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Is This Room Free?

A podcast by: Martin Drake

97 Episodes

Beth Orford - Head of People (Learning to find what roles work best for you and have we evolved from People functions to Capability ones?)
Published 2024-04-03

Welcome to Is This Room Free? In this podcast I will be talking to HR professionals and listening to the stories of their careers. I will be finding out about the journeys they have taken and what they learnt along the way. The purpose is to help others in the profession identify and understand the various paths available and take inspiration from my guest speakers. Whether you are someone who is looking to get that first step on the HR career ladder or an aspiring HR Director, I hope you get value from these conversations.

Is This Room Free?

97 Episodes

Beth Orford - Head of People (Learning to find what roles work best for you and have we evolved from People functions to Capability ones?)

Caroline Oxley - Head of People & Culture (how HR varies in different sizes of business and under different ownership types.... and the nuances of doing TUPE transfers)

Hayley Duckworth - Head of People (The lack of part-time roles and getting through the HR Bingo Card)

Jo Mountney - HR Director (from L&D to HR leader, and putting yourself outside your comfort zone to grow)

Jane Ayrton - Head of L&D (how to build amazing teams, boost your confidence, and using Insights Discovery Profiling)

Daniel Balshaw - HR Transformation Director (incorporating technology to enhance HR teams)

Natalie Ellis - How to position HR credibly and not as the fluffy department, and tailoring your approach to adapt to your customers

Alex Rose - Group Recruitment & Media Manager (how to improve your talent acquisition and hiring wins by adopting a marketing mindset)

Wendy Macartney - Senior HRBP and Coaching Psychologist (bullying & harrassment, picking your own path with conviction, neurodiversity, progressive workplaces, and even meditation... this one has it a

Alison Allen - Why menopause awareness is so key in organisations today

Rachel Wilson Rugelsjoen (Part 2) - What steps you need to take to be doing 'real' HR - a career working strategically, having impact, and adding value

Gemma Ellison - from solicitor to culture & leadership expert (and dealing with all of lifes knocks along the way)

Nicola Coull - from Head of HR to Managing Director (and why doesn't it happen more frequently?)

Dan Wilbeck - from Funeral Director to HR Manager, and dealing with dyslexia along the way

Roisin Williams - The importance of 'Taking a Punt' with job applications, ED&I before it was even called that, and life as a Freelancer

Rebekah Ross - HR Assistant (Changing career from nursing to HR whilst doing a MSc in HRM, getting married, moving house, and having a baby - in just 2 years too!)

Janet Hadley - Director at Choose Sunrise (raising awareness about alcohol safe workplaces)

Rachel Wilson Rugelsjøen - Founder & MD of Level Up HR (working in some of the world's largest businesses and how to become one of the top percentile of HR professionals)

Gemma Isherwood - Global Head of HR (working and living in Holland and then the US but from the UK yet never having worked in HR in your homeland)

Trish Young - Recruitment Manager (there's much more to the job of an internal recruiter than you'd think!)