Watt About HR

Jul 05 2024

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Welcome to the ‘Watt About HR?’ podcast for SME business owners and managers. Claire will be talking to a variety of experts about HR-related topics to help you have high performing and motivated employees and answer some of your HR worries that keep you awake at night!

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.

Claire has been interviewed by HR Director magazine, spoken on Brooklands Radio about HR and Covid, discussed Covid and remote working on a mental health podcast, been an expert panel member on ’The future of work’ for IRIS, has written a number of HR articles for various publications and is an author for XpertHR. Claire also won the ‘Inspirational Indie’ award at the HR Independents 2022 ‘Supercharge Your HR Business’ conference. The award was peer nominated in recognition for inspiring and supporting other HR Indies and making a significant positive difference towards the HR Indies Community.

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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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Watt About Constructive Feedback?

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Watt About Performance Management?

Apr 06 2024 28 mins

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Watt About Marketing?

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Watt About Strategy?

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Watt About HR Consulting?

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Watt About Employee Benefits?

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Watt About Employment Law?

Oct 06 2023 18 mins

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