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🎙️ Episode Overview
In this episode, Ewan is joined by Angela Rieu-Clarke, founder of Buzzqube, an HR consultancy supporting early-stage businesses. Angela shares her expertise on why startups should prioritise HR, when to introduce it, and how to build a strong, scalable people strategy. Whether you’re a founder, hiring manager, or simply interested in HR best practices, this conversation is packed with practical advice.

🔹 Key Discussion Points:
✅ When should startups start thinking about HR?
✅ The biggest HR challenges for early-stage businesses
✅ How to build a strong company culture without overcomplicating it
✅ Why employment law compliance is crucial for growing teams
✅ Hiring the right people for a startup environment
✅ The role of HR in employer branding and talent attraction
✅ How HR helps businesses prepare for investment rounds
✅ Managing performance, career development, and redundancies

🔹 Top HR Tips for Startups:
📌 Start small – a consultant may be the best first step
📌 Be proactive in setting up essential policies & contracts
📌 Build an inclusive and transparent culture to attract top talent

💡 Listen in for expert insights that will help you build a thriving, people-focused business!

📩 Connect with Angela Rieu-Clarke
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-rieu-clarke-chartered-fcipd-80032a115/
📧 Email: angela@buzzqube.com

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Hosted by Ewan Anderson, Marketing Director at Eden Scott, the Recruitment and Beyond podcast is your essential resource for understanding the evolving world of recruitment, HR, and workplace culture. Each episode, we dive into key trends and insights with industry leaders, helping businesses and individuals build stronger, more engaged teams.

In this episode, we tackle a critical but often overlooked aspect of talent management—how businesses can better support employees through maternity and parental leave. Our guest, Lynn White, is the founder of Talent on Leave, an organization dedicated to helping companies rethink how they approach leave policies, employee engagement, and return-to-work strategies.

Lynn shares her personal journey from a fast-paced marketing career into coaching and consulting, highlighting the challenges employees face during maternity and parental leave—from confidence dips to the difficulty of reintegration into the workplace. She discusses why companies often miss opportunities to support their employees during this transition and how a fresh approach can lead to better retention, engagement, and leadership development.

This conversation is packed with practical advice for HR leaders, managers, and employees, focusing on how to shift the narrative around leave from being a business challenge to an opportunity for growth. We explore the role of company culture, communication, and leadership in making the leave experience more positive and productive—not just for the individual but for the whole organization.

If you’re an employer, HR professional, or someone navigating parental leave yourself, this episode is a must-listen. Tune in for insights that could reshape how your business approaches leave and talent development.

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In this episode of Recruitment and Beyond, we explore the challenges and opportunities in shaping a high-performing workforce within one of Scotland’s most complex organisations—NHS Scotland.

Host Ewan Anderson, Marketing Director at Eden Scott, is joined by Fiona Hogg, Chief People Officer at NHS Scotland, to discuss how HR and leadership play a critical role in delivering world-class healthcare. With responsibility for 22 health boards, Fiona provides unique insight into workforce planning, leadership development, and the importance of culture in such a vast and varied organisation.

We delve into how NHS Scotland is evolving its recruitment strategy to attract and retain top talent, how technology and people analytics are shaping the future of HR, and why investing in leadership development is key to long-term success. Fiona also shares how NHS Scotland is tackling workforce challenges, diversity and inclusion, and ensuring that employees feel supported, valued, and empowered to grow in their careers.

If you’re an HR professional, business leader, or recruiter, this episode offers real-world insights into building and sustaining a resilient workforce—whether in healthcare or any other sector.

🔹 How do you create a people-first culture in a complex organisation?
🔹 What role does technology play in modernising HR functions?
🔹 How can organisations attract and retain top talent in a competitive market?

Tune in now for expert advice and actionable takeaways that can help your organisation thrive.

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