The Changing
Role of the
HR Leader
– ONLINE
Online | Tuesday 25 March 2025
10.00 – 11.00 GMT (11.00 – 12.00 CET)
Event
As the business context has become more complex, so too has the role of the HR leader. As well as fulfilling HR’s ‘traditional’ role and purpose (such as talent management and performance improvement), HR must also respond to an increasingly employee-centric social agenda. This includes a greater focus on new working models and practices, inclusivity, employee wellbeing and sustainability. This one-hour online event will explore this evolution and consider what it means for the development of the function.
Learning Objectives
- Understand how the HR leader’s role is changing and identify the skills and structures needed to deliver effectively in a rapidly shifting business environment.
- Understand what advances in technology and AI mean for the HR leader, including applying new technologies, governance, data privacy and skills.
- Identify ways of bringing risk management higher up the HR agenda.
- Consider how the HR function can work more effectively with the Executive Committee, becoming a full player rather than an occasional contributor.
Who is this event for?
HR Leaders and specialists.
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Speakers
Nick Holley
Director, CRF Learning
Nick Holley as Director of CRF Learning has responsibility to provide development for HR teams and senior professionals. Prior to joining CRF, Nick spent 10 years at Henley Business School where he was a visiting professor and Director of the Centre for HR Excellence. He has developed and delivered HR capability programmes for organisations across the UK and Europe, and internationally.
Gillian Pillans
Research Director, Corporate Research Forum
Gillian has worked as a senior HR practitioner and OD specialist for several organisations including Swiss Re, Vodafone and BAA. Prior to her HR career, she was a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting and is also a qualified solicitor. Gillian has written various CRF reports on subjects including HR strategy, organisation design and development, leadership development, coaching and diversity.
