Department 732c

Department 732c is a human capital consultancy set up by Becky Winkler to help organisations make sounder decisions about their leaders and teams. The practice covers hiring, development, succession and the people side of acquisitions, and presents itself as a lean alternative to large consulting firms.

Products and services

• Executive assessment: judging fit for C-suite roles, comparing candidates and gauging succession potential.
• Pre-acquisition talent diligence: reviewing a target company's leadership strengths and risks before a deal, and whether the team can deliver an investment thesis.
• Team alignment: strengthening existing teams, preparing new ones and tackling dysfunction.
• Executive coaching: readying leaders for promotion and helping new leaders settle in.
• Organisation and culture work: advice on structure, succession planning, board alignment and building culture after a merger.
• Speaking and training: sessions including training senior leaders to hire more accurately.

Who it serves

Clients include companies bringing in or developing leaders and private equity firms, which use the diligence work to pick out changes that improve results after a deal closes.

Key facts

• Founder: Becky Winkler
• Experience: the founder has carried out more than 1,000 executive-level assessments