Strategic design

for thriving people and businesses

Design a future-fit workplace that supports people to thrive.

People are at the heart of every thriving business.

Studies show that when people are supported to perform at their optimum, organisational performance improves too.

Employees flourish when they are happy, healthy and engaged at work. They can problem-solve, think creatively, collaborate, navigate disruption, and deliver on the strategy.

This “human way” to high performance is the only sustainable path to a thriving organisation.

Let’s work together to understand your strategy, surface your key opportunities, and craft all parts of your system to support your people to thrive.

25+years in people & culture, delivering…

Strategies for healthy, adaptive & sustainable organisations

“The aspect of Tanya’s approach that I found most unique was the rigour with which she pursued  a deep understanding of the business strategy and the work that would be needed to execute that strategy.

She assisted with the design of an organisational model that was ‘shaped’ to succeed in the pursuit of the strategic objectives. Then, with a laser like focus on the required outcomes, she displayed an impressive level of initiative as she undertook the work to enable the population of the organisational model with the right talent.

Her work directly and significantly improved the organisation’s ability to execute the business strategy… She was also influential in the efforts to achieve an organisational culture better suited to the achievement of our ambitions.”

— Marcus M.

Case studies

  • Performance Management System

    Designed and implemented a performance management system with standards, values, KPIs, and career planning frameworks. This enabled consistent performance decisions, leading to a strategic workforce reduction and $10 million in savings over 3 years.

    Industry: Energy

  • Recruitment, Retention and Development Strategy

    Developed a recruitment, retention, and development strategy that increased monthly hires from 9 to 24, reduced time to fill from 6 to 1.25 months, and improved internal satisfaction and new employee experience. Client case closures increased by 50%, boosting new business growth.

    Industry: Legal

  • Workforce Design

    Project lead, culminating in recommendations to the Department of Growth to support workforce future state design, including identifying resourcing requirements, articulating capability, capacity and competency for the future, and presenting a business case for staff hire.

    Industry: Government

  • Operating Model

    Assessed future operating model options, in consultation with key stakeholders and designing a preferred operating model to future-proof the organisation.

    Industry: Government

  • OHS Portfolio review, HR Governance Reform, and Merger Preparation

    Spearheaded an HR Governance Framework reform and an OHS portfolio review, and also supported the CEO with preparation work for a major merger, such as appropriate retention of the executive team, bonus knowledge management and transition plans for a major sporting goods retailer with a turnover of AUD $270 million, 79 stores and 2,500 employees.

    Industry: Retail

  • Future Fit Operating Model

    Assessed and redesigned the future organisational operating model, providing specialist advice around the future of work, culture, executive alignment and sustainable change management insights to support the internal team to implement the change.

    Industry: Government utilities

  • Leadership Capability & Change

    Conducted a Leadership Capability Assessment to provide insight into the capabilities needed to deliver on a new program of work. As part of a larger project, acted as a Performance Effectiveness Coach, engaging with key stakeholders in understanding key levers and enablers for change, and providing change and communications SME support.

    Industry: Energy

  • Recruitment, Engagement and Retention Strategy

    Initiated a recruitment, engagement and retention strategy, which resulted in a reduction in staff turnover from 33% to 16% with associated reduction in turnover cost by more than $2 million.

    Industry: Engineering

  • Strategic Planning Workshop

    Led the design and delivery of a 2-day strategic planning sessions with key stakeholders, to strategise for navigating organisational changes and the flow-on effect for the workforce. Delivered a strategy with next steps aligned to accountability.

    Industry: Energy

  • Future Fit HR Strategy

    Led the design session and facilitated the Strategic Planning workshop, working with leaders to design a future-fit plan for human resources, informed by an audit.

    Industry: Banking

  • Sustainable Performance & Solving for Burnout

    Designed, developed and implemented innovative high performance practices for people to solve for burnout through sustainable working. Included collaborating across the global network, updating organisational systems and support, re-alinging Leadership KPIs, and establishing new boundaries and behavioural measures. Resulted in 2% productivity uplift, and 15% lift in engagement scores.

    Industry: Consulting

  • HR Capability Build

    Led the design of a Continuum Capability Program, which included the identification of available and best practice learning options, the development of guiding principles and the overall process for assessing alignment against the framework.

    Industry: Retail

Let’s craft the conditions for your people and business to thrive.