We explore six Christmas wishes for the year ahead – and each one gives you something to think about as you step into 2026 with intention.
- Performance management – we challenge the language we use and frame performance in a fresh way that you can apply immediately.
- Pay transparency – the real opportunity we can leverage from the EU directive.
- AI in the workplace – Gemma shares her biggest concern, when it comes to people and culture, and what to do about it
- Total EVP – Gemma’s new term, a build on Total Reward, that goes beyond reward and what intrinsic motivators like mastery and purpose have to do with talent attraction and retention.
- Leadership – find out how we relate surfing to the leadership skills we need in 2026
- HR as a culture-shaper – the hill Gemma will die on. Why the future HR function must lead, not react.
Grab a festive drink and join us for a cozy and candid chat.
Merry Christmas from us to you! 🎄✨Merry Christmas from us to you! 🎄✨
If this episode sparked some thinking about the leader you want to be in 2026, you might enjoy the wishlist blog. It builds on several of today’s themes and offers a deeper look at the mindsets and capabilities that will matter most in the year ahead.
