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“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work”.
– Thomas Edison

Consultancy

Sometimes you don’t always need or want an interim. You might have a specific need for a consultant with that all-important experience of implementing solutions.

Perhaps it’s an HR people change project you need to scope out? Maybe you need to source a new People system or tool, or review your current People Technology set-up?

Perhaps you need to improve the people experience or someone who can bring your vision to life or add extra, external insights.

Often clients choose a consultancy piece of work ahead of deciding what they need next so it can transition seamlessly into an interim or fractional project.

We can offer the ideal solution by providing or sourcing expert skills for discrete projects on an ‘as and when’ basis.

We thrive on getting to know new businesses and helping to make improvements to people projects, development programmes and processes, all tailored to your needs. We will also bring new ideas or a fresh spark of creativity with a practical twist.

Example projects


A professional services firm wanted to review their people technology, explore integrations, upgrades and maximise functionality to produce a clear roadmap.

A global membership body needed to review their people function, processes, policies and technology to be ‘fit for the future’.

An insurance company wanted a fresh approach performance management, and move from compliance to a culture of continuous feedback.

An NHS trust needed to set up a consistent approach to the management and delivery of 19 projects, to track progress and monitor £1.5m additional funding, to a tight deadline.

An NHS team needed career development planning and CV coaching to support their employees during a restructure.

A law firm wanted to review their development function, get new ideas on how they could deliver their services and benchmark their approach.

Want to discuss your needs?

Whether you’re looking to scope out a people change project, review your technology set-up, or bring fresh thinking to your challenges, we’d love to hear about your specific needs.

Get in touch to discuss how our consultancy expertise can support your business.

“Sharon is my go-to for projects that require a specialism combining tech with change. Sharon’s professionalism is second to none. She isn’t afraid to question to ensure the best result and understands that the success of projects often depends on communication and engagement.

She mapped the system landscape, focussed in on core people systems and delivered a detailed recommended plan and roadmap for upgrades and changes, which was used for a business case. Sharon also worked with them to start the culture, process and changes needed to help shift towards a more tech enabled and self-service way of operating.”

CEO
People Consultancy

“Sharon’s particular strengths are in internal communications and being quick to understand business needs. Her thinking is driven by what is right for the business rather than coming in and rolling out what she has done elsewhere.”

Global HR Director
Financial Services

“I asked Sharon to lead a major function review and I am pleased I did! She was instrumental in establishing the new operating model, that will drive a step-change in outputs for the future. Given the project’s sensitive nature, she established trust with the team and key leaders, which enabled her to draw out significant feedback helping us address core legacy challenges, capability gaps, inefficiencies, and ways of working. Sharon, is extremely experienced, pragmatic and solutions focused and I hope to work with her again.”

Chief People Officer
Global Not-For-Profit

“Despite being outside the NHS for some years, Sharon was able to quickly understand our context for this work and adapt to us.

Sharon is a very quick learner and understood what was needed very early. She established very good relationships with a wide range of project leads and was able to adapt her style of working according to their needs –coaching as necessary.”

Senior Leader
NHS Commissioning

“Sharon took the time to properly understand our requirements to research and get us ready to implement a new HRIS, which showed in the shortlisting and responses to our RFP. …..All aspects of the project were communicated well across the business – and externally – and there were good challenges from Sharon on our thinking, which helped us to get to where we needed to be ……I enjoyed working with Sharon and trusted her throughout the project.”

People Director
Insurance