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We Need to Talk About... — 135 episodes

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HR Is the Emotional Backbone of Your Business with Kameka McLean

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From Big Corp to SME - Making the Leap in HR with Joanna Holmes

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Why 95% of AI Projects Fail - and What to Do About It with Sami Aintaoui

4

Why Is Everyone So Miserable at Work?! With Isabel Berwick

5

Building Multiple Companies Simultaneously - Lessons from a Venture Builder with Jasper Joyce

6

Building Psychological Safety and Employee-Centric Workplaces with Jig Ramji

7

Leading AI Transformation When You've Never Done It Before with John Faulkner-Willcocks

8

From Chaos to Scale - Building Processes Without Killing Momentum with Rob Quinn

9

Don't Start with AI - Start with Why, with Jon Busby

10

Can AI Replace the Human Touch in Coaching? with Jennifer Mounce

11

When AI Replaces Tasks, Not Jobs - Building Careers with Martin Sandhu

12

Intelligence vs Consciousness - Orchestrating AI with Vivek Mehrotra

13

Building Career Pathways When Junior Roles Are Disappearing with Goula Charalambous

14

What Consumer Opinion Tells Us About AI Adoption with William Ullstein

15

Leading Through Multiple Change Programmes with Charlie Collard

16

Leading HR Through the AI Age with Emma Cooper

17

People as a Product: Building Subscription-Worthy Cultures with Kelly Tucker

18

Meta Skills for the AI Era: Building Human Capability with Alysha Adams

19

Culture by Design: Building Kindness into Business Strategy with Claire Smith

20

Going Fractional: Building an HR Consultancy from Redundancy with Riikka Kallio

21

Hiring for Grit: Why Potential Beats Experience with Linda Low

22

Breaking Down Silos: The Future of People and IT Leadership with James Edgar

23

Bridging Theory and Practice: CIPD Authors on Building a Successful HR Career

24

Five Years, Five Promotions: Rewriting Career Rules with Alistair Fenn

25

Why Most Culture Change Fails & How to Fix It with Paula Brockwell

26

Why HR Needs to Own AI Before IT Does with Natalie Sheils

27

Breaking Down Barriers to Female Fitness in the Workplace with Ruth Jackson

28

Why the Best Coaching Happens Outside Meeting Room 3 with Jonathan Stanford

29

Why 91% of People Aren't Saving Enough for Retirement with Chris Eastwood

30

When It's Time to Leave Your Job (And How to Do It Right) with Laura Kane

31

Why Being Constantly Busy Is Killing Your Performance with Chris Lovett

32

Why Bad Systems Beat Good Players Every Time with Will Fraser

33

Why High Performers Need Coaching More Than Ever with Sharon Tattan

34

2025 Employment Law: What Business Leaders Need to Know with Lucinda Chaplin

35

The Future of Workplace Wellbeing with Luke Bullen

36

Leading Through Disruption with James Hutt

37

Building HR Tech Stacks That Actually Work with Heath Buck

38

Breaking the Menopause Taboo in the Workplace with Angela Wilkins-Green

39

100 Episode Special - Live Panel Discussion! Building AI Resilient Teams With A Human Touch

40

Building Sustainable High Performance with Bianca Errigo

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The Ethics of AI in Recruitment with Sam Dhesi

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The Psychology of Resilient Leadership with Jo Matkin

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Keeping Humanity at the Heart of Change with Nicki Auret

44

From Admin to Strategic: How HR Can Actually Drive Revenue with Marie Krebs

45

From Gold Medals to Great Teams: What Olympic Coaching Teaches Us About Leadership with Mehdi Kori

46

Humans, Meet AI: A New Era of Work with Sarah Franklin, CEO of Lattice

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Can You Really Teach Great Leadership? With Lewis Morgan

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Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast: Lessons in L&D with Richard Album

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Bias, Brains & Better Hiring: Rethinking Recruitment with Pete Cooper

50

The Sunny Side of HR: Empathy, Impact and Leadership with Derrick Perkins

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Why Your Interviews Might Be Letting You Down – And What To Do About It with Robert Newry

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Beyond Perks: The Personalised Employee Experience with Carol Paddison

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DEI Under Fire: Why Companies Are Retreating & What Comes Next with Rocki Howard

54

The Missing Piece of Inclusion: Why Belonging Starts with Connection with Jackie Handy

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Bridging the Gap: How to Close the Space Between Intention and Impact at Work with Steve Weiner

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Beyond Burnout: Supporting Mental Health at Work with Kelly Baynham

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Navigating Change: HR’s Role in Times of Uncertainty with David Landman

58

AI in HR: 2025 and Beyond – A Conversation with Simon Mounsey

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HR & Operations: The Ultimate Business Partnership with Roger Turvey

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Leading Through Change: The Leadership Playbook for Uncertain Times with Agata Bryszewska

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Why Recruitment is Broken – and How to Fix It with Erica Perry Briody

62

Building a Culture That Drives Business Success: A Deep Dive with Brita Ohlin

63

How AI is Reshaping HR: The Future of People Strategy with Albert Loyola

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Job Hunting in a Tough Market: Lessons from 600 Applications with Nick Bilotta

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Talent vs. Skills: Why Human Capabilities Still Matter in the Age of AI with Daron Moore

66

The Secrets of a Successful Chief HR Officer: Insights with Tom Emery

67

Building an Employer Brand That Sticks: Lessons from High-Growth Businesses with Saqi Sheikh

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Climbing the AI Mountain: Guiding HR Through Technology Transformation in 2025 with Alan Walker

69

Radical Transparency: Building Trust and Driving Change with Rachel Cox

70

Purpose That Sticks: How to Build Mission-Driven Organisations with Olivia Parrish

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Cracking the Boardroom: Insights for Aspiring Chief People Officers with Susan Steele

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Lessons in Leadership, Luck, and Building Trust: A Conversation with Michael Tobin

73

Modern Leadership: Partnership, Transparency, and Navigating Challenges with Sarah Barillaro

74

Building Cultures of Excellence: Insights from Jeff Standridge

75

Mindful Leadership & Code-Switching: Insights with Erica Woods

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Breaking the Fairness Trap: Balancing People, Morality, and Leadership with Ben Tyrer

77

Automation, AI, and the Future of Lean Teams with Joe Bast

78

Revolutionising HR Tech with Karl Klevan

79

Flipping the Script on Recruitment: A Masterclass with Angela Cheng-Cimini

80

Navigating Life’s Toughest Moments: Transforming Employee Support with Katie Lynch

81

Scaling People Operations in PE-Backed Companies with Claire Williams

82

Building Clarity, Curiosity, and Connection in the Workplace with Renuka Iyer

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Future-Proofing Leadership: Navigating AI and Human Skills with Sarah Touzani

84

Redefining the Role of HR in the Boardroom with Kerri O'Neill

85

Building Trust in Teams: Navigating Unconscious Bias, Ego, and Intentional Listening with Fergal McDonnell

86

Innovative Talent Sourcing: A New Era of Recruitment with Ellie Dinter-Nethercott

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The Power of Listening: Elevating Leadership Through Intentional Listening with Rachel Peck

88

Unlocking the Power of Neurodiversity in the Workplace with Louise Brown

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AI's Impact on the Workforce: Navigating Change with Susan Youngblood

90

Unlocking HR's Impact in Fast-Growth Companies with Morgane Hamilton

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Embracing Career Transitions: Lessons from Law to HR with Mike Jacobson

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The Future of L&D: AI, Consolidation, and the Power of Custom Learning with Ted Blosser

93

The CPO's Role in Leading Transformation: Beyond HR's Traditional Boundaries

94

Building Transparent Cultures: A Conversation with Adam Horne

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Merging Cultures: Post-Acquisition Strategies with Tanya Lightbody

96

How ESG and B Corp Certification Can Transform Your Business, with Paul Lewis

97

Navigating Leadership and Cultural Transformation in Smaller Organizations

98

Unlocking Organizational Happiness with Lars Kure Juul

99

Transforming HR in Action: Part 1 of 3 of Pick Everard's EDI Journey

100

Transformative Tech and social innovation with Alex Stephany

101

Breaking Barriers: Dean Delpeache Answers Your Toughest DEI Questions

102

Transforming EDI: Creating Systemic Change with Myra Cooke

103

Empowering Leaders: The Impact of Coaching on Business Success with Ryan Warriner

104

The Future Of Labour: AI and multigenerational workforces with Hung Lee

105

Measuring Cultural Success with Ann Hargraves

106

From Support to Strategy: Transforming HR with Elin Filipp

107

Transparency in Action: Navigating the Benefits and Risks with Zoe Ogden

108

Beyond benefits: rewarding your team with Amanda Moore

109

Nurturing talent: a CEO's perspective with Tom Hacquoil

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The benefits of a generalist approach in HR with Adam Hill

111

Building happiness in the workplace with Nic Marks

112

Insights from CEOs in talent acquisition with Tom Hacquoil

113

Balancing Personal Goals and Organisational Success, with Jonathan Edge

114

Implementing change and empathy into your HR strategy, with Dan Riley

115

Navigating HR Transformation: Insights from Barry Flack

116

Implementing product management principles into your HR strategy, with Tom Holliss

117

Prioritising mental health in the workplace, with Jasmine Francis

118

How can a 'human-centric' approach to productivity add value to a business? With Francis Lake 

119

What makes a successful Chief People Officer? With Cristyn Girolami

120

How to tackle the challenges of a multi-generational workforce? With Rachel Ramsay

121

How can HR directors add value when joining a business? with Craig McCoy

122

Why we need to make happiness in the workplace a priority, with Amanda Schumer

123

How can good HR tech solutions make your business more modern? With Ze'ev Rozov

124

What can we expect from the future of HR? With Enrique Rubio 

125

Adopting a partnership mindset to generate long-term value from partnerships in HR with Miles Stribbling

126

Why we need to disrupt talent acquisition with Pete Donaldson

127

Care culture and the importance of trust with Gabriela Hammond

128

Remote work and the new normal with Kirsten Garrett

129

'The Culture Doctor' Peter Phelan talks honesty and values

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Risks & opportunities of AI with Andrew Mulder

131

Communications, uncertainty and culture with Rhia Mitchell

132

Globalisation, HR tech and workforces of the future with Louise Fraser

133

Workforce planning, skills gap analysis and HR's role in leading change with Danny Hodgson

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Getting the most out of recruitment, managing internal mobility, and EVP with Diane Ward

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Management, toxic culture & vulnerability with Alexandra Thompson