platform that provides leaders with enriched insight and capacity-building support to modernize their workplace.
Endeavor
On Plane partners with Endeavor to support global entrepreneurs with business coaching, mentoring, and outsourced HR for growing businesses.
Ready for Next
Ready for Next is on target to positively impact 10,000 business owners in the next 5 years.
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