HR Gamechanger
The People Profession and my passion for HR is not just a job, or even just a career, its my life's work. I am relentless in my pursuit to ensure HR delivers tangible value, not only to employees and businesses, but beyond in wider society and the world we live and work in.
People Strategy
I work with HR leaders to help shape and create effective People Strategies. Using tried and tested approaches which take People Teams from zero plan to award winning in three years. Over my career I have designed and executed multiple People Strategies delivering high impact and value to businesses.
Media spokesperson
My experience means I’ve been able to not only delver on People Strategy, but also influence business strategy by bringing the two together. I work closely with commercial teams to better understand the needs and challenges of leaders, shaping messaging and positioning that speaks directly to their priorities and challenges.
I’ve contributed significantly to thought leadership across the HR industry, through webinars, client conferences, press interviews, data reports and published articles. Partnering with marketing teams and PR agencies, I’ve helped to ensure the company brand shows up with credibility and relevance. These contributions have resulted in me being listed on the HR Magazine Most Influential HR Practitioner list in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025.
For organisations offering products or services to HR professionals, I bring a combination of practitioner insight and commercial awareness, and can act as a trusted advocate and brand champion, helping to shape brand positioning and strengthen market connection.
Enjoy exploring this page filled with some examples of my contributions.
Conference Speaker
Exploring employee disconnection and it's impact on business. An insight into the importance of employee engagement on organisational performance.
HR Trends. What are the latest things influencing how we support employees, leaders and businesses.
Navigating economic challanges for your people. Tactics to help weather the storm of the cost of living crisis and dip in UK productivity.
The true economic value of HR. Looking at the headline data from the pioneering research report: The Economic Value Study.
Reaching the apex of Appreciation. Introducing the latest research on employee engagement and motivation; The Appreciation Index report.
Unveiling Australia's Workplace Engagement Index. Understanding the differing levels of engagement and productivity globally.
Publication Features
theHRDIRECTOR magazine interview and
front cover story
HR Magazine career background
feature article
Library
Podcasts & Webinars
People Experience Hub | Workplace Stories
Building people-centric workplaces that deliver
Retaining top talent with a competitive reward strategy
Are your people an investment or a cost, with Royston Guest.
How to make your employees feel valued and visable
Agile for business teams, with Squadify.
How Agile helps to create people strategies
Launching the Appreciation Index
Look ahead at 2023, what's keeping your people up at night
The Learning Reinvented Podcast
Agile HR, with The Learning Effect
Using Agile to deliver great people experience, with Natal Dank
Managers, your superpower to elevating EVP
Interview, with Lucy Adams
Adopting Agile, with David James
Agile HR, adoption and Impact
How to create a sense of inclusion and belonging, with Sara Maude
Six ways to engage employees
An evening of EX design - The book launch, with The People Lab
Leading in a remote working world
How to encourage employees to thrive in a changing workplace through recognition
Digital transformation in business
Anatomy of a crisis, life goes on
Work life harmony
Press Articles
How I got here
Stories from the ‘new normal’
Feeling under-appreciated at work? A new study has found that women are significantly less valued in the workplace
AgileHR; what does it even mean?
How to tackle workforce gaps
How employers can create a culture of recognition
New insights reveal stark disparity in employee appreciation between men and women – and its impact on UK businesses
Safe travels: how firms can limit risks for women on work trips
How employers can support employees at different levels of engagement
5 HR trends to look out for in 2025
How employers can champion financial wellbeing during the cost of living crisis
British employers lag global average for productivity-boosting staff appreciation
UK employees feel less appreciated than those in Australia and US
Why Reward Gateway created a ‘chief appreciation officer’ role
Building an Emotionally Intelligent Workplace: Key Steps for HR Leaders to Implement
What the Autumn Budget means for employers, employees and benefits
Pay transparency: ready or not, here it comes
HR leaders see mental health absences rise, report shows
5 recession-proof HR planning tips
Why women feel less appreciated at work than men
Engaging employees with innovative rewards and gratitude
Is the 4-day-week as beneficial as some claim?
Workplace Wellbeing Professional
Private Medical Insurance ‘Boosts Retention in Desk-Based Firms’
Appreciation gap: why British workers feel undervalued, and how HR can fix it
Fresh data shows direct link between perks, engagement and better business outcomes
How to overcome loneliness in the workplace
Working 9 to 5, what a way to make us lonely
Driving up engagement a ‘necessity’ for better business performance
From ‘Tinder leave’ to pet insurance, employers get creative with benefits
How employee appreciation translates to better business outcomes
How can employers support employee wellbeing in the summer months?
Appreciating employee work/life balance
Workplace Wellbeing Professional
The disconnection dilemma – how can leaders combat loneliness at work?
Did Elmo just light a fire under HR to confront the employee wellness crisis?
The Employee Engagement Quadrant: A Framework for Retaining Great Talent During Challenging Times
Workplace Wellbeing Professional
UK risks being a ‘burnt-out nation’ due to poor mental health
Should employees choose between HR and employee representatives?
Burnout Britain – overworked, underpaid and near breaking point
How employee appreciation translates to better business outcomes
Two-thirds of UK staff do not feel connected at work
Burnout affects a fifth of UK employees as long-term sick hits record high
Two-thirds of UK employees lack connection and belonging in their jobs
Working 9 to 5: What a way to make Brits lonely
UK employees struggle with loneliness in the workplace
Two-thirds of UK employees lack connection and belonging in their jobs
Few in HR understand Agile
Digital Transformation at River Island
Personalised learning strategies
HR Reports
Role of HR in delecting and developing senior leaders
Future workplace readiness: Building cultures to support agility
How to Build Trust When Reskilling at Scale
People Performance - An evidence review
A guide to the new era of work
Awards and Acolades
Achieving the No. 1 Sunday Times Best Company to work for, as well as People Team of the Year and HR Executive of the Year.
HR Magazine Most Influential Practitioner list; 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025
The British HR Awards 2025 - Best Large Organisation Winner
The British HR Awards 2025 - People Team of the Year [Finalists]
Inspiring Workplace Awards 2025 - UK&I, North America and Australia
Employee Benefits Awards 2025 - Best Supplier to Work for [Finalists]
The TITAN Awards - HR Executive of the Year 2024 GOLD Winner
The TITAN Awards - HR Team of the Year 2024 GOLD Winner
The Learning and Performance Institute - Gold Standard Award learning function 2024
Inspiring Workplaces 2023 EMEA and US - Ranking 1st for large business EMEA Ranking 2nd in the first ever Global Top 100 Inspiring Workplaces 2023
The Stevie® Awards for Great Employers GOLD Winners 2023 "Making wellbeing the HEART of everything we do"
The Stevie® Awards for Great Employers Bronze Winner for "Best Employee Value Proposition"
The Engage Awards 2023 - Best employee well being strategy [Finalists]
The Engage Awards 2023 -Workplace Savings & Benefits Awards [Finalists]
HR Excellence Awards 2022 Best Internal Communications Strategy Winner
WM People - Top Employer Award 2021 Best Flexible Working approach - Winner
Sunday Times 25 Best Big Companies to work for 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
Reuters Pharma Awards 2020 - Most Promising Agile Transformation
Employee Experience Awards 2018 - Team of the Year Silver Winner
Employee Experience Awards 2018 - Best Learning & Development Strategy bronze Winner
Princess Royal Award 2018 WINNER
HR Distinction Awards 2018 - Best Learning & Organisational development strategy[Finalists]
Retail Week Awards 2018 - Best Employer [Finalists]
The Learning Awards 2015 - L&D Team of the Year Winner
Gatwick Diamond Business Award 2015 - Developing People for Business Success Winner
HR Excellence Awards 2015 - HR Team of the Year Winner
Training Journal Awards 2014 - L&D Team of the Year Silver Winner
The Learning Awards 2014 - Apprenticeship Programme of the Year[Finalists]
The Campaign for Learning in conjunction with the Open University Learning at Work Day Award for Inspiring learning
National Training Awards Regional Award for Partnership & Collaboration with Mary Gober International Winner
Virgin Holidays Manager of the YearBest Specialist Business Support