Charles Sterling
Chief Human Resources Officer United States · Global perspective
Building the leadership, culture and capability to thrive.
Open to Board appointments · Advisory roles · Speaking invitations
Start a conversationA point of view
People strategy must explain how the organisation will build the capability its ambitions require. I connect succession, organisation design and everyday leadership practice, with attention to fairness, privacy and the experience of employees.
Decisions in context.
Leadership succession
Succession discussions relied too heavily on individual nominations.
Explore the work ↗Culture transformation
A major change programme needed different behaviours across functions.
Explore the work ↗Workforce strategy
The business strategy was evolving faster than its workforce planning.
Explore the work ↗The leadership record
Trusted with consequential decisions.
In the boardroom
- Calder LogisticsIndependent Director · 2022 — Present
- The Skills Forward FoundationTrustee · 2018 — Present
Recognition
- CHRO of the YearThe People Leaders Awards · 2024
- Best Workplace TransformationThe Boardroom Review · 2022
In conversation
- “Building a succession bench the board can trust”The People Leaders Journal · 2025
- “What remuneration committees miss about culture”The Boardroom Review · 2024
- “Episode 117 — Culture on the night shift”The Leadership Ledger podcast · 2023
Our succession conversations became evidence-based and calm. That is a gift to any board.
An invitation
The most consequential work begins with a conversation.
For board, advisory and leadership conversations where leadership succession matters.
- Board appointments
- Advisory roles
- Speaking invitations
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