Who I am and why I do this

After three decades working in and alongside leadership teams, I’ve seen one thing repeatedly: organisations don’t fail because of a lack of vision, strategy or ambition. They fail when they can’t bring their people with them.

I’ve built my career helping organisations bridge that gap — aligning people strategy with business goals, enabling confident leadership and creating the conditions for real, lasting change. Not the kind that sounds good in a plan, but the kind that actually lands.

My journey

I started in HR because I believed people were the difference between average and outstanding performance. That belief has only strengthened.

I’ve worked across a range of industries, led major transformations, shaped leadership cultures and supported businesses through high-stakes change. At Barclays, I worked across a range of HR disciplines supporting an array of different business units. At the CIPD, I led from the centre of the profession, working at the forefront of thinking on strategic HR and leadership.

Strategically People exists because I wanted to bring that experience directly to the organisations that need it. It’s where I do my best work: partnering with CEOs, HR leaders and senior teams to deliver people-led change with confidence and impact.

What I believe

• People strategy should be as intentional as business strategy
• Great leadership creates clarity, confidence and momentum
• Change only works when people understand it, believe in it and know their role in making it happen

Why organisations work with me

I’m not here to write policies or deliver a playbook. I’m here to help you lead — and land — the change your business needs.

Clients work with me because I bring calm authority, strategic thinking and real-world experience. Sometimes as a consultant. Sometimes as an extended part of their leadership team in a fractional HR Director role. Always as a trusted partner who knows how to turn good thinking into action.

If you’re leading change — or planning to — let’s talk.

📩 bradtaylor@strategicallypeople.com

💬 linkedin.com/in/bradtaylor360

I’ve spent over 30 years leading HR and organisational change at senior levels — helping CEOs and leadership teams navigate complexity, drive transformation and create cultures where people and performance thrive.

I’ve worked in retail banking, professional bodies and global membership organisations, holding roles including Director of People, OD & Workplace at the CIPD, and Director of HR & Workplace Performance at CIMA. I’ve operated globally, with HR leadership responsibility for teams in the UK, US, India, Malaysia and Europe, and I’ve worked closely with CEOs, Boards and senior teams as a trusted advisor and strategic partner.

Along the way, I’ve led high-impact change programmes, cultural integrations, workplace transformations and senior team restructures. I now bring that experience to client organisations — through short consulting engagements or as a fractional HR Director, working as an embedded part of the senior team.

Areas of expertise:

Organisational change and transformation

• Leading enterprise-wide change and culture programmes
• Creating clarity and confidence through times of ambiguity
• Embedding hybrid working and workplace transformation

Strategic HR and people leadership

• Designing and implementing people strategies aligned to business goals
• Strengthening HR functions and internal capability
• Coaching senior leaders and leadership teams

Trusted advisor to CEOs and Boards

• Supporting executive decision-making through people insight
• Facilitating leadership team alignment and development
• Translating people complexity into business clarity

I’m a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD with a Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel Management from Kingston University, and I’ve contributed to the profession through keynote speaking, award judging and published thought leadership.

If you’re navigating change and need experienced, calm and credible support in your corner, I’d be happy to talk.