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  • 17 hours ago
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Back to school | Exclusive - what top CPOs are planning for autumn

What will autumn hold for HR? In an exclusive for HR Grapevine we speak to the UK's top CPOs to find out.
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  • 11 Sep 2026
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Heat Check | Victoria Smith will become City of London Corporation's CPO in November

Victoria Smith has been appointed as Executive Director of HR and Chief People Officer for the City of London Corporation, the local authority of the City of London and a hub for the UK financial sector…
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  • 08 Sep 2026
  • 9 mins

Big Interview | Chief People and Sustainability Officer, The Cumberland Building Society - 'I'd like to see more CPOs get the top business jobs'

Jill Johnston is in the Big Interview hot seat, talking about an HR career that has taken her from Sainsbury's to Group HR Director at The Guardian, and...
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  • 04 Sep 2026
  • 2 mins

Heat Check | Roberta Duarte to re-join Maersk as CPO following Werfen tenure

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  • 02 Sep 2026
  • 6 mins

CPO, POWWR | Inclusive compassionate leave: Why grief doesn't fit into a policy box

Clair Staines, CPO at POWWR, takes to the CHRO Soapbox to discuss whether HR teams are taking an outdated view of family, bereavement, and loss...
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Big Interview

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  • 7 mins

Big Interview | CPO, NTT DATA, Inc.: How we deliver leadership excellence for 150,000 employees

Stijn Nauwelaerts, CPO at NTT DATA, Inc., shares what it takes to ensure 18,000 people managers inspire, empower, and care...
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Raj Verma, Chief Culture, Inclusion & Experience Officer at Sanofi
  • 26 Aug 2026
  • 11 mins

Big Interview | Chief Culture Officer, Sanofi: How culture became our operating system for success

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Chrissie Green, Chief People Officer at Signable
  • 29 Jul 2026
  • 8 mins

Big Interview | CPO, Signable: The people-first practices behind our 98% retention rate

Chrissie Green, Chief People Officer at Signable, reveals the people-first practices that deliver an outstanding experience for employees and customers...
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Case Study

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  • 28 Jul 2026
  • 4 mins

Case Study | Asda's CPO on backing reservists and what the Armed Forces bring to retail

Asda's Chief People Officer on why reservists now get ten days' extra paid leave - and what military experience brings to the shop floor.
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  • 25 Jun 2026
  • 8 mins

Case Study | How Veolia UK built 80% job satisfaction across a 14,000-strong workforce

Veolia UK's HR chief, Beth Whittaker on how purpose, empowerment and belonging have driven 80% job satisfaction across 14,000 staff and delivered four...
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  • 7 mins

Case Study | How to build a workplace where neurodiverse employees truly thrive

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100 of the world's top CHROs and people leaders, from PepsiCo to JPMorgan, share their ultimate advice, hacks, & tips - plus an album...
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  • 22 Jul 2026
  • 9 mins

Substance over swag | What six CPOs actually say about building a wellbeing culture

HR Grapevine reveals what people leaders really think it takes to build genuine wellbeing and why it has little to do with fruit bowls and yoga apps.
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  • 7 mins

Augmentation, not replacement | What HR leaders really say about embracing AI

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CHRO Soapbox

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  • 25 Aug 2026
  • 6 mins

CPO, Paddle | Why we're choosing digital-first over return-to-office mandates

Coline Marchal, Chief People Officer at Paddle, takes to the CHRO Soapbox to reflect on the 'false choice' between remote working and RTO...
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Ilya Shvetsov, CHRO at The Open Platform
  • 11 Aug 2026
  • 7 mins

CHRO, TOP | My last engagement survey had a 38% participation rate. Here's what I did next

Ilya Shvetsov, CHRO at The Open Platform, takes to the CHRO Soapbox to share how he handled a survey that barely a third of the company chose to...
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Emma Redfern, Global Head of HR at Creditinfo
  • 05 Aug 2026
  • 6 mins

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  • 21 Aug
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Podcast | CPO, Logitech: How we embed wellbeing & career mobility to fuel engagement

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