Next Step Advisory
Next Step Advisory

TAILORED HR SOLUTIONS FOR SMALL AND MID-SIZE BUSINESSES

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Turn your HR Challenges into Strategic Advantages

  • HR Strategy Development
  • Employee Onboarding and Offboarding Programs
  • Talent Sourcing & Recruitment Planning and Support
  • Employee Relations Coaching  
  • HR Technology Selection and Implementation Support
  • Benefit Design
  • Job Architecture and Competency Mapping
  • Job Description Development 


  • Single & Multi-State Employee Handbooks Design & Updates
  • Documentation Review,  Compliance Assessment and Reporting
  • Policy, Process and Procedure Development  
  • Job Classification (FLSA) Audits
  • Due Diligence Preparation 
  • Workplace Investigations 
  • Mandatory Compliance Training Facilitation


  • Performance Management and Improvement Planning
  • Employee Engagement and Feedback Design 
  • Employee Retention Planning 
  • Communication Strategy Development and Design 
  • Internal Branding and Culture Alignment
  • Change Management Planning and Implementation Support


How We Can Work Together

Ongoing Advisory Support

Fractional/Retained Partnerships

Project-Specific Engagements

 Designed for clients who need a trusted HR thought partner and expert input on a more limited basis. This flexible support option is offered through access to The Advisory Line—a subscription-based service offering timely guidance on day-to-day HR questions, compliance concerns, and sensitive situations. Whether it’s a quick check-in or a sounding board before taking action, we deliver responsive, practical support when you need it. 

Project-Specific Engagements

Fractional/Retained Partnerships

Project-Specific Engagements

 Ideal for clients seeking focused expertise to address a defined HR need or milestone. Project-specific engagements are tailored to support initiatives such as handbook development, compliance audits, policy design, workplace relations matters, or performance programs. We scope each engagement to align with your goals, timeline, and organizational needs—delivering clear outcomes and practical results. 

Fractional/Retained Partnerships

Fractional/Retained Partnerships

Fractional/Retained Partnerships

 Best suited for organizations that need consistent, embedded HR leadership without hiring a full-time internal resource. Fractional or retained partnerships provide ongoing strategic and tactical support across a range of partnership levels—allowing us to support you at just the right capacity. We work closely with owners, executives, and internal leads to drive people strategy, build infrastructure, and guide day-to-day HR operations with continuity and care. 

Our Clients

Our Founder


Debbie Berkowitz Rabishaw

Debbie Berkowitz Rabishaw is a proven human resources leader known for her practical problem-solving and forward-thinking, empathetic leadership. With over three decades of progressive HR experience, Debbie has guided numerous companies in achieving their human resources objectives. Her extensive background includes supporting and leading HR in multi-state workplaces across the US and in India, with experience in start-ups, PE-backed firms, family-owned businesses, non-profits, and privately held companies.


Degrees and Awards

  • Multiple 'Top 50' HR Professionals Awards presented by OnConferences
  • Power 50 Award, National Diversity Council
  • Certified by HRCI as a Senior Professional in HR 
  • SHRM California Law HR Specialty Credential
  • SHRM Workplace Investigation Specialty Credential
  • BS, Business Administration, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois
  • MA, Human Resources, Carl H. Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati

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