HR Leader Podcast Network · 2026-08-10 · 21 min
Here, an award-winning HR practitioner reflects on the headline trends that will impact the vocational direction of the human resources function in FY2026 - 27 and why it is so important to put one's self forward as a leader in the workplace. In this episode of The HR Leader Podcast, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Heritage Real Estate director of people and culture Hayley Adcock, who won the Innovator of the Year (HR Manager in a Large Business) category at the inaugural HR Innovation Awards, about her transition from being a registered psychologist to working in HR, the need for HR to step into leadership roles and why, the impact of new technologies in the market, honing soft skills, prioritising psychological safety, bringing the C-suite along for the ride, best practice in FY26 - 27, and why staff are the first clients.
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