HR Talks

Behavioural Principles Chat with Matt Bullock

Adam catches up with Matt Bullock, Director of People and Culture for Acorns Children’s Hospice to delve into Behavioural Principles and how these tie into HR Strategy. In this video, they address:

0:26 – People Strategy or HR Strategy?
1:22 – Why a company needs a Strategy and Behavioural Principles
2:10 – What you would look to see in a Strategy
4.40 – How HR Strategy influences an organisation’s culture
5:47 – What are behaviours and why do employee behaviours impact a culture?
6:57 – The business benefits of getting the Strategy, behaviours & culture right
08:48 – The tangible commercial benefits of investing in Strategy
10.27 – What Matt is doing in their People Strategy (Grow Your Own)
11.05 – Values and Behaviours
14:27 – How to use these values and behaviours and bring them to life
16:48 – How HR Strategy, Behavioural Principles and Values all influence a recruitment process
17:28 – Actionable tips and hints when designing a People Strategy

HR Software Chat with Chris Allbones

For the second instalment of our HR Talks… series, we discussed HR Software with Chris Allbones, Director of drumBEAT Marketing UK.

As your business grows, it’s essential to keep up-to-date with all elements of HR. That’s why we spoke to Chris, who uses HR Software in his business. He also knows a thing or two about technology, so we picked his brains on cloud computing in a business setting:

0:00 – Introductions
0:30 – What is HR Software (plus examples)?
0:58 – Years ago vs Now
1:17 – The Advent of Cloud Computing
1:46 – HR Software or HR System?
2:15 – Chris’ experience of HR Software as a Small Business Owner
3:11 – Employee access to HR Software
3:44 – Data & Security with HR Software
4:30 – Savings
5:04 – Emails and HR Software
5:54 – Breathe HR and HR Software Alternatives
6:26 – Longevity of HR Software
7:02 – Chris’ Key Benefits for an SME using HR Software
8:06 – How We Can Help You Implementing HR Software