Leota Palmer Fractional HR manager

You need HR that works. You might not need another full-time hire.

I'm Leota Palmer. I manage HR for small and midsized businesses on a part-time, ongoing basis. That is called fractional HR. I also take on one problem at a time, like attendance, hiring, or an HR setup that needs a checkup.

You get stronger systems, more consistency, and someone experienced who follows through.

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Leota.

Has your HR outgrown “we’ll figure it out”?

A growing business can hit a point where handling HR as you go stops working. Here is what that looks like.

  • People issues are eating up your leaders’ time.
  • Each manager handles things a different way.
  • Employee records have gaps.
  • Hiring feels harder than it should.
  • Important follow-up keeps slipping through the cracks.

You may not be ready for a full-time HR manager. But you are ready for experienced HR management.

That is where I step in. I bring structure, consistency and accountability to your HR. I work with your leaders, managers and employees to build practices that support the business and the people doing the work.

I can run all of your HR. Or fix one part of it.

Ongoing support

Fractional HR Management

I manage your HR on a part-time, ongoing basis. You get reliable HR leadership without adding a full-time senior role. I organize the work, set up clear processes, support your managers, keep the essential HR tasks done, and keep priorities moving.

See how fractional HR works

Or bring me in for one thing.

Attendance & Workforce Reliability

When absences, lateness, or spotty follow-through are disrupting your operations, I look at the patterns, the policy, what managers are doing, and how it is all tracked. Then I help you put a workable plan in place.

Recruitment & Onboarding

When hiring is slow, costly, or disorganized, I review the whole process, from finding candidates to a new hire’s first days. Then I strengthen the steps, the ownership, and the tools, so people get hired and settled with less wasted time.

HR Operations Health Check

Not sure what is working, what is missing, or what could be putting you at risk? I assess your HR operation and give you a plan, in priority order, to improve your systems, records, workflows and follow-through.

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HR should make your business easier to run.

I listen first. I talk with the people involved, watch what is really happening, look at the facts, and weigh what the business needs. Then I recommend a way forward.

Listening does not replace accountability. It is how better decisions get made.

Employees need Clarity.
Support.
Fair treatment.
The business needs Standards.
Consistency.
Results.

Good HR helps both sides work toward the same goal.

I’ve done this before.

70% drop in absenteeism. I built the attendance approach that helped get there.
30–40% lower recruitment costs (approximate), from reworking the process and bringing work in-house.
250–300 employees supported in a busy airport operation.
3 countries I have worked in: the United States, Jamaica and the United Arab Emirates.

Wide experience helps me find the real problem.

My background covers HR management, employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, performance reviews, policies, training, compliance, reporting, administration and business operations, across many industries and cultures. That range helps me see when a people problem is tied to a process, when a policy is not being applied the same way for everyone, and when HR needs a clear owner.

More about me

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Practical HR thinking for people who lead a growing business.

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Ready for HR that moves things forward?

Whether you need ongoing fractional HR or help with one key area, it starts with a practical conversation about what is happening now and what needs to get better.

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