Your catalyst for talent transformation.
I help leaders build capable teams through robust recruiting and strategic HR guidance. I am a cultural architect who has designed every phase of the employee lifecycle from employer branding through recruiting into engagement and performance management. Whether you’re making your first hire, need to build out specialized teams fast, or need to retain the team you’ve built, I’ve been there.
Holistic HR & Talent Acquisition
HR Essentials
Builds HR strategies and operations for your needs at any stage. Develops Handbooks, SOPs, and competency models. Tracks and ensures compliance. Fosters employee engagement. Expert at bootstrap programming and delivering quality HR programming at low-cost.
Recruiting
Full-cycle recruiting from job scoping through interviewing, scheduling, assessment and closure. Dynamic sourcing, pipelining, and talent scouting for future needs. Creates resourceful search strategies and data-driven, effective recruiting frameworks aligned with company culture.
Executive Search
Expertise in identifying and hiring Executive talent for pivotal roles across functions. Leverages custom sourcing strategies and recruiting models to ensure a strong pipeline of engaged, high-caliber candidates. Partners with leaders to align the search with business goals and incorporate leadership competencies.
Organizational Design & Workforce Planning
Partners with leaders to align team structures and hiring plans with evolving business needs. Conducts forecasting. Leads succession planning, gap analysis, and career pathing to retain top talent.
Talent Management
Expertise in crafting feedback frameworks and practices. Creates competency models and performance management processes to identify and develop top talent.
Tech Implementation
Evaluates tech stack needs and acts as project manager through vendor vetting, implementation and optimization for ATS, HRIS, L&D and AI tools and Performance Management software.
Strategic Advising
Our offerings are customized to help our clients face challenges, build meaningful careers, and be their best selves at work.
Leadership
- 1:1 Advising for Executives and rising leaders with an emphasis on feedback, accountability and relationship building
- Partners with clients to set actionable strategies for driving high-performance teams, improving outcomes, and navigating change
- Develops and facilitates customized leadership models and training programs, including Executive off-sites, team trainings and skills workshops
Career & Transition
- Holistic 1:1 coaching for individuals navigating challenges with work relationships, communication and leadership
- Empowers clients to become more self-aware, identify their values, strengthen connections, clarify and achieve their goals
- Resume building, networking strategies, interview prep, and negotiation advising for job seekers
Veterans, Service Members & Military Family Members
I worked in veterans services for many years and am committed to helping the veteran and service community for life. I offer 3 free career coaching sessions to any veteran, service member or military family member.
If you need more support and can’t pay, I will work with you to make sure you get help.
If you are a company looking to sponsor coaching and employment opportunities for this community, or interested in building employee resources for veterans and family members, please submit a contact form.
Carly Henderson, Founder and Principal
Carly is a transformational leader with over a decade of experience in scaling talent and HR functions for high growth companies. She comes highly-regarded as a hands-on leader who prioritizes individual development and excels at building high-performing teams. She is extremely technology, data and process oriented.
My “Why”
Our world is filled with bright, capable and generous individuals who bring their talents to their work in the hopes of making an impact for their company and the community. Working in the People function is my way of empowering others so we all succeed. It allows me to apply my leadership skills and analytical approach with a huge dose of empathy and belief in the power of teams.
Expectations & Commitments
Here’s what you can expect from working with me:
*Integrity and clarity: I hold myself to a high standard of service and will be honest with you about the scope of your needs. I don’t shy away from doing the hard things or having hard conversations.
*Active listening & overcommunication: Listening and synthesizing information is my superpower. I commit to communicating with you regularly on the progress of work, anticipated roadblocks and unseen opportunities.
*Customization: Whether you’re a start-up, a non-profit, a team of one or an enterprise client, I commit to tailoring my advice and deliverables to the unique needs of your team. That starts with strategic discovery work.
*Stakeholder partnership: Whether team-facing or behind the scenes, I am committed to ensuring your stakeholders are bought in and engaged with the improvements we make. That is building block #1.
How can we help?
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