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Strategic Rightsizing & Compliance Advisory
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Strategic Rightsizing Solutions for Key Leaders
I help PE firms, CFOs, and HR leaders execute clean, defensible, and compliant workforce changes. We go beyond simple cuts to align your headcount with financial reality using the RESET™ Framework to remove risk and protect culture.

About Nicole Klug
Strategic Rightsizing & Compliance Advisor
Creator of the RESET™ Framework
I specialize in rightsizing strategies for high-stakes environments including M&A, integrations, rapid scaling, and restructuring. My background spans software, operations, and people strategy across multiple fast-growing and PE-backed companies.
My work is known for three things: clarity, compliance, and clean execution.
Supported by a vetted network of HR, legal, and accounting specialists across Canada and the U.S. Together, we make sure every recommendation is legally sound, financially precise, and operationally feasible.
"Working with Nicole is straightforward because she treats risk assessment as a core part of operations, not an afterthought. She knows when to escalate, when to involve legal, and how to operationalize decisions without exposing the company. Her approach meaningfully lowers the risk profile of any downsizing initiative."
- Matthew Castel, Co-Managing Partner & Counsel, Orion Legal Group
Certified Working Genius Facilitator. Helping leaders rebuild aligned, high-functioning teams
Zero wrongful-termination claims to date across all rightsizing engagements delivered via the RESET™ Blueprint
Delivered leadership and operational continuity and increased ROI across multiple PE-backed and founder-led companies
Creator of the proprietary RESET™ Framework for defensible workforce change
Service Tiers
RESET™ Audit
Strategic diagnostic for workforce and compliance readiness
A rapid, confidential diagnostic led by Nicole to assess your organization’s legal, financial, and structural exposure before making downsizing decisions.

For leaders who need expert guidance without full execution.
What’s Included:
  • Reviews of key workforce personnel, compliance, and contracts
  • Identification of “safe exits” vs. high-risk terminations
  • Risk Score summary and next-step recommendations
  • 30-minute executive debrief
Ideal For:
Founders, CFOs, Department Leads, or Private Equity Ops teams seeking clarity before acting.
Timeline: 5-7 business days
RESET™ Blueprint
Comprehensive rightsizing and compliance blueprint
A full-scale engagement delivered by Nicole and her multidisciplinary advisory team, including HR, legal, and accounting specialists as required.

You receive a defensible, executable rightsizing plan that protects organizational performance, mitigates legal exposure, and preserves critical talent.
What’s Included:
  • Full RESET™ Blueprint process (Review → Evaluate → Streamline → Execute → Thrive)
  • Legal and HR compliance implementation
  • Workforce redesign and execution sequencing
  • Documentation templates and safe-exit safeguards
  • Optional post-change Thrive Review for stability
Ideal For:
Post-acquisition integrations, board-mandated reductions, or restructuring projects requiring legal defensibility and operational precision.

Timeline and engagement fees are dependent on project complexity, team composition, and jurisdictional risk.
What You Gain From Doing It Right
Reduced Legal and Financial Exposure
Defensible documentation, compliant sequencing, and airtight risk handling that eliminate surprises down the road.
Real and Sustainable Cost Savings
Targeted headcount optimization that protects margins while preserving the roles that drive growth.
Aligned Leaders
Role clarity and reporting cohesion ensure your leadership team is united, not working at cross-purposes after a restructure.
+ Morale and Performance
Minimize uncertainty, retain key talent, and rebuild a culture focused on execution, not survival.

The outcome isn’t just fewer people, it’s a smarter, more stable organization.
You can’t afford to guess.
RESET™ is a proven framework for making every workforce rightsizing decision strategic, defensible, and value-protective.
+70%
When you prioritize cultural integration and team alignment during M&A, you're up to 70 percent more likely to meet or surpass revenue targets.
Supporting Study
-200%
Fire wrong and you can expect the cost to replace an individual employee to range from one-half to 2x the employee's annual salary.
Trusted by Acquirers, Founders, and Operations Leaders Navigating Change
"We needed costs down immediately. Nicole and her team got it done without missteps or noise. Clean execution from start to finish."
- Private Equity Operating Partner, Toronto
Industries Served
Technology & SaaS
Venture Capital
Private Equity
Marketing & Advertising
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Make every workforce decision strategic, defensible, and value-protective.
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1.1. Information You Provide Directly
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If we work with you, we may collect:
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We never share workforce or leadership data with any third party except as explicitly authorized by you.
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Because consulting often involves sensitive workforce and operational data, we maintain elevated security standards to protect client information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.
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Client files may be retained for up to 7 years unless otherwise required or agreed upon.
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This Site provides general information about Rightsized Strategy’s services, frameworks, and areas of expertise. Nothing on this Site constitutes:
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• A client–consultant relationship
Engaging Rightsized Strategy as a client requires a separate written agreement.
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• Use automated tools to scrape or extract data
• Interfere with the Site’s functionality or security
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