Business Archives - Sarah Dowzell

January 6, 2023
Five ways to declutter your phone

Like many of us, I try to use the downtime between Christmas and New Year to get as organised as possible for the year ahead – something which extends to ...

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December 31, 2022
Hello 2023 – Here we go!

Whether you’re a believer in New Year’s Resolutions or not, when that calendar ticks over into January, I’m sure we all make a little promise to ourselves to do something ...

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July 29, 2020
How to lead your team in a post-pandemic world

2020 has been one of the most challenging and unexpected years I’ve ever encountered as a business owner. As businesses across the country navigate the uncertainty that surrounds COVID-19, our ...

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December 20, 2019
What winning an award really proved

On went my Karen Millen dress and statement shoes. I was about to leave the office and attend the West Midland Tech Awards 2019 as a shortlisted candidate for the ...

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October 31, 2019
What’s going on in the world of HR?

Recently, Natural HR undertook a piece of independent research to uncover the current state of HR in the UK. Surveying 219 HR professionals, we hoped to understand the challenges, opportunities ...

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October 2, 2019
Big Businesses Cling On as Candidates Throw U-Turns

What Uncertain Times in Recruitment Mean for Growing Organisations A few weeks ago, Matt Weston from Robert Half Recruitment wrote a piece in HR Director titled ‘Retention Fears to UK ...

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September 19, 2019
What it will take for me to ever consider taking on an apprentice again

The Background In 2017, I wrote a post in which I highlighted some of the pitfalls I had uncovered as a small business owner when initially looking to take on ...

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August 19, 2019
Is the Battle of HR & Finance Over?

When I first started out in the HR sector, I was made aware of the historic ‘battle’ of HR Vs Finance, but at the time, I couldn’t really appreciate what ...

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April 16, 2019
Why Being Human, Honest and Open in Business Has Served Me Well

When Jason and I first established Natural HR and opened offices in 2016, I was more reserved about sharing ‘our story’ with people. Worried that established businesses would see us ...

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February 11, 2019
Delivering Flexibility? Why Deliveroo Riders Feel This is Being Taken Away

It’s no secret that the ‘gig economy’ is growing and the way we work is changing. These changes are increasingly testing the boundaries of employment rights and questioning how we ...

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