Why HR is a dirty word at Gripple

Posted on 13 Jan 2023 by The Manufacturer

Banning HR at Gripple, Manufacturer of the Year 2022, has empowered managers to lead and take responsibility for their own people. It has also given the People & Culture team the time and space to execute the company’s people strategy. The Manufacturer’s Lanna Deamer delved deeper with the company’s Special Projects Manager, Gordon Macrae.

Why was the decision taken to ban HR at Gripple? Through his previous experiences, our chairman, Hugh Facey, had come to understand that HR was more about procedures than people and in fact, stopped the development of the individual. As Gripple grew, his focus was very much on developing people and culture. By focusing on…

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