In this first episode of 2025, Ciara spoke to Sinéad Gogan, Chief HR Officer at Deloitte Ireland. Sinéad discussed her professional growth within the HR field, her current role in Deloitte including the importance of community engagement, and the changing landscape of the people profession. We also spoke about the exciting opportunities in the field for current and future people professionals and the critical skills needed to succeed. 'Ahead of the Curve' is a HRM podcast produced by the School of Management, Ahead of the Curve' is a HRM podcast produced by the School of ⁠Management, People and Organisations at TU Dublin⁠ and sponsored by ⁠Advanced⁠. Episode produced by Derek Dodd.

In this episode, Ciara is joined by Mícheál O’Leary, Diversity & Inclusion Manager at The Central Bank of Ireland. Mícheál talked with us about his career in human resources, and his work leading the development and implementation of org-level work in the areas of diversity and inclusion, culture and values, and corporate social responsibility. 'Ahead of the Curve' is a HRM podcast produced by the School of Management, People and Organisations at TU Dublin and sponsored by Advanced.

In this episode, TU Dublin's Ciara Nolan talks to Aileen Bailey, HR Director at Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU). Aileen spoke to us about her own career path in HR, her current role as HR Director, key trends shaping the field of human resources today, and the staff-centred policies instituted by the IRFU that have seen it recognised as one of Ireland's 'Great Places to Work' for four consecutive years.

In this episode, Karen Knight, Senior Recruitment Consultant at HAYS, sat down with Ann Masterson, Head of HRM Discipline in the TU Dublin School of Management, People, and Organisations. Karen spoke to us about her work recruiting HR professionals, understanding what workers want, continuous learning at work, and key salary and recruitment trends and statistics from HAYS' expert market insight reports.

Ahead of the Curve is a podcast from Technological University Dublin, product and engineered by Derek Dodd and Colin Morris. Theme music by Ashot-Danielyan-Composer, used under Pixabay License.

Join Ciara Nolan, TU Dublin Lecturer in HRM, in conversation with Vipin Tanwar, Director within Deloitte's Human Capital – HR Transformation consulting practice. In this episode, Ciara and Vipin will discuss the role that HR Technologies play in driving operational efficiency and an engaging employee experience, Vipin's experience working on multiple Global HR Transformation programmes across a number of industries, and a range of key insights from Deloitte’s 2023 Global Human Capital Trends survey.

In this episode, Nick Gallimore, Managing Director (People Management) at Advanced HR, speaks candidly about his own professional journey in the HR and talent space, the evolving role of HR in 21st century organisations, and the value HR data and analytics. Nick was interviewed by Ann Masterson, head of HRM discipline at Technological University Dublin. This pilot episode of 'Ahead of the Curve' was created from Microsoft Teams recording, but we've done what we can with the audio!