Blazing Solutions is a Human Resources consultancy that provides outsourced strategic and generalist HR and organizational development interventions. It has worked extensively in the Social Housing sector and in the Public sector at a national and local government level. Blazing Solution’s mission is to assist and support its clients in the provision of quality and integrated human resource services that contribute to the achievement of business objectives. Furthermore, it seeks to build human resource expertise and capacity within the client organisation to ensure its growth, and sustainability after completion of the HR intervention and the departure of the consulting team.
The Blazing Solution’s client base is diverse. It has predominantly serviced the non-profit sectors in South Africa; non-governmental organisations; government departments and agencies. In more recent years, Blazing Solutions has broadened its client base to the private sector and values the richness of diversity of experience and exposure that this has brought.
Blazing Solutions was established in 2001 by Sally Blaine. She is the senior consultant who leads all Blazing Solutions projects. In 2010 Angela Heeley joined the team to provide technical and delivery support on the coaching and written communication aspects of projects. Gillian Pacheco joined the team in 2012 to provide additional business analysis support. Included in her areas of expertise are contract management, operational optimisation and process enhancement services. There is an additional pool of resources and associates that Blazing Solutions works with and a team is structured to meet the specific needs of each project that we engage in. Our HR approach is strongly values based supported by a practical implementation focus. This is shared with clients in advance of all projects to ensure an appropriate mix of style, culture and values.
The nature of support provided is broad based and ranges from the provision of generalist HR operational support in all components within the HR spectrum through to strategic organisation development and transformation management. The Blazing Solutions approach does not include advocating or developing generic HR models. It is strongly based in personalised tools and interventions based on industry good practice and specific to the requirements of the client.
It is our view and has been our experience that the most essential component in our service hinges on the success of the interpersonal and professional relationship that develops between the consultant and the organisation. More specifically, this relates to the level of trust, respect and professional integrity that the consulting team is able to establish within the shortest possible time. This is particularly critical in projects involving organisational development and change where impacts are far reaching on both the organisation and its staff. We also stress the consultant’s ability to see the strategic perspective, to be able to understand the nature of the core business endeavour, and finally to be sensitised to the style and values domain of the institution.