Case Studies
Strategic HR Leadership for Growing Businesses
People Strategies that Scale
We deliver scalable HR systems, talent strategies, and trusted executive partnership so your people strategy drives real business solutions.
Key Value Pillars
Clarity in Complexity
We translate strategy into scalable systems, making complexity feel manageable without oversimplifying critical details.
People-First Execution
Our work honors your culture while driving results, recognizing that sustainable growth requires both human connection and business alignment.
Trusted Partnership
We listen deeply, lead with integrity, and act as an extension of your team, bringing both candor and care to every engagement.
"Adrienne led with transparency and confidence during times of change, creating clarity and trust that kept our team moving forward." — Katie H., HR Manager
Our Services
Choose the path that best fits your needs
Attract Top Talent
Challenge: Job postings and career pages often fail to reflect the real culture, leading to poor candidate fit.
Solution: We build authentic employer branding strategies that highlight your culture and employee experience, helping you attract and retain the right talent.
What You Get:
  • Employer brand strategy & messaging
  • Social media alignment for talent marketing
  • Employee stories and culture showcases
Impact: Stronger pipelines, reduced cost-to-hire, better cultural alignment.
Onboard with Impact
Challenge: Most organizations lose productivity and engagement in the first 90 days because onboarding is inconsistent and reactive.
Solution: We design and implement a scalable onboarding system that aligns new hires to culture, clarifies role expectations, and accelerates time-to-productivity.
What You Get:
  • Pre-boarding communications that set clear expectations
  • Engaging orientation that connects new hires to your culture
  • Role readiness checklists for managers and employees
  • 30/60/90-day milestones and feedback loops
Business Impact: Lower turnover, stronger engagement, and faster ROI on each new hire.
Leadership & Development
Challenge: Teams lack career paths and leadership pipelines, leading to disengagement and turnover.
Solution: We create structured development frameworks that build skills, identify stretch opportunities, and operationalize well-being.
What You Get:
  • Training & skill-building programs
  • Career pathing frameworks
  • Leadership development cohorts
  • Manager toolkits for supporting growth
Impact: Improved retention, stronger leadership bench, higher employee engagement.
Retention & Performance
Challenge: Inconsistent performance management and weak feedback cultures hold organizations back.
Solution: We design systems that drive clarity, consistency, and continuous improvement.
What You Get:
  • Manager enablement training
  • System design & adoption
  • Review cycles & feedback cadence
Impact: More engaged managers, higher accountability, and sustained performance improvements.
Who We Are
Guided by Adrienne Majcina, SHRM-CP
At Golden Thread Strategies, we help growing organizations transform people strategy into a true business advantage.
Adrienne brings:
  • 15+ years of expertise in leadership development, multi-state compliance, compensation redesign, and post-M&A culture integration.
  • Proven track record of aligning HR initiatives with measurable business outcomes.
  • Trusted by executives to design HR infrastructure that scales with growth.
Today, she leads Golden Thread Strategies as a partner to executives navigating growth and transformation. Backed by a network of trusted experts, Golden Thread Strategies delivers clarity, structure, and scalable HR infrastructure that fuels performance.
Our approach combines strategic insight with hands-on execution, ensuring every solution works in practice and lasts over time.
Case Studies
Improving Performance
The Challenge: Low manager participation in performance reviews led to employee disengagement in a remote environment.
Outcome: Increased completion of reviews and strengthened manager-employee engagement through structured feedback and training.
Leadership Development for Remote Teams
The Challenge: The client needed a scalable leadership program for a fully remote workforce.
Outcome: Delivered a 13-week program that enhanced leadership capabilities and boosted engagement throughout the program.
Culture Integration
The Challenge: Merging eight call centers, while proactively avoiding cultural friction and employee disengagement.
Outcome: Achieved full team alignment and seamless integration through a collaborative, values-driven approach.
Strategic HR Partnership to Drive Growth
Golden Thread Strategies helps growing organizations bring clarity to complexity through two engagement models: Fractional Leadership for sustained, embedded support and Project-Based Consulting for high-impact HR services. Both options are designed to solve critical people challenges while building the structure, alignment, and accountability needed for long-term success.
Fractional HR Leadership
Ongoing Strategic Partner
  • Best for: Companies needing HR leadership without a full-time hire
  • How it works: Part-time, embedded HR executive aligned to your leadership team
  • When to choose:
    • Long-term HR strategy needed
    • Consistent leadership presence
    • Building scalable systems over time
  • Outcomes:
    • Streamlined compliance
    • Leadership coaching
    • Succession planning
Project-Based Consulting
Focused Expertise on Demand
  • Best for: Organizations with a defined HR challenge or initiative
  • How it works: Time-bound project with clear scope, milestones, and deliverables
  • When to choose:
    • Rolling out a new program or process
    • Conducting a compliance review
    • Integrating culture post-M&A
  • Outcomes:
    • Redesigned onboarding or performance management
    • Compensation or pay frameworks
    • Engagement or culture initiatives
No matter where your organization is in its journey, Golden Thread Strategies brings the expertise to build sustainable, people-centered solutions that drive performance.
The Engagement Process
A simple, structured approach designed to meet your needs with clarity and precision. Here’s how we work together:
A simple, structured approach designed to deliver clarity and measurable results.
Let's Build What's Next
Whether you need a long-term partner or targeted HR support, Golden Thread Strategies is here to help you lead change, navigate complexity, and build stronger teams that drive your business forward.