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Know exactly where your people risk and leverage are. In 30 days
One fixed fee. Credited in full toward a retainer signed within 30 days of the readout.
People risk register
Structure only- HighCompensation structure and pay equity exposure
- HighSingle points of failure in the leadership team
- MediumContractor and exempt classification
- MediumManager capability in the fastest-growing function
- LowHR system data quality
Illustrative categories. Your register is built from your data, with a severity, an owner, and a fix for each line.
What you get
Four deliverables. No slides you will not use
Current-state assessment
Organization, talent, compensation, performance, operations, and culture. What is working, what is fragile, and what is already costing you.
People risk register
Every material risk with a severity, a named owner, and the fix. Written so a board can read it without translation.
Approved people roadmap
Quarterly priorities tied directly to the value creation plan, sequenced so the first quarter is achievable.
Board-ready readout
Delivered live to the CEO and, if you want, to the sponsor. One document, no slides you will not use again.
How it runs
Four weeks, one page each
Week 1
Data request and leadership interviews
Eight to twelve interviews across the leadership team, plus the people data, org chart, and comp structure.
Week 2
Employee listening and systems review
Focus groups or a pulse, a walk through the HR stack, and a look at policy and compliance exposure.
Week 3
Analysis, benchmarking, and draft findings
Comp benchmarking, attrition and hiring analysis, and a first draft of the risk register reviewed with the CEO.
Week 4
Readout, roadmap, and recommendation
The live readout, the approved people roadmap, and an honest recommendation on the right people leadership model.
What we need from you
One executive sponsor, access to leadership calendars within ten days, an internal coordinator for scheduling and data, and decisions inside ten business days.
How it is priced
One fixed fee. Credited in full.
A single fixed fee, quoted on the call, credited in full toward a fractional CPO engagement signed within 30 days of the readout. One fee, one scope, one timeline.
If the answer is “hire a full-time CPO” or “you are fine for now”, we will tell you that. And we can run that search.
The Diagnostic is worth its fee even when the recommendation is that you do not need us.
For operating partners
An independent read on a portfolio company
- During the first 100 days post-close, before the people plan sets by default.
- Ahead of a leadership change, when you need a view that is not the incumbent's.
- When a portfolio company's attrition or hiring numbers do not add up.
Refer a portfolio company
Tell us the situation. We will come back within one business day with a view on whether a Diagnostic is the right first move.
Tell us what is changing
In 30 minutes, we will talk through the decision in front of you and what we would examine first.