HR Insights: That's a wrap on 2025
Tue Jan 13 2026
First and foremost, happy new year!
We’re excited for you to see what we have in store for 2026. To start the year, we wanted to wrap up 2025 by showcasing the amazing guests and topics we had throughout the year with a special episode, and this time, our guest is a familiar voice and our usual host, Stuart Elliott.
After a season packed with conversations on AI, resilience, global hiring, and leadership, today's host and our Marketing Intern, Lola Ojuri reflects with Stuart on the moments that stood out, the ideas that challenged him, and what these discussions reveal about the HR market right now.
Across the season, one theme has been clear: HR is evolving faster than ever. Leaders are balancing transformation with wellbeing, skills with strategy, and technology with human connection. This episode brings those insights together, a look back at the conversations shaping HR today and the challenges that will define the year ahead.
Key timestamps:
01:39 - Surprising conversations02:50 - Interesting topics04:30 - Episodes that challenged thoughts06:41 - Trends of 202508:37 - Evolution of HR09:53 - The market now11:39 - Evolution of recruitment13:10 - Trends of HR looking forward15:18 - Favourite chats17:17 - Themes into 202619: 26 - Hopes of improvement in HR22:31 - Looking after ourselves in 2026You can listen to and download HR Insights from Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other popular podcast apps. Please subscribe so the latest episodes are directly available! You can also join our HR Community by following us on LinkedIn.
Thank you for listening and please do review and rate us wherever you listen!
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First and foremost, happy new year! We’re excited for you to see what we have in store for 2026. To start the year, we wanted to wrap up 2025 by showcasing the amazing guests and topics we had throughout the year with a special episode, and this time, our guest is a familiar voice and our usual host, Stuart Elliott. After a season packed with conversations on AI, resilience, global hiring, and leadership, today's host and our Marketing Intern, Lola Ojuri reflects with Stuart on the moments that stood out, the ideas that challenged him, and what these discussions reveal about the HR market right now. Across the season, one theme has been clear: HR is evolving faster than ever. Leaders are balancing transformation with wellbeing, skills with strategy, and technology with human connection. This episode brings those insights together, a look back at the conversations shaping HR today and the challenges that will define the year ahead. Key timestamps: 01:39 - Surprising conversations02:50 - Interesting topics04:30 - Episodes that challenged thoughts06:41 - Trends of 202508:37 - Evolution of HR09:53 - The market now11:39 - Evolution of recruitment13:10 - Trends of HR looking forward15:18 - Favourite chats17:17 - Themes into 202619: 26 - Hopes of improvement in HR22:31 - Looking after ourselves in 2026You can listen to and download HR Insights from Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other popular podcast apps. Please subscribe so the latest episodes are directly available! You can also join our HR Community by following us on LinkedIn. Thank you for listening and please do review and rate us wherever you listen!