We’re thrilled to present Johanna Hooper, as our latest industry expert. Join us as we unravel the mysteries of resilience-building and discover how you can cultivate your own emotional strength. Building True Resilience doesn’t mean becoming Ironman (or Ironwoman!). Resilience is a hot topic these days. Everyone from CEOs to mindfulness gurus peddle what they call the secrets of resilience designed to help us to navigate ever-increasing uncertainty and change. But, in my opinion, a lot of this mainstream advice misses the mark. Somebody else’s top 10 tips might temporarily toughen you up, but ..read more

HR Heads CPO Spotlight Series David Smith is Chief People Officer at 10X,  a transformative banking platform that helps banks to become more competitive, customer-centric, and agile For HR Heads‘ latest CPO Spotlight, David spoke with Jen Gaster about his career, challenges within HR and how to tackle these issues. Jennifer Gaster I am really excited to welcome David Smith to join me on our CPO Spotlight series. David, thank you so much for joining me today.  David Smith  No problem Jen, thanks.  Good to be here.  Jennifer Gaster  David, you a ..read more

Join our latest event where we will discuss AI and your EVP with guest speaker, Vicki Saunders from The EVP Consultancy. We will be discussing: What exactly is Generative AI? Exploring 3 use cases around candidate-centric experience, employer brand and job ads Prompt engineering top tips Including a live demonstration Things to watch out for and limitations About the speaker Vicki is the Founder of ‘The EVP Consultancy’. She is an expert in EVP, Culture and Employer Brand having led the EVP & Employer Brand teams at Boots, BAE Systems and Currys, leading each business to ste ..read more

For our latest CPO Spotlight, Rosie Jenkins spoke with Philomena about the challenge of recruitment & retention and the EDI (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) strategy at Imagination. Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with the incredible Philomena Gray, the Chief People Officer at Imagination. Philomena, could you share with us your fascinating journey to becoming the CPO at Imagination? Absolutely! My career has been quite diverse, covering various disciplines and industries. I started in the financial services sector, which was cutting-edge at the time. Then, I transitioned into ..read more

Black History Month aims to not only celebrate but to educate. It’s a time when dialogue, reflection, and learning are encouraged.   Here at HR Heads, we are proud to prioritise diversity in all we do. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion are embedded into our DNA and one of our core business pillars. We are a values-led business with strong corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitments. This responsibility takes different forms, such as promoting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, providing fair and flexible working conditions, and giving back to the HR community. We firmly belie ..read more

For our latest CPO Spotlight, Samuel Lee caught up with Robert Halton, Chief People Officer at Burges Salmon, an independent UK law firm, about his career and advice for aspiring CPOs. I’m pleased to welcome Robert Halton to the HR Heads CPO Spotlight.  Hi. Good to be here.  Robert, to anyone who’s not heard of Burges Salmon, how would you describe it to them?  Burges Salmon is one of the UK’s largest independent law firms. We are headquartered in Bristol; we have an office in Edinburgh and in Dublin as well as in Cardiff and a base in London. But most of our people are either i ..read more

For HR Heads’ latest Big Interview, Jane spoke with Jen Gaster about D&I within White & Case and what challenges professionals within the Diversity space are currently facing. Jane, you are the Global Director of Diversity and Inclusion with White & Case LLP, one of the larger global law firms, and I was keen to get your thoughts around that specialist, niche topic within the human resources field. Can I start by asking what diversity and inclusion means to you? Thanks Jen. And I think it’s a great question. For me, a lot of it comes down to fairness. At the heart of D&I, it’s ..read more

Tamsin O’Luanaigh is Chief People Officer & Co-founder at nDreams. She spoke with Rosie about the nDreams academy and what well-being measures they have introduced as a business. Rosie Jenkins   I’m delighted to be joined by Tamsin O’Luanaigh from NDreams if you could start by introducing yourself and your business. Tamsin O’Luanaigh Of course. I’m Tamsin O’Luanaigh, the Chief people Officer and Co, founder of nDreams Limited, we are a VR developer based in Farnborough, Hampshire. We’re one of the world’s leading VR developers. Rosie Jenkins  Fabulous, thank you. And you’v ..read more

For HR Heads‘ latest CPO Spotlight, Jennie spoke with Jen Gaster about her career, challenges within HR and how to tackle these issues. Jennifer Gaster   Hi, I’m Jen Gaster from HR heads and today I am super excited to welcome Jennie Meade, Chief People Officer from Aptitude software. Jennie, thank you so much for joining me. Jennie Mead   I’m really pleased to be here and to be sharing some of the experiences that I’ve had with those following you at HR heads. Jennifer Gaster   You’re so kind to take the time. Jennie, I’m going to jump straight in ..read more

Keeping the application process seamless and supportive is essential to maintain talent and keep clients happy. This is easier said than done, of course, candidates are people after all, and from time to time we all have unexpected personal issues that prevent us from progressing. This is where many recruiters get it wrong. Perhaps I’m biased as at HR Heads, we’re specifically recruiting for Human Resources, where a human and understanding approach is central to our activity and taking time to fully comprehend a candidate’s situation is vital. Being compassionate about a person’s apprehensions ..read more