Podcast appearances and mentions of gary cookson

Do remote and hybrid managers need different skills to those who work in-person? If so, what are those skills and how do we develop them?  In this first episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast for 2025, Ross Dickie and Ross Garner are joined by return guest Gary Cookson, author of Making Hybrid Working Work. We discuss:  The ‘sensory loss' that takes place when managers move to a hybrid environment  The digital signals that help managers understand their teams  Strategies for building hybrid management capability.  Gary's book, Making Hybrid Working Work, is available now from Kogan Page.  During the discussion, we referenced a few other episodes of our podcast:  271 — Jobcraft Country  406 — Revisiting 70:20:10: Theory into practice  407 — Revisiting 70:20:10: From learning to performance  421 — Good managers balance care with results  Ross Garner also discussed ‘context-dependent memory effect'.  In ‘What I Learned This Week', we each shared a paper:  Ross G: Vences, M., Köhler, J., Hutter, C. R., Preick, M., Petzold, A., Rakotoarison, A., ... & Scherz, M. D. (2024). Communicator whistles: A Trek through the taxonomy of the Boophis marojezensis complex reveals seven new, morphologically cryptic treefrogs from Madagascar (Amphibia: Anura: Mantellidae). Vertebrate Zoology, 74, 643-681.  Gary: Veronese, N., Stubbs, B., Noale, M., Solmi, M., Vaona, A., Demurtas, J., ... & Fontana, L. (2017). Fried potato consumption is associated with elevated mortality: an 8-y longitudinal cohort study. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 106(1), 162-167.  Goh, E., Gallo, R., Hom, J., Strong, E., Weng, Y., Kerman, H., ... & Chen, J. H. Large Language Model Influence on Diagnostic Reasoning. JAMA Network Open, 7(10).  For more from us, including details of our new Manager Skill Builder, visit mindtools.com.   There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work.    For more from Gary, see EpicHR.co.uk  Connect with our speakers     If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with us on LinkedIn:  Ross Garner  Ross Dickie  Gary Cookson

Lucinda welcomes back Gary Cookson from Epic HR to discuss his upcoming book, "Making Hybrid Working Work." They delve into the current landscape of hybrid working, exploring why some organisations are pushing for a return to the office while others successfully embrace hybrid models. Gary also highlights the demographic factors influencing leadership decisions and the importance of trust in managing remote teams. KEY TAKEAWAYS Organisations that are struggling with hybrid working often haven't fully committed to making it work. Successful hybrid models require genuine effort and adaptation rather than superficial adjustments. The push for a return to the office is often driven by senior leadership teams that may not represent the broader employee demographic. This lack of diversity in leadership can skew perceptions of what works best for the workforce. Managers who have traditionally operated in face-to-face environments may struggle with trust in remote settings. Effective hybrid management requires unlearning old habits and developing new skills to foster trust and engagement. Establishing a management contract between managers and employees can clarify expectations and support needs. This approach encourages open communication about how individuals prefer to be managed in a hybrid environment. BEST MOMENTS "The common theme... is that they haven't really tried to make it work in the first place... they haven't really put a lot of effort into it." "The people who are making these decisions... do tend to be white, middle-aged male. And that does seem to be driving the return to office mandates." "It's almost lazy in that sense, like you have to work slightly harder to be lazy." "What you think hybrid work is, is different than anybody else listening to this. And that's because your context matters." VALUABLE RESOURCES The HR Uprising Podcast | Apple | Spotify | Stitcher   The HR Uprising LinkedIn Group How to Prioritise Self-Care (The HR Uprising) How To Be A Change Superhero - by Lucinda Carney HR Uprising Mastermind - https://hruprising.com/mastermind/   www.changesuperhero.com www.hruprising.com            Get your copy of How To Be A Change Superhero by emailing at info@actus.co.uk  Epic HR - https://epichr.co.uk/ ABOUT THE HOST Lucinda Carney is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&D roles and a further 10 as CEO of Actus Software where she worked closely with HR colleagues helping them to solve the same challenges across a huge range of industries. It was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to ‘rise up' together. “If you look up, you rise up” CONTACT METHOD HR Uprising Join the LinkedIn community - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/ Email: Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/ Twitter: @lucindacarney Instagram: @hruprising Facebook: @hruprising Actus Software Website: https://www.actus.co.uk LinkedIn Instagram Facebook YouTube X / Twitter HR podcast, The HR Uprising, Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, Learning and Development, Culture & Change: https://hruprising.com/hr-podcasts/

In this month's episode of Tap'd Talks HR, Anthony speaks to Gary Cookson, Director of Epic HR and author of a number of books on hybrid working. They discuss this important continuing challenge for organisations, why leaders have struggled, the common mistakes organisations have been making and his advice for making Hybrid Working work. Gary's new book can be pre-ordered here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Hybrid-Working-Work-Practical/dp/1398619345/ref=sr_1_1

HR Means Business 13: Mastering the Dynamics of Hybrid Work Host: Mervyn Dinnen Guest: Gary Cookson In this episode Mervyn talks to Gary Cookson, author of the book 'HR For Hybrid Working' about how hybrid working is different and why HR professionals need to adapt their approaches to make sure that it works for everyone. They discuss: - Redesigning work to meet employees' needs, and why we shouldn't be led by tasks - Importance of defining hybrid working - Impact on organisational design - Designing home as a co-working space - Maintaining relationships and connectivity with team members while supporting our people Thanks for listening! Remember to subscribe to all of the HR Happy Hour Media Network shows on your favorite podcast app!

In the dynamic landscape of modern education and training, Learning and Development practitioners face a variety of challenge and friction. Join us on this week's Learning From the Edges podcast as we speak with Gary Cookson and Jo Cook about delivering learning experiences. We discuss it's not all about the delivery, but how we are able to cater for our learners, giving them the best access and environment to learn.If you are keen to learn more about Gary's work you can find his book Hybrid Learning here: https://www.koganpage.com/product/hr-for-hybrid-working-9781398605725 For resources from Jo, including her research reports and more on digital body language, click here: https://lightbulbmoment.info/topresources/ Or to further the conversation with either Gary or Jo, use the links below. Gary: www.linkedin.com/in/garycooksonJo: www.linkedin.com/in/jocooklightbulb____________________________________________________________________________________________________Learning from the Edges is hosted by Michelle Parry-Slater, Director, Kairos Modern Learning.Michelle is the author of The Learning and Development Handbook - a practical guide for all professionals looking to offer effective, efficient, enjoyable and engaging people development, but not sure where to start. This book is full of practical tips and advice. Written by a practitioner for practitioners, this is urgent reading for anyone working in people development.Join us with your thoughts on Twitter @LearningEdges and connect with Michelle on LinkedIn/michelleparryslaterPurchase your copy of The Learning and Development Handbook: thelndhandbook.comWork with Kairos Modern Learning: kairosmodernlearning.co.ukPodcast production by Liam Gardner Record and Repurpose

Can you recall the most memorable workplace you've ever been a part of? What made it stand out? Was it the leadership, your colleagues, the work atmosphere, the compensation, or a combination of factors? In this episode, we have the pleasure of hosting Gary Cookson in the Boardroom. Gary is not only a father of four and a dedicated husband, but he also runs a successful business called EPIC in his spare time, assisting clients in enhancing workplace performance. Drawing from his extensive 25 years of experience in Human Resources and Hybrid Working, Gary emphasizes the significance of fostering meaningful relationships in the workplace, encouraging employees to bring their authentic selves to work, and highlighting the crucial role that human connection plays in fostering employee happiness. In the current era dominated by hybrid work, Gary shares his insights on how organizations can create work environments that unlock the full potential of their employees and cultivate a work culture rooted in values and purpose. Tune in for another masterclass on the future of work and learn how you can prepare yourself to thrive! If you are interested in learning more about Gary and the amazing work he does, search 'Gary Cookson' on LinkedIn. --- Join us in creating social impact through a cup of tea by visiting www.nepalteacollective.com Support our podcast further by subscribing to our Patreon Page here: https://www.patreon.com/boardroombanter?fan_landing=true

Does everyone have a book in them? How hard it is to take an idea to publication? In this episode of The Mind Tools L&D Podcast, authors Andy Lancaster, Nelson Sivalingam, Michelle Parry-Slater and Gary Cookson join Ross G to share their experiences. We discuss: ·       why they wanted to write a book in the first place ·       how to get started ·       advice for overcoming the stress of a deadline. Andy's book is Driving Performance Through Learning. Nelson's is Learning at Speed. Michelle's is The Learning and Development Handbook. Gary's is HR for Hybrid Working. All four are available from Kogan Page and Amazon. During the discussion, Gary referenced Rob Baker's book Personalization at Work, available at: tailoredthinking.co.uk/personalizationatwork Michelle recommended Scrivener for writing: literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview In What I Learned This Week, Nelson referenced the ‘Eisenhower Matrix'. You can see our article on this at: mindtools.com/al1e0k5/eisenhowers-urgentimportant-principle Michelle discussed her new podcast series, Learning from the Edge. Andy, while recovering from surgery to his shoulder, recommended the paper: Roberts, C. E., Phillips, L. H., Cooper, C. L., Gray, S., & Allan, J. L. (2017). Effect of different types of physical activity on activities of daily living in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of aging and physical activity, 25(4), 653-670. Online at: journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/japa/25/4/article-p653.xml Gary recommended Aftermath by Harald Jahner: waterstones.com/book/aftermath/harald-jahner/shaun-whiteside/9780753557884 For more from us, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit mindtoolsbusiness.com. There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work.   Connect with our speakers    If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter: ·       Ross Garner - @RossGarnerMT ·       Andy Lancaster - @AndyLancasterUK ·       Nelson Sivalingham - @ThatNelsonDude ·       Michelle Parry-Slater - @MiPS1608 ·       Gary Cookson - @Gary_Cookson

Gary Cookson describes himself as a father of four, husband and Director at EPIC in his spare time. This week I am magnifying his voice and his new book HR for Hybrid working, which is in stores now.   Listen as Gary shares:

There are more and more people working in a hybrid way. What does this mean for how we meet, develop relationships and support learning? In this week's episode of The Mind Tools L&D Podcast, Gemma T and Owen explore these questions with HR for Hybrid Working author and Director of Epic HR, Gary Cookson. We discuss: What makes for an effective hybrid meeting Experiences that tend to be better 100% remote / 100% in-person The skills we might need to develop as HR and L&D professionals.   You can find out about Gary at: epichr.co.uk/  Gary's book is now available to buy: koganpage.com/product/hr-for-hybrid-working   In WILTW, Owen talked about research findings on the efficacy of “expert” advice. Here's the research paper “Tips from the Top: Do the best performers really give the best advice?” Gary learnt that the word “viking” was once used as a verb: What does the word Viking mean? Gemma's bluetooth titbit came from Twitter: Susie Dent: King Harald Bluetooth   For more from us, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit mindtoolsbusiness.com. There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work.  Connect with our speakers  If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter:  Gemma Towersey @gemmatowersey Owen Ferguson @OwenFerguson Gary Cookson @Gary_Cookson

On this weeks program Chris chats to Gary Cookson from Cargo Cycles about his journey getting started with cargo bikes, peoples perceptions, e-cargo bike specifications like range, batteries, transport, security, carrying kids, dogs and shopping and even as second car replacement especially as more people investigate low emission transport alternatives to the car.There's plenty of ways to listen and stay in touch with 3CR with the new Community Radio Plus app.  And also, 3CR 2022 Radiothon is coming soon so please support your favourite programs to keep us on air throughout the year!

Covid and the instruction to “work from home” thrust a lot of companies into hybrid working for the first time, with little chance to prepare or set good foundations in place and as hybrid seems to be now much more popular with people, I had a Really Useful Conversation with Gary Cook, author of HR for Hybrid Working, and we talked about what organisations might need to now do differently, how their people policies might need to change and what advice Gary would offer from his extensive research to HR professionals over the next 12 months. I hope you will find the conversation as useful as I did! Please do share with other HR folk if you think they would benefit too and find out more about Gary here www.epichr.co.uk

What are the challenges of managing a team who are sometimes present and sometimes not? How do we make sure hybrid working is inclusive? Is a hybrid meeting - that's effective for everyone - actually possible? In this week's episode of The Mind Tools L&D Podcast, speaker and writer Gary Cookson joins Ross G and Owen to share insights from his research. We discuss: what hybrid working is the hybrid working challenges faced by employees, managers and organisations strategies for developing networks within organisations Show notes For background, see 'Most people in the UK did not work from home in 2020, says ONS' at:  theguardian.com/world/2021/may/17/home-working-doubled-during-uk-covid-pandemic-last-year-mostly-in-london  And, from the ONS: 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest insights: Work 19 November 2021' at: ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19latestinsights/work#homeworking  Gary's book will be published by Kogan Page in June 2022. You can find him at: epichr.co.uk/  In WILTW, Owen discussed how Google has made us feel overconfident: Ward, A. F. (2021). People mistake the internet's knowledge for their own. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(43). Available online at: pnas.org/content/118/43/e2105061118  This paper is discussed at: phys.org/news/2021-10-online-overconfident.html  Ross shared insights into the Sheldon Spectrum, covered by Wired at: wired.co.uk/article/ocean-creature-size  For more from us, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit mindtoolsbusiness.com. There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work.  Connect with our speakers  If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter:  Ross Garner @RossGarnerMT Owen Ferguson @OwenFerguson Gary Cookson @Gary_Cookson

This week, the focus is upon underperformance, employee relations, and whether or not the new hybrid working environment has meant a shift in these factors. Joining Lucinda to discuss this is Gary Cookson of Real HR, who brings his perspective to this fascinating topic. KEY TAKEAWAYS Underperformance was formerly heavily driven by a lack of clarity, fuelled by lack of feedback and a lack of goals and expectations. The new hybrid working world comes with its own new set of contributing factors to underperformance. This will require leaders to do things differently, and team members to react to these changes differently. Hybrid working has had an impact on the types of misconduct and underperformance that organisations are seeing, such as conduct on video calls, overhearing inappropriate comments and other factors that take some getting used to. Much in the way of productivity is taking place through asynchronous working methods, email, and social channels that do not allow others to see who they're working with directly. A lack of direct contact can breed mistrust. BEST MOMENTS 'You can definitely see that the impact will continue in a hybrid world' 'What people have got going on in their new hybrid environment is going to affect their ability to engage, be committed and to perform' 'In the early stages of lockdown we were all getting used to new technology. Very few organisations took the time to set expectations' 'In this type of environment, people are more easily triggered' About The Guest, Gary Cookson  Gary Cookson is a father of four, husband of one, and in his spare time runs his own business called EPIC, which helps people and places to Evolve, Perform, Improve and Compete. In addition, Gary is a CIPD Chartered Fellow, a Fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute, a qualified coach and member of the Association for Coaching. Furthermore, he is a Personal Trainer, a teacher, a qualified workplace mediator, a qualified H&S professional, a distance learning tutor. And more besides… Career-wise, before launching EPIC, Gary was Associate HR Director at the DBS, and HR Director at Trafford College. Prior to that he was responsible for HR/OD integration work at a new housing group. Gary, was also Head of HR & OD at Golden Gates Housing Trust for 11 years, has experience of working in a call centre, a national charity and an international pharmaceuticals company. Prior to working in HR he qualified as a secondary school teacher (teaching History). Gary has also managed and delivered CIPD programmes for many years and delivered face to face and distance learning qualifications for a range of providers and awarding bodies. Outside work, Gary is a keen sportsman – competing in triathlons regularly but also having led and managed some representative sports teams – a father to four lovely children, and husband of a long-suffering wife. Everything he does is for them. VALUABLE RESOURCES The HR Uprising Podcast | Apple | Spotify | Stitcher   The HR Uprising LinkedIn Group How to Prioritise Self-Care (The HR Uprising) How To Be A Change Superhero - by Lucinda Carney HR Uprising Mastermind - https://hruprising.com/mastermind/   www.changesuperhero.com www.hruprising.com          Gary Cookson LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/garycookson EPIC HR - https://epichr.co.uk ABOUT THE HOST Lucinda Carney is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&D roles and a further 10 as CEO of Actus Software where she worked closely with HR colleagues helping them to solve the same challenges across a huge range of industries. It was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to ‘rise up' together. “If you look up, you rise up” CONTACT METHOD Join the LinkedIn community - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/ Email: Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/ Twitter: @lucindacarney Instagram: @hruprising Facebook: @hruprising See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Gary Cookson, Director of EPIC HR in Winsford, Cheshire, United Kingdom.  We talk about why Gary went out on his own, what Gary believes HR pros' biggest issue post COVID will be, speaking in couplets, and crown green bowling.  It's a tremendous conversation with yet another Cookson (no relation) in the UK. Gary's recommendation: #HRPubQuiz How to reach Gary: https://twitter.com/Gary_Cookson https://www.linkedin.com/in/garycookson/ Sign up for Jon's "Ask an HR Expert" webinar with Paycor on May 6, 2021 at 11 AM Eastern here.. Join us on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month at 7 PM ET for the #HRSocialHour chat on Twitter!  Be sure to check out our storefront (all profits go to charity): https://www.teepublic.com/user/hrsocialhour

In the latest edition of the ‘REAL HR' series, Lucinda talks to Gary Cookson, director of EPIC HR, devoted to leading and directing HR, OD and L&D functions, an expert in workplace performance and a leading expert in the design and delivery of online and virtual training programmes. Gary has also been recognised by HR Most Influential as one of their leading Movers and Shakers 2019. Gary joins the show to today to discuss his “Real HR” story, from his beginnings as a teacher and how this influenced his career path, the importance of coaches and mentors, and the differences between working for an organisation and working for yourself.  KEY TAKEAWAYS The roles of coaches and mentors are invaluable, especially in the world of the virtual environment of learning. Being challenged is important, as is a new perspective and the benefit of experienced guidance. Mergers can present problems in terms of culture variance. Often they are cited as unions, when in fact, the incoming culture seeks to replace the previous. This can lead to a clash of beliefs and values. We are often faced with decisions about the balance between our working lives and our personal lives, with many choosing to tip the scales in favour of career. But it is important to remember that we work to live, rather than live to work. When you work for yourself, you have a greater level of control, and when you make errors, they belong to you. This accountability is far easier to accept, and can help us to develop, personally, without feeling a sense of injustice. We own the mistakes. BEST MOMENTS ‘It was a real struggle to teach people who didn't want to be there, and who didn't want you to be in front of them' ‘I couldn't stay there any longer without sacrificing what I wanted to be as a HR professional' 'There's a tipping point when it comes to children!' 'You have 168 hours in a week and 40 of those are spent working. When you look at someone's output on social media, it should be in proportion to what their life looks like'  VALUABLE RESOURCES The HR Uprising Podcast | Apple | Spotify | Stitcher   Host of The HR Uprising Podcast, Lucinda Carney, is also the founder and CEO of Actus Software, where you can find additional free HR Resources: https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/ Virtual Change Superhero Training The HR Uprising LinkedIn Group Change Superhero Resources Book: How To Be A Change Superhero - by Lucinda Carney Free Change Toolkit: www.changesuperhero.com Latest Performance Management Blog www.epichr.co.uk ABOUT THE GUEST Gary Cookson is a father of four, husband of one, and in his spare time runs his own business called EPIC, which helps people and places to Evolve, Perform, Improve and Compete. Gary is a CIPD Chartered Fellow, a Fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute, a qualified coach and member of the Association for Coaching. Furthermore, he is a Personal Trainer, a teacher, a qualified workplace mediator, a qualified H&S professional, a distance learning tutor. And more besides... Career-wise, before launching EPIC, Gary was Associate HR Director at the DBS, and HR Director at Trafford College. Prior to that he was responsible for HR/OD integration work at a new housing group. Gary, was also Head of HR & OD at Golden Gates Housing Trust for 11 years, has experience of working in a call centre, a national charity and an international pharmaceuticals company.  Prior to working in HR he qualified as a secondary school teacher (teaching History).  Gary has also managed and delivered CIPD programmes for many years and delivered face to face and distance learning qualifications for a range of providers and awarding bodies. Outside work, Gary is a keen sportsman – competing in triathlons regularly but also having led and managed some representative sports teams – a father to four lovely children, and husband of a long-suffering wife. Everything he does is for them. Gary is active on social media – you can follow him on Twitter, or connect with him on LinkedIn. ABOUT THE HOST Lucinda Carney is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&D roles and a further 10 as CEO of Actus Software where she worked closely with HR colleagues helping them to solve the same challenges across a huge range of industries. It was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to ‘rise up' together. “If you look up, you rise up” CONTACT METHOD Join the LinkedIn community - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/ Email: Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/ Twitter: @lucindacarney Instagram: @hruprising Facebook: @hruprising See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gary Cookson is Director at Epic HR Ltd. He grew up in Winsford, Cheshire and went to Verdin High School. He still lives in Winsford with his wife and four children and has been recognised in HR magazine’s HR Most Influential: Movers and Shakers 2019.After finishing high school, Gary went to the University of Huddersfield to study history which was a subject that had always been of great interest to him. Gary then went on to do a PGCE in secondary history at the University College of St Martins in Lancaster which is now part of the University of Cumbria.After completing his PGCE, Gary went on to have a variety of different roles including Process Improvement Manager, Training and Development and Head of HR before getting his ‘lightbulb moment’ in 2017. It was at a CIPD conference that Gary got his lightbulb moment and realised the importance of getting the work-life balance right after a couple of family setbacks and how he himself in HR needed to lead by example. Gary’s got a down to earth, personal story of growth which we can all learn from.You can find out more information here: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/garycookson   https://epichr.co.uk

As a function, HR has a role to play in developing talent and protecting employees. But it's also responsible for disciplining and dismissing staff, as well as implementing and enforcing top-down policies. Does this put it in an ethically precarious position?   This week on the podcast, Ross D is joined by James and guest Gary Cookson of EPIC HR to discuss:  what 'ethics' mean in the workplace the role of HR as the moral heart of organisations the ability of HR to foster ethical behaviour If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @ross__dickie, @JamesMcLuckie and @Gary_Cookson. To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAus. You can find out more about EPIC HR at https://epichr.wordpress.com/ The podcast Ross mentioned is 'Without Fail': https://gimletmedia.com/shows/without-fail

Is it possible to bring different functions together to enhance the employee experience? Or are we doomed to live in a world where all 20 cartons of milk have a different department name written on them? In this week's GoodPractice Podcast, Ross G and Owen are joined by EPIC's Gary Cookson to explore the impact that interactions across departments have on the employee experience. If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @OwenFerguson and @Gary_Cookson. To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice and @GoodPracticeAus. You can find more from Gary at epichr.wordpress.com. The paper Owen discussed was: Camerer, C. F., Dreber, A., Holzmeister, F., Ho, T. H., Huber, J., Johannesson, M., ... & Altmejd, A. (2018). Evaluating the replicability of social science experiments in Nature and Science between 2010 and 2015. Nature Human Behaviour, 1. The man behind the concept of 'statistical significance' was William S. Gosset. He was not a fan on the 5% threshold. You can find out more here: https://priceonomics.com/the-guinness-brewer-who-revolutionized-statistics/  Playing with your statistics in an effort to find a significant result is often referred to as 'p-hacking', a practice that is somewhat encouraged by the existence of the 5% threshold. You can find out more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_dredging  Ross also discussed American Sign Language (ASL), based on an episode of The West Wing Weekly podcast: https://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/220 

This is a really important subject and Sukh's belief is men struggle to talk about their emotions in a way which is helpful and healthy. His guest on the episode is Gary Cookson, and together they discuss a range of factors which can impact on your emotional wellbeing and as a man how we might respond, and what are better ways to respond. Gary is very open about how certain points in career and life have impacted him, and Sukh shares his stories too. It's a really good exploration, and quite a cathartic one, where the discussion explores men's emotional health. You can follow Sukh on Twitter @sukhpabial. You can follow Gary on Twitter @gary_cookson and his company is called Epic HR.

The practice of organisational design and development is changing and its profile is growing in the world of work and HR. Organisations are looking to OD experts - and sometimes HR professionals with only limited OD expertise - to help them resolve the many and varied challenges they face. But there's confusion about what OD is and some questionable truths about OD often go unchallenged. Together those issues can create significant organisational risk. In this episode, we talk to OD experts Dr Naomi Stanford, Sadie Sharp, Gary Cookson and Warren Howlett about how OD is changing, what it can do and the role that HR can play.

As part of my True Strength project, I'm featuring interviews that dig deep into how people succeed and I was delighted to interview Gary Cookson. The interview has lots of insights into how Gary succeeds, about strengths, weaknesses, mindset, and resilience and has great insights about what it is like to be competitive and to be introverted.   Gary Cookson dominant StrengthsFinder (TM) talent themes: Competition, Achiever, Focus, Discipline, Context, Significance, Restorative, Harmony, Deliberative, Relator, Responsibility, Activator   For a full transcript, please see this blog post: http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/gary-cookson-true-strength-podcast-episode-10/ Gary Cookson on Twitter: @Gary_Cookson Gary's blog: http://hrtriathlete.blogspot.co.uk  

This podcast is an interview (August, 2006) between an FE college I.T. trainer (Alan Carr) and Gary Cookson, the Human Resources Manager of Golden Gates Housing Ltd in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It addresses some common issues (including those suggested by an FE college careers officer) surrounding writing letters of application. The interview was conducted in a town centre workplace - hence the background traffic noise. This podcast has been created as a sample resource for Student Services advisors in UK colleges of Further Education. It is part of an LSN skills developent project, aimed at improving the I.T. skills of Student Services teams, providing them with useable resources and encouraging the further development of their own e-resources. (Two other podcast interviews are available discussing CVs and The Job Interview.) Alan Carr, August 2006 http://dht.podomatic.com dht@darkhorse.co.uk

This podcast is an interview (August, 2006) between an FE college I.T. trainer (Alan Carr) and Gary Cookson, the Human Resources Manager of Golden Gates Housing Ltd in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It provides job interview advice (and addresses some common student concerns suggested by an FE college careers officer). The interview was conducted in a town centre workplace - hence the background traffic noise. This podcast has been created as a sample resource for Student Service advisors in UK colleges of Further Education. It is part of an LSN skills developent project, aimed at improving the I.T. skills of Student Services teams, providing them with useable resources and encouraging the further development of their own e-resources. (Two other podcast interviews are available discussing Letters of Application and CV writing.) Alan Carr, August 2006 http://dht.podomatic.com dht@darkhorse.co.uk

This podcast is an interview (August, 2006) between an FE college I.T. trainer (Alan Carr) and Gary Cookson, the Human Resources Manager of Golden Gates Housing Ltd in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It addresses some common issues (including those suggested by an FE college careers officer) surrounding CV writing. The interview was conducted in a town centre workplace - hence the background traffic noise. This podcast has been created as a sample resource for Student Services advisors in UK colleges of Further Education. It is part of an LSN skills developent project, aimed at improving the I.T. skills of Student Services teams, providing them with useable resources and encouraging the further development of their own e-resources. (Two other podcast interviews are available discussing Letters of Application and The Job Interview.) Alan Carr, August 2006 http://dht.podomatic.com dht@darkhorse.co.uk