how we help…
Established SMEs
Developing your structures and systems
You might need help with…
Unmanageably fast growth
If your business needed to scale quickly to handle demand, or acquired or merged with another organisation, you may not have had the time and resources to set up the systems and procedures necessary for the smooth running of your operations and effective relationships with staff. We can ensure you have the structures in place to optimise performance and productivity, and to keep your staff focused and motivated, while still being able to expand.
Lack of legal compliance
Similarly, as businesses grow and employ more staff, they may not realise the measures they need to take to remain within the law. Compliance can be a cause of great anxiety among management, and is sometimes swept under the carpet rather than dealt with. We can guide you through the labyrinth of employment legislation to ensure you are doing the right thing by the authorities and your staff.
Outdated management structures
Your business’s management hierarchy, decision-making processes and staff relationship policies (if any) may be a legacy of family ownership, or an extension of how one or two original founders handled the running of the firm. This could be putting stress on the whole business. If your company has outgrown its original structure, we can help you put appropriate systems and policies in place, while maintaining your original ethos.
Complex mergers
Two companies coming together can be a joyous union of mutually-compatible organisations, with much to look forward to ahead. Equally, it can be a time of uncertainty and confusion when staff may wonder if your previous corporate values and goals still stand, or even if their future is secure. We can make sure you have systems, communication and guidance in place to make your staff feel involved, invested and motivated.
A need to scale back
Sometimes, growing too quickly was not the best thing to do for your business. You may find that your infrastructure and associated costs outweigh your revenue and you need rationalise your operation. We can show you how to scale back, and to do it compliantly, so that your reputation remains intact and your workforce remains motivated in your streamlined new business.
Engagement, Motivation and Performance
We work with you on:
Job design and Onboarding
HR Coaching and mentoring
International expansion
TUPE transfers
Conflict and dismissals
Effective HR software
Heptagon HR is an official partner of breatheHR, a comprehensive software package designed to bring all your HR requirements into one place in an intuitive and easy-to-use platform. Bringing order to chaos, breatheHR, is a cloud solution that ensures you’re on top of employee progress, performance, appraisals, contracts, holidays, expenses, sickness days and more, in one streamlined system. Clients have loved it!
This is not an exhaustive list. For full advice on how we can help your business to thrive, call us today for a no-obligation chat.