Eleanor is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD with over 20 years of experience managing human capital in high-growth environments. She specializes in restructuring organizations for agility and implementing robust HR tech stacks. Her current focus is on solving the 'productivity puzzle' in hybrid UK workforces and retaining top talent.
Eleanor Higgins has spent her career shaping the workforces of some of the UK's most successful heritage brands and startups. With a Masters in Human Resource Management, she possesses a deep academic and practical understanding of organizational behavior. Eleanor's expertise lies in the delicate balance between rapid scaling and maintaining a healthy company culture; she helps founders avoid the toxic pitfalls that occur when teams expand beyond 50 people. She is an authority on UK employment legislation, advising on everything from IR35 contractor rules to statutory leave and redundancy procedures. Eleanor advocates for data-driven HR, utilizing HRIS and feedback tools to iterate on employee experience just as one would a product. Her writing addresses modern challenges such as managing remote-first teams, the psychological impact of digital transformation, and the necessity of dismantling siloed working practices. She believes that a company's intellectual property is ultimately its people and works to create environments where innovation thrives.