Performance PartnerA Performance Partner is responsible for creating the conditions that enable your managers and leaders to solve the real problems on their plate.A dedicated 10X expert who embeds into your business and is accountable for whether your managers actually execute. Not a trainer who turns up and leaves: someone your people know by name and can pick up the phone to.See full explanation of a Performance Partner
Deborah Hartung
I embed inside organisations to help managers solve problems that are holding their teams back. No fluff. No circling back. No death by PowerPoint. Just engineered execution that gets results, with leadership capability built naturally along the way.
- Years experience
- 20+
- Managers empowered
- 1,000+
- Organisations transformed
- 100+
Years experience
Managers empowered
Organisations transformed
“I help brave leaders and bold organisations fix broken workplace cultures, develop emotionally intelligent managers, and create leadership systems where people and performance can thrive.”Deborah Hartung
How Deborah helps
Real problems solved. Development as the by-product.
Solve the Problems Blocking Your Leaders
At all levels
I embed with organisations to help managers identify and solve the problems holding them back. Using Jungian psychology as a lens, I help leaders understand what is blocking their effectiveness and take action to fix it.
- Problems identified and solved
- Visible behaviour change
- Leadership growth as a by-product
New Manager Performance
From promoted to producing
I help new managers hit the ground running by focusing on the real problems they face, not generic training. They learn to lead by solving actual challenges, building confidence and capability as a natural by-product.
- Faster time to impact
- Problems solved from day one
- Confidence through action
Executive Presence Through Execution
Command attention through results
I help leaders build presence by focusing on what they deliver, not just how they present. Influence grows naturally when managers are known for solving problems and driving results.
- Presence through delivery
- Increased influence
- Results-based credibility
Teams That Execute
From dysfunction to delivery
I facilitate sessions that surface the problems blocking team performance, then engineer the accountability systems that make solving them unavoidable. Teams learn to execute together.
- Execution-ready teams
- Problems surfaced and solved
- Sustainable collaboration
Career
The journey behind the practice.
2024-Present
Performance Partner
10X Managers
Embedding with organisations to solve problems that hold their teams back through engineered execution.
2024-Present
Head of Culture Transformation
Teamphoria
Leading award-winning employee engagement software initiatives and culture transformation projects.
2021-Present
Founder
Personify Change Ltd
Delivering leadership development, culture change, and workplace transformation solutions.
2020-Present
Book Author
Talent Liberation
Published 'The Blueprint for Performance Management in the New World of Work'.
2017-2024
Founder
Pivot PeopleTech
Built digital HR solutions disrupting traditional consulting models.
2008-2024
Owner & Managing Partner
Hartung Associates
Delivered full-spectrum HR and Labour Law consulting across multiple sectors.
Credentials
Qualified to hold the standard.
20+ Years HR, Leadership & Change Experience
Professional Experience
Jungian Psychology Specialist
Coaching Expertise
Author, Talent Liberation
Thought Leadership
Neurodivergent Pattern Recognition
Unique Perspective
HR Zone Thought Leader
Industry Recognition
Culture Transformation Expert
Specialisation
Their work
The kind of work Deborah gets stuck into.
A few client stories close to Deborah's focus.
