HR that's human, from people who care.

Senior HR expertise and positive psychology, for organizations that care deeply about their people.

UPCOMING EXPERIENCES

Why the lion?

We get asked about our name a lot, and we love the question. Across history, literature and art, the lion has stood for courage, loyalty and strength. It even shares the UK royal coat of arms with a unicorn. (And yes, we’re big Harry Potter fans. Go Gryffindor!) Those qualities are at the heart of how we work: courage for honest conversations, loyalty to the people we serve, and strength that comes from looking after each other. Because when your people are well, your whole organization roars.

Our approach

the science of thriving

Hello!

Positive psychology is the study of what helps people and teams flourish. Martin Seligman’s PERMA model sums it up: people thrive when they experience positive emotion, engagement, good relationships, meaning and accomplishment. We build those conditions into everyday HR, so your systems support people instead of just managing them.

What it looks like in practice

  • Strengths-based performance reviews. Reviews start with what each person does best, then set goals that build on it.

  • DISC communication profiles. Your team gets a shared language for how each person works and communicates, so less energy goes to misunderstandings.

  • Appreciative Inquiry climate surveys. We don’t only ask what’s wrong. We ask what’s working and how to do more of it.

  • The SCARF model for change. We plan changes around five things people need to feel secure: status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness and fairness.

The result is a workplace where people feel seen, supported and ready to do their best work.

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Strong Systems for Fierce Teams

Let’s bring clarity, care, and confidence to your people strategy.

Lionswell is built for organizations that care deeply about their people, but need more structure to support their growth.

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Instead of reacting to problems, you get proactive, values-aligned support.

What it means to access a SHRM certified expert.

A SHRM-SCP (Society for Human Resource Management – Senior Certified Professional) is one of the highest credentials in the HR field, earned by seasoned professionals with demonstrated expertise in strategic leadership, policy development, and organizational effectiveness. Having access to a SHRM-SCP means your organization benefits from top-tier, real-world HR guidance tailored to your mission. We will help you scale responsibly, navigate compliance with confidence, and build people systems that actually work.

Performance-Driven Coaching, Powered by Psychology.

Where Executive Presence meets Positive Psychology

Our executive coaching is led by Conrad Hornby, a professional with two decades of experience supporting leaders at Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and across global sectors. Trained at RADA, he brings theater-based techniques into leadership development, creating dynamic, experiential learning that transforms rather than lectures. Grounded in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology, our approach is rooted in research, human-centered, and designed to ignite lasting change.

  • Certified HR professionals and executive coaches with global experience

  • Proven success with nonprofits, startups, and mission-driven organizations

  • Expertise in building scalable HR systems tailored to growing teams

  • Track record of strengthening leadership and creating people-first cultures that retain talent

positive psychology at work

lionswell growth path

  • Traditional HR looks for what's broken. We look for strengths first, then build the structure that lets them flourish. Every policy, process and conversation is grounded in Applied Positive Psychology: research on what helps people and teams thrive.

  • We build on the talent you already have.

  •  Clear roles and systems give people room to do their best work.

  • Habits and leaders that keep your culture strong long after we step back.

Every engagement, project or partnership, starts by finding where your team is on the path.

“We have good people serving a good mission, and our organization grew quickly. We knew we needed structural support to ensure compliance and consistency. Instead of defaulting to bureaucracy, lionswell helped us build systems that support clarity and collaboration. They knew that leading with a mission means designing processes that elevate people, not constrain them - because when you trust your team and provide the right tools, they’ll carry the mission further than any policy ever could.”

Reginald F Smith II , Executive Director

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