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Practical advice on leadership, people operations, culture and scale — written for founders, HR leaders and executives who'd rather build things than read theory.
How to build an HR function from zero: a founder's playbook
The first HR hire is one of the highest-leverage decisions a founder will make — and one of the easiest to get wrong. Here's how to sequence it.
14 March 2026Latest writing from the team
Short, practical reads on the problems we see most often — setting up a people function, scaling without breaking culture, and making DEI deliver.
From founder-led to leadership-led: scaling without losing your culture
The transition from a founder-driven team to a leadership-driven organisation is where most scale-ups stall. A practical framework for making the shift without erosion.
Beyond compliance: building DEI that actually changes outcomes
Most DEI programmes fail because they are designed to be defensible, not effective. What the work looks like when it is built to change behaviour instead of cover risk.
The first 90 days: setting up a new People Ops function for success
A clear sequence for the first three months of a new People Operations role — what to audit, what to build and what to deliberately leave alone.
Building a company culture across business and borders
Building a company culture is one of the fundamental aspects of a business, no matter its size or location.
Leadership Questionnaire with Rosie Hewat
Rosie has over two decades of HR & People Operations experience, with over a decade of that spent in the Fintech space.
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