Who we are and how you can work with us
From a one-day ‘let’s get in a room and get clear about what problem we’re trying to solve’ session, to a challenging (but friendly) advisor session a few hours a month, to a full partnership and anything in between! Together, we scope it out and make it as BIG or SMALL as you need.
Ways we can work together
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For CEOs / CPOs / Senior HR Leaders of organisations up to c.5,000 employees
| Service | What it looks like | Best when |
|---|---|---|
| Ignition | Curious about whether working with tinyFIRES is right for you? Let’s jump on a call and see what we can Ignite. You talk, we listen and ask curious questions to get clarity about how we may help you. 45 mins, free of charge. | You’re not sure about how we can help.Walk away with: clarity on your challenge and whether tinyFIRES is the right partner for you. |
| Advisory and Thinking Partnership options For leaders who want clarity, challenge and momentum without needing full programme design or delivery. | ||
| Throwing sparks | Sometimes you just want a sparring session where you can bounce ideas around, engaging in some curious challenge and have a different perspective to see what you may have missed. This is for you. From 1 hour to a whole day. | You have your own thoughts on how to tackle your people challenges but want to chat it through and hear a different perspective, meaning you leave more confident and ready to ignite the change you want.Walk away with: a fresh perspective and confidence in the decisions you need to make. |
| Stoking the Fire | A regular fortnightly / monthly advisor / mentor session. You bring the discussion topic; we bring the listening ears and challenging cheerleader energy! | You want a regular challenge session that is your safe place to work through things on your mind, ensuring you keep focus and momentum to drive the change you want.Walk away with: on-going clarity, someone in your corner, accountability and momentum. |
| Consultancy and Behavioural Change Delivery For organisations who want ALL or PART of the diagnosis, design and delivery of Leadership, Culture, Wellbeing or Skills behavioural change programmes. We are your tiny, but mighty PARTNER. | ||
| Igniting Sparks | You have a people challenge – it could be around Leadership, Wellbeing, Skills or Culture and Engagement. You need help diagnosing where you are now (the FROM) and being clear around where you want to get to (the TO). Scoped out bespoke to your needs. Typical time around 2–4 weeks | You know you need to do something different; things need to change – but you need clarity around where you are and where you want to get to, what it will look / feel / be like once you get there, and how it will deliver your business strategy.Walk away with: a clear diagnosis, a FROM – TO map and how it connects to your business strategy. |
| Building the Flame | A natural follow on from Igniting Sparks. These are Culture, Leadership, Wellbeing & Behaviour Change Programmes – a clear plan that helps shift the behaviours that drive performance and culture, ultimately delivering your business outcomes and getting you from A to B. Scoped out bespoke to your needs. Typical time around 4–9 months | You’re ready and want to get into the gritty things that change behaviour, create momentum, align culture with strategy and embed new behaviours at scale to deliver your business strategy.Walk away with: a clear plan to shift behaviours, leadership and culture that deliver your business outcomes. |
| Tiny Embers everywhere | Change Readiness & Momentum Building support for organisations preparing for change & transformation of some sort. We look at ways to help leaders and teams adopt the change and make it stick. Scoped out bespoke to your needs. Typical time around 1–3 months | You’re about to PIVOT! Or maybe you’re facing strategic shifts, restructures or new leadership. You want to set yourself up for success, reduce resistance, increase adoption, build early wins and long-term momentum.Walk away with: an honest assessment of how ready your organisation is for change, a set of early wins and a plan of how to reduce resistance. |
| Sharing the warmth | Purpose-driven collaborations where organisations join tinyFIRES in supporting community initiatives that help people grow, connect as humans and ignite a bright future. tinyFIRES is built on small SPARKS. shared CHANGE. real IMPACT – so let’s chat if you think we could partner. | You’re looking for a partner who can mirror your determination to make an impact in the community.Walk away with: clarity around whether a partnership can elevate both our organisations’ determination to make an impact in the community. |
All services (except Ignition) will require prep time, so we can attend fully briefed, full of sparky ideas and ready to help you light some tiny FIRES. Full costings are bespoke to your organisation / situation and will be provided for your agreement before any work commences.
For Founders / Start-ups – you face unique challenges, here are some services that may hit the spot
| Service | What it looks like | Best when |
|---|---|---|
| Ignition | Curious about whether working with tinyFIRES is right for you? Let’s jump on a call and see what we can Ignite. You talk, we listen and ask curious questions to get clarity about how we may help you. 45 mins, free of charge. | You’re not sure about how we can help.Walk away with: clarity on your challenge and whether tinyFIRES is the right partner for you. |
| Preparing the ground | Your business deserves to start in a way that has high performing, thriving employees and courageous people leaders at its core. Start here with a cost effective session that can help set you clear goals on what to build first, then get going! Typical time around 3–6 hours | You are just starting, have no HR function and want clarity around what will have maximum impact, in the most time-efficient way, when starting your business with regards to Leadership, Culture, Wellbeing, Skills and Engagement.Walk away with: a simple, high impact plan for building leadership, skills, culture and engagement – without wasting time or energy. |
| Stoking the Fire | Being a founder can be lonely! This is a regular fortnightly / monthly advisor / mentor session. You bring the discussion topic; we bring the listening ears and challenging cheerleader energy! | You want a regular challenge session that is your safe place to work through things on your mind, ensuring you keep focus and momentum to drive the change you want.Walk away with: the feeling of being listened to, challenged and supported – especially when founder life feels lonely. |
| Fuelling the Fire | Your business is growing and you want to capitalise on that growth by leveraging your people and their performance. Let’s chat about how we can design programmes that act as a catalyst to unlocking the potential in your employees to fuel the fire on your path to success. | You’re a scale up and want laser focused ROI on your investment in your people.Walk away with: a plan for how to unlock the potential in your people, strengthen performance and drive momentum as you continue to grow. |
| Sharing the warmth | Purpose-driven collaborations where organisations join tinyFIRES in supporting community initiatives that help people grow, connect as humans and ignite a bright future. tinyFIRES is built on small SPARKS. shared CHANGE. real IMPACT – so let’s chat if you think we could partner. | You’re looking for a partner who can mirror your determination to make an impact in the community.Walk away with: clarity around whether a partnership can elevate both our organisations’ determination to make an impact in the community. |
All services (except Ignition) will require prep time, so we can attend fully briefed, full of sparky ideas and ready to help you light some tiny FIRES. Full costings are bespoke to your organisation / situation and will be provided for your agreement before any work commences.
Who we are
tinyFIRES was founded by Katherine. After spending nearly 30 years in senior HR and Operational Leadership roles, she wanted to bring a real-life experience, pragmatic approach to change with the fundamental belief that transformation happens when you focus on the small, everyday moments – that’s a tiny FIRE!
What’s it like to work with me?
Because I’ve led change and transformation right across the people agenda - leadership, culture, wellbeing, performance, reward, talent, organisational design, engagement, skills and inclusion - I bring a joined-up perspective that most consultants simply can’t offer.
And because I’ve also held operational leadership roles and am trained in systems thinking, I bring commercial understanding and been-there, done-that credibility.
Experience from large global organisations like Aviva, to purpose-driven organisations like Mental Health First Aid England, to the regulator Ofcom and market research leader Ipsos. That variety gives me a real-world pragmatism - and the cognitive diversity you may just need.
When I’m not doing all that, I love being a mum; raising two amazing kind and courageous young women, lifting heavy shit in the weights room, hanging with my dog Noodle and eating Bakewell tart.
*photo created using AI and has SOME resemblance to our actual visual identities rather than none!
Here’s what people we’ve worked with say.
So you know what you’re getting - we asked people we’ve worked with to describe Katherine and tinyFIRES in five words. Here’s what came back.
Over 25 years leading change at scale - across financial services, media regulation, research and mental health - before bringing that experience to tinyFIRES.
Experience at scale.
One small change is enough to start.
If any of this sounds like your organisation, let’s have a conversation. No pitch deck, no cookie cutter - just a proper look at the problem you’re trying to solve.