Is This Room Free?
Welcome to Is This Room Free? In this podcast I will be talking to HR professionals and listening to the stories of their careers. I will be finding out about the journeys they have taken and what they learnt along the way. The purpose is to help others in the profession identify and understand the various paths available and take inspiration from my guest speakers. Whether you are someone who is looking to get that first step on the HR career ladder or an aspiring HR Director, I hope you get value from these conversations.
Is This Room Free?
Sophie Metcalf - Head of HR (how to change the way HR is perceived in your organisation)
What a fantastic episode I have for you today. This week's guest is Sophie Metcalf who currently works as a Head of HR.
The reason I think you'll enjoy this one in particular is that Sophie is someone who has actively changed the way HR is thought of in the organisations she's worked for. During our chat, she shares how she was given her first opportunity to work in HR but said she'd only accept if the Directors viewed HR more holistically and not as a compliance function. Since then she hasn't looked back and now has a track record in creating HR functions that add value to businesses.
This was such an insightful talk with Sophie and I could have kept picking her brain for hours as she has so much knowledge to offer. I hope you all enjoy listening.