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HRD Live PodcastHuman Resource Management becomes Resource Management? Extending HR’s impact beyond people, processes, and policiesThe post Human Resource Management becomes Resource Management? Extending HR’s impact beyond people, processes, and policies appeared first on HRD.
2023-11-1518 minHRD Live PodcastSpotify presses play on employee experience hyper-personalization with new platform 'Bounce'The post Spotify presses play on employee experience hyper-personalization with new platform ‘Bounce’ appeared first on HRD.
2023-11-0820 minHRD Live PodcastFrom diplomat to detective: How can HR achieve cross-functional global leadership amid re-globalization?The post From diplomat to detective: How can HR achieve cross-functional global leadership amid re-globalization? appeared first on HRD.
2023-10-2518 minHRD Live PodcastHow can we curtail the rise of candidate resentment?The post How can we curtail the rise of candidate resentment? appeared first on HRD.
2023-10-1823 minHRD Live PodcastIncreasing HR’s influence in the workplace: Do people leaders “lack business acumen”?The post Increasing HR’s influence in the workplace: Do people leaders “lack business acumen”? appeared first on HRD.
2023-10-1100 minHRD Live PodcastAmy Edmondson: Avoiding obsolescence by creating a healthy failure cultureThe post Amy Edmondson: Avoiding obsolescence by creating a healthy failure culture appeared first on HRD.
2023-10-0413 minHRD Live Podcast“Why do you want to work here?” Fixing broken hiring practices with Liz RyanThe post “Why do you want to work here?” Fixing broken hiring practices with Liz Ryan appeared first on HRD.
2023-09-2724 minHRD Live PodcastThe internal mobility imperative: How can we start filling more roles with internal hires?The post The internal mobility imperative: How can we start filling more roles with internal hires? appeared first on HRD.
2023-09-2024 minHRD Live PodcastCampus recruiting 101: The long-term solution to reactive hiring and skills shortagesThe post Campus recruiting 101: The long-term solution to reactive hiring and skills shortages appeared first on HRD.
2023-08-2316 minHRD Live PodcastAI and People: How HR can lead digital transformation through participative upskilling
Are HR and People leaders the guardians of the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in the workplace? The answer, according to Aviva Chief People Officer Danielle Harmer and ChenMed Chief Learning Officer, is yes. The inherent connection between AI and people mandates HR leaders to support, develop, and upskill their colleagues.
Harmer and Lind are the latest HRD Live podcast guests for the Future of Work series and agree that HR’s responsibility is to consider and nurture the skills of its future workforce, including AI capabilities. In this episode, we cover how and wh...
2023-08-1626 minHRD Live PodcastAI and People: How HR can lead digital transformation through participative upskillingThe post AI and People: How HR can lead digital transformation through participative upskilling appeared first on HRD.
2023-08-1626 minHRD Live PodcastJacob Morgan: The future of work needs leaders with vulnerabilityThe post Jacob Morgan: The future of work needs leaders with vulnerability appeared first on HRD.
2023-08-0924 minHRD Live PodcastJacob Morgan: The future of work needs leaders with vulnerability
Positioning leaders as infallible, flawless, and without struggle does not make sense in a rapidly changing world. The future of work is as uncertain and complex as our current volatile work landscape and requires organizations to re-evaluate the role and nature of their leaders. HR and People leaders must now push against the stereotype of traditional leadership. Instead, they should position themselves and train fellow business leaders to embrace vulnerability.
Futurist and author Jacob Morgan is a strong advocate for leading with vulnerability. In the latest HRD Live Podcast episode, we discuss the need for...
2023-08-0924 min
HRD Live PodcastAdjusting change management models to cope with rapid digital transformation
As we dive headlong into a future of work characterized by rapid change and ongoing business transformation, are traditional and transactional change management models still fit for purpose? Existing practices no longer keep up with the pace of change. New models such as Michael Arena’s network approach are gaining popularity.
In a new era of AI-enabled transformation and heightened employee expectations placing higher expectations on HR leaders, progressive change management initiatives are now a business imperative.
UC Faculty member and change management expert Alex Budak, and Ford Motor Company Chief Talent Officer Ch...
2023-08-0222 min
HRD Live PodcastAdjusting change management models to cope with rapid digital transformationThe post Adjusting change management models to cope with rapid digital transformation appeared first on HRD.
2023-08-0222 minHRD Live PodcastCreating an inclusive, data-driven future of work: Lessons from LinkedIn and Levi’s
“Your future of work strategy is your DEI&B strategy,” argues Shujaat Ahmad, Director of People Analytics and Future of Work Strategy and Innovation at LinkedIn. Creating unity in these strategies requires data-driven future of work planning.
Ahmad is joined on the HRD Live Podcast by Karthik Varatharaj, Global Chief Talent Officer at Levi Strauss & Co, for an in-depth discussion on using data to guarantee an equitable and inclusive future of work.
Foundations of an inclusive, data-driven future of work
To begin designing an inclusive future of work strategy, Ahmad argues you must ask...
2023-07-2625 minHRD Live PodcastCreating an inclusive, data-driven future of work: Lessons from LinkedIn and Levi’sThe post Creating an inclusive, data-driven future of work: Lessons from LinkedIn and Levi’s appeared first on HRD.
2023-07-2625 minHRD Live PodcastLeadership learnings: How to upskill for the future of work
The rapidly changing landscape for work is shifting the requirements for leaders at all levels of the business. The role of the CHRO is evolving to become more data-driven and strategic than ever before. HR leaders must seize a unique opportunity for greater strategic input, and to do so must develop their digital literacy. In the first episode of the HRD Live Podcast series on the Future of Work, we are joined by AI HR Chief Scientist for HR & OD, Dieter Veldsman, and former L’Oréal CHRO Stephane Charbonnier, to discuss the evolving CHRO skillset and the...
2023-07-1926 minHRD Live PodcastLeadership learnings: How to upskill for the future of workThe post Leadership learnings: How to upskill for the future of work appeared first on HRD.
2023-07-1926 minHRD Live PodcastCollaboration not conformity: Why DE&I programs must not be a set of rulesThe post Collaboration not conformity: Why DE&I programs must not be a set of rules appeared first on HRD.
2023-06-1419 minHRD Live PodcastCollaboration not conformity: Why DE&I programs must not be a set of rules
DE&I programs desperately need a refreshed approach, argues Simon Fanshawe, OBE. “It’s become a set of prohibitions and rules,” he explains. It’s all about what you can’t say, or what you can’t do.”
Fanshawe argues the point of diversity and inclusion celebrate our differences. Whilst we attempt to walk in other people’s shoes, we will never fully understand their experiences. Diversity and inclusion programs should be a tool to prevent conformity. “What we have to be able to do is collaborate, and we only collaborate through our differences,” he explains.
In...
2023-06-1419 minHRD Live PodcastMicro-improvements, long-term strategy: Allyship in action with Donald KnightThe post Micro-improvements, long-term strategy: Allyship in action with Donald Knight appeared first on HRD.
2023-06-0720 minHRD Live PodcastInclusion and diversity, not DE&I? Data-driven inclusion at the ONSThe post Inclusion and diversity, not DE&I? appeared first on HRD.
2023-05-3117 minHRD Live PodcastInclusion and diversity, not DE&I? Data-driven inclusion at the ONS
From HR thought leadership to Hollywood Press, the consistent message is that diversity, on its own, is not enough. True equity, inclusion, and belonging extend far beyond token diversity gestures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS), the UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics, shares this view.
Quite literally emphasizing ‘inclusion,’ Philippa Bonay, People & Business Services Director for the ONS rephrases DE&I as inclusion and diversity. But what is the significance of this semantic switch? And how does the UK’s recognized statistical institute use data to keep accountable with inclusion objectives?
In the...
2023-05-3117 minHRD Live PodcastIs your DEI&B strategy textured enough for the evolving work landscape?The post Is your DEI&B strategy textured enough for the evolving work landscape? appeared first on HRD.
2023-05-2413 minHRD Live PodcastIs your DEI&B strategy textured enough for the evolving work landscape?
The diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B) landscape has evolved significantly in the past five years, accelerated by culturally significant moments such as the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. Vitally, DEI&B is now seen as a strategic business driver rather than simply ‘the right thing to do.’ This shift is embodied by a richer view of inclusion and belonging that supports organizations in the markets they serve, alongside the people they employ.
Heather E. McGowan, future of work strategist and author of The Empathy Advantage, is the latest guest on the HRD Live...
2023-05-2413 minHRD Live PodcastKim Crowder: Establishing anti-racism and equity through cultural fluencyThe post Kim Crowder: Developing cultural fluency to establish workplace equity appeared first on HRD.
2023-05-1721 minHRD Live PodcastKim Crowder: Establishing anti-racism and equity through cultural fluency
Organizations can no longer ignore anti-racism imperatives. Firstly, and most importantly, all people in the workplace deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Although this is far from a ground-breaking concept, business leaders and employees from historically ignored or minoritized backgrounds still require support as they navigate their roles.
Moreover, there is a business case for establishing an intentional anti-racism agenda. Tackling racism and establishing equity has the power to lower attrition rates and drive innovation. With shifting expectations, particularly among Gen Z and millennial demographics, a failure to do so compromises an organization’s...
2023-05-1721 minHRD Live Podcast‘All In’ by 2027? Virgin Media O2’s five-year DE&I strategy one year onThe post ‘All In’ by 2027? Virgin Media O2’s five-year DE&I strategy one year on appeared first on HRD.
2023-05-1013 minHRD Live Podcast‘All In’ by 2027? Virgin Media O2’s long-term DE&I strategy one year in
Although inclusion and diversity are now ongoing initiatives at nearly all major organizations, to varying degrees of success, many leading organizations have established clear five or ten-year benchmarks through a long-term DE&I strategy. Virgin Media O2, for example, has four core ambitions at the heart of its five-year ‘All In’ strategy that it aims to achieve by 2027:
Equal representation of women and men in the company’s wider leadership team
To have driven forward progress for gender parity, including all gender identities and expressions across the organization
15% of Virgin Media O2’s wider leadership team will be...
2023-05-1013 minHRD Live PodcastMoneyball: What HR leaders can learn from sports analyticsThe post Moneyball: What HR leaders can learn from sports analytics appeared first on HRD.
2023-04-1918 minHRD Live PodcastMoneyball: What HR can learn from the world of sports analytics
To an HR and People Director or Vice President, Moneyball may not just be an Oscar-nominated movie or a heartwarming David and Goliath story. Although it is a surface-level look into the origins of sports analytics, it offers a host of lessons and insights on creating a data-driven organizational culture.
The final episode in the HRD live mini-series on people analytics features Teymy Bahmani, former VP of People Analytics at Thomson Reuters, and long-time sports fan. Having addressed common barriers to adoption, hybrid working, and actionable insights, we now consider what HR leaders can learn...
2023-04-1918 minHRD Live PodcastPerfecting hybrid productivity with people analyticsThe post Perfecting hybrid productivity with people analytics appeared first on HRD.
2023-04-1216 minHRD Live PodcastOrganization networks: Perfecting hybrid productivity with people analytics
72% of workers would prefer long-term flexibility over extra money. And yet, with organizations including Amazon and Disney implementing some type of return-to-office mandate, the hybrid working conversation continues to frustrate employees and employers alike. But as we seek a future that draws on the respective advantages of in-office and remote working, are organizations taking a data-informed approach to hybrid workforce collaboration?
Bradford Williams, Head of HR Technology & People Analytics at Northwestern Mutual, advocates for the use of people analytics and data insights when developing hybrid strategy at an organizational level, as well as s...
2023-04-1216 minHRD Live PodcastMark Stelzner: Deconstructing HR data to drive real-time changeThe post Mark Stelzner: Deconstructing HR data to drive real-time change appeared first on HRD.
2023-04-0523 minHRD Live PodcastMark Stelzner: Moving your HR data insights from informative to actionable
Think about the most recent data insight that gave you a clearer picture of your people, your organization, or how your HR policies are performing. Do you know if the insight is a ‘lagging’ or a ‘leading’ indicator? Or, in other words, do you know if it is indicating the outcome of an event, or foreshadowing a potential outcome to follow? Knowing the difference, and working with both types of indicators, is vital to moving your data insights from informative to actionable.
Mark Stelzner, Founder at IA, presents the lagging and leading indicator concept on the late...
2023-04-0523 minHRD Live PodcastHow Dell scaled people analytics across the full employee lifecycleThe post How Dell scaled people analytics across the full employee lifecycle appeared first on HRD.
2023-03-2919 minHRD Live PodcastScaling people analytics across the full employee lifecycle
In a previous episode of the HRD Live Podcast, Richard Rosenow described people analytics as employee listening at scale. Our latest guest, Stephanie Murphy, Talent Analytics Director at Dell, shares this viewpoint and argues we can apply people analytics to each stage of the employee lifecycle by beginning with employee listening.
This approach breaks down siloes between recruitment, onboarding, development, retention, and exit. Pulling insights from each stage through careful listening builds a narrative richer than the sum of its parts. Murphy shares her insights on collating clean employee listening data, how HR can scale...
2023-03-2919 minHRD Live PodcastEthics, buy-in, and skepticism: Overcoming barriers to people analytics
Barriers to implementing data-driven or data-informed workflows are consistent across business divisions. Just as many marketing directors struggle with leveraging customer data, HR and people analytics teams must also overcome concerns around ethics, financial buy-in, and skepticism. But at its core, it is another vital component of employee listening. Without overcoming these barriers, people analytics functions are doomed to fall at the first hurdle.
Richard Rosenow, VP of People Analytics Strategy at One Model, has scaled people analytics at Nike, Uber, and Facebook, and is no stranger to these challenges. In the latest episode of...
2023-03-2214 minHRD Live PodcastEthics, buy-in and skepticism: Overcoming barriers to people analyticsThe post Ethics, buy-in and skepticism: Overcoming barriers to people analytics appeared first on HRD.
2023-03-2214 minHRD Live PodcastEthics, buy-in, and skepticism: Overcoming barriers to people analyticsJust as many marketing directors struggle with leveraging customer data, HR and people analytics teams must also overcome concerns around ethics, financial buy-in, and skepticism. Richard Rosenow, VP of People Analytics Strategy at One Model, has scaled people analytics at Nike, Uber, and Facebook, and is no stranger to these challenges. In the latest episode of the HRD Live mini-series on people analytics, he unpacks the confusion around privacy and ethics, establishes clear advice for generating buy-in, and offers a controversial take on how people analytics will shape the future of HR.
2023-03-2214 minHRD Live PodcastUsing people analytics to upgrade your workforce planning
Amid a talent shortage and frequent layoffs, which organizations are winning? The answer, it seems, is careful workforce planning. Apple, at the time of publication, is the most notable technology company not to announce layoffs. Unlike many other technology giants including Twitter and Facebook, it did not accelerate hiring during and following the pandemic. Prudent workforce planning has allowed it a degree of calm amidst the chaos. But where does people analytics come into the conversation?
Brandy Parker, Senior Director of People Analytics, Coca-Cola, is the latest guest on the HRD Live Podcast, and the...
2023-03-1515 minHRD Live PodcastCoca Cola: Using people analytics to supercharge workforce planningThe post Coca Cola: Using people analytics to supercharge workforce planning appeared first on HRD.
2023-03-1515 minHRD Live PodcastUsing people analytics to upgrade your workforce planningBrandy Parker, Senior Director of People Analytics, Coca-Cola, is the latest guest on the HRD Live Podcast, and the first in a mini-series on people analytics. Parker is a strong advocate for the use of people analytics as a strategic partner for workforce planning. She shares best practices for spotting talent availability and collaborating with core business stakeholders such as finance and talent development and considers how people analytics can offer long-term stability to organizations alongside short-term adaptability.
2023-03-1515 minHRD Live PodcastDave Millner on optimizing HR success with data-driven strategiesThe post Dave Millner on optimizing HR success with data-driven strategies appeared first on HRD.
2023-01-2422 minHRD Live PodcastDave Millner on optimizing HR success with data-driven strategiesIn this episode of the HRD Live Podcast, we hear from Dave Millner, author, futurist and consulting partner at HRCurator, on how HR can become more data-driven.
Dave is an occupational psychologist with nearly 30 years HR and consulting experience working across the world with global clients on their assessment/performance, employee engagement and organizational development-based challenges.
Dave has a real passion regarding the transformation of HR functions and the need for a more commercially focused response to client demands and the role that analytics and new ways of thinking can help to change the perceptions o...
2023-01-2422 minHRD Live PodcastTransparent trust: Navigating organizational dynamics with John Amaechi, OBEIn this episode of the HRD Live Podcast, we hear a conversation between Danielle Harmer, Chief People Officer at Aviva, and professor John Amaechi OBE.
John is a respected organizational psychologist, an award-winning International (Sunday and New York Times) bestselling author, and a sought-after public speaker, as well as an executive coach and the founder of APS Intelligence Ltd. He is a non-executive director of a FTSE 250 company, was a ten-year director of the UK’s largest healthcare organization, and a board advisor for several footsie 100 organizations in the financial, legal, and professional services, technology, publishing, engineering, an...
2023-01-1737 minHRD Live PodcastTransparent trust: Navigating organizational dynamics with John Amaechi, OBEThe post Transparent trust: Navigating organizational dynamics with John Amaechi, OBE appeared first on HRD.
2023-01-1737 minHRD Live PodcastBreaking the glass ceiling: Diversity and inclusion at BAE Systems Digital IntelligenceThe HRD Live Podcast recently sat down with Theresa Palmer, Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence.
Theresa’s career has spanned over 20 years in the technology industry having held posts in finance, account and relationship management, customer success and DEI among others.
Most recently Theresa has spent the last five years developing, launching and maturing the diversity and inclusion strategy and execution at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence as well as contributing toward a cohesive company-wide strategy across all of BAE.
In 2020 this remit extended to also drive awareness and enha...
2022-10-1920 minHRD Live PodcastBreaking the glass ceiling: Diversity and inclusion at BAE Systems Digital IntelligenceThe post Breaking the glass ceiling: Diversity and inclusion at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence appeared first on HRD.
2022-10-1920 minHRD Live PodcastMarks & Spencer are unlocking the potential of alumniMarks and Spencers (M&S) stores are celebrating the 1 year anniversary of their Alumni Network ‘M&S Family’, which launched a year ago to harness the huge support and passion that exists within the company’s vast global community of former colleagues – because once you leave M&S, you never really leave!
Since then the network has grown to more than 9,000 alumni – with sign-ups from Delhi to Melbourne to Chicago – who stay in touch with one another and keep abreast of all the latest M&S updates via the network. M&S keep its community engaged with regular ‘bla...
2022-06-2712 minHRD Live PodcastMarks & Spencer are unlocking the potential of alumniMarks and Spencers (M&S) stores are celebrating the 1 year anniversary of their Alumni Network ‘M&S Family’, which launched a year ago to harness the huge support and passion that exists within the company’s vast global community of former colleagues – because once you leave M&S, you never really leave!
Since then the network has grown to more than 9,000 alumni – with sign-ups from Delhi to Melbourne to Chicago – who stay in touch with one another and keep abreast of all the latest M&S updates via the network. M&S keep its community engaged with regular ‘bla...
2022-06-2712 minHRD Live PodcastMarks & Spencer are unlocking the potential of alumniThe post Marks & Spencer are unlocking the potential of alumni appeared first on HRD.
2022-06-2712 minHRD Live PodcastBaker Hughes on making HR strategy more than a sum of its partsThe pandemic and the rise in working from home, increasing digitisation, and changing professional demands have forced the C-suite to reassess how employees can best access HR resources today.Baker Hughes, one of the world’s leading energy technology companies, is advocating the practice of self-service, where employees can interact with HR in an efficient and effective manner, built on informative people analytics and predictive planning.That said, how is Baker Hughes balancing technology and the human touch? To what extent is agility important in helping the company reach it...
2022-05-2012 minHRD Live PodcastWhy an internal talent pipeline can help offset the 'great resignation'As the ‘great resignation’ grinds on in many parts of the world, leaders are more keenly focused on recruitment and retention than ever, recognising that acquiring and developing top talent is crucial to long term organisational success.
With a workforce of over 2,000 employees based across the UK, from key workers to office workers, Murphy Group has consciously sought out a wide array of jobseekers to build a strong organisation.
Most importantly, according to Dawn Moore, group director of people at Murphy Group, has been a focus on offering all employees tailored and meaningful career progression, whet...
2021-11-2313 minHRD Live PodcastWhy an internal talent pipeline can help offset the 'great resignation'As the ‘great resignation’ grinds on in many parts of the world, leaders are more keenly focused on recruitment and retention than ever, recognising that acquiring and developing top talent is crucial to long term organisational success.
With a workforce of over 2,000 employees based across the UK, from key workers to office workers, Murphy Group has consciously sought out a wide array of jobseekers to build a strong organisation.
Most importantly, according to Dawn Moore, group director of people at Murphy Group, has been a focus on offering all employees tailored and meaningful career progression, whet...
2021-11-2313 minHRD Live PodcastAddressing 2022's key trends to achieve organisational successAs leaders near the end of the year, the key HR trends of 2022 are already in sight.
The ‘great resignation’ continues in several parts of the world and could have a lasting impact on how organisations function. Digitisation, in the practices of A.I., analytics and automation, increasingly influences personal and professional lives. Climate politics, as highlighted by recent governmental and environmental events, looks set to drive a mass transition to green energy.
The implications for organisations are massive, affecting everything from sourcing and retaining top talent to harnessing the benefits of innovation.
With...
2021-11-1911 minHRD Live PodcastAddressing 2022's key trends to achieve organisational successAs leaders near the end of the year, the key HR trends of 2022 are already in sight.
The ‘great resignation’ continues in several parts of the world and could have a lasting impact on how organisations function. Digitisation, in the practices of A.I., analytics and automation, increasingly influences personal and professional lives. Climate politics, as highlighted by recent governmental and environmental events, looks set to drive a mass transition to green energy.
The implications for organisations are massive, affecting everything from sourcing and retaining top talent to harnessing the benefits of innovation.
With...
2021-11-1911 minHRD Live PodcastJosh Bersin's new research on prioritising organisational healthAs leaders express an intense focus on physical and mental wellbeing, the work-life balance, actionable feedback, and preventing professional burnout, it’s clear that organisational health is no longer an added benefit, but a strategic priority. Josh Bersin’s view on this is clear: prioritise organisational health.
With the challenges caused by the ‘great resignation’ in several parts of the world, leaders must now plan how to secure organisational health to ensure that teams are effective and key objectives are met.
Adding fresh insight to the conversation is the Josh Bersin Company, which last week released...
2021-11-0310 minHRD Live PodcastJosh Bersin's new research on prioritising organisational healthAs leaders express an intense focus on physical and mental wellbeing, the work-life balance, actionable feedback, and preventing professional burnout, it’s clear that organisational health is no longer an added benefit, but a strategic priority. Josh Bersin’s view on this is clear: prioritise organisational health.
With the challenges caused by the ‘great resignation’ in several parts of the world, leaders must now plan how to secure organisational health to ensure that teams are effective and key objectives are met.
Adding fresh insight to the conversation is the Josh Bersin Company, which last week released...
2021-11-0310 minHRD Live PodcastCreating a successful post-pandemic employee experienceAs a result of the pandemic, organisational leaders have queried whether key employee engagement drivers have changed, and if there has been a shift in professionals’ priorities.
With this in mind, Chuck Heaton, HRD Thought Leader, has collaborated with a range of HR professionals to delve into the subject, raising and exploring each of the most salient issues.
Joining Heaton is Chuck Kemper, CHRO of the American Bureau of Shipping, who has over 25 years of experience leading HR teams in multinational companies.
Accompanying Heaton and Kemper is Sanjay Harrichand, CHRO of Stratum Reservoir, wh...
2021-09-3015 minHRD Live PodcastCreating a successful post-pandemic employee experienceAs a result of the pandemic, organisational leaders have queried whether key employee engagement drivers have changed, and if there has been a shift in professionals’ priorities.
With this in mind, Chuck Heaton, HRD Thought Leader, has collaborated with a range of HR professionals to delve into the subject, raising and exploring each of the most salient issues.
Joining Heaton is Chuck Kemper, CHRO of the American Bureau of Shipping, who has over 25 years of experience leading HR teams in multinational companies.
Accompanying Heaton and Kemper is Sanjay Harrichand, CHRO of Stratum Reservoir, wh...
2021-09-3015 minHRD Live PodcastBaker Hughes on making HR strategy more than a sum of its partsThe pandemic and the rise in working from home, increasing digitisation, and changing professional demands have forced the C-suite to reassess how employees can best access HR resources today.
Baker Hughes, one of the world’s leading energy technology companies, is advocating the practice of self-service, where employees can interact with HR in an efficient and effective manner, built on informative people analytics and predictive planning.
That said, how is Baker Hughes balancing technology and the human touch? To what extent is agility important in helping the company reach its objectives? Plus, how is the co...
2021-09-0912 minHRD Live PodcastBaker Hughes on making HR strategy more than a sum of its partsThe pandemic and the rise in working from home, increasing digitisation, and changing professional demands have forced the C-suite to reassess how employees can best access HR resources today.
Baker Hughes, one of the world’s leading energy technology companies, is advocating the practice of self-service, where employees can interact with HR in an efficient and effective manner, built on informative people analytics and predictive planning.
That said, how is Baker Hughes balancing technology and the human touch? To what extent is agility important in helping the company reach its objectives? Plus, how is the co...
2021-09-0912 minHRD Live PodcastEMCOR UK on financial wellbeing and committing to the real Living WageOver the summer, it was announced that EMCOR UK had become recognised as a Living Wage Foundation Recognised Service Provider.
This marks a commitment by one of the country’s leading facilities management companies to pay all directly employed staff members, not tied to client contracts, the real living wage.
It comes as welcome news in a time marked by financial stress for professionals of all stripes: debts accumulated during the pandemic, a move to furlough or reduced hours, and uncertain job prospects. That said, while remuneration remains a key motivator, many professionals now express a...
2021-09-0112 minHRD Live PodcastEMCOR UK on financial wellbeing and committing to the real Living WageOver the summer, it was announced that EMCOR UK had become recognised as a Living Wage Foundation Recognised Service Provider.
This marks a commitment by one of the country’s leading facilities management companies to pay all directly employed staff members, not tied to client contracts, the real living wage.
It comes as welcome news in a time marked by financial stress for professionals of all stripes: debts accumulated during the pandemic, a move to furlough or reduced hours, and uncertain job prospects. That said, while remuneration remains a key motivator, many professionals now express a...
2021-09-0112 minHRD Live PodcastVeolia UK on maintaining HR strategic effectivenessVeolia UK is one of the nation’s leading environmental solutions firms. It employs over 14,000 professionals and is on a mission to create a circular economy, which aims to eliminate waste and pollution, recycle goods and materials, and revitalise the environment.
Undoubtedly it’s a lofty ambition, and will require immense effort by the organisation’s teams to achieve it – so what role is HR playing to support the company’s functions?
Enter Beth Whittaker, chief human resources officer at Veolia UK and Ireland; a member of the firm since late 2015, Beth rose to the most senio...
2021-08-1913 minHRD Live PodcastVeolia UK on maintaining HR strategic effectivenessVeolia UK is one of the nation’s leading environmental solutions firms. It employs over 14,000 professionals and is on a mission to create a circular economy, which aims to eliminate waste and pollution, recycle goods and materials, and revitalise the environment.
Undoubtedly it’s a lofty ambition, and will require immense effort by the organisation’s teams to achieve it – so what role is HR playing to support the company’s functions?
Enter Beth Whittaker, chief human resources officer at Veolia UK and Ireland; a member of the firm since late 2015, Beth rose to the most senio...
2021-08-1913 minHRD Live PodcastHow HR helped DBS Bank become 'the world's best bank'With over 20,000 employees spread across south east Asia, DBS Bank is one of the region’s leading banks, ranging from corporate banking to wealth management. Due to the quality of its service, DBS has been consistently hailed as ‘the world’s best bank‘.
It’s a hard won reputation. In the mid-2010s, the firm embarked on a major new venture: to ‘make banking joyful’, led by Piyush Gupta, CEO of the firm. The mission was to make the organisation more customer-centric, embracing innovation to remove friction where it emerged, such as digitising processes to create a better user ex...
2021-07-0811 minHRD Live PodcastHow HR helped DBS Bank become 'the world's best bank'With over 20,000 employees spread across south east Asia, DBS Bank is one of the region’s leading banks, ranging from corporate banking to wealth management. Due to the quality of its service, DBS has been consistently hailed as ‘the world’s best bank‘.
It’s a hard won reputation. In the mid-2010s, the firm embarked on a major new venture: to ‘make banking joyful’, led by Piyush Gupta, CEO of the firm. The mission was to make the organisation more customer-centric, embracing innovation to remove friction where it emerged, such as digitising processes to create a better user ex...
2021-07-0811 minHRD Live PodcastPromoting authentic D&I today with XPO LogisticsOver the last month, professionals have witnessed brands across the world take part in LGBT pride month, from posting supportive social media updates to launching ongoing organisational initiatives.
One organisation is XPO Logistics, one of the world’s largest transportation and logistics services, with a workforce nearly 100,000 staff members strong. Following on from its support of pride events in the U.S., XPO announced it would be a key sponsor in this year’s Birmingham pride festival.
In an atmosphere where brands are expected to follow through on their actions, it’s important to understand how XP...
2021-07-0611 minHRD Live PodcastPromoting authentic D&I today with XPO LogisticsOver the last month, professionals have witnessed brands across the world take part in LGBT pride month, from posting supportive social media updates to launching ongoing organisational initiatives.
One organisation is XPO Logistics, one of the world’s largest transportation and logistics services, with a workforce nearly 100,000 staff members strong. Following on from its support of pride events in the U.S., XPO announced it would be a key sponsor in this year’s Birmingham pride festival.
In an atmosphere where brands are expected to follow through on their actions, it’s important to understand how XP...
2021-07-0611 minHRD Live PodcastMencap on delivering business value under pressureIn recent times, groups across different sectors have had to deliver business value under an unprecedented level of pressure. A major third sector organisation like Mencap is no exception.
For instance, academic institutions have endeavoured to give students a top-quality education on a remote basis, the health sector has been forced to cope with an overwhelming demand, and private businesses have had to tear up their forecasts and strategise for a disrupted market.
Relied upon by many to deliver a consistent, high-quality service is Mencap, one of the UK’s leading organisations for supporting people wi...
2021-05-1315 minHRD Live PodcastMencap on delivering business value under pressureIn recent times, groups across different sectors have had to deliver business value under an unprecedented level of pressure. A major third sector organisation like Mencap is no exception.
For instance, academic institutions have endeavoured to give students a top-quality education on a remote basis, the health sector has been forced to cope with an overwhelming demand, and private businesses have had to tear up their forecasts and strategise for a disrupted market.
Relied upon by many to deliver a consistent, high-quality service is Mencap, one of the UK’s leading organisations for supporting people wi...
2021-05-1315 minHRD Live PodcastHitachi Europe on optimising organisational performance after disruptionJoining us on the latest HRD Live Podcast is Hitachi Europe’s Stephen Piece. The leading technology firm’s deputy managing director and CHRO discusses how leaders can enhance organisational performance through strategy; overcoming the disruption of the recent past, instituting an effective return to work policy, and embedding flexibility to deal with future challenges.
Repeatedly voted one of the UK’s most influential HR leaders, and an appointed Companion of the Chartered Management Institute, Stephen is a prolific speaker on trends including transformation, culture and leadership. In this podcast, Stephen details the interconnected factors that leaders must a...
2021-04-2812 minHRD Live PodcastHitachi Europe on optimising organisational performance after disruptionJoining us on the latest HRD Live Podcast is Hitachi Europe’s Stephen Piece. The leading technology firm’s deputy managing director and CHRO discusses how leaders can enhance organisational performance through strategy; overcoming the disruption of the recent past, instituting an effective return to work policy, and embedding flexibility to deal with future challenges.
Repeatedly voted one of the UK’s most influential HR leaders, and an appointed Companion of the Chartered Management Institute, Stephen is a prolific speaker on trends including transformation, culture and leadership. In this podcast, Stephen details the interconnected factors that leaders must a...
2021-04-2812 minHRD Live PodcastJ. Murphy & Sons Limited on the principles of future of work strategyWith a workforce ranging from construction apprentices to senior officers, based in a variety of settings, J. Murphy & Sons Limited has been able to minimise the recent disruption that has hampered so many other organisations.
That said, the construction company faces many of the same challenges that other businesses do; for instance, how to best incorporate new generations into the workforce? What are the best ways to communicate with different layers of the workforce? Plus, to what extent can an organisation prioritise values in immensely challenging conditions?
Discussing how J. Murphy & Sons has succeeded in...
2021-04-2716 minHRD Live PodcastJ. Murphy & Sons Limited on the principles of future of work strategyWith a workforce ranging from construction apprentices to senior officers, based in a variety of settings, J. Murphy & Sons Limited has been able to minimise the recent disruption that has hampered so many other organisations.
That said, the construction company faces many of the same challenges that other businesses do; for instance, how to best incorporate new generations into the workforce? What are the best ways to communicate with different layers of the workforce? Plus, to what extent can an organisation prioritise values in immensely challenging conditions?
Discussing how J. Murphy & Sons has succeeded in...
2021-04-2716 minHRD Live PodcastThe People Practices Podcast on human resources as a board priorityThe post The People Practices Podcast on human resources as a board priority appeared first on HRD.
2021-04-1213 minHRD Live PodcastThe People Practices Podcast on human resources as a board priorityWe often attempt to highlight human resources’ key areas, but in reality, the entire world of people practices has been ruptured by recent events. Solid certainties have been brushed away, old pressures have increased, and a host of new challenges have arisen.
With this in mind, Chuck Heaton, HRD Thought Leader, has collaborated with a range of HR professionals to delve into the subject, raising and exploring each of the most salient topics.
The People Practices Podcast – and its editorial series – tackles pressing issues like executive leadership assessments, healthy workplace assessments, D&I, leadership pipelines, and wa...
2021-04-1213 minHRD Live PodcastThe People Practices Podcast on human resources as a board priorityWe often attempt to highlight human resources’ key areas, but in reality, the entire world of people practices has been ruptured by recent events. Solid certainties have been brushed away, old pressures have increased, and a host of new challenges have arisen.
With this in mind, Chuck Heaton, HRD Thought Leader, has collaborated with a range of HR professionals to delve into the subject, raising and exploring each of the most salient topics.
The People Practices Podcast – and its editorial series – tackles pressing issues like executive leadership assessments, healthy workplace assessments, D&I, leadership pipelines, and wa...
2021-04-1213 minHRD Live PodcastFujitsu Global’s Jason Fowler on defining organisational prioritiesIt’s clear to all HR leaders that organisations are operating in a disrupted market, leading to a rise in remote working, dramatically altered forecasts and uncertainty over the time ahead.
However, it’s important to recognise the differences between organisations; for instance, a technology startup in the west doesn’t face the same opportunities and challenges as a legacy brand in the east. As such, beyond the wider trends, it has become vital for leaders to better define key organisational priorities while strategising, or else risk falling behind the competition.
Jason Fowler, Fujitsu Global’s VP, HR...
2021-03-1714 minHRD Live PodcastFujitsu Global’s Jason Fowler on defining organisational prioritiesIt’s clear to all HR leaders that organisations are operating in a disrupted market, leading to a rise in remote working, dramatically altered forecasts and uncertainty over the time ahead.
However, it’s important to recognise the differences between organisations; for instance, a technology startup in the west doesn’t face the same opportunities and challenges as a legacy brand in the east. As such, beyond the wider trends, it has become vital for leaders to better define key organisational priorities while strategising, or else risk falling behind the competition.
Jason Fowler, Fujitsu Global’s VP, HR...
2021-03-1714 minHRD Live PodcastEmployee experience through mindset, with Limeade Institute
It’s no longer a fad or a phase; employee experience is an indispensable component of company culture, and should be woven into the fabric of every organisation. As a fundamentally holistic concept, its impacts are far-reaching, with the potential to influence stress, wellbeing, engagement, productivity, retention, and more.
That said, the events of 2020 have significantly challenged this. With social activity suspended, tensions high, and co-located working all but a faded memory, maintaining a thriving employee experience is unsurprisingly a tall order.
Limeade Institute has addressed this very dilemma through its new research, uncovering the po...
2021-03-0923 minHRD Live PodcastThe UK Cabinet Office’s Daniel Okin on effective L&D strategyDuring recent times, organisations across the world have strategised to ensure maximum efficiency and effective practices, and the UK government is no exception.
In his role as the head of learning and development for contract management at the UK Cabinet Office, Daniel Okin is responsible for a massive L&D strategy and implementation programme, which entails upskilling tens of thousands of contract managers and making savings worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
Joining us for the latest HRD Live Podcast, Daniel outlines his work at the UK Cabinet Office and what he’s found to be...
2021-03-0420 minHRD Live PodcastThe UK Cabinet Office’s Daniel Okin on effective L&D strategyDuring recent times, organisations across the world have strategised to ensure maximum efficiency and effective practices, and the UK government is no exception.
In his role as the head of learning and development for contract management at the UK Cabinet Office, Daniel Okin is responsible for a massive L&D strategy and implementation programme, which entails upskilling tens of thousands of contract managers and making savings worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
Joining us for the latest HRD Live Podcast, Daniel outlines his work at the UK Cabinet Office and what he’s found to be...
2021-03-0418 minHRD Live PodcastFujitsu Global’s Jason Fowler on key HR strategy trendsIn HR strategy today, leaders are working to tackle the risks and opportunities ahead, ensure employee engagement and wellbeing, and meet organisational goals.
However, there’s also the sense that, in light of recent disruption, aspects like the increased use of data and technology, the importance of an effective future of work policy, and moving past a pre-pandemic mindset need to take precedence when devising plans. How is it possible to reconcile these new demands with long-running goals?
As one of the world’s leading information and communication technology companies, Fujitsu Global is well placed to o...
2021-02-1014 minHRD Live PodcastThe People Practices Podcast on ways of working todayWe often attempt to highlight HR’s key areas, but in reality, the entire world of people practices has been ruptured by recent events. Solid certainties have been brushed away, old pressures have increased, and a host of new challenges have arisen.
With this in mind, Chuck Heaton, HRD Thought Leader and HR consultant, has collaborated with a range of HR professionals to delve into the subject, raising and exploring each of the most salient topics.
In the time ahead, the People Practices Podcast and its editorial series will cover pressing issues like executive leadership as...
2021-02-0419 minHRD Live PodcastThe People Practices Podcast on ways of working todayWe often attempt to highlight HR’s key areas, but in reality, the entire world of people practices has been ruptured by recent events. Solid certainties have been brushed away, old pressures have increased, and a host of new challenges have arisen.
With this in mind, Chuck Heaton, HRD Thought Leader and HR consultant, has collaborated with a range of HR professionals to delve into the subject, raising and exploring each of the most salient topics.
In the time ahead, the People Practices Podcast and its editorial series will cover pressing issues like executive leadership as...
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2021-02-0419 minHRD Live PodcastBuilding organisational resilience with Aaron Lamers, General Mills
As a result of the pandemic, essential resources like healthcare and food recently saw a sudden increased demand, creating a host of new challenges for providers, and pressing the need for organisational resilience.
General Mills, the manufacturer of some of the best-known supermarket brands, was caught in the middle of this struggle, as supply chains, teams, and internal processes came under an unprecedented level of pressure.
However, in this podcast, Aaron Lamers, Human Resources Director of Northern Europe, outlines how his company was able to capitalise on pre-pandemic planning, institute new initiatives – including a flexible wo...
2021-02-0215 minHRD Live PodcastDevising a remote work culture with Yinka Opaneye, GameAnalytics
COVID-19 has disrupted the world to a level not seen in generations. It is personally and professionally uncomfortable; people have been made to scrap their plans, limit their movements, worry for their careers, and much more. Businesses have been forced to transform their operations, drastically revise their forecasts, and work to build a comprehensive remote work culture.
Currently, it is the HR/people operations function that has seemed best suited to navigate organizations through this difficult time. However, over the course of months, many have discovered the benefits of working-from-home and a porous working schedule, which is...
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2020-12-1721 minHRD Live PodcastThe People Practices Podcast on healthy workplace assessmentsThe post The People Practices Podcast on healthy workplace assessments appeared first on HRD.
2020-12-0419 minHRD Live PodcastHRD Connect and Thunderbird ask: what is leadership in the future of work?The post HRD Connect and Thunderbird ask: what is leadership in the future of work? appeared first on HRD.
2020-10-2219 minHRD Live PodcastIntroducing the People Practices PodcastThe post Introducing the People Practices Podcast appeared first on HRD.
2020-10-1610 minHRD Live PodcastHow RPO is transforming recruitment forever: HRD Live Podcast with Miles Stribbling, Hudson RPOThe post How RPO is transforming recruitment forever: HRD Live Podcast with Miles Stribbling, Hudson RPO appeared first on HRD.
2020-03-1018 minHRD Live PodcastHR is ready for the first unified total-wellbeing solution: HRD Live Podcast with David Shearman, LifeworksThe post HR is ready for the first unified total-wellbeing solution: HRD Live Podcast with David Shearman, Lifeworks appeared first on HRD.
2020-03-0521 minHRD Live PodcastWhat makes true Strategic Leadership?: HRD Live Podcast with Jon Ingham, Cath Bailey and Mark BouchThe post What makes true Strategic Leadership?: HRD Live Podcast with Jon Ingham, Cath Bailey and Mark Bouch appeared first on HRD.
2019-11-1438 minHRD Live PodcastCreating a culture that matters: HRD Live Podcast with Georgiana de Noronha, Kraft HeinzThe post Creating a culture that matters: HRD Live Podcast with Georgiana de Noronha, Kraft Heinz appeared first on HRD.
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