The Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the news
Fresh thinking about work, leadership, culture and well-being with authors and industry expert, Blaire Palmer. Don't you sometimes wish you had the opportunity to sit with leaders in the HR world and just pick their brain? What's the new thinking in their area of expertise? How are they solving problems that you're facing in your business? What do they think you should be thinking about?In this show Blaire Palmer draws on more than 20 years of her own experience as a leadership and organisational culture authority and speaks to other experts in the field about their work, the solutions they are finding to today's challenges and their advice for all of us in the field of People and potential. Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss the latest news and conversation!
Episodes
22 episodes
Hima Vaghani: Tapping the power of diversity!
Hi and welcome to the last show of Season 2 of The Human Revolutionaries Show! I'm taking a break over the summer and lining up some amazing new interviews for Season 3. But we're going out with a bang. Hima Vaghani is a tho...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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42:28
Laura Overton: Rethinking our thinking in HR
Hello and welcome back!This week's podcast guest is Laura Overton. Laura and I have both been judges for the HR Zone Culture Pioneers programme for a few years now and got to know each other a bit better earlier in the year when we both...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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44:37
Kirsty Duck: Throwing performance management out of the window!
Hi and welcome back to the show. On this week's episode I'm talking to Kirsty Duck, HR expert at Face2Face HR. When I asked her what she wanted to talk about she said "Appraisals" which was a surprise since hardly anyone wants t...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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53:45
Butch Fazal: Gaining the Middle Ground
Hi and welcome back!Working with the FA over the last year has been an eye-opening experience. I'm no football expert (by any means) but luckily they aren't expecting me to be. Instead, together, we are working to create an...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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57:04
Ginny Baillie: Declaring a Meetings Emergency
One of the first things this week's guest, Ginny Baillie, says is how hard it is for leaders to do nothing. It's comforting to be busy, to attend every meeting, to be the expert, to be the decision-maker, the one with the strong opinion...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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35:58
Kirsty Lynagh: Architect and Anthropologist
With the Great Resignation post-pandemic, many people are embarking on new roles. I've coached a lot of leaders in the weeks before they start a new job, helping them think about what they stand for in their new role, how to 'land'...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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51:02
Phil Quinnan: Shaping the future
I love wide ranging conversations about the future of work and these are always the sorts of conversations I have with today's guest on the show. I normally wish I was recording as I feel so many people would enjoy being part of our chats...and...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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52:23
Fudia Smartt - Employment law, intersectionality and the future of work
Hello and welcome to season 2 of The Human Revolutionaries Show!I've missed you!This season I've set up a whole bunch of interviews (well, conversations really) with people who inspire me with their thinking about the future of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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55:45
Bumble shuts down for a week to give staff a break. Should you follow?
Hi and welcome back to the show. Dating app, Bumble, has joined companies like LinkedIn and Hootsuite shutting down for a few days to give employees a proper break from work. On today's show Natasha and Blaire talk about -
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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42:25
13. Are long hours killing us?
Hello and welcome back!Please do subscribe, leave a review and share this podcast with your colleagues. That means more people know about it and can get involved in the conversation!This week we are talking about presenteeism. M...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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52:21
12. BrewDog under fire from former employees
Hi and welcome back to the show!This week we talk about a breaking news story relating to cool, punky beer company BrewDog. A letter from ex-BrewDog staff alleges a culture of fear, a cult of personality and a toxic attitude tow...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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33:05
11. One in four want to leave their job. What should we do about that?
Hello and welcome back to the show!This week we've got two meaty topics - new research from the USA which suggests 1 in 4 people want to leave their job post-pandemic, and research which confirms that women are taking the brunt of the '...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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42:24
10. NDAs and PTSD at work - what should HR do?
Welcome back to the show!This week we dive in to the thorny issue of PTSD at work and the role of NDAs and disclaimers inspired by a story about a former Facebook moderator who has been giving evidence about her experiences. We ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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31:19
9. How open should we be about salaries?
Hi and welcome back to the show!This week we are talking salary transparency. More and more companies are opening up about how much their employees are paid and some are getting the staff themselves involved in setting salaries....
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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30:57
8. Should companies have Spiritual Consultants?
Hello and welcome back to the show!This week we are talking about the rise of a new kind of corporate consultants who are claiming to help with the spiritual well-being and spiritual awareness of employees. So is work, as one Gu...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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32:40
7. How do we feel about the 'Stay At Home Mum" job title on LinkedIn?
Welcome to the show!On this week's episode we're talking about the new Stay-At-Home-Mum (or Dad) job title on LinkedIn. Overall we think it's a Good Thing but with some caveats. We also get on to whether there is something funda...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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32:00
6. 100 hours a week and a snack box to make up for it!
Welcome back to The Human Revolutionaries Show!Yup, it's Goldman Sachs again. We don't meant to keep talking about them but if they want us to stop they will have to stay out of the news for a few weeks!This time we are talking ...
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36:41
5. Prince Harry, BetterUp and "Should everyone have a coach?"
Welcome to The Human Revolutionaries Show!This week the royals are giving us more food for thought with the announcement that Prince Harry is taking a role with US Coaching and Mental Health company, BetterUp. We are talking abo...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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29:39
4. How should you react if a colleague tells you they've had suicidal thoughts? Lessons from Piers Morgan and Meghan Markle
Oprah Winfrey's interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made plenty of headlines. But it was the reaction of morning VT host, Piers Morgan, which took things to a whole other level. Morgan walked off his show when he was criticise...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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33:25
3. Boris says we all want to go back to the office. Is he right?
Hello and welcome back to The Human Revolutionaries Show. With weeks left before companies start their new normal - whether that is pure WFH, all back to the office or something in between, The British Prime Minister has come out saying...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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32:40
2. Should we scrap HR? A CEO says he doesn't need HR in his business...do you agree?
Hello and welcome back to the show!In this week's episode we are talking about the CEO of Octopus Energy and his claim that he doesn't need HR in the business. When you heard this what was your reaction? Did you bristle at the i...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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31:31
1. The boss has outdated views. What would you do?
A senior leader says something which offends your employees and it gets out to the press. How does this happen and what would you do if it happened in your organisation? That's what happened at KPMG this month. UK Chair and seni...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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26:59