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Explore how the work of HR Leaders is creating positive social change, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals - goals which the world's companies are increasingly understanding the urgency of achieving, and investing in the action required.
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Episode 252: Talent Is Everywhere, Opportunity Isn't – Neil Morrison, Group HR and Communications Director at Severn Trent PLC (opens the original)
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Episode 252: Talent Is Everywhere, Opportunity Isn't – Neil Morrison, Group HR and Communications Director at Severn Trent PLC Neil believes that doing right by your business and by your community are not competing priorities. At Severn Trent, he's spent almost a decade putting social mobility at the heart of the organisation, and explains how the commercial case for this work is just as strong as the social one. Neil challenges assumptions surrounding AI and the future of work. He questions who
Episode 251: AI and the Future of Employee Communication – Frank Wolf, CEO & Co-Founder, Staffbase (opens the original)
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As organisations grapple with AI, Frank explains why the difference between a story and a narrative matters, and why HR leaders need to understand the beliefs and assumptions people bring with them before expecting new technology to change how they work. Frank also explores the gap between individual and organisational AI adoption. While many of us are already using AI in our day-to-day work, building systems that employees can genuinely trust is a far bigger challenge. He shares why the role of
Episode 250: Uncovering the Full Ambition of HR - Sharon Doherty, Chief People and Places Officer, Lloyds Banking Group (opens the original)
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Sharon Doherty doesn't think HR's job ends at the office door. Across a career spanning Heathrow Terminal 5, Vodafone and now Lloyds Banking Group, she has consistently pushed the boundaries of what people strategy can do - for business and for society. For our milestone 250th episode, Sharon makes a compelling case that this is the defining opportunity of the HR profession. She shares how she has improved safety at scale, shaped industry-leading family policy, and helped organisations become fo
Episode 249: When HR Looks Outward: Social Mobility, Disability Inclusion and Better Business – Arlene Stokes, Chief People Officer at Aegon UK (opens the original)
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Arlene believes HR has a responsibility to look beyond the organisation and help tackle the barriers that prevent people reaching their potential. At Aegon UK, she shares how listening to colleagues and stakeholders shaped an inclusion strategy centred on social mobility, with practical work supporting young people into employment and tackling in-work poverty. Disability inclusion is a deeply personal passion for Arlene. She reflects on why disability is often misunderstood, why reasonable adjus
Episode 248: Be More You: Business Transformation and Authenticity – Tiffany Chown, CHRO at DHCare (opens the original)
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Following the merger of Invacare and Direct Healthcare Group to form DHCare, Tiffany has been helping shape a new organisation across Europe and APAC. She reflects on the realities of leading transformation, acknowledging that while change can involve difficult decisions, creating a sustainable business is what ultimately protects opportunities for people to develop and build long-term careers. Discussing HR in the age of AI, Tiffany advocates that HR's role is to ask better questions and never
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