"We believe and are passionate about impacting one of the worlds greatest challenges, right as we hit a fork in the road on climate change. Not only for today, but for future generations the road we are heading down could have terrible consequences"
"We believe and are passionate about impacting one of the worlds greatest challenges, right as we hit a fork in the road on climate change. Not only for today, but for future generations the road we are heading down could have terrible consequences"
Nick Ingall - Director The Lab17
Nick Ingall - Director The Lab17
Empowering high growth companies to unlock their potential
We work with the next generation of start-ups and scale-ups to power their vision through our world class Talent Acquisition and People Development partnerships.
We specialise in two main areas:
Talent Acquisition and People Development
However, what we deliver is always based on the juicy problems you need us to solve.
Talent
A lot of the time, you can find our talent experts establishing and building talent acquisition functions, and helping early stage companies to find and hire the right people at the right time, in the right role.
People Development
Our People Development arm of the business focuses on designing people products that drive high performance and engagement as businesses scale. In practice, this could be establishing (or refreshing!) things like your performance approach, company values, onboarding, or leadership development.
We’ve helped to build and develop some world class teams for these groundbreaking startups:
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We differ from the traditional agency model, focused on an embedded partnership approach
We become part of your team as we join you in-house on your growth journey: fulfilling your hires, building your talent infrastructure, mapping out your engagement and performance strategies, whilst focusing on preserving and scaling your culture.
Challenges we see start-ups face
They need to hire really quickly but don’t have the internal team to make it happen
They want to preserve and scale the original culture, but aren’t sure how to get everyone swimming in the same direction as they scale
They find it hard to get the right talent in the right roles at the right time
They want to balance high performance with high engagement so that their teams can make an impact and grow the company
Our services
Talent acquisition
Hiring at scale, strategic hires, executive and leadership hires.
Performance frameworks
Setting your team up for high performance through effective 1:1s, goal setting, values in action, feedback and performance measurement.
Talent processes & systems
Goal setting, research, talent mapping, onboarding / offboarding, interview processes, success measures, retention, culture and brand.
Learning & development
Building capability in your team and leaders so they grow at the same rate as your business needs.
Employer branding
Forming your employer brand and identity, and taking your message and opportunity to the talent market.
Onboarding
Creating a memorable and effective onboarding experience that speeds up the ramp-up period and generates high employee loyalty even before they join.
Values in action
Designing from scratch, refreshing or bringing your existing values to life through a behaviour framework that guides hiring, promotions and performance.
In-house leadership support & coaching
Your in-house coach, advisor and supporter. A resource to lean on when you’re looking for an extra opinion, some guidance on a tricky situation, or someone to challenge your thinking.
'Human capital is the number one problem scale ups need to solve after product market fit. The Lab17 know exactly what you’re about to go through.'
Gillian Findlay - Venture Partner
Are you trying to solve a people problem, or forecasting to ensure you minimise these potential problems as you scale?
