This Much I Know
First hand insights from HR leaders.
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“There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being,” – Stephen Hawking
Our HR World leadership series kicks off with Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE.
Chris is a champion of diversity and digital. He is Britain’s most successful Paralympic swimmer, winning nine gold medals, ex-Director of Paralympic Integration at London 2012 and non-executive director at Channel 4.
If you remain willing to be challenged, you can change your perceptions and open your mind – Ray Berg, Managing Partner of Osborne Clarke
Osborne Clarke managing partner Ray Berg has put diversity at the heart of Osborne Clarke’s business strategy. Ray believes diversity is key to providing equality of opportunity across the whole firm.
This Much I Know: Orlagh Hunt
“You’re better off not asking people’s opinion at all if you’re not going to take it seriously” - Orlagh Hunt, founder of Human Leadership Consulting
This Much I Know: Matt Elliott
“This is a special time in business - things are changing and business can help lead societal change.”
This Much I Know: Barry Hughes
“Data is everything. It helps you shape a factual story in order to influence business leaders on people initiatives, which can improve retention of securing new talent. That’s what makes HR so valuable and exciting right now.”
This Much I Know: Kim Clarke
In this latest edition we speak with Kim Clarke, HRD and specialist in the financial sector human resource leadership.
This Much I Know: Karen Sinnott
We caught up with Karen Sinnott who is a passionate organisational development advocate and believer in the power of HR to support the UK's recovery post-lockdown.
This Much I Know: Marine Fournier
We caught up with Marine Fournier, international HR specialist, who believes in the power of technology to change the daily world of HRs.
“Every hire is a chance to make your business better” – service launched to improve retention of new employees
Experienced resourcer says a more human touch is needed for onboarding new starters.
‘Kindness is the most underrated skill in business’
In this edition we caught up with Benefex Chief People Officer Kathryn Kendall who spearheads a culture of inclusivity and believes ‘life is too short to dread Monday mornings’.
‘HR holds the moral compass of an organisation’
In this edition we caught up with HRD Jayne Casey who believes HR's sweet spot is combining people management with commercial outcomes.
“I’m outspoken. I’m Marmite and I’m okay with that.”
In this edition we caught up with HRD Lisa Haggar who believes the handbook needs to be thrown out in order to put people back at the heart of HR.
“You cannot create change for the future without respecting the past”
In this edition we caught up with David Mason, Head of Global TA Delivery at Philip Morris International who believes you cannot create change for the future without respecting the past.
In defence of the young: Employers must recruit for tomorrow – not just today
"It’s time for fresh, engaged thinking that capitalises on the crisis around talent to drive innovation. Only then will we really start to lay the bedrock for an employment landscape that our brightest and best young talent will want to meaningfully connect with." - Rob Taffinder, assistant director of the University of Bristol's Careers Service
Speeding up processes won’t solve the emerging talent crisis – but reinventing them will
“Heritage and larger organisations must adapt to a new commercial landscape. Of course, they will always be attractive to potential recruits. But they can no longer rely on big salary and high status to attract talent.” – Ross Crook, Managing Director, Sanderson Solutions
“We must stop treading the same old path when engaging with emerging talent”
“In a world of such vast diversity of experience, cultures, skills and talents, it would be commercially negligent of us to ignore the transformational potential of meaningful social mobility” – Hannah Awonuga, keynote speaker at Culture Clash
In conversation with Dr Luke Fletcher: Transgender and LGBT+ inclusion in the workplace
Research shows there’s still work to be done on transgender inclusion in the workplace. So what can we as HR professionals do about it?
“The drive toward greater meaning and purpose at work is a shift in the deepest current governing where the world of work is headed. We ignore it at our peril.”
"Salaries and a career pathway are no longer enough to attract the best emerging talent – they want professional purpose and greater meaning" - Orlagh Hunt, Chief People Officer & Sustainability Lead at YBS
We must radically reimagine how we recruit to discover new talent pools
Our recent Culture Clash event was dominated by one question: how to attract top emerging talent. Harnessing technology will be key, says panellist Chris Butt, CEO & founder of Cognisess.
“Kickstart has enabled us to give young people a much-needed step up in the career world”
A look at how Govia Thameslink Railway, the UK’s biggest rail franchise, is working to encourage new talent into the industry
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