Our Consulting Approach: Aligning Capability and Complexity to Unlock Potential
At Purple Talent Solutions, we believe that sustainable organisational success stems from appreciation, capability alignment, and strategic decision-making in an increasingly complex world.
The Purple Way
Appreciation as a Catalyst for Talent and Business Growth
We take an appreciative approach – valuing people for who they are and recognising the impact they have on their organisations. By fostering this understanding, we enhance individual and organisational performance.
Complexity & Capability: The Right People in the Right Roles
Modern organisations face rising complexity and uncertainty. Success depends on decision-making capability – ensuring individuals have the right capability to navigate complex challenges at every level. We help businesses align people with the complexity of their roles, optimising effectiveness and agility.
Levels of Work Complexity (also known as SST): Structuring for Success
Our LoW Complexity framework clarifies organisational complexity across seven themes of work, ranging from operational efficiency to long-term strategic foresight:
- Operational Work – Quality, Service, and Practice for immediate value.
- Organisational Work – Strategic Development and Intent for future growth.
- Strategic Work – Corporate Citizenship and Prescience for long-term sustainability.
Achieving Flow Through Capability and Role Alignment
“Flow” occurs when individuals and organisations operate at their optimal level – where capability aligns with job complexity. In flow, people feel engaged and energised; out of flow, they experience frustration or stagnation. The same applies to businesses – those in flow adapt and thrive, while those out of flow risk decline.
Purple Talent Solutions provides practical tools to restore and maintain flow, empowering leaders, teams, and organisations to perform at their best.
Frequently Asked Questions
At Purple Talent Solutions, we combine behavioural science, business psychology, and strategic insight to deliver practical, evidence-based solutions. What sets us apart is our ability to connect Strategy, Structure, and People in a way that aligns talent practices with business outcomes.
A key differentiator is our use of the Levels of Work framework, which helps organisations understand and structure roles, responsibilities, and decision-making authority in line with business complexity. This enables more effective leadership pipelines, clearer accountabilities, and stronger alignment between people and purpose.
We don’t offer off-the-shelf fixes – we co-create with clients to design tailored interventions grounded in data, organisational context, and human dynamics. Our solutions are scalable, research-driven, and built for real-world execution and long-term value.
We use the Levels of Work model to ensure that roles are designed and staffed at the appropriate level of decision-making complexity. This framework helps organisations clarify accountabilities, align leadership capacity with organisational needs, and ensure each level adds distinct value. Whether in organisational design, succession planning, or leadership development, Levels of Work enables better alignment between people, structure, and strategy – unlocking both individual potential and enterprise performance.
Organisational flow refers to the smooth alignment between individual capability, role complexity, and work demands. When people are in flow, they are energised, productive, and performing at their best – not over- or under-stretched. Achieving flow across a team or enterprise leads to higher engagement, better decision-making, and improved execution. At Purple Talent Solutions, we assess and optimise flow to help organisations get the right people in the right roles, doing work that drives results.
Unlock Potential. Navigate Complexity. Drive Performance.
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