Eleanor Manley is the co-founder of Metta Space, and a specialist in helping companies to prevent, report & resolve workplace misconduct. Eleanor joins Lucinda too discuss the most effective ways of managing misconduct in the workplace - from prevention, to reporting and resolution - and the fascinating role that technology is having in helping to highlight misconduct. KEY TAKEAWAYS Women are more likely to resign in most cases, than report a case, meaning that retention plays a huge role in misconduct situations. Misconduct is defined as anything including sexual harassment, bullying, di ..read more

This week, Lucinda is joined by wellness and nutrition specialist Katherine Horstmann, to talk about the most effective ways that we can focus upon our personal wellbeing, and subsequently apply this to the people in our care as HR professionals. KEY TAKEAWAYS Wellbeing and wellness should be staples of the HR conversation, instead of something we need to fight for. The evidence between the things we eat and their effect upon our long term health, mood, and wellbeing is becoming more and more compelling. Food at the desk is in its best form as a smoothie. By pre-preparing these we can ensure ..read more

Lucinda talks to expert trainer and consultant Carol Norbeck Hines, the author of 'Joyful Leadership', about why people should always be at the heart of leadership and the decisions we make, the value of excellence and trust, and why we should never be afraid of apologies and the benefits they can provide. KEY TAKEAWAYS Human Resources should always focus upon our people. The people aspect is the heart of the organisation, and we should keep this in mind at all times. Since we are the keepers of the actual people, we need to help our leaders answer the question: why would people want to follo ..read more

This week, Lucinda is joined by Julie Kratz, the Founder and Chief Engagement Officer of Next Pivot Point, created to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, to discuss the topic of allyship - supporting people who may be different to us - and why it's a crucial part of not just advancing culture in the workplace, but in society as a whole. KEY TAKEAWAYS Allyship and inclusive leadership are very similar, and are not concepts that we can simply switch off outside of the workspace. They are a state of mind and constantly active. There are nuanced differences between regions ..read more

Lucinda is joined by Barbara Wilson and Dr Liz O'Riordan, to discuss the important topic of working with cancer. As professionals who have both experienced this devastating condition up close, Barbara and Liz share their invaluable insights, discussing all-important legal entitlements, and the best ways of ensuring that those who find themselves suffering through a cancer diagnosis are treated with the utmost care, respect and fairness at a time when it is needed most. KEY TAKEAWAYS Most medical directors and HR line managers are not aware that once diagnosed with cancer, you are legally disa ..read more

Lucinda talks to Phill Holdsworth of Aurun Gold Ltd, who are dedicated to taking the anxiety out of money, about financial wellbeing - how it's becoming even more of a concern with the recent rise is the cost of living, and what we can do to improve things for our people so as to best ensure that they do not have to bring their anxieties to the workplace. KEY TAKEAWAYS Wellbeing is the holistic view of a person, including physical, mental and financial. One always affects the other, and so if something is wrong it can lead to a downturn in productivity and engagement. If you do support your w ..read more

Lucinda comes to the third part in her mini series on rethinking performance appraisals and reviews, with an episode dedicated to practical methods you can use to make sure that performance management is kept as a continuous practice throughout the year, instead of a stressful annual process that doesn't capture the true picture of someone's performance. KEY TAKEAWAYS If our line managers are not motivated to have quality conversations, then when they feel the pain of people leaving, they will realise why it's so vital. Evidence clearly shows that people with clear goals, and who are able to ..read more

Following on with a look at how to rethink performance management and the appraisal process, Lucinda discusses the practical ways in which you can design your own evidence-based management process, to ensure that any decisions resulting are well thought through. KEY TAKEAWAYS A performance management process is promising that if we meet or exceed expectations, and contribute to the company mission, then the company will meet or exceed your career and reward expectations. When we make this promise to our people, we must ensure that it is a promise that works both ways. We need to find a balanc ..read more

With a new year focus upon health, performance and wellbeing, Lucinda talks to Performance Coach, Ollie Martin and Professional Coach, Nick Thomas, about what "Uncommon Sense" can mean in terms of performance and development, and how we as HR professionals can help others to take better care of themselves while also ensuring our own performance is as effective as possible. KEY TAKEAWAYS Fitness and activity have become more seldom in our daily routines with the rise of remote working. It's now become common to not move as much during our day, which is impacting society's fitness levels. Busin ..read more

Lucinda is joined by Adrian McDonagh of Hireful - an expert in onboarding and recruitment - to discuss the ways in which we can ensure an inspiring, impactful candidate experience, and therefore guarantee that the best people are drawn to our organisations. KEY TAKEAWAYS With the rise of hybrid working, and with the power being returned to the hands of candidates rather than recruiters, it's never been more important to make sure that candidate experiences are outstanding. Recruiters are moving much faster with CVs, and are arranging interviews in no time at all. But the rate at which the can ..read more