The HR Uprising Podcast

This week, Lucinda discusses five talent management strategies for a hybrid world in a special show delivered originally as a highly successful webinar, including such topics as why hybrid working could pose a risk when it comes to engagement, and the practical ways you can use to support your business by being more alert to these needs. KEY TAKEAWAYS If we focus upon talent as an attribute that e...

This week, Lucinda is joined by employment lawyer, Vicky Roberts, to discuss the best practices when it comes to conducting an investigation - a practical guide to where to begin, how to proceed, and how to remain compliant at all times. KEY TAKEAWAYS If someone is accused of committing misconduct, the next step would be for a disciplinary hearing. The chairperson on this needs to have a genuine b...

In this very special edition, Lucinda talks to Ruby Harrison, the 1000th member of the rapidly-growing HR Uprising LinkedIn Group. Ruby is near the beginning of her own journey into the world of HR, and talks to Lucinda today about her pathway into the sector, how collaboration has accelerated her journey, and why she chose to focus on people. KEY TAKEAWAYS HR is a largely collaborative world, in...

Lucinda is joined by Jennifer McClellan, an HR business partner at Atkins, to discuss a highly topical issue - that of supporting working parents, and how failing to do so can negatively impact our organisations and our business sector as a whole. KEY TAKEAWAYS Supporting women returning from maternity leave is crucial in order to help workplaces attain the right gender balance. If we are losing p...

Lucinda discusses the 360 feedback programme - its benefits and the way they work - and offers a partial guide to how you can roll this system out within your own organisation. KEY TAKEAWAYS 360 feedback is defined as a skill and behavioural development tool - one for self-awareness. The feedback generally comes in the form of a report using graphical and descriptive feedback. When setting up for...

This week, Lucinda is joined by Cathie Donaldson, a specialist in people, culture and leadership development, and Nicki Eyre, an anti-bullying advocate, consultant, coach and trainer, to discuss the ways in which we as professionals should approach and tackle the thorny subject of workplace bullying. KEY TAKEAWAYS Workplace bullying can impact many areas of business, including performance, engagem...

Lucinda is in conversation with Lyn Rees of Yourgene Health, to discuss HR from a CEO's perspective - what it is they're looking for in particular, the importance of culture at the heart of any business, and why people must come first. KEY TAKEAWAYS Business plans and products are essential, but equally so are the right people and the right culture in an organisation. We must seek to create a cult...

This week, Lucinda discusses the ways in which we can improve diversity and inclusion within our organisations in practical ways, and the steps we can take in order to establish a more measured approach to effecting real change. KEY TAKEAWAYS We must examine the culture that our organisations hold dear. Are our policies merely paying lip service, or do they aim to create lasting change? Events suc...

This week, Lucinda is joined by VP of Diversity and Inclusion at Workforce Logiq, William T Rolack, for a timely discussion centring around inclusion - the strategies that William himself has devised throughout his incredible career that have allowed him to bring a richness in diversity to not just the internal workings of an organisation, but also in dealing with external clients. KEY TAKEAWAYS T...

Lucinda focusses upon the topics of diversity and inclusion, looking at the business case you may wish to build, why it matters, how it can positively impact your business, and examining the ways in which you can get people on board in your own organisations. KEY TAKEAWAYS When making the case for diversity and inclusion in any organisation, a crucial factor is to ensure that we have senior manage...

This week, Lucinda talks to Rameez Kaleem, the founder of 3R Strategy, and one of the country's most respected voices in equal pay, career and pay progression, about pay transparency, - why it is often misunderstood and the incentives surrounding it. KEY TAKEAWAYS Pay transparency, especially in the media, is often discusses in binary terms. It is usually very secretive, or talked about explicitly...

This week, Lucinda is joined by employment lawyer, Vicky Roberts, for a conversation about the new world of work, and how the landscape has changed in the wake of new hybrid ways of working, with a particular focus on how we should be handling the suddenly-widespread phenomenon of flexible working requests. KEY TAKEAWAYS Certainly, the question of flexible working and how best to implement it, is...

This week, Lucinda is joined by international best-selling author, Dr Beverley Kaye, for a conversation focussing upon employee engagement, retention, and how to take a different approach to not just retaining employees, but ensuring they remain engaged. Key Takeaways Sometimes we "love" our staff, and we lose them. But it is far worse to lose them, and they have them remain in the organisation. C...

In this week's edition of the "HR's Role In…" series, Lucinda talks to Katy McMinn, the founder of Task HR, and co-founder of HR Independents, about the process of managing grievances - what exactly is HR's role in the process, and how we can remain compliant and balanced throughout. Key Takeaways Indeed, disciplinaries and grievances are not the same, and should not be treated as such. Grievances...

  This episode, Lucinda talks to award-winning author, management consultant, keynote speaker, and executive educator, Mario Moussa. In his new book, 'The Culture Puzzle: Find the Solution, Energize Your Organization', Mario describes a step-by-step process for creating sustainable business cultures. Mario joins Lucinda to discuss his process, and to explain why redesigning culture should be at th...

This week, Lucinda talks to HR advocate and co-founder of HR Independents, Ruth Cornish, about the challenges that HR professionals face when it comes to disciplinary hearings, and how to ensure that we remain compliant at all times in order to secure fair and balanced outcomes. Key Takeaways Always follow ACAS's guidelines whenever organisations do not have their own set structures and rulebooks,...

  In this episode, Lucinda talks to Dr Georgi Toma, the founder of Heart & Brain Works, dedicated to helping organisations improve employee wellbeing. Dr Toma talks about her research surrounding the wellbeing protocol, and the highly practical takeaways you can use in your own organisation. Key Takeaways We often make the mistake of believing that we can push through and work harder, while still...

In this episode, Lucinda talks to Mary Asante from HR Independents, about the role that HR plays in effective data protection, the guidance you need when it comes to GDPR compliance, and why it matters so much when it comes to your business's reputation and credibility. KEY TAKEAWAYS Data security is about protecting valuable information from unauthorised access, preserving the integrity of the da...

This week, Lucinda presents an easy to digest guide that'll dynamically improve your hybrid working plans in this new working landscape - ten steps to successful hybrid working with the themes and elements you should try to consider. KEY TAKEAWAYS Collaboration technology and different communication platforms can sometimes present a barrier for people who may be used to one type of interaction. Th...

In this week's edition of the "HR's Role In..." series, Lucinda talks to Katy McMinn, the founder of Task HR, and co-founder of HR Independents, about why it's so important to get recruitment right as an HR professional, how culture can play a crucial part in the process, and the essential tools and strategies we should always keep at our disposal. KEY TAKEAWAYS HR should always make sure that rec...

This week, Lucinda is in conversation with Sarah Trowell, Senior People & Culture Partner at Seven Investment Management LLP (7IM), about her award-winning cultural transformation program, her career journey so far, and the innovative practices being used at 7IM in order to create impactful cultural change. KEY TAKEAWAYS There are always things to learn in the HR space. There are always ways in wh...

This week, Lucinda talks about the tricky subject of IR35, the Intermediaries Legislation that was introduced by HMRC as a measure to ensure that everyone pays their fair share of tax. Mary and Lucinda talk about HR's increasing role when it comes to IR35, how it affects different sectors and areas of business, and the ways in which we can remain compliant. KEY TAKEAWAYS The key targets of HMRC's...

Welcome to a very special episode - the 2nd Birthday Special - as Lucinda looks back over some of the highlights of the show, in which some amazing guests have shared their insights, tips, advice and guidance, allowing us all to become better and more effective professionals as a result. Join Lucinda for a trip back in time then, as she presents some true gems among the collection, as well as some...

This week, Lucinda talks to HR advocate and co-founder of HR Independents, Ruth Cornish, about the sometimes complicated subject of sponsoring overseas workers, how to remain compliant, and what has changed since Brexit? Key Takeaways Significant trust is placed in sponsors and the Home Office imposes high standards and is extremely exacting in their requirements. There are three key parts that mu...

This week, upon the anniversary of her book, 'How To Be A Change Superhero', Lucinda focusses upon five pillars of change, and how they can help you to effect positively impactful change in your organisation. KEY TAKEAWAYS The five key super powers are: The courage to lead others and yourself The ability to connect to strategy Corroboration Communication Collaboration As managers or change agents,...