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What We Do

For HR Teams

HR Team Accelerator


You know your team is capable of more strategic work - if you could just get out from under the chaos! The Accelerator helps you step back, get brutally honest about where you are, and build a plan that's practical, human, and sustainable. Time to get your HR team focused, aligned, and ready to lead.


What we'll work on

  • Reality check: Where's your time going? Why are you really overwhelmed? 
  • Ruthless prioritization: What 3-5 things - right now! - will move the needle?
  • Building strategic muscle: How can you shift from “doer” to  strategic advisor?
  • Ditching dysfunction: What outdated policies and pointless processes need to go?
  • Translating value: How do you communicate HR's impact?


Formats

  • Intensive Sprint: Full-day workshop with pre-work + 60-day follow-up 
  • Partnership: Up to 12 months of  workshops, coaching calls, and ongoing support 
  • Solo HR Leader Coaching: Regular cadence of sessions for the overwhelmed team of one 


The HR Team Accelerator is great for HR teams of 1-5 people. If you're constantly reactive and know you should be strategic,  but  can't figure out how to get there, you need a partner who will be unflinchingly honest while helping you plan for HR and organizational success.  

Advisory Services

Trusted Advisor


You don’t need another “fractional” anything - you need a  thinking partner.


Embedding as an on-call strategist for your execs and HR team, we'll pair expertise with coaching and advice with decision support. 


Let us help you sort through the big picture and long-term HR items: People Strategy, Talent Systems, Culture & Change, HR Ops Maturity and HR Tech & AI.




Advisor on Speed Dial
A strategic partner on call. Steady support, predictable cost. 

Custom pricing based on scope


Strategy Sprint (4-8 weeks)
Define the problem, co-design the solution, deliver the roadmap + first-mile assets

Defined scope, fixed fee


Embedded Partner (10-20 hrs/month)
We sit with your HR lead/CEO to stand up systems, coach managers, and keep momentum between big meetings. 

Fixed monthly pricing


  

Helping organizations make their people strategy real, practical, and human.

For Organizations

Speaking + Content

Speaking + Content

Manager Training Programs

Manager toolkit topics including Feedback and Coaching, Respectful Workplace, Creating a Culture of Recognition,  Performance Management, Interviewing and Hiring  | Entire program/series or individual topic | Virtual or in-person 


Team Workshops + Training

Customized content. Sample topics include Values and Cultural Alignment,  Navigating Change |  Half-day or full-day 


HR Strategy Development 

People strategy connected to your business. 4 - 8 week engagement: assess, diagnose, design, roadmap, measurement

Speaking + Content

Speaking + Content

Speaking + Content

Keynotes + Breakouts

Candid, research-grounded, and refreshingly un-boring. Great for conferences, internal summits, all-hands or webinars. You get an engaging talk, sharp POV, actionable takeaways, and minimal buzzword nonsense.


Link to representative topics and previous engagements 

Download my Speaker Sheet.

  

Writing + Content

Thoughtful, readable content for HR tech vendors, service providers, and business outlets. We'll  write content for your HR or business audience: articles, blog posts, reports, playbooks, or "explain-it-to-humans" product narratives.


Making sense of the art, angst and absurdity of work

Please reach us at connect@velvetcubicle.com if you can't find an answer to your question.

No. But I can help you make HR more effective - and/or stand it up the right way.


Founders/CEOs or HR teams (or newly formed teams) who need leverage and frameworks - and of particular assistance to HR Departments of One and to teams / orgs navigating scale.  



If you want me to run payroll, handle administrative tasks, or be your Employee Relations department. Hard pass.  But I DO know some GREAT people/firms who do that arnd are delighted to make a referral! 


If it protects people and the business, yes. Diplomatically, but directly.


Resources and Guides

Building HR from Scratch...A Roadmap for the HR Department of One (pdf)Download

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