HRheadquarters - The Human Resources Podcast

Guest presenter Andrea Hayes chats to Conor O’Leary, Director of Operations at Purple House Cancer Support Centre. They discuss supporting an employee with a cancer diagnosis and the ways an employer can collaborate with the employee to understand their changing needs over the course of treatment. Also the importance of communication — both with the […]

Guest presenter Andrea Hayes chats to Paddy Barr, Managing Partner at Barr Performance Coaching. They explore the leader’s role in shaping environments that spark creativity, experimentation, and bold thinking. From empowering teams to take risks to dismantling silos that stifle collaboration, Paddy shares actionable insights on how leaders can become architects of innovation. They discuss […]

Guest presenter Andrea Hayes chats to Stephanie Brady, principal of StephBe Consulting. They explore how two employees in the same organisation — with the same manager, the same role, and the same opportunities — can experience radically different outcomes. And more importantly, they unpack why this happens and what leaders can do to prevent it. […]

Guest presenter Andrea Hayes chats to Niamh Doran, Group HR Manager with Sims IVF, about a critical issue impacting Irish businesses and their employees: the lack of adequate fertility support in the workplace. Recent research by Sims IVF reveals that 80% of people undergoing fertility treatment say their workplace doesn’t have a fertility policy in place, […]

Guest presenter Andrea Hayes chats with Jan Laurijssen—HR Evangelist, Researcher, and Consultant at SD Worx—about the future of HR over the next 5 to 10 years. What emerging responsibilities should HR professionals be preparing for, especially in light of AI, automation, and hybrid work models? About our guest Jan is an experienced HR consultant and […]