Cornwall & Nationwide
HR is your
Superpower.
— Helping you to
think clearly
— not panic.
YOU'LL PROBABLY RECOGNISE THIS
The moments that tell you something needs to change.
I
Something has shifted in your team and you can't name it
Performance has slipped. The vibe has changed. Morale is quietly eroding. You sense it clearly — you just don't know how to address it without making it worse.
II
Your business is growing, but the people side isn't keeping up
Staffing, culture, change management — the demands of a growing team are outpacing the HR support available to you. You're reacting to problems instead of leading ahead of them.
III
You've started using AI tools — and you're not sure where the legal lines are
ChatGPT in your recruitment process. AI in performance reviews. You're not sure what's permitted — and neither is anyone currently advising you.
THE APPROACH
Getting beneath the surface of what's actually going on.
Most HR advice treats the symptom. A grievance appears — you get a script. A performance issue surfaces — you get a template. The problem gets managed, but not solved, and six months later it's back in a different form. The DEPTH Model™ works differently. I start before the crisis — looking at what's actually happening at three levels: your business context, your team dynamics, and the leadership patterns driving both. That's where the real causes are — where the bone of contention starts. That's what lets us build something that holds.
It's the difference between people problems that keep coming back and people decisions you're confident making
The DEPTH Model™
D
Discover
Surface what's actually happening across all three levels — not just the presenting problem
E
Examine
Go beneath what's visible to what's actually driving it
P
Pinpoint
Establish exactly what needs to change and at what level
T
Tackle
Intervene at the right level, in the right order
H
Hold
Embed it properly so the same problem doesn't come back
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
"The corporate HR model sells protection.
Dahlia HR enables progress."
Old World
New World
Script-based advice.
A different voice every time.
Four-year contracts.
Generic templates.
Fear-based compliance.
Reactive. Transactional. Scripted.
Strategic partnership.
Expert-led, directly. Always.
Rolling monthly. Your choice.
Bespoke intelligence.
Progress-focused strategy.
Proactive. Relational. Human.
TESTIMONIAL
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It gave us the confidence to deal with the situation fairly and lawfully — rather than worrying we might get something wrong.
Everything was explained in straightforward, easy-to-understand language. It also gave us the opportunity to step back and think more broadly about where the business was going.
Tess Coulthurst
Workshop Manager · The Happy Glass Studio by Niko Brown
WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO START?
Two entry points. One destination.
Two distinct problems, two distinct services. Both lead to the same place: people decisions you're confident making.
AI & People Audit™
We assess where AI tools are being used and how they are influencing your people decisions — and map your specific legal exposure under the Equality Act, GDPR, and EU AI Act. You leave with a plain-English risk and action report — from first contact to recommendations, typically within 1–2 weeks. For businesses that want to go further, the audit is the natural starting point for a People & Technology Review.
From £750
Structured 1–2 week engagement · subject to your availability
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Discovery questionnaire completed in advance — so the session goes straight to the issues that matter, not gathering background
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Audit Session with Brad — surfaces what a questionnaire can't: the decisions, habits, and gaps you may not have thought to flag
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Written report within 5 working days — a document you can act on, share with your board, or put in front of a solicitor
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Recommendations Call — so the findings don't sit in a drawer; you leave knowing what to do and in what order
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The same person throughout — the expert who reviewed your questionnaire writes your report and leads every call
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No obligation to continue — the audit stands entirely on its own
People Performance Diagnostic
Something is off — you can feel it, even if you can't name it yet. A shift in the team, a performance issue that keeps resurfacing, a leadership dynamic you haven't been able to untangle. The People Performance Diagnostic brings structure to that feeling. We review your people strategy, team health, leadership patterns, and performance foundations — and give you a clear written picture of what's actually happening and what to address first. For many clients, it's the conversation that starts everything else.
From £295
Structured 1–2 week engagement · subject to your availability
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Short questionnaire completed in advance — so the session starts at the right level
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Diagnostic Session with Brad — a focused conversation to surface what's really driving the issue
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Written summary — priorities and recommended actions, delivered within 5 working days
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Follow-up Call — to discuss findings and agree next steps
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No obligation to continue — though many clients use this as the starting point for ongoing HR support
ABOUT
Fear is a poor foundation for an HR relationship — yet most corporate providers take advantage of it and keep you there. A crisis surfaces, a multi-year contract is signed, and what follows is documentation rather than dialogue: legal answers without the context to act on them, procedures without the foresight to navigate what comes next.
I've spent 18 years assessing how HR and leadership actually functions inside real businesses — across retail, transport, logistics, and the education sector. Three ventures I started didn't survive. I count them among my most valuable qualifications — not despite what didn't work, but precisely because of what those moments demanded. One I've remodelled several times using the DEPTH Model™. I don't advise from a distance.
When you work with Dahlia HR, you work with me directly. I hold a MSc Degree in International HR Management and a BA with Honours in Leadership and Management, I'm an Assoc. CIPD Member and a CMI Member — and I'll tell you exactly what level of HR support your business actually needs, and what you don't need to spend money on. That is precisely where I would like to start with you.
MSc International HRM — CIPD-accredited - Manchester Metropolitan University
First Class BA (Hons) in Leadership and Management - Coventry University
Assoc. CIPD Member
CMI Member
Coaching-Informed Practice · Qualified Assessor
You get Brad. Not a team. Not a rota. Brad.
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER
People strategy that moves your business forward.
HR Partnering, complex challenges, leadership development and compliance — all led by Brad directly. No rota, no delegation,
no junior handoff.
HR Partnering
Ongoing strategic support for the day-to-day and the complex. Employment advice, documentation, policy, and a named expert for every people question your business faces.
You get the same person every time, who already knows your business and your people.
Complex Challenges
When things escalate — disciplinaries, grievances, performance, absence — expert, legally sound guidance without the scripted call centre response.
Practical advice for a business your size, not just the safest legal answer.
Leadership & Culture
Building the conditions for your team to perform. Manager coaching, culture development, and frameworks that align your people to your business goals.
Psychologically-informed — addressing what's actually driving the culture, not the surface behaviours.
Audit & Compliance
Understand your exposure and build a commercially sound people architecture — delivered as strategy, never as fear-based compliance tick-boxing.
You leave knowing what to do, not just what the risk is.
INCLUDED WITH EVERY PLAN
The platform most businesses pay separately for.
BreatheHR gives your business a proper HR management system — all in one place. Every client on a Dahlia HR plan gets it included. The cost is absorbed. You don't pay extra, unless you choose extra.
What's included?
✔ Absence and holiday management — tracked and reported automatically
✔ Compliance documentation — all in one secure, auditable place
✔ Performance and review records — structured and retrievable
✔ Reporting and HR data insight — so you can see what's actually happening
✔ Setup, configuration and team walkthrough — included at no charge
Extras available include recruitment, expenses, learn hub with 800+ courses, rota/time and attendance, H&S.
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Business Partner clients: Dahlia HR manages the platform entirely on your behalf. Your team never needs to log in to administer it — we handle configuration, data maintenance, and quarterly audits. Available on a 1-year commitment.
FREE GUIDE
What AI Is Already Doing in Your Business.
62% of employees are using AI at work. 71% are using tools their employer hasn’t approved. This guide tells you what that means legally — and what to do about it.
Ready for the real thing? Book an AI & People Audit™
BOOK A CALL
Book a call with Brad.
Discovery calls are free. Audits and diagnostics are paid. Both start here.
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