Christopher Ball |
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I am an HR consultant – also a trained teacher and writer.
I provide a one stop shop in HR consulting with the focus on employee relations.
I can help you measure employee opinion, improve communications, engage in effective consultation, re-design your pay and benefits packages, implement diversity measures and prepare for or implement change in your organisation.
You may be faced with putting in place policies for legal compliance with new legislation – for example, the Age Equality Regulations. You may need to deal with difficult individual problems such as bullying and harassment. I can help with all of these, with excellent examples and prior experience in a range of organisations.
I will conduct research and analysis for an evidence based approach to HR management.
And I can help with your approaches to training and development, search and selection, competency frameworks, absenteeism, capability management and much more.
I will mentor your directors or senior managers, so that your ownership of an effective change strategy is supported by good research, planning and communication.
http://www.chrisballconsulting.com/ for further information.
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Style
I work on the basis that there has to be absolute understanding and trust between client and consultant. I am able to apply a variety of theoretical frameworks but dislike approaches smacking of ‘complexity for complexity’s sake.’
I agree however, that simple solutions are not always possible. The role of the consultant then is to educate, to bring out or educe solutions to problems from the client and stakeholders themselves, wherever possible.
Often the consultant’s knowledge provides insights, but never without listening and learning from the client first. In the end, whatever the aim of the assignment, the consultant should leave the organisation with a solution it is comfortable to ‘run with.’
I believe in questioning and challenging to get to the nub of the problem as quickly as possible and look for different points of view to make sure that each side of the argument is covered.
I use ‘off the shelf‘ examples or solutions when appropriate, but devise ‘do it yourself’ interventions when a unique solution is necessary.
I use these approaches generally, over anything from diversity policies to changes in employment conditions. I am convinced that they are what organisations are looking for and that ‘what matters is what works,’ rather than the aggrandisement of the consultant’s ego.
Consultancy
I have experience planning and executing mass communication campaigns to a range of audiences. I can analyse and plan strategically around business needs and devise suitable HR interventions, fit for purpose.
I have used my skills to elicit employee support for issues around organisational change, health and well being, diversity and alterations in employment conditions and have dealt with organisations in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, the food industry, financial services, education, the National Health Service and both the public and non profit sectors.
I have dealt with the full range of individual and collective employment issues in the workplace, from individual grievances and disciplinary matters to employment tribunals.
I have led in complex negotiations over pay and reward, organisational change, redundancies, TUPE transfers, pensions, equal pay and many other issues. I have planned and executed many employee opinion surveys, prepared management research reports, drafted policies, dealt with sensitive issues including discrimination and bullying, prepared successful bids for funding and led project teams in employee engagement campaigns.
I offer the foregoing skills as a high level support capacity for interim management, project work, or for training and coaching managers in a variety of workplace situations where specialist employee relations or other HRM knowledge and skills are needed.