It’s about building trust and letting them do the right thing. 

If you’re curious what a HR Interim Director is, then this latest episode of The HR Uprising Podcast is for you. Lucinda interviews Steve Graham, the Interim Deputy Director for Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust, about his career and experience working in HR within NHS. They talk about building authentic relationships within a team, changing organisational cultures, dealing with diversity and many more. Discover also what you should do and improve in your skill set if you want to move up in a role in HR when you tune in. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS 
Steve’s tip if you want to move up in a role within your organisation is to focus in building your credibility and your relationships as quickly as possible. It becomes easier to get promoted when the executives see the determination and potential. 
Be authentic. Have the confidence to speak your mind up, especially if you know the company will benefit from it, but also have the guts to admit when you’re wrong. 
Steve is grateful that his experience in different organisations helped him develop his leadership and resourcefulness skills. 
Meeting and having authentic conversations is the key in getting the best solutions for challenges inside HR. It’s the team who have the best ideas. Engage with them and understand them. Supporting your team can also help build authentic relationships quickly. 
As an introvert, Steve didn’t see himself fitting in the role of an interim. So, if you’re like him who thinks like this, don’t be put off by the responsibilities. You can always make an impact in the organisation. 
What skills do you need to display to be taken seriously and to progress your aspiration? Have an understanding of the politics and interdependencies in the organisation. You have to be the ‘glue’, the person that connects the team together. It’s easier to share your expertise if you know where it is needed. 

BEST MOMENTS 
“You can’t get things wrong and just get away with it.” 
“Be direct and supportive.” 
“Anyone can bring anything in any organisation.” 

VALUABLE RESOURCES 
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/  
www.secamb.nhs.uk/  
https://www.clch.nhs.uk/ 

ABOUT THE GUEST   

Steve Graham is the Interim Deputy Director of Workforce and OD at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, a mental health and learning disability trust for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Norfolk, and North Essex. 

He also worked for South-East Coast Ambulance Service and Central London Community Healthcare. 
Steve Graham’s LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/steve-graham-76163712  

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 

It&rsquo;s about building trust and letting them do the right thing.&nbsp;
If you&rsquo;re curious what&nbsp;a HR&nbsp;Interim&nbsp;Director&nbsp;is, then this latest episode of The HR Uprising Podcast is for you. Lucinda interviews Steve Graham, the Interim Deputy Director for Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation&nbsp;Trust,&nbsp;about his career and experience working in HR within NHS. They talk about building authentic relationships within&nbsp;a team,&nbsp;changing organisational&nbsp;cultures, dealing with diversity and many more. Discover also what you should do and improve in your&nbsp;skill set&nbsp;if you want to move up in a role in HR when you tune in.&nbsp;
KEY TAKEAWAYS&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Steve&rsquo;s tip if you want to move up in a role within your organisation is to focus in building your credibility and your relationships as&nbsp;quickly as possible.&nbsp;It becomes easier to get promoted when the executives see the determination and potential.&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Be authentic.&nbsp;Have the confidence&nbsp;to speak your mind up,&nbsp;especially if you know the company will&nbsp;benefit from&nbsp;it,&nbsp;but also&nbsp;have the guts to admit when you&rsquo;re wrong.&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Steve is&nbsp;grateful&nbsp;that his experience in different organisations helped him develop his leadership and resourcefulness skills.&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Meeting and having authentic conversations&nbsp;is the key in getting the best solutions for challenges inside HR. It&rsquo;s the team who have the best ideas. Engage with them and understand them. Supporting your team can also help build authentic relationships&nbsp;quickly.&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1">As an introvert, Steve didn&rsquo;t see himself fitting in the role of an interim. So, if you&rsquo;re like him who thinks like this, don&rsquo;t&nbsp;be put&nbsp;off by the responsibilities. You can always make an impact in the organisation.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">What skills do you need to display&nbsp;to&nbsp;be taken seriously and to progress your aspiration?&nbsp;Have an understanding of&nbsp;the politics and interdependencies in the organisation.&nbsp;You have to be&nbsp;the &lsquo;glue&rsquo;, the person&nbsp;that&nbsp;connects the team together. It&rsquo;s easier to share your expertise if you know where it&nbsp;is needed.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
BEST MOMENTS&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t get things wrong and just get away with it.&rdquo;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">&ldquo;Be direct&nbsp;and supportive.&rdquo;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">&ldquo;Anyone can bring anything in any organisation.&rdquo;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
VALUABLE RESOURCES&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/">https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><a href="http://www.secamb.nhs.uk/">www.secamb.nhs.uk/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.clch.nhs.uk/">https://www.clch.nhs.uk/</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
ABOUT THE GUEST&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Steve&nbsp;Graham&nbsp;is the Interim Deputy Director of Workforce and OD at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, a mental health and learning disability trust for Hertfordshire,&nbsp;Buckinghamshire,&nbsp;Norfolk,&nbsp;and North Essex.&nbsp;
He&nbsp;also worked for&nbsp;South-East&nbsp;Coast Ambulance Service and Central London Community Healthcare.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Steve&nbsp;Graham&rsquo;s LinkedIn -&nbsp;<a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/in/steve-graham-76163712">https://uk.linkedin.com/in/steve-graham-76163712</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
ABOUT THE HOST&nbsp;
Lucinda Carney&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&nbsp;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 &lsquo;rise&nbsp;up&rsquo;&nbsp;together.&nbsp;
&ldquo;If you look up, you rise&nbsp;up&rdquo;&nbsp;
CONTACT METHOD&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Join the 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="3" 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>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Linked In:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Twitter: @lucindacarney&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Instagram: @hruprising&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Facebook: @hruprising&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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