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HR & Leadership Advisory
Specialist HR guidance and leadership support to help you navigate complex people challenges with confidence, clarity, and care.
- Trauma-informed
- Lived experience
- 15+ years’ experience
Some people decisions are too sensitive to work through alone
There are decisions where the usual routes run out: a complex grievance, a restructure that will affect people you know, a senior appointment that is not working, or a case with legal, ethical, and human dimensions at once. HR leads in smaller organisations often carry these on their own, with no peer to think out loud with and nowhere safe to test a view.
Advisory gives you a senior, trauma-informed thinking partner who knows your organisation, can be reached when a situation shifts, and will give you the honest version rather than the comfortable one.
What advisory looks like
Regular sessions
Structured time to work through live issues, look ahead at what is coming, and keep a steady hand on the people strategy behind the day-to-day.
Support when it matters
Access between sessions when something shifts quickly, so a high-stakes decision is not being made in a vacuum or under time pressure.
Leadership coaching
Space for HR leads and senior leaders to think about the parts of the role rarely discussed: navigating influence, holding a line, and staying steady when a decision is unpopular.
A reviewable record
Independent input on the options considered and the reasoning behind them, which helps decisions stand up to scrutiny from boards, funders, or external challenge.
Who is HR & leadership advisory for?
HR directors & senior leaders
Experienced HR leads who need a trusted second opinion on their most complex decisions.
Founders & growing businesses
Organisations without a full HR function who need specialist support without a permanent hire.
Boards & trustees
Governance teams wanting independent people expertise to inform their biggest decisions.
Common questions
How often do we meet?
Usually a scheduled session at a rhythm that suits you, with access in between when something urgent comes up. We agree the arrangement up front and review it as your needs change.
Can you help with a live grievance or disciplinary?
Yes, as a thinking partner to the people handling it. We do not act as investigators or as legal advisers, and we will say clearly when a matter needs one.
We do not have an HR function. Is this still for us?
Yes. Founders and growing businesses without a dedicated HR lead are a large part of advisory work. The support is the same, the context is just smaller.
Is what we discuss confidential?
Yes. Advisory conversations are confidential, and anything we produce is written for your organisation to use as it needs.
Ready to work together?
Get in touch and let us talk about how Nova & Root can support your organisation.
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