About Judy Grace

HR leadership is often described as strategic—yet many HR leaders still find themselves partially heard, or treated as an afterthought in business decisions.

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After more than three decades in banking and HR leadership, I’ve learned that this gap is rarely about competence.
It is about credibility—and how HR translates human insight into business relevance.

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I work with senior HR leaders in banks and financial institutions who care deeply about people and performance, and who want HR to be experienced as a true business partner, not just a support function.

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Why I Do This Work

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I’ve spent my career inside complex, highly regulated organizations where pressure is constant, and the frontline carries the weight of the business.

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What I’ve seen again and again is this:  When the frontline struggles, it is never just a people issue. It is an organizational issue.

HR builds influence not by pushing programs, but by understanding what keeps leaders awake at night—and responding with solutions that make the business work better for the people who serve the customer.

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This belief shapes everything I do.

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Why I Know This

I am a senior HR and organizational development leader with over 30 years of experience in the Philippine banking sector, including executive roles in learning, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness.

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My work sits at the intersection of:

• HR leadership

• business partnership

• leadership development

• and mindful decision-making under pressure

I bring both system-level understanding and deep empathy for the lived reality of leaders—because I’ve been there myself.

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How I Work

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Clients often tell me they experience me as a trusted partner.

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My approach is grounded in:

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• listening before prescribing

• asking better business questions

• designing HR and leadership interventions that fit context, not checklists

• helping leaders slow down enough to see clearly—so they can act decisively

This is what I call The Calm Edge:  clarity, compassion, and credibility working together.

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A Personal Note

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Alongside my consulting work, I am the author of the upcoming book The Calm Edge: A Mindful Path to Credible and Compassionate HR Leadership and the creator of reflective resources for leaders seeking clarity in demanding roles.

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Mindfulness, for me, is not an escape from work but a way of showing up better to it.