About
My approach
I create people solutions that drive real, sustainable change - helping organisations build trust, resilience, and long-term growth. With deep expertise in OD and HR, I blend strategic insight with hands-on support to turn ideas into action. Whether advising leadership or tackling operational challenges, my focus is always on creating workplaces where people and businesses thrive.
Credentials
Where I've worked
My sector experience spans manufacturing, FMCG, government, Tech/SaaS, media, financial services, and telecoms. I’ve worked with businesses of all sizes and growth stages, from PE-backed scale-ups with 250FTE to multinational corporates with >110k FTE looking to consolidate their global presence.
All of the below experience is in multiple industries and across multiple projects unless otherwise specified.
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Target operating model, organisation design & delivery projects (including sourcing/location), with various drivers including growth, strategic shift and cost-cutting
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Reconfiguration of global performance management processes including linkages to reward and talent
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Design and implementation of competency frameworks to support effective workforce planning and talent development
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Reengineering of promotion and reward mechanisms to improve clarity of purpose and drive aligned behaviour
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Redesigning resourcing practices to improve effectiveness, speed and candidate experience
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Creation and co-creation of people strategy, 18 month HR action plans, People Team budget and associated KPIs.
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HR transformation programmes: from operating model to change implementation
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Design and delivery of OE, OD and change methodologies and training programmes, most notably in telecomms but also in tech and management consulting
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Europe-wide responsibility for talent management, career pathing, succession planning and leadership development within a telecomms environment
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In-house HR business partnering experience including in reward, and employee relations (manufacturing & tech)
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What I do
I have deep expertise in organisation design and organisation effectiveness. I combine this with HR and people services experience across most of the employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, employee relations, talent development and performance management.
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Data-driven, commercially-led OD approach honed through 20 years design experience in multiple sectors and internationally
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Experienced change manager within cost-cutting, redundancy and closure circumstances (with associated consultative, regulatory and ethical responsibilities) as well as M&A and high growth environments
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Fluent in the use of organisation effectiveness metrics and KPIs to assist in decision making
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Deep experience in translating corporate strategy to People strategy & in implementing practical, effective actions across the HR ‘bundle’ of services
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Comfortable, credible and experienced in operating at Board and C-suite level
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Experienced in working with:
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works councils across Europe
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3rd party suppliers of people services
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Experience in developing and running employee engagement programmes, including global people surveys
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Superb facilitation, communication and stakeholder management skillset
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Understands EVP, employer brand and the HR agenda at a practical & operational level as well as strategically.
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EDI, B-corp and ESG literate
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Working practices
My clients value me as a business professional who brings not just expertise and credible solutions, but also hands-on support to ease the burden on overstretched executive teams.
Flexible location and travel
I am based in London. I can easily travel globally with notice, but if a long-term daily commute is requested, I am restricted to Greater London, Surrey and Sussex areas of the UK. I am available and happy to work fully remotely, fully in the office or on a hybrid basis according to your needs and preferences.
Adaptable engagement style
I’m genuinely passionate about my work and take on a wide variety of project type (and organisation size) by choice. No issue is too big or too small.
Short term engagements I’ve recently undertaken include: informal 1-2-1 coaching for a board member (1 day) and bespoke organisation design training for a People team (2 days).
Examples of longer term engagements include: developing an organisation’s future target operating model and sourcing strategy (2 months) and design/delivery of a company wide performance management process (3.5 months).
My values
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I operate from principles of growth mind-set and self-accountability. My promise is to work at high pace and exceptional quality whilst maintaining a firm commitment to human care, integrity & honesty.
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The projects I work are often sensitive and high-profile. I am used to working with tact and discretion in complex environments and commit to maintaining confidentiality and professionalism at all times. I am of course amenable to signing any appropriate NDA / code of conduct as required.
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I work from a standard corporate daily rate (or hourly rate for very short term pieces of work), but am able to offer alternative arrangements and discounts in certain circumstances including for not-for-profit organisations. Please get in touch for more details.
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I regret that, due to an ongoing leadership development research project, I am currently unable to provide pro-bono services.
