The Growth Playbook:
30-Day People Plan for Your Organisation
INTRODUCTION
Growth in 2026 will reward clarity, not chaos.
This 30-day playbook gives your organisation a simple, actionable framework to align your people strategy with your commercial goals — fast.
It’s built from the same principles The HR Agency applies with its clients: practical, commercial, and focused on momentum over maintenance.
Each week unlocks a new stage of clarity — helping you move from reactive HR to proactive growth.
The 30-Day Plan Overview
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Focus
Define your growth ambition and align it to your people strategy.
Outcome
Clarity on what growth means - and the capability it requires.
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Focus
Diagnose current gaps in leadership, structure, and culture.
Outcome
Insight into what’s missing or slowing you down.
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Focus
Design actionable priorities and quick wins.
Outcome
Clear roadmap to strengthen performance and engagement.
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Embed accountability and momentum.
Outcome
Leadership ownership, communication, and next-step commitment.
The 30-Day Plan - what to include
WEEK 1 – DEFINE YOUR GROWTH AMBITION
Goal: Link your commercial strategy directly to people strategy.
Actions:
Write down your top three commercial goals for 2026.
For each, ask: What capability will we need to deliver this?
Identify which roles, skills, and behaviours drive those outcomes.
Share your findings with your leadership team — align on one definition of “growth readiness.”
Output:
A one-page People Strategy Statement that connects ambition with capability.
WEEK 2 – DIAGNOSE YOUR GAPS
Goal: Understand what’s holding you back.
Actions:
Audit leadership capacity — who’s at risk of burnout or bottlenecking decisions?
Review culture and communication — are your teams confident, or cautious?
Check ER consistency — are managers empowered or reactive?
Review recruitment — are you hiring for today’s needs or tomorrow’s goals?
Review continuity — what would happen if one critical person left?
Output:
A Growth Gaps Summary highlighting three areas to address in the next 60 days.
WEEK 3 – DESIGN YOUR PRIORITIES
Goal: Turn insight into action.
Actions:
Choose three priorities that will have the biggest commercial impact.
Assign each to an accountable owner.
Decide what “success” looks like for each in measurable terms.
Identify what fractional or external expertise could accelerate delivery.
Output:
A 30–60–90 Action Map for leadership review.
WEEK 4 – EMBED ACCOUNTABILITY AND MOMENTUM
Goal: Sustain progress beyond the 30 days.
Actions:
Schedule monthly reviews against your 30–60–90 plan.
Build a short “people and growth” section into every leadership meeting.
Communicate openly with teams on what’s changing and why.
Engage a Fractional CPO or HR Partner if progress stalls.
Output:
A Growth Operating Rhythm — embedding people discussions into business decisions.
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BONUS CHECKLIST — THE 8 OPPORTUNITIES TO LEVERAGE
✅ Align people strategy with business ambition
✅ Access fractional leadership for pace and flexibility
✅ Strengthen trust and ER consistency
✅ Build an employer brand that attracts without advertising
✅ Recruit for capability, not just capacity
✅ Treat change as a skill, not an event
✅ Handle exits as brand moments
✅ Embed risk and continuity planning
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Leadership clarity on people priorities
Measurable alignment between commercial and people goals
Improved communication and accountability
Reduced risk and friction
Renewed confidence and growth momentum
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The HR Agency helps organisations turn people strategy into commercial advantage.
Our associates bring deep expertise across:People Strategy
Fractional CPO Services
Employee Relations
Employer Brand
Senior Bespoke Recruitment
Change Management
Outplacement & Career Coaching
Risk & Business Continuity
We help you build capability, clarity, and confidence — sustainably.