The People Agenda
Real voices. Fresh thinking.
Are you an HR leader grappling with the complexities of HR tech, transformation, or change management?
Listen to The People Agenda podcast (previously the HR on the Offensive) for cutting-edge insights, actionable strategies, and real-world success stories to tackle your biggest HR and Payroll challenges.
In each episode, we dive into the latest trends, expert advice, and practical solutions to help you stay ahead in a rapidly evolving workplace.
Whether you’re looking to drive adoption of new technology, lead organisational change, or simply optimise your HR strategy, you’ll leave every episode with fresh perspectives and tools to take your initiatives to the next level.
Got a great story to tell? If you have insights you’d like to share with our audience about your experience in this space please reach out to us via the form below.
Scroll down to browse our most recent podcasts and subscribe on your favourite listening platform to be first to know when new episodes are released.
Latest episodes
The power of ‘How’ – the role of digital adoption platforms in a post-lockdown world
Chris from LACE Partners talks to Raj Sundarason from WalkMe about the future of digital adoption platforms. Raj talks about the way in which DAPs can improve efficiency and speed up peoples lives. He also explains how digital adoption solutions can turn HR into...
How collaboration tools have changed the landscape – Workplace by Facebook
Chris and Aaron discuss the importance of teamwork tools in keeping workforces connected with Nazir Ul-Ghani, Head of Workplace by Facebook. People have quickly adapted to life during lockdown and how tools that enable online engagement with work colleagues have...
Digital adoption platforms and why they should matter to you
In this week's podcast we spoke to digital adoption expert Lily Oliver about what we mean by 'digital adoption platforms' or DAP. When implementing change in an organisation, one of the biggest challenges you can face is your employees embracing the change and really...
How has the talent management landscape shifted since Covid-19?
What are the biggest challenges that the global coronavirus pandemic has delivered for HR and resourcing teams when it comes to talent management? How are priorities going to need to shift in terms of the skillsets needed by businesses? How much impact will a second...
Your HR platform – have you bought a Ferrari but are riding a bike?
Kerry Nutley, Human Capital Management Strategy Director for Oracle, talks to Chris about how rapid change has driven the need for HR platforms and increased digitisation for HR teams. She highlights the essential impact of adopting technology properly, alongside...
Are your HR team viewed as the ‘HR police’?
How well does your HR team deliver successful diagnosis for its challenges, rather than retrospectively finding solutions? Is your HR function seen as the ‘police’ of your business and what can you do to avoid that? Chris from LACE Partners talks to Steve Othen from...
How can you inspire a culture of innovation within your organisation?
Wendy Muirhead from Ceridian talks about how they strive to drive innovation in their business through the culture that they have developed. As a technology-focused business, the expectation is that Ceridian are innovative in their culture, but how do they achieve...
Your people capabilities – how does HR up its game?
How capable is your HR function? What is stopping your team from reaching your strategic objectives? In 2019, LACE Partners spoke to a series of HRDs as part of the HR on the Offensive whitepaper and to follow on from the findings, Emma Leonis talks about the...
From dissonance to resonance – get employees engaged and ‘in sync’
How do you make the world of work more engaging for your people? How do you bring your workplaces back into sync with better engagement and how can you break down the existing constructs of the workplace to improve the overall efficiency of your business? Chris talks...
How do you keep line managers positive and engaged?
In such a time of uncertainty and both personal and professional challenges, how can HR teams keep their line managers positively engaged, especially when so many are remote managing (possibly for the first time)? Danny Harmer from Aviva and Steph Davies from...
In the Spotlight – Episode 6 – Agile leadership with Stephen Sidebottom and Clare Hayward
What is agile leadership? How do you identify companies that deliver it and what types of characteristics do they have? Stephen Sidebottom and Clare Hayward explore this in the latest edition of 'In the Spotlight,' a HR podcast brought to you by the Guild of HR...
Bringing back furloughed workers: what do you need to know?
What legal considerations do you need to make when bringing back furloughed workers? How much notice do you need to give to inform a furloughed worker of a return date? What can those workers do when on leave and what are the logistics of part-time working? What about...
Interested in featuring as a guest on our podcast? We’d love to hear your story.
Reach out to us and tell us more about it!
