Most early and growth-stage companies get HR backwards. They hire a full-time HR person too early — and get someone who manages paperwork but can't shape culture. Or they wait too long and the culture shapes itself, usually badly.
What you actually need at this stage is not an HR manager. You need someone who has sat at the CHRO table, understands how organisations break under growth, and can give you strategic counsel — without the overhead of a full-time executive hire.
That's what this is.
Designing the invisible architecture — values, behaviours, structures — that determines how your organisation actually functions versus how it says it does. Built frameworks for companies from 50 to 30,000 people.
Who you hire, how you develop them, and how you keep them. Critical hire evaluation, succession planning, and the leadership development work that compounds over time.
Why people leave — and it's rarely money. Diagnosing the real drivers of attrition and building performance frameworks that raise the floor without burning out the ceiling.
From appraisal design to onboarding to policy architecture. The operational layer that makes strategic intentions real. Built for companies at Series A through large enterprise.
The most common source of organisational dysfunction is misalignment at the top. Facilitated leadership offsites, conflict resolution, and the conversations founders avoid having.
Sometimes you just need someone who has been inside enough organisations to give you a straight answer. No agenda, no equity stake. Just experience and honesty.
Through seven years of Synergist consulting and prior corporate roles, I've worked across manufacturing, technology, FMCG, and financial services — from early-stage startups to multi-plant manufacturers.
The first call is 30 minutes and free. I'll tell you honestly whether I can help — and what that would look like.
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