Clear advice. Thoughtful structure.
Support that helps leaders make better decisions about their people.
The space between compliance and business outcomes.
The Strategic HR support for regional organisations that want people to stay.
I’m Simone Pickering.
I work with business leaders who know their people matter, but don’t have the time, systems, or internal capability to manage HR well.
I help organisations move beyond reactive HR and into something more intentional. The kind of structure that creates clarity for leaders and a better experience of work for employees.
Most leaders don’t struggle because they don’t care about people. They struggle because HR is complex, time-consuming, and rarely explained in plain language.
We work alongside business owners and leadership teams to make HR easier to navigate and more effective in practice. That means clear systems, informed decisions, and workplaces where expectations are understood and people know how to do their best work.
Our approach is human-centred, structured, and grounded in real business outcomes.
What we do
We support organisations at the point where compliance alone isn’t enough.
That might look like shoring up HR foundations, understanding why engagement has dipped, or designing culture behaviours that actually show up in everyday work.
Our work sits across three core areas.
HR compliance and ongoing support
Employee engagement and experience
Recruitment that fits the role, the team, and the future
Each service is designed to reduce noise, give leaders confidence, and create workplaces people want to stay in.
HR support that feels practical, not performative.
HR Support Packages
Imagine having an experienced HR Manager…
without employing one.
Flexible support designed around your business, your leaders and your people.
Four levels of support. One goal: helping you make better decisions about your people.
Strategic HR & Compliance
Clear, practical HR foundations that keep you compliant and confident, without unnecessary complexity.
Employee Engagement & Experience
We design how work feels – from leadership behaviour to team experience – so engagement, performance, and retention don’t rely on chance.
Evidence-based insights using globally recognised tools to understand what’s really shaping your workplace and where to focus next.
Workplace Culture
Clarity around behaviours, expectations, and leadership impact so culture is intentional, not accidental.
Gallup Q12 and CliftonStrengths
Gallup Q12 measures the elements of employee engagement that influence motivation, productivity and retention, while CliftonStrengths helps individuals and teams recognise and make better use of what they do best. Backed by decades of research and used by millions of people worldwide, these tools give us meaningful insight into what’s happening within your organisation and, more importantly, what we can do to make it better.
Recruitment
Thoughtful, values-aligned recruitment that focuses on fit, capability, and long-term success.
Local Government Solutions
People and culture solutions that are practical, defensible, and grounded in regional reality.
Why structure matters
When HR systems are clear and leadership expectations are aligned, work feels different.
Conversations are easier.
Decisions are made with more confidence.
People understand what’s expected and how they contribute.
This is where engagement improves, risk reduces, and leaders stop carrying everything on their own.
We don’t offer one-size-fits-all solutions. We design frameworks that reflect your workforce, your industry, and the reality of running a business.
