High-Output HR: Practical Strategies for Doing More with Less

Program Summary

HR professionals are expected to do more with less, and the gap between what lands on your desk and what you can realistically accomplish keeps widening. The answer is not working harder. It is working inside a smarter system.

In this 60-minute instructor-led session, you will learn how to audit your current workflows, identify where time is being lost, and apply a practical framework that combines automation, AI, and better decision-making habits to run a leaner, more effective HR function.

Join us to discover:

• A decision framework for identifying which tasks deserve your attention and which should be automated, delegated, or eliminated
• How to use AI tools to draft policies, job descriptions, and employee communications in a fraction of the time
• The automation opportunities most HR teams overlook, and how to capture them without an IT budget
• How to build HRIS analytics that replace manual tracking and speed up reporting and decisions
• Practical protocols for protecting your time and attention without dropping compliance balls

Program Highlights

The HR Time Audit: Find Out Where Your Hours Are Actually Going

• A simple diagnostic for identifying your highest-friction tasks
• How to categorize work by impact versus effort so you stop spending skilled-HR time on low-value tasks
• What a one-week audit reveals that gut instinct misses every time

Automation and AI Without the Overwhelm: Build It Once, Benefit Every Day

• Which repetitive HR tasks are the best candidates for automation right now
• How to use AI tools to draft, edit, and improve policies, communications, and documentation faster and with greater consistency
• Free and low-cost tools that solo and small HR teams can implement immediately

A System That Holds: Sustaining Efficiency When Everything Else Keeps Changing

• How to use HRIS data to replace manual tracking and create reports that inform decisions
• Building workflows that do not collapse when priorities shift or headcount changes
• How to stay current on tools and practices when you have no team to delegate research to

Question and Answer Session

Bring your biggest time drains and workflow frustrations.

During the live Q&A, you will have the opportunity to describe your real-world challenges and receive specific, actionable guidance you can take back to your desk the same day.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Michelle Coussens, CEO & Business Strategist | Plan B Consulting Services LLC

Michelle Coussens is a frequently sought-after speaker and business strategist for numerous types of organizations on a wide range of topics related to the workplace, including but not limited to talent management, business strategy, and operational effectiveness. With consistently high participant ratings, her webinars, seminars, and speaking engagements bring practical value to businesses of every size and type. She is a resourceful, resilient, and relentless business professional with demonstrated success in building new programs, driving short-term efficiencies, and improving long-term effectiveness all through innovation, rigor, and courageous leadership. She has direct experience with a variety of industries, as well as in consulting, education, and not-for-profit organizations.