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Case Study: Turning AI Interest into Practical HR Adoption
The Challenge Like many organisations, the starting point wasn’t a lack of interest in AI. People were already experimenting. The challenge was turning that experimentation into something useful, safe and repeatable. Within HR and wider…
Case Study: Navigating Organisational Change with Clarity and Care
The Organisation A purpose-led organisation facing changing financial and organisational requirements. Like many organisations operating in a challenging funding environment, the leadership team needed to review its structure and ensure its resources remained aligned with…
Case Study: Building the People Infrastructure for a Growing Technology Business
The Organisation A growing UK digital technology consultancy operating in a fast-moving and competitive talent market. As the organisation evolved, its people requirements were becoming increasingly complex. Growth brought new demands across recruitment, leadership, organisational…
Wages Up, Vacancies Down: How can Tech Scale-Ups Can Stay Ahead in a Tight Market?
The latest UK job market data shows an uncomfortable truth: hiring is down, but wages continue to climb. For fast-growing tech businesses, that’s a tough combo. Fewer applicants, higher salary expectations, and pressure from investors…
Seeing Spaces Differently – An Engineering Student’s Intro to CiiM (via Buzzqube + Digiflec)
At Buzzqube, we’re always looking for ways to connect people and businesses with exciting, meaningful work. So when our intern (also Angela’s daughter), an engineering student with a sharp eye for smart tech joined us…
From Seed to Series A: How to Scale People Without Scaling Chaos
“We just need to hire some people.” Famous last words. For many founders, getting that first funding round means finally being able to grow the team. It’s exciting and a little terrifying. One minute you’re…
HR for Startups – a podcast episode with our MD Angela!
I had so much fun recording my first ever podcast a few weeks ago. To hear more about how to run basic HR and attract staff into your start up have a listen! You can…
Two Years of Buzzqube!
Two years ago, I left the safety of salaried life to build something of my own. Buzzqube was born out of a desire to work differently; to do meaningful, high-impact work with organisations that are…
How to cope with National Insurance Increases
The Chancellor’s budget has raised National Insurance on workers’ earnings above £5,000 from April 2025, with the rate increasing from 13.8% to 15%, but it’s also increased the Employment Allowance, allowing small companies to reduce…