FRACTIONAL HR & FRACTIONAL CHRO SERVICES

Strategic HR Leadership. When You Need It.

CHRO-Level Expertise Without the Full-Time Commitment.

LEADSPIRE provides Fractional HR and Fractional CHRO Advisory Services to organisations seeking experienced senior HR leadership without the need to appoint a full-time CHRO.

We work with Founders, Promoters, CEOs, Boards and Leadership Teams to address critical people and business challenges through flexible, practical and business-aligned HR leadership.

Our expertise covers HR Strategy, Organisation Design, Workforce Planning, Leadership & Talent, Performance, Compensation, HR Governance, Culture, Employee & Industrial Relations, HR Transformation, Restructuring, M&A and Change Management.

Senior HR Leadership. Flexible Engagement. Practical Impact.


WHAT IS FRACTIONAL HR?

Senior HR Leadership Without the Full-Time Commitment.

Fractional HR provides access to experienced senior HR leadership on a part-time, retained, project-based or interim basis.

LEADSPIRE can operate as an extension of the CEO, Founder, Promoter, Board or existing HR leadership team, providing strategic direction as well as practical implementation support.

Fractional HR can support:

  • HR Strategy & Transformation

  • Organisation Design & Effectiveness

  • Workforce Planning & Productivity

  • Leadership & Succession

  • Talent Management

  • Performance & Rewards

  • HR Governance & Risk

  • Culture & Employee Experience

  • Industrial & Employee Relations

  • Restructuring & Workforce Transformation

  • M&A People Due Diligence & Integration

  • Interim Senior HR Leadership

Fractional HR is not simply outsourced HR. It is senior HR leadership delivered through a flexible engagement model.


OUR FRACTIONAL CHRO SERVICES

01 | Strategic HR Leadership

HR strategy, HR operating model, transformation roadmap, HR maturity, governance, dashboards and CEO/Board advisory.

02 | Organisation Design & Workforce

Organisation structures, role architecture, span of control, manpower planning, productivity, workforce cost and restructuring.

03 | Leadership, Talent & Succession

Leadership assessment, talent reviews, 9-box, succession planning, high-potential programmes, competency frameworks and critical talent retention.

04 | Performance & Rewards

KRA/KPI frameworks, performance management, calibration, compensation philosophy, salary structures, incentives, variable pay and executive rewards.

05 | HR Governance & Digital Transformation

Policies, HR audits, compliance governance, POSH, HRMS, workflow automation, HR analytics, dashboards and digital HR transformation.

06 | Culture & Employee Experience

Culture transformation, values, engagement, employee experience, manager effectiveness, recognition, retention and change communication.

07 | Industrial & Employee Relations

IR strategy, union relations, collective bargaining, settlements, grievance and disciplinary processes, labour-risk assessment and plant HR strategy.

08 | Restructuring & Workforce Transformation

Organisation restructuring, rightsizing, workforce optimisation, VRS advisory, leadership transitions, crisis people management and turnaround support.

09 | M&A & People Integration

HR due diligence, workforce and leadership assessment, people-risk review, organisation design, talent retention, compensation harmonisation and post-merger integration.

10 | CEO, Founder & Board Advisory

Independent senior advice on leadership, succession, executive compensation, workforce strategy, restructuring, talent risks, culture, governance, M&A and critical people decisions.


WHEN SHOULD YOU CONSIDER A FRACTIONAL CHRO?

A Fractional CHRO can provide senior HR leadership when your organisation is:

  • Scaling or professionalising

  • Building its leadership pipeline

  • Reviewing organisation or workforce costs

  • Transforming HR systems and processes

  • Restructuring or managing workforce transitions

  • Going through M&A or integration

  • Managing a leadership transition

  • Facing complex employee or industrial relations

  • Seeking an independent senior HR perspective


FLEXIBLE ENGAGEMENT MODELS

Fractional CHRO Retainer
Ongoing senior HR leadership and advisory.

Strategic HR Advisory
Focused guidance for specific business and people priorities.

Interim HR Leadership
Senior HR leadership during transition or critical periods.

Project-Based Advisory
Defined assignments such as organisation design, restructuring, M&A, succession, compensation or HR transformation.

CEO & Board Advisory
Independent advice on strategic people and leadership matters.


HOW WE WORK

01 | DISCOVER

Understand the business, leadership priorities and people challenges.

02 | DIAGNOSE

Assess organisation, workforce, HR systems, risks and capability gaps.

03 | PRIORITISE

Identify the most critical business and people interventions.

04 | DESIGN

Develop practical solutions, frameworks and implementation roadmaps.

05 | EXECUTE

Support leadership and HR teams in implementation.

06 | REVIEW

Measure progress, address gaps and refine priorities.


WHAT LEADSPIRE DELIVERS

Depending on the assignment:

HR Strategy | Organisation Design | Workforce Plans | Leadership & Talent Reviews | Succession Frameworks | Performance Systems | Compensation Frameworks | HR Governance | HR Transformation Roadmaps | HR Dashboards | Culture & Engagement | Restructuring Plans | M&A People Integration | Risk Assessments | CEO/Board Advisory | Implementation Support


ON-SITE ADVISORY & BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS

Strategic HR assignments may require direct engagement with leadership, management teams and business operations.

LEADSPIRE provides on-site advisory and business engagements for organisation assessment, workforce review, leadership consultation, HR transformation, business excellence, employee relations, workshops and implementation support.

On-site engagements are undertaken on a pre-agreed professional fee and pre-paid basis, unless otherwise agreed.

TRAVEL & ON-SITE ENGAGEMENT COORDINATION

For assignments requiring travel, LEADSPIRE will coordinate the on-site engagement schedule and travel arrangements in consultation with the client, based on the agreed scope, business priorities and engagement objectives.

This may include:

  • Travel schedule and coordination

  • Arrival and departure arrangements

  • Airport / railway station transfers

  • Accommodation arrangements

  • Client office, plant or site visits

  • Leadership and stakeholder meetings

  • HR and business review sessions

  • Workshops and intervention sessions

  • Daily engagement schedules

  • Return travel coordination

The engagement schedule will be mutually agreed in advance to ensure efficient use of leadership time and effective delivery of the assignment.

TRAVEL & BUSINESS EXPENSES

Actual business travel and related expenses are borne by the client in addition to professional fees, unless otherwise agreed.

Expenses may include airfare, rail/road travel, accommodation, local transportation, transfers, meals, parking, tolls and other pre-approved business expenses.

Travel arrangements may be made directly by the client or coordinated mutually as part of the engagement.


PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY TERMS

Every engagement is defined through an agreed scope covering objectives, responsibilities, deliverables, timelines, engagement frequency, professional fees and commercial terms.

Engagements may be structured as monthly retainers, advisory days, fixed-term assignments, project-based engagements or interim leadership mandates.

Client, employee, commercial and strategic information is treated as confidential subject to agreed engagement terms.


HAVE AN HR CHALLENGE THAT NEEDS SENIOR LEADERSHIP?

Get a Confidential Fractional CHRO Consultation.

Your organisation may not need a full-time CHRO today. But critical people decisions still require senior, experienced and business-focused HR thinking.

Tell us what you are facing. We will understand your priorities and explore the most appropriate engagement model.

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

01 — Share Your Requirement
Tell us about your business or HR challenge.

02 — Confidential Discussion
Discuss the situation and priorities with our senior advisory team.

03 — Identify the Right Approach
Determine the appropriate scope and engagement model.

04 — Start the Engagement
Agree the scope, deliverables and commercial terms and begin.


YOUR PEOPLE CHALLENGE. OUR SENIOR HR EXPERTISE.

Don’t Wait for a People Challenge to Become a Business Problem.

LEADSPIRE brings senior HR leadership, strategic perspective and practical execution to organisations navigating growth, transformation, leadership, workforce and organisational challenges.

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Strategic HR Leadership. Flexible Engagement. Practical Impact.

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