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In this episode of the HR in Review podcast, we take a pulse of the current labour market and try to predict what the UK and EU economies can expect in the year ahead.
Guest: Julius Probst
Bill Banham's guest is Julius Probst, PhD, European Labor Economist at Appcast, and speaker at DisruptHR Cambridge on Oct 24.
Julius was born in Germany but has mostly studied abroad. He did his High School in France and his Bachelors in the Netherlands. He graduated with a Masters in economics and a PhD in economic history from Lund University in Sweden. During the final year of his PhD, Julius worked for half a year for the European Central Bank.
After graduation, he worked for Macrobond Financial for three years, a macroeconomic and financial data provider. Since January 2020, Julius has worked as Appcast’s European labo(u)r economist. In that role, he is a regular contributor at https://recruitonomics.com/ where he writes about the UK’s and Europe’s labor market and economic outlooks.
Questions for Julius include:
- How is the UK economy doing right now? There were a lot of recession calls last year, why haven’t they happened yet?
- How is the labour market doing currently compared to last year? What is happening to vacancies? Why is the unemployment rate so low even if there is zero growth?
- The falling number of job vacancies in UK: How many jobs has AI replaced?
- Unlike the falling populations of Japan and Germany, the UK population will rise from 67 million in 2020 to 74 million by 2060. How has Brexit affected the labour market and the economy? Is the record net migration the U.K. had last year compensating for missing workers? Why not?
- What are the key structural problems that are holding back the U.K. economy?
- What is the outlook for the rest of the year and 2024? Is the Bank of England risking a recession?
- If you could pass on one crucial lesson you have learned in your career - in one minute or less - what would be your top tip for HR professionals and leaders?
- What is the single biggest change you think will happen in HR and leadership over the next 5-10 years?
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In this episode of the HR in Review podcast, Bill Banham talks with Naysan Firoozmand, Global Head of Coaching at Hult EF Corporate Education and speaker at DisruptHR London 18.0 happening September 25.
Guest: Naysan Firoozmand
Naysan has 20+ years of experience of working with senior leaders across a wide range of public and private sectors. He says he is inspired and intrigued by human behavior and the influencing factors around why people do things the way they do them within their specific context.
As Vice President and Global Head of Coaching at Hult EF, Naysan and his team support the implementation of individual and team-based coaching to clients all over the world. He works with leaders in a very practical way, using his background in coaching, facilitation, assessment and psychology to allow people he works with to try new techniques and gain in personal confidence to do things with greater skill.
Questions for Naysan include:
- The mission of Hult EF Corporate Education is to create change-makers by transforming the way they communicate, perform, and lead. Tell us more.
- In a LinkedIn post from early 2023, you write: "Building resilience among senior executives is a global imperative. Countless think pieces talk about how it's a key characteristic and predictor of success for high-performing leaders. It's also one of the most common reasons people seek coaching, as people look for support in building their stress tolerance. But is there a point at which resilience can become toxic? I explore this in a new article for HR magazine." Tell us more about how resilience can become toxic.
- In a post on the Hult EF blog, you discuss suggest there's a lack of clarity as to what makes for exceptional coaching. You go on to offer some key metrics to ensure one chooses a coach or coaching team that will make a genuine difference to their performance. Can you share some of these measures with us?
- You're speaking at DisruptHR London on Sept 25. Your session is called 'Unleash Your Talent Through Coaching'. Tell us about the talk and what attendees can expect to learn.
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In this episode of the HR in Review pod, we look at ways to increase productivity plus we consider why high EQ is important for effective leaders.
Guest: Lena ThompsonBill Banham's guest this time is Lena Thompson, founder and speaker at Lena Thompson International and former System Analyst at Morgan Stanley.
Lena has 15+ years of experience in the corporate arena - consulting, training and designing systems for clients, including CBRE, Anglo-Irish Bank, Bank of Kuwait and others.
In 2018, Lena left her career to figure out her meaning in life and find her passion. Now, Lena is an award-winning entrepreneur and an international speaker whose mission is to bridge the gap between spirituality and the corporate world.
Questions for Lena include:
- You often talk about productivity - can you share some productivity tips or suggestions for ways to think about it?
- You also talk a lot about emotional intelligence. Why is high EQ important for effective leaders?
- How do you think spirituality can be used in the business world? How can we make it practical? i.e. what tools can organisations use?
- Is one's 'energy' inherent (are we born with it)/manifestation of our personality or is it learned?
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In this episode of the HR in Review show, we hear from Christopher Bjorling, President at Fidello Inc, Associate Editor with me at HR Gazette, and co-host of the popular People and Performance Podcast.
Guest: Christopher Bjorling
For over 30 years Chris has led Fidello in creating unique talent management solutions. Through the products and services he and his team have created over the years, his organization has helped clients design, develop, and implement strategic, integrated talent management processes and systems.
Among these processes and systems are training and development, selection and recruitment, succession planning, performance management, career management, competency management, and learning management.
Questions for Chris include:
- Why Fidello? Why set it up? What's the mission?
- How has the focus on employee experience changed over the years?
- Do employees have too much power today?
- How does your team help identify strategic competencies and behaviors that drive results?
- Talk to me about the technology behind what you do. How does your HR Web™ Software help HR pros manage the process – making the systems, reports, and data available to the people that need them to make strategic decisions and achieve strategic results?
- I've had the pleasure of co-hosting the People and Performance Podcast with you for a few years. Tell the HRreview audience more about the pod.
- If you could pass on one crucial lesson you have learned in your career - in one minute or less - what would be your top tip for HR professionals and leaders?
- What is the single biggest change you think will happen in HR and leadership over the next 5-10 years?
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In this episode of the HR in Review show, Amelia Brand talks with Dr Lynda Folan, Doctor of Organisational Psychology, Managing Director and Author. Today they discuss workplace culture and why it's so important for organisations to get it right, especially in the new working world where hybrid work is on the rise.
Guest: Dr Lynda Folan
Dr Lynda Folan is a Leading Expert in Organisational Psychology and Organisational Development. With a highly successful track record of strategically developing and managing International Organisational Development teams and delivering successful cultural and strategic change in organisations across the globe she is a sought-after professional.
With over 35 years of working with businesses, coupled with a strong academic background in the psychology of organisations Lynda brings a significant level of experience and skill to the work she delivers.
Lynda is leading the way with her developmental strategies and research in Leadership and Resilience.
Questions For Lynda Include:
- Why does culture matter so much in today's business context?
- What are the key things that leaders should know about managing culture?
- What about diversity, equality and inclusion? How does workplace culture impact DEI efforts within an organisation?
- What about hybrid working? What happens to organisational culture when a lot of employees at a company work in a hybrid way, or even remote?
- Psychological safety is a big topic of discussion at the moment. How would you explain what a psychologically safe workplace is?
- How is Generation Zs (1996 onwards) going to impact our focus on organisational culture?
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Managing HR when based in one country can be complicated but when you are looking to expand internationally, education and compliance are key. In this episode of the HR in Review podcast, we look at ways to close that gap.
Guest: Michelle Forster
Bill Banham's guest this time is Michelle Forster, Managing Director at Tricord Solutions HR, a company helping businesses through complex M&A, TUPE, and redundancy processes to ensure fair and rigorous procedures are followed to help mitigate employment tribunal exposure.
Questions for Michelle include:
- What are some of the big challenges for HR departments when a company is looking to expand into new jurisdictions?
- What trouble can one get into if they don't abide by regional requirements?
- For employees looking to transfer to a new territory, what are some typical legal and compliance issues they (and their families) face? (intra-company transfers)
- You help guide companies through the disciplinary and grievance process, if applicable, and if the employee has the potential of being exited from the business. What are some key steps to take to minimise risk and support employers in conducting a fair, equitable, and legally compliant process?
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In this episode, we discuss building an HR tech stack and how AI will continue to move the needle.
Bill Banham's guest is Jack Webb-Heller, CTO and co-founder of WorkSmarter, a leading HR platform that empowers over 7,000 UK-based SMEs to streamline their human resources processes and drive business success. Jack will be a speaker at DisruptHR Norwich in October 2023.
Guest: Jack Webb-Heller
Launching his career as a software developer at a B2B startup, Jack honed his technical skills for five years before transitioning to a strategic CTO role. Before a successful acquisition, he helped grow the business from a modest 10-person team to a thriving organisation of over 100 employees. This hands-on experience in managing business technology inspired him to co-found WorkSmarter, a modern HR solution tailored to address the unique challenges faced by growing companies.
Jack consults with clients across Europe and North America, offering his expertise in designing modern, scalable, and business-savvy software solutions and IT strategies. His commitment to user experience and a keen understanding of HR challenges has fuelled the success of WorkSmarter, empowering businesses to unlock their full potential by transforming the way they manage and nurture their most valuable asset: their people!
Questions for Jack include:
- Let's start by discussing the pros and cons of technology-driven people management, and ways businesses can maintain engagement and create positive experiences. Could digital innovation risk losing sight of the ‘human’ aspect of Human Resources?
- How has your technical background helped you identify and address common pain points in the HR sector?
- Can you discuss the importance of design principles and user experience in modern business software?
- Learning from COVID, how can businesses use AI-powered technology to adapt to the post-pandemic landscape?
- As WorkSmarter has grown over the past few years, can you point to any trends or patterns in the data you work with?
- What is the future of software and technology for the HR sector?
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Guest: Rick Hammell
Joining Bill Banham on the show today is Rick Hammell, founder and CEO of Atlas. Rick founded Atlas in 2015, from his dining room table after noticing gaps in the existing marketplace for solutions that enabled companies to expand into new markets simply, quickly, and compliantly. Through his commitment to simplifying expansion, Rick pioneered the Direct Employer of Record business model aimed at supporting companies with global aspirations.
Under Rick’s leadership, Atlas has grown from a local startup to a global tech firm with the capability to support clients in more than 160 countries. Atlas has since developed proprietary cloud-based software platforms further supported by a worldwide network of experts helping clients to navigate the complexities of international HR, payroll, and local compliance.
Rick is also the author of “Getting Sh*t Done!: The Millennial CEO.”
Questions for Rick Include:
- Globally, the workforce has experienced a number of hurdles over the past few years, but the UK has seen an exceptionally high level of challenges. What do you perceive to be the biggest market factors needed to overcome to ensure the country holds its reputation as a technology leader?
- For companies seeking to expand their potential employee pool, what are the biggest concerns and considerations that should be accounted for?
- Can you walk us through risks of non-compliance for companies hiring globally?
- The four-day workweek has been a big discussion - what is your take on this?
- What is the single biggest change you think will happen in HR and leadership over the next 5-10 years?
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Guest: Julia KermodeJulia is a podcaster, network builder and campaigner with a passion for the rights of all independent workers. Like many people, the pandemic made Julia re-evaluate her purpose, and she founded IWORK to support and champion the UK's army of temps, agency workers, gig economy workers, contractors and the self-employed.
Guest: Seb MaleyExperienced CEO/Director in the contractor and freelancer industry. Expertise in tax status, insurance and digital marketing.
Questions include:
- How can businesses prevent strikes? (if possible)
- Why is the government tightening rules to prevent strike action?
- Why is using temps to cover striking staff not the best approach?
- Is the legislation allowing temps to cover striking workers legal?
- So, what is IR35, and what’s the latest on it?
- What can recruiters do to ensure compliance?
- How much do you think automation is going to help HR keep up with the changes to IR35?
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Guest: Scott Lane
Compliance is a critical function of the HR department. HR is tasked with making sure that hiring practices, workplace rules, treatment of employees, and a variety of other factors all comply with the relevant laws.
Bill Banham's guest this time is Scott Lane, Founder and CEO of Speeki, a group focused on transforming compliance hotlines and other compliance areas using AI technologies.
Speeki is also a player in compliance certifications and compliance auditing and one of the few bodies accredited by ISO for certifications under the ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery Standard.
Questions For Scott Include:
- Your focus is on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives, can you talk us through the landscape of ESG and what it means to the layperson?
- How can we begin to build companies and workforces rich in integrity and with a common set of shared values?
- How can leaders get employee buy-in for ESG initiatives?
- Last year, Speeki surveyed global compliance officers to assess what their thoughts were on the ‘value’ of compliance to a business. The survey found that only around 20% of participants effectively map against business goals, with the remaining 80% attempting to align their goals with the business but doing so poorly. What can happen to performance when goals are not mapped against the business correctly or even at all?
- How can companies build an ecosystem where people feel comfortable raising issues without fear of retaliation?
- What are some of your top tips for using a compliance reporting platform to drive value?
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Guest: Doug Field OBEAs Joint CEO of the East of England Co-op, Doug Field OBE protects and nurtures the member’s legacy for this generation and the next.
More about Doug:Doug is passionate about living and working in the East and has previously been Chair of New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership and Chair of their Agri-Food Industry Council. He became a Trustee of Green Light Trust in December 2020 and is currently Vice Chair.
He was awarded an OBE in the 2021 New Year’s Honours List for his work supporting businesses across Suffolk and Norfolk.
Outside of work, three school age children keep Doug awake and active allowing him to unleash his imagination.
Questions include:
- You're a Joint CEO - that's an unusual structure at the top of a business. Tell me about the division of leadership responsibilities at the top of Co-op East of England
- Leading from the top down - what is your leadership style to ensure direction from the top gets shared with all employees?
- Have you had mentors who have shaped your leadership style?
- Owned by its members, over 260,000 of them, the East of England Co-operative Society is the largest independent retail business in East Anglia with more than 200 trading outlets located in over 70 towns and villages throughout Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. Talk about Co-op's unusual business model (owned and controlled by its members - including employees etc).
- What are the problems you are experiencing recruiting people at the moment?
- Managing during turbulent times: How are you dealing with the economic uncertainty, cost of living crisis etc, in terms of colleague retention?
- How do you use data to help inform your colleague journey processes?
- You're presenting at the November 3rd DisruptHR relaunch meetup. Can you talk about your session and some of the hoped-for learning outcomes?
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Guest: Andrew JonesAmelia's guest today is Andrew Jones, Chief Executive and senior adviser experienced across multiple market sectors, who founded and now provides leadership for the Agility in Mind team.
More about Andrew:He uses strategic experience and operational skills to make a difference in business strategy and operation. Andrew is proficient in identifying business drivers for change, strategy development, implementation planning and execution. And he has achieved profitable and sustainable business growth to many organisations, including market penetration and start-up to scale-up transition.
Questions include:
- How do you define neurodiversity?
- It is fair to say that neurodiversity is lagging far behind when it comes to representation and inclusion. What do you think companies are doing to address this?
- What do you think are some of the strengths of having neurodiverse staff in the workforce?
- Can you outline some of the ways employers can make sure neurodiversity is actually celebrated in the workplace?
- How can managers and employers engage their workforce to implement this change?
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Guest: Andrew JonesAmelia's guest today is Andrew Jones, Chief Executive and senior adviser experienced across multiple market sectors, who founded and now provides leadership for the Agility in Mind team.
More about Andrew:He uses strategic experience and operational skills to make a difference in business strategy and operation. Andrew is proficient in identifying business drivers for change, strategy development, implementation planning and execution. And he has achieved profitable and sustainable business growth to many organisations, including market penetration and start-up to scale-up transition.
Questions include:
- How do you define neurodiversity?
- It is fair to say that neurodiversity is lagging far behind when it comes to representation and inclusion. What do you think companies are doing to address this?
- What do you think are some of the strengths of having neurodiverse staff in the workforce?
- Can you outline some of the ways employers can make sure neurodiversity is actually celebrated in the workplace?
- How can managers and employers engage their workforce to implement this change?
About HR in ReviewHR in Review is a podcast produced by the leading UK HR website www.hrreview.co.uk.
HRreview provides news and advice on HR strategy and practice plus a host or related topics like recruitment, training, diversity, employment law, reward and wellbeing.
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Guest: Dr. Andy Wood OBE DL
Bills guest today is Dr. Andy Wood OBE DL, Chief Executive at Adnams PLC, the home of some of the best beers, wines and spirits the UK has to offer.
Andy Wood joined Adnams in the mid-1990s with responsibility for developing its customer service and supply chain operations. He joined the Board in 2000 as Sales and Marketing Director becoming Managing Director in 2006 and Chief Executive in 2010. Andy has an MBA, a doctorate from Cranfield University, and Honorary doctorates in Business from Anglia Ruskin University, in Science from Cranfield University and Civil Law from the University of East Anglia.
He was also awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2013 and is HRH The Prince of Wales’ Ambassador for Responsible Business in the East of England. In 2018 Andy was awarded the FIRST Special Award for Environmental Responsibility as part of a House of Lords presentation on Responsible Capitalism.
More about Andy:
From the summer of 2010 to April 2014 Andy was the founding Chairman of the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership and was instrumental in securing Central Government financial support for a variety of economic development initiatives across Suffolk and Norfolk. In particular, the New Anglia LEP area was the only one to secure two City Deals for Ipswich and Norwich.
Andy is Non-Executive Chairman of SG Wealth Management (SGWM), a chartered financial planning and wealth management firm operating throughout East Anglia, and former a Non-Executive Director of Folk Hotels. He is also a visiting Professor at the University of East Anglia.
He has also co-authored a book on Lean and Green Business Systems. The book was awarded the Shingo prize for Operational Excellence in 2013.
Questions Include:
- We live in uncertain times and a recession is looming. What are your predictions for jobs in the UK hospitality industry in 2023?
- Tell me about your session at the Norwich business meetup on Nov 3rd - the learning outcomes and why they matter.
- In addition to your role at Adnams, you're also a former Non-Executive Director of Folk Hotels. Talk to me about the effects the pandemic had on the hospitality industry in the UK and efforts to/challenges of attracting and developing employees in a 'post-pandemic' world
- I see more and more Adnams products in the shops. That's great! Based on Adnam's experiences of growth, I'd like to get your ideas on how leaders can scale processes and talent management efforts at pace.
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Guest: Sandra Thompson
Bill Banham's guest this time is Sandra Thompson, Founder of the Ei Evolution CX & EX Consultancy. She is also Lecturer of Professional Behaviours & Customer Management and People Management & Leadership (p/t) at Pearson College London.
Questions For Sandra Include:
- What is emotional intelligence and why do you care so much about EI in the workplace?
- Why do you focus on how we work rather than where we work?
- Please could you describe the difference between 'remote friendly' and 'remote first' and why this difference is important?
- Describe the skills you think everyone should practice (the 8 identified by Roberta and Nathan) and how these skills might help us avoid increasingly common work issues.
- You recently spoke at DisruptHR London. Can you tell our listeners about your session, the event and why you got involved?
- If you could pass on one crucial lesson you have learned in your career - in one minute or less - what would be your top tip for HR professionals?
- What is the single biggest change you think will happen in HR over the next 5-10 years?
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Guest: Sandra Thompson
Bill Banham's guest this time is Sandra Thompson, Founder of the Ei Evolution CX & EX Consultancy. She is also Lecturer of Professional Behaviours & Customer Management and People Management & Leadership (p/t) at Pearson College London.
Questions For Sandra Include:
- What is emotional intelligence and why do you care so much about EI in the workplace?
- Why do you focus on how we work rather than where we work?
- Please could you describe the difference between 'remote friendly' and 'remote first' and why this difference is important?
- Describe the skills you think everyone should practice (the 8 identified by Roberta and Nathan) and how these skills might help us avoid increasingly common work issues.
- You recently spoke at DisruptHR London. Can you tell our listeners about your session, the event and why you got involved?
- If you could pass on one crucial lesson you have learned in your career - in one minute or less - what would be your top tip for HR professionals?
- What is the single biggest change you think will happen in HR over the next 5-10 years?
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Guest: Agnieszka Kasperska
Agnieszka is a Research Assistant working at the Interdisciplinary Research for Labour market and Family Dynamics (LabFam) and a PhD Candidate at the University of Warsaw in Poland. She conducts research exploring the impact of technological advances in the labour market on work conditions, from gender and family perspectives. Her last few publications concern the topic of working from home and its impact on careers.
Guest: Elissa Dobson
Elissa is an accredited Executive Menopause, Mindset and Leadership Coach and Co-Founder of Mission Menopause which provides coaching, training & support to organisations who want to break down the taboo of menopause and create an inclusive & supportive workforce for all. Using her experience and expertise, Elissa brings the topic of menopause to life and is passionate about creating open and safe conversations that leave people feeling engaged, educated and empowered. Elissa specialises in leading interactive workshops, one-to-one leadership coaching, motivational talks, educational webinars and strategic consultancy that in turn benefits her clients with improved recruitment, retention, employee wellbeing & organisational reputation. Clients include: PMA UK, Nirvana Spa, Disability Information Bureau, NHS Trusts (Cheshire).
Questions Include:
- Do you think working from home impacts career prospects?
- Do women with children and without experience the same problems when working from home?
- How can employers offer support to women with children?
- What menopause symptoms really affect women in the workplace?
- How has menopause personally impacted your career?
- How do you think we can best educate HR teams, to support their staff around menopause? and how might this fit into conversations about inclusive work cultures?
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Guest: William Tincup
William is the President of RecruitingDaily.com and a member of multiple boards of advisors. At the intersection of HR and technology, William is a writer, speaker, advisor, consultant, investor, storyteller & teacher. He's written 100s of HR articles, spoken at over 150 HR & recruiting conferences and conducted over 1000 HR podcasts.
Questions Include:
- You were recently at SHRM. Share your experiences of the #SHRM22 conference and expo.
- In terms of projecting an attractive employer brand, what's been the challenge for orgs during 2022? Has the bar been lowered or raised?
- What have been some lessons and tools recruiters have taken from the pandemic that will help get them through a recession?
- What jobs will remain in demand throughout a recession?
- What will the recession mean for recruiters?
- If you could pass on one crucial lesson you have learned in your career - in one minute or less - what would be your top tip for HR professionals?
- What is the single biggest change you think will happen in HR over the next 5-10 years?
- RecruitingDaily Podcast with William Tincup
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Guest: David Simmonds
Bill Banham's guest today is David Simmonds, Chairman of HCM Metrics, the world’s first and original certified Lead Auditor for ISO 30414. David is also a Freeman of the Guild of HR Professionals. David is the first person to receive a professional certification for ISO 30414 Human Capital Management reporting.
More about David
In 2015, David Simmonds founded HR Analytics Ltd to help organisations make better decisions through effective human capital and related data analysis. Before that, he was a principal/senior lecturer for the universities of West London, Westminster and Chichester, during which time he had consulting, training and development, senior advisory, and executive coaching assignments with organisations such as Barclays Bank, Bank of Malaysia, Bloomberg, British Airways, British Telecom, GlaxoSmithKline, Heinz Foods, Royal Mail, Starwood Hotels, and Triton Investment Advisers.
Questions For David Include:
- Talk about the Guild of HR Professionals. How does the Guild help HR?
- What should go into the human capital disclosures?
- What does this level of transparency mean for the perception of a specific employer brand and for attracting and retaining talent? What are the opportunities and risks?
- If you could pass on one crucial lesson you have learned in your career - in one minute or less - what would be your top tip for HR professionals?
- What is the single biggest change you think will happen in HR over the next 5-10 years?
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Guest: Lena ThompsonOur first guest is Lena Thompson, the Director of Driving Miss Daisy Woking and also a life purpose and human design coach.
Guest: Dr Martina OlbertDr Martina Olbert, Founder and CEO of Meaning.Global. A global business imagination consultancy that helps clients imagine and invent new meaningful futures that serve our complete humanity and the planet.
More about this episode:In this podcast Amelia Brand, our host for today is discussing the great resignation, exploring exactly why people are quitting their jobs, and what employers and organisations should be doing to retain top talent during this turbulent time.
Questions for Guests:
- What do you take, if anything, to be great about the great resignation?
- What do purpose and the great resignation have to do with each other?
- What do people want out of work as we approach this new normal?
- Why do you think people are burnout and do you think this is contributing to the great resignation?
- How do you think companies can engage and retain their staff?
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Guest: Roger Thorpe
Bill Banham is joined on the show by Roger Thorpe, President at Toronto-based integrated benefits and wellness consulting company, Thorpe Benefits and Host of the Benefits and Wellness Superhero Podcast.
More About Roger
As a 25-year specialist in employee benefits consulting and the owner of Thorpe Benefits, Roger helps HR and Finance professionals measure the success of their benefits plan on factors that go way beyond rates and renewals.
Roger takes his business seriously because his name is on its door and he believes it is important to “own client relationships” directly, which is why he is actively involved in Thorpe Benefits’ day-to-day operation. He also believes that energy and effort are the differentiators in life and business. In addition to a love for employee benefits, he has a passion for the study of health and high performance. His ultimate test is whether he can put in a ten-hour day and still have energy left over. He is still – and will forever be – “in training“.
Questions For Roger Include:
- What benefits trends are you talking about with your clients right now? What are clients struggling with and what are some of the solutions?
- What kind of expectations do most HR people have in dealing with a group benefits broker or consultant? What services and products do they expect to get?
- How often do HR Directors evaluate their benefits programs? If they wanted to – how might they do that to determine if it is as effective as it can be? Do you agree with this approach?
- The term ROI is used a lot in terms of evaluating the benefits of a company’s group benefits plan. How do most people define this? Why do you define it differently?
- If you could pass on one crucial lesson you have learned in your career - in one minute or less - what would be your top tip for HR professionals?
- What is the single biggest change you think will happen in HR over the next 5-10 years?
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Guest: Navid Nazemian
Bill Banham's guest this time is Navid Nazemian, Founder & CEO at Navid Nazemian Executive Coaching FZCO and author of the international best-selling book Mastering Executive Transitions: The Definitive Guide.
More About Navid
As an Executive Transition Coach, he helps senior leaders transition most successfully into new roles by de-risking and accelerating their transition into the C-suite.
When it comes to executive transitions, Navid speaks with an authority that is grounded in research and complemented by authentically demonstrated experience. His ICF accredited coach education took him on a three year journey across three continents in Europe, Africa and America. Working with 100+ C-level coaching clients worldwide, Navid distills key insights, guidance and coaching for maximizing leadership impact in this book. Using strategies designed to avoid and overcome obstacles quickly, he has helped numerous c-suite coaching clients to successfully eliminate unproductive actions and solve their toughest, most complex transition challenges.
Questions For Navid Include
- What is top of mind for executives in transition?
- What is the failure rate in executive transitions? Can you share some stats?
- How can organisations better support their leaders in transitions?
- What resources and tools are available to leaders in transition?
- What are the benefits (individual, organisation, stakeholders) of getting transitions right?
- Is there a gender bias in supporting executives in transition?
- Can you briefly walk the audience through the Double Diamond Framework© of Executive Transitions?
- Your past roles have included Global Head of HR - Group Finance at Vodafone. If you could pass on one crucial lesson you have learned in your HR career - in one minute or less - what would be your top tip for other HR professionals?
- What is the single biggest change you think will happen in HR over the next 5-10 years?
- How can we learn more about you and get a copy of your new book, Mastering Executive Transitions?
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With remote and hybrid work having become a more popular mode of working since the pandemic, it is essential to understand how this has affected employee wellbeing, recruitment, and productivity.
Guest: Désirée Pascual
Désirée is Chief People Experience Officer at Headspace Health, where she uses human-centered design principles and data-driven inquiry to curate a positive and resilient workplace culture where employees are empowered to do their best work. She has previously held the role of Chief People Officer at Ginger and also at Carrot, where she built and led the company’s human resources function across the employee lifecycle.
Guest: Jane Christopher
Jane is a part of the senior leadership team for EMEA at Citrix and has a particular passion for diversity, inclusion and belonging initiatives with a focus on future talent and leadership. Otherstand out activities she has worked on include STEM campaigns, ICT days and a long-term partnership with the Prince's Trust on their Million Makers initiative.
Guest: Andi Britt
Andi leads IBM’s UKI Talent Transformation practice, providing human capital management, HR and recruitment Outsourcing and organizational change management advisory services for clients.
Andi specialises in HR & Learning, and Enterprise transformation and has worked with IBM’s largest global clients in public and private sectors on HR Outsourcing, Cloud SaaS, ERP and enterprise-wide change management engagements. He is a thought leader on AI, Automation and Digital HR and how organisations can transform their Talent practices with Cognitive, Cloud, Robotics and Mobile solutions.
Key Topics
- How have our ways of working changed because of the pandemic?
- The advantages/disadvantages of remote and hybrid work
- What is a ‘hybrid culture’?
- How does recruiting look in this new landscape of remote and hybrid work? There is now a vast and more disparate talent pool.
- What are the challenges of this new way of recruiting?
- Cost-of-living crisis/financial wellbeing: can employees afford to return to the office 5 days a week?
- Should employees’ salaries be impacted if they are now mainly working remotely?
- The future of remote/hybrid work
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Guest: Kirstin Furber
Bill Banham's guest this week is Kirstin Furber, Director of People at Channel 4. Kirstin is responsible for all of Channel 4’s HR and People functions, leading a strategy to enable and underpin a dynamic culture that fosters creativity, diversity, inclusion and innovation.
More about Kirstin Furber
She joined Channel 4 from Kantar Consulting where she was Chief People Officer working across the Consulting and Global divisions to build a culture of growth. Prior to that, Kirstin held senior roles at several prominent media companies including Twentieth Century Fox, Discovery and, more recently, as People Director for BBC Worldwide where she spent over seven years developing the organisation’s culture to support and deliver a global growth strategy.
Key Topics
- Kirstin's role at Channel 4
- What have been the biggest challenges you've faced at Channel 4 so far and how are you keeping Channel 4's people happy, motivated and progressive in their collective outlook?
- The possible impact that privatizing Channel 4 could have for it’s employees and leadership team.
- What are some of the biggest challenges for folks attempting to lead during times of uncertainty?
- Kirstin's session at DisruptHR London called 'Banishing Sunday Night Blues' and some of the hoped-for learning outcomes.
- Top tip for other HR professionals
- The single biggest change you think will happen in HR over the next 5-10 years
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Guest: Ian Knowlson
Bill Banham's guest is Ian Knowlson, influencer, employment futurist, and business & Personal growth coach in the Recruitment Sector. He has a proven track record of aiding businesses and individuals to achieve and very often exceed their growth ambitions.
More About Ian
Ian has had an impressive career to date spanning nearly 30 years in recruitment, talent acquisition, sales and training sectors.
Having worked as Sales Director for Hays Specialist Recruitment for 11 years, Ian understands the complexities of corporate resourcing and constructing high-return client relationships. He has led the sale of Managed Services contracts with values of up to £20M per annum and delivered numerous long-term, high-value partnerships.
As a strategic partner to many blue-chip organizations, Ian has worked at board level to assist strategic decision-making in skills availability within regions, sectors and countries. The organizations Ian has helped with his innovative, solutions-focused approach include Barclays Bank, Clerical Medical, NHS Connecting for Health, DWP, MoneySupermarket, AXA Direct and Leicestershire County Council.
As well as being a founder partner of Recruitment Training Group, Ian also runs the complimentary Selling Success business, offering consulting, coaching, training and education in business development and relationship selling. Ian’s enthusiasm for coaching doesn’t end there, as a qualified FA coach he enjoys motivating people to be the best in their sporting endeavours, as well as in business.
Using Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and management psychology, Ian is able to teach sales relationship skills that it takes others years to learn. Ian is a highly proficient user of social media as a sales tool, having generated over 50% of his business income via social media. And gives others the framework to use channels such as LinkedIn and Twitter to drive their own success.https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianknowlson/
Key Topics
- We are living through the extraordinary 'Great Resignstaion'. Have you ever seen a time quite like this?
- You provide coaching for recruitment business owners. What are some of their biggest opportunities and challenges over the next 12 months?
- Using Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and management psychology, you teach sales relationship skills. How can new recruitment agencies use such skills to accelerate their growth?
- How can HR do a better job of projecting the company brand?
- In May 2022, the Bank of England forecast Britain's economy would shrink by up to 1% in the final quarter of this year and also contract over 2023 as a whole. You have written and spoken a lot about the future of the recruitment industry in the UK. While we're currently seeing the effects of low unemployment and the Great Resignation, how long do you predict until the bubble bursts and it's no longer a candidate's market?
- What will a slowing economy mean for UK recruiters?
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Guest: Torin Ellis, Principal at The Torin Ellis Brand
Bill Banham's guest today is Graeme L. Close, Head of Nutrition at DP World Tour Golf, Nutrition Consultant to England Rugby, and Professor of Human Physiology at Liverpool John Moores University - where he combines his academic research with nutrition and physiology consultancy to some of the worlds leading sporting organizations.
Graeme is also a speaker at the upcoming DisruptHR London summit. HR in Review listeners save 50% on tickets with the code: DISRUPTLDN-HRR50
More About Graeme
Graeme has published over 160 original papers and review articles and regularly delivers keynote conference presentations across the world.
From an applied perspective, Graeme is currently working with England Rugby, The DP World Tour Golf and European Ryder Cup Team and consults to several Premier League Football clubs and players. Graeme is currently the Deputy Chair of the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr) and is a fellow of both The European College of Sport Science and The British Association Of Sport and Exercise Sciences. Graeme regularly appears on television (BBC Trust me I’m a Dr, ITV Truth about food) and radio (BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Merseyside) discussing nutrition for health and sports performance.
Key Topics
- You work with some of the world's greatest athletes. Where does nutrition and physiology fit into maximizing sporting performance? Can you describe some characteristics of a dedicated mindset?
- How can a poor diet impact employees? How can it harm happiness, concentration and productivity?
- You will be presenting at DisruptHR London on July 6th. Why DisruptHR? The session is called: "The simplicity of elite human performance". Tell me about the presentation and hoped-for learning outcomes.
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Guest: Torin Ellis, Principal at The Torin Ellis Brand
Many leaders today talk the talk when it comes to making a concerted and collective effort to improve DEI efforts throughout the employee lifecycle - from sourcing and hiring all the way through to succession planning and change management efforts.
But how much has really changed in the past two years? How much time and money is actually being allocated to improving inclusivity and empathy in the workplace? Are we really any closer to equitable hiring practices and a more inclusive world of work?
In this HR in Review episode, host Bill Banham talks with Torin Ellis, Principal at The Torin Ellis Brand.
Torin is a Human Capital Strategist, focused on the art of recruiting diverse talent using various creative methods.
Torin will also be a speaker at DisruptHR London at the Royal Institution in Mayfair on July 6th.
Key Topics
- How has diversity played a critical role in your career?
- You and I recorded an interview for the HRchat podcast back in July 2020 - about six weeks after the murder of George Floyd. What's changed since then? Both in wider society and in the ways we recruit?
- Why do you believe leaders in the US and elsewhere are not delivering on DEI commitments and investments?
- Any tips to help candidates stand out when looking for a job? How can candidates push recruiters to work harder for them?
- What about employers? During this Great Resignation, what can recruiters do to help companies project their employer brand in the right places and attract high-quality talent?
- Now let's chat about your session at DisruptHR London. Take a couple of minutes and offer a preview of what to expect.
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Guest: Philippa Bonay, Director of People and Business Services at the Office for National Statistics
Philippa has extensive international corporate experience across the whole HR remit in both the private and public sectors. As People & Business Services Director for the ONS (5,500 people), she is responsible for human resources, estates, facilities management, H&S, business services and the customer contact centre.
In addition, Philippa is the HR Director for the Government Analysis Function (17,000 people) and the Government Statistical Service, and a member of the Civil Service HR FunctionBoard. She extends her work and research voluntarily to charities and global organisations notably focused on teamworking, leadership, values and behaviours. She is co-founder of a global thought leadership club that includes virtual conferences and a podcast series where she interviews a range of fascinating global senior execs who stand out in their fields.
Philippa is also a Fellow of the CIPD, one of UK 50 Leading Lights in Kindness & Leadership, HR Magazine’s most influential practitioners and 40 People leaders in the UK building workplaces of tomorrow in 2022.
Key TopicsThe podcast disussed the following questions:
- As an HR pro, what are you most passionate about?
- To help build an inclusive culture, the ONS offers sponsorships, mentoring and championing, and everybody within the organisation has an inclusion and diversity objective. How has mentoring / coaching made a difference in your life and career?
- You are a big proponent of being kind and respectful to one another. How have the collective lessons in empathy over the past couple of years changed the ways leaders communicate with employees?
- Like most organisations, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) still has work to do when it comes to diversity in leadership. In a recent post on govx.digital, you shared your take on using data to identify barriers. You said that although the department has good levels of disability and LGBTQ+ representation among the most senior positions, improvement is still needed for women and ethnic minorities. To improve this situation, your team has recently launched an inclusion, culture and wellbeing app that gives all ONS directorates the ability to look at all of their information by a protected characteristic across the employee lifecycle. Tell me about the app and how this helps leaders to identify where the problems are and set objectives against them.
- Levelling up: What can be achieved through local talent recruitment and how does hiring locally mesh with the shift we've seen over the past couple of years in the private sector towards hybrid work and embracing wider, more disparate talent pools?
- You are also HR Director for the Government Analysis Function. Talk about that role and how it has contributed to your knowledge and skills as an HR leader.
- What is the single biggest change you think will happen in HR over the next 5-10 years?
- If you could pass on one crucial lesson you have learned in your HR carrier - in one minute or less - what would be your top tip for other HR professionals?
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This episode is focused on HR teams and how they can help drive change, productivity and wellness in a workplace from C-Suite onwards.
Our guests are Susan Thomson from Love Your Employees, Francesca Steyn, Director of Fertility and Women's Health at Peppy and Harry Bliss, CEO of Champion Health.
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Belonging is a term used more often in the workplace these days, but creating a culture around it is difficult, unless we ensure it is part of every facet of our businesses.
In this episode, our guests are:
John Leivers, Co-Chair of the LGBTQ+ staff network at Kettering Hospital who talks to use about February being LGBTQ+ History month.
Jennifer Liston Smith, Head of thought leadership at Bright Horizons, who talks about how to create a culture of belonging for parents and carers at work.
And Salvatore Nigro, CEO of JA Europe who, in light of National Apprenticeships Week at the start of February, talks about how we can create opportunities for younger people in the world of work if we give them skills much earlier on in life.
We are talking about making employees feel good at work, tips on retaining your managers, and how to empower your female workers. This time our expert panel is Neil Debenham CEO of Fintrex, Inge Woudstra a diversity expert from Voice at the Table and Bradley Burgoyne, the head of learning and development at CIPHR.With 'The Great Resignation' ever present, this panel agrees mental health needs to be pushed to the forefront of all talks.
We are talking about the uncertainty that has come with Covid-19 and Plan B restrictions and how employers can get the best from their employees in this episode. Our brilliant guests this time are MD of the HR Department, Sandra Porter CEO of IR35 Shield, Dave Chaplin and Matthew Gregson from Howden Employee Benefits and Wellbeing. They all agree on one thing - HR teams need to be a support for their people, now more than ever. Listen now (and subscribe wherever you normally listen to your podcasts!)
How do you create a diverse team, while also getting the talent you need? What are the risks to your business in having a team made up of the same types of people and do you know the difference between dyspraxia, autism and dyslexia?
Fantastic guests on this episode - We have a Chief Exec and author of four HR books on diversity, a former chair of the Institute of Directors and a CEO who trains leaders.
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On this week’s episode we are joined once again by Kate Palmer, HR Advice and Consultancy Director at Peninsula, where we discussed the menopause and legalities surrounding this issue.
Supporting articles:
https://www.hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/menopausal-symptoms-can-amount-to-disability-employment-tribunal-rules/138547– A recent ruling by an Employment Appeal Tribunal stated that severe menopausal symptoms can amount to a disability under the Equality Act.
https://www.hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/changing-laws-to-protect-women-going-through-menopause-not-ruled-out/137250 – The Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee earlier this year discussed making the menopause a protected characteristic.
Recommended articles:
https://www.hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/menopause-is-at-the-centre-of-a-growing-number-of-employment-tribunal-cases/137049– Research from Menopause Experts finds that the number of employees taking their employers to court over claims linked to the menopause is growing.
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On this week’s episode, we are joined once again by Jennifer Liston-Smith, Head of Thought Leadership at Bright Horizons UK, where we discussed employer attitudes towards working parents and how best to support and retain this group during the war for talent.
Supporting articles:
https://www.hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/employers-offering-enhanced-maternity-pay-rises-by-over-a-fifth/138155 – Bright Horizons research reveals major employers are now increasing the range of benefits they offer including enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
https://www.hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/mother-wins-185000-after-employer-refuses-to-accommodate-childcare-needs/137670 – An estate agent has won a sex discrimination case after her employer refused to accommodate her need to work shorter hours to pick up her daughter from nursery.
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On this week’s episode, we are joined by Nick Wilson, Director of Health and Safety Services at WorkNest, where we discussed key safety points employers will need to consider for all staff, whether returning back to the office or working from home, and health and safety risks which may emerge in the near future.
On this week’s episode, we are joined by Perry Timms, Founder and Chief Energy Officer at People and Transformational HR where we discuss how the consultancy set up a four-day working week, the benefits and challenges and Scotland’s plans to trial this.
On this week’s episode, we are joined by Alan Price, Group Chief Operating Officer at Peninsula and CEO of Bright HR, where we discuss how HR can prepare for the impending phasing out of the furlough scheme and working life following this.
In this week’s episode, we were joined by Suki Sandhu, founder and CEO of INvolve, a D&I consultancy, where we talked about diversity and inclusion initiatives in the workplace.
On this week’s episode, we are joined by Sarah Evans, Partner and Employment Lawyer at Constantine Law Ltd, where we discuss how HR can safeguard employees in cases of sexual harassment and domestic abuse as per their duty of care.
On this week’s episode, we are joined by Kate Palmer, HR Advice and Consultancy Director at global employment law consultancy, Peninsula, where we discuss returning to work and how HR can navigate this.
On this week’s episode, we analyse what factors contribute to high levels of employee engagement with Lord Mark Price, former Minister of State for Trade and founder of WorkL: an employee engagement platform.
On this week's HR in Review episode, we were joined by Ama Afrifa-Tchie, Head of People, Wellbeing and Equity at Mental Health First Aid England to reflect on how employers can support employee wellbeing and mental health.
On this week’s HR in Review podcast, we are joined by Jennifer Liston-Smith, Head of Thought Leadership at Bright Horizons to discuss what HR can do to support working parents and staff in a post-pandemic world.
On this week’s HR in Review podcast, we are joined by James Marsh – CIPD accredited HR Manager at Planet Organic - to discuss key stories around Learning and Development with a specific focus on apprenticeships.
Darius McQuaid, editor of HRreview sits down to speak with Lord Mark Price, former minister of state at the department for International Trade and founder of Engaging Works.