People & Risk Leadership

Practical, executive-level People & Risk leadership that brings clarity, structure, and disciplined accountability as your organisation scales.

For SMEs and scaling organisations experiencing strain in leadership, performance governance, or people risk.

Scaling well isn’t about doing more. It’s about installing the right structures — clear accountability, aligned systems, and leadership capability that can carry growth without destabilising the business.

I partner with founders and leadership teams to stabilise performance frameworks, manage complex employee matters, strengthen governance maturity, and establish foundations that make growth sustainable.

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My approach

My approach is steady, direct, and collaborative.

I work alongside founders and senior leaders to stabilise leadership accountability, strengthen performance systems, and reduce people risk — ensuring growth strengthens your business rather than destabilises it.

I partner with organisations to:

Stabilise leadership accountability and decision-making
Design practical performance and salary frameworks aligned to commercial outcomes
Strengthen governance maturity and contain people risk
Navigate complex employee matters with judgement and structural discipline
Establish operating rhythms and structures that hold as you scale
Align leadership capability with your next stage of growth

Whether you’re building foundations, recalibrating your leadership team, or preparing for your next phase of scale, the objective is the same: A business that feels steady, aligned, and structurally equipped to grow with confidence.

This is executive-level engagement — focused on embedding capability, not adding process for its own sake.

Ways of working together

External Head of People & Risk (Retainer)

Embedded executive-level People & Risk leadership — without the commitment of a permanent hire.

Best suited to scaling organisations that:

Are experiencing increasing complexity
Are navigating complex employee matters
Require stronger governance maturity
Need steady leadership accountability at executive level

Includes:

Executive-level People & Risk oversight
Leadership and performance frameworks
Salary and capability architecture
Complex employee matters and investigations
Governance maturity and risk containment
Structural clarity through growth or transition

Project-Based Engagements

Targeted interventions to strengthen a defined area of leadership, performance, or governance.

Examples:

Performance and salary framework design
Leadership alignment reset
Culture and values clarification
Organisational restructure support
Governance uplift initiatives

Strategic Advisory

Practical, executive-level guidance for founders and senior leaders navigating high-stakes decisions or emerging complexity.

Best suited to:

Early-stage organisations not yet ready for retained support at the executive level
Short-term strategic input
Complex or time-sensitive people matters