In this episode we are excited to welcome Anthony Ackers, founder of Mountain Boardroom. Ant and Ant discuss the importance of working on your business rather than just in it. Anthony A shares with us his passion for the outdoors and tells of its power when it comes to switching off and thinking clearly and freely.

Anthony is a business and mindset strategy coach and has extensive experience of the corporate world as well as the great outdoors. Combining his 2 passions he founded Mountain Boardroom 3 years ago and has helped numerous business owners and leaders achieve fantastic breakthroughs in their organisations. Take a listen now!

It's the People, Stupid, is Cream HR's podcast series talking all things HR. In this podcast series we will be speaking with directors, managers, HR professionals and other experts on a range of different topics affecting the workplace now. Establishing and maintaining a high performance workplace culture is key for enabling companies to be successful in business.  We hope to provide our listeners with new ideas on developing employee engagement, improving performance and successful people management.

Thank you to both Anthonys, Katy and Fin.

In this episode two Cream HR colleagues chat all things OD&D. Katy Foster, senior HR consultant at Cream HR and Anthony Sutton, Director of Cream HR chat about a lesser known but nonetheless substantial role of HR teams - Organisational Design & Development (OD & D).  They talk about the opportunities presented to organisations that recognise the value of proactive HR as well as reactive, and they talk about why and how HR must have an equal place at the table when it comes to business planning.  Take a listen now! 

It's the People, Stupid, is Cream HR's podcast series talking all things HR. In this podcast series we will be speaking with directors, managers, HR professionals and other experts on a range of different topics affecting the workplace now. Establishing and maintaining a high performance workplace culture is key for enabling companies to be successful in business.  We hope to provide our listeners with new ideas on developing employee engagement, improving performance and successful people management.

Thank you to Anthony, Katy and Fin.

In this episode we welcome Sarah Longlands, Chief Executive for the Centre for Local Economic Strategy (CLES). Sarah holds a PhD in Urban Studies and was formerly director of IPPR North. She discusses their innovative approach to tackling the cost of living crisis with their employees and shares some invaluable ways businesses as a a collective can tackle the societal challenges we face. We also welcome Katy Foster, senior HR consultant at Cream HR who shares some fantastic ideas on how employers can make a difference in a way that is relevant, affordable and achievable.

It's the People, Stupid, is Cream HR's podcast series talking all things HR! In this podcast series we will be speaking with directors, managers, HR professionals and other experts on a range of different topics affecting the workplace now. Establishing and maintaining a high performance workplace culture is key for enabling companies to be successful in business.  We hope to provide our listeners with new ideas on developing employee engagement, improving performance and successful people management.

Thank you to Anthony, Sarah, Katy, Fin and Toby.

In this episode we welcome Ian Robinson, Director of Chilli Information Solutions.  Ian joins Anthony to share his experience of hiring interns.  They discuss the difference between apprentices, interns and graduates and how, particularly in the software industry, interns can bring huge benefits to a business.  They also discuss what's in it for the intern and consider some top tips on getting the process right.

It's the People, Stupid, is Cream HR's podcast series talking all things HR! In this podcast series we will be speaking with directors, managers, HR professionals and other experts on a range of different topics affecting the workplace now.  Establishing and maintaining a high performance workplace culture is key for enabling companies to be successful in business.  We hope to provide our listeners with new ideas on developing employee engagement, improving performance and successful people management.

Thank you to Ian, Toby, Katy and Fin.

In this episode we welcome Jessica Gould, Director of Retail Operations at Warrantywise to talk about training.  They discuss the importance and challenges of training your best employees, how to convince a more cynical boss of its value and where to get started.

It's the People, Stupid, is Cream HR's podcast series talking all things HR! In this podcast series we will be speaking with directors, managers, HR professionals and other experts on a range of different topics affecting the workplace now.  Establishing and maintaining a high performance workplace culture is key for enabling companies to be successful in business.  We hope to provide our listeners with new ideas on developing employee engagement, improving performance and successful people management.

Thank you to Jessica, Katy and Fin.

In this episode we welcome Sharon Stevens-Cash, Director of Gravity Digital Ltd to talk about all things leadership. She shares her path to a leadership role, the challenges she's faced and continues to face being at the top and her and Anthony discuss strategies for coping in a leadership role.

It's the People, Stupid, is Cream HR's podcast series talking all things HR! In this podcast series we will be speaking with directors, managers, HR professionals and other experts on a range of different topics affecting the workplace now.  Establishing and maintaining a high performance workplace culture is key for enabling companies to be successful in business.  We hope to provide our listeners with new ideas on developing employee engagement, improving performance and successful people management.

Thank you to Sharon, Katy and Fin.

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In this episode we welcome Kazal Ahmed, Head of Operations at Redbrain to talk about the challenges and opportunities posed by remote working. Anthony and Kazal discuss strategies for making hybrid working work, how to retain and build culture and look at some of the benefits of remote recruitment. It's clear Redbrain are a caring as well high performing tech-enabled business and this is evident in how Kazal tells the story of redbrain's lockdown successes.

It's the People, Stupid, is Cream HR's podcast series talking all things HR! In this podcast series we will be speaking with directors, managers, HR professionals and other experts on a range of different topics affecting the workplace now.  Establishing and maintaining a high performance workplace culture is key for enabling companies to be successful in business.  We hope to provide our listeners with new ideas on developing employee engagement, improving performance and successful people management.

Thank you to Kazal, Katy and Fin.

Please review us now: https://www.podchaser.com/ItsThePeopleStupid

(Formerly known as It's The Podcast, Stupid!)

In this episode we welcome Kate Turner, Partner & HR Director at JCW Group to discuss women at work.  Having just achieved a 50/50 male/female work force, JCW are well placed to advise here on how to attract and retain female talent at work.  Hear her advice for those thinking of making similar changes and listen to the impact some of their changes have had.

It's the People, Stupid, is Cream HR's podcast series talking all things HR! In this podcast series we will be speaking with directors, managers, HR professionals and other experts on a range of different topics affecting the workplace now.  Establishing and maintaining a high performance workplace culture is key for enabling companies to be successful in business.  We hope to provide our listeners with new ideas on developing employee engagement, improving performance and successful people management.

Thank you to Kate, Katy and Fin.

(Formerly known as It's The Podcast, Stupid!)