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Steve Richards HR
  • About
  • HR strategy
  • HR structures
  • Solving problems
  • Training & coaching
  • Contact

Engage your people to deliver great results

Developing the right approach for your people, in line with your organisation and goals, is a critical ingredient in delivering great results from people, regardless of the size of the enterprise.

This involves a considered approach to your organisation’s objectives in terms of the critical inputs made by your people, assessing your current strengths and weaknesses, and planning to develop your organisation and people accordingly.

The strategy then needs to be developed into realistic and costed annual plans so that your investment (and anticipated return) in people can be considered alongside other areas competing for resources.

I can work with you to develop an appropriate HR strategy or specific HR interventions to ensure your organisation meets its goals.

HR projects

Specific HR projects tend to be undertaken in response to an identified problem (for example, a difficulty in recruiting to specific roles) or as a result of an assessment exercise, such as an employee engagement survey. They can also be a planned part of the roll out of the HR strategy or as part of a change programme, including expansion or reduction in employee numbers (e.g. TUPE transfers, redundancy programmes).

Typical project areas
Attracting great people

Getting the role right and into the market

  • Looking at capability requirements and structures.

  • Developing job and people profiles.

  • Choosing the best way to attract people

Selecting the best

Recruiting and selection

  • Selection process

  • Contracts

  • Induction

Managing for great results

Getting focus

  • From business to people plan

  • Identifying objectives

  • Performance development

Helping with life events (e.g. parenting, illness)

  • HR policies and procedures

  • Flexible working arrangements

Solving problems at work

  • Removing obstacles to great work being done – whether problems at work or home

  • Mediating

  • Using formal processes like disciplinary and capability

Rewarding skills and contribution

Pay and reward structures

  • Grading and pay market linkage – competitive positioning

  • Performance pay

  • Benefits

  • Total reward – wider than cash and benefits

Developing performance

Individual and team development

  • Individual and team development

  • Individual and team coaching

  • Bespoke management and other training

Helping people move on

Moving on to the next role – inside or outside

  • Succession planning/talent management

  • Internal selection

  • Restructuring including redundancy management

  • TUPE transfers

Ensure your organisation meets its goals

If you need HR advice to help you and your organisation excel, contact me today: Call: 07428 726450 or

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