Anna Thomas
Group Lead People Partner (Operations) @Sanderson Design Group plc.
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Group Lead People Partner (Operations) @Sanderson Design Group plc.
GB
As a Group Lead People Partner (Multi-site) leading the execution of strategic people initiatives by building partnerships with managers and stakeholders to help build organisation and people capability. Providing proactive support and HR expertise by using data metric, practical HR solutions and evidence to inform and drive decisions and business change. Focusing on Employee Life Cycle, Employee Engagement, Talent & Development and Diversity & Inclusion.* Supporting and coaching Line Managers on all aspects of People Management empowering and encouraging them to take owner ship of their people issues developing their confidence in people management.*Supporting Business Leaders to implement organisational change initiatives. Ensuring business needs whilst identifying and mitigating people risks.* Ensuring alignment and consistency of policies, procedures and practises. Reviewing People Policies and implement new/revised policies in changes to legislation.* Designing and maintaining People & Talent Plans in line with people strategy and initiatives across Employee Engagement, Organisational Design, People and Culture change, Talent and Succession and Diversity and Inclusion.* Lead and deliver annual pay review working with business leads, finance and reward. Responsibility for headcount budgets and plans for business units.* Supporting Talent and Development needs ensuring they are met and understood incorporating workforce needs analyst and succession planning. Working with line managers on Talent matrix and management of performance through continuous feedback and performance improvement plans.* Proactively promoting Diversity and Inclusion by encouraging open communication, providing diversity training and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone is valued.*Leading on Employee Engagement initiatives to create a work environment that enhances motivation, satisfaction and commitment by understanding and meeting the needs of employees.
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ABOUT ANNA THOMAS
Managing people shouldn’t feel like a minefield but for many line managers, it does.I’m Anna — a Senior People Partner with extensive HR leadership experience, combining practical HR expertise with coaching and mediation to help managers handle people challenges with clarity, confidence and fairness.What I help with (in real workplaces):* Difficult conversations (performance, conduct, absence, attitude)*Conflict and relationship breakdowns (early intervention and mediation)*Making fair decisions and documenting appropriately* Building confidence as a new or developing line manager* Creating consistent, human people practices in growing organisationsMy style is practical, calm and straight-talking — no jargon, no box-ticking, and no “perfect world” advice.If you’re a founder or line manager thinking:“I don’t want to say the wrong thing,”“I can feel this escalating,” or“I need to handle this properly,”…you’re in the right place. Follow for practical people-management guidance, or message me if you’d like support with a current situation.
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