Watt About HR

Watt About Getting More Clients?

Are you a small business owner who is wondering how to ensure you have enough clients and work in the pipeline?     What are you doing about connecting with more potential clients?   How do you build relationships with potential clients?   What are you doing to commercialise your relationships?    All these questions have gone through the minds of most small business owners. You are often so busy doing the day to day work that you don’t have time to focus on marketing – but what happens if the work dries up?     In this episode of Watt About HR, Claire is joined by James Lyon, The HR Marketing Guy. James works specifically in the area of HR supporting HR consultants market their businesses and engage with more people and potential clients. James has really helped me gain confidence in marketing my business and the advice he gives me is relevant to all small businesses so I thought I would share his words of wisdom with you too!Whether you're just starting out or looking to take your marketing efforts to the next level, I am confident that this podcast will help you move forward with your marketing strategy,.   If you are a HR Consultant and want to arrange a free call with James about your marketing needs, you can contact him james@marketingforhrconsultants.com [https://marketingforhrconsultants.com] About Claire After an 18-year career in companies such as Samaritans, Revlon and Habitat, Claire decided to make the move to being an HR independent and founded Ditton HR 10 years ago. Ditton HR offers operational & strategic HR support to SMEs and assists larger organisations with HR projects. Claire also coaches HR professionals who are thinking about becoming independent or who are already on that road but need guidance and support on how to grow their businesses. You can find out more about Claire and Ditton HR by visiting: https://www.dittonhr.co.uk [https://www.dittonhr.co.uk/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/] and https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited [https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited]

Watt About Disability?

In this episode, Claire is joined by Chris Jay, a disability inclusion advocate, trainer and speaker who speaks to her about how to promote a more inclusive working environment, specifically around people with disabilities. They discuss how we can help employers be more empathetic, understanding and knowledgeable and supportive of disability.  Chris has cerebral palsy and has been a wheelchair user for most of his life so chats to Claire about how he uses his life experiences to help businesses understand the topic of disability at work.  Chris is the Managing Director of Bascule Disability Training, which promotes inclusivity in businesses. More details of Chris and his business can be found at https://bascule.com [https://bascule.com] or you can contact Claire who can put you in touch.  About Claire After an 18-year career in companies such as Samaritans, Revlon and Habitat, Claire decided to make the move to being an HR independent and founded Ditton HR 10 years ago. Ditton HR offers operational & strategic HR support to SMEs and assists larger organisations with HR projects. Claire also coaches HR professionals who are thinking about becoming independent or who are already on that road but need guidance and support on how to grow their businesses. You can find out more about Claire and Ditton HR by visiting: https://www.dittonhr.co.uk [https://www.dittonhr.co.uk/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/] and https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited [https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited]

Watt About Constructive Feedback?

In this episode of Watt About HR, Claire is joined by Julie Leach who is a learning and development expert at Ditton HR. Julie and Claire discuss the importance of giving good constructive feedback, how to prepare for these conversations, the common pitfalls and how to accept feedback when you are on the receiving end.  Whether you are an experienced manager looking to enhance your skills or someone who wants to be better prepared when receiving feedback, this podcast is for you.  About Claire After an 18-year career in companies such as Samaritans, Revlon and Habitat, Claire decided to make the move to being an HR independent and founded Ditton HR 10 years ago. Ditton HR offers operational & strategic HR support to SMEs and assists larger organisations with HR projects. Claire also coaches HR professionals who are thinking about becoming independent or who are already on that road but need guidance and support on how to grow their businesses. You can find out more about Claire and Ditton HR by visiting: https://www.dittonhr.co.uk [https://www.dittonhr.co.uk/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/] and https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited [https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited]

Watt About Team Building?

In this episode of Watt About HR, Claire is joined by Katerina Rose to talk about how team building events can help transform dysfunctional or averagely performing teams into high performing teams.  Katerina is a Performance Coach and Learning Facilitator at Ditton HR.  Katerina also runs her own learning and development business called Inspire Development where she has been providing a full training cycle service to her clients for over 23 years. Her clients include Siemens, Johnson and Johnson, Lighthouse Laboratories, Bristol University and the NHS. Katerina has a passion for supporting her clients build high performing teams and is here today to talk about effective team building events, having successfully designed and facilitated several for Ditton HR over the past few years. About Claire After an 18-year career in companies such as Samaritans, Revlon and Habitat, Claire decided to make the move to being an HR independent and founded Ditton HR 10 years ago. Ditton HR offers operational & strategic HR support to SMEs and assists larger organisations with HR projects. Claire also coaches HR professionals who are thinking about becoming independent or who are already on that road but need guidance and support on how to grow their businesses. You can find out more about Claire and Ditton HR by visiting: https://www.dittonhr.co.uk [https://www.dittonhr.co.uk/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/] and https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited [https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited]

Watt About Performance Management?

In this episode of Watt About HR, Claire is joined by Ditton HR Consultant Vicki Sharp who works with clients to support them with managing their employee's performance and ensuring that they are maximising the performance of their people.  About Claire After an 18-year career in companies such as Samaritans, Revlon and Habitat, Claire decided to make the move to being an HR independent and founded Ditton HR 10 years ago. Ditton HR offers operational & strategic HR support to SMEs and assists larger organisations with HR projects. Claire also coaches HR professionals who are thinking about becoming independent or who are already on that road but need guidance and support on how to grow their businesses. You can find out more about Claire and Ditton HR by visiting: https://www.dittonhr.co.uk [https://www.dittonhr.co.uk] https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/] and https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited [https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited]