In today’s business world your people are your most important assets. They are the source of innovation and growth, but also the source of your biggest risks. Organisations often misjudge the human dimension of their strategy, projects and initiatives. Building leadership and management capabilities on the job exposes companies to the perils of poor employee morale, high staff turnover and bad decision making, amōdus consultants’ HR Team comprises perhaps the most powerful HR consulting group assembled in the UK.
Independent, accomplished and highly praised for their work, they represent supreme value for clients due to their effectiveness in identifying business issues and their solutions, implementing improvements ensuring that the client has the necessary ability and resources to carry the changes forward.
Less time = Less cost.
amōdus consultants: when such Value is clear, the Decision is easy.
Contact us at HRconsultants@amodus.org.uk
Sarah Axson - London
Sarah is an experienced HR Generalist who has specialised in working in both Media and Communications sectors, and for the past five years as interim. In all cases her brief has been to plan and effectively facilitate programmes of organisational change and development. Focussing on working closely with management teams to gain an understanding of future business needs, Sarah excels in using creative problem solving to identify implement solutions. Key areas of expertise include employee relations, customer service and resource management. She has had extensive involvement in system migration projects, working closely with IT specialists to ensure effective implementation and as a facilitator ongoing engagement within the organisation.
Psychometrics : SHL Levels 1 & 2
Denis W Barnard- South East
An HR Professional with over 25 years’ experience at both Strategic and Operational levels. Combining Interim and Project assignments, Denis has specialised in making HR departments more effective by more closely identifying key business objectives, reducing Administration, improving Infrastructure and Process, and deploying IT solutions such as HR systems with workflow to maximum advantage. Denis operates with Public and Private Sector clients within a varied number of industries ranging from Publishing to Manufacturing, and over the past three years has advised a number of blue chip clients on HR/Payroll system selection. Denis is closely linked with the development of the Human Capital Measurement tool The Newbury Index, and is a regular contributor in HR forums.
Psychometrics : BPS Levels A & B
Sandra Beale, FCIPD - Central

A results-focused, highly influential senior HR professional with commercial acumen and extensive consultancy experience, both Interim and Project -based. Sandra has led Change across all major industry sectors- financial services, retail, rail, construction, manufacturing, catering, IT, logistics – with particular experience in unionised multi-site environments both corporate and SMEs. With influencing and mentoring skills to Board level, Sandra has the full range of strategic and operational HR skills essential to bring about business improvement to a high standard in any organisation. She is a major contributor to HR forums.
Leslie-Anne Chinnery, MCIPD - South East
An experienced results-orientated and profit-focused Human Resources Director with a proven track record of success within B2B, B2C Retail, Music, Finance market sectors. Equipped with first-class Employment Law knowledge, Lesley-Anne has developed a strong reputation in both the Public and Private Sectors, and has considerable experience of Outsourcing, Downsizing and managing TUPE issues, as well as Business Process and Project Management. Lesley-Anne has also done considerable organisational work in the field of Management Development, both for individuals and teams.
Psychometrics : BPS Levels A & B / SHL Levels 1 & 2
Jo Dale, MSc, BA,MCIPD - Central
Jo is an organisational development consultant with 16 successful years’ experience. Jo has held a number of roles ranging from selection and marketing at London Business School to strategic graduate recruitment at Merrill Lynch. Projects in the past have included providing change management support for a global outsourcing exercise, management development coaching in a merger environment, Board-level facilitation and on-going talent management and succession-planning consultancy. Jo’s key focus is to help leaders and managers improve productivity, and she works with a number of public and private sector clients on leadership development. Pragmatic and insightful of the challenges that organisations face, she has the skill to deliver solutions in a creative and positive manner.
Psychometrics : BPS Levels A & B
Louise Farrell, BA (Hons), FCIPD - Central
Louise is a professional HR practitioner with in-depth HR knowledge and experience across a wide range of Industries and Sectors, a small sample of which include Pharmaceuticals, Utilities, Manufacturing, Insurance and the NHS. With special expertise in Reward, Employment Law, Policy, and Learning and Development, Louise also brings Project Management skills to the key business of HR-led Change and Business Improvement to organisations. Louise currently provides professional HR support to clients of varying sizes both on an ongoing and Project-focussed bases.
Hay Job Evaluation trained. Psychometrics : SHL Levels 1 & 2
Marianne Paryente - Central

Marianne is an effective and highly motivated Business Development Executive with a record of achievement and success achieved within high profile, blue chip organisations. Marianne has enabled individuals, teams and organisations to plan and implement real, lasting Change, using a flexible and effective style that consistently generates measurable learning and performance outcomes. With proven skills in developing two-way relationships, with both organisations and employees gaining significant benefits, Marianne is a key player in any Business Improvement process, in planning, development, communication and roll out.
Certified Teacher of the Enneagram system.
Helen Wilderspin - Central
A Programme and Change Management Professional, with 28 years’ experience across a variety of roles from Operational Management to Programme Management. Focusing on Programme Management for the last 16 years, Helen has managed and implemented a wide variety of projects including Strategic, Operational and Change programmes, major systems implementations, Cost Reduction exercises and business projects. With considerable experience as a Resource Manager, Helen has developed and delivered first class solutions for recruitment, career progression, coaching, mentoring and assignment allocation for 250 project management staff. Accomplished in introducing project management tools and techniques to senior managers, Helen has also managed a range of HR Change projects including Broadbanding, Pensions Simplification, Employee Benefits and Employee Branding.
She is currently providing part time consultancy to The Department of Heath and Human Systems Europe.