HR Most Influential Podcast

Employee experience has become a defining feature of modern HR practice. Weaving together the threads of wellbeing, reward, development, organisational design... and, well, just about all of HR, it has become a crucial lens through which HR leaders take strategic decisions . In our latest episode, HR director of BBC Studios, Jabbar Sardar, invites HR magazine editor Jo Gallacher in to learn just h...

When so many companies accept ESG as a fact of life – why do so few commit to the 'S', societal good? HR director of FTSE-100 water company Severn Trent, and two-time HR Most Influential listee Neil Morrison is a passionate proponent of organisations' need to serve the communities they draw on. HR magazine Jo Gallacher sat down with Neil to discuss how companies can build a 'ci...

HR Most Influential Thinker Gemma Dale has literally written the book on hybrid and flexible working –  twice over. A lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University, author, consultant, and previous HR Director, Dale uses her practical experience and vast knowledge of work to investigate why flexible working is getting results for some, and not for others . HR magazine editor Jo Gallacher speaks to...

HR Most Influential Thinker Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic has dedicated much of his life to studying human intelligence. Now, he turns his attention to Artificial Intelligence (AI) — and the effect it is having on the humans that use it. In episode four of season two, Tomas reveals: Why we need to humanise work How algorithms are making us narcissistic Which jobs are safe from automation Listen now and...

HR Most Influential Hall of Fame inductee John Amaechi is no stranger to breaking moulds. NBA star turned business leader, Amaechi is a highly successful organisational psychologist, consultant and New York Times best-selling author. In episode three of season two, John reveals: Why 'playing it safe' is dangerous   Why leadership must evolve   What you should do in the cost of living cri...

How should HR engage with activist employees? Why are many leaders in an 'optimism bubble'? Megan Reitz talks to Jo about leadership, dialogue, and change. Tune in for a masterclass on how to work sensitively and productively with your organisation's activists.

Encouraging staff to 'do more with less' may well be an appealing concept, but is it ethical? Jo meets Hayley Lewis to discuss whether HR is facilitating this and enabling organisations to cut costs but not cut the work – and what ‘quiet quitting’ really means.

Philippa Bonay, the  HR director for the Government Analysis Function and director of people and business services for the Office for National Statistics (ONS) discusses the creation of an outcomes-based culture within the civil service. Data and its value in HR is a persistent theme - in conversation with HR magazine editor Jo Gallacher, the HR Most Influential 2021 #26 practitioner shares tips f...

Jo speaks to Shereen Daniels , anti-racism advocate, founder of HR Rewired, and HMRI 2021's #1 Thinker about what it means for business to be responsible. Ethics, employee activism and a certain amount of Gen Z myth-busting all come under the spotlight. Check out hrmagazine.co.uk for daily news, blogs and forums, research, new thinking and best practice. Follow us on Twitter at @hrmagazine an...

HR magazine editor Jo Gallacher talks to HRMI 2021's #1 Practitioner Eugenio Pirri about how organisations can communicate their purpose to employees, and the importance of dialogue. Genio, chief culture and operations executive for luxury hotels group The Dorchester Collection, speaks about how to empower staff, getting the tone right, and listening to and working on feedback. Plus: Genio re...

We speak to David Frost, people and organisational development director at fruit and vegetable company Dole, about lifelong learning in the workplace. He talks to Jo about the changing skills requirements of employers, the developments needed in adult learning provision and future skills. Check out hrmagazine.co.uk for daily news, blogs and forums, research, new thinking and best practice.  Follow...