Focus on the People Function

Don’t have time to focus on the people function? We get it, you’re busy dealing with lots of competing priorities. New technology, more data and a changing workforce can result in more complexity, not less. At the same time you’re expected to manage budgets, risks and the cost versus level of service offered. If you’re also going through a merger or divestment, well, where do you start!

So, as a result, we know it’s hard to find the time to focus on the people function. The good news however, is that even the smallest of changes can make a difference…..

InFocus HR can help with that small or big change you need to make. We can help you with the business case for new technology or services, or improving the management of your function. We can even help with organisation design or M&A.

So have a look at our site and we’d be happy to have an initial chat to discuss your need.

Our Services

The GC Index

The GC Index® is a technology based organimetric helping organisations understand individual impact and collaboration.  This enables organisations to: 

  • Gain unique insight on people impact
  • Improve business outcomes
  • Create a common language across the business
  • Increase individual performance
  • Increase team performance 
  • Make more informed and accurate people decisions

InFocus HR is a proud GC Index partner. We provide a number of bespoke solutions to support Leadership insight and decision making around mergers, acquisitions, strategy delivery and planning.

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People Technology

People technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace. As well as full cloud HR solutions there’s a range of smaller providers offering technology for every part of the people function. As a result it can be really confusing to work out what is needed and how to optimise what you’ve already invested in.  InFocus HR can provide interim/consulting support to help you work through the requirements and successfully get the business case approved and a vendor appointed. For bigger or more complex programmes we can recommend one of our trusted partners.

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Business Management

So, why is it important to build business management thinking into your people function? We’ve talked for a long time about needing to understand the organisational context, the CIPD released an interesting pod cast in 2012 on this subject. Therefore, building our own knowledge is critical if the function is to succeed in delivering the organisations strategy & plans.  Too often though we don’t operate the function with a business mindset.  InFocus HR can provide interim/consulting support providing tailored solutions to support your need.

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People Operations

At InFocus HR we have a track record of starting and/or improving people operations. Firstly, we can support from starting a new service through to a wider review. This could be the implementation of a shared services solution. Secondly, if your focus is on getting the ‘basics right’ or providing value added services we can help. More importantly, no matter the location or the services we will provide customer focused, simple and cost effective solutions. When delivering support for more complex assignments we can leverage our range of trusted partners.

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Mergers, Acquisitions, Integrations, Divestments

A 2011 Harvard report suggested that 70 to 90% of mergers & acquisitions fail to achieve their stated aims. Also a 2019 Forbes article on the importance of due diligence highlights the need to focus on people. At InFocus HR we have lots of experience in the people elements of M&A activity. We have seen the impact it can have on deal success or failure in any size organisation. Let us help you in developing and delivering a successful people stream within your M&A activity.

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Organisation Design

Organisation design can mean many different things. Put simply though, it’s making sure that all the ‘building blocks’ of an organisation are aligned to deliver the strategic plan. At InFocus we use a simple organisation design approach that is driven by employees and managers. The aim being to avoid ‘the annual / bi-annual’ organisation design activity which can be so disruptive to the organisation. We also use insight from The GC Index to support decision makers on appointments to new roles and teams.

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About Us

Our Partners

InFocus HR is proud to work with some great partners.  Our carefully chosen partners work closely with our clients to provide a range of complementary people services.  At times we may work together for clients who have a big project or need access to multiple resources, therefore for a client we can support your requirements, big or small.  Feel free to contact them directly or speak to us and we can make appropriate connections. 

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Our Clients

At InFocus HR we love working with our clients. We’ve supported global companies, organisations going through significant growth and small family run businesses. The ask from our clients has been varied, for example we’ve supported a business with their organisational design as well as helping them agree new role profiles and performance management. Likewise we have helped a fast growing UK/EU business with aligning their employment policies more closely with their brand. As a result the policies are now more employee and manager friendly.

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Who are we?

InFocus HR Consulting was founded by Ian Williams, our Chief Strategist. Ian will undertake any initial consultations and as a result will support the majority of our clients directly. Therefore, depending on your specific need we also have access to a range of associates and partners. We’ve worked hard to ensure they align to our ways of thinking and values, so come and find out who we are!

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Recent News

Focusing on analytics

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In the last of our series of blogs looking at the concept of business management in the people function we’ll be focusing on analytics.  If you missed our previous blogs we looked at the overall principle, including finance. We’ve also looked at…

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Focusing on supplier management

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In our penultimate blog looking at business management in the people function we’ll be taking a look at supplier (or vendor) management.  If you missed the previous blogs we talked about the overall principle, including a look at finance. We’ve also looked…

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Focusing on managing risk

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This is the fourth in a series of blogs looking at the concept of business management in the people function and this week we’ll be looking at managing risk.  We will look at managing risks within the function, not the wider…

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Focusing on project delivery

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This is the third in a series of blogs looking at the concept of business management in the people function and this week we’ll be looking at project delivery.  If you missed the first two blogs we talked about the overall principle, including…

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Focusing on people strategy & planning

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This is the second in a series of blogs looking at the concept of business management in the people function and this week we’ll be looking at strategy and planning.  If you missed the first blog we talked about the overall…

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A business savvy people function?

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How often have we as a function talked about needing to be business savvy?  It’s certainly a conversation we’ve heard frequently as we’ve moved to the Ulrich model i.e., Business Partner, Centres of Excellence and Shared Services. The Chartered Institute…

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