Margery McBain
What is your current role?
I am the owner and Managing Director of Gravitate HR - therefore I spend my time working with key clients on developing their approach to HR and our service delivery to all clients. I enjoy delivering HR and growing and managing the business.
What qualifications do you hold?
My first degree is a BSc (Hons) in Food Science from University of Strathclyde. After 10 years work experience I achieved an MBA from University of Edinburgh and I am a Fellow of the CIPD
How did you get into HR?
I started my management career in the John Lewis Partnership as a Graduate Trainee and over time moved from general management to staff management, where I found my niche.
Why HR?
I believe that people are the very essence of an organisation and that the style of approach and management of all at work significantly influences success (or not). When people are drawn together by common aims and goals - their energy and involvement can bring positive results. HR can assist in bringing people together. The name of the business is based on the concept of drawing people together towards a common purpose - Gravitate.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years' time?
As Managing Director of a successful and established Human Resource Management Consultancy business called Gravitate HR!
What's been your biggest career high so far?
There have been lots - but the personal challenge and satisfaction from starting and growing your own business out beats them all
Who is your biggest inspiration?
My dad was a significant influence in my life, giving me strong work and life ethics. I take inspiration and encouragement from clients and other contacts whom through personal motivation and commitment have successfully grown entrepreneurial businesses.
Describe yourself in three words
Passionate, pragmatic and protective
Contact me on
0131 243 1374 /
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Margery's latest blog posts
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Following Sarah and Jennifer’s sunny days out with clients, we decided we should have an away day. Heather recommended Go Ape - so we made all the arrangements and headed off to Aberfoyle, on Friday 10th October. Even the rain and mist did not dampen our spirits and as the mini made it’s [...]
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According to Croner, the UK’s leading workplace information and consultancy providers, have highlighted the potential cost of mismanagement of redundancies. Employers who are looking to cut costs by making redundancies run the risk of facing further costs as a result of employees raising tribunal claims against them. They recommend that businesses seek professional [...]
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Gravitate HR have been selected to be one of the 10 winners to represent Scotland in this year’s HSBC Start Up Stars Awards. This means that we go forward to a national judging panel, who will select 10 national finalists and 5 Green Award Finalists.
If we are successful at that, its off to London to [...]
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Margery, Heather and Sarah have now completed their races with Heather coming in the fastest time of 33 minutes. All three really enjoyed the experience and are proud of the £1.5K that they have collectively raised for Cancer Research. The business also sponsored a client in the Moon Walk, who successfully completed the [...]
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This is me setting off on my 5K adventure around Hopetoun House after my warm up with 1800 others. The photo of me returning is not so sprightly so I will keep that in my photo album. It was a very emotive experience, reading the messages and being part of a movement that [...]
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The arrival of our 2nd year accounts from the accountant has lead to some reflection of how the business has grown and speculation on where we should go from here. I thought I would share my learning from the “early years” and perhaps this will lead to words of wisdom and inspiration from out [...]
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Keep an eye out for us in this years Race for Life, the UK’s largest women-only fundraising event.
Margery & Heather
You can find out more at
http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/margerymcbain
http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/heathermccaig
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