We help growing companies get to the heart of their people decisions: explored together, grounded in evidence, sized for their stage, and theirs to own.
Kristen has spent her career designing how people learn and grow at work. She has supported fast-growing companies and ecosystems around the world as they scale, most recently inside venture capital. She started Holon & Co. to help companies build their people practices before something breaks, not after.
Structure, roles and decision rights for companies outgrowing their org chart.
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Get in touch: [email protected] →A holon is something that is complete on its own and part of a larger whole. Every person on your team is one. So is every team, and so is the company they make up together.
That's how we look at your organization. A fix that helps one team but strains the company isn't a fix, and neither is a company-wide program that ignores how each team actually works. We design for each part, and for the whole.
Our values are working principles. Here's what each one means for you.
Every business is its own case. We learn how yours really works, in your words, and explore what we find with you before recommending anything.
The right answer is the smallest thing that works now. We'll tell you what not to build yet, even when it means a smaller invoice.
No solution until the cause is clear. We don't sell training, or anything else, as a reflex.
Claims need proof, and "we don't know yet" is an acceptable answer. You get numbers from your own organization, not generic statistics.
Our success is when you no longer need us for this. You make the decisions and keep every tool we build.
We say the hard thing plainly and kindly. Difficult findings come with sources protected and a path forward.
Tell us what's happening at your company. In 30 minutes we'll tell you honestly whether we can help, and where we'd start.
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