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You've seen the headines: "DEI must die," "Progressive diktat," "A lightning rod for controversy."

It is no secret that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are taking flak in the court of public opinion.

But beyond the media spats, like Elon Musk's "DEI must die" quip, HR leaders across the western world are seeing real cuts to their DEI budgets.

In Episode 4 of series 3, Woosh Raza, director of people, culture and inclusion for the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) joins former HR magazine editor Jo Gallacher to explore why DEI is encountering scepticism, and what HR leaders can do to safeguard their own efforts. 

The UK is in the grip of a mental health crisis.

Some 20-30% of UK working adults showing signs of emotional exhaustion, and burnout has been stuck firmly on HR's agenda for the past four years.

And while HR is well adapted to support employees' mental wellbeing – does the responsibility really lie fully on HR?

In the latest episode of the HR Most Influential Podcast, Rachel Lewis, multi-award winning occupational psychologist and programme director at Birckbeck, University of London, sits down with former HR magazine editor Jo Gallacher to explore the suffocating world of stress.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform HR.

But just like any tool, it needs direction.

After all the hype of 2023, it's fair to say that we're all quite excited – or worried – about AI. But how many of us actually know how to start introducing it to our jobs in a useful way, beyond asking ChatGPT a few questions and getting bored?

In the third episode of HR Focus, we look at how HR leaders can introduce AI to their talent management processes – in a controlled and purposeful manner.

HR magazine Jo Gallacher sits down with experts Duncan Miller, global head of marketing at HR software company Cornerstone, and Natalie Sheils, chief people officer at AI-forward marketing company Mosaic Group, to find out the practical steps behind introducing AI to your talent management processes.

Many thanks to our sponsor Cornerstone, the cloud-based people development software provider.

Read Cornerstone's UK Talent Health Index ebook now here.
The Talent Health Index self-assessment is available here.

Change – the only constant of the past few years – is notoriously difficult to navigate.

And for every successful change initiative dreamed up by HR strategists, there are several more that never survived contact with reality.

In episode two of series three, Pam Parkes, executive director at Essex County Council for people, service transformation and technology services, shares from her long experience of leading change to show how even the best change strategies can fall apart.

Exploring the idea of organisational resistance, she sat down with HR magazine editor Jo Gallacher to discuss how HR can best see change through.

The skills needed by employees have evolved rapidly over the past few decades, with employees racing to keep up with time.

But with just 30% of CEOs confident that their business has the skills it needs, why do talent teams so often find themselves fighting a losing battle?

Jo sits down with experts Dominic Holmes (Cornerstone) and Suki Kaur (Avask Group) to find out exactly how to supercharge a skills strategy.

Read Cornerstone's UK Talent Health Index ebook now here.
The Talent Health Index self-assessment is available here.

 Does your phone ever show you adverts for things you hadn't even realised you wanted?

Hyper-personalisation may not be new to customer experience teams, but has only recently broken onto the people profession scene.

To explore the phenomenon, we kick off season three with Bertie Tonks, chief people officer of Collinson Group, and 2023's #1 HR Most Influential practitioner.

Tonks delves into his own efforts at introducing a hyper-personalised approach to the people profession, covering its application to wellbeing, benefits, engagement and much more...