Services

Practical help across five service areas

Start with one focused need. Blackhawk can work as a project, grow into ongoing advisory support, or step in for a selected interim role.

Start here: TERO programs

Training and workforce support for TERO programs

Larry has worked with TERO programs since 1993. He works alongside them on specific needs, as an instructor, a collaborator and a resource.

Common starting points

  • Workforce development and employee readiness
  • Employee and supervisor training
  • Customized training and facilitation
  • HR and employment systems, policies and procedures
  • Recruiting, credentialing and onboarding
  • Organizational assessment, safety and risk support

Talk with Larry about a TERO need

What TERO programs ask Larry for

  • Qualified instructors for their training programs
  • Daily life skills instruction
  • Help applying and searching for work
  • Career enrichment for Tribal members
  • A trainer or collaborator on projects they oversee

How Larry has supported TERO programs

  • Instructor
  • Helping Native people build their own businesses
  • Emergency-management support
  • A resource for training and development beyond a program's own capacity

Service areas

Five ways Blackhawk can help

Each area can stand alone. Many engagements begin in one and grow as the organization's needs become clear.

  • Organizational Assessment, Reorganization and Development

    Assess how your organization or department works today, then restructure, plan and build what comes next.

    • Organizational and departmental assessment
    • Restructuring and organizational-chart development
    • Strategic and operational planning
    • Special projects, advisory support and selected interim capacity

  • Human Resources and Workforce Development

    Workforce strategy, HR support and the employment systems that help people succeed.

    • Workforce-development strategy
    • HR and management support
    • Employment systems, policies and procedures
    • Recruiting, credentialing, onboarding and employee support

  • Training and Facilitation

    Practical instruction and facilitation for employees, supervisors and TERO participants.

    • Employee and supervisor training
    • Customized workshops and facilitation
    • TERO-focused workforce and readiness training
    • Insurance education and risk-related staff training where appropriate
    • Business development training and support

  • Emergency Management, Disaster Recovery and Risk

    Preparing for disruption, responding well and recovering stronger.

    • Emergency-management planning and support
    • Disaster assistance and recovery
    • Continuity and preparedness
    • Safety, risk management and organizational resilience

  • Tribal Relations and Government-to-Government Engagement

    Respectful, practical help working with Tribes and Native communities.

    • Tribal consultation and relationship support
    • Government-to-government engagement
    • Stakeholder coordination and facilitation
    • Guidance for organizations working with Tribes and Native communities

  • Not sure where to start?

    Tell Larry what your organization is facing. The conversation begins with listening.

    How can I be of service?

Training topics

Training Larry can offer today

Topics can be shaped to your staff, your program and your setting. Ask about anything close to these, and Larry will tell you honestly whether he is the right fit.

  • Human resources and workforce development
  • Organizational development
  • Government-to-government relationships
  • Emergency preparedness and continuity
  • Workplace safety and risk management
  • Business development

Ways to work together

Projects, advisory support or an interim role

  • Projects

    A focused piece of work with a defined scope, such as an assessment, a training series or a plan.

  • Ongoing advisory support

    Continuing access to Larry's experience as questions and needs come up.

  • Selected interim roles

    Temporary leadership or capacity while an organization builds, restructures or fills a gap.

Where Larry works

Throughout the Pacific Northwest, and willing to travel nationally.

Honest about fit

If Blackhawk is not the right fit for a need, Larry will say so rather than take on work he cannot do well.

How can I be of service?

If your organization is working through a workforce, structure or readiness challenge, let's talk. Blackhawk is available for project-based, training and advisory engagements.

Contact Larry