HR Insights

This week on HR Insights – The Podcast, Stuart Elliott chats to Andrew Bartlow , CEO of People Leader Accelerator, a preeminent development program for start-up HR leaders. Andrew has 25 years of Human Resources and Talent Management experience across a wide spectrum of organisations varying in size and industry. He is also the co-author of ‘Scaling for Success: People Priorities for High Growth O...

This week on HR Insights – The Podcast, Stuart Elliott chats to Kathleen Bosman , Author, HR Expert, and ICF Professional Certified Coach. Kathleen has extensive experience in Human Resources and Sales, having led teams of up to 200 people in companies such as Citibank and Unilever. An accredited coach, she has also worked with organisations to develop a coaching culture and today she works closel...

In this weeks episode Stuart Elliott chats to Laura Simpson , Founder and Executive Coach at Altura Coaching. Laura is an as an EMCC-accredited executive coach, who helps those in high-performance environments dismantle the obstacles stopping them from thriving at work.   Before launching her coaching business, Laura was hired by Latham & Watkins to lead on trainee development. Prior to that,...

We’re excited to share the latest episode of HR Insights – The Podcast with you. This week our host Stuart Elliott speaks with Bianca Stringuini , Head of People Experience and Culture at KPMG. For the past 15 years Bianca has been responsible for creating and implementing I&D, Wellbeing, Engagement and Change Management strategies for Fortune 500 companies across multiple markets. She current...

This week on HR Insights – The Podcast, our host Stuart Elliott is speaking to Jordan Pettman , Head of Organisation Analytics and Insights at London Stock Exchange Group. Jordan has worked in People Analytics for around a decade, as both a consultant working with leading organisations all over the world, and in-house at his current role with LSEG. Prior to this he worked at Nestlé, where one of h...

This week on HR Insights – The Podcast, our host Stuart Elliott is chatting to Rhona Moodly , Human Resources Director, EMEA. Rhona is an international Senior Business Executive with truly global experience and perspective who has lived in the Middle East and Europe. She has worked and led teams across the multiple geographies of the emerging markets of Africa, Asia and Middle East, and the develo...

This week on HR Insights – The Podcast, our host Stuart Elliott is speaking to Friska Wirya , Principal Owner of Fresh by Friska.   Friska is a change management expert who turns sceptical stakeholders into involved participants who want to co-create change in their organisations. She’s led change efforts for the digital transformation of a large ASX-listed miner, spearheaded changes impacting 23,...

Our next episode of HR Insights – The Podcast is out now! Stuart Elliott chats to Roly Walter , Founder of Appraisd, an employee performance management system that is unique in aiming to help managers get the best from their team members.  Appraisd began in Roly’s garden shed where he combined his experience working as an HR and business analyst with his interest in coding. He began with the kerne...

We are thrilled to be launching the third series of HR Insights - The Podcast with returning guest Sasha Scott , CEO & Founder, Inclusive Group . Sasha is an expert in her field, she understands the commercial drivers behind reducing bias within the workplace and the critical need to promote and sustain inclusive workplace cultures in order to attract and retain talent. Sasha has been recognis...

Our final episode of Series 2 of HR Insights The Podcast is available for download now! This week our host Emily Ramji is speaking to Missy Lafferty , Founder and Principal at Beam Talent . Missy is a recruiting master; she established Beam Talent to help high growth companies identify, attract and engage top talent. Emily and Missy discuss how organisations can best attract candidates in the new...

Our latest episode of HR Insights The Podcast is available for download now! This week our host Emily Ramji is speaking to Marc Dellaert , General Manager Europe at the Center for Creative Leadership . Marc is a Consultant, Leader, Author, Coach and Key Note Speaker for a range of topics, including Agile.  Emily and Marc discuss the concept of organisational agility, looking at its growing importa...

Our next episode of HR Insights – The Podcast is available now! Emily Ramji chats to Sarah Leverson, Facebook’s Director of Compensation & Benefits for the EMEA region. Prior to Facebook Sarah developed reward strategies at eBay, PayPal and data science experts Dunnhumby.  Sarah and Emily discuss the how the events of 2020 have forced organisations to think differently about their C&B stra...

In this week’s episode Emily Ramji chats to Dan Silverman, Head of Diversity Talent Sourcing at Bloomberg . Dan spent six years in agency recruitment, and the following seven years working in house for Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and now Bloomberg. As discussed in previous episodes, the business case for creating and fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce has never been clearer. Many organisatio...

We’re happy to share the latest episode of HR Insights – The Podcast. This week our host Emily Ramji is speaking to Sofie Jacobs , founder of Urban Hatch . Sofie is a clinical midwife and entrepreneur who is re-defining parental support strategies for the workplace.  Emily and Sofie discuss the opportunity organisations have to re-think parental support; partnering not just with expectant parents...

This week on HR Insights – The Podcast, our host Emily Ramji is speaking to Zoe Sinclair , Co-Founder of This Can Happen , a business set up to empower workplace mental health. This Can Happen was born out of a passion to support employees in the context of work and life, something that Zoe has been doing for nearly twenty years. Mental Health Awareness week runs in the UK between the 10th- 16th M...

This week on HR Insights - The Podcast, our host Emily Ramji is chatting to Jonathan Shooshani , Co-Founder of JOON. Jon has spent the last decade working at the intersection of wellness and technology and is passionate about building businesses that help people lead happier and healthier lives. Emily and Jon discuss the latest thinking on wellbeing benefits for the modern workforce. In order to c...

This week on HR Insights - The Podcast, our host Emily Ramji is speaking to Paul Anderson-Walsh , Co-Founder & CEO at The Centre for Inclusive Leadership (TCFIL) . Paul is a global thought leader on Inclusion working as a L&D Practitioner, Author, Inspirational Speaker and Broadcaster.  Creating an Inclusive culture is of paramount importance not only for talent attraction, wellbeing and r...

Our next episode of HR Insights – The Podcast is available now! Emily Ramji chats to Ellie Rich-Poole , The Recruitment Coach . Drawing on twenty years of recruitment experience, Ellie helps organisations develop strategies to attract and retain the best people and she enables individuals to achieve more from their careers.  Ellie and Emily discuss the ever important topic of networking, but throu...

We are excited to launch the second series of HR Insights - The Podcast by chatting again to Sasha Scott , Founder & CEO of Inclusive Group . Sasha is an expert and thought leader in Diversity, Bias, Inclusivity and managing Psychological Health. In 2020, Inclusive Group was recognised as one of the top 10 Global Diversity Consultancies. Sasha’s “2020 Inclusion & Diversity Trends” was the...

In 2020, for the first time in history, many teams had to move to remote working with minimal preparation. Now that the early, adrenaline fuelled, days of crisis management are over, how teams collaborate and are led in the virtual environment will determine the future success of organisations. In the final episode of our Covid-19 mini series Stuart Elliott , CEO and Owner of Elliott Scott HR and...

In these unchartered waters leaders are trying to navigate their organisations through the Pandemic. Various outlets are bombarding them with what they need to do but not how and crisis management means they are struggling to look ahead and plan for the future. With no idea how long the current situation will go on for what qualities are needed to survive and thrive?  In the second episode of our...

In this special three episode spin off of HR Insights – The Podcast Stuart Elliott , CEO and Owner of Elliott Scott HR and Susannah Yule , Director at YSC Consulting New York discuss three key areas: Resilience, Leadership and the Team Dynamic. All pertinent Covid-19 business issues raised by our HR Community.  The first bite sized episode looks at Resilience. In the early stages of lockdown we ne...

In our final episode of Series One, Emily Ramji chats to Janice Burns and Todd Tauber from Degreed about how organisations can develop a more coherent “skills” strategy. As organisations are forced to rapidly adapt to changing landscapes, the need to identify, develop and redeploy skills has never been greater. At the organisational level, accurate skills data enables strategic workforce planning...

Disruption, change and the need for innovation have defined the business landscape in 2020. In the latest episode of HR Insights – The Podcast Emily Ramji chats to Kristin Dudley from Co-Create about how teams and networks can stimulate and capture innovative thinking through her proprietary Free Range Thinking approach. Also joining the discussion is Roshan Jayawardena , Managing Director for Ell...

Our next episode of HR Insights – The Podcast is available now! Emily Ramji chats to Toby Hervey , CEO and Co-Founder of Bravely . Employee Experience has gained increased attention globally as being key to organisation success. In the new world we’re living in, Toby discusses his perspective on the “new normal for employee experience”, sharing ideas on how leaders can adapt and evolve their emplo...