The HR Uprising Podcast

Lucinda talks to Pete Colby, the founder of Pragmatism Mediation and Employee Relations, about mediation itself - how to resolve disputes, prevent them from arising in the first place, and how all mediation should be based upon honest conversations. Key Takeaways Indeed, the more effective way of avoiding tribunals or heated disputes, is to look to mediation as a preventative solution. Mediation s...

In the wake of lockdown, many businesses are seeking to ensure that workplaces, going forward, are better equipped for the new world of business and the new ways of working. In this episode, Lucinda shares ten practical methods for making sure that an effective hybrid work environment can be achieved. Key Takeaways The first step is to consult with your people in order to get a real sense of what...

This week, Lucinda talks about talent and succession management strategies with a particular focus on smaller to mid-size organisations. Additionally, she busts through some of the more common succession planning jargon, to give you a far better idea of how to develop an effective talent strategy. Key Takeaways Indeed, in a smaller sized business, there is an advantage, in that roles can be tailor...

Lucinda is joined by award-winning EMCC Global Coach 2020, and executive coaching expert, Jo Wheatley, for a masterclass in how to get the best from people, and also how to help them unlock their true potential.  Key Takeaways Indeed, If you have a love and a passion for supporting and developing others, then perhaps coaching is the direction for your talents. Certainly, getting the best from othe...

Lucinda is joined by Neuroleadership Development Professional, John Whitfield, for a masterclass in neuroscience, how we can best make sure our brains are working optimally, and also its applications in the workplace.  Key Takeaways During any given day, we only use the optimal power of our prefrontal cortex for around two to three hours, which is why it's so crucial that we prioritise our day eff...

In this episode, Lucinda talks once more to Mervyn Dinnen, HR and talent rends analyst, author, speaker and renowned tech influencer, about a recent report on internal mobility and how it links to employee engagement.  Key Takeaways During the course of the research carried out in 2020, the report concluded that some of the effects of COVID did begin to impact upon internal mobility in a positive...

In this episode, Lucinda talks to fellow podcast creator, Aoife O’Brien, about her incredible research on belonging at work which has a direct impact on talent management and engagement.  Key Takeaways Fitting at work encompasses three concepts: Values Needs Abilities Indeed, it is not unusual for people to feel a sense of having found a home environment at work – a need to feel such a sense of be...

This week, Lucinda talks about the long-term wellbeing strategies that can aid us in our quest to re-establish the workplace in the aftermath of the COVID lockdown, and how we can make the most of self-care in order to increase our resilience.  KEY TAKEAWAYS There is a very real sense that an epidemic of burnout is on the horizon. Holding our lives and our composure together over the past 12 month...

In this latest edition of Real HR Professionals, Lucinda is joined by learning and development specialist, Maria Brugel, to discuss how L&D is best used in the financial space, and her career journey so far.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Maria is currently focused on three big initiatives - inclusion, how to make the "new normal" work better for the team, and how to get better at receiving and actioning feedback...

This week, Lucinda talks about the impact of remote working, and how we can best gauge the engagement of our people when they are working in a virtual environment.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Engagement is talked about as an outcome, while sometimes it is regarded as a process. Indeed, engagement should be determined by our personal emotional engagement to our roles, or by work engagement - the vigour towards...

This week, Lucinda talks to occupational health specialist, Anna Harrington, about the ways in which we can better ensure that the wellbeing and health of our people remains a priority as our workforces prepare to return to life as normal in 2021.  KEY TAKEAWAYS People are tired, and also our resilience may be on the wane after over a year of lockdown. Therefore, we must prepare for the presence o...

In this week's episode, Lucinda talks you through the ways in which you can better prepare for remote appraisals. Also, Lucinda gives practical guidance on how to evaluate fairly in what has been the most abnormal of years.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Indeed, remote working has thrown up many challenges, including wellbeing, home schooling, or remote working itself. In many cases, we have spent more time at ho...

Lucinda talks to Michelle Parry-Slater, an award-winning learning and development professional with more than 15 years experience in the field, and one of the foremost authorities on how to grow and develop teams and people. Furthermore, Michelle discusses the ways in which we can demystify L&D by opening it up, allowing our people to embrace and support learning strategies that will invaluably bo...

In this very special episode to mark the 100th outing for The HR Uprising Podcast, Lucinda talks to one of the most influential and renowned thinkers in the world of Human Resources, university professor, author, speaker, management coach, and management consultant, Dave Ulrich! In addition, Dave Ulrich has been ranked the #1 Management Educator & Guru by BusinessWeek, selected by Fast Company as...

Lucinda is joined by special guest Perry Timms, founder and Chief Energy Officer of PTHR, for a timely conversation about the topic of energy and how we can invigorate and maintain the energy in our teams. Essentially, so that we can better face the challenges of the year ahead with an energised workplace!  KEY TAKEAWAYS Certainly, learning is a wonderful source of energy. We feel a sense of dynam...

This week, Lucinda delivers a solo masterclass in how to design a mentoring programme and make it work for your organisation. Furthermore, why now is the best time to think about implementing such programmes, and how to make sure that your people get the most from learning from others.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Certainly, remote working has meant that people now require different forms of access to developme...

This week, Lucinda talks to Lizzie Henson - HR Ninjas founder and HR specialist. They talk about HR life and her journey through the sector. Listen now and discover how she started, and how she has helped to empower and support so many others along their own HR journeys.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Certainly, finding our ideal career is not a case of necessarily beginning in that career. Indeed, sometimes we m...

This week, Lucinda talks to another Real HR Professional! Her guest is Laura Burt, Head Of Human Resources at Innovative Trials, who joins the show to talk about her HR career journey, and the lessons learned along the way.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Retail provides more of a challenge than most sectors because so much of it is reliant upon many other factors, such as supply. Therefore, the need to be agile i...

In this Guest Highlights episode, the first of 2021, Lucinda takes time to reflect on some of the incredible insights gained from her stellar line up of guests throughout 2020 on The HR Uprising Podcast. Without doubt a year that proved challenging in terms of business, but also empowering in terms of wisdom.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Certainly, inclusive leadership is not restricted only to those in managem...

As we move into the festive season and wellbeing takes precedence, Lucinda takes time out to reflect upon the year gone by. With a focus on the many highlights from the HR Uprising podcast in 2020, and the empowering insights gained from its many editions on the much-needed subject of wellbeing.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Certainly, HR and people professionals, in particular, have had the most tumultuous of y...

This week we're exploring the dark side of human nature, as Lucinda talks to Gillian Hyde, the Managing Director and Chief Psychologist at Psychological Consultancy, a team of business psychologists with a particular focus on HR solutions. It's a conversation based around the challenges that arise through conflicting personality types, and how we can not just overcome these issues, but get the bes...

In the latest instalment of the Real HR series, Lucinda talks to Julia Crawford. Indeed, Julia is unique in many ways, as she holds an interesting dual role; that of Head Of HR for a Kent concern, and as consultant with People Pillar, who supply "pragmatic, business focused solutions and expert HR advice" to many small businesses. Julia discusses the challenges of working from both the inside and...

In the latest edition of the ‘REAL HR’ series, Lucinda talks to Gary Cookson, director of EPIC HR, devoted to leading and directing HR, OD and L&D functions, an expert in workplace performance and a leading expert in the design and delivery of online and virtual training programmes. Gary has also been recognised by HR Most Influential as one of their leading Movers and Shakers 2019. Gary joins the...

How do we manage performance effectively? During this Virtual People & Performance Management series, we have seen that if we are consistent in following the skills outlined in our PERFORM model then the chances of encountering an instance of underperformance are dramatically reduced. However, we know from our HR Uprising audience that managing underperformance is a persistent concern. Furthermore...

There’s no hotter topic in business today than how we can benefit from remote working. But we should be asking how remote learning can also be improved. In this week’s show, Lucinda talks to Ross Garner of Emerald Works, about the ways in which we can improve our remote learning options. Furthermore, why targeted solutions, aimed at solving problems is a far more effective strategy.  KEY TAKEAWAYS...