Growth changes how a business operates.
As organisations scale, pressure often shows up in decision‑making, leadership capacity, roles, and the way work actually gets done. What worked well at one stage can start to strain as complexity increases.
This online scale‑up masterclass is a practical panel discussion for CEOs and MDs leading growing businesses who want to strengthen the foundations that support sustainable growth.
Co‑hosted by People Puzzles and Freeman Clarke, the session brings together experienced technology and people leaders to discuss what they see inside scaling organisations every day.
What the session will cover
Drawing on real situations from mid‑market businesses, the panel will explore:
- Where growth most commonly puts pressure on people, structure and accountability
- How leadership, operating models and decision‑making need to evolve as organisations scale
- What experienced teams put in place earlier, based on what they’ve seen go wrong
- Why scale tends to expose weaknesses outside the commercial plan
This is a grounded, experience‑led discussion focused on what actually helps growth hold.
Panel speakers

Fractional HR Leader, People Puzzles
Ally works closely with leadership teams in growing organisations, helping them build the people, structure and capability needed to scale effectively. As Founder of People Puzzles, she brings a strong commercial perspective to people strategy, supporting businesses to grow without creating unnecessary strain.


Fractional HR Leader, People Puzzles
Ana works with leadership teams across international organisations to align people strategy with business growth. With over 15 years of global HR leadership experience, she helps organisations build the structure, capability and clarity needed to scale sustainably and effectively.


