Disruptive HR

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Disruptive HR is a London based agency who work with leaders and HR professionals to help them make their people practices fit for a disrupted world. Having led HR in major organisations ourselves, we know that HR has to become more relevant to the needs of modern organisations and the needs of today’s employees. We provide consultancy and development to large and small organisations to:

- Help o

rganisations re-think their approach, their people strategies and their people processes

- Provide practical examples of the latest thinking in all areas of HR - from the most progressive companies – but tailored to your needs

- Increase the skills of people and HR leaders to make them more impactful and relevant for a fast-moving world.

We’re hearing the same thing from HR teams everywhere. Not panic - just a sense that work has shifted, and HR roles are ...
30/04/2026

We’re hearing the same thing from HR teams everywhere. Not panic - just a sense that work has shifted, and HR roles are under more pressure than ever.

Careers feel different. Performance feels harder. Leaders are stretched. AI is everywhere.

Our upcoming programmes, led by Lucy Adams and Karen Moran, focus on helping HR professionals respond to this reality with practical tools and fresh thinking you can use straight away.

What's on:

HRBP Programme
Starts 4 June 2026
For HRBPs who want to step up their impact, confidence and credibility with leaders.

CPO Programme
Starts 24 September 2026
For senior HR leaders navigating complexity, influence and modern people challenges.

Get more info using the link in our bio.

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30/04/2026

We often talk about HR needing to be more strategic.

But that can feel quite hard when the day is full of employee issues, urgent hiring challenges, leadership fall-outs and a hundred things that need dealing with right now.

That’s the tension, really.

The operational work is immediate, visible and difficult to ignore. The strategic work is quieter. It takes longer. And it’s all too easy to push it back for another day.

The risk is that HR ends up being seen as the team that fixes problems in the moment, rather than the team that helps stop the same issues showing up again and again.

But maybe operational work and strategic work aren’t as separate as they sometimes seem. Very often, the day-to-day issues are pointing to something bigger.

A grievance may be telling us something.
A spike in attrition may be telling us something.
The same leadership tensions showing up in different parts of the business are almost certainly telling us something.

If we only deal with each issue in isolation, we solve the problem in front of us.

If we step back and look at the pattern, we start to see what might really need attention.

Maybe being more strategic in HR isn’t always about finding huge amounts of thinking time.

Maybe it’s about looking differently at the work already in front of us — and asking better questions about what it’s telling us.

This is exactly the kind of challenge we explore in our virtual HRBP Programme — helping HR professionals build the confidence and judgement to move from reacting to issues to spotting the patterns underneath them.

How do you balance the operational and the strategic in your role?

If you’re curious about our HRBP training programme, check it out here: https://disruptivehr.com/hrbp-programme/

28/04/2026

The HR Business Partner: The toughest role in HR?

HR Business Partners are the unsung heroes balancing strategy, operations, and people. It’s the toughest role in HR, but also the most rewarding - where being a coach, strategist, and cheerleader all come together to drive real business impact.

In this video, discover why this role demands more than just expertise - it demands resilience and innovation.

Want to increase your impact as an HRBP? Our Live HRBP Programme starts 4 June.

Check the link in bio to learn more!

28/04/2026

Low turnover can be a strength — but it can also create hidden career challenges.

When people stay in an organisation for a long time, progression can slow, skills can stop evolving, and internal mobility can become harder to make happen.

In this episode, Lucy Adams is joined by Eva Murciano from the European Central Bank to explore how organisations can rethink career growth, make movement more normal, and help people build future-ready careers.

Listen now, link in bio!

27/04/2026

What happens to careers when people stay in organisations for a long time?

Low turnover can sound like a good thing, but it can also create real challenges: limited progression, fewer fresh opportunities, and skills that don’t always keep pace with change.

In this episode, Lucy Adams and Eva Murciano explore why internal mobility is still so hard to make happen, why career growth needs to be about more than climbing the ladder, and how managers can support more honest, useful career conversations.

A practical conversation for anyone thinking about growth, mobility and the future of careers.

Listen now…wherever you get your podcasts!

Thanks to everyone who stayed to see Lucy Adams and Hester van Oene at HR Tech Europe in Amsterdam yesterday! We promise...
23/04/2026

Thanks to everyone who stayed to see Lucy Adams and Hester van Oene at HR Tech Europe in Amsterdam yesterday! We promised an Ai-free zone … and nearly made it - trying to focus on the human challenges of making change happen. We really enjoyed the conversation and hope you did too.

HR can easily get pulled into process, compliance, and fixing problems. But HR’s real impact lies in helping leaders lea...
14/04/2026

HR can easily get pulled into process, compliance, and fixing problems. But HR’s real impact lies in helping leaders lead better - and teams perform at their best.

Our one-day workshop is for anyone in HR who wants to…

- Have more impact in their role
- Help leaders lead better
- Support stronger team performance
- Take away practical ideas to apply straight away
- Support managers without stepping in and taking over

Your workshop hosts:

Led by Lucy Adams and Karen Moran, founders of Disruptive HR, this is a practical day built around real examples, discussion and ideas you can use straight away.

And after the workshop?

We’ve all left training days thinking: “Now what?"

How will I remember this?
What will I actually do with it?

That’s where the Disruptive HR Club comes in.

Your ticket includes 3 months’ free membership to our flagship learning platform - giving you ongoing access to inspiration, resources, and practical toolkits to help you put ideas into action.

See workshop details here: https://disruptivehr.com/one-day-programme/

13/04/2026

Job hugging is often talked about as if it is a motivational problem, as if people have simply become less engaged.

But that misses what is really going on.

For many employees, staying put is not about comfort. It is about risk. When living costs are high and the job market feels unpredictable, sticking with the known can feel safer than making a move.

And it is not just about changing employer. More people are also deciding not to push for promotion if the next step looks like longer hours, less flexibility and more stress.

In this podcast, we explore job hugging as one of the key HR trends shaping 2026 and what it tells us about how people are thinking about work, progress and security.

Listen here: https://disruptivehr.com/the-hr-and-work-trends-that-will-matter-in-2026/

The HR Business Partner role is changing. It’s no longer about delivering policies and processes. Today’s HRBPs need to ...
09/04/2026

The HR Business Partner role is changing. It’s no longer about delivering policies and processes. Today’s HRBPs need to bring insight, influence, and agility - helping managers lead with confidence and creating workplaces that are better, simpler, and more human.

That’s exactly what our HRBP Programme is designed to help you do.

Over four weeks of live, virtual learning with Lucy Adams and Karen Moran, you’ll explore:

- The skills that set brilliant HRBPs apart - consultancy, coaching, facilitation, and using insight to shape decisions

- New approaches to performance management that move beyond annual appraisals

- Fresh thinking on talent management, career development, and succession planning

- Practical ways to support leaders in changing behaviours and adopting new, more effective approaches

- You’ll get real-life examples, space to reflect and share, and the chance to build the skills that set brilliant HRBPs apart.

And with 3 months’ access to the Disruptive HR Club (our HR learning platform), you’ll have the tools, resources, and community to keep applying your learning long after the programme ends.

🎟️ Book your place now and don’t miss out : https://disruptivehr.com/hrbp-programme/

Upskill your whole HR team with the Disruptive HR Club - the smarter way to learn, connect, and stay ahead.- 100s of on-...
02/04/2026

Upskill your whole HR team with the Disruptive HR Club - the smarter way to learn, connect, and stay ahead.

- 100s of on-demand toolkits, videos & case studies
- Live training sessions every week
- Instant answers with the Club’s AI HR Agent
- A global network of HR professionals

All this, for less than the cost of one training course!

Our most popular option: 11+ licences → 30% saving (just £28.58 per person, per month).

Upskill smarter. Join as a Team today.

https://disruptivehr.com/hr-team-training/

02/04/2026

AI is reshaping work faster than most HR systems can keep up.
We’re moving from fixed roles to fluid tasks and skills and that means traditional approaches to workforce planning are starting to fall short.

The challenge is not just about technology. It’s about work design.

What should be automated?

Where do people need to be reskilled?

Where does human judgement, creativity and emotional intelligence add the most value?

If HR sees AI as an IT rollout, it becomes someone else’s agenda.

If HR sees AI as a work design issue, it becomes central to one of the biggest conversations organisations need to have right now.

In this podcast, we explore why workforce planning needs to move beyond job titles and focus instead on tasks, skills and workflows.

FINAL WEEK to save £100 on tickets to our one-day workshop in London!Join Lucy Adams and Karen Moran on 21 May 2026 for ...
31/03/2026

FINAL WEEK to save £100 on tickets to our one-day workshop in London!

Join Lucy Adams and Karen Moran on 21 May 2026 for a practical, inspiring day focused on how to boost your HR impact.

We’ll share the latest trends, practical insights and standout examples, and help you turn them into action in your organisation.

Expect a stylish Shoreditch loft space at Lumiere London, a delicious breakfast and lunch from the Lumiere team, a Disruptive HR goodie bag including a copy of Lucy’s book, and the chance to connect with forward-thinking HR peers.

We’d love to see you there!

Book your place: ⭐ https://disruptivehr.com/one-day-programme/
Use code £100OFF at checkout.

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