In our third episode this series the focus is all about the future of the workplace. I was delighted to chat with Julia Darvill, Regional Director at Puratos, and Louisa Hogarty, Group HR Director at Noble Foods.

Julia is an experienced leader who cares a lot about legacy and the impact this will have on those in the workplace. Having worked within the drinks industry at organisations such as Molson Coors and Britvic, Julia then went on to join Puratos in 2015. She is now the Regional Director for UK & Ireland, setting their vision and strategic direction in the ever-competitive and evolving bakery ingredients arena.

Louisa is a proven and experienced HR leader who has a keen eye on the future workplace. Her track record since graduating from University in 2006 includes working with SSP, Rail Gourmet, GU Puds, G4S, Wyevale Garden Centres and for the past 8 years as Group HRD with the Family owned, Noble Foods.

In this episode, we delve into how the workplace is changing giving our best insights into what the future workplace will look like, feel like and importantly what employees will truly value in the future. Through the conversation we discuss many topics including the skills people need to support their changing careers moving forwards especially with the rise of the “green collar worker”. We recap on how the pandemic changed our routines and what we value – and how this is shifting again now as we embrace advancements like AI as part of our future.

We also focus on the growing importance of sustainability and how this is impacting roles and objectives across organisations, as well as why it is important to build neurodiverse teams and change the conversation and culture around hiring for neurodiversity in organisations.

I hope you like this epsiode and, as ever, if you’d like to get in touch for any reason you can reach me at Jonathan.ohagan@leaderexecutivesearch.com

Enjoy!