
Extreme problem solver for teams to summit in any climate
Virginia is an expert on global HR organisational transformation and developing high-performance, diverse teams, as a result of her experience working across 30+ countries and with 82 nationalities.
Just returned from an expedition to the Himalayas, her understanding of navigating change decisively helps organisations and leaders to do it, and to drive sustainable growth within complex, multicultural, and evolving global landscapes.
Virginia's team dispels complexity with clarity for action.
Support to leaders and teams
Fractional HR Leadership
We provide the expertise you need to benefit from high-impact, flexible HR leadership, ensuring compliance, supporting your employees, and preparing your business for crucial growth stages at the times that matter, without the commitment of a full-time executive.
Strategic HR Consulting & HRIS Implementation
We provide tailored HR strategies and support, as well as guidance on HRIS implementation, to align with your business goals and enhance workforce performance and engagement. Our expertise ensures that your organisation navigates the complexities of human resources effectively.
Employee Engagement & Wellness Programs
Our programs are designed to boost employee morale and productivity through customised engagement initiatives. We strive to foster a workplace culture that prioritises dialogue and collaboration. Naturally, the well-being of each team member is a goal in itself and an asset to every project.
Culture transformation & Cross-cultural integration
We design and facilitate initiatives to build inclusive, high-performance cultures across diverse nationalities and geographic locations, especially during mergers, acquisitions, or significant growth phases. For example: Cultural audits, designing values-driven organisational cultures, workshops on intercultural competence, and strategies for fostering belonging and psychological safety in global teams.
Performance Management Solutions
We offer comprehensive performance management systems that drive accountability and enhance employee performance. Our solutions foster continuous feedback and development to meet organizational objectives.
Transformative Executive Coaching
Designed to empower, discover or enhance leaders' capabilities. Our coaching methodology focuses on personal growth, emotional intelligence, and strategic thinking, enabling executives to navigate the complexities of their roles with confidence. Through one-on-one sessions, we help leaders unlock their full potential, enhance decision-making, and cultivate a culture of continuous improvement within their teams.
Five years from now, CEOs' Treasure Map
Share your vision for your company's future, and we'll offer advice based on our trend-forecast research, laying strong foundations to reach it. This includes a step-by-step action plan that anticipates future talent needs, builds adaptable structures, and creates resilient HR strategies that are prepared for future disruptions.
Strategies for scaling up teams in remote locations
HR policies for remote or hazardous locations, step-by-step design (and launch) of models for:
1. Managing global expatriate programs.
2. Ensuring a duty of care for employees.
3. Navigating unique labour laws in complex regions.
HR Scenario-planning Workshops
Tailored to each team's unique goals, perceived risks, and strengths, these workshops for small groups are based on the concept that walking triggers different ways of thinking, conversing, and learning. So they are held both outdoors and indoors. They vary in terms of time and scenery. They can happen in your office and a nearby green area, or even for a day by the sea or the mountains.
Work in 33 countries, teams of 82 nationalities

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The What and the Why of V. Fuentes & Co.
Global HR Strategy & Transformation Consulting
Developing and implementing comprehensive HR strategies that align with global business objectives, leading organisational transformation, and designing scalable HR frameworks for international operations (e.g., compensation, policy, compliance across multiple jurisdictions).
Why her: Her nearly two decades of experience driving organisational transformation across 33 countries and her track record of building scalable HR strategies that enhance growth are direct evidence of her capability.
Leadership Development & Executive Coaching (Global/Cross-Cultural Focus)
For CEOs and executive teams focused on enhancing their leadership capabilities in diverse, multicultural, and volatile environments. This includes developing resilience, emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, and effective leadership for change.
Why her: Her studies in multicultural environments and VUCA, and her writing on Reinvention, strongly indicate this passion and expertise.
Organisational Resilience & Change Management Consulting
Guiding organisations through significant periods of change, fostering adaptability, and building a resilient workforce and leadership culture. This would involve developing strategies for effective communication, employee engagement during change, and navigating uncertainty.
Why her: Her career break focused on multicultural environments and VUCA, her mountaineering projects (testing limits), and her writing on Embracing Change, Reinventing Yourself, and Building Resilience, all align perfectly with this.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy & Implementation
Designing and implementing DEI strategies that resonate across diverse global workforces, focusing on building inclusive cultures that attract, retain, and develop talent from all nationalities.
Why her: Her experience working with diverse teams across 82 nationalities and her passion for talent development and diversity position her as an authority in this critical area.
People & Culture Due Diligence (for M&A/Expansion)
Providing expert HR due diligence for companies considering international mergers, acquisitions, or significant market entry, assessing cultural fit, HR liabilities, and integration challenges.
Why her: Her extensive global HR experience, particularly in policy, compensation, and legal compliance across many countries, makes her ideal for identifying potential people-related risks and opportunities in M&A scenarios.
Team
Susana Gállego
Operations Management & Executive coaching
Sonia Utrera
Global Rewards & Talent Organisation Transformation

A. Reyes-Ridgeley
Business assessment, communication development
