Our Work

MHA Larking Gowen is an independent firm of accountants offering accountancy, tax and business advisory services from bases across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. Picking up awards for workplace wellbeing and flexible working along the way they were named Best Employer in the Archant Norfolk Business Awards in 2019. We had the opportunity to work with them in 2018, carrying out employee focus groups and developing some ideas around employee engagement.

“I’d heard of Michelle’s work through connections and had the opportunity to work with her to deliver workplace wellbeing workshops for the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce. At that time we were at the start of our journey to become a top employer in the region and we asked Michelle to help us. Michelle took the time to get to know our business and build trust with our people, and helped us to focus on solutions that would provide the most benefit to the business and our teams.” – Amanda Ninham, Head of Human Resources, MHA Larking Gowen

This one was very close to our hearts given that Michelle’s daughter Thea was a ‘Little Owl’ at the time. After Manager Holly attended a ‘Mental Health for Managers’ workshop, run by Michelle and Tom Oxley, she was inspired to embed wellbeing within the nursery for her staff and families. We worked with Holly to shape a wellbeing programme around our six strands of wellbeing model. The programme was launched with a Week of Wellbeing for the staff and children – and the proof was in the pudding with Thea coming home and sharing her thoughts on what makes her special. Michelle also delivered a session on building resilience for the nursery staff.

“I had the wonderful opportunity to work with ‘The Engaging People Company,’ as well as attending ‘Mental Health for Managers,’ Michelle also delivered some bespoke work within our organisation. Myself and my team were astounded by Michelle’s practical knowledge and experience in the field. Michelle ensured we were equipped with the skills and understanding to transform our policies and procedures to provide the most effective practice around supporting those with mental health difficulties. One thing I wasn’t expecting was to learn so much about myself, having attended Michelle and Tom’s training with the view to support my team better. I came away feeling so positive and empowered thanks to the training. The other attendees on the course were also so helpful and supportive. It was a fantastic day. I would highly recommend The Engaging People Company. If you are an organisation who cares about their staff teams and want their organisation to flourish Michelle’s knowledge and skills are invaluable!” – Holly, Nursery Operations Manager, Little Owls

Zest is a fantastic car rental company based in Norfolk dealing with companies and customers all over the world. We were so pleased to get to work with the fab team, helping them with some engagement activity.

“Michelle came in to help and advise us with regards to staff engagement. She thoroughly researched and visited our offices to get a feel for the business and worked with us to ensure that she fully understood our needs. She then prepared a menu of tools to assist us that aligned with our business culture and vision that were simple to use. I was immediately able to incorporate these into our recruitment and interview process, and we have by far improved our induction process and hopefully our overall employee experience following the consultation with Michelle. As such I would not hesitate to recommend the Engaging People company, all communications were very friendly, clear and delivered very quickly. Michelle did exactly what she said she would do and more. Thank you!” – Charlotte Sexton, HR Manager