Bake Off & HR | The 6 most important lessons from the hit show for HR professionals

The Great British Bake Off first aired in 2010 - and now, 13 years and several presenters later (not to mention a channel change), it's still going strong.

The blend of baking, friendship, competition and humour all come together to create a show that's hugely popular - but pastries and bread aside, actually impart some valuable HR lessons.

This week the show airs on Wednesday 18th October rather than the usual Tuesday - which gives you extra time to check through this list and see what might need some of your attention!

Innuendo exists in the workplace - but it does have limits

Bake Off is well known for its innuendo and tongue-in-cheek humour. From 'soggy bottoms' to the more recent jokes about a cake shaped like a Beaver. There will likely be people who are more innuendo driven than others in a workplace - as an HR professional, it's key that you are aware of the moments when innuendo might turn into something less 'fun' and more serious. That might be exclusionary language, or an over-egging of use of a word (pun intended), and it might fall to you to assist with complaints about workplace language including innuendo.