About Lintel House
A practice built on
careful attention
We are a small HR consulting practice in Kuala Lumpur. We do not try to be everything to everyone — we work on a short list of things that we believe we can do well.
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How Lintel House came to be
Lintel House was founded in Kuala Lumpur by practitioners who had spent time on both sides of the consulting relationship — as in-house HR professionals and as external advisers. What struck us, looking back, was how rarely outside consultants seemed to listen carefully before offering a view.
We started with a simple conviction: that the most useful thing you can offer an organisation is unhurried attention to what is actually happening with its people, followed by honest, considered reflection on what you have observed.
That is still what we try to do. We have kept the practice small deliberately, so that each client engagement receives the care it deserves rather than being handed off to a junior team.
Our Mission
"To help organisations understand their people practices clearly, and to act on that understanding with care."
We work at a considered pace because good HR insight does not come from rushing.
We keep our client list small so that we are genuinely available to each one.
We do not create dependency — our aim is to leave you with more clarity, not more consultants.
The People Behind the Work
Who you would be working with
Our team is small by design. You will work directly with the people whose names are on the engagement proposal.
Nadia Rahman
Founding Principal
Nadia spent twelve years in in-house HR roles across financial services and professional services in Malaysia before founding Lintel House. She leads People Practice Reviews and Compensation engagements.
Jonathan Lim
Senior Consultant
Jonathan brings a background in organisational psychology and has a particular interest in how managers navigate sensitive conversations. He leads the Difficult Conversation Preparation service.
Siti Yusof
Research & Analysis
Siti handles our benchmarking research and compensation data work. She has a detailed understanding of pay structures across the Malaysian private sector and brings methodical rigour to our reviews.
How We Work
Standards we hold ourselves to
These are the commitments that shape every engagement, regardless of scope or duration.
Confidentiality by Default
Every engagement is covered by a non-disclosure agreement. We do not discuss client situations with other clients or use one engagement's insights to inform another without permission.
Written, Considered Outputs
We do not deliver presentations without written documents to back them up. Every engagement produces something you can read, review, and return to.
Clear Scope, Respected
We agree on the scope before we begin and stick to it. If something outside scope comes up that seems important, we raise it — but we do not charge for discoveries we were not hired to make.
Malaysia Employment Law Awareness
Our work is informed by an awareness of the Employment Act 1955, Industrial Relations Act, and current Ministry of Human Resources guidance, though we refer clients to legal counsel for formal advice.
Personal Data Protection
We handle personal data in line with Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Act 2010. We minimise what we collect and retain nothing longer than necessary.
Honest Feedback Welcome
We ask each client for a candid review of our work at the end of every engagement. We take that feedback seriously and use it to improve how we operate.
HR consulting in Malaysia — the kind that listens first
The organisations that come to us are typically at a point where they want a clearer picture of how their people practices are working — not a predetermined solution, but honest observations and a space to think things through. Many have capable HR teams who are stretched, or who recognise that an external perspective might be useful precisely because it comes without an internal agenda.
Malaysia's workforce context is particular. The mix of cultural backgrounds, the structure of many family-owned businesses, the employment law landscape — these things shape how HR work needs to be approached here. We have spent enough time working in this environment to understand those particularities without needing to have them explained from scratch.
Lintel House is based in Kuala Lumpur and takes on a small number of engagements each year. We work across sectors — professional services, logistics, technology, education — wherever there is a genuine need for the kind of careful, unhurried attention we try to bring.
Curious whether we might be a fit?
A brief introductory call costs nothing and commits you to nothing. We are glad to talk through what you are dealing with before any formal engagement.
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