Podcast 95: Building the best team
This podcast explores the tricky business of team creation and discusses the role and contribution of evolving technology, the importance of communication patterns and shared values.
Oct 29, 2014•24 min
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Episodes
Podcast 94: The impact of EU migrant labour on the UK workforce
In this podcast we discuss the impact of increasing numbers of migrant workers on the UK workforce and in particular the effect that this is having on young people as they seek employment. We speak to Gerwyn Davies, Public Policy Adviser at the CIPD, who sets the scene for the numbers of migrant workers compared to 10 years ago. We discuss the rising number of skilled EU workers entering the UK workforce and the impact on the UK employment rate. We also speak to Alex Gennie, Senior Research Fell...
Sep 16, 2014•18 min
Podcast 93: CEO Pay
In this podcast Sandy Pepper, Professor of Management Practice at LSE, Deborah Hargreaves, Director of the High Pay Centre and Mark Childs, Managing Director of Total Reward Group, discuss the issues and questions about executive pay.
Aug 01, 2014•22 min
Podcast 92: What we're about - keeping true to your business's founding principles
While your business is small, the founder can personally interact with the employees and convey the core vision that they have for the organisation. As the organisation expands, this is increasingly difficult, and the founder has to rely on others to ‘sell the dream’. In this episode, we speak to Alex Saint, co-founder and CEO of Secret Escapes, about the process of ‘stepping back’ as his company has expanded and opened offices abroad. We also speak to Ksenia Zheltoukhova, Research Associate at ...
Jun 25, 2014•20 min
Podcast 91: The current and future pensions landscape
In this podcast we speak to Pensions Minister Steve Webb about how the pensions landscape has been changing, with the implementation of auto-enrolment, and recent changes to the state pension and to annuities.
Jun 03, 2014•23 min
Podcast 90: What neuroscience tells us about insight, intuition and creativity
In this podcast we explore the work of Professor Eugene Sadler-Smith, who researches and writes on insight, intuition and creativity.
May 02, 2014•19 min
Podcast 89: Rethinking staff inductions
Most people have a story of a poor or badly-organised introduction to a workplace. As the beginning of an employee’s relationship with their new employer, however, getting the induction process right is really important, and an unmissable opportunity to explain what the company’s all about. On a mission to find out how to do induction differently, we spoke to three companies from a range of sectors who have all recently revolutionised their induction processes. Coffee company UCC send a ‘culture...
Mar 31, 2014•25 min
Podcast 88: Thinking strategically about age diversity
This month we’re looking at how organisations increasingly need to formulate a strategic response to an age-diverse workforce, as working lives get longer and the younger end of the workforce also becomes a focus. This is about going beyond the legal necessities in terms of age discrimination and equal opportunities, and looking at the issue strategically. The CIPD’s Dianah Worman gives us a picture of the age profile of UK workers, and also talks through some of the results from recent CIPD res...
Mar 28, 2014•21 min
Podcast 87: Barriers to leadership
Recent CIPD research has revealed that although £3.2 billion is annually invested in training for managers across the UK, 72% of organisations report a deficit of management and leadership skills. In this round table podcast recording, we’ll be discussing why this is the case, and what to do about it. What are the barriers to effective leadership in modern organisations, and how can we overcome them? We will discuss some of the findings from the research with CIPD’s Ksenia Zheltoukhova, while Ki...
Mar 28, 2014•21 min
Podcast 86: Look Ahead To 2014
The CIPD’s Chief Economist kicks off the first CIPD podcast of 2014, with a cautiously optimistic note for the next 12 months. Mark Beatson tells us that employment growth may well continue, but that with average earnings still falling in real terms, it’s the productivity deficit that employers really need to tackle. We also look ahead with Peter Cheese, who discusses how he believes that the improved economic outlook gives HR professionals the space to think more strategically. Peter also round...
Mar 28, 2014•11 min
Podcast 85: Social media: what's the point
With new CIPD survey results showing prevailing uncertainty that social media has any role to play in the workplace, we discuss ways in which social and digital technologies can and increasingly will have a real impact on the world of work. We discuss how employers can exploit the potential of a more networked workforce, and talk about the altered power dynamics that can result from a more ‘social business’. HRD and prolific tweeter Gemma Reucroft (@HR_Gem) speaks about how she’s used social med...
Mar 28, 2014•18 min
Podcast 84: OD: taking the business with you?
In this podcast Martin Clarkson, Co-founder and Chairman, The Storytellers, Vilma Nikolaidou, Head of OD, Tate Galleries and Wilson Wong, Senior Researcher, OD Insight and Practice, discuss organisation development from the perspective of involving stakeholders in the design and development process, and examine the best ways to communicate OD throughout the organisation.
Mar 28, 2014•22 min
Podcast 83: Pension auto-enrolment: the lessons for SMES
In this podcast Neal Blackshire, Benefits and Compensation Manager, McDonald’s, Kendra Osenton, Pensions Policy Manager, BT, and Andy Seed, Director of Tax and Pensions, KPMG discuss pension auto-enrolment for SMES.
Mar 28, 2014•16 min
Podcast 82: Inspiring the future
For this podcast we travelled to a careers fair in north London to speak to some students who are exploring their career options. We also speak to some of the people involved in the project, including CIPD’s Kelly Duncan and Katerina Rudiger, and Nick Chambers, Director of the Education and Employers Taskforce. They discuss the importance of tackling the mismatch between young people and employers at the recruitment stage and explain how volunteer HR professionals can help by delivering CV and i...
Mar 28, 2014•15 min
Podcast 81: Changing values and culture in the City
In this podcast Simon Lloyd, HR Director of Santander, Simon Thompson, Chief Executive of the Chartered Banker Institute, Andrea Eccles of the City HR Association and CIPD Head of Public Policy Ben Wilmot discuss the need to change the culture of the financial sector to repair the trust in it that has been lost.
Mar 28, 2014•23 min
Podcast 80: Is coaching actually solving problems for organisations?
Coaching has become the generic solution to a plethora of HR development needs but is it always the right approach and are we using it effectively? John McGurk, CIPD Adviser, Learning & Talent, Peter Hawkins, Professor of Leadership, Henley Business School, Heather Townsend, Director, Excedia Group, and Neil Morrison, Group HR Director, Random House, discuss.
Mar 28, 2014•18 min
Podcast 79: Female entrepreneurs
In this podcast two women, Naomi Timperley, Co Director of Enterprise Lab and Director of Social Media Boom and Claire Mason, Founder and Managing Director of Man Bites Dog, share how they started up their own businesses and Claire McCartney, CIPD Adviser, Resourcing & Talent Planning, discusses what her research has highlighted.
Mar 28, 2014•23 min
Podcast 78: Have employers got the skills to employ young people?
In this podcast Katerina Rudiger, CIPD's Skills Policy Adviser, Jane Daly, Head of Learning and Development at Marks and Spencer and Elizabeth Eddy, Head of Skills for NHS employers, discuss the problem of youth unemployment and what employers should be doing to play their part in boosting work opportunities for young people.
Mar 28, 2014•23 min
Podcast 77: Analytics: How HR can influence strategy through data
In this podcast CIPD's Chief Executive Peter Cheese. Robert Bolton, Partner, Leader of Global HR Transformation Centre of Excellence, KPMG and Hayley Brown, Talent Intelligence Analyst, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), for AVON Cosmetics, discuss the results of a survey and how HR needs to be able to use analytics to prove its own value to the business.
Mar 28, 2014•23 min
Podcast 76: Maintaining employee engagement through SME growth
In this podcast Lesley Cotton, HR Director, P&O Ferries, Clive Hutchinson, Company Leader, Cougar Automation, Hazel Stimpson, HR Manager, Harrod UK and CIPD Advisor, Jill Miller discuss research on how SMEs can grow and maintain employee engagement at various tipping points as they get bigger. Includes case studies.
Mar 27, 2014•25 min
Podcast 75: The right to request flexible working
The Government is discussing changes to the flexible working policy which are likely to take place in 2014. Ben Wilmott, Senior Public Policy Adviser, CIPD, explains the changes and why they are happening. Our other speakers will give legal advice and practical suggestions’ they are Angela Williams, HR Director, British Gas, Audrey Williams, Head of Discrimination, Eversheds LLP. Janet Davies, Chief Executive, Women’s Pioneer Housing and Samantha Clark, Field HR and Employee Relations Lead, Acce...
Mar 26, 2014•26 min
Podcast 74: Interview with Peter Cheese and look ahead to 2013
In uncertain times, everyone is keen to know what lies ahead for the new year. Philippa Lamb interviews Gary Hamel, author academic and speaker, Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD, Tim Munden, Vice President, Human Resources, UK and Ireland at Unilever and Michael Davis, Chief Executive from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
Mar 26, 2014•25 min
Podcast 73: Think, Act, Report
In this podcast, Dianah Worman, Public Adviser on Diversity and Inclusion at CIPD, Jo Swinson joint Minister for Women and Equalities (DCMS) and Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs (BIS), Margot King - Head of Corporate Responsibility and Diversity for Eversheds LLP , Mark Harrison - Diversity Strategy Manager - Metropolitan and Judith Nelson - Personnel Director for UK and ROI, Tesco discuss Think, Act, Report a voluntary system the Government devised in 2011 that encourages transparency ...
Mar 26, 2014•23 min
Podcast 72: Implementing effective performance management
In this podcast Angela Baron, lecturer in HRM at Croydon College, Kate Holt, KPMG, Lesley Ballantyne, Head of Performance Management, John Lewis Partnership, Anna Vasconcelos, Nomura and Simon Nas, Human Resources Director of Carey Olsen, look at the development and characteristics of good performance management and, through case studies, what it looks like in today's workplace.
Mar 26, 2014•22 min
Podcast 71: Career profile - Stephen Dando
This podcast is an interview with Stephen Dando about his career progression and the interesting challenges that faced him. Currently at Thomson Reuters, Stephen is about to join Bain Capital in America. However, Stephen's career started in training at United Distillers, a part of Guinness which proved to be a perfect beginning and fitted in with Stephen's ideal role - people development
Mar 26, 2014•26 min
Podcast 70: Pension auto-enrolment: the practicalities
From October 1st, larger companies will need to comply with pensions auto-enrolment legislation. Dermot Courtier, Group Head of Pensions at Kingfisher, a global company employing 38,000 people, explains what it has meant for their payroll, pensions and systems departments. Charles Counsell, Executive Director for Employer Compliance, at The Pensions Regulator explains the ‘staging dates’ and the law. Andy Seed, Director Tax and Pensions, KPMG puts his view from working with employers to set up a...
Mar 26, 2014•32 min
Podcast 69: Dispute resolution
The controversial Beecroft Report commissioned by David Cameron proposed a radical overhaul of employment law and included a raft of measures intended to shift the balance of power governing the relationship between employers and their employees. Norman Lamb MP, Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs, Stephen Levenson, a senior lawyer at RadcliffesLeBrasseur, David Liddle, Director of the TCM Group and Leatham Green, Assistant Director of Personnel and Training, East Suss...
Mar 26, 2014•21 min
Podcast 67: Innovation and HR
In business, innovation is the catalyst to growth, so what can HR do to grow and sustain a culture that genuinely encourages fresh thinking? CIPD’s John McGurk explains why innovation is critical for companies intent on surviving the move to a global economy and Hayley Wojcik from Groupon, Carole Teacher from Mott MacDonald engineering and Callum Petrie from Phillips Electronics share their experiences.
Mar 26, 2014•22 min
Podcast 66: Learning and development: Science or strategic business disciline
Is learning and development mostly about science or is it more of a strategic business discipline? Three experts with differing perspectives discuss: Dr Itiel Dror, Principal Consultant, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Bill Parsons, VP for HR at ARM Holdings UK, and Vice President L & D at the CIPD and Martyn Sloman , L&TD academic, consultant and practitioner
Mar 26, 2014•24 min
Podcast 65: Corporate responsibility and HR
Since the 1990s corporate responsibility has become firmly rooted in all sorts of businesses but now we’re in leaner years and there's a crisis of trust in business. So where does that leave corporate responsibility and what does a more responsible approach to business actually look like these days? Joining in the debate are industry experts Marcus Jamieson-Pond, director of Three Legged Stool and Founder of the Convergence Network; Mark Wakefield, Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs Manag...
Mar 26, 2014•23 min
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