TALK HR UK Podcast
By Damien Barnett
Our Mission Statement: Change the way HR connects by sharing knowledge. This is a dedicated HR Leaders Platform in the South East.
TALK HR UK Podcast Oct 13, 2020
TALK HR UK S1 E25 Dan Pullin & Damien | MHWB ft benefits and their part to play
š§TALK HR UK: S1 E25š§ is featuring our guest Daniel Pullin, Principal Health & Wellbeing Consultant from Towergate Health & Protection.Ā
We dive into the world of Mental Health & Wellbeing, the challenges organisations face in the SME space, and how simple step by step measures can help engage your workforce and keep moral high.Ā
We know why Mental Health & Wellbeing is important, but do we now how to implement a sensible strategy?
We discussed:
š„ The common challenges felt for SME's when it comes to trying to support MHWB, and perhaps a lack of resources or tools
š„ benefits and the role they can play towards supporting Mental Health
š„ debated the future landscape of benefits & products they may be offeredĀ
š„ the reaction to the market brought upon the pandemic in the benefits world
TALK HR UK S1 E23 Paula Leach & Damien Barnett | Leadership
š§ A fascinating discussion with Paula Leach, former CPO of FDM a global, listed business within the IT Consultancy world. š§ Ā
Challenging the concept of leadership and management, as we dived into the intrinsic of good leaders and how this can align the business together against their objectives. Ā Ā
āļø What is leadershipĀ
āļø Where do so many go wrongĀ
āļø Create space & allow freedomĀ
āļø 2D career structures and how a 3D structure can workĀ
āļø Accidental Leadership: tenure or technicalĀ
Ā Paula's book has just gone up for pre-order now on Amazon and publication date is 11th February Vantage Point: How to create culture where employees thrive: Amazon.co.uk: Paula Leach: 9781911671008: Books Ā www.vantagepointsconsulting.com
TALK HR UK Season 1, Episode 20 - Sue Evans & Damien Barnett
š§ TALK HR UK S1 EPISODE 20 š§ is now out š„Ā
"Necessity is the mother of implementation" Ā We had the privilege of having Sue Evans Head of HR & Organisational Development Ā at West Sussex County Council as our guest this week. Ā Ā She was hugely honest, passionate and insightful as we discussed a range of topics.Ā
Key highlights from our session below! Ā
ā Sue joined the organisation 2 months before the pandemic, then BAM!Ā
ā Challenges on supporting Mental Health & Wellbeing whilst being remote, but the importance of thisĀ
ā Employee engagement
ā Changing environments, with AGILE workingĀ
ā Managing performance on outcomeĀ
ā Social connection and how to find that when working remotelyĀ
ā Reset plan for West Sussex Council for 2021 and furtherĀ
ā Hiring top talent and building an employer brand Ā We love creating this form of content for the HR Community and the uptake has been brilliant.Ā
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TALK HR UK Season 1, Episode 14 - Richard Miller & Damien Barnett
š§ S1 Ep 14 - The Man, The Myth, The Legend Ā
Richard Miller joins us on the TALK HR UK PODCAST for this Episode as we take a moment to discuss the last 6 months and some of his achievements as a Job Seeker and what I call, become a LinkedIn Influencer. Some of the below are key highlights from this Podcast. Ā Ā
š Candidate ExperienceĀ
š LinkedIn ProfilesĀ
š NetworkingĀ
š 300k views on a single postĀ
š 9k extra connections in the last 6 monthsĀ
š Leads database/sharing file
TALK HR UK Season 1, Episode 11 - Jo McGowan & Damien Barnett
TALK HR UK Podcast Ā Woman within Insurance Ā
For our 11th Episode for Season 1 (crazy how we have done so many now) we had our guest speaker Jo McGowan who is the HR Director for the rapidly growing Insurance business that is First Central.Ā
First Central is changing the way they interact with their customers and it's refreshing to see.Ā
We discussed:Ā
šHow First Central adapted during CovidĀ
šThe challenges Covid brought to a fast growing business (200 hires since March) š±Ā
šThe sector culture changes that we have seenĀ
šWhat is so appealing about the Insurance/FS sectorĀ
šThe lack of Females within Insurance/FSĀ
šWhy there is a shortage of Females in Insurance/FSĀ
šWhat we could do to help drive a positive agenda forward, starting from the Education sector Ā
TALK HR UK Season 1 - Ep 6 - Mastering LinkedIn
A deep dive analysis, between two different recruitment agencies, sharing their expertise to maximise your opportunities on LinkedIn. It can feel like LinkedIn is a complex social media platform reliant on algorithms, but there are simple measures to help yourself.Ā
The discussion covered, Profile Building, Network Growth, Marketing/Content, Notifications and Inbound leads.Ā