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...
by beststarthr | Apr 18, 2018 | HR Heads Up - Beststart's Newsletter, Library & News
In many organisations, HR often becomes transactional and mundane, decoupled from the strategy of the business. We created our Productivity Wheel to show you how a structured approach to your people management can link back to your strategy. Dependent upon where you...
by beststarthr | Jan 26, 2018 | GDPR - The General Data Protection Regulation, Library & News
What Is The General Data Protection Regulation EU? The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is European legislation which, despite Brexit, will still come into force in the UK, the latest date for compliance being 25 May 2018. It will apply to all businesses...
