/* Clearer identity, one service comparison and shared site navigation. */
.brand{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:3px;flex-shrink:0}
.brand-role{font-size:10px;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.015em}
.desktop-nav{align-items:center;gap:25px}
.desktop-nav>a,.services-toggle{font-size:13px;min-height:44px;display:flex;align-items:center}
.services-nav{position:relative}
.services-toggle{gap:8px;padding:10px 0;border:0;background:transparent;white-space:nowrap}
.services-toggle:hover,.services-toggle[aria-expanded=true],.desktop-nav [aria-current]{color:var(--accent)}
.services-toggle>span{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex:0 0 12px;width:12px;height:12px;line-height:0;transition:transform 150ms ease-out}
.services-toggle[aria-expanded=true]>span{transform:rotate(180deg)}
.services-dropdown{position:absolute;top:calc(100% + 13px);left:-25px;width:360px;padding:14px 24px 10px;background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px}
.services-dropdown a{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:22px;white-space:normal;padding:15px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--subtle);line-height:1.5}
.services-dropdown small{white-space:nowrap;color:var(--muted);font-size:12px}
.services-dropdown a:last-child{border:0}
.services-dropdown .nav-compare{color:var(--accent)}
.services-dropdown [aria-current=page],.mobile-services [aria-current=page]{color:var(--accent)}
.services-dropdown [aria-current=page]>span::before,.mobile-services [aria-current=page]>span::before{content:'• ';color:var(--accent)}
.header-contact{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:44px;color:var(--accent);font-size:13px}
.header-contact span{margin:0}
.header-contact>span:last-child{margin-left:7px}
.contact-mobile{display:none}
.hero-copy{padding-top:13px}
.hero .eyebrow{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em}
.hero-role{margin-top:7px;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(53px,5.65vw,80px);margin-top:18px}
.hero-intro{font-size:clamp(17px,1.4vw,20px);margin-top:24px;max-width:45ch}
.hero-tools{margin-top:12px;color:var(--muted);font-size:14px;max-width:46ch}
.hero-actions{gap:22px;margin-top:25px}
.hero-actions .button{font-size:13px;padding-inline:20px}
.hero-proof{margin-top:8px;font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);max-width:49ch}
.topic-strip{margin-top:27px}
.situations .section-intro{max-width:39ch}
.situation[id]{scroll-margin-top:135px}
.consolidated-services{margin-bottom:24px}
.consolidated-services .format-option{padding-bottom:22px;scroll-margin-top:135px}
.consolidated-services .format-option>h3{min-height:2.6em;text-wrap:balance;word-spacing:.12em}
.consolidated-services .format-name{margin-top:20px;color:var(--ink);font-size:12px;min-height:3.2em}
.consolidated-services .format-intro{margin-top:17px;font-size:15px;min-height:7em}
.format-delivery{font-size:13px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--muted);display:block;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:22px}
.format-timing{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);display:block;margin-top:auto;padding-top:10px}
.consolidated-services .format-map-bottom{margin-top:0;padding-top:14px}
.format-map-bottom strong{font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.about-copy .about-focus{font-size:12px;color:var(--accent);padding-top:18px;margin-top:20px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);line-height:1.8}
.approach-note{font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--muted);max-width:76ch;margin-top:34px;padding-top:23px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.faq-item summary{min-height:44px;padding-block:4px}
.faq-item h3{font-size:20px;margin:0;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:-.025em}
.faq-item .expand-icon{top:0}
.faq-item .material-content{font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;max-width:58ch;padding-right:20px}
.faq .section-intro{max-width:26ch}
.site-footer{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr 1.2fr .75fr 1fr;gap:34px;align-items:start;padding-block:37px 42px}
.site-footer .wordmark{font-size:34px}
.footer-brand p{max-width:23ch;font-size:12px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--muted);margin-top:14px}
.footer-services,.footer-pages{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;align-items:flex-start;font-size:12px;line-height:1.6}
.footer-services>p{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:5px}
.footer-services>a,.footer-pages>a{min-height:32px;display:flex;align-items:center}
.site-footer a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.footer-contact .text-link{font-size:12px;white-space:normal;line-height:1.6;padding-top:0}
.footer-contact>p{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin:4px 0 15px}
.footer-contact .footer-top{font-size:12px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;min-height:36px}
.case-dialog a[href$="#services"]{margin-top:15px;display:flex;width:max-content;max-width:100%}
.case-copy-label{display:block;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:6px}
.case-featured-copy>.source-note{margin-top:10px;font-size:11px}
@media(max-width:1100px){.desktop-nav{gap:18px}.site-header{padding-inline:24px;gap:20px}.brand .wordmark{font-size:34px}.brand-role{font-size:9px}.header-contact{font-size:12px}}
@media(max-width:980px){
 .desktop-nav{display:none}.menu-toggle{display:block}.site-header{gap:18px;min-height:76px}
 .header-contact{margin-left:auto;font-size:14px}.mobile-nav{top:calc(100% + 7px);border-radius:14px;max-height:calc(100dvh - 112px);overflow-y:auto;overscroll-behavior:contain;border:1px solid var(--line)}
 .mobile-nav>a{font-size:15px;min-height:46px}.mobile-services{padding:0 0 10px 14px}.mobile-services a{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:15px;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5;padding:12px 0}
 .mobile-services small{font-size:11px;flex-shrink:0;color:var(--muted)}
 .mobile-services-title{font-weight:500;color:var(--accent)}.site-footer{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:32px 45px}
 .hero-actions{gap:12px 20px}.hero-actions .text-link{font-size:13px}
}
@media(max-width:800px){
 .hero-copy{padding-top:0}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(43px,8.4vw,67px);white-space:normal;letter-spacing:-.05em}
 .hero .eyebrow{font-size:11px}.hero-role{font-size:12px}.hero-intro{font-size:17px;max-width:49ch}
 .hero-tools{font-size:14px}.hero-proof{max-width:none;margin-top:8px;font-size:12px}
 .hero-portrait{max-width:390px}.hero-actions{margin-top:23px}.hero-map{max-width:235px}
 .consolidated-services .format-option{padding-bottom:20px}.consolidated-services .format-intro{font-size:14px;min-height:9em}.consolidated-services .format-name{min-height:5em}
 .format-delivery{font-size:12px}.consolidated-services .format-map-bottom strong{font-size:22px}
 .approach-note{font-size:15px}.faq-item h3{font-size:19px}.faq-item .material-content{font-size:16px}
}
@media(max-width:600px){
 .consolidated-services .format-map-grid{display:block}
 .consolidated-services .format-option{position:relative;padding:27px 0 27px 58px;min-height:0;border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
 .consolidated-services .format-option:first-child{border-top:0;padding-top:6px}
 .consolidated-services .format-symbol{position:absolute;left:0;top:29px;width:40px;height:32px;margin:0}
 .consolidated-services .format-option:first-child .format-symbol{top:8px}
 .consolidated-services .format-option>h3{font-size:28px;min-height:0;max-width:15ch}
 .consolidated-services .format-intro{font-size:15px;min-height:0;margin-top:14px}
 .consolidated-services .format-name{min-height:0;margin-top:16px;font-size:12px}
 .format-delivery{font-size:13px;margin-bottom:13px}.format-timing{font-size:12px;padding:0}
 .consolidated-services .format-map-bottom{padding-top:13px}.consolidated-services .format-map-bottom strong{font-size:28px}
}
@media(max-width:480px){
 .site-header{min-height:68px;padding:9px 13px;gap:12px}.brand .wordmark{font-size:27px}.brand-role{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0}.brand{gap:2px}
 .header-contact{font-size:14px;line-height:1.3;min-height:44px}.contact-desktop{display:none}.contact-mobile{display:inline}.menu-toggle{width:44px;height:44px;padding:11px}
 .hero{padding-top:29px;gap:27px}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(35px,10.1vw,49px);line-height:1.16;margin-top:18px}
 .hero-intro{font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;margin-top:20px}.hero-tools{font-size:14px;line-height:1.65;margin-top:11px}
 .hero-actions{gap:8px 18px;margin-top:22px}.hero-actions .button{padding-inline:17px;font-size:13px;gap:12px;min-height:52px}.hero-actions .text-link{font-size:14px}
 .hero-proof{display:block;margin-top:7px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.7}.hero-proof>span{display:block}
 .hero-portrait{width:78%;max-width:310px;margin-left:auto}.hero-portrait .portrait-frame{aspect-ratio:.93}.hero-map{bottom:45px;left:-54px;width:175px}.hero-portrait figcaption{font-size:11px}
 .topic-strip{margin-top:27px}.section{padding-top:65px}.section-intro{font-size:16px}.situation p{font-size:15px}
 .consolidated-services{padding-top:20px}.format-map-caption{font-size:14px}.services .section-topline{margin-bottom:28px}
 .service-help{font-size:15px}.faq-item .material-content{padding-right:0}.faq-item .expand-icon{font-size:25px}
 .site-footer{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:30px 20px;padding-block:30px}.footer-brand{grid-column:1/-1}.footer-brand p{max-width:none}
 .footer-services,.footer-pages{font-size:13px;gap:5px}.footer-services>a,.footer-pages>a{min-height:38px}.footer-contact{grid-column:1/-1;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:20px}
 .footer-contact .text-link{font-size:14px}.footer-contact>p{font-size:13px}.footer-contact .footer-top{font-size:13px}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.services-toggle>span{transition:none}}

/* HR practice and the person behind the work. */
.practice-proof{margin-top:30px;padding-block:26px 23px;border-block:1px solid var(--line)}
.practice-proof>.eyebrow{font-size:10px;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.13em}
.practice-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));margin:22px 0 0;gap:0}
.practice-metric{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;padding-inline:35px;min-width:0}
.practice-metric:first-child{padding-left:0}.practice-metric:last-child{padding-right:0}
.practice-metric+.practice-metric{border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
.practice-metric dd{order:-1;font:400 clamp(42px,5vw,67px)/1.2 var(--font-display);letter-spacing:-.045em;white-space:nowrap;color:var(--accent);margin:0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.practice-metric dt{font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;max-width:24ch;margin-top:10px}
.practice-note{font-size:11px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--muted);margin-top:24px}
.about.has-career-path{align-items:start;row-gap:56px}
.about-portrait-column{min-width:0}
.about-portrait-column .about-photo{width:100%}
.about-voice{margin:29px 0 0;padding:3px 0 3px 23px;border-left:2px solid var(--accent)}
.about-voice p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--ink);max-width:48ch}
.about-voice footer{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:15px}
.about-copy>.about-career{margin-top:20px;line-height:1.8;font-size:15px}
.career-path{grid-column:1/-1;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.83fr) minmax(0,1.17fr);gap:9%;padding-top:40px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);scroll-margin-top:130px}
.career-heading>h3{font:400 clamp(29px,3.25vw,43px)/1.3 var(--font-display);letter-spacing:-.045em;margin-top:20px}
.career-heading>h3 span{color:var(--accent)}
.career-heading>p:last-child{font-size:15px;line-height:1.75;color:var(--muted);margin-top:22px;max-width:35ch}
.career-stages{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.career-stages>li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:35px minmax(0,1fr);gap:23px;padding:0 0 30px;position:relative}
.career-stages>li:last-child{padding-bottom:0}
.career-stages>li:not(:last-child)::after{content:'';position:absolute;left:17px;top:39px;bottom:9px;width:1px;background:var(--line)}
.career-index{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:35px;height:35px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:50%;color:var(--accent);font-size:11px;background:var(--paper)}
.career-context{font-size:10px;line-height:1.7;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--muted)}
.career-stage h4{font-size:21px;line-height:1.4;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin:7px 0 0;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.career-body{font-size:15px;line-height:1.75;color:var(--muted);margin-top:10px;max-width:54ch}
.site-footer>.footer-identity{grid-column:1/-1;margin:0;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);font-size:11px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--muted);overflow-wrap:anywhere}
@media(max-width:800px){
 .practice-metric{padding-inline:22px}.practice-metric dd{font-size:clamp(34px,5.6vw,48px)}.practice-metric dt{font-size:12px}
 .about.has-career-path{gap:35px}.about-copy{order:1}.about-portrait-column{order:2}.career-path{order:3}
 .about-portrait-column{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:30px;align-items:center}
 .about-portrait-column .about-photo img{max-height:470px}.about-voice{margin:0;padding-left:20px}.about-voice p{font-size:15px}
 .career-path{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:28px;padding-top:32px}
 .career-heading>h3{font-size:36px}.career-heading>p:last-child{max-width:52ch;font-size:16px}.career-body{max-width:58ch;font-size:16px}
}
@media(max-width:480px){
 .practice-proof{margin-top:24px;padding-block:23px 20px}.practice-proof>.eyebrow{font-size:10px}
 .practice-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);margin-top:20px;gap:19px}
 .practice-metric{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:18px;align-items:center;padding:0!important}
 .practice-metric+.practice-metric{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:19px!important}
 .practice-metric dd{font-size:42px;letter-spacing:-.055em}.practice-metric dt{font-size:13px;margin:0;max-width:18ch}
 .practice-note{font-size:11px;margin-top:20px;max-width:42ch}
 .about.has-career-path{gap:32px}.about-copy>.about-career{font-size:16px}.about-portrait-column{display:block}
 .about-portrait-column .about-photo img{max-height:450px;aspect-ratio:.9}.about-voice{margin-top:26px;padding-left:19px}.about-voice p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.8}
 .career-heading>h3{font-size:30px}.career-heading>.eyebrow{font-size:10px}.career-heading>p:last-child{font-size:15px;max-width:35ch}
 .career-stages>li{grid-template-columns:30px minmax(0,1fr);gap:16px;padding-bottom:27px}.career-index{width:30px;height:30px;font-size:10px}
 .career-stages>li:not(:last-child)::after{left:14px;top:35px;bottom:8px}.career-context{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0}.career-stage h4{font-size:20px}.career-body{font-size:15px;line-height:1.75}
 .site-footer>.footer-identity{font-size:12px;padding-top:18px}
}
@media(max-width:350px){.practice-metric{grid-template-columns:1.04fr .96fr;gap:14px}.practice-metric dd{font-size:35px}.practice-metric dt{font-size:12px}}

/* Service philosophy and a worked educational example, in the existing editorial style. */
.service-philosophy{border-left:2px solid var(--accent);padding-left:22px;margin:27px 0 18px;max-width:48ch}
.service-philosophy>.eyebrow{color:var(--accent);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.12em}
.service-philosophy>.service-purpose{font-size:17px;line-height:1.65;margin-top:9px;color:var(--ink)}
.example-heading{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.25fr) minmax(0,.75fr);align-items:end;gap:8%;margin-bottom:36px}
.example-heading h2{margin-top:20px;font-size:clamp(32px,3.8vw,50px)}
.example-disclosure{font-size:13px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--muted);max-width:40ch;padding-bottom:5px}
.resume-example-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.8fr) minmax(0,1.2fr);border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.example-initial{padding:30px 36px 30px 0}.example-initial>.eyebrow{color:var(--muted);font-size:10px}
.example-initial blockquote{margin:24px 0 0;font:400 23px/1.6 var(--font-display);letter-spacing:-.025em;max-width:24ch}
.example-questions{border-left:1px solid var(--line);padding:30px 0 30px 36px}.example-questions>h3{font-size:18px}
.example-questions ol{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:25px 0 0;display:grid;gap:22px}
.example-questions li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:22px minmax(0,1fr);gap:16px}.example-step{font-size:10px;color:var(--accent);padding-top:4px}
.example-questions h4{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:1.6;margin:0}.example-questions li p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--muted);margin-top:5px}
.example-final{grid-column:1/-1;border-block:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--subtle);padding:32px 36px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.36fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:18px 40px}
.example-final>.eyebrow{font-size:10px;color:var(--accent);padding-top:5px}.example-final blockquote{margin:0;font-size:19px;line-height:1.75;max-width:58ch}
.example-takeaway{grid-column:2;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--muted);max-width:65ch}
.example-principle{margin-top:22px;max-width:76ch;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;line-height:1.8}
.case-human-outcome{border-left:2px solid var(--accent);padding-left:18px;margin-top:22px;max-width:47ch}
.case-human-outcome>.case-copy-label{font-size:10px;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--accent);text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 8px}
.case-human-outcome>p+ p{margin-top:0;font-size:14px;line-height:1.75;color:var(--ink)}
.case-small>.case-human-outcome{margin-bottom:16px}.dialog-content>.case-human-outcome{margin-block:24px}
@media(max-width:800px){
 .example-heading{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:22px}.example-disclosure{max-width:57ch;padding:0}
 .resume-example-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.8fr) minmax(0,1.2fr)}.example-initial{padding-right:24px}.example-questions{padding-left:24px}
 .example-final{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:28px;gap:18px}.example-takeaway{grid-column:1}.example-final blockquote{font-size:18px}
}
@media(max-width:480px){
 .service-philosophy{padding-left:17px;margin-top:24px}.service-philosophy>.service-purpose{font-size:16px}
 .example-heading h2{font-size:31px;line-height:1.35}.example-heading{margin-bottom:26px}.example-disclosure{font-size:12px}
 .resume-example-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.example-initial{padding:25px 0}.example-initial blockquote{font-size:21px;max-width:29ch;margin-top:17px}
 .example-questions{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:25px 0}.example-questions ol{gap:20px}.example-questions li{gap:10px}
 .example-final{padding:25px 20px;gap:17px}.example-final blockquote{font-size:16px;line-height:1.8}.example-principle{font-size:12px}
 .case-human-outcome{padding-left:15px}.case-human-outcome>.case-copy-label{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.05em}
}

/* A quieter homepage rhythm; two compact stories at a time. */
#main{--section-space:clamp(48px,6vw,96px)}
#main>.section{padding-top:var(--section-space)}
#main>.practice-proof .practice-grid{margin-top:0}
#main>.contact{padding-bottom:0}
#main>.faq{padding-bottom:clamp(52px,6vw,80px)}
.case-card-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));column-gap:56px;row-gap:28px}
.case-card{min-width:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:start}
.case-card>.eyebrow{color:var(--muted);font-size:10px}
.case-card>h3{font:400 clamp(25px,2.5vw,32px)/1.35 var(--font-display);letter-spacing:-.04em;margin-top:16px}
.case-card>.case-result{margin:20px 0 14px;gap:5px}.case-card>.case-result strong{font-size:clamp(25px,2.4vw,31px)}
.case-card>.case-card-intro{font-size:14px;line-height:1.75;color:var(--muted);max-width:52ch}
.case-card>.case-human-outcome{margin:17px 0 16px;max-width:51ch}
.case-card>.case-human-outcome>p+p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.7}
.case-card>.text-link{margin-top:auto;padding-top:10px}
.cases-controls{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:24px;margin-top:32px}
.cases-count{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)}
#cases>.source-note{margin-top:20px;max-width:75ch}
@media(max-width:800px){.case-card-grid{column-gap:30px}.case-card>h3{font-size:26px}.case-card>.case-result strong{font-size:26px}}
@media(max-width:600px){
 .case-card-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);row-gap:27px}.case-card{padding-top:22px}
 .case-card>h3{font-size:27px;margin-top:15px}.case-card>.case-result{margin-top:17px}
 .cases-controls{gap:18px;margin-top:26px}.cases-controls .button{font-size:13px;padding-inline:20px}
}