You need to keep up with the latest HR trends. But what should you do with the information and how do you become an HR trendsetter and influencer rather than just a trendwatcher in HR People & Culture? In this episode of Talking HR Trends with Natal & Tom, Natal Dank from PXO Culture and Tom Haak of the HR Trend Institute look at why it’s important to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and case studies, how to do this and what to do with the information once you have it. This is essential if...
Nov 24, 2021•10 min
Self-managed (or self-organising or autonomous) teams are a hot business topic at the moment. But what does the term self-managed team really mean and are self-managed teams really achievable or just a pipedream? Natal Dank and Tom Haak (of the HR Trend Institute) explain that self-managed teams are indeed possible but it’s not easy and they don’t come about by accident. This ‘Talking HR Trends with Natal & Tom’ episode also looks at the perhaps unexpected and truly exciting new roles HR has in ...
Nov 09, 2021•9 min
Power of retrospectives by Natal Dank & Tom Haak
Oct 26, 2021•10 min
From Netflix and Spotify to buying physical products online, our consumer and digital experiences are increasingly personalised and tailored to our needs. But what about the employee experience? Is it time for the workplace to be personalised, just as much as at home? Natal Dank and Tom Haak (of the HR Trend Institute) explore the difference between personalisation and customisation and whether personalisation only works in startups or is feasible in large organisations. Some of their conclusion...
Oct 12, 2021•11 min
Wouldn't it be useful to have a user guide that helped you get along with your teammates? Perhaps some top tips on how to get your best work done together. Maybe it's time for you to do a personal user manual and help others know how to work best with you. Natal Dank and Tom Haak (of the HR Trend Institute) in the latest instalment of ‘Talking HR Trends with Natal & Tom’, ask if this is the end of the team-building day. Spoiler Alert: You can still climb poles and jump rivers if you want to but ...
Sep 29, 2021•8 min
Many people complain of feeling overloaded and stressed in work and life. In the modern business world, it seems impossible to get everything done. So let's look at personal productivity and find out if there are any useful life hacks that let you can get more work done in less time. Now let’s be clear neither Natal Dank nor Tom Haak (of the HR Trend Institute) considers themselves to be personal productivity gurus. However, they do get a lot of stuff done like filming over 30 episodes of ‘Talki...
Sep 28, 2021•13 min
Are you ready for the great resignation? Workers across the globe are rethinking their careers and looking at moving on to something new. As a result of the pandemic, companies are facing a huge increase in turnover and the threat of losing their best talent. Natal Dank is seeing this ‘Great Resignation’ in action with some of the companies she’s working with and many are even having to hire more people in the recruitment team in order to then go and hire more people for their organisation. Acco...
Sep 28, 2021•12 min
What are the crucial skills for a modern HR professional? In the workplace, it now seems you need everything from commercial awareness, influencing skills, to data analytics. So let's discover what are the key competencies you need to develop to be a full stack HR professional. Natal Dank and Tom Haak (of the HR Trend Institute) explore what makes the modern HR professional, and look at the key competencies someone that's trying to get into this job would need to develop. Taking this further, th...
Sep 27, 2021•14 min
Natal and Tom pick their favourite episodes from the series so far and highlight the ongoing major trends that HR professionals must be mindful of. About 8 months ago Natal Dank and Tom Haak (of the HR Trend Institute) decided to do a series of looking at the trends impacting the world of HR, culture, people and organisational change and development. They now have over 30 episodes (nearly 40 in fact) of ‘Talking HR Trends with Natal & Tom’ under their belt looking at topics ranging from Ethical ...
Sep 21, 2021•15 min
2020 was a year of adaptation. Many organisations showed resilience and were able to adapt work practices to the Covid 19 crisis. Workers at the front showed their creativity and entrepreneurship and in many cases working from home had big advantages. What will happen now? Will we (both organisations and people) slip back in our old habits, or will we show that 2021 and beyond will be a period of real transformation? Listen to Natal Dank of PXO Culture (https://pxoculture.com) and Tom Haak of th...
Jul 28, 2021•11 min
The message is clear, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the world of work forever. As Spain joins a list of countries testing a four-day working week, it's time to reassess all workplace solutions and changes made as a result of the pandemic.
Jul 11, 2021•8 min
Studies show that organisations which invest in employee experience are likely to be rated the best places to work, lead on innovation, and achieve great customer satisfaction. But what is this employee experience? Is it just a new fancy way of describing employee engagement, or are we talking about something much deeper?
Jul 10, 2021•12 min
Most large companies have a people analytics team. And most senior executives crave good people data. But when did data become so sexy in HR and is people analytics something we should celebrate, or perhaps fear? Using the complex and incredibly valuable area of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for context, Talking HR Trends with Natal and Tom highlight that it’s no good just looking at the numbers in amazement, hoping the situation will change. Organisations need to take people analytics s...
Jul 10, 2021•10 min
There's nothing quite like a pandemic to demonstrate the benefits of working Agile. As a result, it seems across the world, HR leaders and teams are now getting serious about embracing Agile HR. But is this just another fad or a true transformation of how the HR profession works?
Jul 09, 2021•9 min
Starting a new job represents one of the most significant moments in the employee life cycle. So why do so many people still hate the first day in a role? To win the war on talent, we need to get serious about onboarding.
Jul 09, 2021•11 min
The workplace has changed forever partly thanks to social movements like Black Lives Matter, Me Too and Stop Asian Hate. We are now more aware of differences and inequality in the workplace than ever before and, most importantly, many organisations are doing something about it.
Jul 09, 2021•11 min
In a rapidly changing marketplace, how does a business successfully identify the right skills and the right people for future roles? Up until now, talent management has been mainly about high potential programs, but most organisations have seen little return on this type of investment. Do we need to start focusing on the now rather than just the future to get talent management right?
Jul 08, 2021•12 min
How do you keep your skills relevant and continually grow your career, in today's complex and competitive marketplace? There’s a lot of talk about the traditional career ladder being dead but what do you do instead to develop your career and feel like you’re progressing?
Jul 08, 2021•11 min
AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the workplace is a hot topic and every HR conference seems to have at least one speaker exploring this subject. But what is AI and is it different to adaptive and robots? Furthermore, is it something we should fear or can it enhance the employee experience?
Jul 07, 2021•13 min
