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Welcome to our end-of year compilation Tap’d Talks HR podcast where we highlight some of the key moments in the conversations with our guests over the last year. We're always so grateful to our guests in giving up their time to share their insights with our listeners. Hopefully this “best of” podcast will make you want to jump in to some of the over 80 podcasts we have now recorded on Tap’d Talks HR.

In this episode of Tap'd Talks HR, Anthony speaks to Siobhan Sheridan, Chief People Officer at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Siobhan shares some insights into her own recent wellbeing research and discusses why it's so important for the HR function to place a strategic importance on its own wellbeing.

In this month's episode of Tap'd Talks HR, Anthony speaks to Leadership & Management Educator Matt Offord. Anthony and Matt discuss the value and impact of outdoor learning and the concept of Ecopedagogy. Drawing on his 30 years experience in the Royal Navy, Matt shares why the outdoor environment can be extremely powerful for leaders and managers.

In this episode of Tap'd Talks HR, Anthony speaks to storytelling author, Karen Eber. Karen has recently published a book, 'The Perfect Story - How to Tell Stories that Inform, Influence and Inspire.' They discuss the science of storytelling, why it's important, what makes storytelling work inside an organisation, and how you can best tell a story.

In this episode of Tap'd Talks HR, Anthony speaks with John Hackston, Head of Thought Leadership at the Myers Briggs Company. They discuss recent research which explores how people adapted to home working and working back in the office, through the lens of MBTI personality profiling. They discuss the key findings and why it's so important for organisations to be offering employees a choice and why there's no one size fits all approach.

In this episode of Tap'd Talks HR, Anthony speaks to Megan Butler, an analyst who focuses on all things AI in HR. They discuss the latest AI HR trends, how the narrative around AI is switching from one of replacing jobs to its use in making people more productive, chat GPT and why it's so important with any use of AI to get solid foundations in place.

In this episode of Tap'd Talks HR, Anthony speaks to Rachel Lewis, an Occupational Psychologist specialising in work, health and wellbeing. Rachel has recently released research on how organisations can support employees through the cost-of-living crisis. With the biggest fall in living standards since records begun, they discuss the different ways organisations can be helping their employees, and the initiatives that may feel right, but are actually doing more harm that good. Rachel's work in mental health at work has seen her recently named in HR Magazine's 2023 Most Influential List.

In this episode of Tap'd Talks HR Anthony speaks to Nelson Sivalingam, CEO & Co-Founder of HowNow and author of 'Learning at Speed'. They discuss the future of learning, the importance of making learning meaningful for the individual, and why learning environments need to be fit for the future and developed focusing on the learning experience rather than admin efficiency. Is it time to wave goodbye to the traditional LMS system?

In this episode of Tap'd Talks HR Anthony speaks to Kate Faxen, an Organisational Change Specialist, working for WHEN, the Women in Higher Education Network - a network developed to accelerate change and propel people to achieve their ambitions in academia. Kate discusses WHEN's pioneering 100 Black British Women Professors programme and shares findings from their research. In 2018, there were only 25 Black British Female professors in the UK, compared to over 12,500 white males. Kate shares why 70% of the cohort have felt, since launch, the programme has already accelerated their career progression.

In this episode of Tap'd Talks HR, Anthony speaks to Victoria Brown, Head of Research and Development at Belbin. They discuss the effect of hybrid working on your teams, how you can make sure your people's strengths and personalities can shine, and how you can go about designing the perfect virtual and hybrid team.

In this episode of Tap'd Talks HR, Anthony speaks to Tony Eames, CEO of Total Active Hub, a global platform that enables employees to be more physically active, supporting their long term health. They discuss the misconceptions of physical exercise, what being active really means and why physical activity is so important to organisations.

Welcome to the launch of our new series of Tap'd Talks HR. In this short launch episode Anthony gives us a sneak peek into what you can expect from the podcast in 2023. With new episodes each month, we will be discussing relevant and up to date HR topics with some exciting guest speakers and covering hot topics such as fostering and engaging hybrid workforces, balancing a fair wage and protecting the longevity of organisations.

In this episode of Tap'd Talks HR, Anthony revisits three previous podcasts, all on the topic of hybrid working, and discusses both the benefits of remote working, and of being back in the office. In this episode we hear from Wayne Clarke, Founder of the Global Growth Institute, Dr. Aeron O’Connor, an Anthropologist at University College London, and from Tap'd leadership expert Andi Roberts.

In this episode of Tap'd Talks HR, Anthony speaks with Tarin Calmeyer, Holistic Wellness Practitioner and Founder of Remote Team Wellness, on the topic of remote wellbeing. They explore the benefits of being location independent and its impact on employee wellbeing, as well as the challenges that often come with it.

In this episode of Tap'd Talks HR, Anthony speaks with Wayne Clarke, Founder of the Global Growth Institute, on the challenges of remote leadership. Wayne explores the difficulties leaders have faced over the past two years, and highlights the the factors that can bring about more effective remote leadership. They also discuss the importance of one-to-one meetings between leaders and team members, and how engaging with teams on a personal level can better engage and motivate them.

In this episode of Tap'd Talks HR, Anthony speaks with Kevin Teoh, Senior Lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London, Department of Organisational Psychology. They explore the latest research on job crafting, and Kevin discusses the importance of employees balancing workplace demands & resources with their own personal needs & abilities.

2021 has been a chaotic year, full of change, so for our final Tap'd Talks HR episode of the year, we reflect back - through podcast snippets - on the important topics we discussed this year, including D&I, resistance to inclusion, the challenges of remote working, productivity, and employee wellbeing.

In this episode of Tap’d Talks HR, Anthony speaks with Sherry Bevan, Leadership Consultant, on the importance of boosting your visibility in the workplace. Sherry focuses on how women can increase their visibility at work, how this can accelerate their career development, and how it can ultimately help close the gender pay gap.

In this episode of Tap’d Talks HR, Anthony speaks with Marie Chequer, Organisational Wellbeing Consultant, on how an organisations success is driven by the wellbeing of its employees. Marie shares insight into what wellbeing is, different approaches to it, and how you can get begin to address employee wellbeing yourself.

In this episode of Tap’d Talks HR, Anthony speaks with Jina Kim-Prunera, Intercultural Consultant, around the topic of difference, what difference can mean, and the value that different perspectives, backgrounds and behaviours can bring to a business.