Performance

Performance

STRATEGIC ADVISORY FOR LEADERs AND HR, READY TO LEAD DIFFERENTLY

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the challenge

Performance starts slipping before the numbers show it.

You see it first in slower decisions, conversations that keep circling, managers who become cautious and good people who quietly give less. These are rarely separate problems. They are signs that leadership, trust and the work itself are no longer aligned.

This is where I do my best work: before a people problem becomes a business result.

the solution ↓

Choose the conversation you need:

Leadership Advisory

I work with leaders who are taking on greater responsibility, who want to strengthen their leadership skills or who are trying to keep people engaged through change.

I combine coaching, experience-based mentoring and direct strategic advice. The balance depends on the situation, not on a fixed programme.

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The HR
Room

For HR professionals who are expected to hold difficult conversations, advise others and absorb uncertainty often without a place to think honestly themselves.

The HR Room offers coaching, mentoring and senior HR sparring grounded in the realities of the function.

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Who am‍ ‍I ?

I have sat on your side of the table.

I am Ola Szymanowicz-Siwiec, founder of Energeia Advisory. For more than 20 years, I have worked inside international organisations operating exactly at the point where business decisions become people consequences.

Having worked at the intersection of people and business for two decades, I understand both the strategic realities organizations face and the human dynamics that determine success. I do not sell theory, I advise basing on 20 years of my own experience – my successes and mistakes.

As a VP People & Culture, Global HR Director and executive HR partner, I advised senior leaders, built HR functions, and supported organisations through growth, crisis, restructuring, and large-scale change.

I do not bring an off-the-shelf leadership model and ask you to fit yourself into it. My approach is always tailor-made and combines strategic thinking, practical business experience and deep understanding of people and organizational dynamics.

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Experience that can take the weight of the conversation

20+ years inside international organisations

I have worked across energy, technology, retail, shared services, logistics and professional services in local, European and global roles

Teams of up to 25. Workforces of up to 12,000

I have led HR teams in 10 countries with engagement scores up to 91% and almost 20% higher than the global benchmark

boardroom decisions & leadership

I have partnered with executive teams, built people strategies, negotiated organisational change and helped leaders translate decisions into something people could understand and act on.

  • ADAM HARRISON - GM Aviation Europe

    “Ola has stepped in to provide challenge and counsel to me in my role, especially in relation to coaching, development and performance management in the business. She has made a significant and valued contribution to the development of my team, and the business as a whole. I would highly recommend her.”

  • BOGDAN KUCHARSKI - CEO bp Poland

    “She is an experienced HR executive, who brings in strategic mindset coupled with pragmatic solutions and structured implementation. Ola approaches every project and task, simple or complex, with strong sense of accountability, focus on relationships, commercial mindset and drive for sources of value. She thrives in an international environment and works well with all levels of seniority in big organizations”

  • SARAH WILSON - VP People in SmartRecruiters

    “Ola was not given an easy task, the business was struggling and funding for the department was very limited. Despite this, Ola was able to build a small but very strong team, she delivered high quality work on-time, and she succeeded in building relationships with some very challenging stakeholders. I can tell you that if I had an entity in Poland, I'd hire her again 100 times over.”

  • MELANIE LANE - GM Aviation in Shell

    “Ola was one of the strongest HR partners I have experienced during my career. She is able to work in partnership on complex change management challenges. She remains focused on what the business is trying to deliver while providing sound advice and  practical strategies. This ensures that the business is able to achieve goals in a way that takes full account of the people agenda and in a way that fully leverages available talent.  I would have no hesitation in either working with her as a partner again, or in recommending her to others.”

  • ISABELLA OLTHOF - Operations Manager Aviation Europe in Shell

    “Ola is one of those rare HR people who looks at all people matters through the business lens as well as with sensitivity for the individuals. Her inquisitive mind and good listening skills ensures she gives the right amount of challenge and support. And on business matters her input and contribution is sought as she brings a different perspective which has helped make better founded business decisions.”

  • Monique Albers-Maesen - Finance Manager Aviation in Shell

    “Aleksandra is by far the best HR Manager I have worked with throughout my career. She is a true business partner, understanding the drivers/critical success factors, and combines this with caring and respect for individuals. She is a trusted member of the leadership team and brings a different and honest perspective to the table.”

Bring me
the situation
as it is.

You do not need a polished brief. A few honest sentences are enough to begin.

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frequently asked questions

  • I work with leaders, HR professionals and organisations facing a meaningful shift: a new role, greater responsibility, a difficult decision, a change programme or a need to lead with more impact. The common denominator is not job title. It is the weight and consequence of the work.

  • Both. Some of my work is 1:1 - with individual leaders and HR professionals, whether they're paying for it themselves or their organisation is. And some is organisational: with leadership teams, HR functions, and change that runs across the whole business. Whether you're a leader, an HR professional, or an organisation looking for support for either, we start from what's actually going on and work out the right shape from there.

  • No. I use clear structures, but I do not sell a fixed curriculum. We agree the question, the outcome and the right form of support before the work begins.

  • It may include elements of all three and more, depending on your goals. Coaching creates space for your own thinking. Mentoring lets me share relevant experience. Advisory work brings a direct point of view to a business or organisational question. I am explicit about which mode would be most useful, and I do not hide advice inside a coaching question.

  • Yes. I have worked across cultures, countries and time zones throughout my career, and I work with clients virtually as well as face to face.

  • Send me a short note about what is happening. Our first conversation is used to understand the situation and decide whether I am the right person to help. There is no need to diagnose the challenge before you contact me, we can do it together.