Let's Talk Talent

Jo Taylor, MD of Let's Talk Talent talks all things EVP with Philomena Gray Global Chief People Officer of Imagination. Join them to find out how to build an EVP that attracts and retains top talent.

Join Claire Koryczan Senior Partner at Let's Talk Talent as she talks to Hester Pooles, Head of Legal at The AA about her leadership journey and how you can unlock the potential in yourself through a range of different interests and pursuits.

This month Jo Taylor from Let's Talk Talent spoke with David Liversage people and development consultant and an associate of Let's Talk Talent about the meaning of Leading With the Heart in the work environment. 

This month Craig Howells from Let's Talk Talent interviews Stefano Battaglia, HR Consultant and Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour about the importance of inclusive leadership in the modern world. 

Paul McGregor founder of Everymind at Work joins us for this month's Let's Talk Talent podcast and shares his story and mission to help leaders embrace vulnerability at work. 

Jo Taylor (MD of Let's Talk Talent) talks to Shelley Hayward, Head of Learning and Talent at Cumberland Building Society about Coaching and Leadership. 

Jo Taylor (MD of Let's Talk Talent) talks to Mel Francis about one of her passions - championing neurodiversity in workplaces. 

Jo interviews Mel Francis about her career journey and explores what it is to navigate a truly squiggly HR career.

One of our clients Lorraine Kelly, the Director of Organisational Development at Kings College London, joins Jo Taylor, MD of Let's Talk Talent to discuss the changing role of leaders in team development.

This month Claire Koryczan (Senior Partner) at Let's Talk Talent interviews Wendy (Christie Chief People Officer) at The Social Element which is a business that has been remote for well over 10 years.  Come and find out what we can learn from a business that is hybrid first.

Robert Hicks and Catrin Lewis from Reward Gateway joined us to talk through their approach to hybrid working. Meet work modes, a tool that helps your employees discover the best places, to complete the tasks that they have in their roles.

Jo (MD of Let's Talk Talent) welcomes Kursty Groves to discuss the impact of hybrid working. We discuss in this episode: Everyone has had a different experience of lockdown - how can you deal with it? How can teams work with some people in the office, and some at home without creating a two tier culture?

This month Craig Howells from Let's Talk Talent interviews Richard Sinclair MBE, the Chief Operating Officer at Zzoomm for his perspective on how managers and leaders can have better performance management conversations.

Jo Taylor (MD of Let's Talk Talent) is joined by Sally Henderson the high stakes leadership mentor. We discuss the current situation and how leaders and HR professionals can adapt their processes and truly care for the development of their people.

Jo Taylor (MD of Let's Talk Talent) is joined by Craig Austin and Amjad Khan who work in the banking industry in the Middle-East to discuss cross cultural leadership, and more specifically Humble Leadership.

Jo (MD of Let's Talk Talent) welcomes Kursty Groves to discuss the impact of bringing people back into your business post-COVID. We offer inspiration and tips for making it the best possible experience. We discuss in this episode: Working from home works - what is the impact? Everyone has had a different experience of lockdown - how can you deal with it? How to bring your people back into the workplace

Chadi & Claire from Let's Talk Talent explore trends that are shaping all of our careers post-pandemic.   We discuss in this episode: The biggest shifts in working life How organisations values been tested What has pandemic leadership shown us? What will future careers look like?

In this episode of Let’s Talk Talent, Jo answers a number of listener questions, including: How can organisations get better at devoting proper time for professional development? What's the most effective way to develop people at busy times? Where do you start with succession planning? What her advice would be for developing a cohort of leaders internationally?

In this episode we discuss who has the responsibility for creating and maintaining workplace culture in an organisation; What are the pillars for creating a thriving workplace culture; and what are the signs that you have a broken culture and how do organisations go about fixing it.

There is a lot of discussion around data driven learning so in this episode we discuss is this the right approach for L&D and is L&D changing?

In this episode of Let's Talk Talent, Jo answers a number of listener questions, including: - The impact of Brexit on the attraction and management of talent - What HR needs to focus on in the era of the gig economy and portfolio career - How HR can maintain their company's culture amid a more virtual and disperse workforce - How organisations can build a pipeline of diverse future leaders

In this episode of Let's Talk Talent, Jo discusses the importance of building an Alumni network, shares  some interesting examples of companies who have done a great job of building an alumni network, together with sharing some advice on some things to consider when building an alumni for the first time.

In this episode of Let's Talk Talent, Jo shares her thoughts on some recent new articles around Gender Pay, Engagement and Happiness, and productivity!

In this episode of Let's Talk Talent, we discuss the importance of values. Do they matter? Do people take them seriously? What can organisations do to bring theirs to life?  We answer all of the above and Jo also shares some examples of organisations who are doing great 'values' work.

In this episode of Let's Talk Talent, Jo discusses burnout at work. There's some useful tips on what organisations can do to prevent their employees from burning out and advice for managers on how they can better spot the early warning signs, together with some examples of what other organisations are doing in regards to tackling employee wellbeing.    

In this episode of Let's Talk Talent Jo discusses Succession Planning and we ask her why this is so often neglected in organisations. Jo shares her thoughts, together with her views on the essential components that are needed for a successful succession planning programme, what are the most common problems organisations experience and who is doing succession planning well. 

In this episode of Let’s Talk Talent, we share our thoughts from our latest HR Leaders round-table, where we had a great discussion on performance management and the importance of driving a culture of continuous feedback.

In this episode of Let's Talk Talent, we explore how you can manage under-performers, with some useful advice for first-time managers.

In our latest episode of Let's Talk Talent, Jo answers questions from our listeners!

In this episode of Let's Talk Talent we are joined by the team's newest member, Chadi Moussa, who discusses the importance of 2-way manager/employee feedback and how companies can go about putting a true 2-way feedback process in place. Chadi also shares advice for managers who may receive feedback they do not like.

In this episode of Let's Talk Talent, we explore why traditional performance management approaches aren't working; ask the question can performance management be more personalised? and Jo offers up her three pieces of advice for you to enhance your performance management approach.

In this episode of Let's Talk Talent, Jo discusses the EVP (Employee Value Proposition) including what makes a good EVP and which companies have done them well.

In this episode Jo discusses approaches to measuring and managing high potentials. Is there a better way? Do your employees feel confident and positive about their longer-term opportunities with your business?

In this episode of Let's Talk Talent Jo discusses the area of leadership development and questions whether as an HR profession we are approaching leadership development in the wrong way.

In this episode of Let's Talk Talent, Jo shares her advice on onboarding and what HR teams can do to create an engaging experience for new joiners.

In this latest episode Jo discusses what makes great organisational design and why robust organisational design is needed to give you the best possible vehicle for creating an envisioned future. 

In this latest episode Jo discusses 'talent management', the war for talent and how the psychological contract between organisations and employees has changed.

In this first episode of Let's Talk Talent, Jo discusses the topic of culture and shares her advice on how you can go about creating an amazing culture that adapts to change.

Welcome to Let's Talk Talent, a new podcast series for HR leaders.