# thepeoplespace.com

> AI-optimized mirror of thepeoplespace.com containing 50 pages totalling 47,000 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://thepeoplespace.com/. Last updated: 2026-06-13T23:26:10.571Z.

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## Homepage

- [What Starbucks' AI retreat tells HR about the frontline workforce](/content/site-root.html): Independent HR publication delivering rigorous journalism, trusted insight and expert guidance on AI, workplace change, the future of work and future-fit people strategy. (2,071 words)

## Articles & Blog Posts

- [insights/ideas/whose-business-it-create-jobs/index.html](/content/insights/ideas/whose-business-it-create-jobs/index.html) (1 words)
- [insights/partner/rise-robots-what-role-will-they-play-workplace/index.html](/content/insights/partner/rise-robots-what-role-will-they-play-workplace/index.html) (1 words)
- [insights/partner/open-university-business-school/index.html](/content/insights/partner/open-university-business-school/index.html) (1 words)
- [How CEOs balance work and life](/content/insights/practice/how-ceos-balance-work-and-life/index.html): Achieving work-life balance is more difficult than ever in a day and age in which technology means you can be constantly reached – emails are only one click away. How do 10 CEOs achieve this in practice? (2,576 words)
- [Ditching our old performance appraisal process gave employees ownership and added value to the business](/content/insights/leaders/ditching-our-old-performance-appraisal-process-gave-employees-ownership-and-added.html): The traditional performance appraisal process at UK retailer River Island was failing to add value back in 2014/2015. So the organisation started a journey to move to a more progressive and effective process based on more frequent 1:1s and employee ownership (1,779 words)
- [Digital transformation at RHP aims to transform the world of social housing](/content/insights/practice/digital-transformation-rhp-aims-transform-world-social-housing.html): RHP aims to turn the world of landlord management upside down by using new technology to deliver great customer experience at much lower cost than traditional approaches. But it took chief executive David Done time to realise that putting employees at the heart of the business would be instrumental to the organisation’s long-term success (1,982 words)
- [“I need neither a holiday nor do I complain” - are robots the future of hospitality?](/content/insights/practice/i-need-neither-holiday-nor-do-i-complain-are-robots-future-hospitality.html): Two years ago in July Japanese travel and hospitality group HIS opened the world’s first robot-staffed hotel and it is now planning to export the concept. So will hospitality still need the human touch or are more robotic hotels on the way? (2,023 words)
- [Preparing for disruptions to work and society: Research into Employment, Empowerment and Futures](/content/insights/partner/preparing-disruptions-work-and-society-research-employment-empowerment-and-futures.html): While there is much talk about the need to prepare for technological disruptions to work and society, there is little discussion about what values, structures and practices can be fostered to help people do so in a constructive and engaged way. OUBS plans to change this with the launch of REEF – Research into Employment, Empowerment and Futures (1,553 words)
- [Managing transitions at the top of the organisation: why they are all too often botched](/content/insights/ideas/managing-transitions-top-organisation-why-they-are-all-too-often-botched.html): The removal of former chairman Cyrus Mistry from Tata Sons in October 2016 showed that senior transitions and vital successions are seminal events but are often botched at a great cost to the company and its shareholders (2,164 words)
- [From chatbots to measuring the lifetime value of employees: AI is rapidly augmenting HR](/content/insights/partner/chatbots-measuring-lifetime-value-employees-ai-rapidly-augmenting-hr.html): The robots are coming, and they want to improve your HR processes. How will artificial intelligence affect the critical areas of recruitment, employee engagement and talent management? (2,093 words)
- [Out and About with... Wayne Clarke in Beijing asking what are the key human capital challenges for Chinese leaders](/content/insights/partner/out-and-about-wayne-clarke-beijing-asking-what-are-key-human-capital-challenges.html): Wayne Clarke, co-founder of The Global Growth Institute, is in Beijing speaking to large organisations about the key human capital challenges. What has he discovered? (647 words)
- [Five lessons on building a cohesive team](/content/insights/practice/five-lessons-building-cohesive-team/index.html): Baron Schwartz, founder and CEO of VividCortex, found out about recruiting for a young company the hard way (613 words)
- [Shaping the future direction of empowerment, work and society](/content/insights/partner/shaping-future-direction-empowerment-work-and-society.html): The People Space is partnering with a new research group at Open University Business School – the first of its kind in the world to focus on the future of empowerment in the age of robotics (990 words)
- [Benefits of networking: organisational innovation](/content/insights/partner/benefits-networking-organisational-innovation/index.html): In part two of our networking series, Dr Peter Bloom from Open University Business School talks about how networking can help organisational innovation (600 words)
- [Female entrepreneurs and the curse of 'male-only' business attributes](/content/insights/ideas/female-entrepreneurs-and-curse-male-only-business-attributes.html): Entrepreneurship is still shaped by gender stereotypes. Research shows women share the same traits as men, yet are judged by different standards (1,594 words)
- [Why you need a reality check before hitting the corporate cascade send button](/content/insights/partner/why-you-need-reality-check-hitting-corporate-cascade-send-button.html): You’ve spent days working out that new corporate culture, and now its time to cascade it down. Wrong move, unless you’re prepared to start the conversation on the shop floor (1,723 words)
- [Decoupling business, work and jobs: exactly where is value created in today's organisations?](/content/insights/leaders/decoupling-business-work-and-jobs-exactly-where-value-created-todays-organisations.html): The new concept of the corporation as a network of partners is here to stay. Smart businesses are not questioning this change; they are busy developing thoughtful transition strategies and focusing their people on value creation (1,873 words)
- [These 10 quotes show the impact AI will have on HR and the workplace](/content/insights/partner/these-10-quotes-show-impact-ai-will-have-hr-and-workplace.html): Artificial intelligence and robotics are the story of the moment. PS Brand partner SD Worx believes the future workplace will blend the best of human with the best of technology. We asked experts for their views on the impact of AI on HR (628 words)
- [LeaderCam: Who Moved My Cheese and Good To Great – the books that influenced my leadership style](/content/insights/leaders/leadercam-who-moved-my-cheese-and-good-great-books-influenced-my-leadership-style.html): Eugenio Pirri, vice president people and organisational development at The Dorchester Collection, reveals the lessons he has learned from the books Who Moved My Cheese and Good To Great (665 words)
- [Improving collaboration and networking through redesigning workspace at Sky](/content/insights/practice/improving-collaboration-and-networking-through-redesigning-workspace-sky.html): Office redesign at Sky’s London HQ boosted productivity and idea-sharing among 3,500 employees (665 words)
- [Adding value through professional networking](/content/insights/partner/adding-value-through-professional-networking/index.html): Many people believe networking is all about using your charm and charisma to get ahead. Dr Peter Bloom explores some of the myths to show how networking can – and should – move beyond merely making personal connections (621 words)
- [Artificial intelligence reads 7,000 reviews in less than a minute at Dorchester Collection](/content/insights/practice/artificial-intelligence-reads-7000-reviews-less-minute-dorchester-collection.html): Prestigious hotel group Dorchester Collection is using artificial intelligence to cut time on data analysis and release employees to undertake more creative, and customer serving, activities (654 words)
- [Why a cooperative work culture can be bad for star performers](/content/insights/ideas/why-cooperative-work-culture-can-be-bad-star-performers.html): Over solidarity-focused organisations risk eroding their edge in holding on to their talent (652 words)
- [Who needs experts? UK retail giants take a calculated risk with new bosses](/content/insights/leaders/who-needs-experts-uk-retail-giants-take-calculated-risk-new-bosses.html): Retail has recently made unconventional appointments for the top job – but these are rare. So does the sector need to have had specialist functional skills or prior sector experience? (1,522 words)
- [United Nations' Ravi Karkara to make business case for investing in women and role business should play in wider society](/content/insights/practice/united-nations-ravi-karkara-make-business-case-investing-women-and-role-business.html): Business has a prime opportunity to position itself at the centre of the gender equality agenda, deputy executive director UN Women and co-chair of the policy strategy group World We Want 2030 Ravi Karkara will argue at a special event in conjunction with The People Space in June (1,220 words)
- [Sian Harrington](/content/contributors/sian-harrington/index.html): Siân Harrington is an award winning business journalist and editorial director with more than 30 years’ experience leading influential UK B2B publications. She is co founder of The People Space, a digital magazine for senior HR and people leaders exploring how humans and machines work together to create better organisations. Formerly editor and publishing director of HR magazine and a board member at Mark Allen Group, she created HR Most Influential and HR in the Boardroom and has interviewed many of the world’s leading business thinkers. (818 words)
- [Are you ready for a working world of people and artificial intelligence? Take our test to find out](/content/insights/ideas/are-you-ready-working-world-people-and-artificial-intelligence-take-our-test-find.html): Artificial intelligence is already having an impact on the world of work. Take our fun quiz to see if you are ready (646 words)
- [These are the three characteristics boards of directors think are most important in chief human resources officers](/content/insights/ideas/these-are-three-characteristics-boards-directors-think-are-most-important-chief.html): Chief human resources officers are increasingly interacting with boards of directors on issues ranging from chief executive pay to succession planning. But what makes board members view them as a critical resource? (1,260 words)
- [Trouble in the c-suite](/content/insights/ideas/trouble-c-suite/index.html): Being CEO is not a job for the faint-hearted – there are times when you can practically smell the tension in the boardroom (1,289 words)
- [Guest experience at the world's first robot-staffed hotel in 10 pictures](/content/insights/practice/guest-experience-worlds-first-robot-staffed-hotel-10-pictures.html): What's it like to check into Henn-na Hotel in Japan, officially the world's first robot-staffed hotel according to Guinness World Records? Here's what you will see (639 words)
- [You can't take the human out of human resources](/content/insights/partner/you-cant-take-human-out-human-resources/index.html): Check out the latest misadventure of HARRI, Human Advisory Resources Robotic Interface (605 words)
- [Out and About With...Wayne Clarke meeting the talent of the future at the JCI event in Switzerland](/content/insights/partner/out-and-about-withwayne-clarke-meeting-talent-future-jci-event-switzerland.html): Wayne Clarke, founder of PS Brand Partner The Global Growth Institute, gives a snapshot of the Junior Chamber International event in Basel, Switzerland where young people engage in their own learning and development (666 words)
- [What is it like at the world's first robot-staffed hotel?](/content/insights/practice/what-it-worlds-first-robot-staffed-hotel/index.html): Take a tour of Japan's Henn-na Hotel (607 words)
- [Digital magazine for HR and people leaders shaping the future of work](/content/hi-its-really-good-meet-you-welcome-aboard/index.html) (205 words)
- [Patrick Wright](/content/contributors/patrick-wright/index.html): Thomas C Vandiver Bicentennial chair, professor and director, Center for Executive Succession at Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina: I study the chief human resources officer role and executive succession (635 words)
- [Privacy Policy](/content/privacy-policy/index.html) (766 words)
- [Will a robot take your job? Find out here](/content/insights/ideas/will-robot-take-your-job-find-out-here/index.html): We love this tool that predicts how likely your job is to be replaced by automation. Why not have a go? (843 words)
- [Terms and Conditions](/content/terms-and-conditions/index.html) (937 words)
- [Who needs to take ownership of gender equality?](/content/insights/leaders/who-needs-take-ownership-gender-equality/index.html): Tea Colaianni, member of the The People Space Leadership Board and a board mentor at Criticaleye, shares insights on taking ownership of gender equality within an organisation (564 words)
- [Anatomy of an HR business partner: infographic](/content/insights/practice/anatomy-hr-business-partner-infographic/index.html): Dave Ulrich and Wayne Brockbank have shaped the HR business partner model through 100+ HR transformations. This infographic shows what HR business partners must deliver today – skills, insights and actions that drive growth and competitive advantage (647 words)
- [Digital magazine for HR and people leaders shaping the future of work](/content/we-hate-goodbyes/index.html) (205 words)
- [Digital magazine for HR and people leaders shaping the future of work](/content/leadership-board/index.html) (205 words)
- [Why it's important the leader should be a cheerleader](/content/insights/ideas/why-its-important-leader-should-be-cheerleader/index.html): Effective cheerleaders have deep insights, are masters at motivating, have a cheerful influencing style, are sensitive and resilient (832 words)
- [insights/ideas/ai-vs-human-coach-where-technology-wins-and-where-it-fails.html](/content/insights/ideas/ai-vs-human-coach-where-technology-wins-and-where-it-fails.html) (1 words)
- [Latest stories by Steve Tappin](/content/contributors/steve-tappin/index.html): Personal confidant to many of the world's top CEOs (245 words)
- [The future workplace is already here](/content/insights/ideas/future-workplace-already-here/index.html): Six years ago the Institute for the Future revealed the six drivers likely to reshape the working environment in 2020 and 10 key skills needed in the workforce. Do you have them? (822 words)
- [How leaders can enable employees to voice more and quit less](/content/insights/ideas/how-leaders-can-enable-employees-voice-more-and-quit-less.html): Ethical leaders increase employee engagement and make them feel comfortable to speak up (683 words)
- [CEO interview: Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, on values and ethical leadership](/content/insights/practice/ceo-interview-paul-polman-ceo-unilever-values-and-ethical-leadership.html): Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, talks to Chris Roebuck, visiting professor of transformational leadership at Cass Business School (713 words)
- [sitemap-xml.html](/content/sitemap-xml.html) (1,256 words)

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