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Episodes
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- HR People Pod – Ep 61: Strategic HR | Better hiring | Pay transparency | AI and critical thinking · 38 minWhat makes an HR function truly strategic — and how important is investment? As employers prepare for changes to unfair dismissal rights, how can people professionals help hiring…
- HR People Pod – Ep 60: Commercial confidence, productivity and AI – with Neil Carberry · 29 minWhat opportunities does building commercial acumen as a skillset bring for the profession? Does quality of management matter more than any productivity metric? And what does it…
- Podcast 235: Can AI governance drive innovation? · 35 minAI governance, the framework that ensures AI is deployed ethically, transparently and with proper accountability, is no longer a secondary concern. It is foundational to…
- HR People Pod – Ep 59: Strategic workforce planning | Skills forecasting and productivity | The iced coffee debate · 32 minThe CIPD’s latest Resourcing and talent planning 2026 report, supported by Omni, reveals that an increasing number of organisations are extending their workforce planning…
- HR People Pod – Ep 58: Rapid reculturing - with Alex Bailey and Kerri O’Neill · 36 minWhat does it really mean for an organisation to know its culture, and is it possible to borrow the best bits of someone else’s? Who should hold responsibility for shaping culture…
- Podcast 234: Recruiting and supporting refugee talent in the workplace · 34 minAccording to UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), there are approximately 548,400 refugees in the UK – yet many highly qualified, experienced people remain locked out of meaningful work…
- HR People Pod – Ep 57: Innovation | Is ‘resilience’ a tainted word? | Dealing with AI grievances · 32 minWhen it comes to AI-generated grievances, is this really a new problem for the profession, or a familiar one that AI has simply thrown into the spotlight? Has ‘resilience’ become…
- HR People Pod – Ep 56: L&D – Proving impact and preparing for what's next - with David James · 18 minWhy does the question of L&D's return on investment refuse to go away, decade after decade? What does it really mean to measure success as a learning and development function —…
- Podcast 233: Courageous conversations · 33 minHow often do we shy away from tough conversations, or avoid workplaces issues in the hope they’ll simply resolve themselves? It’s human instinct to avoid the uncomfortable, after…
- HR People Pod – Ep 55: L&D – From order-taker to strategic partner - with David James · 27 minHow can L&D build the infrastructure, capabilities and credibility needed to become a true growth engine within organisations? What role should L&D play as businesses adopt a…
- HR People Pod – Ep 54: Future planning as a discipline - with Tom Cheesewright · 28 minCurate, create, communicate – why are these three Cs so pivotal to future-proofing your career? What's the risk of dehumanising work through automation? And how can we help…
- Podcast 232: The journey towards a skills-based organisation - The role of L&D · 35 minAs business priorities shift, skills shortages intensify and technology changes the nature of work, organisations need a clearer view of the skills and capabilities they have —…
- HR People Pod – Ep 53: Progression conversations | ERA 2025: Probation | Relationship building · 35 minHR People Pod – Ep 53: Progression conversations | ERA 2025: Probation | Relationship building What's the real cost when organisations avoid honest career progression…
- HR People Pod – Ep 52: Courageous leadership, clarity and organisational falafel - with Diana Osagie · 29 minWhat does courageous leadership really look like when the pressure is on? How can leaders move beyond assumptions and opaque messaging to create genuine clarity? And why is…
- Podcast 231: The journey towards a skills-based organisation · 31 minFor decades, jobs have helped organisations structure work, allocate responsibilities and make decisions about people. But as business priorities shift, skills shortages…
- HR People Pod – Ep 51: Agentic AI | Entry-level careers | Defining moments in HR · 30 minAs agentic AI moves beyond being a tool and starts to act with greater autonomy, how should organisations think about trust, oversight and accountability? If entry-level roles…
- HR People Pod – Ep 50: National Volunteers’ Week | The line manager conundrum | Controlling costs while planning for growth · 27 minIt’s National Volunteers’ Week from the 1st to the 7th of June. The impact of volunteering on creating pathways and enhancing career opportunities both into and within the…
- Podcast 230: Why financial wellbeing is a business performance issue · 32 minFinancial wellbeing is often treated as a personal challenge, but money worries can have a direct impact on performance, absence, engagement and retention. More concerningly…
- HR People Pod – Ep 49: Business impact | Employee empowerment | Change readiness in an AI world · 35 minAs organisations face growing pressure to perform, how can HR move beyond operational excellence to become a true driver of business performance? What does it take to put…
- HR People Pod – Ep 48: Leadership reflections | Skills visibility | Workload creep · 37 minWhat do senior HR leaders wish they had known before stepping into a CPO or HRD role? How can organisations move beyond vague talk of “future skills” and build a practical view…
- Podcast 229: From AI experimentation to AI maturity · 33 minAs use of artificial intelligence moves beyond experimentation, are organisations starting to see real value – or struggling to turn promise into impact? As AI experimentation…
- HR People Pod – Ep 47: Disability disclosure | CEO avatars | Engagement | Productivity myths · 35 minWhy are HR professionals still feeling forced to hide their disabilities just to get hired? Could an AI version of your CEO really replace human leadership — and what happens…
- HR People Pod – Ep 46: Measuring culture, driving performance – with Hani Nabeel · 36 minHow do you take culture from something leaders instinctively talk about to something they can genuinely understand, measure and act on? What can one of the largest behavioural…
- HR People Pod – Ep 45: The problem with pay secrecy | Pressure-proof managers | Are PIPs broken? · 36 minWhy are so many employers still hiding salary details when candidates increasingly expect pay transparency? While technical capability might win a promotion, are organisations…
- Podcast 228: The missing first rung: Are we sleepwalking into a talent crisis? · 26 minAs organisations face mounting cost pressures and AI absorbs many entry-level responsibilities, there is a growing risk that entry-level pathways will disappear by default rather…
- HR People Pod – Ep 44: Crisis leadership | Impact of employee benefits | Friction-maxxing at work · 36 minIn a world of uncertainty and constant disruption, what does an effective and human response to crisis really look like? Are employee benefits creating real impact – or are too…
- HR People Pod – Ep 43: Inside Davos – AI, work and the future of identity - with Allyn Bailey · 34 minWhat really happens at the World Economic Forum in Davos? And what are global leaders saying about the future of work? Are organisations simply layering AI onto existing systems…
- Podcast 227: How to make learning stick and drive performance · 29 minDoes sustained performance depend less on the learning event itself and more on the environment in which it is applied? In modern workplaces – shaped by inbox overload…
- HR People Pod – Ep 42: Career moments | Organisational change readiness | ‘Peanut butter’ pay · 32 minAs volatility becomes the default rather than the exception, what does it really mean for organisations to be ready for change? When it comes to ‘peanut butter’ pay rises, does…
- HR People Pod – Ep 41: Building foundations in a world chasing what’s next · 33 minAs new trends and demands accelerate, how can HR leaders ensure the profession’s foundations are robust enough to support effective and timely action? If AI is becoming part of…
- Podcast 226: Closing skill gaps from within: the case for internal mobility · 32 minIn a tight labour market and amid rapid skills change, organisations face growing pressure to retain critical capability and reduce reliance on external hiring. Yet many…
- HR People Pod – Ep 40: Priorities for the People Profession in 2026 · 36 min2026 is set to be another challenging year for organisations and the people profession. As economic uncertainty continues and AI adoption accelerates, where should the profession…
- HR People Pod – Ep 39: Rewriting the rules on workplace conflict - with David Liddle · 31 minAre traditional grievance and disciplinary processes really delivering fairness at work – or are they creating harm, cost and disengagement? With workplace conflict estimated to…
- Podcast 225: HR’s role in boosting workplace productivity · 35 minDespite technology transforming — and often streamlining — how we work, its impact on productivity has been surprisingly limited. So is productivity misunderstood? We talk about…
- HR People Pod – Episode 38: UK Budget response | Hiring for potential | Opportunities in 2026 · 33 minApprenticeship funding is up, and tax-free salary sacrifice on pensions will soon be capped. How have our panellists responded to the UK Government’s Autumn Budget and what does…
- HR People Pod – Episode 37: Leading Under Pressure with Professor Kevin Fong · 21 minHow can people make the best decisions when time is short and the stakes are high? Why is decentralising decision-making critical for organisations who want to move decisively?…
- Podcast 224: Is HR ready for ‘renaissance’ of union power in industrial relations? · 31 minA new CIPD report revealed that 62% of employers believe the UK is entering a more unstable period of employee relations. With potential new legal changes arriving soon, those…
- HR People Pod – Ep 36: Value of the profession | Employment Rights Bill | AI performance reviews · 33 minSome consider annual reviews ‘irrelevant’ and a ‘burden’, but how would you feel about AI playing a role in the performance review process? As media scrutiny continues to…
- HR People Pod – Ep 35: Slow wage growth | Lifelong learning | ‘Green skills’ · 38 minWhat does loyalty look like in 2025? In a climate of low wage growth, how can you keep employees motivated and engaged? As warnings come of retirement ages potentially rising…
- Podcast 223: Beyond learning – Mobilising L&D for organisational change · 32 minOrganisations face constant and increasingly complex change, making it critical to bring people along on the journey. But can L&D play a more proactive role in enabling…
- HR People Pod – Ep 34: Digital IDs | Grievances against HR | Incentivising social posts · 36 minIs the introduction of digital ID cards using a ‘nut to crack a sledgehammer’ in the effort to curb illegal work, and what impact might this have on UK employers? Are grievances…
- HR People Pod – Ep 33: Enabling high performance working: The organisation lens – with Matthew Syed (Episode 2) · 24 minJust how important are team dynamics and psychological safety in driving organisational performance? What behaviours do leaders need to model to create an environment of high…
- HR People Pod – Ep 32: AI and conflict | Eye-rolling | 'Hire-to-retire'| Succession planning · 28 minShould AI be used to resolve conflict in the workplace? Are over-sensationalised stories of ‘eye-rolling’ leading to legal issues masking deeper problems in the workplace? Does…
- Podcast 222: Improving organisational outcomes by tackling loneliness at work · 32 minIs loneliness at work the hidden crisis no one is talking about? The CIPD’s Good Work Index 2025 report revealed that more than a third of working adults say they sometimes…
- HR People Pod – Ep 31: Merging HR/IT functions | Oversharing at work | Absence management | Accountability · 33 minAre we seeing a trend in the merging of HR and IT functions, and how could this reshape the role of the profession? Where’s the line between healthy openness and harmful…
- HR People Pod – Ep 30: Enabling high performance working: A growth mindset – with Matthew Syed · 27 minWhat are the enablers and barriers to high performance working? What factors should individuals and teams consider to improve and achieve better performance outcomes? In the…
- Podcast 221: Employee engagement and the evolving psychological contract · 27 minThe psychological contract – those unwritten expectations between employer and employee, so fundamental to building trust and engagement at work – has dramatically shifted. Once…
- HR People Pod – Ep 29: Unfair dismissal | Hybrid working | Graduate jobs · 35 minWould capping the qualifying period for unfair dismissal protection at six months be a reasonable compromise for employers? With hybrid working perceived to have a negative…
- HR People Pod – Ep 28: Hilary Scarlett special – Neuroscience for organisational change · 31 minWhen is the right time to communicate organisational change, and how can we strengthen people’s resilience to change? Can a better understanding of neuroscience help manage and…
- Podcast 220: Do leaders establish culture, or are they a product of it? · 30 minIs it chicken or egg – does leadership shape culture, or does culture shape leadership? The relationship between the two is complex and either one could be the critical…
