Welcome to your HRD Connect update!

We spoke with Dr Jill Miller, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor at the CIPD, about untapping neurodiverse talent pools and the immediate change that needs to happen to all talent sourcing processes to open up businesses to a more diverse workforce.

“Large organisations like Microsoft are beginning to talk about running dedicated neurodiversity programmes and the ways that it could benefit their organisation. We also need to consider that businesses are always on the lookout for the next source of talent – so why is this talent pool untapped?”– Dr Jill Miller, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor, CIPD

Paula Coughlan, Chief People Strategy Officer at McDonald’s, spoke at this year’s HRD Summit about what it was like to create a digital employee experience throughout the organisation. Read our exclusive summary below.

According to a recent JLL survey, 70% of employees desire a workplace that focuses on happiness. Dr Marie Puybaraud defines just what a Chief Happiness Officer is, and how the role can re-energise your business and more importantly, the people in it.

I hope you enjoy the features.

Best wishes,

Emily Sexton-Brown,

Editor, HRD Connect