Experience working in a standalone post?

Congratulations Meena. Good luck in your role and I'll add to some cracking suggestions from colleagues below. I've set up functions and worked in stand alone roles for clients, often as their first HR person. I'd check out other conversations that Steve Bridger has referenced as you are not alone & networking with professionals, also working standalone, is good for bouncing ideas and support. I find that essential.

I'd check the basics are working brilliantly so might check out the files, payroll, the legals and some of the behind the scenes stuff that only matters when it goes wrong.

Building the relationships and understanding the commercials of the business as critical everywhere and especially in a standlone role. Meet as many people as you can in one to one settings and groups. Find out their pain points, what's keeping them awake at night, what's good, bad and ugly and use the data to think how the people function can be part of the solutions and get a lie of the land.

Keep listening and learning. Get under the skin of the business and don't solely focus on the management view, important though it is, it is also key to build good relationships throughout.

I'd recommend a facebook group if you are on Facebook - HR Ninjas. It's not mine, I'm not on Facebook now but when I was I could see this group run by the lovely Liz Henson, is such a rich source of information, support and a sounding board.

All the best.

Congratulations Meena. Good luck in your role and I'll add to some cracking suggestions from colleagues below. I've set up functions and worked in stand alone roles for clients, often as their first HR person. I'd check out other conversations that Steve Bridger has referenced as you are not alone & networking with professionals, also working standalone, is good for bouncing ideas and support. I find that essential.

I'd check the basics are working brilliantly so might check out the files, payroll, the legals and some of the behind the scenes stuff that only matters when it goes wrong.

Building the relationships and understanding the commercials of the business as critical everywhere and especially in a standlone role. Meet as many people as you can in one to one settings and groups. Find out their pain points, what's keeping them awake at night, what's good, bad and ugly and use the data to think how the people function can be part of the solutions and get a lie of the land.

Keep listening and learning. Get under the skin of the business and don't solely focus on the management view, important though it is, it is also key to build good relationships throughout.

I'd recommend a facebook group if you are on Facebook - HR Ninjas. It's not mine, I'm not on Facebook now but when I was I could see this group run by the lovely Liz Henson, is such a rich source of information, support and a sounding board.

All the best.