People Services

Our dedicated people consultants can complement your team or serve as your dedicated team, inspiring individuals and empowering organisations to build and maintain more productive workplaces.

Louise

Louise McCosh

Head of AAB People & Partner

Who we can help

  • START-UPS & SMES
  • LARGE CORPORATES & MULTINATIONALS
  • HIGH GROWTH & PRIVATE EQUITY BACKED BUSINESSES
  • ORGANISATIONS GOING THROUGH TRANSFORMATION & INTEGRATION
  • PUBLIC SECTOR & PUBLICLY LISTED COMPANIES INCLUDING FTSE 100
  • CHARITIES & NOT-FOR-PROFIT
  • GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS & STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES

YOUR GREATEST ASSET IS YOUR PEOPLE

Invest in your people today

Your people are what makes your business unique, and our tailored hands-on approach is what makes our people consultancy services unique. We understand that no two people within your organisation are the same and with this comes unique, and sometimes complex, situations impacting one of your business’s most critical elements – your people. You need HR support and services that are bespoke to your team’s needs. Lucky for you, you’ve come to the right place.

Our people experts have decades of experience working across a wide range of sectors and with a wide range of businesses, they’ve pretty much seen it all. We make it our mission to help you drive organisational growth through empowering and investing in your greatest asset – your people – no matter where you are in your journey.

We offer a wide range of comprehensive people consultancy services including HR, health and safety, learning & development, organisational development, training, and whistleblowing, just to name a few. Whatever you choose, you’ll always have access to our ongoing support, industry insights, and tailored people solutions to keep your business running smoothly.

 

WE PUT THE HUMANS IN HUMAN RESOURCES

Keeping up with the ever-changing legislative HR landscape can feel like a job in itself. Very few people have the capacity to recruit and onboard new talent, update policies and procedures in line with employment law updates while kickstarting your employee engagement strategy, never mind doing it all to a high standard that your people deserve. And you shouldn’t have to. Our personable team is equipped to support your business either as a direct HR contact, on an occasional basis, or integrate and become part of your extended team.

We want to help you create a compliant workplace with a high-performing team of engaged employees who are empowered and aligned to achieve the same organisational goals. The grass isn’t always greener, and we can help you retain and attract top talent through our enhanced HR services and support.

From onboarding to offboarding; conflict, compliance, conciliation; HR audits, recruitment, and organisational change, to crafting a unique HR strategy that sets you apart from the crowd – we’ve got you covered.

  • HR outsourcing
  • Tailored HR support
  • HR day-to-day advisory
  • HR administration
  • HR specialist project
  • HR management & strategy
  • Full-service provider
  • Flexible & affordable support
Enhance your HR function today

PROTECT YOUR PEOPLE

What if we told you that Health & Safety procedures and protocols aren’t what’s stopping you from achieving your goals? In fact, it’s the exact opposite. Protecting employee’s physical and mental health while providing them with a safe culture is key to growth and success. Believe it or not, growth and compliance can coexist.

Whether you require outsourced, integrated or occasional Health & Safety support, our team are available to meet you on-site and can act as your in-house Health & Safety contact. Our highly skilled and knowledgeable consultants can remove the stresses and strains of Health & Safety compliance and accident investigation to allow you to focus on operational matters with the peace of mind that your team are safe.

We understand the diversity and complexity of Health & Safety, and it’s a road you don’t need to venture alone. Our service and approach is tailored to the needs of your organisation.

  • Health & safety audit
  • Site inspection
  • Accident investigation
  • Health & safety policy design
  • Strategic health & safety review
  • Risk assessment support
  • IOSH accredited training
Future proof your organisation

EVERYDAY SHOULD BE A SCHOOL DAY

We’re firm believers that you never stop learning, no matter what stage you’re at in your career. But when workload piles up, it’s often learning and development that takes a back seat. This shouldn’t be the case, and with our accessible bespoke learning and development solutions it doesn’t have to be.

Our team are dedicated to developing your team to their full potential, focusing on the success of individuals, as well as the organisation. From hands-on activities to real-world simulations, we help to turn theory into practice and leave your team feeling equipped and ready for any situation that comes their way. With actionable insights backed by the latest thinking, they can apply to their day-to-day right away.

Investing in your team today can have a lasting impact on your organisation beyond tomorrow.

  • Leadership development
  • Management development
  • Early career development
  • Graduate development
  • Career navigation
  • New & emerging leadership development
  • HI-PO development
  • Capability development
  • Team activities
  • Coaching
  • Psychometrics

Invest in your team today

FLEXIBLE, ACCESSIBLE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

If you want to lead by example and are ready to commit to developing yourself and your team but don’t know where or who to turn to, our our management development programmes are not only a good place, but the right place to start.

Our training programmes are flexible and accessible, offered on a one-to-one coaching basis, remotely, and through in-person workshops. They are designed by experts and proven methodologies to help you exceed your own expectations and be a source of continuous development and learning. Like we said before, we’re firm believers that you never stop learning.

Whether you are an experienced manager eager to upskill and learn more about a new development in people management, or maybe you’re a new manager who wants to start off how you mean to go on but need some guidance on what it means to be a manager.

From enhancing your emotional intelligence, mitigating and managing complex and perhaps unchartered territory of workplace conflicts, or learning how to empower your people managers to nurture a high performing team in a culture of honesty and integrity. We can guarantee that one of our training programmes will be right for you.

  • ENGAGE: Management development programme
  • ENGAGE ENERGISER: Power-packed leadership in a day
  • RE-ENGAGE: One-tone coaching for sustained success
  • EMPOWER: Coaching academy for people managers
Explore our training programmes today

BUILD A CULTURE YOUR PEOPLE DESERVE

If your people, processes and organisational structure aren’t aligned, you can say goodbye to your dreams of achieving organisational success. These 3 elements are what keeps organisations ticking, and when they aren’t working cohesively, it can actually have the opposite effect on your bottom line.

Sometimes all it takes is an outside perspective to look in and pinpoint where things could be optimised and improved. Whether that’s the right person in the wrong role, you’re struggling to attract and retain talent in the unchartered technology driven environment we find ourselves in, or you need a hand redefining your purpose and communicating this with your team so you’re all on the same page. Or maybe you have no idea where to start when it comes to your all-important diversity, inclusion and equality strategy.

Our consultants work with closely with your team to create your tailored blueprint for organisational success through our range of services.

  • Performance management
  • Culture development
  • Vision, mission, values
  • Employee engagement
  • Diagnostics – surveys & listening activities
  • Attract & retain talent
  • Equality, diversity & inclusion
  • Organisational design

BE PREPARED IF SOMEONE BLOWS THE WHISTLE

Did you know that having a whistleblowing policy in place can act as a deterrent for, and prevent unethical and unlawful activities in the workplace? Although it’s not a situation we ever want to find ourselves in, it’s important to be prepared and have a robust whistleblowing policy in place to help your team feel safe and protect the integrity of your organisation.

Our external and independent global whistleblowing service is operational 24/7, 365 days a year, available in over 200 languages and are ready to support your team wherever they are based when someone needs to blow the whistle.

We listen without bias, support with understanding, and can respond to whistling blowing reports on behalf of the whistle blower.

  • Whistleblowing & grievance matters
  • Confidential calls & reporting systems
  • Online web reporting & secure case management system
  • Encouraging a speak up culture across organisations
  • Providing the link between employees & employers
  • Facilitating dialogue with employees to protect anonymity
  • Optimising communication of confidential reporting services
  • Policy best practice compliance with DPA legislation including GDPR
  • Fraud prevention & investigation