Tomorrow's People

Perry Timms dives into a discussion around work with Barry McNeill, Managing Director of Work Extraordinary. Together, they chat through how the current world of work may be broken, and the ways we need to rethink it with greater intention. 

Host Perry Timms sits down with Agné Chmyznikova on the journeys that lead HR professionals into their passions. They discuss the world of learning, career experience and what it means to be a professional in the digital age. 

What does the future of work look like for tomorrow’s people? Perry has a chat with Arko Van Brakel, a leading thinker on entrepreneurialism, to talk about the lessons that HR can take with them back to their organisations. 

Karen Dobres is the Co-Owner of Lewes FC — the first gender-equal football club in the world. She sat down with Perry to talk about building communities and the lessons that organisations can take with them to build a high-performing culture.

In this episode, Dr. Paul Taylor-Pitt joins Perry to talk through the exciting world of organisational development, exploring the world of systems and how organisations can create more dynamic conditions for their workforces. 

Estelle Hollingsworth is the Chief People Officer at Virgin Atlantic. How do you go from tumultuous times to a position of moving from strength to strength? Estelle and Perry discuss how Virgin Atlantic weathered the pandemic, and came out stronger, by focusing on people.

Rob Neil OBE, Director at Krystal Alliance, is a distinguished and leading thinker on the topic of inclusion, belonging and culture change at work. Perry and him chat around the latest developments in the world of DEIB and separate the facts from the fiction.

How do you design your processes around hearing and amplifying the voice of your workforce? Robert Ordever and Dr. Alex Lovell sit down with Perry to dive into the data and sketch out their vision for the future of employee purpose at work.

How do you make space to make wiser choices? Megan Reitz, Founder of Reitz Consulting and Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School (University of Oxford), joins Perry to discuss the ideas of mindfulness and a new concept of ‘spaciousness’ that could forever change how we work. 

Host Perry Timms sits down with Bertie Tonks, Chief People Officer at Collins and the #1 Most Influential HR Practitioner 2023, to talk about the current challenges faced by HR leaders — particularly around the topic of employee experience and feedback.

Uncover invaluable insights into effective leadership with Margaret Heffernan, a renowned author and expert on the dynamics of power and influence. Join her and Host Perry Timms navigate challenging situations to cultivate a culture of success.

Host Perry Timms embarks on a thought-provoking journey into the realm of diversity with Atif Choudhury, shedding light on the importance of embracing differences and fostering inclusive workplaces and communities.

Tomorrow's People is back for a new season! In the first episode of season two, Host Perry Timms sits down with Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic to talk about the evolving world of artificial intelligence and what it means both for employees and organisations.

Innovation drives how we work. Jaideep Prabhu is a professor at the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge whose work revolves around “frugal innovation.” Him and Perry chat about what that means and how it finds its place at work.

What is the future of corporate social responsibility and environmental, social and governance systems? Eva Morales is at the forefront of that research and those discussions. Perry sits down with her to speak about the future of sustainability at work.

In this episode, Perry chats with analyst, writer, author, commentator and podcaster Mervyn Dinnen on the complexities of hiring, the role analysts can play in HR and how organisations too often fumble “the digital talent relay” when hiring.

Sharon Tan is a Partner in the Employment department at Mishcon de Reya. Perry sits down with her to discuss burgeoning legal topics in the workplace and all of the events that got us to where we are today.

Emma Parry is a Professor of Human Resource Management at Cranfield School of Management. Perry chats with her on the latest trends emerging in the world of work, and if the data backs up the stories we tell ourselves. 

Perry welcomes Jim Knight, Member of the House of Lords, to speak about a variety of topics related to the economy, the roles of teachers and learning and what lies ahead in the future of work.

As the Founder and CEO of Learnerbly, Rajeeb Dey is at the forefront of understanding how employees learn and why they learn. Perry explores with Rajeeb the value of curated learning experiences.

As a Chief People Officer, VP of People and Head of People, Milly Richardson has seen the reality of HR in UK SMEs. Perry sits down to dive into her top tips for pushing a ‘people agenda’.

Perry sits down with Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at the London Business School. Together, they discuss Alex’s work into the data that drives purpose at work.

Frank Douglas is the CEO at Caerus Executive and one of the UK’s top 10 “HR Thinkers”. In this episode, he and Perry dive deep into what makes a truly ‘enlightened’ organisation. 

Perry speaks with Chris Shambrook, a Group Performance Director and former sports psychologist for the British rowing team on the brilliance of “acceptable failure”. 

In a special live episode, Perry hits the stage with Michelle Clark, Executive Director of Diversity and Talent at The Children’s Society. They delve into the vital role of people experience.

Perry chats with Sunday Times bestseller and host of Eat Sleep Work Repeat, Bruce Daisley. They speak on culture at employers like Google and Twitter – and finding 'purpose' in work.

In our debut episode, Perry sits down with Hung Lee, Founder of Recruiting Brainfood. They discuss what is shaping and changing the world of talent acquisition.

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In each episode, Perry Timms speaks with the working world’s great thinkers, innovators, curators and tacticians, with topics from talent to innovation to Leadership.  The discussions help uncover the many dimensions of what we call ‘work’ – and how we should think about it.  

This short teaser episode features clips from our first 3 guests: Hung Lee, Bruce Daisley and Michelle Clark.