HR consulting · Leadership development · Speaking
Better workplace relationships. Stronger teams. People who stay.
Tree-HR is an HR consulting practice that helps leaders and HR teams around the world fix what's really getting in the way of performance: how people show up in their working relationships.
We call it Relationship Intelligence, and we build it into your hiring, leadership, and everyday conversations, where it shows up in retention, performance, and revenue.
What Tree-HR does
Three ways we work with organizations
Every engagement starts with listening, so we fix the real problem instead of the symptom.
HR consulting
Assessments, hiring redesign, people strategy, policy and handbook reviews, and ongoing HR advisory for growing organizations.
For: leaders and HR teams of growing organizations
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Coaching, workshops, and retreats that help managers have clear performance conversations and build trust on their teams.
For: new and experienced people leaders
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Keynotes and interactive sessions on Relationship Intelligence and the CAR Framework for conferences, associations, and leadership teams.
For: event planners, HR associations, company events
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These aren't process problems. They're relationship problems. New policies and perks won't fix them on their own.
- Good people keep leaving, and exit interviews don't explain why
- Performance conversations feel unclear or uncomfortable
- New hires look great on paper but don't fit the team
- Managers are expected to lead people but were never shown how
- Engagement is low, even with strong benefits
Our approach
What is Relationship Intelligence?
Relationship Intelligence is the set of skills that shape how people show up with each other at work. It rests on five roots, and every one of them can be learned.
The CAR Framework
A simple pause tool leaders use in the moment: look at the situation, choose a response, and consider what it will lead to, so all five roots are in play when it matters.
Why it matters to the bottom line
How Relationship Intelligence connects to revenue
Relationships aren't a "soft" issue. They show up in the numbers leaders already track: turnover, hiring, productivity, and client loyalty.
Keep the people you've invested in
Every resignation brings recruiting, onboarding, and months of lost productivity. Stronger manager–employee relationships give good people more reasons to stay.
Get more from the team you have
When trust is high, less time goes to conflict, rework, and miscommunication, and more goes to the work that drives revenue.
Hire right the first time
Hiring for relationship fit, not just a résumé, means fewer costly mis-hires and fewer seats sitting empty.
Create a better client experience
People who feel respected at work tend to treat clients and customers the same way, which supports repeat business and referrals.
Want to see what stronger relationships could be worth to your organization? On a free discovery call, we'll look at your turnover and hiring picture together.
Book a discovery callThe best place to start
The Team Health Check
Before you restructure, retrain, or replace people, find out what's actually going on. Most organizations begin with Tree-HR here.
- 1Relationship Intelligence profiles for your team and leadership
- 2A Strengths & Gaps report showing where relationships help or hold you back
- 3A 90-minute debrief workshop: what we found, what it means, and where to focus
Audiences leave with
- A shared language for how people show up at work
- The five roots of Relationship Intelligence
- The CAR Framework, a pause tool they can use right away
- Honest conversation and real workplace examples
Speaking
What does Relationship Intelligence mean, and what does a CAR have to do with it?
Brittany's signature talk gives audiences a practical way to look at how they show up in their working relationships, and a tool they can use the next morning.
How it works
Three simple steps to get started
Talk
A free 30-minute discovery call about what you're seeing on your team. No pitch, just listening.
Understand
We use an assessment, usually the Team Health Check, to find out what's really going on before recommending anything.
Build
Together we build the skills and systems that fit your organization, from a single workshop to an ongoing partnership.
Meet the founder
Brittany Coleman
SHRM-SCP · IICDP
Brittany started her HR career on manufacturing plant floors, getting to know employees across every shift. She later led HR for a mission-driven community health organization as it grew from 150 to 300 employees.
Over 20+ years she saw the same thing again and again: the systems mattered, but the relationships mattered more. She founded Tree-HR (Talent Reimagined, Employees Empowered) to help organizations build both.
"Relationships are the single most important factor in long-term health, happiness, and survival. I create spaces to explore how we show up in them."
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Not sure where to start?
A free 30-minute discovery call is the easiest first step. We'll talk about what you're seeing and whether Tree-HR is the right fit.