Building a strong company culture

What you'll learn at this event:

A strong company culture is more than a nice-to-have - it’s the foundation of recruitment, retention, and long-term business success. At this RL Business Club event, we’ll explore the people strategies that help businesses attract, engage, and motivate their teams.

From hearing about the latest new employment law updates and tackling workplace disputes, to building authentic recruitment practices and understanding what really drives your people - our speakers will share insights to strengthen your culture from the inside out.

By the end of the session, you’ll leave with fresh ideas and actionable strategies to build a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and motivated - creating stronger teams and more resilient businesses.

This event will help you:

• Create a culture that motivates people to stay and thrive
• Learn how to attract and retain talent through values-driven recruitment
• Understand how to motivate your team and boost performance
• Discover how mediation can transform workplace disputes into constructive outcomes
• Understand your legal obligations as an employer and how these play into the culture of your organisation

You'll also understand:

• Why grievances rarely deliver positive results, and how mediation provides a better alternative
• Practical ways to align culture, recruitment, and people strategy with business goals
• The risks of failing to adapt to upcoming employment law changes
• How motivation influences collaboration, performance, and staff retention
• The role of culture as a long-term driver of business success.

Event speakers:

Sam Spoors - Recruitment Specialist, Talentheads

Sam Spoors founded Talentheads in 2020 to transform recruitment for growing businesses. By embedding strategic, in-house hiring solutions, Talentheads has saved businesses over £1.4M, placed 600+ people locally, and upskilled 1,700+ managers- proving recruitment can drive lasting impact for teams, businesses, and communities.

Attracting and keeping great people is one of the biggest challenges facing many businesses. In this session, Sam will explore how company culture isn’t just a buzzword but your most powerful tool in recruitment and retention.

She will share strategic insights on how to attract the right people through authentic, values-driven recruitment and improve retention by understanding what truly keeps top talent engaged.

Sam will also discuss how to create a culture that people want to join – and stay in – while avoiding costly hiring mistakes and silent resignations. She will explain how to lead with clarity, consistency, and cultural alignment to strengthen both your people and your business.

Sarah Furness - Employment Solicitor, Hay & Kilner

Sarah has almost 20 years’ experience providing advice to employers on a range of employment law matters and in various sectors. She takes pride in getting to know her clients and their businesses so that she can assist them with their people strategy and so she has a full awareness of their commercial objectives and how their people strategy fits in with those objectives.

There has been lots reported in the press about Labour’s employment law reforms and the impact they will have on businesses.

Sarah’s session will focus on what the changes to the law will be, how they will impact on businesses and how businesses can prepare and ensure the reforms and their preparations don’t impact negatively on culture.

Kathryn Rodgers - HR Consultant - face2faceHR Newcastle

Kathryn is an independent HR Consultant with 20+ years’ experience across a variety of sectors and a trained workplace mediator.

Kathryn learned early on to differentiate between the good, the bad and the downright ugly in HR. She’s seen more than her fair share of tick-boxes and regulation frameworks that completely ignore the human component - and, probably like you, has had enough of HR that is more about compliance than about people. Her abiding conviction is that what really makes the difference between the businesses that engage with and retain their teams, and the ones that don’t, is communication.

Have you ever been part of a grievance process at work? If yes, did the person raising the grievance feel heard, understood and supported at the end? Were workplace relationships able to continue in a constructive way? Did the investigation process feel like a valuable use of your managers’ time?

With over 23 years’ experience in HR, Kathryn has found that no-one ever gets what they truly want from a grievance procedure. The real solution lies in mediation.

In Kathryn's session, she will share how mediation works and why she believes it is always worth a try.

Daniel Adamson - Business Advisor, Robson Laidler Accountants

Daniel is a Business Advisor at Robson Laidler, working closely with ambitious business owners to help them unlock growth and improve performance. With a background in coaching and advisory, Daniel specialises in understanding what drives people within a business and how that links to overall strategy.

In this session, Daniel will introduce Motivational Mapping - a practical tool designed to identify what truly motivates individuals and teams.

By shining a light on these drivers, Daniel helps leaders create more engaged workplaces, improve collaboration, and boost performance.

What is the RL Business Club?

The RL Business Club, hosted by Robson Laidler Accountants, is designed to provide both our clients and the wider business community with a unique opportunity to come together, learn, and grow.

Our mission is to support business owners by offering valuable insights, expert advice, and practical tools to help you achieve sustainable growth and success. Through engaging workshops, inspiring speakers, and collaborative discussions, the RL Business Club equips attendees with the knowledge and strategies needed to navigate the challenges of running and scaling a business.

Each event is carefully crafted to address the evolving needs of modern businesses, offering actionable takeaways that can be implemented straight away. Whether you're looking to enhance your financial strategy, develop your team, or improve your marketing and sales efforts, the RL Business Club has something for everyone.

Join us and become part of a growing community of forward-thinking business owners committed to making a real impact.

You’ll benefit from attending if:

• Recruitment and retention are ongoing challenges for your business
• You’re concerned about the impact of upcoming employment law changes
• Workplace disputes and grievances feel time-consuming and unproductive
• You want to create a culture where people feel motivated and valued
• You’re looking for practical tools to boost team performance and collaboration

Who is this event for?

This event is for anyone who wants to strengthen their workplace culture and unlock the potential of their people. Whether you’re trying to attract and retain talent, are looking for better ways to resolve workplace challenges, or want to improve motivation levels within the team, this session will give you practical tools and insights to build a more engaged, motivated, and resilient workforce.

Our aim for this event is to help you build a company culture that not only attracts and retains great people, but also supports long-term business success - creating workplaces where individuals feel heard, motivated, and inspired to thrive.