Five minutes with: Fiona Regan, People Development Director at Revolution Bars Group

We spoke to Fiona Regan, People Development Director at Revolution Bars Group, about developing Millennials, their internal academy and their future plans... 

What HR challenges have you faced in the past few months at Revolution Bars Group?

Our business is in a rapidly expanding market with increased competition. Cost pressures also continue to impact all aspects of the sector. More competition, costs pressures and a growth plan, means we need quality managers leading our existing bars as well as a strong talent pipeline to open new bars. Our challenge is to make sure we have the best methods to recruit, develop, engage and retain our teams. That’s a massive area, so to focus on one topic I would choose development.

Our workforce is primarily Millennials and we have adapted our training and approach to help meet their expectations; being clear about career paths and providing a variety of ways to support quick development, using improved technology to support learning and making sure that we align all our training and internal messages to our company purpose.