HR Mentoring
Personalized 1:1 mentoring for HR leaders stepping into broader scope, higher visibility, or top-of-function roles, with focus on judgment, presence, decision quality, and real business consequences.
Navigate complex people leadership decisions with HR Navigator Services from People Leader Accelerator. Built for HR professionals, Chief People Officers, and senior leaders, this service connects strategic judgment, practical tools, mentoring, and organizational insight so you can align people priorities with business goals, reduce execution risk, and lead confidently through growth, change, and high-stakes decisions.
Practical advisory, mentoring, assessment, and resource support for HR leaders navigating complex people priorities.
Personalized 1:1 mentoring for HR leaders stepping into broader scope, higher visibility, or top-of-function roles, with focus on judgment, presence, decision quality, and real business consequences.
Structured workforce planning guidance that helps HR and business leaders align people priorities, initiatives, metrics, and resources with organizational goals and growth requirements.
Customized 360 and leadership team effectiveness assessments using Lominger/Korn Ferry competencies and Table Group methodology, followed by debriefs and practical improvement actions.
Advisory support for complex leadership decisions, including readiness questions, execution risks, and keep, coach, move, or exit choices where context is incomplete and consequences matter.
Senior-level HR recruitment for Director, VP, and Chief People Officer roles, led directly by the Principal and paired with complimentary executive mentoring for placed candidates.
Guides and frameworks for building people analytics dashboards, selecting value-driving metrics, and using workforce data to influence organizational decision-making and strategic conversations.
HR Navigator Services help leaders move from uncertainty to informed action. Whether you are scaling teams, designing people systems, assessing leadership effectiveness, or facing a high-stakes workforce decision, People Leader Accelerator brings proven frameworks, senior HR judgment, and practical resources together so you can make clearer decisions with less disruption and stronger alignment to business priorities.
Helping HR leaders strengthen judgment, align people priorities, and lead organizations through growth and change.
"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..."
People Leader Accelerator combines real-world HR judgment with practical leadership development tools.
Learn from faculty with 25–30+ years of real HR leadership experience.
Use templates, guides, and frameworks built for immediate business application.
Benefit from CECP, SPHR, Six Sigma, and executive coaching credentials.
Connect with peers and mentors through programs, masterminds, and alumni learning.
Seasoned HR practitioners, coaches, and academics guiding people leaders.
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.
An HR navigator is a strategic guide who helps HR professionals and organizational leaders clarify complex people issues, evaluate options, and choose practical next steps. In this context, HR Navigator Services connect advisory support, templates, assessment tools, mentoring, and leadership frameworks so decisions around talent, performance, compensation, workforce planning, and organizational change become more structured and business-aligned.
Talk with our team about the right path forward.
Executive compensation expertise for strategic people leaders.
Senior HR certification supporting expert practitioner guidance.
Recognition for academic excellence in business education.
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