HRD Live Podcast

Are HR and People leaders the guardians of the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in the workplace? The answer, according to Aviva Chief People Officer Danielle Harmer and ChenMed Chief Learning Officer, is yes. The inherent connection between AI and people mandates HR leaders to support, develop, and upskill their colleagues. Harmer and Lind are the latest HRD Live podcast guests for th...

Positioning leaders as infallible, flawless, and without struggle does not make sense in a rapidly changing world. The future of work is as uncertain and complex as our current volatile work landscape and requires organizations to re-evaluate the role and nature of their leaders. HR and People leaders must now push against the stereotype of traditional leadership. Instead, they should position the...

As we dive headlong into a future of work characterized by rapid change and ongoing business transformation, are traditional and transactional change management models still fit for purpose? Existing practices no longer keep up with the pace of change . New models such as Michael Arena’s network approach are gaining popularity. In a new era of AI-enabled transformation and heightened employee expe...

“Your future of work strategy is your DEI&B strategy ,” argues Shujaat Ahmad, Director of People Analytics and Future of Work Strategy and Innovation at LinkedIn. Creating unity in these strategies requires data-driven future of work planning. Ahmad is joined on the HRD Live Podcast by Karthik Varatharaj, Global Chief Talent Officer at Levi Strauss & Co, for an in-depth discussion on using...

The rapidly changing landscape for work is shifting the requirements for leaders at all levels of the business. The role of the CHRO is evolving to become more data-driven and strategic than ever before. HR leaders must seize a unique opportunity for greater strategic input, and to do so must develop their digital literacy. In the first episode of the HRD Live Podcast series on the Future of Work,...

DE&I programs desperately need a refreshed approach, argues Simon Fanshawe, OBE. “It’s become a set of prohibitions and rules,” he explains. It’s all about what you can’t say, or what you can’t do.” Fanshawe argues the point of diversity and inclusion celebrate our differences. Whilst we attempt to walk in other people’s shoes, we will never fully understand their experiences. Diversity and in...

The root word of allyship, explains Greenhouse Chief People Officer Donald Knight, is ‘All.’ “Allyship is, how are you inviting, engaging, championing, and empowering all people?” This slight difference in approach to allyship is hugely significant. It demands a continuous approach to inclusion , as Knight explains: “Regardless of how much of a great ally we’ve been with one demographic or with on...

From HR thought leadership to Hollywood Press , the consistent message is that diversity, on its own, is not enough. True equity, inclusion, and belonging extend far beyond token diversity gestures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS), the UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics, shares this view. Quite literally emphasizing ‘inclusion,’ Philippa Bonay, People & Business...

The diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B) landscape has evolved significantly in the past five years, accelerated by culturally significant moments such as the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. Vitally, DEI&B is now seen as a strategic business driver rather than simply ‘the right thing to do.’ This shift is embodied by a richer view of inclusion and belonging that supports...

Organizations can no longer ignore anti-racism imperatives. Firstly, and most importantly, all people in the workplace deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Although this is far from a ground-breaking concept, business leaders and employees from historically ignored or minoritized backgrounds still require support as they navigate their roles. Moreover, there is a business case for estab...

Although inclusion and diversity are now ongoing initiatives at nearly all major organizations, to varying degrees of success, many leading organizations have established clear five or ten-year benchmarks through a long-term DE&I strategy. Virgin Media O2, for example, has four core ambitions at the heart of its five-year ‘ All In ’ strategy that it aims to achieve by 2027: Equal representatio...

To an HR and People Director or Vice President, Moneyball may not just be an Oscar-nominated movie or a heartwarming David and Goliath story. Although it is a surface-level look into the origins of sports analytics, it offers a host of lessons and insights on creating a data-driven organizational culture. The final episode in the HRD live mini-series on people analytics features Teymy Bahmani, for...

  72% of workers would prefer long-term flexibility over extra money. And yet, with organizations including Amazon and Disney implementing some type of return-to-office mandate, the hybrid working conversation continues to frustrate employees and employers alike. But as we seek a future that draws on the respective advantages of in-office and remote working, are organizations taking a data-informe...

Think about the most recent data insight that gave you a clearer picture of your people, your organization, or how your HR policies are performing. Do you know if the insight is a ‘lagging’ or a ‘leading’ indicator? Or, in other words, do you know if it is indicating the outcome of an event, or foreshadowing a potential outcome to follow? Knowing the difference, and working with both types of indi...

In a previous episode of the HRD Live Podcast , Richard Rosenow described people analytics as employee listening at scale. Our latest guest, Stephanie Murphy, Talent Analytics Director at Dell, shares this viewpoint and argues we can apply people analytics to each stage of the employee lifecycle by beginning with employee listening. This approach breaks down siloes between recruitment, onboarding...

Barriers to implementing data-driven or data-informed workflows are consistent across business divisions. Just as many marketing directors struggle with leveraging customer data , HR and people analytics teams must also overcome concerns around ethics, financial buy-in, and skepticism. But at its core, it is another vital component of employee listening . Without overcoming these barriers, people...

Amid a talent shortage and frequent layoffs, which organizations are winning? The answer, it seems, is careful workforce planning. Apple, at the time of publication, is the most notable technology company not to announce layoffs . Unlike many other technology giants including Twitter and Facebook, it did not accelerate hiring during and following the pandemic. Prudent workforce planning has allowe...

In this episode of the HRD Live Podcast, we hear from Dave Millner, author, futurist and consulting partner at HRCurator , on how HR can become more data-driven.  Dave is an occupational psychologist with nearly 30 years HR and consulting experience working across the world with global clients on their assessment/performance, employee engagement and organizational development-based challenges. Dav...

In this episode of the HRD Live Podcast, we hear a conversation between Danielle Harmer, Chief People Officer at Aviva, and professor John Amaechi OBE. John is a respected organizational psychologist, an award-winning International (Sunday and New York Times) bestselling author, and a sought-after public speaker, as well as an executive coach and the founder of APS Intelligence Ltd. He is a non-ex...

The HRD Live Podcast recently sat down with Theresa Palmer, Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence.  Theresa’s career has spanned over 20 years in the technology industry having held posts in finance, account and relationship management, customer success and DEI among others. Most recently Theresa has spent the last five years developing, launching and maturin...

Marks and Spencers (M&S) stores are celebrating the 1 year anniversary of their Alumni Network ‘M&S Family’ , which launched a year ago to harness the huge support and passion that exists within the company’s vast global community of former colleagues – because once you leave M&S, you never really leave! Since then the network has grown to more than 9,000 alumni – with sign-ups from De...

As the ‘great resignation’ grinds on in many parts of the world, leaders are more keenly focused on recruitment and retention than ever, recognising that acquiring and developing top talent is crucial to long term organisational success. With a workforce of over 2,000 employees based across the UK, from key workers to office workers, Murphy Group has consciously sought out a wide array of jobseeke...

As leaders near the end of the year, the key HR trends of 2022 are already in sight. The ‘great resignation’ continues in several parts of the world and could have a lasting impact on how organisations function. Digitisation, in the practices of A.I., analytics and automation, increasingly influences personal and professional lives. Climate politics, as highlighted by recent governmental and envir...

As leaders express an intense focus on physical and mental wellbeing, the work-life balance, actionable feedback, and preventing professional burnout, it’s clear that organisational health is no longer an added benefit, but a strategic priority. Josh Bersin’s view on this is clear: prioritise organisational health. With the challenges caused by the ‘great resignation’ in several parts of the world...

As a result of the pandemic, organisational leaders have queried whether key employee engagement drivers have changed, and if there has been a shift in professionals’ priorities. With this in mind, Chuck Heaton, HRD Thought Leader, has collaborated with a range of HR professionals to delve into the subject, raising and exploring each of the most salient issues. Joining Heaton is Chuck Kemper, CHRO...