Resolve
Enabling teams to identify, resolve & recover from conflict or challenging situations
Improve
Facilitating teams to improve organisational performance
What We Do
Resolve
Enabling teams to identify, resolve & recover from conflict or challenging situations
Workplace Investigation
When you need us
You have received a grievance, complaint, dignity at work claim etc. or there has been an incident at work where you need to properly establish what has happened, what actions if any need taken and you need to move forward for the best interests of the people involved and your business. You don’t have the capacity or capability to undertake this yourself or you need independence due to others in your organisation being already involved in the case in some way
What we do for you
You will get a report which is proportionate to the seriousness of the issue/s, covering the evidence gathered, any breaches of policies or procedures, conclusions on each allegation and where there has been a grievance recommendation for resolution and any learning identified
Benefits to you
You will receive a report which supports you to clearly see what you need to do next, which holds its own in relation to appeals and other proceedings, the highest level of independence which is critical particularly when the issues are complex and the knowledge that you and your issues are safe with us
Neutral Assessment
When you need us
You know there are issues in a team or service which are holding up delivery and/or progress but don’t have the information to make the necessary changes You believe that there may be cliques or ways of working which are holding the team or service back but don’t want to move to an investigation under a procedure as you don’t believe there has been misconduct but you do need to find a way forward and your efforts to date have not allowed you to do so
What we do for you
You will get a report which is a summary of one to one confidential meetings with all those involved, analysed to give you a clear picture of what is happening and what needs to change. You will also receive our recommendations for moving forward constructively
Benefits to you
You will have access to the most honest and open feedback possible due to our independence and high level of listening, analytical and resolution skills
How We Do It
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Service User Complaints
When you need us
When a complaint has escalated and cannot be resolved at front line level. When you need the additional resource input due to lack of capacity, capability or independence
What we do for you
You will get a report which is proportionate to the seriousness of the complaint covering what has happened, what needs to be done to resolve the issues and any learning identified
Benefits to you
You will have a clear understanding of what has happened, an increased likelihood of a resolution and therefore maintain your reputation and credibility as an organisation
Disciplinary & Grievance Support
When you need us
When you need assistance with where to go next with a case which is troubling for you or you need HR support at a disciplinary or grievance hearing or appeal. You may feel that you need independence for this or that you don’t have the capacity or capability within your organisation
What we do for you
Help you prepare for the hearing/meeting, contribute as agreed at the hearing/meeting, write up the notes and if you wish us, to draft the outcome letter to reflect your decision or next steps
Benefits to you
Our many years of experience of HR and case management, our independence and ability to identify options and risk and advise when the risks require you to consult with an employment lawyer
Mediation
When you need us
When you have individuals (parties) or teams where their relationships are impacting on them and the business and where an independent skilled mediator is needed to support moving forward. Mediation can be used at any stage in the conflict cycle
What we do for you
Your parties are supported through one to one meetings and then a joint meeting to reflect on the issues and are then supported to agree a constructive way forward. Two party mediations usually take a day to resolve, team mediations take a bit longer depending on the issues
Benefits to you
Relationship issues will be resolved and those involved will have developed additional skills to use in the future
Improve
Facilitating teams to improve organisational performance
Organisational Design & Change Management
When you need us
You need support to develop and implement your new or revised business strategy throughout all or part of the organisation. When you believe that to succeed you need to review and/or implement your business capability and capacity
What we do for you
You will get the parts of our People Business Change Model © which are relevant to you, your organisation and what you want to achieve. You will always have full ownership of the process and drive your own timescales. You will get a clear project plan which we will manage for and with you We can deliver all aspects of the change process from setting the strategy through to the people side including job descriptions, changing roles and redeployment etc
Benefits to you
Our tried and tested model is flexible to work with any organisation so will be right for you. We can draw on expertise for all aspects of strategy development through to implementation
How we do it
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Training in all aspects of People Management
When you need us
When you need those who manage or supervise staff to develop their people management skills and become more confident and competent managers. When you are experiencing high sickness absence, conflict, grievances, disciplines, complaints and work just isn’t getting done
What we do for you
Tailor all workshops to address your needs -we can provide training on : absence management, difficult conversations, investigation skills, client/service user complaint investigations, undertaking a facilitated discussion, team engagement, Dignity at Work, undertaking appraisals, managing performance, competency based interviews both as interviewer and interviewee etc. We add to our list as clients ask us for help addressing different training needs
Benefits to you
Workshops are developed and delivered with the busy manager in mind. They will feel like we are ‘in’ and ‘part’ of your organisation. You will achieve a more consistent and fair decision-making environment supporting more engaged staff.
There will be a greater focus on your business, absences will decrease and staff will have more confidence in you as a good employer and more confident and competent managers
Coaching
When you need us
When you have potential and current leaders who want to develop their leadership skills to enable them to better succeed in your business and their career. When you have individuals who need to address behaviour and/or conduct and you want to support them to do so in a constructive and supportive manner
What we do for you
We can provide Executive/Director coaching which provides one to one coaching as well as a tailored programme of development which will enable significant changes to leadership accountabilities, responsibilities and behaviours. We can provide personal coaching to support individuals to recognise the impact of their behaviours and change how they operate. We can also provide developmental coaching as part of a personal development plan
Benefits to you
Plans are tailored to the needs of the individuals and the needs of your business
Difficult Conversation Support
When you need us
When issues are festering and not being addressed. Where managers are not comfortable undertaking difficult conversations for fear of getting it wrong, hurting feelings, being accused of bullying or just not having the skills to do so.
For each member of staff, you will lose 1 day a month per person due to conflict, arguing etc. If your average salary was £20k and you have 50 employees you would lose around £50k a year in lost days and that doesn’t include time for managing disciplinaries & grievances.
What we do for you
Give your managers an understanding of where conflict comes from, ways to reduce and resolve conflict and strategies to address issues promptly and turn difficult conversations into transformed conversations through our Transforming Conversations Model ©
Benefits to you
Issues will be addressed and resolved quickly, you will have more productive time in your business, less absence and a more engaged workforce
HR Business Partnering
When you need us
You may currently have a stretched HR team or no HR representation in your organization and just need additional support to help resolve a situation.
Changes in legislation may mean you need your policy, templates and documents reviewed and updated.
Or there may be absence or performance management issues that need attention.
Sometimes you might just need someone to contact for a one off question or advice.
What we do for you
We can provide telephone, in person or online support.
This includes areas such as case management drafting letters, attending meetings or giving one-to-one advice on best practices.
We can advise when things are high risk or just help you deal with poor performance areas.
We also check in with you to keep you compliant and just to check “you” are ok.
Benefits to you
We support both small and large organisations across a variety of sectors and understand that different actions are needed at different times in every organisation.
You will work with an HR business partner with experience of managing change, dealing with a variety of areas from small ad hoc situations to managing crisis.
This can save you time and resource; give you access to commercial awareness or specialist skills and knowledge or increase your legislative compliance.
Plus we want to get to know you and understand your success and challenges. A dedicated HR Business Partner is available either on a pay as you go basis or for a bank of agreed hours to match your requirements.
How we do it
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