Shape the future of work. One smart article at a time.

We publish original, evidence-led insight that helps HR leaders stay Future Fit in a fast-changing world of work.

What We Publish

We commission trusted, evidence-led content for senior HR and people leaders – and we do it differently. We don’t passively accept content. Every piece we publish is briefed and shaped with purpose to help our audience stay Future Fit in a fast-changing world of work. If you’ve been invited to contribute – or you have something original to say – here’s what we’re looking for.

We commission and curate:

• Original, thought-provoking articles that simplify complex workplace and societal shifts
• Evidence-led thought leadership with practical guidance
• Co-created content from business leaders, academics, analysts and aligned partners
Our contributors include CHROs, award-winning journalists, authors, HR practitioners and respected thinkers from across the globe.

Who You’re Writing For

Our audience is made up of senior HR and People leaders such as CHROs, HR directors, transformation leads and talent strategists across the UK and globally.
They are:
•    Curious, values-driven and future-focused
•    Navigating AI, hybrid work, skills shifts, organisational redesign and more
•    Seeking clarity over noise, practicality over fluff

Our Editorial Guidelines

✍️ Word Count

We prefer 1,250–1,850 words. Shorter pieces are considered by agreement.

🗣️ Style & Voice

  • Professional, informed, and approachable.
  • Avoid clichés, tired contrasts or binary framing. Please ensure it does not read like typical AI copy - we like to hear the real voice of our contributors. Read your copy back and ask, would I talk to someone like this!
  • Use UK English, avoid too many commas unless clearly needed. Use en dashes like this – not em dashes like this — please.
  • Reference all sources and data with a URL link or in sources at the bottom of the article.
  • Keep it clear – write for intelligent, time-poor practitioners.

🧠 Structure

  • Start with a compelling hook: Why this matters now.
  • Use subheadings and bullets for scanability.
  • End with practical takeaways or recommendations for HR and people leaders.
  • Use lowercase for job titles (eg HR director, chief people officer).

👤 Author Info

  • A short bio (50–80 words) with your role, credentials and one relevant link.
  • A high-resolution headshot.
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What We Prioritise

We’re especially keen on:

  • The human + machine dynamic in the workplace
  • What it means to be Future Fit in HR
  • Leadership, trust, ethics and power in the AI era
  • Digital transformation through a human lens
  • Talent, skills and work design in a post-industrial economy
  • Frameworks and tools that make complex ideas usable

Please avoid:

  • ❌ Generic trend summaries
  • ❌ Promotional content or product plugs
  • ❌ Shallow listicles without substance
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Our AI Policy

We believe in original, human-centred thinking. Generative AI can be a useful working tool but the ideas, argument, expertise and experience in anything submitted to The People Space must be your own.

✅ AI tools can be used to:

  • Tighten structure, grammar or tone after original drafting
  • Sxplore alternative wording for clarity or audience fit
  • Help interrogate or summarise complex source material, provided you then check the original source yourself

❌ AI tools must not be used to:

  • Produce an entire article for submission
  • Generate the central argument, opinion or claimed expertise
  • Invent examples, quotations, research, statistics, sources or experiences
  • Present AI-generated information as fact without checking it against a reliable original source

You are responsible for what you submit

You remain responsible for the originality and accuracy of your contribution, regardless of whether AI tools have been used during its preparation.

Any research, statistics, quotations or external evidence included in your article must be checked against the original source before submission. Please provide links to the original research or full source details with your draft so our editorial team can verify them if required. Do not rely on an AI-generated citation, summary or reference without checking it yourself.

If generative AI has been used materially in preparing your article please tell us when you submit it and briefly explain how it was used. Use of AI will not in itself prevent publication. What matters is that the thinking is genuinely yours, the evidence is accurate and properly sourced and the article meets our editorial standards.

The People Space edits contributions and retains final editorial control over everything we publish. We reserve the right to reject submissions that do not meet our standards for originality, accuracy, sourcing or transparency.
 

How to Submit 

Send a short pitch using the form below.

We receive hundreds of emails every day so unfortunately cannot reply to them all. We will get in touch if we are interested in pursuing your idea. All contributions are edited for clarity and publication is not guaranteed.

When submitting a completed article please also confirm that you have checked all research, quotations and statistics against their original sources and disclosed any material use of generative AI.
 

Visibility

Your article may also be featured in The People Space Digest, our curated bi-monthly email read by senior HR leaders and influential thinkers. We often include a short editorial viewpoint to frame the piece within a broader conversation.

Send in your submission

Please send a short submission to the Editor using the form below. We receive hundreds of pitches, so unfortunately we are unable to respond to every submission. If we would like to take your idea forward we will be in touch as soon as possible and always within four weeks. The People Space is written for an experienced audience of senior HR and people leaders, so pitches need to go beyond familiar advice or broad commentary. We are much more likely to commission a story if it offers a genuinely different perspective, brings new evidence or experience to an issue, challenges conventional thinking or shows what organisations are actually doing in practice. Pitches based on well-established themes such as the importance of good leadership, employee wellbeing, communication, engagement or embracing AI are unlikely to be successful unless there is a fresh argument, strong evidence or a distinctive real-world example behind them. Please avoid generic tips articles, introductory explainers and pieces that simply restate what our readers are already likely to know. If you are looking for guaranteed placement rather than editorial consideration please see our Expert Insights commercial offer. Expert Insights content is written by partners and is separate from our independent editorial commissioning process.

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