At The Coherent Org, our mission is to provide exceptional consulting services that empower our clients to achieve their business goals. We strive to deliver customised solutions that meet the unique needs of each client.
Most businesses in engineering and manufacturing are running on stress reactive decisions, struggling managers, high turnover. The Coherent Org helps you build the foundations and develop the leaders that move your business from survival mode to peak performance.
A truly coherent organisation needs two things in balance. The logical foundations that protect the business and create clarity. And the human intelligence that unlocks performance, reduces stress, and turns managers into leaders people actually want to follow.
I'm Jenny.
Practical HR.
With a human heart.
I've spent my career working in HR in Engineering and Manufacturing. I know what it's like when a line manager calls you in a panic about a disciplinary they've let drift. I know the pressure of recruiting in a tight market. And I know what happens to a team when its manage
Built for businesses that run on people.
Manufacturing and logistics SMEs face a particular kind of pressure. You're competing for workers in a tight market, your best operators get promoted into management without the tools to lead, and HR often means firefighting rather than building.
The result? Stress trickles down. Good people leave. And the same problems come round again.
• Turnover on the shop floor is costing more than you realise
• Managers are technically brilliant but struggle to lead and know it
• Disciplinaries and grievances handled inconsistently, or not at all
• Culture is something that's just "happened" rather than been built
• You're growing, and HR is becoming a real bottleneck
We work with manufacturing, engineering, logistics and distribution businesses with between 20 and 250 employees. Usually owner-managed or with a small leadership team. You're past the early stage, growing fast, and you need an HR partner who understands your world not a consultant who's never been near a shop floor. Engineering · Manufacturing · Logistics · Distribution · Industrial

£1,500/month
Retained · 3-month minimum
For businesses that need the HR basics in place the structure, compliance, and confidence to handle people issues correctly.
• ✓ HR policies & employee handbook
• ✓ Employment contracts review
• ✓ ER advice (up to 3 cases/month)
• ✓ Monthly check-in call
• ✓ Email support (2-day response)

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£2,500/month
Retained · 3-month minimum
For growing businesses that need both strong HR foundations and active support developing their people and managers.
• ✓ Everything in Foundations
• ✓ Recruitment support & interview design
• ✓ Onboarding process design
• ✓ Manager coaching (2 sessions/month) — moving from reactive to intentional
• ✓ Unlimited ER cases
• ✓ Fortnightly calls + same-day response

£3,750/month
Retained · 6-month minimum
Your outsourced HR Director thinking strategically about your people and your culture, not just the day-to-day.
• ✓ Everything in Growth
• ✓ People & culture strategy
• ✓ Leadership development programme
• ✓ Coherence & resilience coaching for senior team
• ✓ Half-day on-site visit per month
• ✓ Board/leadership team attendance
Not ready for a retainer? Fixed-fee projects available - HR audits from £950, recruitment campaigns from £1,200, manager development workshops from £1,500. Get in touch to talk it through.