What We Do

Drive HR is led by Principal, Jo Allen. Jo brings a human-centric approach to resolving her clients’ people and culture challenges and to strengthening the HR platform. She coaches leaders to understand their strengths, to unlock their own potential and the capabilities of their teams. Her style is warm and engaging with a strong focus on action and outcomes. Jo’s mission is to work with clients to humanise workplaces, to help people be at their best at work and to support businesses to achieve their commercial aspirations.

Human Resources Consulting

There is no box in the HR suite that we haven’t ticked.

We work inside businesses to help unlock the potential in teams. We solve difficult challenges and transform organisations, supported by fit for purpose change management practices. We build HR platforms that will engage and retain your talent. We train teams and facilitate programs and events that help leaders to be at the top of their game. We develop uniquely valuable and bespoke solutions for each client in every engagement. We listen and we deliver.

Executive Coaching

We love what we do, and we want you to thrive too.

We use a strengths-based approach to help you identify what is and is not working in your professional life and then to develop actions that drive personal fulfilment and lift performance. Our research-backed methodologies and tools assume your potential is limitless and help you be the best you can be. In doing so you determine the outcomes which are important to you. On your journey, we will be a supportive, empathic, and solutions-focused partner.

Interim Leadership

We bring C-suite experience in complex and global organisations to your executive table.

There are times when organisations and boards pause to consider what is needed in the people management function, or where the HR leader is away from the office for an extended period. That’s where Drive HR come in. You tell us what you need, and we’ll do the rest. We’re skilled at supporting HR teams to find their mojo and flourish. HR is the hub of organisation culture, transformation and change and we help the Team to find the beat. We are an experienced confidant during times of change and turbulence. We will treat your business like it’s our own.

DEMONSTRATED CAPABILITIES

Industries where we have experience

Banking and Finance
Fintech
High Tech
Professional Services
Telecommunications
Medical Devices
Creative Arts
Infrastructure and Engineering
Federal and State Government

Working with Boards and CEO’s to address complex business and people management challenges from recruitment of critical C-suite executives, through to workshopping and resolving employee relations matters.
Supporting organisations to design and implement operating models; right-sizing through expansion or contraction activities; examining and redesigning structures; assessing talent and skills to meet the needs of business and prepare for and respond to changes in environment and objectives through robust change management practices.
Interpreting commercial plans and aligning the people platform to meet goals and objectives with a targeted, robust and measurable HR strategy built on data analytics.
Working with Boards and the C-Suite; designing and managing remuneration structures and programs that meet global or ASX requirements and supporting the implementation of professional standards to comply with relevant legislation.
Supporting teams responsible for people and culture to improve business alignment and reorganise operations to be more efficient, commercial, and impactful.
Developing approaches to talent management to attract, identify and develop key resources to build organisation capability and deliver on business outcomes.
Plan and implement programs and workshops that help team members be at their best at work and to create winning cultures where people and organisations thrive.