Talk HR UK is a Podcast powered by Alexander

Members of the HR Recruitment team will be talking to HR Leaders based in the Southeast of the UK about their professional and personal experiences.

Our discussions will detail HR initiatives and industry

We will share ideas and concepts that are currently being delivered in a variety of sectors and aim to allow HR Leaders to showcase how HR challenges

In episode 17, Simon Geere talks to Terri Bailey, HR

We titled this episode, “Creating High Performing Teams

In the podcast we discuss :

o Strategies to foster collaboration among C-Suite

o Identifying and addressing potential conflicts between

o The role of emotional intelligence in building a

o Ensuring alignment between C-Suite members, and

o Indicators and metrics that can assess performance and

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Talk HR UK is a Video Podcast powered by Alexander Lloyd. Members of the HR Recruitment team will be talking to HR Leaders based in the South East of the UK about their professional and personal experiences.

In episode 14, Simon Geere talks to James Gordanifar, Global Head of Early Careers Talent Acquisition at WTW about how early careers recruitment and development has changed since the pandemic.

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In episode 13, Simon Geere talks to Steve Woodhouse, HR Director at Marsh UK and Ireland about the increasing the capability of managers.  

In the podcast we discuss :  

◼ How the role of the manager and the required skills of a leader have changed with hybrid working over the last 18 months. 

◼ New initiatives or processes that Marsh are trying out to help support managers, and the successes so far. 

◼ How managers are reacting to the renewed focus. 

◼ The changes to the culture at Marsh we are seeing as a result of remote working. 

◼ The successes in keeping people connected.

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This episode follows on as a companion piece to episode 9 recorded with Gavin Russell (why culture and engagement isn't working). 

In this second part, Simon Geere asks Gavin Russell (Founder of Peppermoth), Ben Foulkes (Business Psychologist) and Imogen March (HR Director, Executive Coach & NED) a series of questions posed by YOU, the subscribers to Talk HR UK.  

Gavin, Ben and Imogen discuss:  

◼ If HR focusses on upskilling leaders, does culture take care of itself?  

◼ How do you enable culture and engagement to work in our new hybrid world? 

◼ How does HR get everyone to understand what culture is, and what it takes to get it to deliver real value?

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In episode 11, Simon Geere talks to Sam Geis, VP and People Partner at KBR about the concept of becoming a values based organisation.  In the podcast we discuss :  

◼ What is a values based organisation? 

◼ What organisations are doing in order to behave like a values based organisation. 

◼ How HR can help an organisation moved to a values based culture. 

◼ The challenges facing organisations trying to create this kind of cultural transformation. 

◼ How to bring values to life on a daily basis. 

◼ Why it is so important for organisations to have a clear, relatable purpose. 

◼ The changes we're seeing to the concept of Employee Value Proposition as new generations enter the workforce.  

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In episode 10, Simon Geere talks to Carrie Kebble, Employee Experience, Wellbeing and Inclusion Partner at Thales about increasing the visibility of mental health first aid and wellbeing in a hybrid environment.  

In the podcast we discuss:  

• What led Carrie to this newly created role 

• How did the strategy for this project come about  

• How Carrie pulled the Mental Health First Aid team together to improve cohesion 

• How the role and responsibilities of MHFAs has changed over the last 2 years 

• The outcomes of the discovery workshops 

• How these new initiatives are being implemented at Thales

Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to hear about all future episodes.

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In episode 9, Simon Geere talks to Gavin Russell, Founder of Peppermoth about why our current culture and engagement approach isn’t working & what to do about it!   

In the podcast we discuss :  

◼ Why Gavin thinks that current efforts to transform culture and engagement aren't working 

◼ The positive impact of HR on culture 

◼ How can Chief People Officers and HR Directors influence organisational culture - 6 key actions 

◼Employee experience vs. employee engagement 

◼ How HR Leaders can change their approach to improve employee engagement 

◼ Fixing burnt out leadership teams to enable culture change  

Thanks for listening! This time, we'd like to hear your questions about the challenges to HR of changing culture and improving employee engagement.   

We're conscious that you may or may not agree with all the points that Gavin makes in this conversation, and he has agreed (with a panel) to answer any questions that you have about culture and engagement.  

We plan to record a second part to this podcast that answers these questions in the near future!  

Please send your questions to [email protected] and Simon will be in touch!  

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The Alexander Lloyd HR Recruitment team are delighted to partner again with Andy Knorpel, a Consultant at Synchrony Law, to bring you the first of our webinars in 2022.

On Wednesday 23rd March 2022, Andy will be looking at what he considers to be the most important cases for HR practitioners over the last few months, then provide a short update on the implications of the Government’s recent announcement that all remaining COVID-related legal restrictions are to be lifted.

This virtual event will be hosted by Simon Geere and the HR Recruitment team. 

Check out the HR Talk UK podcast on our YouTube channel :  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN2FHWn5R3ePidJFif0PBaw