About

Twenty years of people leadership

Beth Barratt-Browne is a Fractional Chief People Officer who works with founders and scaling organizations to build human-first cultures that actually work. She's spent two decades in senior People and Culture roles across government, community, and national organizations - the kind of experience that teaches you what matters when things get real. She's also the author of "Their Workplace, Your Business", a practical guide for leaders who want to get people strategy without the corporate theatre and "The AI-Enabled Leader", which explores how leaders can integrate AI thoughtfully while protecting culture, judgement, and human connection.

About Better HRx

Why we exist

Better HRx exists to help founders and growing organisations build people systems that actually work.

We demystify HR strategy and turn it into practical building blocks — supporting organisations to grow with clarity, confidence, and momentum.

Our work focuses on:

• Simplifying HR strategy so leaders can take action, not get stuck in complexity

• Providing business-enabling HR services that support growth

• Developing HR capability in step with the organisation — not ahead of it, not behind it

What we value

Our values guide how we work and who we work with.

• Optimism — we believe better workplaces are possible

• Simplicity — clarity beats complexity

• Straight talking — honest conversations build trust

• Prompt action — progress matters

• We win together, or we walk away — partnership over dependency

Our vision

Thriving, engaged people growing in step with vibrant organisations.

Our mission

One organisation at a time. One step at a time.
Building better relationships between humans and work.

Who we work with

Business founders and Chairs seek out Better HRx for strategic guidance and practical action.

They come to us when they want to motivate, inspire, and engage their people — not through policies and process alone, but by building a culture that supports sustainable growth.