HR Voices Podcast

Before we begin, we'd like to take a moment to honour Tony Munday, who sadly passed away on 24th August.  We hope this episode serves as a lasting tribute to his insights and legacy   A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Mary Asante and Charlotte Allfrey of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 19th August 2024 Episode 30: Why Mediation is the bes...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Mary Asante and Charlotte Allfrey of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 5th August 2024 Episode 29: Why all companies should have an Employee Benefits Package Guest: Dave Sykes from Bigmore Benefits In this episode of HR Voices, we explore the critical role employee benefits packages play in today’s workplac...

A podcast for independent HR and people professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Mary Asante and Charlotte Allfrey of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 22nd July 2024 Episode 28: HR Voices Recap: Key Insights and Takeaways from Episodes 23-27 In this episode of HR Voices, Mary and Charlotte provide a comprehensive roundup of the key takeaways and valuable insights from their recent mini-...

HR Voices A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Mary Asante of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 8th July 2024 Episode 27: Personal and Professional Growth Guest: Paula Melbourne In this episode of HR Voices, we discuss the importance of personal and professional growth and the benefits of aligning your personal and professional growth.  In thi...

HR Voices A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Mary Asante and Charlotte Allfrey of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 24th June 2024 Episode 26: HR Meets Creativity: Bridging Innovation with People Solutions Guest: Elma O’Reilly of Parallel London  In this episode of HR Voices, we discuss how effectively integrating HR practices into creative...

HR Voices A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Mary Asante and Charlotte Allfrey of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 10th June 2024 Episode 25: Creating supportive environments for pregnant women and maternity returners.  Guest: Lisa Thompson of Mountain HR In this episode of HR Voices, we delve into the challenges faced by pregnant employees...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support.   Hosted by Mary Asante of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 27th May 2024   Episode 24: Demystifying Occupational Health Assessment Guest: Magnus Kauders of Occupational Health Assessment   In this episode of HR Voices, we discuss how occupational health assessments can be useful tools to help HR consultants and emp...

HR Voices A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Mary Asante and Charlotte Allfrey of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 13th May 2024 Episode 23: Employment Law Update Guest: Claire Taylor-Evans, Employment Law Practitioner and Partner of Boyes Turner In this episode of HR Voices, we discuss the recent changes in employment law that came into ef...

A podcast for independent HR and people professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Mary Asante and Charlotte Allfrey of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: Monday 29th April 2024 Episode 22: Building Resilience into Your Business Recap & Thoughts In this episode of HR Voices, Mary and Charlotte discuss the key takeaways from their chats with our guests on episodes 17 to 21 and offer thei...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Mary Asante and Charlotte Allfrey of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 15th April 2024 Episode 21: Developing Resilience in Leaders and Organisations Guest: Ben Rendle In this episode of HR Voices, we dive into how business owners and leaders can develop resilience.  In this episode, we cover: The benefit o...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Mary Asante and Charlotte Allfrey of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 1st April 2024 Episode 20:  Guest: Anneve Hutchison, co-founder of The Corporate Escape Club In this episode of HR Voices, we explore how to build resilience into your business through marketing.  In this episode, we cover: The importanc...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Mary Asante and Charlotte Allfrey of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 18th March 2024 Episode 19: How to structure your business for resilience and efficiency Guest: Mark Lumley, Freeths LLP. In this episode of HR Voices, we discuss the importance of creating, protecting and increasing the value of your bu...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Mary Asante and Charlotte Allfrey of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 04/03/2024 Episode 18: Developing Resilience in Leaders and Organisations Guest: Dr Lynda Folan, Inspired Development In this episode of HR Voices, we dive into how business owners and leaders can develop resilience.  In this episode, we...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Charlotte Allfrey and Mary Asante of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 19th February 2024 Episode 17: Building Resilience into your business - A Personal Perspective Guest: Pinky Jangra In this episode, Pinky Jangra, Resilience and Wellbeing coach discusses her take on resilience and how building resilience...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Charlotte Allfrey and Mary Asante of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 5th February 2024 Episode 14: Running an Award Winning HR Consultancy Business - Emerging Talent Guest: Laura Reilly of Taurus HR Solutions In this episode we showcase the winner of the Emerging Talent Category of the HRi 2023 Awards. Th...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Charlotte Allfrey and Mary Asante of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 22nd January 2024 Episode 15: Running an Award Winning HR Consultancy Business - Inspirational Indie Guest: Michelle Hartley of People Sorted In this episode we showcase the winner of the Inspirational Indie Category of the HRi 2023 Awar...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Charlotte Allfrey and Mary Asante of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 8th January 2024 Episode 14: Running an Award Winning HR Consultancy Business - High Growth Indie Guest: Jo Taylor of Let’s Talk Talent In this episode we showcase the winner of the High Growth Indie Category of the HRi 2023 Awards. This...

In this episode of HR Voices, Mary and Charlotte discuss the key takeaways from their chats with our guests over the past 7 episodes and offer their thoughts as experienced HR and People Consultants. In this episode, we cover: The different routes into HR and People Consultancy  The importance of adopting an entrepreneurial mindset  The essence of working on your business as well as in your busine...

HR Voices A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Charlotte Allfrey and Mary Asante of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 27/11/2023 Episode 12: Running a HR Consultancy Alongside Other Business Ventures Guest: Anabela Yourell of Stress Free HR  In this episode we Anabela shares her story of how just under 2 years in to her HR Consultancy journey...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Charlotte Allfrey and Mary Asante of HR Independents Ltd. Monday 13th November Episode 11: HR Consultancy - The Interim & Contract Model Guest: Amber Massey of Massey Technical Services In this episode we chat to Amber about how she moved away from in-house HR roles to a successful career working...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Charlotte Allfrey and Mary Asante of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 30th October 2023 Episode 10: Growing Your Business Using the Associate Model Guest: Claire Watt of Ditton HR In this episode we chat to Claire about how she has very successfully built her HR consultancy using associates. Claire took on...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Charlotte Allfrey and Mary Asante of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 16/10/2023 Episode 9: A L&D Consultant’s Journey Guest: Katy Walton of Make Real Progress In this episode we chat to Katy about how she moved away from in house learning and development roles to starting her own business. In this epi...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Charlotte Allfrey of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 2nd October 2023 Episode 8: HR Consultancy - A Social Media Journey Guest: Katie Elliott of HR Katie In this episode Katie shares the inspiring story of how she successfully launched her Consultancy on Instagram. In this episode, we also cover: Why Kati...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Mary Asante and Charlotte Allfrey of HR Independents Ltd. DATE: 17th September 2023 Episode 7: A Journey into HR Consultancy Guest: Kate Van Der Sluis of Humber HR People In this episode Kate shares with us her consultancy journey and how she ensures she plays to her strengths of business development...

A podcast for independent HR and people, professionals, and the businesses they support. Hosted by Mary Asante and Charlotte Allfrey of HR Independents Ltd. 4th September 2023 Episode 6: A Consultant’s Journey Guest: Charlie Goodman of Employee Benefits Collective Episode 6 is the start of our next miniseries where we will be chatting to independent Consultants about their consultancy journey, the...