Avionté CONNECT 2026

The conversation every
staffing software customer needs.

Before the next implementation.
Before the next platform decision.

Fill out the form below. We will confirm a time to connect on the floor — no pitch, no presentation. Just an honest conversation about where you are and what would actually move the needle.

LET’S CONNECT AT CONNECT

first ~ PEOPLE

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second ~ PROCESS

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then ~ TECHNOLOGY

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first ~ PEOPLE | second ~ PROCESS | then ~ TECHNOLOGY |

Getting the people and the process right is what every organization needs first to inform their technology decisions. Not the other way around. That sequencing — practiced and enforced consistently — is what separates an investment that returns its value from one that doesn't.

Find Us At The Conference

The best conversations at any conference don't happen in sessions. They happen in the hallway, at dinner, waiting for the elevator. We'll be the ones asking about your operations before we say anything about technology.

Vendor-Neutral  ·  No Commissions  ·  Client Advocate Only

  • Ralph Williams

    Founder
    Managing Principal

    LinkedIn

  • Kevin Jackson

    Engagement Manager
    Business Development Lead

    LinkedIn

Heagney Logan Group — Staffing Industry Conference 2026
The HLG philosophy

People & Process first.
Then Technology.

Most staffing software implementations are evaluated as technology decisions. Vendor selection. Feature comparison. Pricing negotiation. The platform goes live — and the organization discovers that the technology only works as well as the people and processes it was built on top of.

We've been in staffing operations since 1985. We have seen this pattern enough times to know: the sequencing matters more than the selection. Getting people aligned, processes defined, and roles clarified is not pre-work for the implementation. It is the implementation. The platform is what you deploy once that foundation is right.

People — Aligned Before the Platform Goes In

Who owns the process? Who approves the configuration? Who is accountable when go-live doesn't match the discovery session? HLG helps staffing organizations answer those questions before a vendor sets foot in the room.

Process — Defined Before It Gets Configured

A platform configured around a broken process produces a faster version of the same problem. HLG maps how the work actually flows — not how it was documented years ago — before recommending how to configure anything.

Technology — Selected to Serve the Work, Not the Other Way Around

AI. Automation. Integration. These are tools — and valuable ones. HLG is vendor-neutral and tool-agnostic. We recommend what serves the business, with no commission and no competing interest behind the recommendation.

Accountability That Outlasts the Contract

Most implementation resources disappear at go-live. HLG's model is built around what happens after — structured touchpoints, milestone accountability, and a relationship that turns a completed project into an ongoing partnership.

Why staffing software customers listen to HLG

We are the only voice in the room
that is entirely yours.

Management consultants deliver strategy and exit. Implementation partners deploy the platform and exit. System integrators connect the pipes and exit. None of them stay accountable to your outcome after the contract closes.

HLG operates as your client-side PMO, your implementation quarterback, and your vendor-neutral integration broker — simultaneously, in a single engagement, under a single point of accountability. No commissions. No competing allegiances.

  • Active across the staffing software ecosystem — we know how these platforms are sold, implemented, and where they need a partner alongside them.
  • Vendor-neutral integration brokerage — Finance, BI, Benefits, Credentialing, and custom back-office connectors that your staffing platform's catalog doesn't cover.
  • HR operations and staffing back-office expertise dating to 1985 — context no implementation partner can replicate from a playbook.
  • People first. Process second. Technology third — a sequencing discipline that determines whether a platform investment returns its value.