TALK HR UK powered by Alexander Lloyd HR Recruitment
TALK HR UK is a podcast powered by Alexander Lloyd, where members of the HR recruitment team talk to HR Leaders based in the South East of the UK about their professional and personal experiences in the HR world. The show shares ideas and concepts currently being delivered across various sectors, aiming to let HR Leaders showcase how HR challenges differ from organisation to organisation.
Episodes
TALK HR UK S2 Episode 19 🎧 Amelia Dowty @ WTW, The Challenges of Being a Transformative TA leader 🎧
Talk HR UK is a Podcast powered by Alexander Lloyd. Members of the HR Recruitment team will be talking to HR Leaders based in the South East of the UK about their professional and personal experiences.Our discussions will detail HR initiatives and industry topics. We will share ideas and concepts that are currently being delivered in a variety of sectors, and aim to allow HR Leaders to showcase ho
TALK HR UK S2 Episode 18 🎧 Luke Smith @Toyota GB, Perfecting Candidate Experience 🎧
Talk HR UK is a Podcast powered by Alexander Lloyd.
Members of the HR Recruitment team will be talking to HR Leaders based in the South East of the UK about their professional and personal experiences.
Our discussions will detail HR initiatives and industry topics. We will share ideas and concepts that are currently being delivered in a variety of sectors, and aim to allow HR Leaders to showcase
TALK HR UK Season 2 Episode 17 🎧 Terri Bailey, Creating High Performing Teams at C-Suite Level 🎧
Talk HR UK is a Podcast powered by Alexander
Lloyd.
Members of the HR Recruitment team will be talking to HR Leaders based in the Southeast of the UK about their professional and personal experiences.
Our discussions will detail HR initiatives and industry
topics.
We will share ideas and concepts that are currently being delivered in a variety of sectors and aim to allow HR Leaders to showca
TALK HR UK Season 2 EPISODE 16 🎧 Bertie Tonks at Collinson, Shaking Up the HR Profession🎧
Talk HR UK is a Video Podcast powered by Alexander Lloyd. Members of the HR Recruitment team will be talking to HR Leaders based in the South East of the UK about their professional and personal experiences.
Our discussions will detail HR initiatives and industry topics. We will share ideas and concepts that are currently being delivered in a variety of sectors, and aim to allow HR Leaders to sho
Season 2 Episode 15 🎧 Gavin Russell from Pepper Moth "Culture Timebomb"
Talk HR UK is a Podcast powered by Alexander Lloyd. Members of the HR Recruitment team will be talking to HR Leaders based in the South East of the UK about their professional and personal experiences.
Our discussions will detail HR initiatives and industry topics. We will share ideas and concepts that are currently being delivered in a variety of sectors, and aim to allow HR Leaders to showcase
Season 2, Episode 14 🎧 James Gordanifar at WTW, "Early Careers Recruitment Post-Pandemic" 🎧
In episode 14, Simon Geere talks to James Gordanifar, Global Head of Early Careers Talent Acquisition at WTW about how early careers recruitment and development has changed since the pandemic.
In the podcast we discuss :
• Pre-pandemic, how we traditionally attracted Early Careers talent to the organisation
• The challenges and obstacles that COVID put in the way
• The tools now being utilised
Season 2, Episode 13 🎧 Steve Woodhouse at Marsh, "Increasing the Capability of Managers" 🎧
In episode 13, Simon Geere talks to Steve Woodhouse, HR Director at Marsh UK and Ireland about the increasing the capability of managers.
In the podcast we discuss :
◼ How the role of the manager and the required skills of a leader have changed with hybrid working over the last 18 months.
◼ New initiatives or processes that Marsh are trying out to help support managers, and the
TALK HR UK S2 E12 🎧 Gavin Russell, Ben Foulkes & Imogen Marsh "Culture & Engagement Panel Q&A" 🎧
This episode follows on as a companion piece to episode 9 recorded with Gavin Russell (why culture and engagement isn't working).
In this second part, Simon Geere asks Gavin Russell (Founder of Peppermoth), Ben Foulkes (Business Psychologist) and Imogen March (HR Director, Executive Coach & NED) a series of questions posed by YOU, the subscribers to Talk HR UK.
Gavin, Ben and Imog
Season 2, Episode 11 🎧 Sam Geis @ KBR , "Creating a Values Based Organisation" 🎧
In episode 11, Simon Geere talks to Sam Geis, VP and People Partner at KBR about the concept of becoming a values based organisation. In the podcast we discuss :
◼ What is a values based organisation?
◼ What organisations are doing in order to behave like a values based organisation.
◼ How HR can help an organisation moved to a values based culture.
◼ The challenges
Season 2, Episode 10 🎧 Carrie Kebble from Thales "Increasing the Visibility of Mental Health First Aid & Wellbeing in a Hybrid Envronment" 🎧
In episode 10, Simon Geere talks to Carrie Kebble, Employee Experience, Wellbeing and Inclusion Partner at Thales about increasing the visibility of mental health first aid and wellbeing in a hybrid environment.
In the podcast we discuss:
• What led Carrie to this newly created role
• How did the strategy for this project come about
• How Carrie pulled the Mental Health
Season 2, Episode 9 🎧 Gavin Russell from Peppermoth "Why our current culture and engagement approach isn’t working, and what to do about it! " 🎧
In episode 9, Simon Geere talks to Gavin Russell, Founder of Peppermoth about why our current culture and engagement approach isn’t working & what to do about it!
In the podcast we discuss :
◼ Why Gavin thinks that current efforts to transform culture and engagement aren't working
◼ The positive impact of HR on culture
◼ How can Chief People Officers and HR Dire
Alexander Lloyd HR Webinar - Employment Law Update March 2022
The Alexander Lloyd HR Recruitment team are delighted to partner again with Andy Knorpel, a Consultant at Synchrony Law, to bring you the first of our webinars in 2022.
On Wednesday 23rd March 2022, Andy will be looking at what he considers to be the most important cases for HR practitioners over the last few months, then provide a short update on the implications of the Government’s recent announ
Season 2, Episode 8 🎧 Natalie Rogers & Susan Sanderson from Unum "Being a Responsible Organisation" 🎧
In episode 8, Simon Geere talks to Natalie Rogers, Chief People Officer and Susan Sanderson, Senior Manager Corporate Sustainability and CSR from Unum about how to become a more responsible organisation and employer.
In the podcast we discuss :
◼ What is a responsible business?
◼ What customers expect from organisations in terms of both responsibility and sustainability?
◼ The impact o
Season 2, Episode 7 🎧 Louise Davies from The Vegan Society "Handling Veganism in the Workplace" 🎧
In episode 7, Simon Geere talks to Louise Davies, CEO from The Vegan Society about how to handle veganism in the workplace.
In the podcast we discuss :
• What it actually means to be vegan.
• Why veganism has become so popular.
• How well UK employers whose products have no obvious direct link to veganism understand the importance of the shift towards plant-based choices.
Alexander Lloyd HR Webinar - Employment Law Update November 2021
Alexander Lloyd’s HR Recruitment Team & Andrew Knorpel from Synchrony Law are pleased to invite you to a webinar on 4th November 2021 at 12pm hosted by Simon Geere.
Once again, Andy will focus on non-pandemic-related aspects of employment practice, including recent Government proposals for new legislation relating to carer’s leave, flexible working and sexual harassment. He will also provide a
Season 2, Episode 6 🎧 Carla Henson from Toyota GB "Employee Experience" 🎧
In episode 6, Simon Geere talks to Carla Henson from Toyota GB about how she helped the organisation to develop an improved employee experience strategy.
In the podcast we discuss :
▪️What is Employee Experience?
▪️How Carla and the HR function started the improvement process
▪️How to involve stakeholders in the business with designing and delivering the concept, and how t
Alexander Lloyd HR Webinar - Employment Law Update June 2021
Alexander Lloyd’s HR Recruitment Team & Andrew Knorpel from Synchrony Law are pleased to invite you to a webinar on 24th June 2021 at 12pm hosted by Simon Geere.
In addition to major cases relating to employment status (which we won’t be covering this time), the tribunals and courts have continued to give their judgments throughout lockdown.
Andrew will therefore be focussi
Season 2, Episode 5 🎧 James Hubbard from Kimberly-Clark "Weaving Diversity & Inclusion into the Organisational Talent Acquisition Strategy" 🎧
In episode 5, Simon Geere talks to James Hubbard, EMEA Talent Acquisition Leader at Kimberly-Clark about how to weave diversity & inclusion into your talent acquisition strategy.
In the podcast we discuss:
▪️How has D & I influenced the recruitment strategy at Kimberly-Clark
▪️How to encourage leaders to have diversity of thought
▪️How to break D & I into manage
Season 2, Episode 4 🎧 Tom Holmwood & Sophie Thornton from Surrey County Council *Driving Continuous Improvement in Talent Acquisition * 🎧
In episode 4 Simon Geere talks to Tom Holmwood and Sophie Thornton from the Recruitment team at Surrey County Council about how positively the team responded to the challenges of 2020, driving the team to improve the employer brand and candidate experience.
Tom & Sophie discuss:
How the recruitment team adjusted to remote working; how processes were changed, and what was learnt
Season 2, Episode 3 🎧 Craig Pattison from Air Partner *Implicit Bias* 🎧
In episode 3 Simon Geere talks to Craig Pattison, Chief People & Technology Officer from Air Partner, a global aviation services organisation. In 2020, Craig made the decision to roll out Implicit Bias training to Air Partner employees. In the podcast, Craig tells Simon:
Why Air Partner decided to deliver implicit bias training
Responding to claims that implicit/unconscious bias train
Season 2, Episode 2 🎧 Martin Mason from Unleashed *Rethinking Talent Management* 🎧
In episode 2 Simon Geere talks to Martin Mason, founder of Unleashed, a Talent and Inclusion consultancy.
Martin discusses:
What’s wrong with the 9 box grid method we’ve all been using.
How organisations can reduce subjectivity in the Talent Management process.
How Talent Management processes can become more inclusive across an organisation.
Why is the next natural su
Season 2, Episode 1 - 🎧 Rich Holgate from Student Beans *HR Services vs. People Services* 🎧
Rich Holgate from Student Beans, a fast growing Marketing & Technology business who work with Google, Dominos & McDonalds to name a few, joins Damien Barnett to discuss...
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘙 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 & 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 (𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥) 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘵!
It is easy to fall into the trap of managing policies and proc
Alexander Lloyd HR Webinar - Employment Law Update & Restrictive Covenants Consultation March 2021
Simon Geere from Alexander Lloyd’s HR Recruitment Team & Rebecca Thornley-Gibson from DMH are pleased to invite you to a webinar on 25th March 2021 at 12pm
Restrictive covenants divide opinion on whether they are necessary and enforceable in employment contracts, but many employers see significant value in using them to protect their business interests.
The debate is about to get more interest
Season 1, Episode 19 - Simon Brown discusses the design & delivery of global HR Shared Services functions
In this episode, Simon Geere talks to Simon Brown, an Interim HR Projects Director and HR Transformation Expert about his experiences in designing and delivering global HR Shared Services Centres.
In the podcast we discuss:
How HR Services / Operations functions will evolve as we start to emerge from the COVID-19 era.
Planning and delivering a global HR Shared Services centre,
Season 1, Episode 18 - Debbie Sanders discusses building a positive Employee Relations environment.
In this episode, Simon Geere talks to Debbie Sanders, an Employee Relations, Industrial Relations, Change and Transformation Consultant.
Debbie has recently set up her own Employee Relations consultancy after a successful career in Employee and Industrial Relations in a number of well-known organisations.
In the podcast we cover:
1. The increase in demand for Employee Relations
Season 1, Episode 17 - Sarah Scannella discusses the benefits of coaching for individuals and organisations.
In this episode, Simon Geere talks to Sarah Scannella, a career coach, change professional and executive coach about her career change from HR Director to starting her own coaching business, and the benefits of coaching at an individual and organisational level.
In the podcast we cover:
Why Sarah switched from HR to coaching.
What skills are required for a successful coach – how Sarah made the tr
Alexander Lloyd HR Webinar - Supporting employee mental health during the pandemic and lockdown.
As the New Year brings new challenges with another lockdown, we bring you the first in a new series of HR webinars.
In our first webinar, we partner with Andy Knorpel, a Consultant at Synchrony Law, and Wendy Ladd, an occupational health specialist practitioner with AWL Occupational Health, who has a particular interest in mental health.
Even before the most recent lockdown was annou
Season 1, Episode 16 - David Shimkus discusses Learning & Development frameworks, and how to embed them.
In this episode, Simon Geere talks to David Shimkus, a Learning & Development professional and Organisational Development Project Manager about the importance of identifying the most suitable L&D framework for your organisation, and the best way to embed the framework.
In the podcast we cover:
· What is a Learning & Development framework?
· What would a Learning &
Season 1, Episode 15 - David Hodges from Thales asks, "How do we solve a problem like experience?"
In this episode, Simon Geere talks to David Hodges, a Head of HR at Thales. David has recently been working on a cross-functional project at Thales that aims to change mindset at an organisational level in the area of experience vs. potential when hiring both internally or externally.
In the podcast we cover:
What David has learnt about how "experience" is used in candidate selection
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Season 1, Episode 14 - Jenny Davidson discusses Company Pensions Schemes and Appointing a Trustee
In this episode, Simon Geere speaks to Jenny Davidson, professional pension trustee and Reward Director at various global organisations including Three, Virgin Atlantic and Dixons Carphone.
Jenny has recently become a Trustee Executive, and discusses why she made this move, alongside a number of key issues affecting company pension schemes in the current landscape.
In the podcast we cover:
Why J
Season 1, Episode 13 - Sally Desborough discusses Mental Health and Wellbeing Initiatives
In this episode, Simon Geere speaks to Sally Desborough, a Mental Health First Aid England Instructor, Consultant and Speaker.
Simon first met Sally when assisting her with her search for a new HR role in 2016. Sally made the decision at the end of 2019 to reboot her career in one of her true areas of passion, Mental Health and Wellbeing. Sally has now set out as a specialist consultant in this in
Season 1, Episode 12 - Gavin Russell from Pepper Moth asks, "Is it time to redesign recruitment?"
In this episode, Simon Geere speaks to Gavin Russell, the founder of Pepper Moth; the HR Change and Innovation Partner, and the author of Transformation Timebomb.
Gavin, a regular on Talk HR UK joined me mid-US presidential election, and he and I discussed the historical view of Talent Acquisition and its requirement to transform, begging the question, "Is it time to redesign recruitment?"
In the
Season 1, Episode 11 - Michelle Clark from The Children's Society discussing Diversity and Inclusion
In this episode, Simon Geere speaks to Michelle Clark, Executive Director of Diversity and Talent at The Children’s Society. Michelle joined The Children’s Society in this new role in April 2020 from Govia Thameslink Railway, where she held a number of senior HR roles including Head of Employee Experience and Engagement, and Head of Organisational Development.
Michelle and I discussed a
Season 1, Episode 10 - Steph South from HSBC discussing Agile HR
In this episode, Simon Geere speaks to Steph South, Global HR Business Partner at HSBC. Steph is an ICAgile Certified Professional for Agility in HR, and I wanted to understand what she has learnt and implemented as a result of this popular approach.
Steph and I discussed a number of topics, including describing the successes that she’s had using Agile at HSBC with the Technology population glob
Season 1, Episode 9 - Frances Marlow from H & T
Talk HR UK is a Podcast powered by Alexander Lloyd. Members of the HR Recruitment team will be talking to HR Leaders based in the South East of the UK about their professional and personal experiences during 2020.
Our discussions will detail what HR professionals are seeking in the industry going forward post COVID-19. We will share ideas and concepts that are currently being delivered in a
Season 1, Episode 8 - Gavin Russell from Pepper Moth
Talk HR UK is a Podcast powered by Alexander Lloyd. Members of the HR Recruitment team will be talking to HR Leaders based in the South East of the UK about their professional and personal experiences during 2020.
Our discussions will detail what HR professionals are seeking in the industry going forward post COVID-19.We will share ideas and concepts that are currently being delivered in a
Season 1, Episode 7 - Ed Johnson from Pushfar Ltd.
Talk HR UK is a Video Podcast powered by Alexander Lloyd. Members of the HR Recruitment team will be talking to HR Leaders based in the South East of the UK about their professional and personal experiences during 2020. We will share ideas and concepts that are currently being delivered in a variety of sectors, and aim to allow HR Leaders to showcase how HR challenges differ from organisation
Season 1, Episode 6 - Hannah Mitchell from Fittleworth Medical Ltd.
In this episode, Simon Geere speaks to Hannah Mitchell, the HR Director for Fittleworth Medical Ltd. who offer a medical products home dispensing and clinical advice service across the UK.
Hannah joined Fittleworth as an HR Advisor in 2012, and has worked hard to develop her career internally, leading to her appointment in her dream role of HR Director in 2018.
We talk to Hannah about the great wo
Season 1, Episode 5 - Peter Waller from Air Navigation Solutions
In this episode, Simon Geere speaks to Peter Waller, the HR Director for Air Navigation Solutions. ANS deliver air traffic control services at some of the world’s busiest airports.
Peter joined ANSL as HR Director in July 2018, not long after ANSL had won the air traffic control services contract at Gatwick Airport.
We take an in-depth look at what happens when Peter joined a relatively new organ
Season 1, Episode 4 - Simon Rickatson from Nelsons
In this episode, Simon Geere speaks to Simon Rickatson, the Group Corporate Services Director for Nelsons, the UK's largest manufacturer of natural healthcare products.
Simon Rickatson has progressed from an HR Director specialism into a Group role, which is still not commonplace. Simon's HR career journey is explored, alongside the following areas:
Maintaining a strong position in
Season 1, Episode 3 - Peter Hogg from Schneider Electric
In this episode of HR Talk UK I catch up with Peter Hogg, Director of Talent Acquisition for Middle East and Africa at Schneider Electric.
I’ve always enjoyed talking to Peter; he’s a very driven leader in the Talent Acquisition arena, and his career ascension demonstrates that moving from a successful “agency recruiter” to a high profile “in-house" Talent Acquisiton Director is achievable if you
Season 1 Episode 2 - Catherine Hooper from G4S
In this podcast, Catherine Hooper talks to us about coping with lockdown whilst stepping up to a new internal HR Director role at G4S.
Catherine discusses:
Keeping the organisation running as lockdown lands
Unifying an entire business unit at G4S and keeping key workers engaged
Conducting a global employee survey
Increasing the spotlight on employee wellbeing
The ongoing challeng
Season 1 Episode 1 - Fiona Potter from E-zec Medical Transport
In this podcast, Fiona Potter talks to us about getting to grips with a new HR Director role in a key-worker organisation providing ambulance transportation for patients to and from a healthcare setting.
Fiona discusses:
keeping the organisation running as lockdown lands
winning a new contract during lockdown and having to recruit 60 staff
inductions for new starters on the front line w
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