What place does love have in leadership?

This episode of The BTN podcast is a conversation with Yetunde Hofmann, NED at CIPD, Managing Director of The Enjoyable Life Series and Synchrony Development Consulting, on love based leadership and employee engagement. This conversation looks at the concept of love-based leadership, the reasons we need it and the ways in which organisations can begin to implement and embrace it.

"The reason why engagement levels are inconsistent across the world today, generally though, its because the motive and root of behaviour in organisations, generally, is profit."

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Technology is said to provide the opportunity to detect and prevent bias in the recruitment process, but how does this work?

This episode of The BTN podcast is a conversation with Riham Satti, Co-Founder and CEO at MeVitae, on technology and the power it holds to release the human potential. This conversation looks at diversity and inclusion, how technology can help remove bias, the 'culture fit' problem and much more.

"It's man PLUS machine, not versus."

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What is HR Positivity and how can HR teams themselves practice it?

This episode of The BTN podcast is a conversation with Ankita Poddar, Senior HR Business Partner at Amazon, on the concept of HR positivity. This conversation looks at the basics of HR positivity and the reason children don't grow up aspiring to be in HR, and how we can change this with our mindsets.

"We have this whole scope of roles that we define for ourselves and then we are very hesitant to step out of it."

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What is the reality check of change management?

This episode of The BTN podcast is a conversation with Dan Leyland, Founder of How 2-Change, on change management and The Reality Check. This conversation looks at why change management is seen as consistently failing, what role the people of an organisation play in this and how a model like The Reality Check can help ensure the change is successful in the long term.

"Everyone has a unique set of knowledge, skills and expertise".

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How can you keep a workforce engaged that works predominantly remotely?

This episode of The BTN podcast is a conversation with Jill Christensen, Employee Engagement Expert and Author of 'If Not You, Who? Cracking the Code of Employee Disengagement', on the secrets of employee engagement. This conversation looks at how to improve employee engagement, the benefits of an engaged workforce and ways in which we can ensure our people are engaged, no matter where they are working from.

"There's a correlation between employee engagement and profitability."

Access Jill's Powerpoint on 'Data to Engage Your CEO in Employee Engagement': https://jillchristensenintl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_Start-The-Conversation.pptx

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In such unpredictable environments, is there a way organisations can predict or pre-empt what might happen and work towards that?

This episode of The BTN podcast is a conversation with Gavin Russell, People and Organisational Change Consultant, Founder of Pepper Moth and Author of Transformation Timebomb, on change and transformation in the modern business. This conversation covered everything from the best way to pre-empt change to the difference between 'Human Capital' and 'Human Capital Management' and how we can build the future of work for the next generation with successful workforce planning.

"I believe people are now the difference between commercial success and failure."

See more from Gavin: https://www.gavinrussellconnect.com/

Get Gavin's book - Transformation Timebomb here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transformation-Timebomb-practical-business-adaptations/dp/1916140009/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=transformation+time+bomb&qid=1590499098&sr=8-1

Divergent Thinking with Sir Ken Robinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&list=PLg3tYRLzNAFXovv2gs2ErcHQIQKeO21OO

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How can self-love and authenticity change the way we work and engage with ourselves and each other at work?

This episode of The BTN podcast is a conversation with Ruth Penfold, People Practice Lead at Launchpad, on changing the perceptions around confidence, self-love and authenticity, particularly in businesses. This conversation covered everything from what self-love really means, to the positive impacts it can have in the workplace, whilst also looking at how to get there.

"Businesses are starting to realise the value of having the right leaders and businesses are now super on board with how important people are to the success of their business."

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How does the external environment affect diversity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace?

This episode of The BTN podcast is a conversation with Andrew Fox, Head of HR UK and International at VTB Capital, on diversity, inclusion and belonging and what organisations should be doing in this area. This conversation looks at the current state of diversity within organisations and the effect our external environment has on inclusion at work, whilst highlighting what could be done to help improve the situation.

"Actually what we really need is people who think, operate and work differently".

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How does digital transformation affect HR and the way the function works?

This episode of The BTN podcast is a conversation with Andrew Fox, Head of HR UK and International at VTB Capital, on the digital transformation of businesses and the effect it has on HR as a function. This conversation looks at the skill set required for HR to embrace new technology, alongside the impact digital transformation and technological advancements are having on an organisation as a whole.

"Data will be the new currency".

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What are the skills that will be needed for our future, particularly at work?

This episode of The BTN podcast is the second part of a conversation with Devyani Vaishampayan, Managing Partner at The HR Tech Partnership, on the future of work and how our skills need to change for the increasingly digital workplace. This conversation looks at the skill set that will be required in a future that is technology and data-driven and how organisations can upskill their employees for the future.

"This is a very exciting time for HR."

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