PEOPLE3 · RESEARCH + CONSULTING · EST. 2017

change is human.
we do the human part.

New technology, new leadership, new strategy — every change in your organization succeeds or fails with people. people3 is the research and consulting firm that finds out what's really going on, and helps you lead from there.

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01 OUR WHY

people are the strategy.

Organizations spend millions on plans, platforms, and transformations — and then wonder why nothing changes. Here's why—strategy doesn't execute itself. People execute it. Or they don't.

We've spent nearly a decade inside organizations of every kind — private, nonprofit, government — and the pattern never changes. When leaders truly understand their people, change works. When they guess, it doesn't.

We don't guess.

52,431+

people impacted
by people3

7,313+

total project
hours

1,200+

total
projects

02 THREE WAYS IN

research. insight. guidance.

01 — RESEARCH

research.

Surveys, focus groups, discovery interviews. Sociological research that surfaces what your people actually think — not what they say in meetings. Employees, customers, communities — if it involves people, it's our kind of question.

02 — INSIGHT

insight.

Data is not understanding. We turn what we hear into a clear, honest picture of what's happening in your organization and why it matters — analysis you can hand to a board, a leadership team, or a skeptic.

03 — GUIDANCE

guidance.

Practical recommendations and ongoing advisory for whatever the change is — adopting AI, shifting culture, restructuring, growing. We stay long enough to help you act on what we found, not just admire it.

organizations we've worked with

03 In the Making

Ask Penelope

The people3 guide for the questions every culture and people leader is asking right now — in a conversation, not a search bar.

Ask about your ERGs

“Should we keep our employee resource groups — and what should they focus on now?”

Ask about your culture

“How do we talk about inclusion in this environment without losing the work?”

Ask about your people

“Our people told us what’s wrong. What do we actually do with it?”

Penelope is built on nearly a decade of people3 research, frameworks, and facilitation — the same thinking behind our client work. Get ready to ask.

One note when Penelope is ready. Nothing else.

04 FOUNDER + CEO + PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

dr. candace warner

people3 was founded in 2017 by Dr. Candace Warner, a sociologist who has spent nearly a decade helping organizations understand their people — from Fortune 500 companies to government agencies to mission-driven nonprofits.

Every engagement is led by her — and her 17 years working with organizations and their people.

PhD · corporate sociologist · nerd of all things people

06 CONVERSATION

got a people question?

A technology change your team isn't adopting. A culture you can't quite read. A decision you need real input on before you make it. Whatever it is — if it involves people, start here.