It takes a village to ‘raise’ a business.
No one builds a great business alone. And no CHRO, CIO or CEO should face today’s complex workforce challenges alone.
At Randstad Advisory, we're more than consultants—we’re your village. Our team of experts combines diverse skills, deep talent knowledge, and fresh perspectives, all united by a simple belief: today's and tomorrow’s challenges demand systemic thinking and true collaboration.
we are driven by the same critical questions you face.
- How do we effectively shift toward a skills-based model, and why does it matter?
- Which tasks should be automated, kept human, or enhanced through AI collaboration?
- Why aren't top talents finding, choosing, or staying with us?
- How can our workplace culture drive thriving employees and sustained performance?
These questions keep us awake at night, too. Awake, motivated, and driven to work with you to find answers, share what others are doing and learning, and deliver measurable business value.
Some of us are strategists, rethinking your talent model. Some are technologists, integrating AI with human capabilities. Others specialize in culture, engagement, and behavior. While competitors often provide isolated solutions, we see the connected big picture—aligning talent, technology, skills, and culture.Everything we do is informed by rigorous research and practical insights, with a clear goal: enabling companies and their people to grow together.
Focusing on three things, means we do them exceptionally well.
We rethink talent and HR models.
We help you build talent strategies and operating models aligned with your business goals. Our approach covers attraction, hiring, retention, and transitions. We also plan ahead, ensuring your workforce stays ready for the future across all talent segments.
We unlock human potential.
We move beyond roles and jobs, guiding your organization toward a truly skills-based approach. We improve selection, internal mobility, and the talent experience. We define your EVP clearly. And we embed a culture of belonging that drives engagement and performance.
We redesign work with AI.
We redesign work to integrate AI smoothly with human talent. We help you decide which tasks to automate, which ones need human skills, and how both can best collaborate. Throughout, we keep people at the heart of your technology transformation.
Recent reports and surveys by Randstad, other consulting firms and HR organizations highlight five critical challenges keeping CHROs worldwide awake at night:
- aligning talent strategy with business needs: 90% of talent leaders around the world say HR's role continues to elevate and is becoming more strategic in their organization.
- leveraging AI and automation: nearly one-third of HR and procurement executives say leveraging AI in the workplace provides a competitive advantage for their business.
- improving employee retention and engagement: half of those surveyed say they are devoting more resources and attention on talent retention in the year ahead.
- driving skills transformation and reskilling: to address talent scarcity and the growing skills gap, an overwhelming majority (80%) of organizations are either transitioning into or have achieved a skills-based model.
- adapting to the evolving nature of work: 30% say increasing automation is impacting workforce planning and shifting the talent needed in my organization to highly skilled roles.
These challenges are our opportunity to finally move beyond the outdated industrial-era thinking and step into a renaissance powered by AI.
Doing only three things means we do them exceptionally well.
Clear, simple, and connected. We use data-driven insights to build recommendations and stories. We deliver a practical blueprint your team can understand and implement, preparing your talent team for the future. Because solving complex questions demands systemic thinking, deep co-creation, and long-term futureships. This is our mission and purpose.
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Francesca Campalani
EVP of Consulting at Randstad Advisory
talent strategies
culture & eXperience
Francesca Campalani is a polymath and strategic thought leader with extensive experience in talent strategy, organizational transformation and people experience design. Leading both the Experience & Culture practice and global consulting IP, strategy and operations, she combines intellectual dexterity with systemic thinking to solve complex organizational challenges. A cultural observer by nature and strategic advisor by profession, Francesca specializes in connecting seemingly unrelated patterns into cohesive frameworks that drive organizational success. Her multidisciplinary approach spans work redesign, culture transformation and sustainable talent strategies, consistently developing new IP and methodologies that help organizations navigate the evolving landscape of work. Working directly with leaders across sectors and geographies, she architects comprehensive solutions that integrate talent experience, culture, fairness and business performance.
Glen Cathey
Vice President, Consulting Principal for Randstad Advisory
digital, GAI & tech
With more than 25 years of experience in staffing and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), Glen is a globally recognized sourcing and recruitment expert and industry thought leader. He began his career as an IT recruiter and advanced into leadership roles where he oversaw local, national and global sourcing and recruitment. Glen is especially known for his digital recruitment strategy expertise and deep knowledge about passive talent sourcing, search and match innovation, and the ethical use of AI in recruitment. He has developed training content on LinkedIn's Learning platform, as well as Social Talent, on the topics of sourcing, recruiting and AI in recruitment. He is a board member of the Velocity Network Foundation, a non-profit deploying the Internet of Careers, and the Bellator Recruiting Academy, a non-profit that helps military veterans transition into recruiting careers.
It takes 43 muscles to smile.
We are your superpower.
The rest of the business often asks CHROs to justify their existence instead of recognizing that a business strategy is nothing without a people strategy.
At Randstad Advisory, we become your ally and extension, while delivering to the business objectives. We enhance your success by dialling-up clarity, unlocking human potential, and building workplaces where everyone belongs and thrives—AI and humans in synergy. We understand that true business growth happens when people feel valued, energized, and connected.
But this kind of success demands new ways of thinking and leading. Today's leaders must shift:
- to skills-based: align talent with evolving business needs and skills.
- to transformational: inspire growth and continuous learning beyond daily tasks.
- to conscious collaboration: foster dialogue, leverage collective intelligence, and encourage experimentation.
- to knowledge sharers: Promote open exchange to enable continuous development.
Research shows companies with strong, healthy cultures achieve 2.4 times higher employee engagement, 1.7 times more effective collaboration, and 1.3 times higher customer satisfaction (Oxford Economics). Smiling takes effort, but the returns—greater engagement, productivity, and growth—are always worth it.
are you ready to find your talent edge?