The CIPD’s latest <a href="https://www.cipd.org/uk/knowledge/reports/resourcing-surveys/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Resourcing and talent planning 2026 report</a>, supported by Omni, reveals that an increasing number of organisations are extending their workforce planning timeframes from the short to the medium term. Overall, 24% take a short-term approach (up to six months), down from 31% in 2024. However just a fraction of organisations (16%) are planning more than two years into the future. So how can organisations build a strategic workforce plan for three to five years out, when the pace of change makes even the near future hard to predict? Plus, as recent City & Guilds research suggests that a shortage of so called ‘soft skills’ is restricting productivity and growth – how should we be recruiting and developing those skills in the workforce? And finally, hear more on whether these HR leaders would bring an iced coffee to a job interview...<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The CIPD’s latest Resourcing and talent planning 2026 report, supported by Omni, reveals that an increasing number of organisations are extending their workforce planning timeframes from the short to the medium term. Overall, 24% take a short-term approach (up to six months), down from 31% in 2024. However just a fraction of organisations (16%) are planning more than two years into the future. So how can organisations build a strategic workforce plan for three to five years out, when the pace of change makes even the near future hard to predict? Plus, as recent City & Guilds research suggests that a shortage of so called ‘soft skills’ is restricting productivity and growth – how should we be recruiting and developing those skills in the workforce? And finally, hear more on whether these HR leaders would bring an iced coffee to a job interview... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The CIPD’s latest <a href="https://www.cipd.org/uk/knowledge/reports/resourcing-surveys/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Resourcing and talent planning 2026 report</a>, supported by Omni, reveals that an increasing number of organisations are extending their workforce planning timeframes from the short to the medium term. Overall, 24% take a short-term approach (up to six months), down from 31% in 2024. However just a fraction of organisations (16%) are planning more than two years into the future. So how can organisations build a strategic workforce plan for three to five years out, when the pace of change makes even the near future hard to predict? Plus, as recent City &amp; Guilds research suggests that a shortage of so called ‘soft skills’ is restricting productivity and growth – how should we be recruiting and developing those skills in the workforce? And finally, hear more on whether these HR leaders would bring an iced coffee to a job interview... Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

HR People Pod – Ep 59: Strategic workforce planning | Skills forecasting and productivity | The iced coffee debate

What opportunities does building commercial acumen as a skillset bring for the profession? Does quality of management matter more than any productivity metric? And what does it take for organisations to be bold about AI, without being reckless? Lisa Pearl, People and Change Director at the CIPD, is joined by new CIPD Chief Executive, Neil Carberry. Recorded: 16 October 2026 --- Your next listen:<a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/can-ai-governance-drive-innovation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CIPD Podcast 235: Can AI governance drive innovation?</a><a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/hr-people-pod/#:~:text=HRPP%E2%80%93%20Ep%2059%3A%20Strategic%20workforce%20planning%20%7C%20Skills%20forecasting%20and%20productivity%20%7C%20Iced%20coffee%20debate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HR People Pod – Ep 59: Strategic workforce planning | Skills forecasting and productivity | Iced coffee debate</a><a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/hr-role-in-boosting-workplace-productivity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CIPD Podcast 225: HR’s role in boosting workplace productivity</a> Additional resources:<a href="https://events.cipd.co.uk/cipdace" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Explore this year’s CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition programme</a><a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/topics/artificial-intelligence-workplace/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Resources | AI in the workplace</a><a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/about/news/incoming-cipd-ceo-neil-carberry-festival-of-work/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Carberry: people professionals are central to performance and productivity</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

What opportunities does building commercial acumen as a skillset bring for the profession? Does quality of management matter more than any productivity metric? And what does it take for organisations to be bold about AI, without being reckless? Lisa Pearl, People and Change Director at the CIPD, is joined by new CIPD Chief Executive, Neil Carberry. Recorded: 16 October 2026 --- Your next listen: CIPD Podcast 235: Can AI governance drive innovation? HR People Pod – Ep 59: Strategic workforce planning | Skills forecasting and productivity | Iced coffee debate CIPD Podcast 225: HR’s role in boosting workplace productivity Additional resources: Explore this year’s CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition programme Resources | AI in the workplace Neil Carberry: people professionals are central to performance and productivity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What opportunities does building commercial acumen as a skillset bring for the profession? Does quality of management matter more than any productivity metric? And what does it take for organisations to be bold about AI, without being reckless? Lisa Pearl, People and Change Director at the CIPD, is joined by new CIPD Chief Executive, Neil Carberry. Recorded: 16 October 2026 --- Your next listen:<a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/can-ai-governance-drive-innovation/" rel="noopener noreferrer">CIPD Podcast 235: Can AI governance drive innovation?</a><a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/hr-people-pod/#:~:text=HRPP%E2%80%93%20Ep%2059%3A%20Strategic%20workforce%20planning%20%7C%20Skills%20forecasting%20and%20productivity%20%7C%20Iced%20coffee%20debate" rel="noopener noreferrer">HR People Pod – Ep 59: Strategic workforce planning | Skills forecasting and productivity | Iced coffee debate</a><a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/hr-role-in-boosting-workplace-productivity/" rel="noopener noreferrer">CIPD Podcast 225: HR’s role in boosting workplace productivity</a> Additional resources:<a href="https://events.cipd.co.uk/cipdace" rel="noopener noreferrer">Explore this year’s CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition programme</a><a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/topics/artificial-intelligence-workplace/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Resources | AI in the workplace</a><a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/about/news/incoming-cipd-ceo-neil-carberry-festival-of-work/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Neil Carberry: people professionals are central to performance and productivity</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

HR People Pod – Ep 60: Commercial confidence, productivity and AI – with Neil Carberry

AI governance, the framework that ensures AI is deployed ethically, transparently and with proper accountability, is no longer a secondary concern. It is foundational to organisational stability and trust. Yet governance has not kept pace with implementation, exposing organisations to real business risks: loss of trust, reputational damage or litigation. But good AI governance doesn’t slow innovation. It establishes the foundations that make innovation possible. Join Nigel Cassidy and this month's guests – Helen Dutta, Director of Governance & HR at DACS; Ray Eitel-Porter, AI expert, Senior Research Associate at Jesus College Cambridge and award-winning author; and Sharon Hill, Director of People at Pay.UK, as we explore how organisations can overcome the perception that governance stifles innovation, and instead build the guardrails that make AI investment and exploration sustainable. In this episode, our panel explores: <ul><li>Why AI governance has lagged AI implementation, and the implications for organisations and workforces</li><li>The importance of ensuring AI governance is a continuous, people-centred process that evolves alongside technology and ways of working</li><li>Why effective AI governance acts as an enabler of innovation, through creating confidence and trust</li></ul> --- Your next listen:<a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/from-ai-experimentation-to-ai-maturity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CIPD Podcast 229: From AI experimentation to AI maturity</a><a href="https://www.cipd.org/uk/knowledge/podcasts/hr-people-pod/#:~:text=HR%20People%20Pod%20%E2%80%93%20Ep%2057%3A%20Innovation%20%7C%20Is%20%E2%80%98resilience%E2%80%99%20a%20tainted%20word%3F%20%7C%20Dealing%20with%20AI%20grievances" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HR People Pod – Ep 57: Innovation | Is ‘resilience’ a tainted word? | Dealing with AI grievances</a><a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/ai-use-in-recruitment-and-job-applications/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CIPD Podcast 219: Dealing with AI use in recruitment and job applications</a> More from this episode:<a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/topics/artificial-intelligence-workplace/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI in the workplace: Insights, guides, case studies</a><a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/guides/people-professionals-ai-use/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Guide: How people professionals can develop, deploy and use AI in an ethical, legal and sustainable way</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

AI governance, the framework that ensures AI is deployed ethically, transparently and with proper accountability, is no longer a secondary concern. It is foundational to organisational stability and trust. Yet governance has not kept pace with implementation, exposing organisations to real business risks: loss of trust, reputational damage or litigation. But good AI governance doesn’t slow innovation. It establishes the foundations that make innovation possible. Join Nigel Cassidy and this month's guests – Helen Dutta, Director of Governance & HR at DACS; Ray Eitel-Porter, AI expert, Senior Research Associate at Jesus College Cambridge and award-winning author; and Sharon Hill, Director of People at Pay.UK, as we explore how organisations can overcome the perception that governance stifles innovation, and instead build the guardrails that make AI investment and exploration sustainable. In this episode, our panel explores: Why AI governance has lagged AI implementation, and the implications for organisations and workforcesThe importance of ensuring AI governance is a continuous, people-centred process that evolves alongside technology and ways of workingWhy effective AI governance acts as an enabler of innovation, through creating confidence and trust --- Your next listen: CIPD Podcast 229: From AI experimentation to AI maturity HR People Pod – Ep 57: Innovation | Is ‘resilience’ a tainted word? | Dealing with AI grievances CIPD Podcast 219: Dealing with AI use in recruitment and job applications More from this episode: AI in the workplace: Insights, guides, case studies Guide: How people professionals can develop, deploy and use AI in an ethical, legal and sustainable way Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AI governance, the framework that ensures AI is deployed ethically, transparently and with proper accountability, is no longer a secondary concern. It is foundational to organisational stability and trust. Yet governance has not kept pace with implementation, exposing organisations to real business risks: loss of trust, reputational damage or litigation. But good AI governance doesn’t slow innovation. It establishes the foundations that make innovation possible. Join Nigel Cassidy and this month's guests – Helen Dutta, Director of Governance &amp; HR at DACS; Ray Eitel-Porter, AI expert, Senior Research Associate at Jesus College Cambridge and award-winning author; and Sharon Hill, Director of People at Pay.UK, as we explore how organisations can overcome the perception that governance stifles innovation, and instead build the guardrails that make AI investment and exploration sustainable. In this episode, our panel explores: <ul><li>Why AI governance has lagged AI implementation, and the implications for organisations and workforces</li><li>The importance of ensuring AI governance is a continuous, people-centred process that evolves alongside technology and ways of working</li><li>Why effective AI governance acts as an enabler of innovation, through creating confidence and trust</li></ul> --- Your next listen:<a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/from-ai-experimentation-to-ai-maturity/" rel="noopener noreferrer">CIPD Podcast 229: From AI experimentation to AI maturity</a><a href="https://www.cipd.org/uk/knowledge/podcasts/hr-people-pod/#:~:text=HR%20People%20Pod%20%E2%80%93%20Ep%2057%3A%20Innovation%20%7C%20Is%20%E2%80%98resilience%E2%80%99%20a%20tainted%20word%3F%20%7C%20Dealing%20with%20AI%20grievances" rel="noopener noreferrer">HR People Pod – Ep 57: Innovation | Is ‘resilience’ a tainted word? | Dealing with AI grievances</a><a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/ai-use-in-recruitment-and-job-applications/" rel="noopener noreferrer">CIPD Podcast 219: Dealing with AI use in recruitment and job applications</a> More from this episode:<a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/topics/artificial-intelligence-workplace/" rel="noopener noreferrer">AI in the workplace: Insights, guides, case studies</a><a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/guides/people-professionals-ai-use/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Guide: How people professionals can develop, deploy and use AI in an ethical, legal and sustainable way</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Podcast 235: Can AI governance drive innovation?

Just how important are team dynamics and psychological safety in driving organisational performance? What behaviours do leaders need to model to create an environment of high performance?  In the second and final episode, CIPD Director of Profession David D’Souza is joined by best-selling author and broadcaster Matthew Syed to explore the role of organisations in driving and enabling high-performance.Recorded: 11 August 2025 Listen back to the first episode with Matthew Syed here:<a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/hr-people-pod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/hr-people-pod</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Just how important are team dynamics and psychological safety in driving organisational performance? What behaviours do leaders need to model to create an environment of high performance? In the second and final episode, CIPD Director of Profession David D’Souza is joined by best-selling author and broadcaster Matthew Syed to explore the role of organisations in driving and enabling high-performance. Recorded: 11 August 2025 Listen back to the first episode with Matthew Syed here: https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/hr-people-pod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just how important are team dynamics and psychological safety in driving organisational performance? What behaviours do leaders need to model to create an environment of high performance?&nbsp; In the second and final episode, CIPD Director of Profession David D’Souza is joined by best-selling author and broadcaster Matthew Syed to explore the role of organisations in driving and enabling high-performance.Recorded: 11 August 2025 Listen back to the first episode with Matthew Syed here:<a href="https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/hr-people-pod" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/hr-people-pod</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

HR People Pod – Ep 33: Enabling high performance working: The organisation lens – with Matthew Syed (Episode 2)

Is loneliness at work the hidden crisis no one is talking about? The CIPD’s Good Work Index 2025 report revealed that more than a third of working adults say they sometimes, often, or always feel lonely at work — a feeling that carries serious consequences for organisations. But what can be done? Is it an inevitable by-product of modern working life, exacerbating feelings of isolation, or can organisations take meaningful action? Join Nigel Cassidy and this month’s guests – Caroline Woolland, Director of HR at The King’s Fund; Liggy Webb, award-winning author, consultant and wellbeing expert; and Stephanie Davies, Founder, CEO and Head of Happiness at Laughology – as we explore how to tackle workplace loneliness head-on. Could your culture or job design be exacerbating feelings of loneliness, and what are the signs you should be alert to?<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Is loneliness at work the hidden crisis no one is talking about? The CIPD’s Good Work Index 2025 report revealed that more than a third of working adults say they sometimes, often, or always feel lonely at work — a feeling that carries serious consequences for organisations. But what can be done? Is it an inevitable by-product of modern working life, exacerbating feelings of isolation, or can organisations take meaningful action? Join Nigel Cassidy and this month’s guests – Caroline Woolland, Director of HR at The King’s Fund; Liggy Webb, award-winning author, consultant and wellbeing expert; and Stephanie Davies, Founder, CEO and Head of Happiness at Laughology – as we explore how to tackle workplace loneliness head-on. Could your culture or job design be exacerbating feelings of loneliness, and what are the signs you should be alert to? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is loneliness at work the hidden crisis no one is talking about? The CIPD’s Good Work Index 2025 report revealed that more than a third of working adults say they sometimes, often, or always feel lonely at work — a feeling that carries serious consequences for organisations. But what can be done? Is it an inevitable by-product of modern working life, exacerbating feelings of isolation, or can organisations take meaningful action? Join Nigel Cassidy and this month’s guests – Caroline Woolland, Director of HR at The King’s Fund; Liggy Webb, award-winning author, consultant and wellbeing expert; and Stephanie Davies, Founder, CEO and Head of Happiness at Laughology – as we explore how to tackle workplace loneliness head-on. Could your culture or job design be exacerbating feelings of loneliness, and what are the signs you should be alert to? Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Podcast 222: Improving organisational outcomes by tackling loneliness at work

Three practitioners explain how they have increased employee engagement and how these efforts have benefited their organisations. Mike Emmott, the CIPD’s adviser on Employee Relations, reveals the results of a recent survey of employee engagement.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Three practitioners explain how they have increased employee engagement and how these efforts have benefited their organisations. Mike Emmott, the CIPD’s adviser on Employee Relations, reveals the results of a recent survey of employee engagement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three practitioners explain how they have increased employee engagement and how these efforts have benefited their organisations. Mike Emmott, the CIPD’s adviser on Employee Relations, reveals the results of a recent survey of employee engagement. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Podcast 6: Employee engagement

Specialists and practitioners discuss pay strategy and its link to performance. The proper communication of reward plays an important role in how pay and benefits are perceived.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Specialists and practitioners discuss pay strategy and its link to performance. The proper communication of reward plays an important role in how pay and benefits are perceived. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Specialists and practitioners discuss pay strategy and its link to performance. The proper communication of reward plays an important role in how pay and benefits are perceived. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Podcast 5: Reward

Experts and practitioners talk about their experience of talent management in this CIPD podcast, the last in a series of four.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Experts and practitioners talk about their experience of talent management in this CIPD podcast, the last in a series of four. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Experts and practitioners talk about their experience of talent management in this CIPD podcast, the last in a series of four. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Podcast 4: Talent management

Experts and practitioners talk about their experience of change management in this CIPD podcast, the third in a series of four.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Experts and practitioners talk about their experience of change management in this CIPD podcast, the third in a series of four. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Experts and practitioners talk about their experience of change management in this CIPD podcast, the third in a series of four. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Podcast 3: Managing Change

This podcast, the second in an initial trial series of four, focuses on the subject of leadership.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

This podcast, the second in an initial trial series of four, focuses on the subject of leadership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast, the second in an initial trial series of four, focuses on the subject of leadership. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Podcast 2: Leadership

This podcast, the first in a series of four, includes exclusive interviews with some of the top speakers at the CIPD’s Annual Conference and Exhibition in Harrogate (October 2006).<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

This podcast, the first in a series of four, includes exclusive interviews with some of the top speakers at the CIPD’s Annual Conference and Exhibition in Harrogate (October 2006). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast, the first in a series of four, includes exclusive interviews with some of the top speakers at the CIPD’s Annual Conference and Exhibition in Harrogate (October 2006). Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Podcast 1: Annual Conference 2006

We’re the CIPD — the professional body for HR and people development. We are the voice of a worldwide community of more than 160,000 members committed to championing better work and working lives.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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We’re the CIPD — the professional body for HR and people development. We are the voice of a worldwide community of more than 160,000 members committed to championing better work and working lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re the CIPD — the professional body for HR and people development. We are the voice of a worldwide community of more than 160,000 members committed to championing better work and working lives. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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