Leading change in uncertainty – how HR can design for multiple futures

Organisations are no longer leading change toward a single predictable future. From AI disruption to geopolitical volatility, HR leaders must build adaptive capacity rather than deliver fixed plans. This final article in our change series explores how to lead when the destination itself is uncertain

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The blended workforce: redesigning productivity for the age of AI

Productivity gains will not come from hiring alone. As skills shortages deepen and pressure on permanent teams increases, HR leaders are rethinking how work gets done. This executive briefing from Matrix and The People Space explores how a blended workforce – combining permanent employees, contingent talent and AI – enables organisations to redesign work around capability, resilience and sustainable performance.

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How The People Space defines job reinvention, and how HR leaders can think about redesigning work as technology and new ways of working reshape what...

The courage gap: why HR needs a new definition of bravery

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HR doesn’t lack courage. It lacks the structures that make courage sustainable. As AI, politics and power reshape work, this feature examines why bravery has become a system failure – and what future-fit HR leadership now demands

Expert Insights

Our Expert Insights feature perspectives from organisations across the HR and work landscape. These contributions share their views on trends and practices shaping the future of work.

Podcast

The Transformation Myth: Why Big Change Fails in Real Life

In this episode of Work’s Not Working… Let’s Fix It!, Siân Harrington sits down with Tom Kegode – former People & Places Culture Transformation Lead at Lloyds Banking Group – to challenge one of the most overused ideas in corporate life: transformation.

From the Archive: Still Shaping the Conversation

Handpicked from our archive, these most-watched videos still offer sharp, relevant insight for today’s HR and people leaders

Designing AI for better jobs, not fewer

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Automation is not inevitable. HR leaders shape how AI affects work. Learn how to design AI projects that improve job quality, trust and long-term productivity

Four priorities that will define the CHRO agenda in 2026

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From AI’s impact on HR itself to the quiet erosion of workplace culture The People Space reveals the four priorities that Gartner predicts will test CHROs’ courage and clarity in 2026 and why, despite feeling stretched thin, HR’s adventure is only just beginning

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Free, practical guides, courses and masterclasses to help forward-thinking HR and people leaders stay ahead and take action

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The End of the Ladder: Reinventing the CHRO Career Path
A strategic briefing for HR leaders considering their next move. Learn why senior roles are disappearing, how recruiters and CHROs view the market and why first-time CHROs are being hired over seasoned candidates. Includes checklists and guidance to reframe your value for interim, fractional or consulting careers.
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So You Want To Go Solo: An HR Leader's Guide to Independent Consulting
A practical, honest guide for HR leaders thinking about making the leap into consulting. Learn from the real experiences of former HR directors, with candid lessons, launch-readiness tools and a proven framework to shape your offer. Includes mistakes to avoid, reflection prompts and insights to help you build a fulfilling independent career.
5-Day Educational Email Course
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Return-to-Office Roadmap: The HR Leader’s 5-Day Guide for 2026
Get our free 5-day Return-to-Office Roadmap – a practical, insight-led email course for HR leaders shaping credible RTO and hybrid strategies for 2026. Learn the five mistakes organisations make, what the evidence really says, and how to design an approach that works for your people and your business.
Free Video Masterclass
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Coaching with Compassion: With Richard Boyatzis
A one-hour masterclass with Richard Boyatzis, filmed live with HR leaders, exploring the science of how people truly learn and change. Discover why “coaching for compliance” fails, and how connecting to vision and purpose sustains growth. Includes practical insights from Boyatzis’ Intentional Change Theory to help HR leaders and business partners inspire lasting development.

I wish I'd known...

In our series of lessons for HR pros thinking about setting up their own business, former Virgin and Cote HR leader Amy Sawbridge shares her top tip.