Talk HR UK is a Video Podcast powered by Alexander Lloyd. Members of the HR Recruitment team will be talking to HR Leaders based in the South East of the UK about their professional and personal experiences. Our discussions will detail HR initiatives and industry topics. We will share ideas and concepts that are currently being delivered in a variety of sectors, and aim to allow HR Leaders to showcase how HR challenges differ from organisation to organisation. In episode 16, Simon Geere talks to Bertie Tonks from Collinson, the most influential HR practitioner in 2023 according to HR Magazine ..read more

Talk HR UK is a Podcast powered by Alexander Lloyd. Members of the HR Recruitment team will be talking to HR Leaders based in the South East of the UK about their professional and personal experiences. Our discussions will detail HR initiatives and industry topics. We will share ideas and concepts that are currently being delivered in a variety of sectors, and aim to allow HR Leaders to showcase how HR challenges differ from organisation to organisation. In episode 15, Simon Geere talks to Gavin Russell, Founder of Pepper Moth, an online coaching academy and membership club that enables leader ..read more

This episode follows on as a companion piece to episode 9 recorded with Gavin Russell (why culture and engagement isn't working).  In this second part, Simon Geere asks Gavin Russell (Founder of Peppermoth), Ben Foulkes (Business Psychologist) and Imogen March (HR Director, Executive Coach & NED) a series of questions posed by YOU, the subscribers to Talk HR UK.   Gavin, Ben and Imogen discuss:   ◼ If HR focusses on upskilling leaders, does culture take care of itself?   ◼ How do you enable culture and engagement to work in our new hybrid world?  ◼ How does HR get ..read more

In episode 11, Simon Geere talks to Sam Geis, VP and People Partner at KBR about the concept of becoming a values based organisation.  In the podcast we discuss :   ◼ What is a values based organisation?  ◼ What organisations are doing in order to behave like a values based organisation.  ◼ How HR can help an organisation moved to a values based culture.  ◼ The challenges facing organisations trying to create this kind of cultural transformation.  ◼ How to bring values to life on a daily basis.  ◼ Why it is so important for organisations to have a clear, rela ..read more

In episode 9, Simon Geere talks to Gavin Russell, Founder of Peppermoth about why our current culture and engagement approach isn’t working & what to do about it!    In the podcast we discuss :   ◼ Why Gavin thinks that current efforts to transform culture and engagement aren't working  ◼ The positive impact of HR on culture  ◼ How can Chief People Officers and HR Directors influence organisational culture - 6 key actions  ◼Employee experience vs. employee engagement  ◼ How HR Leaders can change their approach to improve employee engagement  ◼ Fixing ..read more

The Alexander Lloyd HR Recruitment team are delighted to partner again with Andy Knorpel, a Consultant at Synchrony Law, to bring you the first of our webinars in 2022. On Wednesday 23rd March 2022, Andy will be looking at what he considers to be the most important cases for HR practitioners over the last few months, then provide a short update on the implications of the Government’s recent announcement that all remaining COVID-related legal restrictions are to be lifted. This virtual event will be hosted by Simon Geere and the HR Recruitment team.  Check out the HR Talk UK podcast on our ..read more

In episode 8, Simon Geere talks to Natalie Rogers, Chief People Officer and Susan Sanderson, Senior Manager Corporate Sustainability and CSR from Unum about how to become a more responsible organisation and employer. In the podcast we discuss : ◼ What is a responsible business?  ◼ What customers expect from organisations in terms of both responsibility and sustainability?  ◼ The impact of the regulators on financial services organisations in this area.  ◼ Steps that organisations can take to become a responsible business and employer. ◼ How to engage employees in the drive to be ..read more

Alexander Lloyd’s HR Recruitment Team & Andrew Knorpel from Synchrony Law are pleased to invite you to a webinar on 4th November 2021 at 12pm hosted by Simon Geere. Once again, Andy will focus on non-pandemic-related aspects of employment practice, including recent Government proposals for new legislation relating to carer’s leave, flexible working and sexual harassment. He will also provide an update on data protection developments affecting employee data, including a number of initiatives and decisions from the Information Commissioner’s Office. This virtual event will be hosted by Simon ..read more

In episode 6, Simon Geere talks to Carla Henson from Toyota GB about how she helped the organisation to develop an improved employee experience strategy.  In the podcast we discuss :   ▪️What is Employee Experience?  ▪️How Carla and the HR function started the improvement process  ▪️How to involve stakeholders in the business with designing and delivering the concept, and how to launch the initiative  ▪️Explaining what differences employees now see between the pre-EX Toyota and what has been created now  ▪️How to help line managers engage with this initiative &nbs ..read more

Alexander Lloyd’s HR Recruitment Team & Andrew Knorpel from Synchrony Law are pleased to invite you to a webinar on 24th June 2021 at 12pm hosted by Simon Geere.   In addition to major cases relating to employment status (which we won’t be covering this time), the tribunals and courts have continued to give their judgments throughout lockdown.    Andrew will therefore be focussing on what he considers to be the most important cases for HR practitioners so far in 2021. He’ll also provide a short update on any legal changes as we exit lockdown hopefully in July.   www.ale ..read more