TORONTO, Canada, October 29th, 2020 — Oxford + Richmond, one of Canada's leading retained search firms and Organizations for Impact, a preeminent human centred management consulting firm, are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration that will enhance services focused on diversity + inclusion and employee well-being.
“COVID-19 has magnified the importance of employee well-being – rapidly advancing the need for organizations to take a more human-centred approach and build more inclusive, diverse and socially impactful cultures in order to attract + retain top talent,” said Jason Carmichael, Founder & CEO of Oxford + Richmond. “In response to these changing market dynamics, we are excited to collaborate with a progressive and likeminded organization to expand our expertise and better serve fast growing organizations.”
What the Services Are and Why This Is Important
Working in collaboration, Oxford + Richmond and Organizations for Impact will offer enhanced services centered around talent acquisition + retention, equity, diversity + inclusion, and leadership + team effectiveness. The growing importance of viewing employees more holistically as they navigate key issues and challenges impacting their performance at work is distinguishing good organizations from great ones. The war for talent is fierce and organizations looking to gain a competitive advantage must incorporate strategies to address unique social challenges as a means to attract and retain talent.
“As we look into our post-pandemic future, organizations will need to take a more integrated, supportive, and inclusive approach to how they recruit, retain and develop talent to remain competitive over the long term,” said Christine Yip, Founder & Managing Director at Organizations for Impact. “Oxford + Richmond's established brand as a trusted executive search and recruitment partner, their commitment to inclusion and equity in their work, and their desire to create more inclusive, supportive workplaces makes them an ideal partner to expand Organization for Impact's reach and impact. Together we can do much more than apart.”
These new services can help organizations:
- Enhance competitive advantage
- Retain top talent + future leaders
- Improve productivity + employee-wellbeing
- Strengthen brand + employee value proposition
- Improve social impact
- Future-proof + mitigate risks
- Secure better + more diverse talent
In addition to these enhanced offerings, Oxford + Richmond and Organizations for Impact are planning to co-lead evidence based research initiatives to develop more robust data and help inform decisions that impact the lives of people at work. Both organizations are also in initial discussions with a third partner to build out a technology platform that will help engage, collect and measure employee wellbeing.
“Partnering with a progressive management consulting firm like Organizations for Impact, with a strong reputation and an innovative, evidence-based and human centred approach is a critical piece of our broader strategy to push the envelope, create unique partnerships, and better serve the needs of fast growing and progressive organizations,” said Jason. “We set out to build Canada's next generation search firm and truly believe that this collaboration will provide a unique offering not currently available in the market.”
For Oxford + Richmond, this collaboration will complement + enhance the firm's already diversified portfolio of executive search + talent acquisition services, which includes: Executive + Board Level Search, Consulting Services, Start-ups, VC's + Private Equity, Future Leaders Search and Diversity + Inclusion.
To learn more or to contact us, please visit www.oxfordandrichmond.com or www.orgsforimpact.com.
About Oxford + Richmond Inc.
Oxford + Richmond is a leadership search and recruitment partner focused on improving how organizations hire. The firm supports clients through two complementary service lines: (1) Leadership and Business-Critical Search and (2) Embedded Recruitment. Its Retained Search practice helps organizations navigate consequential leadership appointments, succession events, and other high-stakes hires where judgment, discretion, structured evaluation, and access to the broader talent market are critical. For organizations managing recurring professional hiring needs, Oxford + Richmond's Embedded Recruitment model adds experienced recruitment capacity, proactive market access, greater process discipline, and clearer visibility into hiring activity and performance. Their forward-thinking approach has fuelled rapid growth, earning recognition as one of North America's Top 250 search firms, Top 10 Growing Search Firms, and Top 60 Executive Search Firms in Canada.
About Organizations for Impact
Organizations for Impact is a Toronto based management consultancy with a mission to improve the quality of life of people at work. We work in partnership with leaders and managers across the public, private and not for profit sector to foster high achieving work environments that are empowering, inclusive and supportive. Our approach is human centered, systems driven, evidence based, collaborative, and results focused. Our services include Workplace Burnout-Well Being Management, Organizational Equity, Inclusion & Diversity, Remote & Distributed Team Management, Executive Alignment & Strategic Planning, and Organizational Design & Change Management. Our clients range from grassroots not-for-profits and international NGOs to mid-sized and large international private-sector firms. Visit www.orgsforimpact.com to learn more.
Contact Information
Oxford + Richmond Inc.
Jason Carmichael, Founder & CEO
jason@oxfordandrichmond.com
416-624-3363
Organizations for Impact
Christine Yip, Managing Partner
Christine.yip@orgsforimpact.com
647-994-8640