We will keep your organisation at the heart of what we do by investing our time and energy into understanding your culture, priorities and objectives.
We will bring a "can-do attitude" by combining an innovative approach with energy and focus to generate exceptional outcomes for you.
We will work with absolute professionalism to the highest standards possible, whilst being empathetic, compassionate and easy to engage with.
Our services are delivered through these five specialist areas.
Often sensitive, the types of investigations we specialise in include disciplinaries, grievances, bullying and harassment and whistleblowing.
We are members of the ABI and certificated with the British Standard for Investigation Services BS:102000.
We are experts in assessing and understanding workplace cultures and implementing positive change.
Our Culture Reviews begin with an in-depth evaluation of the situation, usually by interviews, listening groups and surveys, which we use to advise areas of concern and appropriate remedial action.
Our approach is underpinned by the belief that compassion and inclusivity are vital to a positive organisational culture.
Our Change team have a unique blend of employment law expertise, people management experience and project management skills.
We adopt a holistic approach to change projects, applying a combination of commercial rigour and compassion to deliver successful outcomes on time and on budget whilst minimising the impact on people.
Our team of trained mediators and resolution experts have a track record of resolving the most complex and entrenched disputes between individuals and within teams.
We identify barriers to constructive working relationships, and implement actions or interventions that restore harmony and productivity.
Our team can assist you in meeting your CQC obligations, whether this is obtaining registration, preparing for "well-led" inspections, or dealing with enforcement notices.
We can also review and advise on your safeguarding frameworks and policies, assist with any safeguarding investigations, and lead high level training that may be required.
I commissioned an independent investigation into a sensitive and contentious issue. ibex gale’s approach was professional, swift, pragmatic and exceptionally detailed. I highly recommend their services and their approach.
I appointed ibex gale to manage a large redundancy project involving over 200 staff. They were both professional and compassionate with our staff, many of whom have worked for us for decades. We continue to work with the team at ibex gale and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.
Carly provided high quality, experienced HR support to the process. Her approach is analytical, nuanced and appropriately sensitive whilst being focused and thorough. I would definitely recommend her for a highly sensitive and complicated piece of work like this.
ibex gale's rates were very competitive and they demonstrated significant experience in conducting such investigations...Their work was so impressive that the Trust commissioned them for an additional extremely sensitive investigation...
At SCC we have used ibex gale a number of times for complex investigations. We found that their investigators are diligent, helpful, approachable and have a wealth of experience behind them. The process of using ibex gale is straight forward and has saved our organisation considerable expense in terms of time and resources to investigate complex cases.
Suzanne very quickly recognised and accessed both my strengths and concerns. Her skillful coaching and probing questioning techniques supported me in focusing on my goals and building my confidence to overcome perceived barriers and achieve personal success.
“I would not hesitate to recommend ibex gale and in...
Pippa is a highly regarded qualified Workplace Conflict Mediator, who...
“I would not hesitate to recommend ibex gale and in particular Poppy Jenkins who was our lead contact for both investigations in this instance. Poppy’s customer focus was excellent and she was extremely responsive to the needs of the Trust.”
Poppy co-founded ibex gale with David Major in 2013.
As an employment litigator, she saw first-hand the need for a service that combined the expertise of lawyers and top-level people management professionals to help with complex challenges in the workplace.
After establishing a reputation for handling sensitive and high-profile workplace investigations, and successfully managing large scale organisational change programmes, her focus now is on building a flourishing team and ensuring that every project is delivered with compassion, empathy and excellence.
Pippa is a highly regarded qualified Workplace Conflict Mediator, who assists organisations experiencing relationship issues between individuals and teams. As a qualified Systemic Team Coach, she brings a Transformative Mediative Team Coaching based approach to support teams in bringing about relationship and collaborative change that delivers deeper levels of psychological safety and team effectiveness.
Pippa has a Masters in Personnel Management, a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and over 20 years’ experience in large corporates and FTSE organisations in senior HRD positions. Many of her roles involved supporting large and complex transformational change programmes necessitating organisational and cultural change. She brings a wealth of commercial experience to support clients trying to navigate complex human challenges
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