HR Insights

In this episode of the HR Insights Podcast, Stuart Elliott is joined by Alex Atherton , leadership coach, speaker and author of The Snowflake Myth: Explaining Gen Z in the Workplace and Beyond , to explore the realities of managing an increasingly multigenerational workforce. The conversation challenges some of the most common misconceptions surrounding Gen Z, from assumptions around resilience an...

In this episode of the HR Insights Podcast, Stuart Elliott is joined by Marc Ramos , Chief Learning Officer, Harvard Learning Innovation Lab Fellow and MIT-trained AI strategist, to explore how organisations can approach AI adoption without losing sight of the people behind the technology. The conversation looks at the growing tension between AI-driven efficiency and employee trust, why some busin...

In this episode of the HR Insights Podcast, Stuart Elliott is joined by Will Spencer , Founder & CEO of Rest Easier , and Chris Laughlin , Global Reward Director at Croda , to explore how reward and benefits strategies are evolving beyond traditional perks and toward something far more meaningful: protection, financial wellbeing, and long-term employee support. The conversation looks at why fi...

Employee engagement continues to be one of the most talked-about topics in HR, but also one of the most misunderstood. While many organisations measure it, far fewer truly understand what drives it or how to improve it in a meaningful way.  In this episode of the HR Insights Podcast, Stuart Elliott sits down with industry experts Paul Knight, Group Chief People Officer at PA Media, and Rebecca Sau...

First and foremost, happy new year! We’re excited for you to see what we have in store for 2026. To start the year, we wanted to wrap up 2025 by showcasing the amazing guests and topics we had throughout the year with a special episode, and this time, our guest is a familiar voice and our usual host, Stuart Elliott . After a season packed with conversations on AI, resilience, global hiring, and le...

As the pace of work accelerates, wellbeing continues to decline across industries, making conversations about sustainable performance more important than ever. In this episode, our CEO and Host, Stuart Elliott , is joined by Bianca Errigo , global speaker, wellbeing expert, and founder of HumanOS , a platform redefining how organisations approach resilience and high performance. Off of the back of...

In this episode of HR Insights: The Podcast, our CEO Stuart Elliott sits down with Thierry Moschetti , Managing Partner at the Resilience Institute , to unpack the findings of the Global HR Resilience Report 2025,  the first global diagnostic snapshot of how HR professionals are really doing. Together, they explore what resilience truly means in the HR context and how the profession is holding up...

Welcome back to another episode of HR Insights: The Podcast.  Today, our CEO and Host, Stuart Elliott , is joined by Tony Davies , Director of Global Partners at Acumen International , to explore the rapidly growing world of global employment and the role of Employer of Record (EOR) in enabling organisations to scale across borders with confidence. Together, they discuss the evolution of Tony’s ca...

Welcome back to another episode of HR Insights: The Podcast. Today, our CEO and Host, Stuart Elliott , is joined by Claire Butler , a strategic HR leader with extensive experience across global markets, to explore one of the most talked-about roles making a comeback in today’s market, the Chief of Staff. Together, they unpack what the Chief of Staff role really entails, why it’s re-emerging as a c...

77% of companies are facing a skills crisis, a striking figure that highlights just how urgent the challenge has become. In this episode, Stuart is joined by Nick Shaw , Co-Founder of Spotted Zebra , to explore how HR leaders can leverage technology to bridge the widening skills gap. AI is on everyone’s agenda, but how can it really help HR teams reshape recruitment and performance? Stuart and Nic...

AI is on everyone’s agenda, but what does it really mean for businesses, productivity, and the future of work? In this episode, Stuart sits down with Daniel Snell , Co-Founder of Arrival , a management consultancy that has worked with leaders across the globe to deliver systemic change and sustainable performance.  With a keen focus on AI, Daniel has seen first-hand how organisations are grappling...

On HR Insights, we strive to bring our listeners conversations they are asking for. Avid listeners of the show may remember that this summer, we have been running our HR Resilience Report in collaboration with The Resilience Institute . Initial results highlighted a recurring theme of mindful leadership. As HR continues to take on more responsibility in an ever-changing world of work, engaging wit...

73% of women leaders say they would change companies for menopause-related benefits. Earlier this year, in our episode with Maggie Lester , we explored how menopause is beginning to take its place on the benefits agenda, but with a lot of work still to do. To continue this conversation, Stuart welcomes back Fiona McKay , CEO of Lightbulb and Founder of The Menopause Maze , to unpack how menopause...

In this special episode of HR insights, Stuart Elliott is joined by Ilona Jurkiewicz and Roshan Jayawardena to draw on insights from their recently published white paper, ‘ Evolving skillsets of HR leaders ’, which combines qualitative interviews with 80+ HR leaders and quantitative data. They explore how the HR function is rapidly evolving in response to significant external forces and how the ex...

We’re back again this week with another new episode! If you have been following HR Insights, you would have seen, we are currently running our HR Resilience Survey to better understand how resilient the function truly is and what HR professionals most need to focus on right now. So far, one of the clearest themes that emerged was the challenge of managing worry and finding calm, highlighting the w...

In this episode of HR Insights, we sit down with Friska Wirya , founder of Future Fit and a globally recognised change management thought leader, to unpack what real change leadership looks like in today’s ever-evolving business landscape. With more than a decade of experience transforming some of the world’s most conservative organisations, Friska brings raw honesty, strategic insight, and a touc...

Welcome back to another episode of the HR insights: podcast! In this episode, our CEO and host, Stuart Elliott , chats to International Benefits Strategy Leader Maggie Lester at Merck Group , to discuss the evolution of employee benefits and how they mould the brand and culture of the organisation.  Maggie shares insights spanning her 20 years of international experience, highlighting the shift fr...

In this episode, we explore the shifting landscape of DEI with Nikki Davies , a globally recognised DEI strategist, coach, and entrepreneur based in Hong Kong. Drawing from our recent UK HR Trends Report , which revealed a shift in DEI's priority amongst organisations, Stuart Elliott asks: why is this happening—and what does it mean for the future? Nikki shares insights from her 30-year caree...

You may have noticed a brief pause in our HR Insights: Podcast episodes. This break was part of our broader initiative to elevate the Elliott Scott brand. We're excited to return with enhanced content and a renewed focus on delivering insightful, topical discussions that support and inspire your career growth. We recently partnered with Cappfinity on a whitepaper focused on gathering the tren...

It's our mid-season finale! In this episode, Stuart Elliott sits down with DN Prasad , Executive Coach, transformational HR Leader and founder of Noetic Step to discuss his career. Originally from Bangalore, Prasad’s journey is one of intentionality, growth, and impact. Over his impressive career—including 12 years at Google —he has shaped cultures, built high-performing teams, and led transf...

Today's guest is Thierry Moschetti, Co-Founder and Managing Partner Europe for the Resilience Institute . Thierry is a long-term friend of Elliott Scott HR and has been sharing his insights in the resilience space with our community in past podcast episodes and events.  Today, we asked Thierry back on the show to talk through new trends in the resilience space, the idea of top-down imperative...

In this episode, Stuart Elliott sits down with Ngozi Cadmus , an inspiration in mental health, anti-racism, and leadership research. With 17 years working in mental health, Ngozi shares her journey from social worker to founder of Happiworkers , an anti-racist, culturally sensitive mental health platform designed to support employees—especially those from racialised backgrounds. Ngozi discusses he...

In this episode, Stuart Elliott sits down with John Gates , a former recruiter turned internationally bestselling author of Act Your Wage , to uncover the art and strategy of pay negotiation. John shares his journey from humble beginnings, working his way through college, to becoming a trusted advisor for C-suite executives and senior leaders through his business, Salary Coach . Over the years, he...

The world of HR has changed drastically in recent years and with technology continuing to develop, AI has become a significant part of HR’s tech stack. Today’s guest is Noelle London , Founder and CEO of Illoominus , a people insights platform that integrates and gives context to HR data within and across organisations. Stuart and Noelle sit down to discuss the ever-changing role of HR.   Througho...

In this episode, Stuart Elliott talks to Tania Martin , a neuro-inclusion Consultant and Founder of PegSquared , who has spent years advocating for neurodiversity within organisations. Tania shares her experience at EY , where she was instrumental in establishing a Neurodiverse Centre of Excellence and shifting strategies to support candidates who may not thrive in conventional interview settings....