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We’ve all heard the age-old failure story of a promising SME business losing its soul as it grows, shedding the things that made it great in the first place. Values go out of the window; organisational culture gets diluted or misaligned, goals and outcomes shift for the worse.

But as the best of us already know, HR – done well – eradicates that story. Prioritising the people agenda can ensure that an organisation grows sustainably, while retaining the magic that solidifies success.

Want to know how exactly that’s done? Join our panel of success makers for the latest HR magazine Lunchtime Debate, produced in partnership with HR software firm, HiBob.

The panel will discuss:

• What can go wrong when scaling a business, and how to avoid those mistakes;
• How integrated and innovative technology can set a scaling SME up for success;
• Strategies for ensuring a consistent culture as an organisation grows, and more.
When
Thursday, August 28, 2025 · 12:30 p.m. London (GMT +1:00)
Presenters
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Steven Beattie
founder and managing director, aceHR
Steven Beattie runs a consultancy that works with ambitious SMEs to build compliant, confident, and thriving workplaces. Formerly chief people officer at Lexxic, a UK-based leader in the neurodiversity space, Beattie has held senior leadership roles across multiple sectors, and brings deep expertise in employment law, organisational change, leadership development, and building scalable people strategies.
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Ana Indoitu
director of HR and operations, Axiomise
With a background in law and development management, Ana Indoitu has founded and managed companies from their initial growth stage to scaling up to 50+ people. She has more than nine years in leadership roles, across software and development industries, is CIPD accredited and is a certified project management professional. Indoitu’s expertise spans talent management, employee engagement, and organisational development.
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Hannah Ross
senior reporter, HR magazine
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