Our 12 in 12 Podcast series showcases 12 People Professionals from a wide range of backgrounds as they share their HR story with our podcast host Lucinda in just 12 minutes (or as close to)! Each week in December the podcast will cover 3 of these conversations. Therefore, read on to find out who Lucinda will be speaking with in this week’s episode… 

Introducing our first guest, Dan Jones 

People Professional: Daniel Jones, HR Director, Falmouth University 

Dan Jones is the HR Director at Falmouth University. As a result, he is responsible for developing and implementing the 2030 people strategy. Furthermore, Dan is helping the workforce to align the ambitious 2030 vision in regards to the future of Higher Education. 

Prior to joining Falmouth University, Dan started his HR career in the NHS. He then went into the private sector where he worked in a number of roles. Subsequently moving into the Group HR Director position at a global software and services firm. 

Key Information: 
Connect with Dan on LinkedIn 
Falmouth University Website 

Welcoming our second guest, Eleanor Walker 

People Professional: Eleanor Walker, People & Development Consultant, Atkinson HR Consulting 

Eleanor Walker is a People & Development Consultant at Atkinson HR Consulting. This is a small HR consultancy that aims to drive quality people management, performance and leadership in values-driven organisations across the UK. Working predominantly (but not exclusively) with small-to medium-sized charities providing ongoing HR support, advice and project work for clients, as well as working on specific areas of people management such as recruitment, onboarding, learning & development. 

Eleanor started life in HR after working in customer services which sparked a real interest in improving the customer experience as well as employee experience. As a result, she channelled this passion into her role leading the Learning & Development function for Europe at Fung Group, which is the world’s largest global supply chain organisation. Furthermore, she has had over 7 years’ experience in L&D and HR, focusing mainly on learning and development, talent management, succession planning, and performance development. 

Moreover, Eleanor is currently studying for CIPD L7 diploma in Human Resource Management. She is also a volunteer with GirlGuiding as well as a parent to a toddler. 

Key Information: 
Connect with Eleanor on LinkedIn 
Eleanor's Twitter: @ld_elliew 
Atkinson HR Website 

Rounding off this episode, our guest Jen Scherler-Gormley 

People Professional: Jen Scherler-Gormley, HR Lead for UK and Ireland and Corporate Functions across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia at Cisco 

Jen Scherler-Gormley joined Cisco in 2013 having worked at Siemens (Enterprise Communications Division) for nearly 17 years. During her six years at Cisco, Jen has enjoyed a variety of HR business partnering across all the different functions pan-EMEAR roles and is now the HR Lead for UK and Ireland as well as Northern Europe (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, and Baltic countries). 

As a result of working with global, regional and in-country partners, Jen has influenced initiatives and successfully translated global strategies into pragmatic actionable delivery plans and facilitated implementation across the region.  

Certainly, she is passionate about driving business outcomes that have the employee experience at the heart.  

In addition, Jen is a Chartered MCIPD and holds a BSc in Business and Psychology. 

Key Information: 
Connect with Jen on LinkedIn  
Cisco Website 

Valuable Resources 
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/  

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. Therefore, 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. 

"When we look up we rise up” 

Contact Method 
Join the HR Uprising LinkedIn community - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/  
Email: Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk  
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/  
Twitter: @lucindacarney 
Instagram: @hruprising 
Facebook: @hruprising 
YouTube: Channel  

Our 12 in 12 Podcast series showcases 12 People Professionals from a wide range of backgrounds as they share their HR story with our podcast host Lucinda in just 12 minutes (or as close to)! Each week in December the podcast will cover 3 of these conversations. Therefore, read on to find out who Lucinda will be speaking with in this week&rsquo;s episode&hellip;&nbsp;
Introducing our first guest,&nbsp;Dan Jones&nbsp;
People Professional: Daniel Jones, HR Director,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/">Falmouth University</a>&nbsp;
Dan Jones is the HR Director at Falmouth University. As a result, he is responsible for developing and implementing the 2030 people strategy. Furthermore, Dan is helping the workforce to align the ambitious 2030 vision&nbsp;in regards to&nbsp;the future of Higher Education.&nbsp;
Prior to joining Falmouth University, Dan started his HR career in the NHS. He then went into the private sector where he worked in&nbsp;a number of&nbsp;roles. Subsequently moving into the Group HR Director position at a global software and services firm.&nbsp;
Key Information:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Connect with Dan on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-jones-1980/">LinkedIn</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Falmouth University&nbsp;<a href="https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/">Website</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Welcoming our second guest, Eleanor Walker&nbsp;
People Professional: Eleanor Walker, People &amp; Development Consultant,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.atkinsonhrconsulting.co.uk/">Atkinson HR Consulting</a>&nbsp;
Eleanor Walker is a People &amp; Development Consultant at Atkinson HR Consulting. This is a small HR consultancy that aims to drive quality people management, performance and leadership in values-driven organisations across the UK. Working predominantly (but not exclusively) with small-to medium-sized charities providing ongoing HR support, advice and project work for clients, as well as working on specific areas of people management such as recruitment, onboarding, learning &amp; development.&nbsp;
Eleanor started life in HR after working in customer services which sparked a real interest in improving the customer experience as well as employee experience. As a result, she channelled this passion into her role leading the Learning &amp; Development function for Europe at Fung Group, which is the world&rsquo;s largest global supply chain organisation. Furthermore, she has had over 7 years&rsquo; experience in L&amp;D and HR, focusing mainly on learning and development, talent management, succession planning, and performance development.&nbsp;
Moreover, Eleanor is currently studying for CIPD L7 diploma in Human Resource Management. She is also a volunteer with&nbsp;GirlGuiding&nbsp;as well as a parent to a toddler.&nbsp;
Key Information:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Connect with Eleanor on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elewalker/">LinkedIn</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Eleanor's Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ld_elliew">@ld_elliew</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Atkinson HR&nbsp;<a href="https://www.atkinsonhrconsulting.co.uk/">Website</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Rounding off this episode, our guest Jen&nbsp;Scherler-Gormley&nbsp;
People Professional: Jen&nbsp;Scherler-Gormley, HR Lead for UK and Ireland and Corporate Functions across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cisco.com/c/en_uk/index.html">Cisco</a>&nbsp;
Jen&nbsp;Scherler-Gormley joined Cisco in 2013 having worked at Siemens (Enterprise Communications Division) for nearly 17 years. During her six years at Cisco, Jen has enjoyed a variety of HR business partnering across all the different functions pan-EMEAR roles and is now the HR Lead for UK and Ireland as well as Northern Europe (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, and Baltic countries).&nbsp;
As a result of working with global, regional and in-country partners, Jen has influenced initiatives and successfully translated global strategies into pragmatic actionable delivery plans and facilitated implementation across the region.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Certainly, she is passionate about driving business outcomes that have the employee experience at the heart.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In addition, Jen is a Chartered MCIPD and holds a BSc in Business and Psychology.&nbsp;
Key Information:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Connect with Jen on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jen-scherler-gormley-11a73614/">LinkedIn</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Cisco&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cisco.com/c/en_uk/index.html">Website</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Valuable Resources&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">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:&nbsp;<a href="https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/">https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
About&nbsp;The&nbsp;Host&nbsp;
<a href="https://hruprising.com/about-lucinda-carney/">Lucinda Carney</a>&nbsp;is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&amp;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. Therefore, it was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to&nbsp;facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to &lsquo;rise up&rsquo; together.&nbsp;
"When we look&nbsp;up&nbsp;we rise up&rdquo;&nbsp;
Contact Method&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Join the HR Uprising LinkedIn community -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Email:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk">Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/LucindaCarney">@lucindacarney</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lucinda_hruprising/">@hruprising</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HRUprising/?modal=admin_todo_tour">@hruprising</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1">YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCElHrzfM0DVcvS7FuoQtOhw">Channel&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Welcome to the HR Uprising Podcast.

This engaging podcast explores HR ‘hot’ topics and challenges through conversations with relevant experts and real-life HR; O.D. or L&D professionals. HR Uprising is about creating an inclusive forum that enables us to share and learn from experts and everyday professionals. Hosted by Actus CEO Lucinda Carney a Business Psychologist; Chartered Psychologist; Experienced HR Change Agent; Entrepreneur; Speaker and Coach. There are two types of show format the ‘In focus’ episodes where Lucinda delves into a specialist topic in some depth and the ‘Conversations with’ series where we interview experts and people like you. Our hope is that our shows are both informative and fun.
The HR Uprising Podcast is all about learning through collaboration; taking evidence-based action and helping colleagues to have the confidence and skills to rise-up through their organisations by delivering real, lasting business value. You can access more information on each Podcast including resources or links mentioned in the show at our website www.hruprising.com. If you are a forward-thinking HR; L&D or O.D. professional who has a success story or challenge that others can learn from and you would like to be featured in future podcasts you can get in touch through one of the routes below.

Connect with us here:                                                                                                                                      Join the LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/
Instagram: @hruprising Facebook: @hruprising  X (Twitter): @hruprising YouTube: @ActusSoftware   

Lucinda is the founder and CEO of Actus Software, which offers a fully integrated HR solution designed to simplify performance management. Our comprehensive Performance, Learning, and Talent Suite enhances employee development and engagement. For more information, please visit our website at www.actus.co.uk and request a free demo from one of our HR experts. Our products include: Performance Management, Learning Management (LMS), Talent Management, 360 Feedback and Survey, Onboarding, HRIS and HR Compliance. 

Connect with Actus here:LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/2400060/admin/dashboard/
Instagram: @actussoftware Facebook: @actussoftware YouTube: @ActusSoftware X (Twitter): @ActusSoftware
Lucinda also offers bespoke, high quality HR training through Actus’ learning solutions. Topics include: Dealing with Underperformance, Managing for High Performance, Change Superhero Training and Bite Size Training. For more information see the Training section on the Actus website.

Welcome to the HR Uprising Podcast.
This engaging podcast explores HR ‘hot’ topics and challenges through conversations with relevant experts and real-life HR; O.D. or L&amp;D professionals. HR Uprising is about creating an inclusive forum that enables us to share and learn from experts and everyday professionals. Hosted by Actus CEO Lucinda Carney a Business Psychologist; Chartered Psychologist; Experienced HR Change Agent; Entrepreneur; Speaker and Coach. There are two types of show format the ‘In focus’ episodes where Lucinda delves into a specialist topic in some depth and the ‘Conversations with’ series where we interview experts and people like you. Our hope is that our shows are both informative and fun. The HR Uprising Podcast is all about learning through collaboration; taking evidence-based action and helping colleagues to have the confidence and skills to rise-up through their organisations by delivering real, lasting business value. You can access more information on each Podcast including resources or links mentioned in the show at our website <a href="http://www.hruprising.com">www.hruprising.com</a>. If you are a forward-thinking HR; L&amp;D or O.D. professional who has a success story or challenge that others can learn from and you would like to be featured in future podcasts you can get in touch through one of the routes below.
Connect with us here:                                                                                                                                      Join the LinkedIn community: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/</a> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/ Instagram: @hruprising Facebook: @hruprising  X (Twitter): @hruprising YouTube: @ActusSoftware   
Lucinda is the founder and CEO of Actus Software, which offers a fully integrated HR solution designed to simplify performance management. Our comprehensive Performance, Learning, and Talent Suite enhances employee development and engagement. For more information, please visit our website at www.actus.co.uk and request a free demo from one of our HR experts. Our products include: Performance Management, Learning Management (LMS), Talent Management, 360 Feedback and Survey, Onboarding, HRIS and HR Compliance. 
Connect with Actus here:                                                                                                                                  LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/2400060/admin/dashboard/ Instagram: @actussoftware Facebook: @actussoftware YouTube: @ActusSoftware X (Twitter): @ActusSoftware Lucinda also offers bespoke, high quality HR training through Actus’ learning solutions. Topics include: Dealing with Underperformance, Managing for High Performance, Change Superhero Training and Bite Size Training. For more information see the Training section on the Actus website.

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