Straightforward HR Support Backed by Real Experience

At Go HR, we help small and medium-sized businesses deal with the people side of running a business, without the jargon, overwhelm, or delays.

Founded in 2014 by Louise Lithgow-Dicker, a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD with over 35 years of experience, Go HR exists to give growing businesses access to the kind of high-level HR expertise usually reserved for big corporates.

Whether it’s one-off advice or full outsourced support, we’ve got your back. 

Go HR have transformed our approach to HR along with supporting our business as it grows. I would highly recommend Louise and her team to assist your business in its day-to-day support. HR is a complex part of any business, with Go HR’s support it makes business much easier.

Paul Hamilton – Divisional Director, Brickability Group

What We Believe:

  • People drive performance. When your team works, your business works.

  • HR shouldn’t be a barrier. It should be a practical tool that helps you get things done.

  • Small businesses deserve great support. We bring senior-level HR to the SME world.

We combine deep HR expertise with a no-nonsense approach to help you:

  • Stay legally protected

  • Handle tough conversations with confidence

  • Build stronger teams without corporate fluff

Our Values

  • Honesty: We say what needs to be said, clearly and constructively.

  • Authentic: What you see is what you get. We show up as real people, not corporate scripts.

  • Driven: We care about your success and go the extra mile to help you get there.

Meet the Team

We believe in providing honest, authentic and ethical advice to small and medium sized businesses who need practical support to people challenges.

Founder of Go HR, Louise Lithgow-Dicker

Louise

Founder and Lead Consultant

Go HR was founded in 2014 by Louise, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development with over 35 years of HR knowledge and experience.

Having worked across a broad range of sectors, both in the UK and internationally, Louise understands the many and varied issues that business owners and line managers face when ensuring the safeguarding of their company and their staff. Louise has worked in many high-profile blue chips businesses from starting her career and rising to the position of People Director with a PLC.  When setting up Go HR, Louise wanted to make sure that all businesses had access to a high level of HR support.

As FCIPD qualified, MBTI Practitioner and NLP Diploma holder, Louise’s wealth of HR experience is unrivalled and is the driving force behind the success of Go HR and the valuable support it provides to businesses of all sizes.

Due to the expansion of Go HR, we are now able to support businesses across the whole of the UK.  We understand the SME world and get the trial and tribulations that business owners face.

We do the HR so you can focus on running your Business!

Nicola has been a great asset to Go HR and is an experienced HR professional with Level 7 CIPD certification and over 25 years’ experience in both general and strategic HR roles. She’s successfully delivered a wide range of HR services in complex, unionized settings like Local Government, the NHS, and retail.

Throughout her career, Nicola has held senior HR positions, managing teams in both HR and operational. Her leadership has been key in driving HR initiatives and building effective teams.

Nicola is skilled in various HR areas, including performance and absence management, disciplinaries, grievances, and change management. Currently, she is our Lead HR Consultant, working closely with clients to provide expert support on a variety of HR issues. Her extensive experience and strategic insight are invaluable to our team and clients, helping business owners navigate challenging situations effectively and fairly.

Nicola always focuses on finding solutions that benefit both the organisation and its employees.

Nicola Durose

Nicola

Lead HR Consultant

Founder of Go HR, Louise Lithgow-Dicker

Jani

HR Transactional Specialist

Jani is the HR Transactional Specialist at Go HR, responsible for ensuring that the detail behind every HR process is accurate, consistent and compliant.

She supports the team and clients by managing the core HR documentation and processes that underpin effective people management. This includes contracts of employment, policy updates, employee changes, onboarding documentation and maintaining accurate HR records.

Jani plays a critical role in reducing risk for clients by making sure that the fundamentals are handled properly. Her focus is on getting things right first time, creating consistency, and ensuring that nothing is missed.

Working closely with the wider Go HR team, Jani helps ensure that advice is supported by solid documentation and clear processes, giving clients confidence that their HR foundations are in place and working as they should.

Let’s Make People Management Easier

Running a business is hard enough. We take the stress out of HR so you can focus on what you do best.

Stay in the know

We like to keep our clients up to date with all of the latest industry news and trends. To find out what’s new in the world of HR, check out Go HR’s blog.