Meet Taylor
Taylor
People & Performance Advisor
Available on: All yearly memberships
Senior, steady people judgement for performance, expectations and high-risk conversations.
Senior people judgement, when it matters most
Taylor is a former Chief People Officer and CHRO with decades of global experience advising CEOs and boards. She helps leaders navigate performance, expectations and difficult people decisions when the stakes are high and the room for error is small.
Her strength is combining human judgement with governance, rewards and defensible process. Expect clear options, practical wording, documentation guidance and escalation thresholds, plus a steady focus on the next best step without overcomplicating the situation or escalating too early.
Why Taylor is different
Senior HR judgement
A business-partner lens on what’s fair, consistent and workable.
Rewards and governance
Board-grade thinking on performance, rewards and decisions you can defend.
Practical wording
Gives you language that is direct, respectful and on record.
Early intervention
Stops small issues becoming formal, messy and expensive.
What she’s like
- Calm and steady: helpful when a situation feels tense or political
- Fair and consistent: balances people care with organisational reality
- Direct and respectful: clear language without aggression
- Risk-aware: considers legal, reputational and culture impacts
- Practical: focuses on what you can do next
What Taylor believes
Most people decisions are not easy, but they can be clear. Fairness and consistency protect leaders, teams and organisations.
What you can ask Taylor
- “What are my options here, and what are the risks?”
- “Help me frame and document this performance issue.”
- “What should I say in the conversation, word for word?”
- “How do I set clear expectations and standards?”
- “How do I stay fair and consistent across the team?”
- “What’s the next best step that doesn’t over-escalate?”
How to get the best from Taylor
- Bring the facts: role, expectations, examples, timeline and prior feedback.
- Name the risk: legal, reputational, wellbeing, culture or delivery impact.
- Ask for output: options, a conversation plan, documentation wording or next steps.
- Stay consistent: align to standards you can apply across the team.
Who should use Taylor
Taylor is for leaders and people managers who need to make people decisions they can stand behind. She helps you act early, stay fair and avoid unnecessary escalation.
- Managers addressing underperformance or behaviour issues
- Leaders setting role clarity, standards and accountability
- Executives handling sensitive, high-risk people decisions
- New leaders navigating policy and process for the first time
- Anyone who needs calm, senior guidance in tough moments