HR Consulting Case Studies

Examples of how we’ve helped businesses solve people challenges, strengthen culture and support growth.

When your business is growing or changing, people issues can quickly become business issues.

 

We work with small and medium-sized businesses across Australia to help them hire well, lead better, manage change and create workplaces where people perform at their best.

 

These case studies share real examples of how our HR consultants have supported businesses through challenges including:

  • rapid growth
  • leadership change
  • underperformance
  • workplace conflict
  • culture and engagement issues
  • hiring and retention challenges
  • digital transformation and change

 

Most of our clients prefer to keep HR and culture matters confidential. For that reason,  details in these case studies have been anonymised while still reflecting the real business challenges and outcomes achieved.

 

Facing a people challenge in your business? Let’s talk.

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Trusted HR support for growing Australian businesses

  • Practical HR support for growing Australian businesses
  • Helping businesses with 15–200 employees navigate growth, leadership and people challenges
  • Experience across a broad range of industries, including professional services, allied health, disability support, financial services and other growing businesses
  • Sydney-based with clients across Australia

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FIND - Hiring & recruitment

Improving Hiring Outcomes for a Growing Retail Business

Technology Business | 40 Employees

A technology business had ambitious plans for innovation, but employee feedback showed the culture wasn’t ready for change. Amplify HR helped the leadership team improve engagement, communication and trust.

Key outcomes:

  • Employee survey results improved from 2/10 to 10/10 benchmark areas
  • All categories remained above benchmark five years later
  • Lower turnover, fewer grievances and stronger innovation outcomes
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KEEP - Culture, safety and engagement

Building a More Respectful and Inclusive Workplace

Professional Services | 20 employees

 A small business with onsite and remote employees delivered practical workplace behaviour training to improve awareness, set clearer expectations and support a more respectful team culture.

Key outcomes:

  • Stronger understanding of appropriate workplace behaviour
  • Improved manager confidence and accountability
  • More inclusive training across onsite and remote teams
Three Women In A Casual Business Meeting

GROW - Leadership and performance

Supporting Digital Transformation Through People and Culture

Professional Services | 80 employees

A professional services organisation preparing for major digital transformation needed more than new systems. With no internal HR function, they partnered with Amplify HR to improve engagement, retain key people and build internal HR capability.

Key outcomes:

  • Transformation delivered on time and within budget
  • 30% increase in employee confidence that change was being handled well
  • Internal HR capability established
Amplify HR team discussing a culture and innovation project in our Sydney office

GROW - Leadership and performance

Building a Culture That Enabled Innovation and Growth

Technology Business | 40 Employees 

A technology business had ambitious plans for innovation, but employee feedback showed the culture wasn’t ready for change. Amplify HR helped the leadership team improve engagement, communication and trust.

Key outcomes:

  • Employee survey results improved from 2/10 to 10/10 benchmark areas
  • All categories remained above benchmark five years later
  • Lower turnover, fewer grievances and stronger innovation outcomes
Candidate and Manager having an interview at a table

GROW - Leadership and performance

Improving Performance Conversations and Manager Confidence

Allied Health | 40 Employees 

An Allied Health business was struggling with difficult performance conversations. Amplify HR helped managers build the confidence, structure and communication skills to address concerns earlier and more constructively.

Key outcomes:

  • Improved manager confidence
  • More consistent performance conversations
  • Reduced stress and conflict around performance management
Amplify HR Client Discussion With Karen Kirton

KEEP - Culture, safety and engagement

Managing Remote Work, Health and Performance Concerns Fairly

Professional Services Business | 50 employees 

A business managing a remote employee through a Flexible Work Arrangement needed support balancing wellbeing, performance concerns and workplace responsibilities. Amplify HR helped create a fair, structured process that gave leaders clarity and confidence.

Key outcomes:

  • Clearer process for complex employee matters
  • Reduced employee relations risk
  • Stronger manager confidence and decision-making

What clients say about working with Amplify HR

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Paul Jensen
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Fast response and very professional as they have helped a number of my clients
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Florencia Tarelli
38 days ago
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Karen's Leading Different Generations and Work Styles masterclass was insightful and pragmatic at the same time. Plus Karen presents in such an calm and engaging manner that the hour run by. Thank you Karen and AmplifyHR for your generosity. Florencia
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Natalie Delana
53 days ago
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Karen and the team have been a great support for me and the team.
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Heinna Reyes
55 days ago
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Karen’s masterclass on generations and workstyles was such a great session. There were so many “oh wow, that’s so true!” and “YES, exactly!” moments throughout. A lot of what she shared validated things I’d already noticed working with different people and teams, but she gave me the insight and language to understand why those differences show up. Practical, relatable and genuinely useful. Really enjoyed it!
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Mike Riley
195 days ago
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Highly professional, responsive and enjoyable to work with, the whole AmplifyHR team has been fantastic. Looking forward to working together into the future as we continue to scale up.
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Matthew Forzan
317 days ago
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Karen is simply one of the best operators in the HR space and is an all around great human to boot! Knowledgeable, experienced and direct means things happen fast and her advice carries confidence, clarity and comfort. I highly recommend Amplify HR for any business looking for support in HR or wanting to improve the function at scale.
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Mirek Piechowski
506 days ago
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I highly recommend Amplify HR for any HR-related needs. Karen was exceptionally helpful and proactive in addressing my queries, offering relevant insights and practical recommendations in a friendly and timely manner.
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Sorrel Bywater
591 days ago
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Took part in the Workplace Behaviour session and it was brilliant
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Ali Lord
591 days ago
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Partnering with Amplify has been a valuable process for myself as a business owner, and my team to gain additional training
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Tim Perlstone
878 days ago
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Karen is very professional and extremely knowledgable not only in human resources but in business as well.
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