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Scaling your business: Calling in the ‘jobbing’ experts

12th March 2025 / Company News

by Antonia Maclean, Vistage Chair: East Midlands, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire Scaling a business can be a challenging yet rewarding journey. For many business owners, the focus is often on running day-to-day operations. However, when the time comes to scale, it becomes crucial to shift focus towards building the right systems and processes that […]

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How smart financial services firms build future-ready teams

11th March 2025 / Company News, News

The financial services industry is evolving at an unprecedented pace, driven by digital transformation, regulatory shifts, and changing customer expectations. People Director Helen Norris explains that for founders and leaders of mid-tier financial firms, the challenge is twofold: harnessing technology to stay competitive while building a dynamic workforce that can adapt to constant change. The

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Building success from the inside out: The people strategy behind Chapel Properties’ transformation

10th March 2025 / Case Studies, East Case Studies

Founders Mark and Ruth Crisp wanted to protect their unique culture, while building a scalable construction business, fit for the future. They turned to People Director, Mark Waine, to help them transform Chapel Properties.

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Unlocking growth: Strategies and support for scaling businesses

5th March 2025 / Events & Webinars

Scaling your business and attracting funding has never been more challenging in today’s economic climate. Yet, there has never been more support available to help ambitious businesses like yours overcome challenges, balance risk, and achieve sustainable growth.

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Stronger employer brand, higher business value. It’s that simple.

4th March 2025 / Company News, News

A strong employer brand enhances company reputation, improves employee retention, attracts investment, and ultimately increases business valuation. People Director Catherine Wood shares her expertise on how employer branding influences financial success, mergers, and acquisitions.

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Scale-up success with a winning culture – how the Hansbury Group smashed targets by over 30%

3rd March 2025 / Case Studies, East Case Studies

With a period of transformational change under its belt, the flourishing Hansbury Group needed help maintaining its vibrant culture and people-first approach while navigating significant growth.

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Elevating people strategy to grow revenue and profit at Yewdale

26th February 2025 / Case Studies, East Case Studies

How do you achieve growth in challenging market conditions while putting your people first? Recognising that HR was a key business driver—not just an admin function—CEO Ryan Parsons brought in Mark Waine, a People Director from People Puzzles, to help steer the company forward.

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Helping transform Markham Insurance in one day a month

14th February 2025 / Case Studies, East Case Studies

Discover how alignment, leadership and a focus on people strategy helped Markham, an insurance firm, grow to new heights with support from a fractional People Director just one day a month.

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One meeting, big impact: Why great leaders prioritise 1:1 meetings

7th February 2025 / News

People Director Steve Carpenter shares his insights and advice to help managers nail one of the most important, but most often neglected tools up their sleeve – the 1:1 meeting.

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Playing by the rules and avoiding the penalties

5th February 2025 / Company News

For business leaders, regulatory compliance can feel like a moving target – especially in the construction sector. New rules, new policies, new expectations – and the ever-present risk of getting it wrong. But compliance isn’t just about avoiding fines; it’s about protecting your business, your people and your reputation. Get it right and you stay

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