This fantastic and thought-provoking episode focuses on:-

• People Agenda: A Missing Priority in the Boardroom
• Talent is the most valuable currency for organisational success.
• However, human capital discussions are underrepresented in boardroom conversations.
• The need is urgent to elevate the people agenda to the board level where strategic decisions are made.
• The future of work is not in the future—it’s the present.
• Traditional full-time employment extends to contractual, gig, hybrid, and skill-based careers.
• Organisations must adapt recruitment, development, and compensation policies to reflect this new reality.
• GenAI is revolutionising white-collar work, much like how the internet changed business.
• HR must now manage a mixed workforce: full-timers, part-timers, machines, software, and AI agents.
• The new role of HR leaders is to act as Chief Productivity Officers, managing how work gets done, not just who does it.
• HR policies must consider AI tools, automation, and hybrid teams in addition to human workers.
• Organisations are focusing on “no headcount increase” growth, where productivity must rise through reskilling and AI integration.
• HR must move beyond engagement and retention dashboards to focus on strategic talent planning.
• There is a need to reskill and upgrade HR’s understanding of tech, productivity, and strategic alignment.
• Boards often underestimate the execution risk of strategies that rely heavily on people.
• Succession planning is often superficial—HR and boards must take ownership to ensure real readiness.
• Two common misconceptions:
• Both are flawed. HR professionals can add immense strategic value, but must also be board-ready.
• HR professionals aspiring to board roles must invest in governance training (e.g., SID’s LED program).