Capability frameworks
A framework your managers will open on Monday
We build capability models that connect to workforce planning and manager conversations, not laminated posters in a drawer.
Most capability frameworks fail because they are built as documents, not operating systems. Managers cannot use a 180-capability taxonomy to hire, coach, or calibrate in a one-on-one.
Useful frameworks are lean, behavioural, and wired into performance and succession. You ship v1 in weeks and iterate from evidence.
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How we work
- 1
Diagnose
Stakeholder interviews and review of how decisions actually get made today.
- 2
Reframe
Challenge comprehensiveness before usefulness; agree the 20 to 30 capabilities that matter.
- 3
Co-design
Behavioural indicators, manager guides, and integration points with HR processes.
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Embed
Pilot with leaders, measure use in reviews and hiring, adjust before scale.
- 5
Hand over
Capability sits with your team; we exit when you own the model.
Proof from recent work
Industrial manufacturer
Brilliant at the Basics
In explosives and fertilisers, three-quarters of the workforce carries safety or production risk every shift. L&D looked compliant on paper, but leaders could not prove the right people were trained on the right things at the right time.
Read the storyPilbara iron ore operation
Competence, not completion
A Pilbara iron ore operation where knowing who can run a 200-tonne truck is safety-critical. Dashboards looked healthy, but the system measured course completion, not whether someone could actually do the job.
Read the storyCommon questions
How long does a capability framework take?
A focused v1 often lands in six to eight weeks with the right sponsors. Full integration with performance and succession typically runs three to six months.
Do you integrate with our existing HR systems?
We design for how your managers work today and map to your tools where it adds value. The framework should survive system changes.
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