Performance Management

Performance management
that's actually working.

Annual reviews that are a checkbox exercise. Poor performers tolerated too long. Good people frustrated and thinking of leaving. We build the daily management systems that make performance management fair, consistent, and never a legal risk.

What Sets Us Apart
No result, no fee — fee tied to performance improvement
Daily management systems — not just annual reviews
Manager training — having the difficult conversations
Employment law compliant — tribunal-proof
PIP framework and dismissal support
Named senior consultant — contractually on your project
Fixed-scope proposal — agreed before work begins
60-day post-delivery accountability review

Not all consultancies fit everyone.

We work best with a specific type of client. If this sounds like you, let's talk.

Primary Client

The Overstretched HR Director

HR Director / People Manager · 50–500 employees

Performance reviews are a checkbox exercise in your organisation. Nobody is genuinely performing at their potential. The low performers have been tolerated for too long — and now managing them out feels like an impossible legal and emotional task. The high performers are watching and thinking of leaving. You know the annual review system doesn't work. You need something that does.

  • "How do I manage someone out of the business fairly and legally?"
  • "We've let performance slip for too long — where do I even start?"
  • "A good person just resigned — they said they tried to raise this three times."
Also a Good Fit

The HR Department of One

HR Manager / HR Generalist · Sole HR person at 80–150 employee business

You've been handling everything — recruitment, payroll, performance management, employee relations — without systems, processes, or support. You're exhausted. A restructure or a dismissal feels like a legal minefield you can't navigate alone. You need someone who's done this before and can guide you through it without adding to your workload.

  • "I'm the only HR person — I have no one to discuss this with."
  • "How do I run a fair redundancy process?"
  • "We need to dismiss someone and I don't know where to start."
Strategic Accounts

The Business at Restructure

CEO / MD / Operations Director · Organisation facing restructure or acquisition

You're running a business that needs a restructure — or you're preparing for one due to acquisition, investment, or market pressure. Performance management gaps are about to become legal and financial liabilities. You need external capability to run this process fairly, defensibly, and quickly. Decision cycle 1–4 months.

  • "We're restructuring — need a process that's fair and legally sound."
  • "Due diligence is coming — our HR processes need to hold up."
  • "We have a team that needs to perform but we don't have the infrastructure."
Typical Consultant

Give you a template.
Tell you to figure it out.

Most HR consultancies hand you a performance review template and leave you to implement it. Your managers still don't have the conversations. The poor performers stay. The good people leave.

PBA Ventures

We build systems AND
train your managers to use them.

Technical HR support without manager buy-in doesn't work. We do both — build the performance management infrastructure and train your managers to have the conversations they find difficult. We stay until it's embedded.

Two services. One principle:

We only make money when you make money. Every engagement is structured around your outcomes, not our billable hours.

Employee Engagement

The unsexy work of building HR from the ground up. We fix the compliance foundations, train your managers to have the conversations they avoid, and build the retention infrastructure that keeps good people from quitting — before they do.

Pricing Model
Fixed project fee — or ongoing monthly retainer
  • HR compliance audit and remediation
  • Manager training — having the difficult conversations
  • Retention risk assessment and action planning
  • Employee engagement framework design
  • Performance management process design
  • Employee relations and grievance handling
  • 60-day post-delivery accountability review
What Sets Us Apart
No result, no fee — fee tied to performance improvement
Daily management systems — not just annual reviews
Manager training — having the difficult conversations
Employment law compliant — tribunal-proof
PIP framework and dismissal support
Named senior consultant — contractually on your project
Fixed-scope proposal — agreed before work begins
60-day post-delivery accountability review

Not all consultancies fit everyone.

We work best with a specific type of client. If this sounds like you, let's talk.

Primary Client

The Overstretched HR Director

HR Director / People Manager · 50–500 employees

Performance reviews are a checkbox exercise in your organisation. Nobody is genuinely performing at their potential. The low performers have been tolerated for too long — and now managing them out feels like an impossible legal and emotional task. The high performers are watching and thinking of leaving. You know the annual review system doesn't work. You need something that does.

  • "How do I manage someone out of the business fairly and legally?"
  • "We've let performance slip for too long — where do I even start?"
  • "A good person just resigned — they said they tried to raise this three times."
Also a Good Fit

The HR Department of One

HR Manager / HR Generalist · Sole HR person at 80–150 employee business

You've been handling everything — recruitment, payroll, performance management, employee relations — without systems, processes, or support. You're exhausted. A restructure or a dismissal feels like a legal minefield you can't navigate alone. You need someone who's done this before and can guide you through it without adding to your workload.

  • "I'm the only HR person — I have no one to discuss this with."
  • "How do I run a fair redundancy process?"
  • "We need to dismiss someone and I don't know where to start."
Strategic Accounts

The Business at Restructure

CEO / MD / Operations Director · Organisation facing restructure or acquisition

You're running a business that needs a restructure — or you're preparing for one due to acquisition, investment, or market pressure. Performance management gaps are about to become legal and financial liabilities. You need external capability to run this process fairly, defensibly, and quickly. Decision cycle 1–4 months.

  • "We're restructuring — need a process that's fair and legally sound."
  • "Due diligence is coming — our HR processes need to hold up."
  • "We have a team that needs to perform but we don't have the infrastructure."
Typical Consultant

Give you a template.
Tell you to figure it out.

Most HR consultancies hand you a performance review template and leave you to implement it. Your managers still don't have the conversations. The poor performers stay. The good people leave.

PBA Ventures

We build systems AND
train your managers to use them.

Technical HR support without manager buy-in doesn't work. We do both — build the performance management infrastructure and train your managers to have the conversations they find difficult. We stay until it's embedded.

Two services. One principle:

We only make money when you make money. Every engagement is structured around your outcomes, not our billable hours.

Employee Engagement

The unsexy work of building HR from the ground up. We fix the compliance foundations, train your managers to have the conversations they avoid, and build the retention infrastructure that keeps good people from quitting — before they do.

Pricing Model
Fixed project fee — or ongoing monthly retainer
  • HR compliance audit and remediation
  • Manager training — having the difficult conversations
  • Retention risk assessment and action planning
  • Employee engagement framework design
  • Performance management process design
  • Employee relations and grievance handling
  • 60-day post-delivery accountability review

The same skills — any industry

Every engagement starts with a conversation. We find out if we're the right fit — and we'll tell you if we're not.

Healthcare & Social Care

Clinical governance, performance in regulated care settings, and the unique challenge of managing both clinical competency and conduct issues.

Manufacturing & Engineering

Performance management for technical and skilled trade workforces — where output is measurable but development pathways are unclear.

Professional Services

Billable hour cultures, utilisation targets, and the performance management of fee-earners — balancing development with commercial pressure.

Financial Services

Regulatory compliance, conduct standards, and performance management in FCA-regulated environments where misconduct has serious consequences.

Any Organisation with Performance Problems

Structured performance management, manager capability, and legal compliance — with a named consultant who owns your outcomes.

Investors & Acquirers

People due diligence, performance management gap analysis, and cultural risk assessment for investment or acquisition.

How it works

Transparent milestones from day one. No black-box engagements.

STEP 01

Email First

Send us a brief note about your situation. We'll respond within one business day to arrange a call if there's a potential fit.

STEP 02

Strategy Call

30-minute call to understand your organisation, your performance challenges, and your legal context. No hard sell — if we're not a fit, we'll tell you.

STEP 03

Proposal & Contract

A clear proposal with defined deliverables, fixed pricing, and measurable outcomes. Signed and agreed before any work begins.

STEP 04

Execution & Review

Named consultant drives delivery. Fortnightly check-ins. Monthly written briefings. 60-day review at project close.

Ready to talk
to someone who understands?

Email us with a brief description of your situation. We'll respond within one business day.

No commitment required. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you — and point you in the right direction.

info@pbaventures.co.uk
PBA Ventures Ltd · UK · Response within 1 business day