Denis Barnard's Human Resources Podcast.

Denis Barnard's Human Resources Podcast.

||⫸ Denis Barnard shares his take on the HR Universe; sometimes funny, sometimes serious, but whatever the tone, he keeps it authentic! ⫷|| @GreenRiverTechnology World.Website https://greenrivertechnology.world/

Episodes

August 30, 2025 8 mins

AN HR HALLOWE’EN SCARY STORY – WITH A PRIZE!
 
 Part One of a tale that’ll make you hide behind the sofa! Feel the excruciating toe-curling fear as we accompany Mary The HR Director on her quest for new HR software.
 
 At the end of Part Two there will be details of how to win a prize for some aspect of this story, so stay tuned for the second episode!

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AN HR HALLOWE’EN SCARY STORY – WITH A PRIZE!
 
 Part Two of a tale that’ll make you hide behind the sofa!. Feel the excruciating toe-curling fear as we accompany Mary The HR Director further on her quest for new HR software.
 
 At the end of this part, there will be details of how to win a prize for some aspect of this story, so stay tuned! 

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August 30, 2025 8 mins

Are we in HR being measured correctly? Denis looks at some of the measures currently applied to HR, and suggests some radical alternatives which might give better insight as to the function's current performance. 

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Website https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/
#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership

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August 30, 2025 5 mins

🎇a cHRIstmas Story 🎇


In this Christmas episode, Denis talks about both the good things and the challenges that lie ahead in 2021




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Website https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/
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Over the past 12 months, there's been a lot of talk about the future of work, some of it designed to make a bigger splash, some of it ill-considered and some of it downright impractical. A lot of it has subsequently been retracted. Denis Barnard gives a cursory glance at some of the things that have been said. 

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August 30, 2025 7 mins

Denis Barnard, HR Tech specialist of GreenRiver Technology World and HRmeansbusiness talks about the steps HR should consider facilitating the increasing trend for Remote Working. 

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The Lost World of Human Resources: In this Podcast  I’ll be looking at the various forms of prehistoric life and environments that inhabit the Human Resources Lost World plateau, and how HR software should be accelerating evolution. 

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August 30, 2025 5 mins

Over the past 12 months there's been a lot of talk about the future of work, some of it designed to make a bigger splash, some of it ill-considered and some of it downright impractical. A lot of it has subsequently been retracted. Denis Barnard gives a cursory glance at some of the things that have been said. 

(43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedIn
Website https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/
#HRIS #HumanResources ...

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July 8, 2025 4 mins

In this 2023 Halloween podcast using allegories derived from Edgar Allan Poe, Denis looks at the pressures that are pushing the HR function and its professionals into crisis, and a key step in how to alleviate the situation.

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It’s Christmas 2023, and in a message of seasonal wishes to all his friends and colleagues, Denis sees great hope for HR in 2024


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PODCAST ONE – INTRODUCTION

1.     The title ‘Human Resources’ needs changing to reflect HR’s true role 

2.     What is HR’s actual task?

3.     Institute definitions of Human Resources

 

PODCAST TWO – WHAT DO PEOPLE THINK HR IS ABOUT?

1.    Perceptions of HR activities and our reply

2.     HR makes the organisational policies and rules.

3.     HR is the employees’ champion.

4.     HR is about managing the people and hiring and firing them.

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The Mission: HR podcast a three-part series based on extracts from Denis Barnard’s book published in 2023.
The premise of the book is to open up the discussion on clarifying the role of HR in an organisation, what it should be doing and the outputs to be expected from it.
Along the way, it examines current perceptions of the function and suggests an action plan to raise its value all round.

PODCAST TWO – WHAT D...

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The Mission: HR podcast a three-part series based on extracts from Denis Barnard’s book published in 2023.
The premise of the book is to open up the discussion on clarifying the role of HR in an organisation, what it should be doing and the outputs to be expected from it.
Along the way, it examines current perceptions of the function and suggests an action plan to raise its value all round.

1. Roles that HR mus...
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    July 8, 2025 5 mins

    Approaching Halloween 2024, Denis remembers the UK Hurricane of
    1987, and the subsequent events of Black Monday, noting that much of
    the stock markets’ crisis was exacerbated by machine-made decisions.
    Will Artificial Intelligence prove to be a Trick or a Treat?

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    Human Resources (HR) has no universally accepted purpose or agreed outcomes, meaning that gauging its success or otherwise is also vague.

    In this six-part podcast Denis Barnard sets out to define these missing links and uses the ‘reverse’ methodology starting with business needs and working back to points where HR should be fulfilling them.

    Part One - Introduction & The Workforce

    HR is struggling—burnout, endless new trends, and l...

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    Human Resources (HR) has no universally accepted purpose or agreed outcomes, meaning that gauging its success or otherwise is also vague.

    In this six-part podcast Denis Barnard sets out to define these missing links and uses the ‘reverse’ methodology starting with business needs and working back to points where HR should be fulfilling them.

    Part Two - The Key Elements of HR

    What does HR need to put in place to create a productive and ...

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    Human Resources (HR) has no universally accepted purpose or agreed outcomes, meaning that gauging its success or otherwise is also vague.

    In this six-part podcast Denis Barnard sets out to define these missing links and uses the ‘reverse’ methodology starting with business needs and working back to points where HR should be fulfilling them.

    Part Three - HR Scope & Activities

    HR isn’t just about policies—it’s about making them work...

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    Human Resources (HR) has no universally accepted purpose or agreed outcomes, meaning that gauging its success or otherwise is also vague.

    In this six-part podcast Denis Barnard sets out to define these missing links and uses the ‘reverse’ methodology starting with business needs and working back to points where HR should be fulfilling them.

    Part Four - The Role of Technology in HR

    HR tech isn’t just a nice-to-have; it’s a necessity. W...

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    Human Resources (HR) has no universally accepted purpose or agreed outcomes, meaning that gauging its success or otherwise is also vague.

    In this six-part podcast Denis Barnard sets out to define these missing links and uses the ‘reverse’ methodology starting with business needs and working back to points where HR should be fulfilling them.

    Part Five - Measuring HR’s Impact

    If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. This episode l...

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    Human Resources (HR) has no universally accepted purpose or agreed outcomes, meaning that gauging its success or otherwise is also vague.

    In this six-part podcast Denis Barnard sets out to define these missing links and uses the ‘reverse’ methodology starting with business needs and working back to points where HR should be fulfilling them.

    Part Six - The Future of HR

    HR has no shortage of work, but is it making a difference? We wrap ...

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