About Us
Strategic Management Solutions is an independent Human
Resources management consulting firm serving businesses of all sizes. We are problem solvers who know how to work with individual, group and corporate
situations that require creativity, flexibility and results. As Human Resources
professionals with over 40 years combined experience, we have assisted all levels of
supervision, management and leadership.
 Kathy
Barany, PHR has built a base of experience that supports innovative techniques
and yields continually increasing value to clients. Kathy has over 30 years of human
resources experience, including over 10 years in management, and over 10 years as a
consultant. Her experience has extended to virtually every industry, to include
manufacturing, insurance, financial services, education, medical, retail, non-profit, and
more. Her expertise includes employee relations, strategic planning, employment law and
compliance issues, policy development and implementation, work flow analysis and job
descriptions, training, employee benefits, compensation, performance management, and
outplacement counseling. Kathy is a member of the Central New York Chapter of the Society
for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and the Central New York Chapter of the American
Society for Training and Development. She is a participant in CenterState CEO’s
Executive Dialogue group. Some of her community involvement has included being Chair of
Child Care Solutions Personnel Committee, Vocational Educational Services for Individuals
with Disability Advisory Board, BOCES Projects With Industry Board, and Baltimore Woods
Nature Center Personnel Committee. She has instructed the SHRM Human Resources
Certification course at LeMoyne College and has served on the faculty of Cazenovia College
teaching their human resources course. Kathy received her Master’s certificate from
Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and her Bachelor’s degree from
Empire State College. She is a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR). 
Our Approach
SMS believes effective
consulting isn't about advancing our agenda, it's about meeting your needs. Our goal is to
improve your organization's business performance.
We begin by asking questions and listening to the answers. This helps us understand your
goals, strategies and culture. Once we're clear about your goals and environment, we can
then recommend appropriate approaches and discuss implementation options.
You can count on us to:
- Listen to your goals, needs, and past
successes and shortfalls.
- Understand the challenges and opportunities
present in your business setting.
- Identify creative, current, and
cost-effective approaches to achieve your goals.
- Discuss which of our proposals are most
appropriate.
- Partner with you on implementation, crafting
a plan that meets your timetables and respects your resource limitations.
- Evaluate success based on your satisfaction with
the outcomes.
Our
Framework
In responding to the goals you establish, SMS will:
- Focus on your firm's core competencies and basic business
needs.
- Provide practical, cost-effective solutions appropriately
integrated with human resources strategies and management systems.
- Provide superior value by utilizing senior
“hands-on” consultants with high levels of expertise and experience.
- Deliver timely performance in response to your needs and
schedules.
How We
Can Help You
SMS can add value to client organizations through a variety of initiatives. Here are a few
of the outcomes that might benefit your firm:
Enhance your employee's business understanding and focus to improve productivity and
reduce costs.
- Develop a highly motivated and productive work force
aligned around a target culture consistent with your business objectives.
- Enhance your competitive staffing advantage through
leveraging every salary and benefit dollar. Reduce administrative costs.
- Improve individual and organizational performance by
strengthening understanding of core competencies for each role. Describe required
performance outcomes. Evaluate results. Implement targeted training programs.
- Increase understanding of, and compliance with, employment
related legal issues. Avoid costly settlements.
- Align human resource programs to optimize return on
financial investment and support target business culture.
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Our Mission
Our mission is to help create
competitive advantages for our clients today by partnering with them to solve their Human
Resources management challenges of tomorrow. We help our clients realize their business
objectives by creating systems and processes that unleash the full potential of the
organization.
What We Do
SMS provides services as a stand-alone
consultancy, in a joint venture with your Human Resources staff, or as part of a
multi-disciplinary project team.
Through completely confidential consultation, you will be
assisted in exploring options that best meet your needs. As a corporate confidant, SMS
consultants have worked on delicate organizational issues effectively and professionally.
SMS is prepared to assist you through: 1) Developing corporate and management strategies, 2) Understanding the
client's business through in-depth research and observation, 3) Identifying key issues
with a comprehensive project proposal, 4) Recommending solutions based on supported
conclusions, integrated data analysis, research, client input and past experience.
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