Episodes
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Interview: Karl Burnett (VP Human Resources, A+E Networks)
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
In this podcast Karen talks to Karl Burnett, VP of HR at A+E Networks about some of the great HR initiatives that helped A+E win the award for ‘Best place to work in TV’ in 2018.
A+E Networks UK is a joint venture between Hearst and Sky and a leading media network reaching 60 million homes across 100 countries. Known for award-winning factual and entertainment content they have been entertaining and inspiring audiences for over 20 years and currently partner with over 360 operators broadcasting throughout the Nordics, Benelux, Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Karl joined A+E Networks UK as VP, Human Resources in July 2015. Based in London, Burnett manages Human Resources and Recruitment across all of A+E Networks UK’s territories, including offices in Poland, Denmark, Benelux and South Africa. The business currently employs over 200 people. Burnett joined A+E Networks UK from the BBC, where he held senior HR positions since 2010. Karl served as HR Director for BBC News and Radio, leading an international team of 50 HR professionals. He previously held roles at Nickelodeon UK and Channel 4 Television.
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Karen and Lucy discuss onboarding during lockdown
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Our traditional approaches to onboarding had already been challenged even before the virus hit. Now, lockdown has made the old, classroom style of delivery impossible. In this podcast Karen and Lucy discuss how companies are re-thinking onboarding and achieving the same outcomes – or maybe even better outcomes – as a result of lockdown.
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Interview: Katherine Robinson ( People Director at NHS Blood & Transplant Service)
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
We hear from Katherine, who heads up HR at the NHS Blood and Transplant service, about HR on the front line during the crisis and how these challenging times have offered opportunities to do things differently.
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Caoimhe and Alex talk about a range of innovative approaches at MoneySuperMarket including how they are doing onboarding in different ways such as experimenting with app based solutions.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Interview: Nebel Crowhurst (Director of HR & Communications at Roche)
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
In this interview Nebel shares how she uses ‘agile hr’ as well as some great innovations in performance management and employee engagement from her period at fashion retailer River Island.
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Karen and Lucy discuss new learning & development trends
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Interview: Colleen Fuller (Former Head Of Talent & Employee Experience, Vistaprint)
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
On this podcast, Lucy is joined by Colleen Fuller, Chief People Officer at Salsify.
Previously Colleen was the Head of Talent and Employee Experience at Vistaprint and on this podcast she talks to Lucy about how they adopted Agile principles within HR while redefining their purpose within the organisation.
A great example of how ‘Employee Experience’ is based at the heart of the Vistaprint transformation.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Karen & Lucy discuss new employment policy trends
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Join Lucy and Karen of Disruptive HR as they discuss how employment policies can be designed in new ways. They explore what moving to a more ‘adult to adult’ approach means in practice and how HR can begin to get rid of their role of ‘compliance officer’
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Interview: Dik Veenman (The Right Conversation)
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Conversations over HR process is almost always better. In this podcast, conversations expert Dik Veenman tells us how to do them well.
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Interview: the Co-Op. Building Leadership Capability
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Claire Camara and Clare Fogden from The Coop share how they are building leadership capability in new ways including focusing on the behaviours they need in the future, taking out tired processes and changing the ways leaders are chosen.