In this episode, Amelia Brand talks with Kevin Martin; Chief Research Officer at Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp). The focus in this podcast is on a major trend we are expecting to see in 2023 - flexiblity. Including, how the new normal and hybrid world has changed what we mean by that term and also considering what flexible packages look like at an organisation level across different sectors. Guest: Kevin Martin Kevin is the chief research officer at the Institute for Corporate Produ...
Feb 22, 2023•27 min•Ep. 42
Guest: Giles O'Halloran Giles started his HR career working for IBM and his last role with IBM was as an HR Business Partner for the UK’s largest strategic business unit. He has since worked in other senior HR roles across Europe, advised at the board level, and worked internationally as a consultant. More about Giles: Giles is a columnist with a leading MoD-sponsored international career transition publication. He has written over 160 published articles on employability and the changing nature ...
Jan 25, 2023•24 min•Ep. 41
Guest: Katie Neaves Joining Bill Banham on the HR in Review Podcast this time is Katie Neeves , Trans Ambassador at Cool2BTrans . Katie is a woman on a mission - but, she says, "not just any woman and not just any mission!" Katie says she " lived for 48 years as a man while struggling with her gender and hiding her big secret to the world ". She was thrown into turmoil when her gender dysphoria increased dramatically, causing her to go on a voyage of discovery before " finally admitting to herse...
Jan 18, 2023•17 min•Ep. 40
Guest: Elvin Turner Bill Banham talks with Elvin Turner , Executive Innovation Coach at Elvin Turner and Associates Limited, a consultancy specializing in organizational and people innovation; intrapreneurship; innovation leadership and talent development; innovation culture change. Elvin is also an MBA Associate Lecturer teaching Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Surrey. His experience extends from working with tech start-ups to coaching seasoned leadership teams inside con...
Dec 14, 2022•35 min•Ep. 39
We're living through tough times. Just as we thought we had gotten through the worst of the pandemic, we were hit with knock-on effects like labor shortages, supply chain issues, and recessions - all exacerbated by an awful war in Ukraine. And let's not forget the impact the Brexit is now having on the economy and the union. So what's the result? The UK is staring at the strong possibility of a very difficult 2023 and 2024. Nevertheless, says today's guest, change can be what you make of it. Gue...
Dec 07, 2022•26 min•Ep. 38
Guest: Rick Hammell Joining Bill Banham on the show today is Rick Hammell , founder and CEO of Atlas . Rick founded Atlas in 2015, from his dining room table after noticing gaps in the existing marketplace for solutions that enabled companies to expand into new markets simply, quickly, and compliantly. Through his commitment to simplifying expansion, Rick pioneered the Direct Employer of Record business model aimed at supporting companies with global aspirations. Under Rick’s leadership, Atlas h...
Nov 30, 2022•21 min•Ep. 37
Guest: Julia Kermode Julia is a podcaster, network builder and campaigner with a passion for the rights of all independent workers. Like many people, the pandemic made Julia re-evaluate her purpose, and she founded IWORK to support and champion the UK's army of temps, agency workers, gig economy workers, contractors and the self-employed. Guest: Seb Maley Experienced CEO/Director in the contractor and freelancer industry. Expertise in tax status, insurance and digital marketing. Questions includ...
Nov 23, 2022•38 min•Ep. 36
Guest: Scott Lane Compliance is a critical function of the HR department. HR is tasked with making sure that hiring practices, workplace rules, treatment of employees, and a variety of other factors all comply with the relevant laws. Bill Banham 's guest this time is Scott Lane , Founder and CEO of Speeki , a group focused on transforming compliance hotlines and other compliance areas using AI technologies. Speeki is also a player in compliance certifications and compliance auditing and one of t...
Nov 16, 2022•29 min•Ep. 35
Guest: Doug Field OBE As Joint CEO of the East of England Co-op, Doug Field OBE protects and nurtures the member’s legacy for this generation and the next. More about Doug: Doug is passionate about living and working in the East and has previously been Chair of New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership and Chair of their Agri-Food Industry Council. He became a Trustee of Green Light Trust in December 2020 and is currently Vice Chair. He was awarded an OBE in the 2021 New Year’s Honours List for hi...
Nov 09, 2022•19 min•Ep. 34
Guest: Andrew Jones Amelia's guest today is Andrew Jones, Chief Executive and senior adviser experienced across multiple market sectors, who founded and now provides leadership for the Agility in Mind team. More about Andrew: He uses strategic experience and operational skills to make a difference in business strategy and operation. Andrew is proficient in identifying business drivers for change, strategy development, implementation planning and execution. And he has achieved profitable and sust...
Oct 26, 2022•15 min•Ep. 33
Guest: Dr. Andy Wood OBE DL Bills guest today is Dr. Andy Wood OBE DL , Chief Executive at Adnams PLC, the home of some of the best beers, wines and spirits the UK has to offer. Andy Wood joined Adnams in the mid-1990s with responsibility for developing its customer service and supply chain operations. He joined the Board in 2000 as Sales and Marketing Director becoming Managing Director in 2006 and Chief Executive in 2010. Andy has an MBA, a doctorate from Cranfield University, and Honorary doc...
Oct 19, 2022•22 min•Ep. 32
Guest: Sandra Thompson Bill Banham 's guest this time is Sandra Thompson , Founder of the Ei Evolution CX & EX Consultancy. She is also Lecturer of Professional Behaviours & Customer Management and People Management & Leadership (p/t) at Pearson College London . Questions For Sandra Include: What is emotional intelligence and why do you care so much about EI in the workplace? Why do you focus on how we work rather than where we work? Please could you describe the difference between '...
Oct 05, 2022•24 min•Ep. 31
Guest: Agnieszka Kasperska Agnieszka is a Research Assistant working at the Interdisciplinary Research for Labour market and Family Dynamics (LabFam) and a PhD Candidate at the University of Warsaw in Poland. She conducts research exploring the impact of technological advances in the labour market on work conditions, from gender and family perspectives. Her last few publications concern the topic of working from home and its impact on careers. Guest: Elissa Dobson Elissa is an accredited Executi...
Aug 31, 2022•24 min•Ep. 30
Guest: William Tincup William is the President of RecruitingDaily.com and a member of multiple boards of advisors. At the intersection of HR and technology, William is a writer, speaker, advisor, consultant, investor, storyteller & teacher. He's written 100s of HR articles, spoken at over 150 HR & recruiting conferences and conducted over 1000 HR podcasts. Questions Include: You were recently at SHRM. Share your experiences of the #SHRM22 conference and expo. In terms of projecting an at...
Aug 17, 2022•26 min•Ep. 29
Guest: David Simmonds Bill Banham's guest today is David Simmonds , Chairman of HCM Metrics , the world’s first and original certified Lead Auditor for ISO 30414. David is also a Freeman of the Guild of HR Professionals. David is the first person to receive a professional certification for ISO 30414 Human Capital Management reporting. More about David In 2015, David Simmonds founded HR Analytics Ltd to help organisations make better decisions through effective human capital and related data anal...
Aug 10, 2022•23 min•Ep. 28
Guest: Lena Thompson Lena helps companies to increase engagement and get the best out of their people. She is a keynote speaker on topics of Purpose, Culture and Decision Making. Guest: Dr Martina Olbert Dr Martina Olbert, Founder and CEO of Meaning.Global. A global business imagination consultancy that helps clients imagine and invent new meaningful futures that serve our complete humanity and the planet. More about this episode: In this podcast Amelia Brand, our host for today is discussing th...
Aug 03, 2022•31 min•Ep. 27
Guest: Roger Thorpe Bill Banham is joined on the show by Roger Thorpe , President at Toronto-based integrated benefits and wellness consulting company, Thorpe Benefits and Host of the Benefits and Wellness Superhero Podcast . More About Roger As a 25-year specialist in employee benefits consulting and the owner of Thorpe Benefits, Roger helps HR and Finance professionals measure the success of their benefits plan on factors that go way beyond rates and renewals. Roger takes his business seriousl...
Jul 27, 2022•23 min•Ep. 26
Guest: Navid Nazemian Bill Banham's guest this time is Navid Nazemian , Founder & CEO at Navid Nazemian Executive Coaching FZCO and author of the international best-selling book Mastering Executive Transitions: The Definitive Guide . More About Navid As an Executive Transition Coach, he helps senior leaders transition most successfully into new roles by de-risking and accelerating their transition into the C-suite. When it comes to executive transitions, Navid speaks with an authority that i...
Jul 20, 2022•18 min•Ep. 25
Guest: Ian Knowlson Bill Banham's guest is Ian Knowlson, influencer, employment futurist, and business & Personal growth coach in the Recruitment Sector. He has a proven track record of aiding businesses and individuals to achieve and very often exceed their growth ambitions. More About Ian Ian has had an impressive career to date spanning nearly 30 years in recruitment, talent acquisition, sales and training sectors. Having worked as Sales Director for Hays Specialist Recruitment for 11 yea...
Jul 13, 2022•24 min•Ep. 24
With remote and hybrid work having become a more popular mode of working since the pandemic, it is essential to understand how this has affected employee wellbeing, recruitment, and productivity. Guest: Désirée Pascual Désirée is Chief People Experience Officer at Headspace Health, where she uses human-centered design principles and data-driven inquiry to curate a positive and resilient workplace culture where employees are empowered to do their best work. She has previously held the role of Chi...
Jul 06, 2022•32 min•Ep. 23
Guest: Kirstin Furber Bill Banham's guest this week is Kirstin Furber, Director of People at Channel 4. Kirstin is responsible for all of Channel 4’s HR and People functions, leading a strategy to enable and underpin a dynamic culture that fosters creativity, diversity, inclusion and innovation. More about Kirstin Furber She joined Channel 4 from Kantar Consulting where she was Chief People Officer working across the Consulting and Global divisions to build a culture of growth. Prior to that, Ki...
Jun 29, 2022•20 min•Ep. 22
Guest: Torin Ellis, Principal at The Torin Ellis Brand Bill Banham's guest today is Graeme L. Close , Head of Nutrition at DP World Tour Golf, Nutrition Consultant to England Rugby, and Professor of Human Physiology at Liverpool John Moores University - where he combines his academic research with nutrition and physiology consultancy to some of the worlds leading sporting organizations. Graeme is also a speaker at the upcoming DisruptHR London summit . HR in Review listeners save 50% on tickets ...
Jun 22, 2022•18 min•Ep. 21
Guest: Torin Ellis, Principal at The Torin Ellis Brand Many leaders today talk the talk when it comes to making a concerted and collective effort to improve DEI efforts throughout the employee lifecycle - from sourcing and hiring all the way through to succession planning and change management efforts. But how much has really changed in the past two years? How much time and money is actually being allocated to improving inclusivity and empathy in the workplace? Are we really any closer to equita...
Jun 08, 2022•25 min•Ep. 20
Guest: Philippa Bonay, Director of People and Business Services at the Office for National Statistics Philippa has extensive international corporate experience across the whole HR remit in both the private and public sectors. As People & Business Services Director for the ONS (5,500 people), she is responsible for human resources, estates, facilities management, H&S, business services and the customer contact centre. In addition, Philippa is the HR Director for the Government Analysis Fu...
May 25, 2022•27 min•Ep. 19
This episode is focused on HR teams and how they can help drive change, productivity and wellness in a workplace from C-Suite onwards. Our guests are: Susan Thomson from Love Your Employees Francesca Steyn, Director of Fertility and Women's Health at Peppy Harry Bliss, CEO of Champion Health. About HR in Review HR in Review is a podcast produced by the leading UK HR website www.hrreview.co.uk . HRreview provides news and advice on HR strategy and practice plus a host or related topics like recru...
Mar 21, 2022•32 min•Ep. 18
Belonging is a term used more often in the workplace these days, but creating a culture around it is difficult, unless we ensure it is part of every facet of our businesses. In this episode, our guests are: John Leivers, Co-Chair of the LGBTQ+ staff network at Kettering Hospital who talks to use about February being LGBTQ+ History month. Jennifer Liston Smith, Head of thought leadership at Bright Horizons, who talks about how to create a culture of belonging for parents and carers at work. Salva...
Feb 14, 2022•31 min•Ep. 17
About HR in Review HR in Review is a podcast produced by the leading UK HR website www.hrreview.co.uk . HRreview provides news and advice on HR strategy and practice plus a host or related topics like recruitment, training, diversity, employment law, reward and wellbeing. -------------------- Never miss an episode! Subscribe on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iEX50Bm47JKrh695D4U0u Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hr-in-review/id1595358789?uo=4 Amazon Music and Audib...
Jan 17, 2022•37 min•Ep. 16
About HR in Review HR in Review is a podcast produced by the leading UK HR website www.hrreview.co.uk . HRreview provides news and advice on HR strategy and practice plus a host or related topics like recruitment, training, diversity, employment law, reward and wellbeing. -------------------- Never miss an episode! Subscribe on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iEX50Bm47JKrh695D4U0u Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hr-in-review/id1595358789?uo=4 Amazon Music and Audib...
Dec 20, 2021•35 min•Ep. 15
About HR in Review HR in Review is a podcast produced by the leading UK HR website www.hrreview.co.uk . HRreview provides news and advice on HR strategy and practice plus a host or related topics like recruitment, training, diversity, employment law, reward and wellbeing. -------------------- Never miss an episode! Subscribe on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iEX50Bm47JKrh695D4U0u Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hr-in-review/id1595358789?uo=4 Amazon Music and Audib...
Dec 01, 2021•31 min•Ep. 14
On this week’s episode we are joined once again by Kate Palmer, HR Advice and Consultancy Director at Peninsula, where we discussed the menopause and legalities surrounding this issue. Supporting articles: https://www.hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/menopausal-symptoms-can-amount-to-disability-employment-tribunal-rules/138547 – A recent ruling by an Employment Appeal Tribunal stated that severe menopausal symptoms can amount to a disability under the Equality Act. https://www.hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/chang...
Nov 03, 2021•20 min•Ep. 13
