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How to network nicely
2022-07-06 12:30 - 13:30 UTC | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
This event is for stand-alone HR professionals / business owners to help you work out how gain the most from your networking circle

About this event

This event is for stand-alone HR professionals / business owners to find out the difference between being a hunter or farmer in networking circle, which in turn will help you make better connections / friendships / raving fans!

What you will get from the session
This session will help you work out how gain the most from your networking circle (online and face to face), which in turn means you save time, and make money = SIMPLE STUFF!

About the presenter
Neil Giller, owner of Stuff the Rest Ltd is known for turning his clients’ can’ts into cans, by helping them lock away their self destruct buttons. Throughout his 33-year in business, Neil has been known for many professions, including hairdresser, sales person, as well as “public speaker, trainer, mind stretcher and anxiety aunt”.
Neil’s burning desire is to “smash the mental health stigma”, and his key to success is: ” I wanna inspire before I expire, the only problem is, I don’t know when that is gonna be, so I gotta KEEP ON INSPIRING!”

Testimonials
“Immensely benefitted from your training”- Tristan Rose
“Really interesting and thought provoking- great way to learn more about everyone in the team”- Mary Rushton Beales
“Very useful, all seems to obvious when you think about it. Just need to put it into practice now!” – Mark Cox
“Brilliant session, thoroughly enjoyed it and hugely beneficial” – Philippa Siddons
“Your training is definitely a very good time investment” – Renata Beczko-Florencio

Business Immigration and Right to Work Checks
2022-06-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Webinar run by our legal partner, Freeths LLP

About this event

Following recent changes to the immigration rules, we will provide an overview of the routes under which migrants can now apply to work in the UK and set out the changes to be aware of when carrying out right to work checks.

Speakers:
Amanda Trewhella, Managing Associate Employment Lawyer at Freeths LLP
Amy Brokenshire, Director at Freeths LLP

Please note, by registering you agree to share your details with our legal partner, Freeths. To opt out, please let us know by emailing: hello@hrindependents.co.uk

Inspirational Indies- Panel Discussion
2022-06-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
About this event

We are running our popular event, Inspirational Indies again on Wednesday, 15th June.
In the previous 2 years, we had a panel of inspirational Indies sharing their journey and top tips on how they grew their business. We are putting together another set of amazing inspirational Indies to share their experiences again with you. Every Indie has a unique journey and a beautiful story to tell.
Join us on Wednesday 15th June at 12:30pm for an enlightening discussion with our panel.
HOST
Mary Asante

Mary Asante is a director of HR Independents ‘HRi. Mary has over 20 years of industry experience in advising and coaching businesses on leadership development, people management and strategy needs. She is also an expert in Information Security and Cyber Security Governance. Mary founded Maysante Consultancy in 2016 helping leaders and businesses with their executive leadership development, strategic HR and information security requirements.
Mary also hosted HRi’s first ever Inspirational Panel event which proved very popular.

MEET THE PANEL
Zoé Carroll

Zoe began her career in the word of air traffic control and was fascinated by the way people responded to emergencies, seeing that some people thrived on a level of pressure that saw others failing to cope.
As an international level athlete, she saw the same patterns in sport, with some people thriving from the excitement of a performance, while others suffered extreme anxiety in the same situations.
During her BSc (hons) in Sport and Exercise Science, she researched the psychology and physiology of performance and fear in extreme sports performers. After completing over 50 skydives to test her theory about how the mind and body can be trained to work together, she then used her MSc to see whether she could teach her findings to other sports performers.
After establishing the Surrey Human Performance Institute, testing athletes to their physical and psychological limits, she moved into teaching roles providing leadership, teamwork, personal development and confidence coaching to thousands of young people with her unique mind-body techniques.
The devastating diagnosis of her son’s genetic condition and her husband’s mental health crisis challenged her own confidence to their limits. After using her knowledge to fight her way back to happiness, she now runs a coaching and training business focussed on helping women in business to overcome their own fears, find their confidence and live with happiness and joy.

Dianne Lambdin

Dianne set up the Sussex HR Hub to bring her own style of HR management to businesses; it has now been running for eight years. Prior to that, Dianne worked in several different organisations as an HR and employment law specialist and held senior management roles in the private and public sectors.
Her style is to focus on what can be done to help organisations get the most from their staff without over-complicating the issue. Dianne doesn’t try to impose HR ‘bling’ or the latest trends on her clients and she’s well aware that, sometimes, the so-called ‘best practice’ is not the best solution for them. She works with her clients to ensure they achieve what’s right for their own distinct situation.
The Sussex HR Hub now employs two regular HR consultants who work directly with clients; other consultants contribute to the business on an ad hoc basis.

Ruth Cornish

Ruth Cornish is a independent Chief People Officer and founded HR consultancy business, Amelore in 2010. She has worked with a range of clients including notonthehighstreet.com, Monica Vinader, L’Occitane and Mazars LLP. Ruth is an Executive coach and works with many senior women and founders.
Ruth is recognised as a national expert on HR and has appeared in articles by The Guardian, The Times and BBC. She also speaks on BBC news and radio, giving an opinion on a news story. Most recent (11/5) she was an expert panel member on Radio 4’s Moneybox discussing ‘Long Covid’.
Ruth co founded HR Independents ‘HRi’ in 2020 to represent and set professional standards for the growing number of independent HR professionals in the UK. She is a passionate advocate for ‘external HR’ and has a big vision for the profession. Ruth was professionally acknowledged as one of the most influential thinkers in HR in 2021 by leading senior publication, HR Magazine.

Anabela Yourell

Anabela set up her business, Stress Free HR Ltd nearly 6 years ago when she was forced out of London due to the £3000 a month cost of nursery fees. With a 2 year old and 8 month old she needed the flexibility that being her own boss would bring more than she realised at the time!
It took just over 3 years for Anabela to find her feet but in the last 14 months her business has grown by 350% since identifying her niche, businesses with up to 15 employees. Anabela’s approach is very commercial, and as such she never tells her clients they can’t do something. Instead she seeks to understand what they want to achieve and finds a way that fits with what they are comfortable doing from both a financial and engagement point of view.
Anabela’s initial ambition was to grow a HR business full of employees however, she’s now working towards her semi-retirement plans (she’s only 42!) within the fitness industry alongside her HR business whilst still only working 20-25 hrs over 4 days. Anabela says “it’s really important to know what you want and what you’re working towards so you build a business that can help you achieve that”.

How Fit is Your Business
2022-06-08 12:30 - 13:30 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
12 key checks you need to make to ensure your business is fit enough to survive and thrive in the fast moving business environment

About this event

It’s easy for business owners to lose sight of why they started their business as they get bogged down in the daily grind.
This Seminar identifies the 12 key checks you need to make to ensure your business will be fit enough to survive and thrive in the fast moving business environment of 2022.
This event is ideal for business owners who want to re-evaluate their business modelling to ensure they are maximising its potential.

What you will get from the session
The session will cover:

Ways to generate more sales leads and close more business
How to reduce working hours in the business
Techniques for improving cashflow
Improving your profit margin

About the presenter
Linda Lowther is a commercial, confident and capable senior Sales and Management professional with 30 years’ experience in driving results and leading teams to deliver world-class customer service. A strategic manager with the ability to take the initiative and model excellence while influencing and building relationships at all levels. Seeks to build on proven capabilities and develop and help Business Owners realise and grow their businesses bringing business, personal freedom and reward.
Advice4Business NE
Would you like to increase profitability and improve cashflow? How about enjoying what you do, but having full confidence that if you took a holiday your business would still flourish?
Over the past 9 years, Advice4Business North East has worked with 100s of clients who’ve wanted more freedom and reward from their business. We have helped them achieve and surpass their goals.
How?
By utilising 30 years’ experience of driving results and leading teams we have been able to develop tailored strategic business programs that allow business owners to work on their business rather than in them.

REGISTER FOR FREE HERE

10 Ways Content Can Attract Your Ideal Clients
2022-05-26 12:30 - 13:30 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
The structure you need to produce content that will help to engage your ideal client and offers ideas of how to help ensure they see it.

About this event

If you market your business, the chances are that the aspect that stresses you out the most is creating content. It can take AGES to write articles, think up ideas for posts, tailor topics for podcasts or create videos.

Then you put it out and…. Crickets! No responses. No enquiries. Nothing. It’s soul-destroying!

The most common reason that content fails to magnetically attract ideal clients is a lack of clarity about WHY you’re creating content in the first place.
Many HR consultants map out a list of topics, then just write about those – regardless of whether they’re what a prospective client wants to know!
This one-hour workshop will give you the structure you need to produce content that will help to engage your ideal client and offers ideas of how to help ensure they see it.

You’ll discover how to:

Make friends with Google so your content gets found
Create an irresistible ‘lead magnet’ that people will give their email address to access
Use channels that you may not have thought of to get your content seen by more people.
After the workshop, you’ll receive a content builder to help you structure your articles, blogs or podcasts to make sure they engage prospective clients.

The webinar is for Owners & Partners of independent HR Consultancies who want to discover how to attract ideal clients who will pay them regularly and value what they offer.

About the presenter:
Emma Tarring & The Marketing Matrix
Emma Tarring M CIPR is Co-founder and Director of The Marketing Matrix, the marketing strategy, support and training consultancy based in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, UK.
We specialise in creating and growing B2B and professional consultancy businesses in sectors including HR, leadership & development, coaching, employee engagement, recruitment and business innovation.
Over the past decade, Emma and Co-founder Anneve Hutchinson M IDM have helped well over 100 owners and managers of consultancies to create sustainable profits from their businesses through clear, consistent and confident marketing.
Emma was a business and tech journalist and PR for many years, and later head of corporate affairs for Cable & Wireless Communications before leaving corporate life to become an independent PR and Communications consultant.
The Marketing Matrix also hosts The Corporate Escape Club https://thecorporateescapeclub.co.uk/ , a monthly conversation and collaboration networking group for B2B consultants who have escaped corporate life to create their own consultancy businesses – or who are planning on doing so.

Testimonials:
“Emma & Anneve have put my mind at rest throughout and they have taken away the anxiety and fear that I had about getting my business to have an online presence.
Their communication has been exceptional and their calm desire to find ways around all the problems that I presented has made my experience of producing a website far less painful that I feared it would be!”
Hannah Copeland, HR SOS

“The Marketing Matrix has been the valued business partner of Priority Appointments for over 7 years.
Anneve and Emma have been pivotal in all of our strategic and tactical marketing planning which has resulted in a significantly enhanced brand profile and increased customer awareness. 5 star service!!”
Barbara Law, MD, Priority Appointments

Testimonial for The Corporate Escape Club
“Thank you for yesterday, again it was a great event and meeting everyone was really enjoyable. I am going to arrange some more one to one’s based on the back of this.
Also thank you for the marketing nuggets too, very helpful.”
Jane Blackwood, HR Business Consultants

Setting up a profitable and sustainable HR consultancy business
2022-05-17 12:30 - 13:30 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Practical tips on how to set up a profitable and sustainable HR consultancy business

About this event

Are you new to consultancy or thinking about going out on your own?
We can help you plan your moves to setting up your very own HR Consultancy business.
The session, run by experienced HR independents, will provide you with the tools and expert advice you need in order to set a clear plan to a successful business.

What to expect:
In this 1-hour webinar, we will look at the key things you need to consider before setting up your consultancy, starting from the basics: what are you offering and who are you offering it to?
The session will provide you with top tips on establishing your pricing, products and other income streams, as well as guidance on marketing your consultancy to ensure you stand out from the crowd.

During the webinar you will have the opportunity to ask questions and network with experienced HR independents who are running their very own successful consultancy businesses. You will also have the opportunity to explore how HRi can support you through your journey.
About the speaker:
This webinar is run by HRi, the home of independent HR and People Professionals across the UK and beyond. We’re independent HR and People practitioners too, starting our businesses from scratch following successful in-house HR careers, so we’ve got first-hand experience of doing it alone, building up our client base, developing thriving networks and gaining access to the most talented practitioners in the independent market.
We created HRi because we’re passionate about promoting and supporting independent HR and People professionals. Learn more about us at: https://hrindependents.co.uk/

Avoiding messy employment issues
2022-05-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Webinar run by our legal partner, Freeths LLP

About this event

We are delighted to be joined by our legal partner Freeths LLP on 4 May when they will be sharing their top tips to avoid difficult employment law issues and to keep your clients out of the tribunal.

Speakers:
Amanda Trewhella, Managing Associate Employment Lawyer at Freeths LLP
Amy Brokenshire, Director at Freeths LLP

Please note, by registering you agree to share your details with our legal partner, Freeths. To opt out, please let us know by emailing: hello@hrindependents.co.uk

Growing your business- Blogging/ Vlogging
2022-04-26 12:30 - 13:30 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Hear from HR indies who use Blogging/Vlogging and explore how these tools can help you grow your business.

About this event

Join in to explore how Blogging/ Vlogging can help you grow your business.
Hear from our panel of HR indies about their own experience in how Blogging/Vlogging helped their business, and get top tips on how to achieve maximum success.

Blogging/Vlogging offers various opportunities for small businesses to grow, helping to boost your online presence and establish your brand’s reputation for expertise. Find out how you can use these tool to your businesses’ advantage and explore how other hr indies get the most out of Blogging/Vlogging.

Panel Members
Vanessa McLennan
Vanessa started her career in recruitment and went to manage teams, work for many years in L&D, before venturing into setting up her own therapy practise. Whilst working in recruitment, she discovered NLP (Neuro linguistic programming) as a tool to help with sales and building relationships. She loved it so much that she used it to steer her career into coaching and L&D. From there she trained as a hypnotherapist, initially to help people learn more effectively in the training room. She loved it so much she qualified and set up her own practise as a side line. Vanessa started consulting with recruitment companies and freelancing as an L&D specialist, devising programmes for recruiters and managers and specialised in Emotional Intelligence. She loved coaching and loved helping people at a deeper level than just surface issues. She also has a passion for health and wellness. All of this led her to studying psychotherapy and she loved that so much that she now runs her own hypno/psychotherapy practise full time and specialises in helping people with their eating issues, such as binge eating, overeating and obesity. She loves helping people to resolve their inner traumas and loves seeing them live their lives feeling free and being themselves.

June Hogan
June has enjoyed a variety of roles during her 20 year HR career including HR Business Partnering, Reward and Policy, and Learning and Development. Having managed organisational change programmes and been made redundant herself, in 2019 June decided to bring together her personal and professional experience, and her coaching skills, to offer outplacement support services.
June is now the owner and Director of Wildwood Coaching Limited, a business which provides a variety of outplacement support services to values led organisations wanting to do the right and help their leavers with advice, guidance and support in preparing for a future after redundancy.
In developing her business June has used videos as part of her business development and as a resource to share with her clients.

Legal Update
2022-04-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Webinar run by our legal partner, Freeths LLP

About this event

We are delighted to be joined by our legal partner Freeths LLP on 8 February when they will be sharing their top tips to avoid difficult employment law issues and to keep your clients out of the tribunal.

Taking Positive Action and Being a Mindful Leader
2022-04-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Every leader has been impacted by the pandemic. We will explore how leaders can increase resilience, creativity and make better decisions.

About this event

Why this may appeal to you?
Every leader has been impacted by the pandemic. During this session we will explore how Leaders can:

Increase resilience both professionally & personally
Become more creative and agile in changing circumstances
Switch mindsets fast to deal with paradoxical situations
Lead with higher emotional intelligence, enabling you to make better decisions
Find new meaning and purpose in your work in 2022

‘To be an effective leader, you must be aware of your own needs, as well as those of the people that you lead…more so in 2021 than ever before.’
Dimitrios Spyridonidis (Warwick University MBA)

Duncan Battishill has over 20 years of experience helping Leaders and Commercial Teams improve their results. Understanding how to make positive decisions under pressure is especially important in today’s Global world.
During this 45-minute session Duncan will provide the HRi community with practical ideas on:
1. Why our mind often overrides us making wiser decisions in our professional work AND
2. How you can make better decisions as a Leader in pressure situations?

Duncan will share practical exercises from his extensive work with Leaders and Small Teams who are facing different, complex, and often difficult working environments.
Duncan has a passion helping purpose driven leaders have an impact in their respective professional work. He has coached leaders and teams within Legal, Accountancy, Education, Engineering, Medical & Healthcare, & Veterinary Science, and is familiar to working with both Small & Medium Size organisations as well within Global Enterprises too.
Duncan’s reputation as both a coach & as a group facilitator has led to regular speaking and training appearances on UK & Internationally focussed entrepreneurial programmes.

What clients are saying…
“Over the last 2 years I have worked with Duncan, he has really helped me re-boot my thinking, I am happier, enjoying my work, not getting stressed out nearly as often AND despite the pandemic where many in our industry have had a difficult sales year, I have had my best year in history”
Global Account Manager
“I would not have completed this negotiation with the outcomes we have achieved, without exposure to my own PQ practices”
Commercial Leader
“There is a noticeable difference in our group as a result of the 6-week PQ programme. Personally, I find it very helpful”
Founder of Europe’s Leading Veterinary Training Company

How to stop your HR Consultancy being a well-kept secret
2022-03-29 12:30 - 13:30
Find out how to build the foundations of a realistic and do-able marketing strategy and plan for your HR Consultancy.

About this event

What you will get from the session:
Find out how to build the foundations of a realistic and do-able marketing strategy and plan for your HR Consultancy without paid ads or complex funnels.
Learn what steps you need to take to promote your business and start attracting better quality, profitable clients who appreciate the services you offer and pay you what you’re worth.
You’ll get a worksheet to help you get clear about:

Your Plan – what you need to sell to reach your financial targets?
Your Proposition – what do you offer that your prospective clients really want?
Your People – who are the clients you most want to work with and how do you attract them?

Plus a Quick Win:

6 things to include on your website home page to help turn browsers into buyers.

Who is it for:
Owners & Partners of independent HR Consultancies who want to discover how to attract ideal clients who will pay them regularly and value what they offer.

About the presenter:
Emma Tarring & The Marketing Matrix
Emma Tarring M CIPR is Co-founder and Director of The Marketing Matrix, the marketing strategy, support and training consultancy based in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, UK.
We specialise in creating and growing B2B and professional consultancy businesses in sectors including HR, leadership & development, coaching, employee engagement, recruitment and business innovation.
Over the past decade, Emma and Co-founder Anneve Hutchinson M IDM have helped well over 100 owners and managers of consultancies to create sustainable profits from their businesses through clear, consistent and confident marketing.
Emma was a business and tech journalist and PR for many years, and later head of corporate affairs for Cable & Wireless Communications before leaving corporate life to become an independent PR and Communications consultant.
The Marketing Matrix also hosts The Corporate Escape Club https://thecorporateescapeclub.co.uk/ , a monthly conversation and collaboration networking group for B2B consultants who have escaped corporate life to create their own consultancy businesses – or who are planning on doing so.

Testimonials:
“Emma & Anneve have put my mind at rest throughout and they have taken away the anxiety and fear that I had about getting my business to have an online presence. Their communication has been exceptional and their calm desire to find ways around all the problems that I presented has made my experience of producing a website far less painful that I feared it would be!”
Hannah Copeland, HR SOS

“The Marketing Matrix has been the valued business partner of Priority Appointments for over 7 years. Anneve and Emma have been pivotal in all of our strategic and tactical marketing planning which has resulted in a significantly enhanced brand profile and increased customer awareness. 5 star service!!”
Barbara Law, MD, Priority Appointments
Testimonial for The Corporate Escape Club
“Thank you for yesterday, again it was a great event and meeting everyone was really enjoyable. I am going to arrange some more one to one’s based on the back of this. Also thank you for the marketing nuggets too, very helpful.”
Jane Blackwood, HR Business Consultants

Future Events with HR Independents:

11 May 2022 – 10 ways content can attract your ideal HR clients £49

Confidence in words - Speakers Masterclass
2022-03-03 12:30 - 13:30 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
How to become sought after & in demand speak

About this event

This event is for women who want to use their voice for greater impact and income. Powerful communicators who run their own businesses and want to make money by speaking on stages.

What you will get from the session:

How to become sought after & in demand speaker
The real reason you’re not yet paid to speak
How to stop chasing gigs and start attracting them

About the presenter:
Lovelda Vincenzi is a world-renowned Speaker Coach, Moderator and MC. She coaches and mentors female leaders get invited and paid to speak on their dream stages without pitching, discounting or wasting precious time. Lovelda is frequently found introducing and facilitating conversations with political figureheads, celebrities, business executives and entrepreneurs. Tom Daly, Margrethe Vestagar (European Commissioner for Competition), Monica Lewinsky, Kunal Nayyar (Big Bang Theory), and Paul Polman (Former Unilever CEO) are just some of the well-known people she has worked with.

Testimonials:

Lois Strachan – President Cape Chapter, PSA South Africa:

“Lovelda presented a masterclass to our women speaker mastermind in December 2021. Lovelda was a pleasure to work with and I was impressed by her professionalism and efficient communication. Her presentation was filled with great advice and practical solutions and her speaking style was engaging and authentic. She gave great value to our attendees. Lovelda’s masterclass was one of the highlights of our year.”

Tyron Harding, Trauma Focused Inspirational Speaker & Disability Inclusion Advocate:

“Lovelda is a phenomenal Speaking Coach! She gave a presentation to our Professional Speaker Association Chapter which left every single person in the room with actionable steps to push their Speaking Careers forward! She went above and beyond what we were expecting… A true Professional!”

Sherry Darden, CEO Growth Strategist:

“Wow! What a powerhouse! Other coaches can take notes from her! This is a lady that is not afraid to share her knowledge nuggets. Her 3 day workshop that she gifted not only empowered me to improve my profile to propel my business, but helped make sense of things. In just one hour, I discovered why with all of my efforts, I was not getting in front of the right audience. I look forward to receiving more coaching nuggets for years to come! Thank you Lovelda!”

Build & Develop a Brand which Resonates
2022-02-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
How to develop a brand and effectively communicate it to your customers.

About this event

Hear about how to develop a brand and effectively communicate it to your customers.
In this session we’ll be focusing on Branding basics – what it means to create and develop a great brand, how to set your business apart and how to communicate your brand effectively to customers.
There might be heaps of businesses that do what you do – but none of them do it your way. In difficult (and competitive) times, creating a brand that connects to customers and promotes your values is crucial.
This workshop is for people who are not sure how to set their small business apart from the rest and want to understand branding better.

Content and Takeaways

Understand why branding isn’t just a logo
The Vision, Values, Personality, Positioning process
Learn the difference between brand strategy and brand design
Hear how to develop brand values
Learn how to communicate your brand story
Understand how to help your team understand the brand

Testimonials
“I came across Shake it Up randomly and I am so glad I did. As someone who is starting up with her own business I was struggling with what to prioritise and having a strategy to implement. I have a lot to work with now. I will definitely follow up with them to get more advice – I would highly recommend! Thank you guys :)” – Sara Innocenzi

About the presenter:
Rachael Dines is the founder of Shake It Up Creative, an award-winning, growing marketing agency in West Sussex. A Chartered Marketer and approved Enterprise Nation Adviser, her marketing career has spanned over 20 years across the B2B, B2C and Charity sectors, both in-house and agency-side. She is currently an adviser on regional funded support programmes including South East Business Boost and the High Streets of Winchester Retail Support Club. Rachael has featured on BBC Radio Sussex, Radio Reverb and as an expert guest on the LBC Radio Clive Bull Business Show. Passionate about sharing her knowledge and working collaboratively, Rachael is pleased to be a speaker for the HRi webinar series.

Building your Sales Pipeline for HR Consultants
2022-02-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
About this event

Duncan Battishill, has specialised for 15 years in working with small and medium sized organisations. His reputation for coaching technical experts to grow their own businesses has lead to him being a regular Panel member on numerous UK & Internationally focussed entrepreneurial programmes.
Duncan has designed and facilitated numerous sales & business development programmes across a number of market sectors including technology, consulting and professional services. Duncan has a passion for mentoring and helping purpose driven leaders.
Join us for this 1 hour session where Duncan will provide HR Consultants with practical ideas on:

Why a Sales Pipleline is critical for your business to thrive?
What should my Sales Pipeline look like?
How can I build a healthier sales pipeline in 2022?

About the presenter
Over the last 20 years I have co-founded a Training & Development Consultancy and Sales Development Consultancy, working with both privately owned businesses and global businesses across a range of market sectors, including Engineering, Technology, Information Technology, Education & Consulting organisations too.
I have a track record in training & coaching consultants, scientists, engineers, technologists, medics and non-sales people who are wanting to develop their own businesses. My particular areas of specialism & interest are working with innovative & technical experts who are passionate about their Product & service offering.
Problems I have helped leaders & teams overcome are:

Quickly assessing the strengths of their sales capability & providing corrective action
How to get engage & connect with different types of decision makers
How to increase the number of meetings with decisions makers
How to qualify early sales conversations into real opportunities
How to implement a repeatable sales process for your business

Family Policies & Discrimination
2022-01-26 11:00 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Webinar run by Freeths LLP

About this event

We are delighted to be joined by our legal partner Freeths LLP on 26 January when they will be taking us through the current family friendly rights afforded to employees and the latest discrimination cases involving family friendly rights.

Investigative interviews
2022-01-19 12:30 - 13:30 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Investigative interviews – a model to help get the most out of those you are speaking to.

About this event

This event is for independent HR Consultants running their own business or stand alone HR professionals who are involved in grievance and disciplinary investigations.

What you will get from the session
We will be discussing Kate’s favourite interview model and how to practically apply this in a number of scenarios that HR practitioners face on a regular basis, the PEACE model of interviewing and within this:

How to prepare for an interview – this includes case related, physical and mental preparation
How to engage your interviewee and get their account
Why challenging the account and gaining clarity is important
Closing the interview and ensuring risks are managed
Post interview actions

Testimonials
“First and foremost, what a session! It was expertly delivered with lots of practical and informative takeaways…. We had the highest number of questions we’ve ever had on a session”

About the presenter

Kate Marston a CIPD qualified, former Detective Sergeant in the Metropolitan Police who went on to lead the investigations function at a FTSE 100 global luxury brand.
Kate’s first-hand experience as an investigator as well as time spent completing investigative certifications / interview courses and reviewing other people’s investigations means she has a wealth of insight and perspective to share.

Finance for HR Consultancy business owners
2022-01-11 12:00 - 13:30 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Everything you wanted to know about Finance but were too afraid to ask.

About this event

This webinar is designed for people with no financial background or training and who have started, or are starting, their own HR consultancy business.
We will cover all the basics of finance that a small company owner must be comfortable with, including:

· The simple disciplines required for good financial health

· Areas that often get overlooked but that can easily lead to problems

· Profit & Loss accounts

· Balance sheets

· Cashflow statements

Join Paul Barlow an experienced CFO who will share not only all the facts but also his insight about what business owners get right.
You will leave the webinar with a clear plan about what you need to attend to in your business and the confidence to do so.

About the presenter
Paul Barlow is an international CFO who has spent most of his career in transport/infrastructure at some of the sector’s most recognisable names. He has worked in all sizes of companies right across the range of funding models: from FTSE listed companies, to flagship public sector projects, to private equity backed organisations, and to owner-managed SMEs and start-ups. He has worked all over the world and lived and operated in Spain and Germany, speaking both languages fluently.

Outside of work, Paul likes nothing better than to go camping with his wife and children or surfing with friends.

HRi Christmas Social (Members only)
2021-12-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
It’s that time of the year again! Join us for our exclusive HRi Member Virtual Christmas Party

About this event

To mark the beginning of the festive period, we are inviting all our HRi Members to join us for a virtual Christmas get-together. ?
The theme this year is Coffee and Mince pie, but if you are feeling more bubbly… bring along some of that, too! ?

Hope to see you all for some festive fun!

Please note this event is for HRi Silver, Gold and Platinum members only.

COVID and Data Protection
2021-11-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
COVID and Data Protection

About this event

We are delighted to be joined by our legal partners Freeths on 18 November, where Amanda Trewhella and Amy Brokenshire will take us through recent COVID-19 developments, including:

The latest advice for pregnant employees
New guidance on making late and amended CJRS claims
The latest on mandatory vaccines in the workplace
Key data protection issues arising if checking vaccination status or the COVID pass
Q&A

Your hosts:
Amanda Trewhella, Managing Associate Employment Lawyer at Freeths LLP
Amy Brokenshire, Director at Freeths LLP

Please note, by registering you agree to share your details with our legal partner, Freeths. To opt out, please let us know by emailing: hello@hrindependents.co.uk

Pricing for Profit – A fair return for the value you bring
2021-11-17 12:30 - 13:30 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Pricing for Profit – A fair return for the value you bring, a session run by Ben Rendle on how to maximise profitability of your business.

About the presenter/business:
Ben Rendle spent over 20 years maximising the profitability of the businesses he has worked with.
He used his learnings from this period to build a 6-figure accountancy practice in under twelve months and subsequently built a financial coaching business creating his signature program The Profit Formula TM to help other consultants to do the same.
Pricing & packaging is so important to the success of your practice that it is one of the foundational milestones The Profit Formula TM.
In the session Ben will share his hard learned knowledge on both the mechanics and psychology of pricing.

What you will get from the session:

Why getting your pricing right matters
How to position yourself in the market
Understand your pricing options
How to command a premium price

Testimonials/recommendations:
“I have worked with Ben for over a year now, and as someone that has had to learn a lot in a short space of time, Ben has been fantastic. His knowledge and his network of contacts has really been influential in growing this business. He was also able to offer a bespoke package that worked perfectly for our needs. He’s a top bloke and would highly recommend his services!”
Lewis Robling

Founder at Cocabana Ltd

“Ben has been fantastic from start to finish. Extremely diligent and patient, showing the upmost professionalism. I would highly recommend Ben to anyone. Thanks again.”
Jack Lea

Founder, Standeasy Coffee

“Great help and support throughout. Explains and simplified each task to help understand the process”
Carole-Anne Owen

Founder, CAO Selection

Finance for HR Consultancy business owners
2021-10-21 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Everything you wanted to know about Finance but were too afraid to ask.

About this event

This webinar is designed for people with no financial background or training and who have started, or are starting, their own HR consultancy business.

We will cover all the basics of finance that a small company owner must be comfortable with, including:

· The simple disciplines required for good financial health
· Areas that often get overlooked but that can easily lead to problems
· Profit & Loss accounts
· Balance sheets
· Cashflow statements
· Tax

Join Paul Barlow an experienced CFO who will share not only all the facts but also his insight about what business owners get right.

You will leave the webinar with a clear plan about what you need to attend to in your business and the confidence to do so.

About the presenter
Paul Barlow is an international CFO who has spent most of his career in transport/infrastructure at some of the sector’s most recognisable names. He has worked in all sizes of companies right across the range of funding models: from FTSE listed companies, to flagship public sector projects, to private equity backed organisations, and to owner-managed SMEs and start-ups. He has worked all over the world and lived and operated in Spain and Germany, speaking both languages fluently.

Paul has been involved with Amelore, a company set-up by one of HRi’s founders, for many years and has supported HRi in the background since its inception.

Outside of work, Paul likes nothing better than to go camping with his wife and children or surfing with friends.

TUPE Overview
2021-10-20 12:30 - 13:30 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
We are delighted to be joined by our legal partners, Freeths LLP on 20 October for a webinar on the foundations of TUPE.
Amanda Trewhella and Amy Brokenshire will take us through the principles of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations including:
· When does TUPE apply?
· How does it affect employees?
· What process must you follow?
· What are the consequences of getting it wrong?
The session will also include a Q&A.

Please note, by registering you agree to share your details with our legal partner, Freeths. To opt out, please let us know by emailing: hello@hrindependents.co.uk

Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work: What good looks like
2021-10-14 12:30 - 13:30 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work: What good looks like. HR’s role and how to support your clients with this

About this event

An event for Independent HR Consultants running their own business, and HR professionals (Stand alone and internal)
What you will get from the session:

Why Organisational Wellbeing and Mental Health is now a core part of any People Proposition
What’s happening now; post pandemic working
What good looks like – strategy, stakeholders, leadership
The role of HR in health, mental healh and wellbeing
How to support your clients

About the presenter
Amy McKeown is a strategic consultant, engaging speaker and respected writer within health, mental health, wellbeing and women’s health. Specialising in creating and delivering measurable strategies – which are both innovative and realistic – Amy coaches organisations of all sizes to educate, empower and change behaviours on an individual and systemic level.

With 20 years of varied experience, Amy combines a clinical background, specialising in psychology, with deep subject matter expertise in mental health, occupational health, health analytics and health insurance.

Amy’s breadth of clients is similarly unique. From creating an award-winning strategy for corporate giant EY to writing a holistic wellbeing programme for a FTSE100, Amy also works with SME’s, vibrant start-ups and more recently governing bodies and parliaments.

Her innovative solutions and somewhat controversial insights have truly shaken up the UK’s health, mental health and wellbeing scene – inspiring peers, organisations and exhibitions to rethink haphazard and unresearched approaches to mental health.

In 2021 Amy decided to launch her own digital conference on a subject matter she is deeply passionate about; women’s health. ‘The Business of Being a Women’ is the first conference that combines women’s health, mental health, wellbeing and business, covering topics such as menstruality, motherhood and leadership in the workplace. The Business of Being a Women will return in 2022.

Testimonials:
Amy was a delight to partner with when she helped us design our global Wellbeing strategy and associated framework / governance. Her knowledge and informed approach are highly recommended”
– FTSE100 BRAND

The HRi Indie Fee Survey Big Reveal
2021-09-30 12:30 - 13:30 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
The HRi Indie Fee Survey Big Reveal

About this event

We know from talking to our members that many independent HR and People professionals agonise over what to charge where to pitch their pricing. So HRi, in collaboration with one of our accredited and Platinum members, Charles Goodman, have recently surveyed the independent HR community to gather data to provide a guide to help others ensure they are setting competitive prices that reflect their knowledge, experience and the value they are adding.

Thank you to everyone who completed the survey. We’ve been working hard over the last few months and are now excited to finally be in a position to share the results.

As always, we’ll ensure that this will be an engaging and interactive session with the opportunity to discuss, share observations and ask questions.

Sign up now to secure your place and be one of the first to hear the results.

Setting up a profitable and sustainable HR consultancy business
2021-09-29 11:00 - 12:00 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Practical tips on how to set up a profitable and sustainable HR consultancy business

About this event

Are you new to consultancy or thinking about going out on your own? Come and learn more about how to effectively set up your own consultancy, and how to ensure it is profitable and sustainable. We will give you practical tips on setting up and running your HR consultancy.

For this special session we are delighted to be joined by expert Paul Barlow.
Paul Barlow is an international CFO who has spent most of his career in transport/infrastructure at some of the sector’s most recognisable names. He has worked in all sizes of companies right across the range of funding models: from FTSE listed companies, to flagship public sector projects, to private equity backed organisations, and to owner-managed SMEs and start-ups. He has worked all over the world and lived and operated in Spain and Germany, speaking both languages fluently.
Paul has been involved with Amelore, a company set-up by one of HRi’s founders, for many years and has supported HRi in the background since its inception.
Outside of work, Paul likes nothing better than to go camping with his wife and children or surfing with friends.

The hidden dynamics of team performance
2021-09-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Leadership author Jude Jennison reveals the 12 hidden dynamics that occur in every team, explores the common problems that occur in teams and explains how to lead change more effectively.

About this event

How do you align your senior leadership team for fast-paced change?

In today’s hybrid workplaces, keeping a team aligned and connected requires new ways of leading and communicating. Teams have become more disconnected and fragmented thanks to remote working and stress caused by the uncertainty of the pandemic. Teams are made up of brilliant individuals but the quality of the relationships and communication within the team can accelerate or hinder commercial success.
In this webinar, leadership and team performance author and coach, Jude Jennison, draws on a decade of exploring non-verbal behaviour in senior leaders and teams to reveal the hidden dynamics that occur in every team and sabotage performance.

This webinar will cover:
• Understand how non-verbal behaviour influences relationships and results
• Discover the critical problems that derail even the best of teams and how to overcome them
• Explore 12 hidden dynamics of team performance, including:
o The Organisation model – 3 team roles that are critical to align a team
o The Pillars of vitality – 3 ways to create vitality in the team under pressure
o The Understanding approach – 3 levels of non-verbal awareness that increase understanding of different approaches
o The Stories blueprint – 3 unconscious stories that everyone tells themselves that impact relationships and cause division

Autumn Employment Law Update- Freeths
2021-09-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
On 9th September we will be joined by our legal partner, Freeths LLP for a roundup of changes to employment law and a look ahead to the future developments HRi’s should be aware of.
Amanda Trewhella and Lynne Ingram will provide an overview of some of the most important developments and cases that have taken place in recent months with a particular focus on the cases now coming through the employment tribunals relating to COVID.
They will also discuss employment law changes on the horizon and current hot topics including managing the return to the workplace and monitoring employee’s vaccination status
Will have time for a Q&A at the end of the session and if you would like to submit a question in advance feel free to do so by emailing: hello@hrindependents.co.uk
Please note, by registering you agree to share your details with our legal partner, Freeths. To opt out, please let us know by emailing: hello@hrindependents.co.uk

Developing Your Mental Fitness
2021-09-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Professional Development Programme

About this event

Mental Fitness is the X-Factor

If you’re not physically fit, you’d feel physical stress as you climb a steep hill.
If you’re not mentally fit, you’d feel mental stress, such as anxiety, frustration, or unhappiness, as you handle work and relationship challenges.
Recent events such as the Pandemic, disruption in our working environments, social unrest, and political changes have over-stretched us all, and some greater than others.
Duncan Battishill is going to share some examples of how we can all benefit from a new upgrade in your mental operating system to not just survive but thrive in these tumultuous times.

Learn how to boost your Mental Fitness(PQ)
PQ (your Positive Intelligence Quotient) is the measure of your Mental Fitness. It’s the best predictor of how happy you are and how well you perform relative to your potential.
And the good news is you can boost your PQ significantly with practice.
PQ is a synthesis of recent breakthroughs in neuroscience, cognitive and positive psychology, and performance science.

Want to Learn More?
On 07 September 10.00-11.00am Duncan Battishill is going to share ideas on how YOU can boost your own Mental Fitness.
Duncan will provide answers to 3 Questions: What is Mental Fitness, Why this is important in our professional work NOW, and finally What you can do to strengthen your own Mental Fitness?
He will answer questions and provide options on how you could participate in the Positive Intelligence six week programme.

Breakthrough Results
Within 6-8 weeks of mental fitness training, you’d be able to see the results in MRI imaging:
• Increased grey matter in the PQ Brain region, home to your positive mental muscles
• Decreased grey matter in the Survivor Brain region, home to your Saboteurs(negative mental muscles)
Improvements in these competencies lead to substantial results:
• Motorola recorded improved productivity in 93% of trained employees
• At a UK advanced Technology reseller, the average salesperson with improved competency sold £39,428 more per month
• 37% More Sales reported from a Technical Sales Team
• 31% Better Performance reported by a Professional Service group

As part of my Coaching practice, I have partnered with Positive Intelligence to share a 6-week programme offered by the CEO and Founder, Shirzad Chamine. Shirzad is the author of the New York Times best-selling book, Positive Intelligence, and a Stanford lecturer. He has taken his breakthrough research in neuroscience and the data he’s collected from over 500,000 people to create a 6-week programme

What clients are saying…
“Over the last 2 years I have worked with Duncan, he has really helped me re-boot my thinking, I am happier, enjoying my work, not getting stressed out nearly as often AND despite the pandemic where many in our industry have had a difficult sales year, I have had my best year in history”
Global Account Manager
“I would not have completed this negotiation with the outcomes we have achieved, without exposure to my own PQ practices”
Commercial Leader
“There is a noticeable difference in our group as a result of the 6-week PQ programme. Personally, I find it very helpful”
Founder of Europe’s Leading Veterinary Training Company

HRi Big Fee Survey- Roundtable on setting fees for Retained Clients
2021-07-29 12:30 - 13:30 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Following several queries on the HRi Facebook Group and as part of our report for the HRi Big Fee Survey, we will be discussing retainer fees in an informal and collaborative lunchtime chat.

We will look at 3 questions, giving everyone a minute or two to speak:

Introduction to your business and how you approach retainer fees.
What are the benefits and challenges of your approach?
If you were fully confident clients wouldn’t mind, how would you change your approach?

There will be a limit of 18 spaces to allow everyone a chance to get involved in the conversation so book quickly.

Kickstarter scheme for HR Consultants
2021-07-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Everything you need to know about the kickstart scheme.

About this event

This event is for either HR consultants looking to get a kickstarter of their own, or for HR Indies/standalones to learn more about the scheme so they can advise their employers/clients.

About the presenter
Aime Armstrong is a member of HR Independents and runs an HR consultancy company called Ninja HR. Since December 2020 Ninja HR have been an approved kickstart gateway and have helped more than 80 companies get £1,766,872 in grant funding to create 231 kickstart vacancies (100 of which have already started).
From this session you will get an overview of how the scheme works in practice (not just what you can read on the website), and an opportunity to ask any questions from someone who has spent the last 6 months living the kickstart scheme!

Testimonials: all our customers come via referrals or social media, and we are currently processing a kickstart application for your very own HR Independents!
