Banishing Sunday Night Blues with Kirstin Furber
In this HR in Review episode, Kirstin Furber, Director of People at Channel 4 discusses the challenges and opportunities associated with her role and what the much-publicized possible privatization of the media group could mean for their employees and lea
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Show Notes
Guest: Kirstin Furber
Bill Banham's guest this week is Kirstin Furber, Director of People at Channel 4. Kirstin is responsible for all of Channel 4’s HR and People functions, leading a strategy to enable and underpin a dynamic culture that fosters creativity, diversity, inclusion and innovation.
More about Kirstin Furber
She joined Channel 4 from Kantar Consulting where she was Chief People Officer working across the Consulting and Global divisions to build a culture of growth. Prior to that, Kirstin held senior roles at several prominent media companies including Twentieth Century Fox, Discovery and, more recently, as People Director for BBC Worldwide where she spent over seven years developing the organisation’s culture to support and deliver a global growth strategy.
Key Topics
- Kirstin's role at Channel 4
- What have been the biggest challenges you've faced at Channel 4 so far and how are you keeping Channel 4's people happy, motivated and progressive in their collective outlook?
- The possible impact that privatizing Channel 4 could have for it’s employees and leadership team.
- What are some of the biggest challenges for folks attempting to lead during times of uncertainty?
- Kirstin's session at DisruptHR London called 'Banishing Sunday Night Blues' and some of the hoped-for learning outcomes.
- Top tip for other HR professionals
- The single biggest change you think will happen in HR over the next 5-10 years
About HR in Review
HR in Review is a podcast produced by the leading UK HR website www.hrreview.co.uk.
HRreview provides news and advice on HR strategy and practice plus a host or related topics like recruitment, training, diversity, employment law, reward and wellbeing.
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