Put a Chief People Officer
in the room, on your terms
You get senior judgment that reads the system before acting, are the same hands that do the work, and deliver a people function strategically aligned with your business.
Organisational development
Not HR
Good business outcomes start with a good People & Culture strategy and programme, delivered at the right time and in the right order for your organisation.
Enterprise depth,
your scale
Twenty years in senior People & Culture, with the last six at the Chief People Officer level. Enterprise thinking brought into a ten-person scale-up or a thousand-person business.
Side-by-side
with the people running it
Working with founders, owners, boards, and executive teams. Translating business strategy into people action, aligning direction, and keeping day-to-day on course.
Cause,
not symptom
You already know there's more in the business. Sarah reads the whole system, names the real roadblock, and unlocks the potential that's already there.
“You know there's more in the business. I help you find what's in the way”
I build in consideration of your business strategy: revenue, margin, and board dynamics in every conversation, so the People work that follows serves the business, not the other way round.
Ways to engage
Fractional, interim, or project-based, or a defined piece of strategic work taken from strategy through to execution.
A senior seat,
part-time
Embedded rhythm. Strategy, board support, exec coaching.
The CPO seat,
for a defined window
Transition, acquisition, gap cover. Executive-level steadiness without a permanent hire.
A defined piece of work, start to finish
Scoped, delivered, handed over. Strategy through to execution.
20 years senior P&C,
last six at CPO
Board and
executive reporting
Growth-stage businesses to
larger enterprises
Businesses from
10 to 1,000+
Strategically grounded, execution-focused
“Tell me what’s happening,
I’ll tell you honestly
how I can help”
Sarah McLeod - Founder SMP&C