​People don’t value friendships at work anymore! Did you know that? We didn't until we read the latest research, but that certainly changes the game for HR and people teams in 2023 and beyond.

​So does the fact that 59% are stressed by their monetary situation, just 14% think their feedback drives change and hiring freezes or redundancies are meaning HR teams need to do more with less.

Emma Leonis-Hughes (Client Executive Director - HR Transformation, LACE Partners) and Carly Poulson (People + Culture Partner, Unleashed) joined us to discuss all of this, their recent HR research and more.

Running order

0:00 Intro to the episode, Emma and Carly

1:50 Supporting employes under financial pressure

8:19 Approaching that difficult conversation with employees

12:29 Company culture’s role has massively changed.

19:04 What the reports tell us about the culture issue.

24:49 Does HR have an issue with feedback?

37:10 LACE Partners’ HR’s One Big Thing Report

43:43 Unleashed’s latest research from people leaders.

51:01 Building skills when we can’t buy or borrow.

How To Connect

Find Emma Leonis-Hughes on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-leonis-hughes-104b0b7/

Learn more about LACE Partners: https://lacepartners.co.uk/

Download their HR’s One Big Thing Report: https://lacepartners.co.uk/hrs-one-big-thing/

Find Carly Poulson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carly-poulson-17208b23/

Learn more about Unleashed: https://www.unleashed.company/

Find Gary on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-a78b2186/

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A great resource on loneliness at work, shared by Clare in the chat: https://hbr.org/2022/10/the-power-of-work-friends