About this episode

Julia Paulding interviews Richard Vanner about sustaining company culture during rapid growth and the impact of technology and AI on workforce design.

In this episode of the Future of Work Hub’s Peer-to-Peer podcast, Julia Paulding is joined by Richard Vanner, Human Resources Director at WTW. They discuss the importance of sustaining a strong, consistent culture through rapid growth and transformation and how technology and AI are reshaping workforce design and skills, emphasising that how change is delivered matters just as much as what is implemented.

People in this episode

Host: Julia Paulding

Guest: Richard Vanner

Topics covered

• workforce design
• company culture
• technology
• AI
• rapid growth
• transformation

Keywords

• company culture
• AI
• workforce design
• HR
• transformation
• technology
• rapid growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WTW

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