"Creators of Blue Tree Thinking©..."
"Pragmatic Business Solutions..."
"We are business people...not just HR"

Our Services

Blue Tree Thinking© Diagnostic, Leadership & Culture

Founded by experienced consultant Phil Marsland, our purpose is to inspire leaders to align, engage, and motivate their people to deliver their best. We believe every organisation can become a…

Business HR by Blue Tree©

Empowering your people. Elevating your business. For almost a decade, we’ve been helping organisations like yours strengthen their HR foundations and bring out the best in their people. Because when…

Some of the organisations that we have worked with...

Bowker Group logo
Van Elle logo
Northallerton Town Council logo
Marcalex logo
Bartoline logo
age uk logo
Sharp Futures logo
York Minster logo
England and Wales cricket board logo
Potter Space logo
co-operatives uk logo
Stoneleigh home logo
John Wright logo
MPP construction consultants logo
Checkmate Fire logo
CHAP Health protection logo
exyte logo
City of York Council logo
Yorkshire county cricket club logo
Williams food service logo
little green rascals logo
Stephensons logo
Harrowells logo
Bowker Group logo
Van Elle logo
Northallerton Town Council logo
Marcalex logo
Bartoline logo
age uk logo
Sharp Futures logo
York Minster logo
England and Wales cricket board logo
Potter Space logo
co-operatives uk logo
Stoneleigh home logo
John Wright logo
MPP construction consultants logo
Checkmate Fire logo
CHAP Health protection logo
exyte logo
City of York Council logo
Yorkshire county cricket club logo
Williams food service logo
little green rascals logo
Stephensons logo
Harrowells logo

The Team

Phil Marsland

Managing Director

As the Founder of Blue Tree Consulting, Phil brings over 30 years of senior HR and leadership experience to the business. Throughout his career, he’s…

Alex Hatfield-Marsland

Director | HR

Since joining Blue Tree Consulting in 2024, Alex has combined a people-first mindset with a practical, solution-driven approach to HR. She partners with leaders to…

Samantha Smith

VA | Marketing & Operations Manager

Sam supports the Blue Tree team with marketing, admin, and all things operations. She brings a friendly, approachable style to everything she does, helping the…

Antonia Nicholls

HR Associate

Antonia supports Blue Tree with project work and day-to-day HR matters – including employee relations and restructures. She brings a wealth of hands-on experience. Alongside…

Rachel Dixon

HR Associate

At Blue Tree, Rachel supports clients with all things HR – from providing expert advice and guidance to assisting with projects, recruitment, training, and much…

Testimonials

What people say about us...

“We are all extremely passionate about what the cooperative movement has to offer and our organisation’s role in supporting that, and we recognised the need to develop how we did…

Rose Marley, Chief Executive

Co-operatives UK

“As a company, we’ve always taken great pride in our commitment to our team. However, when times began to change around us, we recognised we needed to bring in a…

Bill Bowker, Managing Director

Bowker

“We needed some support in the form of practical understanding and wise, experienced counsel, following our private equity acquisition. This was both a challenging time and one full of incredible…

Paul Robbins, Managing Director

Bartoline

Our Values

We believe in Blue Tree Thinking in all that we do...

Alignment

"...in how we think and what we do..."

We believe in Blue Tree Thinking© in all that we do.  We align all our solutions to help business leaders.  We help business leaders to see how to align their business, and how all the parts are connected.

Flexibility

"...in meeting client’s needs where they are now..."

We flex our core Blue Tree Thinking© and business solutions to fit client needs at that moment in time, without compromising our core values.

Collaborative

"...mindset to leverage talents and embed..."

We work with Business Leaders and their Teams collaboratively so that solutions are owned and embedded.  We collaborate with our wider team members to bring in their talents and to share the wealth.

Honesty

"...at all times..."

We conduct business honestly and fairly with transparent pricing whilst telling clients what they need to hear.

Pragmatism

"...to find solutions..."

We are not process and solution perfectionists, we identify and create fit for purpose business solutions mitigating risks when needed.

Case Studies

News

“As we entered the year we were uncertain how to shape the business after some failed experiments with directly employed people. I decided to take some time to consider the…

On 5th November, our Founder, Phil, visited Manchester for the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition. This is a key event for professionals working in HR and people development. The event,…

On Saturday (01/11), some of the Blue Tree Consulting© team attended The Charity Ball for The Three Bears Foundation. 🕺🏻🪩 The Three Bears Foundation does incredible work supporting families affected…

Contact

Contact details

Registered office address: Blake House, 18 Blake Street, York, England, YO1 8QG

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