In this podcast and video series, David Green will be speaking to a range of senior HR leaders who are pushing a data-driven and digital HR agenda. Click on an image to see an episode, or use the buttons below to find our show wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Is AI accelerating a skills revolution, or deepening the divide in knowledge work?
In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders Podcast, host David Green is joined once again by Mikael Wornoo, Co-Founder of TechWolf - a company at the forefront of skills intelligence. Bringing fresh insights from the frontlines of AI and workforce strategy, together they explore where leading companies are heading, and what HR needs to do to stay ahead of the curve.
Read MoreWhat if the most valuable business strategy starts with workforce planning? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David Green is joined by one of the world’s most respected voices on strategic workforce planning, Ross Sparkman, Global Head of Workforce Planning at Nutrien and author of the recently released second edition of Strategic Workforce Planning.
Read MoreWhat if the reason HR isn’t influencing strategy… is because it’s looking in the wrong direction? That’s the powerful idea Jenny Dearborn - Chief People Strategy Officer at BTS and co-author of The Insight-Driven Leader - unpacks with host David Green in this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast. Drawing on her experience as a senior HR leader in some of the world’s biggest companies, Jenny makes the case for a bold shift: from reactive, rear-view reporting to forward-looking, insight-driven action.
Read MoreHow do you reconnect learning with business outcomes in a world where skills are evolving faster than ever? In this episode, host David Green speaks with Vincent-Pierre, Global Learning & Talent Development Director, about the lessons he’s learned from leading resets across industries, his perspective on why skills volatility is reshaping mobility and retention, and the leadership qualities that matter most in today’s environment of constant change.
Read MoreWhat if the star performers you celebrated yesterday are the very people holding your organisation back today? That’s what Toby Hough, HR Director for Europe at HiBob, unpacks, with host David Green, in this episode of the Digital HR Leaders Podcast - a must-listen for anyone rethinking how to build performance cultures that last.
Read MoreWhat defines leadership in a modern organisation? And how do you find and support the people driving culture, clarity, and change? Olena Bondareva, Global HR Director at airSlate joins the DHRL podcast to discuss how she built a people strategy from scratch during a time of extraordinary uncertainty - navigating the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and rapid global scale. Olena shares how she prioritised the right systems, embedded people analytics into decision-making, and uncovered the hidden influencers shaping culture and performance.
Read MoreMicrosoft announced an update to its flexible work guidelines. As Amy Coleman, Chief People Officer at Microsoft, explained: “We’ve looked at how our teams work best, and the data is clear: when people work together in person more often, they thrive – they are more energised, empowered, and they deliver stronger results.” As such, we’re delighted to have Dawn Klinghoffer, Global Head of People Analytics at Microsoft, as our guest on this week’s episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast. As she explains in this conversation, Dawn and her team conducted the analysis that informed this decision, revealing a causal link between office presence and employee thriving.
Read MoreHR is standing at a defining inflexion point. AI is transforming how work gets done, stakeholder capitalism is reshaping expectations, and the pressure to deliver tangible business value with less has never been higher. So what does HR need to do now - not just to stay relevant, but to lead? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green sits down with three of the profession’s most respected thinkers to discuss this very topic: Dave Ulrich, Co-Founder of the RBL Group; Dick Beatty, Professor at Rutgers and the University of Michigan; and Patrick Wright, Chair in Strategic HR at the University of South Carolina.
Read Morebp is undergoing one of the most complex transformations in its more than 100-year history — powered by a focused strategy reset, a leaner operating model, and a global scale-up of digital and AI capabilities. But behind all of this is a fundamental reset of how people experience work - and what it means to lead through change. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green sits down with Kerry Dryburgh, Executive Vice President for People, Culture, and Communications at bp, to discuss the transformation.
Read MoreThe future of HR isn’t about collecting more data - it’s about knowing exactly what to do with it. In this special bonus episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by David Barrett (CEO) and Katarina Coppé (Chief Commercial Officer) from Welliba for a conversation about changing the way we listen to and understand employees
Read MoreWhat can your digital footprint reveal about how work really gets done? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David Green sits down with Brydie Lear, VP of People Analytics & Insights at Expedia Group, to explore how her team is harnessing people data at scale to understand performance, influence, and organisational effectiveness in real time.
Read MoreIf people are our greatest asset, why is wellbeing still treated like a perk instead of a priority? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green explores this very question with Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Professor of Economics at Oxford and Director of the Wellbeing Research Centre, co-editor of the World Happiness Report, and co-author of Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters.
Read MoreJoining host David Green is Amy Baxendale, Global Future of Workforce Director at Arcadis, who has spent the past three years leading a bold transformation to embed skills-based thinking across the company. From reimagining workforce planning to enabling talent mobility and cultural change, Amy shares a rare, unfiltered view into the challenges and breakthroughs that define real progress.
Read MoreAs AI accelerates and traditional job structures show their age, more companies are asking a fundamental question: Are we organising work the right way? Joining David is, Ravin Jesuthasan, Senior Partner and Global Leader for Transformation Services at Mercer, andBrian Fisher, Global Solutions Lead for Skills, Jobs and Careers at Mercer. Together, they break down what it takes to move from traditional job-based thinking to a skills-powered approach that’s more agile, equitable and future-ready.
Read MoreWhat if the chaos around us isn’t a threat, but your organisation’s greatest advantage? In this thought-provoking episode, futurist and innovation expert Peter Hinssen returns to The Digital HR Leaders Podcast to join host David Green in an exploration of why uncertainty is no longer the exception but the new normal, and how HR can lead the way in turning disruption into momentum.
Read MoreWhat does it take to move people analytics from the margins to the core of business strategy? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Anshul Sheopuri, Executive Vice President of People Operations & Insights at Mastercard, to explore how people analytics is transforming from a support function into a business-critical capability.
Read MoreWhat happens when you stop looking outside for talent and start unlocking the full potential of the people already on your team? Joining David are Patricia Frost, Chief People and Places Officer at Seagate Technology, and Ruslan Tovbulatov, Chief Marketing Officer at Gloat, the platform partner behind Seagate’s internal talent marketplace, TalentLink. And together, they share how Seagate reimagined its approach to workforce planning by pausing external hiring and focusing on the talent already in-house.
Read MoreHave you ever downplayed a part of who you are just to feel accepted at work? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Rami Tzafrir, Senior Director of Talent, Organisation and Learning at HiBob, to unpack powerful new research on covering in the workplace. Together, they explore why this behaviour is not just a personal issue but a signal of deeper organisational challenges and what HR can do about it.
Read MoreWith new HR technologies arriving faster than ever, many organisations are quick to jump on the next big thing. But in the rush to modernise, are we losing sight of the real business problems we’re meant to be solving? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Matthew Brown, Director of Research, HCM at ISG, whose diverse career spans practitioner, former Chief People Officer, and now respected industry analyst. And together, they tackle a fundamental question: Are we truly leveraging HR technology to create business value, or are we just keeping up with trends?
Read MoreWhat does it take to build an HR function that’s agile, data-driven, and truly influential at the top table? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green speaks with Janine Vos, Chief Human Resources Officer and Managing Board Member at Rabobank, to explore how she has led her team through a significant transformation, shaping an HR function that not only keeps pace with business change, but helps lead it.
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