Expert Corner – Antrim Enterprise Agency

Beat stress – perform better!

Stress is a common feature in all our lives and affects different people in many ways. Everyone has a different method of dealing with it which determines whether it becomes a negative or positive force in your life. Often seen as a negative emotion, stress can play an important role in our survival. It helps […]

Shirley Palmer

21st July 2021

Expert Corner

What is Change Management: how to Manage Change

“Change sometimes has negative connotations attached to it but there are so many positives that can come out of Change Management!” Louise McGeady, Founder & Principal Consultant of Opal People Solutions, provides some examples of change management initiatives e.g. organisational restructure, redundancy, TUPE, cultural change. HR support and guidance in most change management initiatives is […]

Louise McGeady

21st June 2021

Expert Corner

Mistakes To Avoid on LinkedIn

When I grew up in Antrim in the 1980s, there was no mobile phone and no internet. There were 4 TV channels and that was it. When I moved to London and worked in sales teams at Centaur and The Guardian Newspaper Group for 15 years, we used email. Many people didn’t have mobiles and […]

Niraj Kapur

14th June 2021

Expert Corner

How to develop a HR Strategy to support Business Growth

As your business grows and evolves, so does the need to develop a HR Strategy aligned to your business growth. In this week’s video, Louise from Opal People Solutions will explore a number of strategy options e.g. recruitment & retention, engagement & culture, reward & recognition, talent management & succession planning, employee well-being and Corporate […]

Louise McGeady

5th June 2021

Expert Corner

How to Deal With Performance issues

During this video, Louise McGeady, Founder & Principal Consultant, Opal People Solutions, defines what we mean by Performance Management, the types of reviews which should be completed, including probation reviews, annual reviews and real time reviews. Louise McGeady, Founder & Principal Consultant, Opal People Solutions, says “The term Performance Management probably has quite negative connotations. […]

Louise McGeady

28th May 2021

Expert Corner

How to deal with employee sickness

🌟 Have you an absence procedure in place? 🌟 What should you do if a member of your team is sick? 🌟 Are you able to detect an employee health issue before it becomes more severe? 🌟 What is the real cost of absence in your business? 🌟 What reasonable adjustments should you consider? In […]

Louise McGeady

24th May 2021

Expert Corner

How to resolve a workplace grievance

During this Opal People Solutions interview on workplace grievances, Louise gives an insight into how a fair and consistent Grievance Procedure can help resolve conflict and disputes at work. 🌟 Do you have a grievance procedure in place which you can follow should one of your team raise a grievance? 🌟 What should you do […]

Louise McGeady

17th May 2021

Expert Corner

How to carry out a fair disciplinary process

As an employer do you know what policy, procedures and process you should follow during a Disciplinary investigation? In this video interview with Louise McGeady, we discuss the work of her HR consultancy in Northern Ireland, the rights employees have during a disciplinary process, the need to have sufficient evidence and how a disciplinary arises […]

Louise McGeady

9th May 2021

Category: Expert Corner

Beat stress – perform better!

What is Change Management: how to Manage Change

Mistakes To Avoid on LinkedIn

How to develop a HR Strategy to support Business Growth

How to Deal With Performance issues

How to deal with employee sickness

How to resolve a workplace grievance

How to carry out a fair disciplinary process

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