Our Services.
Solution: People Ltd is here to help business who don’t employ an in-house people professional, and those businesses in need of additional expertise. This might include covering absences, helping your existing HR/People department during a busy time, or being the designated HR professional for a piece of work or a project.
People management is about so much more than its historical administrative position, it’s about understanding your people; harnessing and leveraging their talents to create and secure opportunities for your business. The ability to manage your people effectively, ensures your business has the right people to excel. I am confident that the perfect solution and your greatest successes will be achieved via your people.
If you need to start with the basics, I can support you with that.
If you want to build on the basics and aim higher, I can help you with that too.
Project Management
Effectively planning, executing and controlling HR related projects within your business. Interpreting and turning ‘HR projects’ into ways of working which might include: organisation change programmes, new practice or procedure roll-out, employee surveys and follow-up activities (i.e. employee engagement, rewards etc,), talent management activities and programme design.
Applying project management principles (planning, people management, stakeholder communication, risk management, execution, documentation, evaluation) to HR initiatives, can improve employee engagement, and achieve more efficient HR management.
Case Management
HR case management can be a systematic approach to handling and tracking various employee-related issues, with a structured process for documenting, addressing, and resolving HR matters. Alternatively, this might simply involve Solution: People offering support, or a complete hand-over to us, to ease the burden on you.
Cases might involve managing redundancy, grievance, discipline, sickness absence, flexible working requests, family leave requests (maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave, etc), capability concerns, settlement agreements, and other similar people management related matters.
People Development
This is a deliberate, ongoing effort to enhance the skills, knowledge and potential of the individuals within your organisation. This might involve varied interventions, such as training programs, mentorship, coaching, and workshops aimed at empowering employees to realise their full potential.
Or maybe, a one-off intervention because your usual supplier isn't available this time?
Personal and professional growth leads to improved performance, increased job satisfaction and a more skilled and motivated workforce.
Why not contact us now to see how Solution: People can help you to achieve all this.
Policy & Procedure
The set of guidelines and rules established by a business to govern its people-related practices and processes. It is these practices and policies which form the framework for managing your people fairly, and consistently to ensure effective workforce operations.
For a strong start, there are at least four policies that Solution: people recommends for most employers.
We can help with the creation of new documents, or a review of existing policies, procedures and handbook, with the supporting forms and items your business needs. All this is just something else we are highly skilled at delivering!
Coaching & Mentoring
Both are approaches to people development, aimed at helping employees to enhance skills, knowledge and performance.
Solution: People will help you identify how and where improvements can be achieved via your existing people. Then, if needed, we can design a programme to address those needs.
For Individuals
Do you have personal need for guidance or support? We're here for you, too:
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Career transition? Career planning and development support?
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Help with negotiating your salary, benefits, contract, or offer letter review.
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Do you need some help with your CV and/or job search?
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Looking to start a career in HR?
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A manager of people in need of some guidance?
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Do you have a meeting at work and need some help to prepare? You might be the manager, or the staff member required to attend. Maybe you are the HR professional and would like some guidance?
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Has it been a while since your last interview or assessment centre?
Contact Solution: People to get the help and support you need.
Successfully completed examples include:
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Transformation programmes such as restructuring, redundancies, organisation design, and so on.
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Aligning (or creating) your HR strategy to the wider business strategy.
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Employee engagement – advice, initiatives, employee surveys, analysis, and action planning.
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Talent management – advice and guidance in developing and retaining your valued resources that have the greatest potential to achieve more.
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Succession planning - ensuring business continuity through the development of plans to ensure key and leadership roles will not be left vacant.
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Equality, diversity, and inclusion – how and where to begin; guidance and advice on what equality and diversity mean for your business, and how an effective approach can support your business and is fundamental to sustainable growth.
HR Case Management
Employee relations advice and guidance, case management and investigation, letters and associated documentation. The term ‘employee relations’ can extend to any issue concerning collective and individual workplace relationships.
Advice and guidance in the effective management of people, which may include performance management.
Workplace mediation – sometimes having an experienced outsider involved, can make a huge difference to whether mediation is successful.
People Development
Developing your people and succession planning; coaching and development for staff, team leaders, managers, and senior managers.
Soft skills development training and teambuilding sessions and guidance.
People development activity might include traditional training-type sessions, or something a little more quirky!
We can design and deliver, or just do one, or the other. Maybe you have someone in-house to do the rest? It's completely up to you.
Solution: People are here to provide the solution you need, to further your business.
Policy and procedure
Your business may have a mix of employees, casual workers, and perhaps temps, and contractors. Employment law-related obligations and worker expectations can be quite the burden! The great news is, they don't need to be. Here's how we can help:
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Policy, procedure and practice – the creation of new or updating of existing documents, supporting documents and/or provision of learning events to implement changes or reinvigorate existing approaches.
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Recruitment and selection – review of existing practices and policy, revision of documents, assistance with workforce planning.
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Induction and onboarding – review of existing practices and policy, revision of documents or; design and delivery of a new programme.
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Exit – conducting exit interviews, review of existing practices and policy (or delivery of a new one), revision of documents, dealing with resignations (including retirement).
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Settlement agreements – we can deal with negotiation on your behalf, or maybe you just need some guidance to enable you manage the negotiations, yourself.
Coaching and mentoring
Coaching is a short-term, one-to-one relationship between coach and employee, here the coach is a professional - typically, an external - expert, who provides guidance, feedback, and support to help the employee to identify and achieve specific goals. Coaching emphasises self-discovery and self-improvement, with the aim of encouraging the employee to find solutions and strategies.
Do you have someone within your business who would benefit from an external professional coach? Then look no further, as Solution: People Ltd can offer exactly this, and this page can show you the areas we are skilled in.
Mentoring is a longer-term relationship where the mentor is an experienced employee, who provides guidance and advice to a less experienced employee, as part of a less formal arrangement. A wider range of topics will be covered, including career development, personal growth, and knowledge transfer.
The definitions of each are frequently confused with the other, but if you have the need for someone to develop and guide your aspiring HR professional/s to achieve optimal performance, then look no further!
Coaching and development for team leaders, managers and senior managers.
Soft skills development training and teambuilding sessions, in addition to ad-hoc 'in-the-moment' guidance are also available from Solution: People Ltd.
For individuals
At Solution: People, it's not only businesses that we support; we use our expertise in employment and development related matters to help individuals, too!
This may take the form of providing personalised guidance, and support to help you navigate various aspects of your professional life. Our individualised services have been valuable to job seekers, career changers, and those looking to enhance their careers.
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Currently studying for your CIPD qualification? Having taught at levels 3 and 5 and having studied at level 7 myself, I can be offer the guidance and support you need to achieve those special letters after your name!
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Has it been a while since you searched for a new job? Solution: People can help with conducting effective job searches, optimising job applications, networking strategies, and personal branding.
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CV needs a refresh and a more contemporary layout? Maybe you have never put your previous experiences into a single document before and don't know where to start?
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Has it been a while since you last applied for a role and you need some guidance with preparing? Perhaps you would like someone to talk through and practice modern selection techniques with?
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Looking at transitioning career, role, or industry? We can help you with guidance on acquiring skills relevant to your transition, and adapting to your new career path.
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Are you looking to start a career in HR but don't know where to begin (HR is typically a difficult career to plan your way into)?
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Do you have a meeting at work and need some help to prepare? You might be the manager, or the staff member required to attend. Perhaps we could help you to prepare and attend with you?
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Are you a manager of people and in need of some guidance about a new or existing issue?
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Need help with career planning and/or development? Would you benefit from the creation of career goals, actionable plans, and identifying the skills and knowledge you need to realise those goals?
Contact Solution: People to get the help and support you need.