Fractional HR & People Leadership
Senior-level strategic guidance without a full-time appointment. A trusted partner to founders, leaders and growing teams.
Independent people & HR consultancy
Good people.
Better business.
Clear, practical and commercially minded HR support that helps your people thrive and your business move forward.
Flexible support · Trusted advice · Real progress
The SJB approach
People.
Performance.
Progress.
People, Performance, Progress
People support that makes business sense.
People challenges don't arrive neatly packaged. You might be growing quickly, navigating change, managing a difficult issue or simply ready to build a stronger people function.
SJB People & Performance brings experienced, down-to-earth advice and hands-on support, shaped around what your business actually needs.
What we do
The right support.
At the right time.
From an experienced second opinion to an ongoing people partner, we fit our support around your ambitions.
Practical HR Support
Clear advice on recruitment, onboarding, policies, employee relations and the day-to-day decisions that keep businesses running well.
Change & Complex People Matters
Experienced support with restructuring, consultation and sensitive people issues, handled with care and commercial perspective.
Performance, Talent & Culture
Better performance conversations, confident managers, effective processes and a working culture that supports sustainable growth.
How we work
Flexible by design.
The best solution starts with understanding the business, the people and what needs to happen next.
Ongoing retainer
Reliable, regular support that gives you experienced people expertise as your business evolves.
Project support
Focused HR leadership and delivery for a particular challenge, transition or period of change.
Ad-hoc advice
A practical conversation or an extra pair of expert hands when a situation calls for it.
SJBpeople & performance
Meet the founder
Hello, I'm Sue
I bring broad senior HR experience and an understanding of the pressures that come with building and running a business.
From fast-moving fintech environments to the practical realities of hiring, change and employee relations, my approach is straightforward: listen carefully, understand the commercial picture and help people move forward with confidence.
Whether you need a long-term partner or support with one important decision, you'll work directly with me.
Sue Brown / Founder
Let's start a conversation
Great progress starts with the right conversation.
Tell me a little about your business and what you're looking to achieve. We can work out the next step together.
Email Sue sue@sjbpeopleandperformance.com