Episodes

  • Watt About Getting More Clients?

    Watt About Getting More Clients?
    Sep 16 2024
    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

    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.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/

    and

    https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited
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    14 mins
  • Watt About Disability?

    Watt About Disability?
    Jul 6 2024
    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 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.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/

    and

    https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited
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    19 mins
  • Watt About Constructive Feedback?

    Watt About Constructive Feedback?
    Jun 6 2024
    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.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/

    and

    https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited
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    19 mins
  • Watt About Team Building?

    Watt About Team Building?
    May 6 2024
    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.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/
    and https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited
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    19 mins
  • Watt About Performance Management?

    Watt About Performance Management?
    Apr 6 2024
    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.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/
    and https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited
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    28 mins
  • Watt About Investigations?

    Watt About Investigations?
    Mar 6 2024
    In this episode of Watt About HR, Claire is joined by Ditton HR consultant Michielle Smith (MCIPD) who specialises in employee relations, which includes running independent grievance and disciplinary investigations.

    Grievances and disciplinaries are both sensitive issues that can have a big impact on an employee's future, so due care and attention needs to be spent on them when they arise.

    In this podcast we talk about how to best approach grievance and disciplinary investigations, what steps you should follow and how to present the findings.

    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.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/
    and https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited
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    18 mins
  • Watt About Marketing?

    Watt About Marketing?
    Feb 6 2024
    Are you a small business owner who is wondering how to ensure you have enough clients and work in the pipeline?

    How do you start marketing your business?

    How do you get relevant content and start building up your followers?

    How do I make my posts look professional?

    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 Roseanne Myhill, Director and marketing specialist at RHG Communications. Roseanne will be talking about the hot marketing topics on most small business owners to do list.

    Roseanne is a marketing and social media professional with more than 20 years experience working with small companies through to large corporates. Roseanne and her team support businesses will all aspects of their marketing strategies.

    To arrange a call with Roseanne about your marketing needs, you can contact her at www.rhgcomms.co.uk or email at roseanne@rhgcomms.co.uk

    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.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/
    and https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited
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    20 mins
  • Watt About Strategy?

    Watt About Strategy?
    Jan 6 2024
    As a business owner or HR professional, have you been thinking about introducing a new strategy to ensure your business or organisation is moving in the right direction? Taking a step back from the day to day operations of your business to focus on the longer term goals is essential to the success of any business. But where do you start and how do you ensure a positive outcome?

    In this episode, Claire is joined by Emily Jarman, Strategy, Change and Fundraising Consultant who works with CEOs and business owners to develop strategies. These could be strategies for growth, to drive more value or to adapt to market demands. In this podcast we discuss top tips to kick off your business strategy and setting the right environment for this to be a success!

    To contact Emily to discuss our business strategy, email her at emily@emilyjarmanconsulting.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.linkedin.com/in/claire-watt-chartered-fcipd-11b77730/
    and https://www.facebook.com/dittonhrlimited
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    17 mins