Senior leadership for people and organisational change

Bearcroft People & Change works with organisations to shape, plan, deliver and embed change. Expertise is offered at the stage it is needed, whether across a whole programme or for a part of it. That may mean leading the work, delivering an agreed plan, or working with senior leaders and executive teams as a trusted partner and sounding board, offering thought leadership, independent perspective and constructive challenge.

The business is led by Claire Bearcroft, whose senior HR and change leadership experience spans FTSE 250 and international businesses.

Shaping the agenda for change

Bearcroft People & Change works with senior leaders at the planning stage of change, providing thought leadership and constructive challenge as they clarify objectives, shape the strategy and define desired outcomes. This work includes testing assumptions, identifying risks, considering what the organisation needs to protect and developing a communication plan informed by how people are likely to experience the change.

When the organisation is ready to move into delivery, Bearcroft People & Change can help you take this forward.

Delivering a change programme

Where an organisation has already set its change objectives, providers and timetable, Bearcroft People & Change can lead the people and organisational delivery or work alongside an existing team on a defined part of the programme. Depending on the assignment, this may include engaging stakeholders, communicating difficult decisions, managing changes to roles and ways of working, and raising emerging risks as implementation progresses. The focus is delivery against the agreed plan with sound judgement at each stage.

Judgement through delivery

Change usually reaches beyond the project plan. It can affect reporting lines, critical skills, established ways of working and the confidence of the people asked to deliver it. Bearcroft People & Change helps leaders understand those dependencies, keep delivery on track against agreed timescales and budgets as well as addressing risks as they emerge. This includes working alongside leaders in challenging conversations with the people affected and bringing the expertise to answer any complex questions that may arise.

Technology, with people in view

As AI and other technologies become part of more change programmes, Bearcroft People & Change works alongside technology specialists while keeping the implications for people in view. The focus is on a clear purpose, realistic decisions and an understanding of how new ways of working will affect those involved.

Perspectives

The questions that shape change

• When does the status quo become the greater risk?
• How can improvement be continuous without constant upheaval?
• What must be protected as people and organisations adapt?
• How might the change affect people and parts of the organisation beyond those directly involved?

Bearcroft People & Change uses questions like these to open practical conversations with senior leaders and focus attention on the decisions that matter.

ABOUT CLAIRE

Experience at the table, delivery on the ground.

Bearcroft People & Change is led by Claire Bearcroft, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development with a master’s degree in Personnel and Development. Claire has more than 15 years’ experience in people and organisational change, partnering with Chief Executive Officers, Managing Directors, Chief People Officers, Presidents and Senior Leadership teams across FTSE 250 and international businesses. Her work spans transformation, organisation design, restructuring, business start-ups and leadership transitions.

Through Bearcroft People & Change, Claire offers senior leadership and specialist support on interim, fixed-term and project-based assignments. Based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, she is available for assignments in London and across the UK, with working arrangements tailored to the needs of the role.

CONTACT US

Need experienced leadership for change?

Whether you are shaping a change agenda, delivering an agreed programme or looking for a sounding board, Claire would welcome a conversation about your priorities and the role Bearcroft People & Change could play.

Email: claire@bearcroft-pc.com

Mobile: +44 7795 507012