This week, Lucinda talks to HR advocate and co-founder of HR Independents, Ruth Cornish, about the sometimes complicated subject of sponsoring overseas workers, how to remain compliant, and what has changed since Brexit? Key Takeaways Significant trust is placed in sponsors and the Home Office imposes high standards and is extremely exacting in their requirements. There are three key parts that must be undertaken when becoming a sponsor - applying for sponsor license, understanding the processes...
May 30, 2021•29 min•Ep. 115
This week, upon the anniversary of her book, 'How To Be A Change Superhero', Lucinda focusses upon five pillars of change, and how they can help you to effect positively impactful change in your organisation. KEY TAKEAWAYS The five key super powers are: The courage to lead others and yourself The ability to connect to strategy Corroboration Communication Collaboration As managers or change agents, we must seek to adapt our style in order to better support people through the change. People can so...
May 23, 2021•29 min•Ep. 114
Lucinda talks to Pete Colby, the founder of Pragmatism Mediation and Employee Relations, about mediation itself - how to resolve disputes, prevent them from arising in the first place, and how all mediation should be based upon honest conversations. Key Takeaways Indeed, the more effective way of avoiding tribunals or heated disputes, is to look to mediation as a preventative solution. Mediation should not be seen as an "instead of" solution. Rather, we should view it as an "as well" as remedy t...
May 16, 2021•40 min•Ep. 113
In the wake of lockdown, many businesses are seeking to ensure that workplaces, going forward, are better equipped for the new world of business and the new ways of working. In this episode, Lucinda shares ten practical methods for making sure that an effective hybrid work environment can be achieved. Key Takeaways The first step is to consult with your people in order to get a real sense of what they see as the future of the workplace. Indeed, a workplace thrives on win-win situations. Furtherm...
May 09, 2021•29 min•Ep. 112
This week, Lucinda talks about talent and succession management strategies with a particular focus on smaller to mid-size organisations. Additionally, she busts through some of the more common succession planning jargon, to give you a far better idea of how to develop an effective talent strategy. Key Takeaways Indeed, in a smaller sized business, there is an advantage, in that roles can be tailored to the skills at hand, thereby better serving the business needs. Furthermore, attracting externa...
May 02, 2021•25 min•Ep. 111
Lucinda is joined by award-winning EMCC Global Coach 2020, and executive coaching expert, Jo Wheatley, for a masterclass in how to get the best from people, and also how to help them unlock their true potential. Key Takeaways Indeed, If you have a love and a passion for supporting and developing others, then perhaps coaching is the direction for your talents. Certainly, getting the best from others is an art form. Examining the needs of others, is to examine the patterns that others may be exper...
Apr 25, 2021•47 min•Ep. 110
Lucinda is joined by Neuroleadership Development Professional, John Whitfield, for a masterclass in neuroscience, how we can best make sure our brains are working optimally, and also its applications in the workplace. Key Takeaways During any given day, we only use the optimal power of our prefrontal cortex for around two to three hours, which is why it's so crucial that we prioritise our day effectively. Prioritise important tasks for the beginning of the day as this is when we are at our most ...
Apr 18, 2021•37 min•Ep. 109
In this episode, Lucinda talks once more to Mervyn Dinnen, HR and talent rends analyst, author, speaker and renowned tech influencer, about a recent report on internal mobility and how it links to employee engagement. Key Takeaways During the course of the research carried out in 2020, the report concluded that some of the effects of COVID did begin to impact upon internal mobility in a positive way. Certainly, internal mobility was very much a talent management issue. However, now it is a talen...
Apr 11, 2021•39 min•Ep. 108
In this episode, Lucinda talks to fellow podcast creator, Aoife O’Brien, about her incredible research on belonging at work which has a direct impact on talent management and engagement. Key Takeaways Fitting at work encompasses three concepts: Values Needs Abilities Indeed, it is not unusual for people to feel a sense of having found a home environment at work – a need to feel such a sense of belonging and acceptance. Also, a single change in management can alter the entire structure and attitu...
Mar 28, 2021•35 min•Ep. 107
This week, Lucinda talks about the long-term wellbeing strategies that can aid us in our quest to re-establish the workplace in the aftermath of the COVID lockdown, and how we can make the most of self-care in order to increase our resilience. KEY TAKEAWAYS There is a very real sense that an epidemic of burnout is on the horizon. Holding our lives and our composure together over the past 12 months has been incredibly difficult. Self-care, and the practice of treating ourselves kindly, is the bes...
Mar 22, 2021•36 min•Ep. 106
In this latest edition of Real HR Professionals, Lucinda is joined by learning and development specialist, Maria Brugel, to discuss how L&D is best used in the financial space, and her career journey so far. KEY TAKEAWAYS Maria is currently focused on three big initiatives - inclusion, how to make the "new normal" work better for the team, and how to get better at receiving and actioning feedback. Looking after graduates gave Maria a whole new perspective on development, allowing her to lear...
Mar 15, 2021•29 min•Ep. 105
This week, Lucinda talks about the impact of remote working, and how we can best gauge the engagement of our people when they are working in a virtual environment. KEY TAKEAWAYS Engagement is talked about as an outcome, while sometimes it is regarded as a process. Indeed, engagement should be determined by our personal emotional engagement to our roles, or by work engagement - the vigour towards our work. It is hard to tell whether engagement drives performance, or whether being good at our jobs...
Mar 08, 2021•28 min•Ep. 104
This week, Lucinda talks to occupational health specialist, Anna Harrington, about the ways in which we can better ensure that the wellbeing and health of our people remains a priority as our workforces prepare to return to life as normal in 2021. KEY TAKEAWAYS People are tired, and also our resilience may be on the wane after over a year of lockdown. Therefore, we must prepare for the presence of ongoing issues as our people return. Occupational health is about assisting a business and helping ...
Mar 01, 2021•45 min•Ep. 103
In this week's episode, Lucinda talks you through the ways in which you can better prepare for remote appraisals. Also, Lucinda gives practical guidance on how to evaluate fairly in what has been the most abnormal of years. KEY TAKEAWAYS Indeed, remote working has thrown up many challenges, including wellbeing, home schooling, or remote working itself. In many cases, we have spent more time at home than we have in the office. Certainly, we must consider how different the last year has been in te...
Feb 22, 2021•30 min•Ep. 102
Lucinda talks to Michelle Parry-Slater, an award-winning learning and development professional with more than 15 years experience in the field, and one of the foremost authorities on how to grow and develop teams and people. Furthermore, Michelle discusses the ways in which we can demystify L&D by opening it up, allowing our people to embrace and support learning strategies that will invaluably boost their skill-sets. KEY TAKEAWAYS The main learning philosophy is about making it more accessi...
Feb 15, 2021•34 min•Ep. 101
In this very special episode to mark the 100th outing for The HR Uprising Podcast, Lucinda talks to one of the most influential and renowned thinkers in the world of Human Resources, university professor, author, speaker, management coach, and management consultant, Dave Ulrich! In addition, Dave Ulrich has been ranked the #1 Management Educator & Guru by BusinessWeek, selected by Fast Company as one of the 10 most innovative and creative leaders. Also, he is one of 21 people in the Thinker'...
Feb 08, 2021•51 min•Ep. 100
Lucinda is joined by special guest Perry Timms, founder and Chief Energy Officer of PTHR, for a timely conversation about the topic of energy and how we can invigorate and maintain the energy in our teams. Essentially, so that we can better face the challenges of the year ahead with an energised workplace! KEY TAKEAWAYS Certainly, learning is a wonderful source of energy. We feel a sense of dynamic invigoration when we develop - almost like levelling up. It's not about fixing people. We should b...
Feb 01, 2021•45 min•Ep. 99
This week, Lucinda delivers a solo masterclass in how to design a mentoring programme and make it work for your organisation. Furthermore, why now is the best time to think about implementing such programmes, and how to make sure that your people get the most from learning from others. KEY TAKEAWAYS Certainly, remote working has meant that people now require different forms of access to development. Mentoring is a marvellous way of creating engagement, whether through one-to-one time or on the j...
Jan 25, 2021•34 min•Ep. 98
This week, Lucinda talks to Lizzie Henson - HR Ninjas founder and HR specialist. They talk about HR life and her journey through the sector. Listen now and discover how she started, and how she has helped to empower and support so many others along their own HR journeys. KEY TAKEAWAYS Certainly, finding our ideal career is not a case of necessarily beginning in that career. Indeed, sometimes we must try different paths until we arrive at the one best suited for us. Furthermore, change and variet...
Jan 18, 2021•42 min•Ep. 97
This week, Lucinda talks to another Real HR Professional! Her guest is Laura Burt, Head Of Human Resources at Innovative Trials, who joins the show to talk about her HR career journey, and the lessons learned along the way. KEY TAKEAWAYS Retail provides more of a challenge than most sectors because so much of it is reliant upon many other factors, such as supply. Therefore, the need to be agile is far greater. Certainly, how we engage with people across the organisation is key to making things w...
Jan 11, 2021•29 min•Ep. 96
In this Guest Highlights episode, the first of 2021, Lucinda takes time to reflect on some of the incredible insights gained from her stellar line up of guests throughout 2020 on The HR Uprising Podcast. Without doubt a year that proved challenging in terms of business, but also empowering in terms of wisdom. KEY TAKEAWAYS Certainly, inclusive leadership is not restricted only to those in management positions. It is the responsibility of all of us to make everyone feel part of the team. The Iceb...
Jan 04, 2021•28 min•Ep. 95
As we move into the festive season and wellbeing takes precedence, Lucinda takes time out to reflect upon the year gone by. With a focus on the many highlights from the HR Uprising podcast in 2020, and the empowering insights gained from its many editions on the much-needed subject of wellbeing. KEY TAKEAWAYS Certainly, HR and people professionals, in particular, have had the most tumultuous of years throughout 2020, with the COVID disruptions causing widespread and irrevocable disturbance throu...
Dec 14, 2020•28 min•Ep. 94
This week we're exploring the dark side of human nature, as Lucinda talks to Gillian Hyde, the Managing Director and Chief Psychologist at Psychological Consultancy, a team of business psychologists with a particular focus on HR solutions. It's a conversation based around the challenges that arise through conflicting personality types, and how we can not just overcome these issues, but get the best out of people when their dark side emerges. KEY TAKEAWAYS People may always change, develop and im...
Dec 07, 2020•44 min•Ep. 93
In the latest instalment of the Real HR series, Lucinda talks to Julia Crawford. Indeed, Julia is unique in many ways, as she holds an interesting dual role; that of Head Of HR for a Kent concern, and as consultant with People Pillar, who supply "pragmatic, business focused solutions and expert HR advice" to many small businesses. Julia discusses the challenges of working from both the inside and the outside of organisations, the importance of taking risks from time to time, and the importance o...
Nov 30, 2020•27 min•Ep. 92
In the latest edition of the ‘REAL HR’ series, Lucinda talks to Gary Cookson, director of EPIC HR, devoted to leading and directing HR, OD and L&D functions, an expert in workplace performance and a leading expert in the design and delivery of online and virtual training programmes. Gary has also been recognised by HR Most Influential as one of their leading Movers and Shakers 2019. Gary joins the show to today to discuss his “Real HR” story, from his beginnings as a teacher and how this inf...
Nov 23, 2020•43 min•Ep. 91
How do we manage performance effectively? During this Virtual People & Performance Management series, we have seen that if we are consistent in following the skills outlined in our PERFORM model then the chances of encountering an instance of underperformance are dramatically reduced. However, we know from our HR Uprising audience that managing underperformance is a persistent concern. Furthermore, for many businesses it is likely increased without the perceived assurance of seeing people ph...
Nov 18, 2020•35 min•Ep. 90
There’s no hotter topic in business today than how we can benefit from remote working. But we should be asking how remote learning can also be improved. In this week’s show, Lucinda talks to Ross Garner of Emerald Works, about the ways in which we can improve our remote learning options. Furthermore, why targeted solutions, aimed at solving problems is a far more effective strategy. KEY TAKEAWAYS There has been a shift in eLearning. Many do not have the time, while at work, to devote extra time ...
Nov 16, 2020•37 min•Ep. 89
How do we ensure we recognise people in this hybrid working environment? As we discussed in the episode on feedback, being out of sight really can make identifying the opportunity to provide feedback more difficult. Certainly, the absence of company events like sales conferences and monthly meetings, that previously provided space for formal recognition, has made things more challenging. In this week's episode of Virtual People & Performance Management Lucinda discusses the importance of reg...
Nov 11, 2020•20 min•Ep. 88
In this week's episode Lucinda is joined by Rob Kerr, the author of the forthcoming book, 'Project Future: 6 Steps to Success as Your Own Boss'. Discussing how to have the confidence to shape your future, Rob talks us through the number of practical models the book contains, and how they can positively impact your existing career, or energise a new direction. Furthermore, how all change begins by instilling a sense of confidence within ourselves. KEY TAKEAWAYS The main impact of COVID is that bu...
Nov 09, 2020•36 min•Ep. 87
An Ownership culture is a key differentiator between those businesses that are thriving in these virtual times and those that are struggling. Furthermore, high trust cultures where managers are modelling the PERFORM behaviours that we are discussing in this Virtual People & Performance Management series have a key skill prevalent in managers. The ability to coach rather than direct performance. Indeed, coaching creates accountability and ownership which leads to autonomy, motivation and crea...
Nov 04, 2020•23 min•Ep. 86
