The CHRO Activist: Rob Bray

Rob introduces his passion for HR and the opportunities the profession provides for business to be a force for good.  Rob shares examples of his HR leadership in youth employment and economic inclusion, describing measurable business benefits such as reducing labour turnover, increasing productivity and improving engagement scores. Rob also shares an example of HR contributing to a bold net zero commitment, as well as thoughts on building an inclusive workplace. Calling on you to use your voice, Rob passionately advocates for the opportunities you and everyone in HR has that can effect positive change.  Topics this episode: The power of good jobs and the case for Social Mobility Using data to shift passion projects to business as usual HR having a point of view: the climate crisis, AI and wealth inequality Untapped innovation HR and a net zero commitment Driving change at pace Using your voice and harnessing HR’s superpower How HR Leaders Change the World - Live! 15 November 2023 Join us to learn and discuss: How connecting your HR work to ESG helps you achieve your goals Measuring your HR impact - what investors and CEOs are keen to hear from you on Positioning your impact - how best to showcase your HR function’s impact leadership, to all your stakeholders and in your EVP Demystifying psychological safety - how to embed culture that drives innovation and change Learn from actionable examples shared by pioneering C-Suite HR Leaders, that you can implement at your company too. Alongside the CHRO speakers and the brilliant community of HR Changemakers you'll be part of, we're delighted to announce that Sir Lenny Henry CBE is this year's inspiring keynote. Find out more and don't miss your UN Global Goals Week special offer: (Offer ends 6pm BST 31Oct23) Join us In Person or via Live Stream; enter code: GlobalGoals to get 10% off your place Thank you to our event partner, Well by CircleIn Well knows that psychological safety is a key priority for companies, with 97% customers telling them that they plan to invest in it over the next 12 months. Enter Well – a practical and cost-effective solution that gives your entire workforce the skills they need to level up and lead with care. Well is a risk management tool, that tackles psychosocial hazards in the workplace. Importantly, they're reimagining learning to meet the needs of emerging leaders and how they learn. They've partnered with Microsoft to deliver this tool in the flow of work where employees are ‘doing the work’. It aligns to ISO guidelines, as Well’s content is created by experts and backed by science so that organisations can easily align with new and incoming psychological safety standards. Their blissfully bite-sized video content is highly engaging, fits into busy schedules, and delivered with tangible takeaways to turn learning into action. Well keeps it real, promotes empathy, encourages self-improvement, and builds stronger teams. The result? Increased productivity, engagement, and happiness in your organisation. You can find out more about Well here. Linkedin: @FromBabieswithLove Email: [email protected] How HR Leaders Change the World is brought to you by social enterprise, From Babies with Love. Across Moments that Matter, we provide employee engagement gift services to global HR functions and donate 100% of our profit to orphaned and abandoned children around the world. We transform commonly existing gift spend in to strategic, efficient and inclusive tools in your People Strategy, delivering Exceptional Employee Experience, and at the same time, ESG results.