What If?

Losing a day from the working week without a reduction in pay seems almost too good to be true, which is why the four-day week has captured the public imagination. But is it all that simple?In this episode of That HR Podcast, People Management junior writer Lauren Brown meets experts from the CIPD and TUC to delve deeper into the pros and cons of the four-day week, the business case and the challenges it could pose.The team also travel to the CIPD's Festival of Work to meet mental health charity Mind and talk about wellbeing in a digital workplace; get up close and personal with some workplace canines; and hear from a self-proclaimed cyborg about blurring the boundary between being tech and human.Plus Tim Pointer is back to answer a listener query.Don't forget to give us your feedback by tweeting us at @peoplemgt or email [email protected] you to our guests from this episode:Alex Collinson, policy and campaigns support officer, TUCJon Boys, labour market economist, CIPD Emma Mamo, head of workplace wellbeing, Mind Neil Harbisson, cyborg artistTim Pointer, founder, Starboard

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In this episode, Lauren speaks to expert CEO coach Dave Bailey about the weird and wacky habits of the super-successful, and their responsibility (or not) to set an example for their employees at a time of rife presenteeism and mental ill-health.A team of guest editors is also welcomed into People Management towers to put their burning questions to CIPD chief executive Peter Cheese; and your favourite agony uncle Tim Pointer counsels a listener feeling trapped at work.Join People Management junior staff writer Lauren Brown on the podcast that takes the pulse of HR – and don't forget to give us your feedback by tweeting us at @peoplemgt or email [email protected] you to our guests from this episode:- Dave Bailey- Peter Cheese, CIPD chief executive, plus our team of guest editors- Tim Pointer, founder Starboard

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In this episode, Lauren talks with experts about those avocado-craving millennials, and discovers how organisations could benefit from moving away from reductive stereotypes. Plus, Emily sits down with founder of Disruptive HR Lucy Adams to discuss the value of small changes, and Tim Pointer solves another listener query. Join People Management staff writers Emily Burt and Lauren Brown on the podcast that takes the pulse of HR – and don't forget to give us your feedback by tweeting us at @peoplemgt or email [email protected] you to our guests from this episode:André Spicer, Professor of Organisational Behaviour and founding director of ETHOS: The Centre for Responsible Enterprise at Cass business school. Hannah Shrimpton, research manager at Ipsos MoriLucy Adams, author of The HR Change Toolkit and Founder of Disruptive HR Tim Pointer, founder of Starboard

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That HR Podcast is back with its first episode of 2019! Lauren visits meets the HR director of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, who refused to allow a huge pre-launch strategy to be scuppered when a fire broke out in the hotel last summer. Deb Khan, author of She's Back: Your Guide To Returning To Work explains how to support female progression in the workplace, and Tim Pointer solves another listener query. Join People Management staff writers Emily Burt and Lauren Brown on the podcast that takes the pulse of HR – and don't forget to give us your feedback by tweeting us at @peoplemgt or email [email protected] you to our guests from this episode:Jon Dawson, HR director at the Mandarin Oriental HotelDeb Khan, author, She’s Back: Your Guide to Returning to WorkTim Pointer, founder of Starboard

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Grab a mince pie and settle in for That HR Podcast’s festive bonanza episode! As the year draws to a close, experts Ben Willmott and Zofia Bajorek look back on some of the big HR moments of 2018 – and go head to head in an ‘embarrassing business’ quiz. Emily Burt visits the Ministry of Fun to learn about the challenges of the world’s most famous seasonal worker, and Tim Pointer offers wisdom for all HR professionals facing their work Christmas party. Join People Management staff writers Emily Burt and Lauren Brown on the podcast that takes the pulse of HR – and don't forget to give us your feedback by tweeting us at @peoplemgt or email [email protected] you to our guests from this episode:Ben Willmott, head of public policy, CIPD Zofia Bajorek, research fellow at the Institute for Employment Studies James Lovell, director, Ministry of Fun Santa School Tim Pointer, founder of Starboard From everyone at That HR Podcast, have a very merry Christmas!

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#8: CIPD Annual Conference special edition by Work. magazine

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Apprenticeships sound like a great concept on paper, so why have the latest government reforms been such a pain to implement? Editor of FE Week Nick Linford and director-general of The 5% Club Lady Cobham discuss in this month’s expert panel, while brand consultant Jennifer Holloway analyses the personable power of Richard Branson. Plus, agony uncle Tim Pointer tackles a teambuilding day gone up the garden path. Join People Management staff writers Emily Burt and Lauren Brown on the podcast that takes the pulse of HR – and don't forget to give us your feedback by tweeting us at @peoplemgt or email [email protected] you to our guests from this episode:Nick Linford, editor, FE Week Lady Cobham, director-general, The 5% Club Jennifer Holloway, author, Personal Branding for Brits Tim Pointer, founder of Starboard

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As Donald Trump live tweets his presidency, our expert panel asks: what are the rules for having a good relationship with social media at work? Lauren Brown meets an HR director taking the profession to new heights; and agony uncle Tim Pointer returns with another listener query. Join People Management staff writers Emily Burt and Lauren Brown on the podcast that takes the pulse of HR – and don't forget to give us your feedback by tweeting us at @peoplemgt or email [email protected] you to our guests from this episode:Michelle Carvill, social media expert and author of Get Social Sarah Ozanne, employment lawyer 'of counsel' at Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLPTim Pointer, founder of Starboard

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That HR Podcast: Going Social

That HR Podcast is #back – and as Donald Trump live tweets his presidency, our expert panel asks: what are the rules for having a good relationship with social media at work? Lauren Brown meets an HR director taking the profession to new heights; and agony uncle Tim Pointer returns with another listener query.

Join People Management staff writers Emily Burt and Lauren Brown on the podcast that takes the pulse of HR – and don't forget to give us your feedback by tweeting us at @peoplemgt or email [email protected].

Thank you to our guests from this episode:

Michelle Carvill, social media expert and author of Get Social

Sarah Ozanne, employment lawyer 'of counsel' at Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP

Tim Pointer, founder of Starboard

If your business performed an ethnicity pay audit, are you confident the figures would cast you in a favourable light? Experts Frank Douglas and Suzanne Semedo explain why the pay disparity between white and black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) workers is just one small part of a far wider problem.Plus, PM visits the Royal Court Theatre to find out how Vicky Featherstone is taking on #MeToo with a groundbreaking behavioural policy, and agony uncle Tim Pointer resolves another listener query. Join People Management staff writers Emily Burt and Lauren Brown on the podcast that takes the pulse of HR – and don't forget to give us your feedback by tweeting us at @peoplemgt or email [email protected] you to our guests from this episode:Frank Douglas, CEO Caerus ExecutiveSuzanne Semedo, diversity and inclusion lead at the Ministry of JusticeVicky Featherstone, artistic director, Royal Court Theatre
Tim Pointer, founder of Starboard

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