Organizational Assessment
Evaluate leadership and organizational effectiveness through custom 360 surveys, stakeholder discussions, leadership team diagnostics, CEO debriefs, and facilitated action planning.
Build the HR operating model your business needs next. People Leader Accelerator helps people leaders clarify structure, roles, decision rights, communication cadences, culture, goals, and talent systems with practical frameworks informed by real executive experience. Whether you are scaling, redesigning, assessing leadership effectiveness, or connecting HR priorities to business goals, get focused support for better decisions and lower organizational drag.
Practical HR design services and tools for structure, culture, planning, communication, analytics, and leadership effectiveness.
Evaluate leadership and organizational effectiveness through custom 360 surveys, stakeholder discussions, leadership team diagnostics, CEO debriefs, and facilitated action planning.
Align HR priorities with business goals using structured workforce planning frameworks, templates, and guidance designed for strategic people leaders.
Assess and intentionally shape organizational culture with research-backed frameworks, reflection tools, and practical activation strategies for leaders.
Define meeting cadences, audiences, topics, and communication routines that improve alignment across managers, teams, senior leaders, and all-hands forums.
Create goal-setting and performance management systems that connect organizational priorities, team objectives, individual goals, calibration, and review processes.
Use people analytics guidance and HR dashboard examples to identify metrics, track workforce movement, understand labor spend, and improve decision-making.
The work begins by clarifying the business context, growth stage, leadership concerns, and people priorities. This ensures any HR architecture recommendations connect directly to strategic objectives rather than becoming disconnected process design.
Helping HR leaders turn complex organizational challenges into clearer structures, better decisions, and stronger execution.
"I left the PLA program with several key takeaways. First, the value of making time for your own thoughts. This program was great for structured reflection. Second, don't over-engineer things, especially in growth companies. And finally, my biggest 'takeaway' from the PLA was really the new relationships. I've already found..."
Work with a faculty-led platform built for HR leaders facing real organizational consequences.
Faculty bring 25–30+ years of HR, talent, start-up, and high-growth leadership experience.
Frameworks connect HR priorities directly to business goals, execution risks, and leadership decisions.
Downloadable guides, templates, assessments, mentoring, and facilitation support different levels of need.
Methods incorporate Lominger/Korn Ferry competencies, Table Group diagnostics, and academic leadership research.
Experienced faculty for strategic HR and organizational design.
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.
HR architecture defines how the people function supports the business through structure, roles, decision rights, processes, metrics, and communication routines. Organizational design looks more broadly at how teams, leaders, goals, and culture work together. People Leader Accelerator connects both areas so HR leaders can move beyond isolated programs and build systems that improve execution.
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Recognized academic excellence in business leadership.
Senior-level HR strategy and leadership credential.
Advanced executive coaching training and practice.
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