HR Coffee Time 056 | How to do a great job with collective consultations for redundancies, with Pete Colby
Whether you’re experienced at handling collective consultations for redundancies, or it’s something you’ve never had to do before – this episode is packed full of advice to help.
HR Career Coach Fay Wallis is joined by Pete Colby, Director & Lead Mediator of Pragmatism, who shares his experience and advice for doing a great job in what can be a very challenging time.
Key Points From This Episode
[01:25] An introduction to Pete Colby
[01:52] The development of Pete’s business ‘Pragmatism’
[05:44] Understanding redundancy and the effects it can have
[07:28] Pete explains what consultation really means
[09:09] Pete shares his personal experience of making large-scale redundancies
[15:00] How to ensure you are having a genuine consultation
[20:23] Pete offers advice when handling a large number of redundancies
[24:03] Why preparation is always key
[25:48] Fay mentions Pete’s series of YouTube videos that share more of his redundancy consultation tips
[26:28] Pete shares his book recommendation - Getting to Yes: Negotiating an Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher and William URY
(Disclosure: this book link is an affiliate link which means Fay will earn a small commission from Amazon if you choose to purchase the book using it)
[27:21] Fay and Pete talk more about Pete’s mediation training course
[29:11] How to connect with Pete
[30:25] Fay refers to previous episodes based on handling redundancy:
- Episode 2: Handling redundancies (of less than 20 people) with confidence with Julie Jones
- Episode 27: Getting unstuck after redundancy, with Sarah Archer
- Episode 38: Redundancy – why losing a job feels so hard & how to help, with Emma Tomes
Useful Links
- Connect with Fay on LinkedIn
- The Bright Sky Career Coaching website
- Video: how to rate & review HR Coffee Time on Apple Podcasts
- Connect with Pete on LinkedIn
- Pete's Website: Pragmatism
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