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Science + Simplicity

It’s more than a tag line – it’s the heart of our approach. We distinguish ourselves by applying the most relevant science about human performance in every engagement.

We brought simplicity to the talent management field through our Harvard Business Review best selling book One Page Talent Management.

Our books, articles and consulting approach radically simplify how talent and human resource practices are designed and applied.

Leading Ideas;
Practical Guidance

We research, report and advise on the hottest topics in the HR field, offering a clear-eyed view about where to find value and where we see risk to your business.

Our advice is grounded in your reality of needing to deliver actionable insights to your organization. Our experience as HR executives ensures highly practical ideas, designs and implementation plans.

Our Experience

We advise the world’s premier companies across the pharmaceutical, high tech, manufacturing, financial services, insurance and retail industries, among others. We help foundations to achieve their mission through talent management. We help investors to achieve higher returns by optimizing how their managers and portfolio companies operate.

A Legacy of Trust

Boards, CEOs, CHROs, executive teams, and talent executives trust us to execute their most critical and sensitive projects. We look forward to supporting your organization in the days to come.

We advise the world's leading organizations
across industries, sectors and geographies

  • Leading charge, credit card, and travel services company
  • Two top 5 asset management companies
  • Top 5 world sovereign wealth fund
  • Numerous venture capital and private equity firms
  • Three credit card companies
  • Top 5 global bank
  • Global investment bank
  • Middle East regional bank
  • Northern Europe regional bank
  • US-based top 5 insurance and bank company
  • 2 top five global insurance companies
  • Largest US credit union

  • The top 3 global technology companies
  • Global technology company
  • Top 2 chip manufacturer
  • Global specialty chip manufacturer
  • Global semiconductor company
  • Leading internet company
  • Leading PC manufacturer
  • Global information services consulting company
  • Two global outsourcing/digitization companies
  • European fintech company

  • Two Big Four accounting firms
  • Big three management consulting firm
  • Global consulting and insurance organization
  • Regional health insurance organization
  • Outsourced surgical services provider
  • Top 5 global life insurance company
  • Top 3 global property and causality organization

  • Top 3 computer gaming company
  • Top 10 gaming company
  • Indoor waterpark company

  • US-based, 400+ store, vertically integrated retail firm
  • Top two U.S. drugstore chains
  • Top 3 department store
  • Global casual retailer

  • Leading news and financial information company
  • Global news and media company

  • Top two global beverage companies
  • Leading clothing brand
  • Large cleaning products company
  • Global telecommunications company
  • Global jewelry company
  • Global tobacco company
  • Global confectionery company
  • Four global food companies
  • Regional and global restaurant companies

  • Global consumer products and pharmaceutical organization
  • 8 global pharmaceutical companies
  • Global biopharmaceutical company
  • Global science company

  • Global steel company
  • Large medical devices company
  • Global manufacturing conglomerate 
  • Global paint and coating organization
  • Global HVAC company

  • Top 3 automobile manufacturer
  • Top 5 airline
  • Global transportation company
  • National railway company

  • Two top 4 charitable foundations
  • World’s top two global financial organizations
  • Middle East telecommunications ministry

  • Top 5 chemical company
  • World’s largest chemical company
  • Top 3 global oil and chemical company

Meet our team

Peter Attfield

APAC Representative

Marc Effron

President

Annarose Heilferty

Marketing Lead

Chloe Kuhlman

Consultant

Beth Ann Murray

OPTM360 Director

Zac Upchurch

Chief Operating Officer

Job Openings

We help transform strategies, practices, and people to create high performance.
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