Life is busy when you are in business, do you know where you are going? and do you know how you can get there?

Business growth will come if you have a clear plan and strategy to follow.

Full Circle People can help you to develop your business strategy. We ensure that you start with a goal or mission in mind, develop clear values that are meaningful and represent what you believe in and take a structured approach to the communication and delivery of your plan.

By taking a deep dive into your business identifying the strengths and weaknesses we will work with you to develop your plan.

Maybe you may have a clear strategy but need to change the direction of the business through restructure, acquisition or merger we can help you ensure that you get the result you need.

Incorporate a people plan at the end of the process, will ensure that you are able to achieve your goals.

Are you a start-up or scale up business ready to take the leap and hire you first employees? Congratulations! Exciting times ahead. It is important to lay down solid people foundations to ensure that you and your employees are protected.

We can provide you with a People Starter Pack, all the essentials to get employment right, handbook, contract, policy and procedures.

In todays competitive market recruitment of the right people first time is a challenge. Potential employees will research a company’s brand and reputation before applying for a role. We help you recruit the right person every time. Choose which parts of the process you need help with - you can pick and mix!

Job Description creation: Identifying what the role is all about and developing a bespoke job description will ensure that only the right candidates apply and you can recruit the right person.

CV Screening: Screening all CV’s for the job skills and communication back to candidates who are unsuccessful

Interviews: Assisting at the initial interview stage online or face to face, design of interview questions and testing so that only the top candidates are selected for further interview.

Contract and Offers: Communication with the candidates and producing offer letters and contract to ensure that the basics are covered

Employment Checks: As an employer you are required to ensure that all potential employees have the legal right to work within your business. Employment referencing and qualification checks.

Behaviour Profiling: Using Thomas International (PPA) assessment looking at the behaviours of a candidate can be a useful tool in the recruitment process.

In today’s competitive landscape, job seekers are looking for companies that truly value their people with employee development being regarded as a benefit.

Training will ensure that you meet your business needs and helps your employees unlock their full potential.

Investing in development not only benefits your employees but also your business. Increasing engagement, reducing turnover and driving business success.

Whether you are looking to develop soft skills, career path or a future leaders programme we can help understand the skills gap and foster a culture of continuous learning and development to help you to unlock the growth for your business.

Employee engagement is a crucial factor for any business that wants to deliver sustainable growth and deliver exceptional results. Simply put, engaged employees who are put in the heart of a business are more committed, productive and motivated to achieve goals leading to increased profit and business success.

Engaged employees are more likely to stay with you reducing recruitment costs and boosting retention rates. They are more likely to go above and beyond to help the success of your business and in turn give better customer satisfaction.

By using practical solutions, from improved communications, meeting structures, employee surveys, health and wellbeing initiatives and also improving the engagement within your teams we can positively impact your company’s success.

Parts of today’s challenging people landscape is the need for companies to reward and recognise their employees. It is just as important as the way you interact with potential employees during a recruitment process or develop their skill. The way in which you reward you people is strategically vital help you build your employer brand.

Due to the current low levels of unemployment employees are far more likely to change jobs for a extra few pounds than remain with you. It is important, for staff retention, to pay the right salary for the role.

The way you genuinely say “Thank You” for a job well done will have a long term impact on your people. Cost effective recognition solutions with a structured reward strategy will help you retain your employees.

Internal Communications, Reward Platforms, Enhanced benefits, Volunteering are all examples of how we can help you to devise a strategy to improve your brand image and retain your people.

The key to making people management easier is the toolbox you use to improve your processes.

As a business grows an Excel sheet will no longer be the best way to capture data or interact with your people.

Systems are there to help in this process and can be implemented using off the shelf packages or complex bespoke systems.

Applicant Tracking System (ATS): used to assist in recruitment, especially if you have a high volume need or want to improve anonymity with CV’s. This will also empower line managers to manage the process and hire new team members effortlessly.

Human Resource Information System (HRIS): A system to retain all employee records in a digital format instead of a filing cabinet.

Learning Management System (LMS) : Can be used to capture training and development needs, interface with e-learning platforms, and capture 121 meetings or appraisals. The system is usually linked into the HRIS system.

Internal Comms Platform: There are a growing number of apps that have been developed to assist in communication across a business especially over multiple locations. The comms platforms can be peer to peer, manager to peer or group specific. Gone are the days of a printed newspaper or even notice board. This important information is now stored and shared digitally.

Reward Platform: A space that can incorporate all reward, benefits, and often comms channels to improve reward and recognition.

Health & Safety: Implementation of a digital audit platform will ensure that a business that is required to keep H&S information or audit against processes and procedures will be able to manage this requirement and maintain accurate records.