People Planning
Comprehensive planning resources help HR leaders align workforce priorities, organizational goals, stakeholder needs, and strategic initiatives using practical templates and business-focused decision frameworks.
People Leader Accelerator helps HR professionals and people leaders centralize critical people priorities through expert-led advisory, practical templates, strategic guides, and assessment solutions. Whether you are scaling a high-growth organization, strengthening leadership effectiveness, improving people analytics, or preparing for complex workforce decisions, our resources give you structured, business-aligned support built by experienced HR operators and academics.
Strategic HR advisory, templates, assessments, mentoring, and guides built for modern people leaders.
Comprehensive planning resources help HR leaders align workforce priorities, organizational goals, stakeholder needs, and strategic initiatives using practical templates and business-focused decision frameworks.
Customized 360 and leadership effectiveness assessments evaluate executive performance, team dynamics, and organizational risks using Korn Ferry and Table Group-based methodologies.
Selective 1:1 mentoring supports HR leaders stepping into broader scope, higher visibility, or top-of-function roles where judgment, presence, and decision quality matter.
Senior-level HR recruitment helps organizations hire Director, VP, and Chief People Officer talent, with direct principal involvement and complimentary mentoring for placed candidates.
People analytics guidance helps HR teams identify valuable metrics, design dashboards, and use workforce insights to influence organizational decisions with greater clarity.
Compensation benchmarking and leveling resources support fair, competitive, and market-aligned pay structures while helping leaders address internal equity and compensation planning.
Centralized HR Services & Solutions give people leaders a clearer way to connect workforce priorities with business outcomes. People Leader Accelerator combines expert advisory, practical templates, structured guides, assessments, mentoring, and peer learning so HR teams can make stronger decisions, scale people systems, and handle complex moments with greater confidence and less operational drag.
See how structured people strategy helps HR leaders improve clarity, alignment, and execution.
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People Leader Accelerator combines practitioner experience, academic rigor, and actionable HR tools.
Learn from faculty with 25–30+ years leading HR, talent, and people operations.
Use templates, guides, and tools designed for immediate application in real organizations.
Connect HR priorities to business goals through structured, executive-ready planning frameworks.
Access peer learning, mentoring, and alumni connections for ongoing leadership development.
Expert faculty with deep HR leadership experience.
Core Faculty – HR & Talent Leadership
Andrew Bartlow is a Core Faculty member at People Leader Accelerator, specializing in HR and Talent Leadership with 25 years of deep practitioner experience. He is co-author of 'Scaling for Success: People Priorities for High Growth Organizations' and holds prestigious certifications including CECP, SPHR, Six Sigma, and Executive Coaching. Andrew brings a unique blend of academic rigor and real-world application to his teaching, having served as a private equity operating partner, venture advisor, and HR mentor. His curriculum equips HR and people leaders with strategic frameworks to drive organizational success in high-growth environments. Andrew is dedicated to bridging the gap between operational HR and strategic business partnership for professionals across the United States.
Core Faculty – People Operations & Executive Coaching
Marie Szuts serves as Core Faculty at People Leader Accelerator, focusing on People Operations and Executive Coaching. She brings firsthand experience leading the people function at high-growth tech organizations, including Figma, where she developed scalable HR strategies during periods of rapid expansion. Marie holds a BA and MA from Yale University and is a certified Executive Coach through the prestigious Hudson Institute. She also advises people leader networks, venture capital firms, and companies navigating growth challenges. Her practical, experience-driven approach helps HR professionals elevate their strategic impact and build resilient people operations within dynamic organizations across the United States.
Core Faculty – Management & Human Resources Academic
Brad Harris, Ph.D. is a Core Faculty member at People Leader Accelerator, bringing academic excellence and real-world management expertise to HR and people leaders. He serves as Associate Dean of MBA Programs and Professor of Management and Human Resources at HEC Paris, and is an affiliated professor at the University of Illinois. Brad is co-author of 'Scaling for Success' and '3D Team Leadership,' with research published in leading academic journals. He holds a Ph.D. in Management from Texas A&M University and an Executive Coaching Diploma from Emory University. Recognized as a top '40 Under 40 Business School Professor' by Poets and Quants, Brad is committed to equipping leaders with evidence-based frameworks for organizational success.
Core Faculty – HR Leadership & Executive Coaching
Carmela Krantz is a Core Faculty member at People Leader Accelerator, specializing in HR Leadership and Executive Coaching with an impressive 30 years of experience building and leading HR functions in rapidly growing businesses. A trailblazer in her field, Carmela has served as the first VP of HR at nine companies, including six start-ups, giving her unparalleled insight into the unique challenges of scaling people operations from the ground up. She is a certified executive coach and the founder of WOVEN. Carmela's practical wisdom and passion for developing HR leaders make her an invaluable resource for professionals seeking to accelerate their strategic impact within high-growth and entrepreneurial organizations across the United States.
Centralized HR services bring key people processes, decision frameworks, templates, analytics, and advisory support into one coordinated system. For HR leaders, this can reduce fragmentation across workforce planning, compensation, onboarding, performance management, culture, and leadership development while helping HR priorities connect more directly to business goals and executive decision-making.
Get practical guidance on the right solution for your HR priorities.
Recognized excellence in management education.
Faculty credentials in executive compensation and HR.
Certified coaching expertise from respected institutions.
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