Initial diagnostic
A workforce and operations audit that separates visible symptoms from the actual cause of the problem.
Discuss the assignment ↗Management partner for people, performance and operations
HR that
understands operations.
Our work begins where routine HR administration ends.
We stand alongside owners, managing directors and executives when workforce issues begin to affect the stability, performance or future of the company.
Project consulting · Interim management · Executive advisory
ZIMÁČEK CONSULTING
01Stable teams.
02Effective processes.
03Measurable performance.
Strategic HR · Workforce · Operations
25 yearsof HR and workforce management experience
410workers in an international crisis project
220+employees during production scale-up
ManufacturingLogisticsAdministration
When standard solutions are not enough
A workforce issue is often an operational issue in disguise.
Hiring a person is not enough. People need to know what is expected, who leads them, why their work matters and how good performance is recognised.
Benefits may open the door. Whether people stay and perform depends on the environment, leadership, fairness and effective work organisation.
We do not solve only today's shift. We build a system that enables the company to operate and grow.
Partnership with management
We do not replace internal HR.
We are its strategic partner.
Internal HR ensures the company's day-to-day agenda. Zimáček Consulting steps in when an external perspective, an exceptional situation or a change to the system itself is required.
Depending on the scope, we assemble a team of experienced specialists. Every engagement has clear leadership, accountability and a direct link to the company's decision-making level.
Discreet. Practical. Accountable for a high-quality solution.Areas of expertise
From the real cause
to a solution that works.
Every service is tailored to the actual operation. We do not sell generic presentations or textbook HR advice.
Workforce strategy
Capacity planning, standard hours, shift models and workforce utilisation aligned with order requirements.
Discuss the assignment ↗Recruitment and onboarding
From individual key positions to high-volume projects, including hiring, onboarding, training and retention.
Discuss the assignment ↗Team stability and retention
Reducing turnover and improving accountability, communication, leadership and the environment in which people can succeed.
Discuss the assignment ↗Crisis management
Rapid mobilisation of people and processes during growth, contract changes, relocation, disruption or operational risk.
Discuss the assignment ↗Interim management and implementation
Temporary project leadership, hands-on implementation and transfer of a functioning system to the internal team.
Discuss the assignment ↗Indicative pricing
Expertise has a clear value.
Fees reflect the scope, urgency and level of responsibility. The figures below provide an initial indication before our on-site visit.
In person. At your operation.
We do not provide professional consulting by phone or video call. We come to you because responsible advice can only be given after seeing the real workplace, the people and the way the operation functions.
Executive consultation
Clarity on a specific situation
Initial organisational contactfree of charge
On-site consultation · 60 minutesCZK 3,500
On-site working session · 4 hoursCZK 11,900
Full consulting day on siteCZK 17,500
Diagnostic and system design
From cause to a workable solution
Rapid workforce and operations diagnosticfrom CZK 29,000
Comprehensive HR & workforce auditfrom CZK 59,000
Design of one key processfrom CZK 45,000
Implementation and accountability
When recommendations must start working
Interim or crisis managementCZK 15,000–18,000 / day
Project leadership and implementationfrom CZK 120,000
Large-scale transformation projectindividual proposal
The initial contact is used solely to arrange an on-site meeting.
Analysis, professional consultation, recommendations and solution design always take place at the client's premises and form part of the paid engagement. Scope and fees are confirmed in advance in a written proposal.
Selected experience · anonymised
CRITICAL WORKFORCE MOBILISATION
Hundreds of workers.
One month.
No room for error.
An international manufacturing company needed 380 employees within a single month to prevent production disruption.
During the project, the brief changed fundamentally and part of the operation was relocated to Romania. Milan Zimáček coordinated the entire project: sourcing suitable workers, international partners, transport, accommodation, onboarding, quality control and subsequent transfers to other workplaces.
410workers in the project despite a major change in scope
SCALING A MANUFACTURING OPERATION
From one hall and 12 workers to a three-hall operation with more than 220 employees.
Workforce delivery accompanied the expansion of production, the pressing shop and logistics. The initial 12-person team grew into a fully operational three-hall facility with more than 220 employees.
Milan ZimáčekFounder · Principal Consultant
Milan Zimáček
Experience that recognises the difference between a symptom and its cause.
Over 25 years, Milan has dealt with thousands of workforce situations: production lines, logistics operations, office teams, international workers, rapid recruitment, start-ups and reorganisations.
His value goes beyond HR expertise. He understands how people actually work, how operations respond to change and what must be done so that a solution continues to work after the consultant leaves.
How we work
From the first conversation
to a transferable system.
Speed does not mean taking shortcuts. It means using experience, setting the right priorities and focusing energy where it has real impact.
Understand the operation
We begin with company objectives, numbers, shifts, people and the real situation at the workplace - not a universal methodology.
Identify the true cause
We determine whether the issue lies in recruitment, capacity, work organisation, leadership, communication or the way these elements interact.
Design a workable solution
Recommendations must work not only in a presentation, but also in manufacturing, logistics, the office and daily decision-making.
Make the change happen
As required, we work alongside management, lead the project, engage the internal team and hand over a functioning, manageable system.
What we stand for
Principles that must be visible in the operation.
We do not merely fill vacancies. We build operations that work.
The right people are not enough. They need the right environment.
Performance does not begin in a spreadsheet. It begins with people who are well led.
A stable team does not happen by chance. It is the result of an effective system.
The least expensive recruitment is the one you do not have to repeat.
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„A good process helps people succeed. A poor process forces them to fail.“
— ZIMÁČEK CONSULTING
Zimáček Consulting
Do you need to reconnect
your people and operations?
Send us a brief outline of your situation. We will arrange an on-site visit and determine whether, and to what extent, we can help.
zimacekconsulting.comTelephone+420 606 363 303
Contact locationBěluňská 1842/2, Prague 9 – Horní Počernice
CoverageCzech Republic nationwide · Slovakia and international assignments by agreement