In this week's show, Lucinda talks once more to Mervyn Dinnen, HR and talent trends analyst, author, speaker and renowned tech influencer, about the concept of "The Great Resignation" - what it means for talent management in 2022, and whether it is actually real. Key Takeaways People are finding that there are more resignations out there right now. This seems to have originated in the US. in the UK, it coincided mainly with the end of furlough. Many took second jobs during the lockdown, meaning ...
Jan 24, 2022•39 min•Ep. 145
This week, Lucinda talks to mental health consultant and psychotherapist, Petra Velzeboer, about the practical and relevant topic of how we can create healthy workspaces through bringing our mental health strategy to life via behaviours, leadership and other methods. KEY TAKEAWAYS Toxicity can manifest itself in many ways, such as rules and leadership styles, and can affect how comfortable people are in bringing their full selves to work. Far too often, we only approach mental health issues when...
Jan 17, 2022•37 min•Ep. 144
In this very special New Year's edition of The HR Uprising, Lucinda talks about her personal top ten moments from the podcast in 2021, and presents a special selection of clips to illustrate what an impactful and insightful year 2021 has been. KEY TAKEAWAYS Short term thinking generally comes down to a cultural issue. Many managers, if they have a role to fill, do not have the breadth of knowledge required to make informed decisions. Scientists have proved that we have more chance of being hit b...
Jan 10, 2022•33 min•Ep. 143
This week, Lucinda is joined by clinical psychologists, Jo Burrell and Felicity Baker from Ultimate Resilience, for a timely discussion about resilience, and how we should think about reflection and supervision in terms of maximising our own resilience as HR professionals. KEY TAKEAWAYS HR professionals are often the ones that workforces approach when they experience difficulties, but the support is not always there for the HR professionals themselves. HR professionals are restricted by a certai...
Dec 13, 2021•30 min•Ep. 142
This week, Lucinda is joined by special guest, Jo Owen, the author of 'Smart Work: The Ultimate Handbook for Remote and Hybrid Teams', to talk about this fantastic new resource, as well as why the concept of managers needs to change, and how we can better motivate people through a new way of viewing leadership. KEY TAKEAWAYS We expect managers to motivate their teams, but this is a flawed concept. You cannot tell people to be happy and motivated. These things come from within. Change is more eff...
Dec 06, 2021•45 min•Ep. 141
This week, the focus is upon underperformance, employee relations, and whether or not the new hybrid working environment has meant a shift in these factors. Joining Lucinda to discuss this is Gary Cookson of EPIC HR, who brings his perspective to this fascinating topic. KEY TAKEAWAYS Underperformance was formerly heavily driven by a lack of clarity, fuelled by lack of feedback and a lack of goals and expectations. The new hybrid working world comes with its own new set of contributing factors to...
Nov 29, 2021•50 min•Ep. 140
Lucinda talks to Lisa Tomlinson, the director and founder of the Limelite People Group, for a practical, topical and insightful episode centring on job evaluation, including the ways in which skill sets can affect roles, how benchmarking can help, and why it is beneficial for all to have open and transparent pay systems. KEY TAKEAWAYS People may bring in additional skills that elevate their skill set, and allow them to over-perform in their roles. This is where job evaluation can help to identif...
Nov 22, 2021•35 min•Ep. 139
This week, Lucinda discusses five talent management strategies for a hybrid world in a special show delivered originally as a highly successful webinar, including such topics as why hybrid working could pose a risk when it comes to engagement, and the practical ways you can use to support your business by being more alert to these needs. KEY TAKEAWAYS If we focus upon talent as an attribute that everyone possesses in some way, then we make our organisations far more resilient, and help to secure...
Nov 15, 2021•39 min•Ep. 138
This week, Lucinda is joined by employment lawyer, Vicky Roberts, to discuss the best practices when it comes to conducting an investigation - a practical guide to where to begin, how to proceed, and how to remain compliant at all times. KEY TAKEAWAYS If someone is accused of committing misconduct, the next step would be for a disciplinary hearing. The chairperson on this needs to have a genuine belief, based on reasonable grounds, that misconduct has occurred. We must encourage manager to break...
Nov 08, 2021•36 min•Ep. 137
In this very special edition, Lucinda talks to Ruby Harrison, the 1000th member of the rapidly-growing HR Uprising LinkedIn Group. Ruby is near the beginning of her own journey into the world of HR, and talks to Lucinda today about her pathway into the sector, how collaboration has accelerated her journey, and why she chose to focus on people. KEY TAKEAWAYS HR is a largely collaborative world, in which advice is shared and used to improve business workplaces. It is a sector that grows the more w...
Nov 01, 2021•24 min•Ep. 136
Lucinda is joined by Jennifer McClellan, an HR business partner at Atkins, to discuss a highly topical issue - that of supporting working parents, and how failing to do so can negatively impact our organisations and our business sector as a whole. KEY TAKEAWAYS Supporting women returning from maternity leave is crucial in order to help workplaces attain the right gender balance. If we are losing people after this leave, then we not only lose the skills, but also dilute the diversity of our organ...
Oct 24, 2021•42 min•Ep. 135
Lucinda discusses the 360 feedback programme - its benefits and the way they work - and offers a partial guide to how you can roll this system out within your own organisation. KEY TAKEAWAYS 360 feedback is defined as a skill and behavioural development tool - one for self-awareness. The feedback generally comes in the form of a report using graphical and descriptive feedback. When setting up for feedback, we must ensure that responses are anonymised as much as possible. Anonymity engenders hone...
Oct 17, 2021•40 min•Ep. 134
This week, Lucinda is joined by Cathie Donaldson, a specialist in people, culture and leadership development, and Nicki Eyre, an anti-bullying advocate, consultant, coach and trainer, to discuss the ways in which we as professionals should approach and tackle the thorny subject of workplace bullying. KEY TAKEAWAYS Workplace bullying can impact many areas of business, including performance, engagement and inclusion. It slowly gnaws away at the culture we seek to instil. Bullying is hard to define...
Oct 10, 2021•51 min•Ep. 133
Lucinda is in conversation with Lyn Rees of Yourgene Health, to discuss HR from a CEO's perspective - what it is they're looking for in particular, the importance of culture at the heart of any business, and why people must come first. KEY TAKEAWAYS Business plans and products are essential, but equally so are the right people and the right culture in an organisation. We must seek to create a culture that allows people to thrive, that encourages honesty, which embeds creativity, and allows for a...
Oct 03, 2021•40 min•Ep. 132
This week, Lucinda discusses the ways in which we can improve diversity and inclusion within our organisations in practical ways, and the steps we can take in order to establish a more measured approach to effecting real change. KEY TAKEAWAYS We must examine the culture that our organisations hold dear. Are our policies merely paying lip service, or do they aim to create lasting change? Events such as holidays and celebrations need to embrace a far more holistic overview, taking into account man...
Sep 26, 2021•21 min•Ep. 131
This week, Lucinda is joined by VP of Diversity and Inclusion at Workforce Logiq, William T Rolack, for a timely discussion centring around inclusion - the strategies that William himself has devised throughout his incredible career that have allowed him to bring a richness in diversity to not just the internal workings of an organisation, but also in dealing with external clients. KEY TAKEAWAYS Talent and diversity intersect is a case of answering the age old question: how do we know, as talent...
Sep 19, 2021•54 min•Ep. 130
Lucinda focusses upon the topics of diversity and inclusion, looking at the business case you may wish to build, why it matters, how it can positively impact your business, and examining the ways in which you can get people on board in your own organisations. KEY TAKEAWAYS When making the case for diversity and inclusion in any organisation, a crucial factor is to ensure that we have senior management sponsorship. Celebrating and valuing differences among us is the first step in being more inclu...
Sep 12, 2021•23 min•Ep. 129
This week, Lucinda talks to Rameez Kaleem, the founder of 3R Strategy, and one of the country's most respected voices in equal pay, career and pay progression, about pay transparency, - why it is often misunderstood and the incentives surrounding it. KEY TAKEAWAYS Pay transparency, especially in the media, is often discusses in binary terms. It is usually very secretive, or talked about explicitly. Real pay transparency is about giving people context. Pay transparency should be built upon explan...
Sep 05, 2021•37 min•Ep. 128
This week, Lucinda is joined by employment lawyer, Vicky Roberts, for a conversation about the new world of work, and how the landscape has changed in the wake of new hybrid ways of working, with a particular focus on how we should be handling the suddenly-widespread phenomenon of flexible working requests. KEY TAKEAWAYS Certainly, the question of flexible working and how best to implement it, is one that the world is suddenly joining. The main issue seems to be whether or not to rely on existin...
Aug 22, 2021•31 min•Ep. 127
This week, Lucinda is joined by international best-selling author, Dr Beverley Kaye, for a conversation focussing upon employee engagement, retention, and how to take a different approach to not just retaining employees, but ensuring they remain engaged. Key Takeaways Sometimes we "love" our staff, and we lose them. But it is far worse to lose them, and they have them remain in the organisation. Certainly, our people should not always be so hasty to entirely exit an organisation if they want som...
Aug 15, 2021•28 min•Ep. 126
In this week's edition of the "HR's Role In…" series, Lucinda talks to Katy McMinn, the founder of Task HR, and co-founder of HR Independents, about the process of managing grievances - what exactly is HR's role in the process, and how we can remain compliant and balanced throughout. Key Takeaways Indeed, disciplinaries and grievances are not the same, and should not be treated as such. Grievances are about providing employees with a formal route to voice issues they may have with the workplace....
Aug 08, 2021•38 min•Ep. 125
This episode, Lucinda talks to award-winning author, management consultant, keynote speaker, and executive educator, Mario Moussa. In his new book, 'The Culture Puzzle: Find the Solution, Energize Your Organization', Mario describes a step-by-step process for creating sustainable business cultures. Mario joins Lucinda to discuss his process, and to explain why redesigning culture should be at the forefront of every organisation's thinking, going forward. Key Takeaways Many think culture remains ...
Aug 01, 2021•36 min•Ep. 124
This week, Lucinda talks to HR advocate and co-founder of HR Independents, Ruth Cornish, about the challenges that HR professionals face when it comes to disciplinary hearings, and how to ensure that we remain compliant at all times in order to secure fair and balanced outcomes. Key Takeaways Always follow ACAS's guidelines whenever organisations do not have their own set structures and rulebooks, when it comes to disciplinaries. Always make sure that all parties are aware of the disciplinary po...
Jul 25, 2021•33 min•Ep. 123
In this episode, Lucinda talks to Dr Georgi Toma, the founder of Heart & Brain Works, dedicated to helping organisations improve employee wellbeing. Dr Toma talks about her research surrounding the wellbeing protocol, and the highly practical takeaways you can use in your own organisation. Key Takeaways We often make the mistake of believing that we can push through and work harder, while still retaining the same levels of ability and efficiency. However, we must take time to recharge. Addit...
Jul 18, 2021•52 min•Ep. 122
In this episode, Lucinda talks to Mary Asante from HR Independents, about the role that HR plays in effective data protection, the guidance you need when it comes to GDPR compliance, and why it matters so much when it comes to your business's reputation and credibility. KEY TAKEAWAYS Data security is about protecting valuable information from unauthorised access, preserving the integrity of the data and ensuring that the data is available to authorised users when needed. As a consultant, data br...
Jul 11, 2021•47 min•Ep. 121
This week, Lucinda presents an easy to digest guide that'll dynamically improve your hybrid working plans in this new working landscape - ten steps to successful hybrid working with the themes and elements you should try to consider. KEY TAKEAWAYS Collaboration technology and different communication platforms can sometimes present a barrier for people who may be used to one type of interaction. This learning curve between platforms must be taken into consideration. High trust cultures are direct...
Jul 04, 2021•24 min•Ep. 120
In this week's edition of the "HR's Role In..." series, Lucinda talks to Katy McMinn, the founder of Task HR, and co-founder of HR Independents, about why it's so important to get recruitment right as an HR professional, how culture can play a crucial part in the process, and the essential tools and strategies we should always keep at our disposal. KEY TAKEAWAYS HR should always make sure that recruitment for any organisation is successful. Getting it wrong can be costly in terms of time and mon...
Jun 27, 2021•42 min•Ep. 119
This week, Lucinda is in conversation with Sarah Trowell, Senior People & Culture Partner at Seven Investment Management LLP (7IM), about her award-winning cultural transformation program, her career journey so far, and the innovative practices being used at 7IM in order to create impactful cultural change. KEY TAKEAWAYS There are always things to learn in the HR space. There are always ways in which we can improve and innovate, which makes the sector extraordinarily exciting. The five year ...
Jun 20, 2021•39 min•Ep. 118
This week, Lucinda talks about the tricky subject of IR35, the Intermediaries Legislation that was introduced by HMRC as a measure to ensure that everyone pays their fair share of tax. Mary and Lucinda talk about HR's increasing role when it comes to IR35, how it affects different sectors and areas of business, and the ways in which we can remain compliant. KEY TAKEAWAYS The key targets of HMRC's TAAR (Targeted Anti-Avoidance Rule) are: IT Sector Media and broadcasting Umbrella Companies Interme...
Jun 13, 2021•25 min•Ep. 117
Welcome to a very special episode - the 2nd Birthday Special - as Lucinda looks back over some of the highlights of the show, in which some amazing guests have shared their insights, tips, advice and guidance, allowing us all to become better and more effective professionals as a result. Join Lucinda for a trip back in time then, as she presents some true gems among the collection, as well as some of the most popular topics covered. Key Takeaways Certainly, great leaders are the ones who see tal...
Jun 06, 2021•30 min•Ep. 116
