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www.ceotodaymagazine.com 32 CEO Today United Kingdom Awards 2019 HUMAN RESOURCES ALLY MAUGHAN Founder of People Puzzles FIRM PROFILE • We develop People strategies to help you transform and grow • Immediate, local HR support for your business • Our HR Directors work flexibly with your team to deliver the change you need People Puzzles has a team of experienced, HR professionals hand-picked for their proven ability to increase revenue and reduce costs. So, what do we do and how do we do it? We aim to drive growth by solving your HR and people issues quickly and cost-effectively. We are energetic, proactive and results- focussed; we build strong relationships with your team, getting right up to speed with your commercial and financial challenges. From there, we help you solve those fundamental people issues to improve and grow your business. When People Puzzles join your team, you get the expertise of a complete HR department for a fraction of the cost. Our clients have full access to a huge range of HR specialisms — even though they are only working with one member of our team. This collaborative, skill-sharing process is key to our approach. Our Wider Team We have decades of expertise in managing people. Our diverse team have seen (nearly) everything before. We regularly peer-check each other’s work to ensure quality, with regular training and professional development to stay up to date and on the ball. It’s safe to say that everything we do is for the benefit of each and every client. People Puzzles are proud to be anHR consultancy that does things differently. External and objective, our specialists contribute expertise and a ‘big picture’ perspective to help your business grow. www.peoplepuzzles.co.uk ABOUT ALLY MAUGHAN Ally Maughan founded People Puzzles in 2010 because early in her career she recognised that people problems were often the biggest, single factor holding a company back from growth. Alongside this, Ally is passionate about businesses being profitable, effective and good places to work: often a trio that work in harmony. With a background in operations then consulting, Ally has worked with more than 100 SME and mid-tier companies. Each one of them unique yet facing common challenges; needing support with structure, leadership, growth or other people- related pain points. Results-oriented, Ally delivers her own blend of business insight with direct, practical advice firmly based on commercial realities and outcomes. Her time-management skills are legendary, leading others to want to tap into ‘the Ally effect’. Leading People Puzzles, a rapidly changing and scaling business, is Ally’s biggest challenge yet. She loves taking the opportunity to speak about her journey, and share insights from both working with and leading a scale-up business. Ally gained a BSc in Human Sciences at UCL, University of London in 2001 and qualified with a Masters in HR Management at the LSE’s School of Leadership in 2007.