CIPD
Episodes
Podcast 166: Leading from the heart: making an impact through soft skills
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the last year or so there has been growing debate and conversation around the benefits of soft skills in the workplace and the essential or core sk...
Podcast 165: Evidence-based L&D - learning cultures
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have the right learning culture to nurture your people? What are the tell-tale signs you have developed a strong environment for learning in yo...
Podcast 164: The true cost of post-Brexit recruitment
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Due to the challenges of the global coronavirus pandemic, many organisations feel unprepared for incoming immigration changes brought about by Brexit....
Podcast 163: Managing alcohol and drug misuse - a wellbeing or discipline issue?
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Over a quarter of people say their alcohol consumption has increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions. Yet recent CIPD re...
Podcast 162: Workforce monitoring – how far is too far?
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Few would argue against the beneficial role technology has played as an enabler of work, especially now, as we continue to face disruption to both wor...
Podcast 161: Challenging systemic racism in the workplace
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The global Black Lives Matter movement has shone a stark spotlight on the need for society and organisations to stop, reflect and acknowledge where th...
Podcast 160: Shifting the perception of workplace conflict
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conflict is an inevitable part of human interaction. At a time when it’s crucial we come together and strengthen our relationships, albeit virtually...
Podcast 159: Managing the well-being of remote workers
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Before coronavirus struck, mental-ill health was the number one cause of long-term sickness absence among UK workers. Current lockdown restrictions ar...
Podcast 158: Business Survival In The Age Of COVID - 19
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have heard many times before that we are operating in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world and few would argue that current de...
Podcast 157: Handling Organisation Development Effectively
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Traditional organisation development [OD] skills are becoming increasingly embedded within the DNA across all aspects of people profession today – t...
Podcast 156: Hiding in plain sight: carers in the workplace
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are currently 5 million workers in the UK (1 in 7 of the workforce) juggling work with care responsibilities. That number is set to increase. Wo...
Podcast 155: Look ahead - key business challenges 2020
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A new year presents new challenges, but what are the key business issues your organisation should prepare for? From providing support and stability to...
Podcast 154: Critical Thinking
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Critical thinking is a key skill for HR and all people professionals - it is the ability think well and to critically reflect on the ideas, opinions a...
Podcast 153: Learning In The Flow Of Work
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The concept of “learning in-the-flow of work”, coined by Josh Bersin, is a simple notion; learners can access learning at their point of need in t...
Podcast 152: Neurodiversity - a vital aspect of workplace inclusion
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Neurodiversity refers to the fact that all our brains function differently. In the workplace it’s an essential area of diversity and inclusion that ...
Podcast 151: Executive Pay and the Psychology of Motivation
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
All listed companies in the UK with more than 250 people must now report the ratio between their CEO pay and the median pay of their employees. But wi...
Podcast 150: Workforce Planning
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Many organisations still shy away from this important combined business practice and HR led strategy as it can appear to be too complicated a task. T...
Podcast 149: Creating Ethical Workplaces
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we explore how organisations can support ethical behaviour at work through their people management practices, job design, and through ...
Podcast 148: Evidence-Based Practice for HR
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fads, anecdotes, fake news and gut instinct aren't reliable tools for HR practitioners. In this episode we explore evidence-based practice, and discus...
Podcast 147: Menopause - the Ultimate Taboo
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Women over the age of 50 are the fastest growing segment of the workforce, and most will go through the menopause transition during their working live...
Podcast 146: Future of Flexible Working
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Flexible working includes various working arrangements such as part time, flexitime, compressed hours and working from home to name but a few. With UK...
Podcast 145: Handling Harassment - Are You Getting it Right?
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The past few years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of high profile bullying and harassment claims across industries and sectors, from dail...
Podcast 144: Trust
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s business landscape, as new scandals occur with increasing regularity, the concepts of trust and reputation are growing ever greater in im...
Podcast 143: Adopting Agility
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The world of business is becoming increasingly complex and as a result businesses themselves are adding complexity to their structures, processes and ...
Podcast 142: Are robots stealing our jobs?
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Robots aren’t taking over our jobs just yet, but automation is already augmenting many roles. Much of the current discussion on how new technology s...
Podcast 141: Integrating HR and L&D
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As the people profession evolves to meet the needs of a changing business landscape, HR and L&D teams are becoming far more integrated throughout thei...
Podcast 140: Driving Performance with L&D
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the changing context of work, performance and productivity are key considerations for organisations of every size. Today’s L&D teams play a vital...
Podcast 139: Self-directed learning
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Self-directed learning is nothing new. As early as 1840, self-development has been celebrated and today, with the rise of new technologies and social ...
Podcast 138: A new dawn for OD
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The practice of organisational design and development is changing and its profile is growing in the world of work and HR. Organisations are looking t...
Podcast 137: Why is it so hard to talk about BAME?
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The business and ethical case for diversity is clear and well established and today we’re seeing notable progress on gender. However, research shows...
Podcast 136: Unconscious Bias
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Recruitment is a fundamental process for every organisation. Get it right and it can strengthen company culture, improve productivity and performance,...
Podcast 135: The engagement myth
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What is the connection between productivity and engagement? It’s a key question for organisations and much debated in the HR community. Do engaged e...
Podcast 134: Does corporate governance need fresh thinking?
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There’s not a week that goes by where the spotlight isn't being shone on corporate governance, from the collapse of Carillion to sexual harassment a...
Podcast 133: Cyber security: recruitment fraud
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of our cyber security double-bill, we take a closer look at an area of increasing concern: recruitment fraud. Between September 201...
Podcast 132: Look Ahead 2018
01 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The past twelve months have seen enormous changes in the social, political and economic landscapes: new policies and changing market conditions; new w...
Podcast 131: Cyber security - is it a people issue?
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest challenges for any organisation is managing risk and for HR professionals, their people are at the heart of creating a secure organ...
Podcast 130: Strength in numbers: what's new in performance management
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past year the issue of performance management has been much debated, largely owing to several high-profile organisations publically abolishin...
Podcast 129: Ethics: a leadership imperative
03 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Businesses today are experiencing growing levels of distrust and disillusionment both internally and externally. Fuelled by high-profile stories of fr...
Podcast 128: Coaching - It's a culture thing
05 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past twelve months performance management practices have come under close scrutiny with some high-profile organisations including Deloitte an...
Podcast 127: Loving the Levy - will apprenticeships solve the skills shortage?
04 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In April this year the new Apprenticeship Levy came into effect, which means for the first time business with pay bills of over 3 million have to cont...
Podcast 126: Learning to learn - a new take on Senge's learning organisation
06 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In his best-selling book, The Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge outlines the concept of the ‘learning organisation’. These organisations would be agil...
Podcast 125: HR tech revolution - friend or foe
02 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The world of work is changing fast and technology is changing even faster. Research suggests that in the next 20 years at least 35% of the current job...
Podcast 124: Gender pay reporting
04 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This April new legislation comes into effect that requires organisations of more than 250 employees to gather data and report publically on their gend...
Podcast 123: Social Learning
07 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Increasingly organisations are seeing learning not in terms of isolated interventions, but rather as the ongoing transfer of knowledge that comes thro...
Podcast 122: Behavioural Science
02 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Interest in behavioural science has risen significantly over the past decade with industries as diverse as finance, energy and media, using its insigh...
Podcast 121: LookAhead 2017
03 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
2016 has been a year of change and upheaval socially, politically and economically. From the National Living Wage and the Apprenticeship Levy to Brexi...
Podcast 116: Part 2 - Shared Leave Update
20 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We catch up with Ksenia and baby Maya to see how they’re enjoying the first few months of Ksenia and Ryan’s shared parental leave plan. We find ou...
Podcast 119: Trade Unions
28 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
2016 has been quite a year for trade unions and employee relations. Teachers, junior doctors, train drivers and London underground staff have all vote...
Podcast 118: Future of Talent in Singapore
04 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we’ll be talking to Foo Chek Wee, Regional HR Director at Zalora, Clarence Hoe, Group Director, Human Resource Group, International ...
Podcast 117: Future L&D
06 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we hear from Andy Lancaster, Head of L&D Content, CIPD and Nicola Josephs, Senior Executive Advisor, CEB on the challenges and opportu...
Podcast 116: Shared parental leave
01 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat with mum-to-be Ksenia Zheltoukhova, research advisor at CIPD, and her partner Ryan McKelvey about their decision to take advan...
Podcast 115: Narrative Reporting
04 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the launch event for new research from the Valuing your Talent initiative, this episode explores why companies should be interested in mea...
Podcast 114: Training Line Managers
07 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Mark Cole, Head of L&D at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation, Catherine Noel, L&D Manager at Cannon and Jennifer Wrigley, L&D Manager at Discovery...
Podcast 113: Wearable Technology
03 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast 113: Wearable Technology by CIPD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Podcast 112: Interview with Scott Durairaj (Bonus)
26 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast 112: Interview with Scott Durairaj (Bonus) by CIPD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Podcast 112: Interview with Liz Bingham (Bonus)
19 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Bingham, a Partner in People Advisory services at EY, describes how her career flourished after a supportive boss encouraged her to come out at wo...
Podcast 112: LGBT+ issues in the workplace
04 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Gay, lesbian and trans people talk about their work, their colleagues, disclosure, language and why there’s no such thing as the LGBT community. Our...
Podcast 110: Resilience
12 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast 110: Resilience by CIPD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Podcast 109: Looking ahead to 2016
11 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our first podcast episode of 2016! In this episode we ask three leading thinkers to share their predictions for what the next 12 months wil...
Podcast 108: HR and Business Ethics
19 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s business landscape HR professionals are seeking greater business credibility, greater influence and greater impact in their organisations...
Podcast 107: Landing transformational change
28 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As the world of work changes at an ever increasing pace this podcast explores the role HR professionals should play in planning and landing change pro...
Podcast 106: Promoting and supporting good mental health
05 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
CIPD research shows that over two-fifths of organisations have reported an increase in mental health problems in the last 12 months – but rather tha...
Podcast 105: The changing landscape of reward
25 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Research suggests that by 2030 there will be more jobs than people. In this talent-led market, reward strategies will become enormously important in h...
Podcast 104: Boardroom diversity
29 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Kathryn Nawrockyi, Gender Equality Director at Business in the Community, Vilma Nikolaidou, Head of Organisational Development at Tate...
Podcast 103: Aligning L&D With Business Objectives and emerging practices
01 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Recent research shows that just 7% of L&D professionals evaluate the impact of learning initiatives on the wider business but in these uncertain and e...
Podcast 102: Recruitment in SMEs
02 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Recruiting the right people is a challenge faced by every organisation, but SMEs in particular may face more challenges than most. Limited time and re...
Podcast 101: CPD for HR
28 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The world of continuing professional development (CPD) is changing. Organisations and professional institutions are increasingly shifting their emphas...
Podcast 100: Words of wisdom for HR
01 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our 100th podcast! To celebrate this milestone we asked you, our listeners, to take the lead and give us your wise words and views on the HR pr...
Podcast 99: The future of family friendly working
02 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Parents of babies born or adopted on or after 5 April 2015 will be able to take advantage of shared parental leave, one of the biggest family friendly...
Podcast 98: HR's role in business partnerships - part 2
02 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Business partnerships are on the rise, with 25% more organisations setting one up in 2014 than in 2013. This episode follows on from the December epis...
Podcast 97: Look Ahead To 2015
17 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first podcast for 2015! In this podcast Chief Executive Peter Cheese explains the key themes the CIPD will be focusing on in the coming...
Podcast 96: HR's role in business partnerships - part 1
28 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
As the nature of organisations changes to become less insular and more networked, strategic business partnerships are on the rise and HR’s role in t...
Podcast 95: Building the best team
29 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast explores the tricky business of team creation and discusses the role and contribution of evolving technology, the importance of communica...
Podcast 94: The impact of EU migrant labour on the UK workforce
16 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we discuss the impact of increasing numbers of migrant workers on the UK workforce and in particular the effect that this is having on...
Podcast 93: CEO Pay
01 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Sandy Pepper, Professor of Management Practice at LSE, Deborah Hargreaves, Director of the High Pay Centre and Mark Childs, Managing D...
Podcast 92: What we're about - keeping true to your business's founding principles
25 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
While your business is small, the founder can personally interact with the employees and convey the core vision that they have for the organisation. A...
Podcast 91: The current and future pensions landscape
03 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we speak to Pensions Minister Steve Webb about how the pensions landscape has been changing, with the implementation of auto-enrolment...
Podcast 90: What neuroscience tells us about insight, intuition and creativity
02 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we explore the work of Professor Eugene Sadler-Smith, who researches and writes on insight, intuition and creativity. Hosted on Acast....
Podcast 89: Rethinking staff inductions
31 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Most people have a story of a poor or badly-organised introduction to a workplace. As the beginning of an employee’s relationship with their new emp...
Podcast 88: Thinking strategically about age diversity
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This month we’re looking at how organisations increasingly need to formulate a strategic response to an age-diverse workforce, as working lives get ...
Podcast 87: Barriers to leadership
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Recent CIPD research has revealed that although £3.2 billion is annually invested in training for managers across the UK, 72% of organisations report...
Podcast 86: Look Ahead To 2014
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The CIPD’s Chief Economist kicks off the first CIPD podcast of 2014, with a cautiously optimistic note for the next 12 months. Mark Beatson tells us...
Podcast 85: Social media: what's the point
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
With new CIPD survey results showing prevailing uncertainty that social media has any role to play in the workplace, we discuss ways in which social a...
Podcast 84: OD: taking the business with you?
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Martin Clarkson, Co-founder and Chairman, The Storytellers, Vilma Nikolaidou, Head of OD, Tate Galleries and Wilson Wong, Senior Resea...
Podcast 83: Pension auto-enrolment: the lessons for SMES
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Neal Blackshire, Benefits and Compensation Manager, McDonald’s, Kendra Osenton, Pensions Policy Manager, BT, and Andy Seed, Director...
Podcast 82: Inspiring the future
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
For this podcast we travelled to a careers fair in north London to speak to some students who are exploring their career options. We also speak to som...
Podcast 81: Changing values and culture in the City
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Simon Lloyd, HR Director of Santander, Simon Thompson, Chief Executive of the Chartered Banker Institute, Andrea Eccles of the City HR...
Podcast 80: Is coaching actually solving problems for organisations?
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Coaching has become the generic solution to a plethora of HR development needs but is it always the right approach and are we using it effectively? Jo...
Podcast 79: Female entrepreneurs
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast two women, Naomi Timperley, Co Director of Enterprise Lab and Director of Social Media Boom and Claire Mason, Founder and Managing Dir...
Podcast 78: Have employers got the skills to employ young people?
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Katerina Rudiger, CIPD's Skills Policy Adviser, Jane Daly, Head of Learning and Development at Marks and Spencer and Elizabeth Eddy, H...
Podcast 77: Analytics: How HR can influence strategy through data
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast CIPD's Chief Executive Peter Cheese. Robert Bolton, Partner, Leader of Global HR Transformation Centre of Excellence, KPMG and Hayley ...
Podcast 76: Maintaining employee engagement through SME growth
27 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Lesley Cotton, HR Director, P&O Ferries, Clive Hutchinson, Company Leader, Cougar Automation, Hazel Stimpson, HR Manager, Harrod UK an...
Podcast 75: The right to request flexible working
26 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Government is discussing changes to the flexible working policy which are likely to take place in 2014. Ben Wilmott, Senior Public Policy Adviser,...
Podcast 74: Interview with Peter Cheese and look ahead to 2013
26 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In uncertain times, everyone is keen to know what lies ahead for the new year. Philippa Lamb interviews Gary Hamel, author academic and speaker, Peter...
Podcast 73: Think, Act, Report
26 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dianah Worman, Public Adviser on Diversity and Inclusion at CIPD, Jo Swinson joint Minister for Women and Equalities (DCMS) and Emplo...
Podcast 72: Implementing effective performance management
26 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Angela Baron, lecturer in HRM at Croydon College, Kate Holt, KPMG, Lesley Ballantyne, Head of Performance Management, John Lewis Partn...
Podcast 71: Career profile - Stephen Dando
26 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is an interview with Stephen Dando about his career progression and the interesting challenges that faced him. Currently at Thomson Reut...
Podcast 70: Pension auto-enrolment: the practicalities
26 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
From October 1st, larger companies will need to comply with pensions auto-enrolment legislation. Dermot Courtier, Group Head of Pensions at Kingfisher...
Podcast 69: Dispute resolution
26 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The controversial Beecroft Report commissioned by David Cameron proposed a radical overhaul of employment law and included a raft of measures intended...
Podcast 67: Innovation and HR
26 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In business, innovation is the catalyst to growth, so what can HR do to grow and sustain a culture that genuinely encourages fresh thinking? CIPD’s ...