Just some of the lovely things my clients have said |
Passion and ProfessionalismI have worked with Jo for nearly 10 years and have seen first-hand how her passion for getting the best from people has added genuine value to our organisation. Whether working with and advising the senior team or supporting a new starter Jo always maintained a professional, balanced and fair-minded approach whatever the issue. In that regard she maintained a level of trust and respect throughout the organisation as it grow from 30 to nearly 300 people and evolved from a start-up to mature business.
Neil McGeachie MD – Group Operations |
VersatilityI have worked with Jo for the past 8 years, as part of the senior leadership team. Jo is a versatile HR professional with the ability to build good rapport and trust with her clients. Jo has the confidence to speak out and challenge decisions at Exec and Board level, in a constructive and productive manner. A likeable individual who I have very much enjoyed working with.
Austyn Tusler – Group Head of Strategy and Communication. |
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Partnership
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Jo worked closely with us to calmly steer us through, and amicably resolve, some difficult resourcing issues whilst allowing us to maintain excellent relationships with all concerned during and after the process. She understood the ethos of our business from the outset and was highly professional and reassuring throughout. We cannot recommend her highly enough.
Andy Puncher – Founding Director High Business Standards
I have worked with Jo for a number of years overseeing all aspects of HR for my Division. Her advice was invaluable in respect of all angles of people management, this ranged from creating structured training and development, advice for managing individuals and/or teams, team structure enhancement and ensuring buy in to company culture. Jo worked through each of these elements in a methodical fashion which was crucial for delivery of success and high business standards.
Simon Saunders - Head of Reinsurance |
I worked with Jo for a number of years but I am very pleased our paths crossed. We engaged to manage new members of my Underwriting team following a restructuring of the division. Although there were others in the HR team at the time I believed that Jo could effectively fill my vacancies for me and was delighted that this proved to be the case.
Throughout our recruitment campaign I was thoroughly impressed with the professionalism Jo showed. Jo took time to understand what I needed, we talked, discussed a number of viable options. She knew members of the previous team and understood what we needed to change and therefore different skills we were looking for, not only in respect of the technical skill requirements but also the important behavioural and cultural fit aspects too, showing a real understanding of the people. I am so pleased our paths crossed. I learnt a lot from Jo and am I pleased I can now call upon her. Paul Brown - Business Group Leader Marine Insurance |
"Get Things Done " Approach
I have no hesitation in thoroughly endorsing Jo’s ability to deliver the services she is offering through her consultancy business. Prior to establishing her business Jo worked for me for more than seven years as Group Head of HR. In this role she led a team providing a full range of services to a varied mix of income producing and back-office units. Her team supported more than 300 employees with offices in the UK, USA and the Channel Islands.
She is an excellent hand on leader with a practical “get things done” approach to management, making her an ideal individual to undertake and deliver on a specific brief for a client. Her skill base is wide, having led a team supporting a business itself growing from start-up to greater than £500M in ten years, meaning she has direct first hand experience of a very wide spectrum of HR related issues and challenges.
Jo will be an asset to any organisation that opts to utilise her consultancy.
Jon Godfray – Group COO and Founding Partner
She is an excellent hand on leader with a practical “get things done” approach to management, making her an ideal individual to undertake and deliver on a specific brief for a client. Her skill base is wide, having led a team supporting a business itself growing from start-up to greater than £500M in ten years, meaning she has direct first hand experience of a very wide spectrum of HR related issues and challenges.
Jo will be an asset to any organisation that opts to utilise her consultancy.
Jon Godfray – Group COO and Founding Partner