Organizational Assessment
Evaluate leadership team or executive effectiveness through custom 360 surveys, stakeholder interviews, team effectiveness diagnostics, CEO debriefs, and facilitated action planning.
People Leader Accelerator helps HR professionals, people leaders, and executive teams turn complex workforce challenges into clear, strategic action. From organizational assessments and executive search to people analytics guides, mentoring, and leadership development, our practical resources and expert-led services help you align people priorities with business goals, reduce execution risk, and lead with greater confidence.
Explore advisory services, executive search, mentoring, assessments, and practical HR strategy resources for growing organizations.
Evaluate leadership team or executive effectiveness through custom 360 surveys, stakeholder interviews, team effectiveness diagnostics, CEO debriefs, and facilitated action planning.
Recruit senior HR leaders for Director, VP, SVP, and Chief People Officer roles with principal-led search and complimentary mentoring for placed candidates.
Support HR leaders stepping into broader scope, higher visibility, or top-of-function roles with customized guidance on judgment, presence, and decision quality.
Develop leadership teams through a selective, multi-month journey designed to build capability, strengthen alignment, and support sustained organizational performance.
Navigate high-stakes leadership choices involving readiness, execution risk, keep-coach-move-exit decisions, and complex organizational consequences.
Use comprehensive guides, templates, and frameworks for people analytics, compensation, culture, onboarding, workforce planning, communication, and performance management.
Strong HR leadership requires more than policies and templates; it requires judgment, business fluency, data discipline, and practical tools that scale. People Leader Accelerator brings together seasoned faculty, proven frameworks, and targeted resources to help organizations clarify priorities, strengthen leadership decisions, improve people operations, and build HR functions that contribute directly to business performance.
HR leaders use People Leader Accelerator frameworks to improve clarity, confidence, and strategic impact.
"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..."
"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 seasoned faculty, practical frameworks, and a strong leadership community.
Faculty bring 25–30+ years of real HR, talent, coaching, and leadership experience.
Frameworks, templates, and guides are designed for immediate use in business decisions.
Programs connect HR priorities directly to growth, performance, risk, and executive strategy.
Alumni, mastermind groups, and mentoring create ongoing peer support for HR leaders.
Learn from experienced HR 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.
People Leader Accelerator supports HR professionals, Chief People Officers, VPs of HR, HR business partners, talent leaders, organizational development professionals, CEOs, and senior leadership teams. The services are especially useful for high-growth companies, start-ups, scale-ups, private equity-backed organizations, and teams that need practical frameworks for people strategy, leadership effectiveness, and workforce planning.
Connect with experienced faculty for practical guidance on your next step.
Recognizes academic excellence in business education.
Senior-level HR certification held by faculty.
Compensation expertise through executive certification.
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