In this episode of Watt About HR, Claire is joined by Ditton HR Consultant Vicki Sharp who works with clients to support them with managing their employee's performance and ensuring that they are maximising the performance of their people.  About Claire After an 18-year career in companies such as Samaritans, Revlon and Habitat, Claire decided to make the move to being an HR independent and founded Ditton HR 10 years ago. Ditton HR offers operational & strategic HR support to SMEs and assists larger organisations with HR projects. Claire also coaches HR professionals who are thin ..read more

In this episode of Watt About HR, Claire is joined by Ditton HR consultant Michielle Smith (MCIPD) who specialises in employee relations, which includes running independent grievance and disciplinary investigations. Grievances and disciplinaries are both sensitive issues that can have a big impact on an employee's future, so due care and attention needs to be spent on them when they arise. In this podcast we talk about how to best approach grievance and disciplinary investigations, what steps you should follow and how to present the findings. About Claire After an 18-year career in compani ..read more

Are you a small business owner who is wondering how to ensure you have enough clients and work in the pipeline? How do you start marketing your business? How do you get relevant content and start building up your followers? How do I make my posts look professional? All these questions have gone through the minds of most small business owners. You are often so busy doing the day to day work that you don’t have time to focus on marketing – but what happens if the work dries up? In this episode of Watt About HR, Claire is joined by Roseanne Myhill, Director and marketing specialist at RHG Co ..read more

As a business owner or HR professional, have you been thinking about introducing a new strategy to ensure your business or organisation is moving in the right direction? Taking a step back from the day to day operations of your business to focus on the longer term goals is essential to the success of any business. But where do you start and how do you ensure a positive outcome? In this episode, Claire is joined by Emily Jarman, Strategy, Change and Fundraising Consultant who works with CEOs and business owners to develop strategies. These could be strategies for growth, to drive more value or ..read more

In this episode, Claire is joined by Sarah Hamilton-Gill, the UK's leading start-up mentor for HR Consultants, helping transform HR professionals into successful HR Consultants. Sarah is a published author of the HR consultancy bible 'Leap into HR Consulting', podcast host and multi-award winning business coach and international speaker. For more information about Sarah go to www.leapintoconsulting.com About Claire After an 18-year career in companies such as Samaritans, Revlon and Habitat, Claire decided to make the move to being an HR independent and founded Ditton HR 10 years ago. Ditto ..read more

In this episode of Watt About HR, Claire is joined by Dave Sykes, Employee Benefits and Engagement Director at Bigmore Benefits who work in partnership with Ditton HR to provide benefits advice and support to our clients. Dave has over 20 years experience of working in the employee benefits and engagement industry and uses his knowledge and experience to support clients to introduce benefits that attract and retain the best talent. About Claire After an 18-year career in companies such as Samaritans, Revlon and Habitat, Claire decided to make the move to being an HR independent and founded D ..read more

In this episode of Watt About HR, Claire is joined by employment lawyer at Keystone Law, Emma Wayland who works in partnership with Ditton HR to offer clients the full range of employment law services to business owners. Find out more about Keyston Law: https://www.keystonelaw.com/ About Claire After an 18-year career in companies such as Samaritans, Revlon and Habitat, Claire decided to make the move to being an HR independent and founded Ditton HR 10 years ago. Ditton HR offers operational & strategic HR support to SMEs and assists larger organisations with HR projects. Claire also c ..read more

In this episode of Watt About HR, Claire is joined by Julie Leach who is the learning and development expert at Ditton HR. Julie is CIPD qualified, has many years of experience in HR, learning and development, is the co-founder of Chancery Training which specialises in enhancing individual and team performance and is the president of the Kingston Chamber of Commerce. Julie and Claire talk about the importance of ensuring line managers have sufficient training and understanding of leadership, effective communication and bringing out the best in the team. They discuss the fears of new manager ..read more

In this episode of Watt About HR, Claire is joined by Stephanie Rough who is the recruitment expert at Ditton HR. Stephanie is MCIPD qualified and has many years of experience in navigating the changing landscape of talent acquisition from her days working in recruitment. For nearly 20 years Stephanie has worked in bespoke recruitment for private and corporate clients, and having been the MD of the market leader in private household recruitment Stephanie knows the importance ensuring quality talent to reach your goals. Stephanie now applies her knowledge of the recruitment agency environment ..read more

In this episode of Watt About HR, Claire is joined by Sam Weerasinghe, owner of wellbeing and mindfulness practice SamMantra. Accredited mindfulness & stress management coach with over 9 years’ experience teaching mindful based stress intervention courses and coping strategies to individuals, schools, charities and corporates. Sam brings mindful based skills to the workplace – an area where chronic stress has become a widespread issue today. Sam and Claire talk about stress and how and why mindfulness practices and tools can make a real difference to our everyday interactions at work as w ..read more