In this, the first episode in a new series for The HR Uprising – REAL HR, Lucinda chats to real-life HR professionals about their career and lessons learned. Thus discovering the many ways we can raise each other up through shared experiences.

This week’s guest is HR professional Paula Jones, Head of People at tech firm, Leighton, who discusses the challenges she enjoys, the benefits of smaller HR teams, and the outlook and mission that drives her own innovative thinking there.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
The key to driving change is to establish good relationships, and getting to know individuals on a bespoke basis. Only then can we ascertain the best and most direct route through conversations.
Working as part of a larger team of HR professionals can have its benefits, such as the ability to communicate and discuss various issues with likeminded professionals. But the larger the team, the less agency we personally find ourselves with.
Change agents work best in smaller teams as it allows them the freedom to implement new measures and communicate more freely with higher levels of management.
Depending on the area in which you work, the talent pool can be smaller. It is therefore even more important to attract and then retain the best that we can find.

BEST MOMENTS
‘I like to see the things that we can put in place that are aligned to our business strategy, and which will make a real difference to people’ 
‘I embrace change. It’s what makes the world go round’ 
‘You’re always a smaller cog in bigger organisations’ 
‘One of the biggest things I’ve found in HR is just having that real belief in yourself' 

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/
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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

 

Paula Jones is head of people at Leighton. Having worked in HR for 25 years she enjoys the full variety of what HR can bring on a day to day basis.  Paula is responsible for creating and overseeing the full people agenda, whilst continuing the develop Leighton’s culture, engagement and people focus through what has been a very difficult time due to Covid-19.  Furthermore, Paula is in a standalone role and this provides her with a lot of variety.

Paula says that it is important for HR Professionals to support the creation of a great place to work for all colleagues by focussing on the experience they have through the employee life cycle.  It’s particularly important as it is such a competitive market.

 

Paula Jones on LinkedIn 

Leighton 

 

 

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

In this, the first episode in a new series for The HR Uprising &ndash; REAL HR, Lucinda chats to real-life HR professionals about their career and lessons learned. Thus discovering the many ways we can raise each other up through shared experiences.
This week&rsquo;s guest is HR professional Paula Jones, Head of People at tech firm, Leighton, who discusses the challenges she enjoys, the benefits of smaller HR teams, and the outlook and mission that drives her own innovative thinking there.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
<ul>
<li>The key to driving change is to establish good relationships, and getting to know individuals on a bespoke basis. Only then can we ascertain the best and most direct route through conversations.</li>
<li>Working as part of a larger team of HR professionals can have its benefits, such as the ability to communicate and discuss various issues with likeminded professionals. But the larger the team, the less agency we personally find ourselves with.</li>
<li>Change agents work best in smaller teams as it allows them the freedom to implement new measures and communicate more freely with higher levels of management.</li>
<li>Depending on the area in which you work, the talent pool can be smaller. It is therefore even more important to attract and then retain the best that we can find.</li>
</ul>
BEST MOMENTS
<ul>
<li>&lsquo;I like to see the things that we can put in place that are aligned to our business strategy, and which will make a real difference to people&rsquo; </li>
<li>&lsquo;I embrace change. It&rsquo;s what makes the world go round&rsquo; </li>
<li>&lsquo;You&rsquo;re always a smaller cog in bigger organisations&rsquo; </li>
<li>&lsquo;One of the biggest things I&rsquo;ve found in HR is just having that real belief in yourself' </li>
</ul>
VALUABLE RESOURCES
The HR Uprising Podcast | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hr-uprising-podcast/id1465080766">Apple</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7ds86Lxe8fO3rdGPKSIvkp">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/progressiveproperty/the-hr-uprising">Stitcher</a> &nbsp;
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<li>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: <a href="https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/">https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/">The HR Uprising LinkedIn Group</a></li>
<li>Change Superhero Resources</li>
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<li>Book: <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-be-a-change-superhero/lucinda-carney/9781788601603">How To Be A Change Superhero - by Lucinda Carney</a></li>
<li>Free Change Toolkit: <a href="http://www.changesuperhero.com/">www.changesuperhero.com</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Latest Performance Management <a href="https://actus.co.uk/blog/">Blog</a></li>
</ul>
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ABOUT THE GUEST
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Paula Jones is head of people at Leighton. Having worked in HR for 25 years she enjoys the full variety of what HR can bring on a day to day basis.&nbsp; Paula is responsible for creating and overseeing the full people agenda, whilst continuing the develop Leighton&rsquo;s culture, engagement and people focus through what has been a very difficult time due to Covid-19.&nbsp; Furthermore, Paula is in a standalone role and this provides her with a lot of variety.
Paula says that it is important for HR Professionals to support the creation of a great place to work for all colleagues by focussing on the experience they have through the employee life cycle.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s particularly important as it is such a competitive market.
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Paula Jones on<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-jones-1a27b613/?originalSubdomain=uk"> LinkedIn </a>
<a href="https://www.leighton.com/about-us/join-us-values/">Leighton </a>
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ABOUT THE HOST
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Lucinda Carney 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. 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 up&rsquo; together.
&ldquo;If you look up, you rise up&rdquo;
CONTACT METHOD
<ul>
<li>Join the LinkedIn community - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/</a></li>
<li>Email: Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk</li>
<li>Linked In: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/</a></li>
<li>Twitter: @lucindacarney</li>
<li>Instagram: @hruprising</li>
<li>Facebook: @hruprising</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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