Lucy Adams is one of the UK’s leading voices on modern HR and leadership. As CEO of Disruptive HR she has worked with thousands of HR professionals and business leaders globally, helping them transform outdated people practices and build more human, influential HR functions.Previously the HR Director at the BBC, Lucy led major organizational change and gained first-hand insight into the challenges of influencing senior leaders. She is the author of the best-selling books HR Disrupted and The HR Change Toolkit, and co-hosts the popular HR Disrupted podcast. With her trademark honesty and wit, she inspires HR professionals to challenge convention and create real business impact through smarter, more human leadership.Lucy is based in Stockbridge, UK.

• Table of ContentsIntroductionPart One The Problem 1. Opening chapter 2. Why people managers struggle 3. Why don’t managers think HR can help? 4. What we think about them! 5. The confidence crisis (what we think about ourselves)Part Two Changing how we workChanging the power dynamicShow leaders you get themSet expectations and boundariesGive leaders things they actually wantSelling and marketing to leadersNew ways of implementingHelp them get better - but differentlyPart Three Changing us

Lucy Adams is one of the UK’s leading voices on modern HR and leadership. As CEO of Disruptive HR she has worked with thousands of HR professionals and business leaders globally, helping them transform outdated people practices and build more human, influential HR functions.Previously the HR Director at the BBC, Lucy led major organizational change and gained first-hand insight into the challenges of influencing senior leaders. She is the author of the best-selling books HR Disrupted and The HR Change Toolkit, and co-hosts the popular HR Disrupted podcast. With her trademark honesty and wit, she inspires HR professionals to challenge convention and create real business impact through smarter, more human leadership.Lucy is based in Stockbridge, UK.

• Table of ContentsIntroductionPart One The Problem 1. Opening chapter 2. Why people managers struggle 3. Why don’t managers think HR can help? 4. What we think about them! 5. The confidence crisis (what we think about ourselves)Part Two Changing how we workChanging the power dynamicShow leaders you get themSet expectations and boundariesGive leaders things they actually wantSelling and marketing to leadersNew ways of implementingHelp them get better - but differentlyPart Three Changing us

Lucy Adams is one of the UK’s leading voices on modern HR and leadership. As CEO of Disruptive HR she has worked with thousands of HR professionals and business leaders globally, helping them transform outdated people practices and build more human, influential HR functions.Previously the HR Director at the BBC, Lucy led major organizational change and gained first-hand insight into the challenges of influencing senior leaders. She is the author of the best-selling books HR Disrupted and The HR Change Toolkit, and co-hosts the popular HR Disrupted podcast. With her trademark honesty and wit, she inspires HR professionals to challenge convention and create real business impact through smarter, more human leadership.Lucy is based in Stockbridge, UK.

• Table of ContentsIntroductionPart One The Problem 1. Opening chapter 2. Why people managers struggle 3. Why don’t managers think HR can help? 4. What we think about them! 5. The confidence crisis (what we think about ourselves)Part Two Changing how we workChanging the power dynamicShow leaders you get themSet expectations and boundariesGive leaders things they actually wantSelling and marketing to leadersNew ways of implementingHelp them get better - but differentlyPart Three Changing us