Building Simple, Compliant HR Systems With Karla Faundez

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Karla Faundez is the President and Founder of Northgate HR Partners, an HR consulting firm that supports small and mid-sized businesses with practical, people-centered solutions. With more than 20 years of experience across industries including education, banking, shipping, and consulting, Karla brings a grounded, common-sense approach to HR. She helps business owners stay compliant, align their people with business goals, and build HR systems that truly support growth.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

[05:30] How an HR gap analysis reveals hidden risks and misalignment.
[08:20] Why hiring systems must start with clarity around roles and goals.
[10:15] How core values should shape job postings and interview questions.
[13:40] Why communication breakdowns are the biggest HR risk for growing companies.

In this episode:

HR problems rarely show up all at once—they build quietly until they become expensive distractions.

In this episode, Adi Klevit sits down with Karla Faundez to discuss how HR systems play a critical role in protecting and scaling a business. Karla explains why many small and mid-sized companies operate with HR tasks scattered across people and departments, creating risk, confusion, and misalignment as the business grows.

Adi and Karla dive into the importance of starting with clarity: understanding what roles are needed, what success looks like in each seat, and how hiring should support the company’s long-term goals. Karla outlines her approach to building simple, practical HR systems that ensure compliance while also aligning people with culture, values, and performance expectations.

The conversation also highlights common mistakes business owners make, particularly around communication and documentation. Karla emphasizes that HR issues often remain invisible until they escalate, and that proactive systems—clear policies, documented processes, and consistent communication—allow owners to focus on growth instead of constantly putting out people-related fires.

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Quotable Moments:

“HR issues can be silent until they suddenly explode.”
“Small businesses need the same HR support as big companies—just done simply.”
“The right people in the right seats changes everything.”
“Core values should guide how you hire, not just what’s on the wall.”
“Communication problems create more risk than most owners realize.”

Action Steps:

Conduct an HR gap analysis to identify compliance and alignment risks.
Clarify roles and responsibilities before hiring or reshuffling team members.
Embed core values into job postings, interviews, and evaluations.
Improve communication systems so goals and expectations are clear.
Address HR issues early instead of waiting for them to escalate.

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