“We appointed Dianne through her company, It’s a People Business, to manage our Workforce Changes project.
These changes were the result of an industry downturn and associated client move to an equal time rotation to reduce costs and ensure the future sustainability of the oil and gas sector. The impact on our business as a result of the changes was that we had to place around 12% of our offshore workforce at risk of redundancy.
Over a nine-month period, Dianne organised and supported collective consultations with union representatives, offered and implemented fit-for-purpose processes and operating procedures to manage these changes and encouraged collaborative working across the business. She was integral to the business during this time and her wide-ranging skills and experience in people and change management and diligence helped us minimise significantly the number of redundancies affecting our business.
Dianne is highly organised and structured in her approach and developed good working relationships with personnel across all our departments, the trade unions and external providers. She is very personable and an effective communicator who is clearly aligned to the needs and objectives of a business whilst maintaining a human touch. We would not have achieved the positive outcomes that we did in reducing the impact of likely redundancies if it was not for her experience, pragmatism and alignment to our business objectives.”
David Ploenges – Former HR Director @ Sodexo Energy & Resources
“We retained the services of Dianne Stewart through It’s a People Business Limited to undertake a number of activities to help develop our people and the business. Dianne mentored and supported key members of our organisation, growing their self confidence and competence plus she developed HR infrastructure to support our values and culture.
Dianne is very supportive, giving practical and reasoned support and guidance with all aspects of our business and its people. For any growing businesses or anyone looking for some guidance or HR support we would definitely recommend Dianne Stewart from It’s a People Business.”
Dr Vikram Kavi BDS MFDS RCSEd – Director @ AVK Dental Care Limited
“Davidson Morris have known and worked with Dianne Stewart previously as a client so when she set up her consultancy ‘It’s a People Business’ we were keen to maintain and expand our business relations with her. Dianne helped support the growth of ‘Working Status’ a technology based solution for ‘Right to Work’ compliance and HR Management, in the North East.
Dianne is a very reliable, knowledgeable and engaging HR Professional who has excellent communication and people management skills. She is very quick to respond to queries and resolve any issues or business challenges that may be encountered. I enjoy working with Dianne and would have no hesitation in recommending her to any other business.”
Anne Morris M.D. of Davidson Morris and Working Status
