How HR Leaders Change the World

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Episode 259: Gina Vargiu, Chief People Officer at SAP on Why HR Must Co-Create the AI Era

October 27, 2026

Recorded live at Unleash, Gina shares why she sees AI as a human transformation story, and a huge opportunity for HR to redesign roles, teams and organisations. She explains the new skills HR needs to lead it, from workforce intelligence to business acumen, and why keeping purpose at work matters more than ever.  Gina shares how SAP has shifted from credential-based to skills-based selection and development, giving 112,000 colleagues access to a skills taxonomy that opens up career opportuni...

Episode 258: Coleen Highfield, Chief People Officer at Foxtons on Why HR Must Be Unapologetically Brave

October 20, 2026

Coleen Highfield believes commercial success and people thriving at work go hand in hand. She shares how she has brought company cultures together after acquisitions, providing practical examples such as a six-week programme to help new colleagues feel part of the organisation, and pricing benefits harmonisation into the transaction, so everyone is on a level playing field. As a single mum, Coleen speaks personally about talented women forced to pull back on their careers after having childr...

Episode 257: Lisa Dodman, Chief People Officer at Optima Health on Thinking Commercially, Beyond the Rule Book

October 13, 2026

Lisa Dodman shows how HR adds the most value to the business when it thinks commercially and steps beyond the rule book. Drawing on her time leading the people strategy at a global software business, she reflects on how listening, psychological safety and a clear communication strategy took its Glassdoor rating from 3.4 to 4.1 in a year. Lisa provides examples of how AI can take away HR's administrative work, freeing people teams to focus on workforce planning, commercial results and ensuri...

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Who is an ideal guest for How HR Leaders Change the World?

How HR Leaders Change the World typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Chief people officers, global HR executives, senior HR and communications leaders, CEOs of workplace technology companies, and business leaders with substantial experience delivering workforce or social-impact initiatives. Common among recent guests: Leading people or communications strategy at a major organisation; Implementing large-scale workforce, inclusion, social-mobility, or employee-experience initiatives; Demonstrating measurable organisational or social impact. Recent guests include Jennie Barker, Rachel Cox, and Neil Morrison.

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High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

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Recent episodes cover Business, Human Resources, Future Of Work, Social Mobility, and Employee Experience. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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