My Background

I started my HR career in a small team for a security services company, where I was introduced to the full array of HR activities, learnt a solid grounding of employment legislation, and gained hands on experience in a variety of employee relations matters. I then joined a large organisation where I was able to play a part in developing and shaping the HR function and service centre. I studied for my Level 7 CIPD qualification in HRM, whilst managing a number of service centre teams, which gave me great insight into the role of the line manager. After a successful integration of 2 large businesses, the outsourcing of employee relations, and the transition of work from one end of the country to the other, I was ready for a new challenge! It was then that I moved into an operational HR Business Partner role within the Utilities sector, and developed my skills as a strategic partner. After 3 years travelling around the country, I decided it was time to specialise and start a family. I specialised in Talent Management and HR Bidding, before finally finding my heart in Workplace Wellbeing, and qualifying as a Mental Health Fist Aid Instructor.

My Approach

I am creative and exploratory, yet love to give shape and structure to abstract ideas! Colleagues describe me as good in a crisis, and calm and measured under pressure. I love the buzz of working as a team to reach shared goals. As an ambivert I am adaptable to working with others, or quietly by myself as needed. I’m an advocate for Inclusion with a strong sense of justice and seek solutions that are good for people and good for business.

Why HR & OD Consultancy

Post pandemic, HR has an important role to play in shaping the future of work. Keen to take the insights I have from working in wellbeing into generalist HR, I was introduced to HR & OD and captivated by their approach, which really is ‘All about the People’! I am passionate about enabling others in realising their potential, taking opportunities, and supporting management capability to create better places to work. We spend a third of our lives at work – why not make it inspirational!

My interests

I love learning new things, so can often be found reading non-fiction around topics which ignite me; self-development, spirituality, feminism and the odd parenting book when my two kids are proving a handful! I met my husband when I auditioned to sing in his band, and whilst this has taken a backseat in recent years, we’re only a couple of years off our 5 yearly reunion. We don’t do life by halves – we built our own home in 2015, and are hoping to embark on another project in the not too distant future. But when the busy days are done, I love nothing more than snuggling up on the sofa with my two cats Dora and Dennis in front of Emmerdale.