Our Story & Values
Our values are important to us. Our friendly style will support you to achieve your potential with no jargon. We love what we do, so you can trust us to care about your organisation as much as you do. Whether you’re a small, medium or large organisation looking for some extra HR support, we’re the friendly team who can help.
Who are we?
Tracey Bork – Director
I’m Tracey, I’m the founder and director of Platinum Blue HR. I’ve worked in both the private and public sectors predominantly in Edinburgh and Fife. My HR experience spans more than 25 years, the last 17 of which were in HR Director and Management roles and I’m a Fellow of the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development).
I’m genuinely passionate about providing good HR advice because time and time again I’ve seen the difference it can make. It’s also really important to me that I do that in a certain way.
Firstly, injecting humour into (appropriate) situations is something I often do. Over the years I’ve worked with many people who have demanding and quite often, mentally exhausting, jobs. My time spent working in Scottish police forces taught me that laughter can really help diffuse tensions and make the situation that bit easier to deal with. It’s also great for relationship building which as HR professionals, is key.
Secondly, I pride myself on being friendly and approachable so when we work together, I’ll be honest with you but you won’t ever feel you’ve been chastised or judged – that approach doesn’t work and it doesn’t get the best outcome in the longer term.
So in short, I love what I do and I do it with passion, humour and compassion!
Enough about me though. Let me introduce you to my colleague…
Ollie – Brand Ambassador
This is Ollie, my right-hand man. Ollie’s an Australian Labradoodle and he loves people! He’s fairly busy, between spending time each week at doggie daycare and his grandparents’ house, but he loves nothing more than coming along to site visits to say hi to everyone so if you’re arranging an on-site meeting with Tracey and you or your colleagues would like to invite Ollie along, he’ll do his best to make it!
We’ve been told Ollie’s visits make everyone smile. Dogs are known to boost mood-enhancing hormones and lower blood pressure, which might be why he’s so popular but we think it’s because he’s super cute and very well-behaved. So, if you or your team would benefit from a doodle shaped pick-me-up just let us know!
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Our Core Values
Care
We love what we do. We don’t believe in just doing a good job, we want you to be delighted with the service we provide, and we strive to deliver that every time.
Integrity
We live and breathe our ethical approach. We’ll help you avoid the legal pitfalls along the way and support you in applying best practice to the way you do things.
Trust
When we work together it’s a partnership. You can trust us to keep your confidence, guide you through difficult or tricky situations and do the right thing for your organisation.
Friendly
We believe in building strong relationships with our clients. Being friendly and approachable really helps us do that; speaking to HR shouldn’t be daunting or something to put off.