Projects
A defined piece of P&C work, start to finish
When you know the outcome you need and want it delivered by someone senior who scopes it, leads it, and hands it back cleanly.
Who this is for
You already have a people function and a team, so this isn't about filling a leadership gap. It's about a specific piece of work that needs doing, one your team can't take on right now, whether that's a question of capacity, specialist capability, or the independence that only an outside perspective brings. You want someone who can come in, lead the project, deliver the outcome, and hand it back.
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CPOs, CEOs, or COOs
You're commissioning a piece of work that needs a senior lead, not a junior consultant.
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People teams stretched thin
BAU is full, and you can't pull someone off the line to lead this.
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Executive teams
You're commissioning a review, redesign, or strategy piece with a specific timeline and a clear brief.
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Your internal team can do most of the work but needs external senior leadership for the piece that matters most.
Larger organisations
I often hear…
"My team is stretched. I cannot pull anyone off BAU to lead this project”
"I want an independent view. If we do this internally, we will get the same thinking"
"We need someone who has done this before and can just get on with it"
"I need this delivered, not scoped into a six-month programme”
If this sounds familiar, we should talk.
I work with you to design and implement your People and Culture strategy
I review your People and Culture operating model with you
I redesign your organisation with the leaders who'll live in it
I plan your workforce against your business strategy, not the org chart
I build your talent and succession bench for the roles that matter
I lead your leadership development, grounded in what the business needs
I shape your culture, values and engagement so they hold under pressure
I develop your Employee Value Proposition from evidence, not aspiration
I support your new or newly-promoted CPO through the first 90 days
What I deliver, most often
Don't see your piece of work on the list? Let's talk
A senior practitioner who owns the project and delivers the outcome.
Someone who has done similar work before and does not need hand-holding.
Independence and objectivity, not just an extra pair of hands.
Efficient delivery. I come in, do the work, and hand it back.
What you get
We scope the work in the first conversation, and I confirm what I will deliver, by when, and what it will cost.
From there I do the work myself. If a specialist capability sits outside my core (deep change management, complex org design, specific tech), I bring the specialist in alongside me and stay as the lead. You keep one relationship to manage.
How it works
“Tell me what the piece of work is, and by when. I will tell you whether I am the right person to do it”
Sarah McLeod - Founder SMP&C