by beststarthr | Dec 19, 2018 | Best Practice, Library & News
My dear Mum regularly says to me, “Christmas seems to come earlier every year” and these words certainly struck a chord as I passed a giant Christmas tree while walking through Abidjan Airport in the Ivory Coast on 25 January 2017. Had the tree in question simply not...
by Dafydd Wynne | Oct 24, 2018 | Best Practice, Library & News
Beststart HR CEO, Anita Wynne, was an expert Panellist on BBC Three Counties Radio Business Panel on 23 October 2018. The 1 hour slot aired live at 6.00pm as part of Roberto Perrone’s afternoon show. Anita discussed with the other Panelists the issues of the day and...
by beststarthr | Apr 23, 2018 | Library & News, Strategy
The Productivity Puzzle In recent years, we have become accustomed to hearing from the media, business groups and numerous Chancellors that UK productivity falls short of other developed countries. Recent data from the Office for National Statistics suggests output...
by beststarthr | Apr 23, 2018 | Library & News, Strategy
So when should an SME start to plan and consider their people strategy? Typically, most SMEs have limited resources with individuals wearing many hats and mucking in to get jobs done including those related to HR. Whoever is the least busy gets to hire the next...
by beststarthr | Apr 23, 2018 | Establish Standards, Library & News
There is one simple answer to why you would have Job Desciptions and Person Specifications – if you don’t tell someone what you require them to do and what ‘good’ looks like, how can you expect them to meet your expectations? In many SMEs, jobs grow and evolve as do...
by beststarthr | Apr 23, 2018 | Library & News, Strategy
We often hear organisations refer to their company values but how do we establish what they are and do we help employees really understand what they mean? This was the dilemma facing one small business who wanted to introduce a set of guiding principles into their...
