People Analytics
A comprehensive 75-page guide that helps HR leaders identify high-value metrics, prioritize dashboard content, and use workforce insights to influence executive decisions and organizational performance.
Equip your HR team with practical technology-enabled tools, templates, guides, and advisory support designed for faster, better people decisions. People Leader Accelerator helps HR professionals, people leaders, and executives translate workforce data, compensation practices, onboarding, performance management, and organizational planning into clear systems that support growth, alignment, and measurable business impact.
Practical HR technology resources, guides, templates, and advisory tools for more strategic people leadership.
A comprehensive 75-page guide that helps HR leaders identify high-value metrics, prioritize dashboard content, and use workforce insights to influence executive decisions and organizational performance.
A free sample dashboard showing key HR metrics, including employee entries and exits, labor spend, and productivity tracking for clearer workforce visibility and reporting.
A free downloadable package with seven HR strategy resources that help leaders align organizational goals, initiatives, stakeholders, and people priorities with business outcomes.
A customizable 30-page PowerPoint template with a manager guide and review framework for structured performance assessments and compensation discussions across corporate teams.
A visual decision-tree tool that helps managers, HR operations, and legal teams evaluate worker classifications, including employees, contractors, temporary staff, and third-party payrolled workers.
A 62-page guide for designing, structuring, scaling, customizing, and measuring new hire onboarding programs that improve employee integration and organizational readiness.
People Leader Accelerator turns complex HR work into usable systems, dashboards, guides, and decision frameworks. From people analytics and compensation benchmarking to onboarding, strategic planning, and workforce compliance tools, each resource is designed to help leaders reduce ambiguity, improve consistency, and communicate people priorities with the clarity executives expect.
See how structured HR tools help leaders improve clarity, alignment, and decision quality.
"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..."
"PLA offers a truly unique learning experience through its emphasis on reflection and practical application. Each week dives into a new People topic, with assignments designed to encourage deep reflection on how you've applied key concepts and how you'll implement them going forward. The assignments are incredibly practical and I..."
"Every week I look forward to the PLA meetings and even get excited about the homework because I know the readings will provide valuable information to reflect on. What I have learned in PLA has helped build my confidence. It is not just the knowledge I've gained, but the connections..."
"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..."
"PLA offers a truly unique learning experience through its emphasis on reflection and practical application. Each week dives into a new People topic, with assignments designed to encourage deep reflection on how you've applied key concepts and how you'll implement them going forward. The assignments are incredibly practical and I..."
"Every week I look forward to the PLA meetings and even get excited about the homework because I know the readings will provide valuable information to reflect on. What I have learned in PLA has helped build my confidence. It is not just the knowledge I've gained, but the connections..."
"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..."
"PLA offers a truly unique learning experience through its emphasis on reflection and practical application. Each week dives into a new People topic, with assignments designed to encourage deep reflection on how you've applied key concepts and how you'll implement them going forward. The assignments are incredibly practical and I..."
"Every week I look forward to the PLA meetings and even get excited about the homework because I know the readings will provide valuable information to reflect on. What I have learned in PLA has helped build my confidence. It is not just the knowledge I've gained, but the connections..."
People Leader Accelerator combines expert instruction with tools leaders can actually use.
Learn from faculty with 25–30+ years of real HR, talent, and leadership experience.
Access templates, guides, and dashboards designed for immediate use in complex HR environments.
Use people analytics, assessments, and frameworks to connect HR decisions with business outcomes.
Benefit from peer learning, mentoring, and alumni connections that extend beyond individual resources.
Experienced HR faculty, operators, coaches, and academics.
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 tech refers to technology, tools, platforms, templates, dashboards, and data systems that help organizations manage people-related work more effectively. It can support recruiting, onboarding, compensation, performance management, workforce planning, analytics, compliance, and employee communication. Strong HR technology connects people processes to business priorities, making decisions clearer, more consistent, and easier to measure over time.
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Senior-level HR professional credential.
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