Making Waves
Alastair Gill, head of people, giffgaff
Barry Hoffman, group HR director, Landsec
Ben Plant, director of HR and OD, oneSource
Fiona Deal, executive director of people and technology,
Network Homes
Jane Falconer, chief human resources offi cer, ISG
Jill Hatcher, chief people offi cer, UK Home Offi ce
Katherine Easter, chief people offi cer, Pension
Protection Fund
Kathy Callaghan, group HR director, Rotork
Kim Healey, people director, Everton Football Club
Sarah Murphy-Brookman, director HR and OD,
Buckinghamshire County Council
empowered; and more resilient
against poor behaviours such as
bullying and harassment.”
It’s a similar story for our
second most influential thinker.
This person is a stalwart of our
list who has dropped just one
place this year from number
one last time, despite battling
incredibly tough health issues.
“Mee-Yan needs no surname
for all of those who have been so
inspired by her work over many
years,” comments Sheridan.
“Describing herself as a ‘scholareducator
practitioner’ she thrives
at the intersection of the three,
offering powerful inspiration
to those of us who seek to do
the same.”
Founder of Quality and
Equality Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge
not only seeks to make the world
a better more human place
through her dedication to the
field of organisational
development, but also through
tireless sharing with the HR
community and beyond (a key
criteria within our factors of
HRMI thinker influence – see
box-out on p19).
“She is notable not just for the
excellence of her writing but for
the complete generosity of her
spirit in the way that she
supports those around her –
whether that is through
conferences, consultancy,
training or on social media,” says
Sheridan. “Few people of her
standing are as approachable and
giving as she is.”
Moving the dial on D&I
Last but certainly not least, our
third most influential thinker for
2019 takes us back to the rise and
rise of diversity and inclusion as
an organisation-critical agenda.
Released in March this year,
professor of business psychology
at University College London
and Columbia University Tomas
Chamorro-Premuzic’s latest
book, Why do so many
incompetent men become leaders
(and how to fix it), is provocative
and challenging in the very best
of ways. And it has caused a
notable stir in D&I circles but
also beyond. His previous work
around dark personality traits,
particularly within leaders, also
couldn’t have more resonance
with today’s climate of
seemingly-daily instances of
toxic leadership and bullying.
Having published 10 books
and more than 150 scientific
papers to date, Chamorro-
Premuzic is prolific. He is also
highly visible on social and
more traditional media,
having made more than
100 TV appearances (including
on the BBC, CNN, and Sky)
and having written regular
Strategic HR HR Most Influential
Movers
and Shakers
Last year we launched a new
Movers and Shakers list, designed
to refl ect that the way senior
HR practitioners exert infl uence
is changing. It captures the
increasing number progressing
to portfolio careers. This might
include a succession of highlevel
interim assignments,
a portfolio of board and
committee appointments and/or
consultancy work. Other talented
HR practitioners are moving to
non-HR senior roles – nonetheless
ensuring their work is strongly
informed by their HR expertise.
This list is designed to commend
those still strongly infl uencing the
profession, and the organisations
they work with, despite not
holding a permanent and/or
HR role.
Althea Loderick, chief
executive and head of paid
service, Newham Council
David Smith, author, business
consultant, speaker and mentor
Gary Cookson, director,
EPIC HR
Guy Pink, portfolio careerist,
Guy Pink HR
Jon Ingham, HR and OD
consultant, Strategic Dynamics
Consultancy Services
Karen Beaven, founder, The HR
Entrepreneurs Network
Karen Grave, president,
Public Services People
Managers Association
Lucy Adams, CEO, Disruptive HR
Melanie Steel, owner,
People Change Expertise
Norman Pickavance, CEO,
Tomorrow’s Company
Paul Taylor-Pitt, assistant
director of organisational
development, NHS Employers
See also those commended
as infl uential movers and
shakers last year, who are
still doing great things and
so enter our Movers and
Shakers Hall of Fame, at: bit.ly/
HRmoversandshakers
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