What happens when you stop looking outside for talent and start unlocking the full potential of the people already on your team? That is exactly what host David Green and his guests explore in this episode of the Digital HR Leaders Podcast. Joining David are Patricia Frost, Chief People and Places Officer at Seagate Technology, and Ruslan Tovbulatov, Chief Marketing Officer at Gloat, the platform partner behind Seagate’s internal talent marketplace, TalentLink. And together, they share how Seaga...
Jun 24, 2025•56 min
Have you ever downplayed a part of who you are just to feel accepted at work? Maybe it was your background, your beliefs, or even just your personality. That quiet act of self-editing - called covering - is more common than many realise, and it comes at a high cost to individuals and organisations alike. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Rami Tzafrir, Senior Director of Talent, Organisation and Learning at HiBob, to unpack powerful new research on c...
Jun 17, 2025•44 min•Season 47Ep. 235
Is your HR tech stack fixing real business problems, or just fuelling the shiny object hype? With new HR technologies arriving faster than ever, many organisations are quick to jump on the next big thing. But in the rush to modernise, are we losing sight of the real business problems we’re meant to be solving? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Matthew Brown, Director of Research, HCM at ISG, whose diverse career spans practitioner, former Chief Peop...
Jun 10, 2025•54 min•Season 47Ep. 234
What does it really take to build an HR function that’s agile, data-driven, and truly influential at the top table? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green speaks with Janine Vos, Chief Human Resources Officer and Managing Board Member at Rabobank to explore how she has led her team through a significant transformation - shaping an HR function that not only keeps pace with business change, but helps lead it. From embedding agility into the day-to-day to using data as ...
Jun 03, 2025•48 min•Season 47Ep. 233
How is AI redefining the HR operating model we’ve known for decades? With AI redefining how work gets done, the pressure is mounting to move beyond legacy structures and rethink HR from the ground up. The traditional three-pillar model is being pushed to its limits, and a new, work-centric, product-driven approach is emerging. To discuss this in more detail, in this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Volker Jacobs, CEO and Founder of TI People, an organisati...
May 27, 2025•48 min•Season 47Ep. 232
Is HR leading the business, or just keeping up with it? As complexity increases and resources tighten, the role of HR is under more pressure than ever. But within this challenge lies a powerful opportunity - for HR to become a driving force in delivering value to all stakeholders: employees, customers and investors. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David Green is joined once again by Dave Ulrich, Co-Founder of The RBL Group and widely recognised as the father of modern HR. Buil...
May 21, 2025•52 min•Season 47Ep. 231
HR is at a tipping point: lead with data or risk being led by others. As organisations face growing complexity - from AI disruption to shifting stakeholder expectations - the role of HR is changing fast. Today’s Chief People Officers are expected to do more than care for culture - they’re expected to influence strategy, shape business outcomes, and back it all up with data. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Dean Carter, former Chief People Officer a...
May 13, 2025•39 min•Season 46Ep. 230
With AI tools becoming more common across HR and people functions, HR leaders across the globe are asking the same question: how do we use AI without compromising on empathy, ethics, and culture. So, in this special bonus episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green welcomes Kevin Heinzelman, SVP of Product at Workhuman to discuss this very critical topic. David and Kevin share a core belief: that technology should support people, not replace them, and in this conversation, they e...
May 06, 2025•53 min
At Insight222, we’re seeing more and more leading companies approach workforce planning with the same discipline and structure as financial planning - treating it as a core part of how they run the business, not just an HR process. And one company that is doing this exceptionally well is S&P. So, in this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David Green sits down with Vice-President and Global Head of Organisational Analytics and People Insights at S&P Global, Alan Susi, to explore ...
Apr 29, 2025•45 min•Season 46Ep. 229
Rolling out AI tools is easy. Making them deliver real value for people and performance? That’s the challenge. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Erik Schultink, CTO and Co-Founder of Worklytics, to explore how organisations can move beyond the hype and start measuring the real impact of AI in the workplace. Join them as they uncover: Why most companies aren't seeing the tangible value of their AI investment What leading organisations are doing diffe...
Apr 22, 2025•39 min•Season 46Ep. 228
What does it take to scale talent acquisition at one of the world’s largest companies? When hiring spans hundreds of thousands of roles - from warehouses to tech hubs - the answer isn’t just more recruiters. It’s smarter systems, better data, and deep analytics. In this episode, David Green is joined by Ashish Parulekar, Director of Data Science and Global Head of Talent Acquisition Analytics at Amazon, to explore how one of the most complex hiring engines in the world runs on data-led decisions...
Apr 15, 2025•45 min•Season 46Ep. 227
What does it really take to make flexible work succeed - at scale and over time? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green sits down with Annie Dean, Vice President of Workplace and Future of Work Transformation at Atlassian, to explore how one of the world’s leading tech firms is boldly reimagining work for the long term. Sharing insights from Atlassian’s five-year journey as a fully distributed company, Annie unpacks how her team is using behavioural science, asynchro...
Apr 08, 2025•53 min•Season 46Ep. 226
How can HR build agility in a BANI World? In a world that feels increasingly brittle, anxious, nonlinear and incomprehensible (BANI), how can HR leaders design talent strategies that keep pace with constant disruption? Three years since his last appearance, Loïc Michel, Co-Founder and CEO of 365Talents, returns to the Digital HR Leaders podcast to sit down with David Green and discuss how HR can shift from reactive to truly adaptive strategies in the face of ongoing global uncertainty. Explore h...
Apr 01, 2025•43 min
For a long time, coaching was an exclusive privilege—mainly reserved for senior leaders. But thanks to AI and digital platforms, that is changing. Coaching is now accessible at every level of an organisation, transforming how employees learn, grow and develop. However, this shift also raises important questions: Is digital coaching as effective as traditional methods? How can organisations balance human and AI-driven coaching? What challenges should HR leaders anticipate when implementing these ...
Mar 25, 2025•41 min•Season 45Ep. 225
Digital and AI transformation is reshaping workplaces across the globe, but why do some organisations succeed while others struggle? What sets the leaders apart in navigating change effectively? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Lucy Adams, CEO of Disruptive HR and former CHRO at the BBC and Eversheds. With years of experience modernising HR practices, Lucy has helped thousands of HR professionals move beyond outdated, process-heavy models to adopt ...
Mar 18, 2025•55 min•Season 45Ep. 224
Can employee happiness be the key to unlocking peak productivity? For years, organisations have invested heavily in employee engagement, recognising its impact on performance and retention. Research also suggests that employee engagement alone isn’t enough. Yet many organisations still overlook it or struggle to measure it effectively. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Shon Holyfield, Founder and CEO of Amazing Workplace, to explore why happiness sh...
Mar 11, 2025•41 min•Season 45Ep. 223
For many employees, work is more than a paycheck—it’s an opportunity to contribute to something bigger. But for organisations, creating a culture where purpose is more than just a slogan requires bold action and thoughtful strategy. One organisation that has achieved this successfully is financial services company Manulife. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green sits down with Katherine Macnaughton, Vice President of Global Talent Management and Development at Manuli...
Mar 04, 2025•43 min•Season 45Ep. 222
What if the way you give feedback, run meetings or make decisions was holding your global team back—without you even realising it? Cultural differences influence how we work in powerful ways, and understanding them is the key to unlocking better collaboration and leadership. So, in this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green sits down with Erin Meyer, professor at INSEAD and author of The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business , to explore ...
Feb 25, 2025•48 min•Season 45Ep. 221
Delivering real business value with people analytics requires more than just data—it demands the right strategies, capabilities and ecosystem. In this special bonus episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Jonathan Ferrar, CEO of Insight222, and Naomi Verghese, Research Director at Insight222, to uncover what truly differentiates leading companies in people analytics. Drawing from Insight222’s latest research, they explore: The biggest shifts in people analytics o...
Feb 18, 2025•42 min
What do you do when the workforce planning strategy that’s worked for years no longer fits the future? You rethink, reset and rebuild. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green sits down with Dr. Tobias Bartholomé, Project Lead for Strategic Workforce Planning at Lufthansa Group, to explore why—after nearly a decade—Lufthansa has taken a bold step back to reimagine how it plans for the future of work. Join them as they uncover: The reasons driving a complete reinvention...
Feb 11, 2025•40 min•Season 44Ep. 220
Scaling a people analytics function isn’t just about growing a team—it’s about building the right foundations, securing stakeholder buy-in, and investing in capabilities that drive real business transformation. To discuss this topic, in this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green sits down with Henrik Hakansson, Head of People Analytics at Volvo Cars. With a track record of building and scaling people analytics teams at Sony, Delivery Hero, and now Volvo, Henrik shares pract...
Feb 04, 2025•43 min•Season 44Ep. 219
Are you still struggling to get it right? Are you struggling to make that transition from Excel sheets, align your data effectively, or executing your plans in a way that drives real impact? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green sits down with David Wilkins, Chief Product and Strategy Officer at TalentNeuron, to uncover what it really takes to master SWP. Drawing on years of experience and TalentNeuron’s extensive research, David shares actionable insights and forwa...
Jan 28, 2025•38 min•Season 44Ep. 218
In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David Green is joined by people analytics visionary Prasad Setty to explore the proven frameworks that drive impact to the transformative potential of people analytics in HR. Drawing on his extensive experience, Prasad shares actionable frameworks and strategies to help HR leaders turn insights into outcomes, tackle adoption challenges and embrace AI’s game-changing opportunities. Join the conversation as they explore: The key ingredients that h...
Jan 21, 2025•54 min•Season 44Ep. 217
2025 is officially here, and to set the tone for the year ahead, host David Green is joined by two of the most respected thought leaders in HR: Stacia Garr , cofounder and principal analyst at RedThread Research, and Dave Ulrich , the ‘father of modern HR’ and cofounder of The RBL Group. Drawing on David’s annual “ 12 Opportunities for HR in 2025 ” published on LinkedIn, this episode dives deeper into the critical pivots Chief People Officers need to make to amplify HR’s impact and deliver great...
Jan 14, 2025•51 min•Season 44Ep. 216
Taking the first steps towards becoming a skills-based organisation is exciting—but what does it really take to get started? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders Podcast, David Green sits down with Christophe Cabrera , Director and Head of IT Talent and Company Reputation at UCB, to share an honest look at the early days of their transformation. Unlike the polished success stories we often hear, this conversation is all about the reality of starting out: what works, what doesn’t, and how to...
Dec 17, 2024•45 min•Season 43Ep. 215
How can HR leaders design company cultures that are intentional, adaptive and aligned with business goals? To answer this question, in this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David Green sits down with Melissa Daimler, Chief Learning Officer at Udemy and author of ReCulturing: Design Your Company Culture to Connect with Strategy and Purpose for Lasting Success. With years of hands-on experience at Adobe, Twitter, WeWork, and now Udemy, Melissa brings a wealth of practical insights on how...
Dec 10, 2024•41 min•Season 43Ep. 214
What better way to learn about the makes or breaks of skills initiatives than from an organisation whose mission is to deliver reliable skills data across the workforce? Joined by Mikaël Wornoo, co-founder of TechWolf, host David Green explores how organisations can move beyond surface-level skills discussions to drive real business impact. Sharing lessons learned from working with global organisations, this episode covers: How organisations are innovatively applying skills data to solve busines...
Dec 03, 2024•37 min•Season 43Ep. 213
In a world where artificial intelligence and workplace technologies are revolutionising how we work, the stakes have never been higher. How can organisations harness these powerful tools while ensuring fairness, ethics and compliance in a rapidly changing landscape? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green sits down with Keith Sonderling, former Commissioner of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), to tackle these critical questions. With a ...
Nov 26, 2024•53 min•Season 43Ep. 212
What can we learn from an organisation that has been a skills-based pioneer for over 30 years? At EPAM Systems, building a future-ready, skills-based workforce has been a foundational strategy, positioning the company as one of the most mature examples in the field. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Sandra Loughlin, Chief Learning Scientist at EPAM Systems, to discuss the lessons EPAM has learned over its decades-long journey and how organisations c...
Nov 19, 2024•39 min•Season 43Ep. 211
As digital transformation redefines industries, organisations are faced with the challenge of building a workforce equipped for rapid change. At Lloyds Banking Group, this shift is driving a bold move towards a skills-based organisation, where agility, adaptability, and continuous learning are core to its evolution. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by two leaders at the heart of this transformation: Lara Wainwright, Product Owner and Lab Lead, and Dun...
Nov 12, 2024•42 min•Season 42Ep. 210
