Disruptive Influential Innovative Credible Modern Inspired Impactful Better HR

Inspiration, training and resources for today’s HR professionals

Changing people
practices for good

In today’s disrupted world, traditional HR can lack relevance and impact (a bit too 1980ʼs!). Disruptive HR works with HR and leaders all over the world, providing both inspiration and practical support. Our training, keynotes, and online products will enable you to change HR and leadership for good.

HR can be better. Let's do it!

Gain influence

We'll help build your skills to improve your influence and impact.

Update processes

We'll show you how to modernise your approach in every aspect of HR.

Be strategic

We'll help you to move beyond the transactional to the strategic.

How we can help

For individuals

Transform how you do HR – and the impact you make – by staying ahead, building new skills, and applying fresh ideas with confidence.

For teams

Transform how your HR team works – and the impact you make – by staying ahead, growing new skills, and putting fresh ideas into practice together.

What we offer

The Club

Global learning platform for HR

CPO Programme

Transformative training for CPOs

HRBP Programme

Boost confidence and sharpen skills

In-house workshops

Hands-on training for teams

Keynotes

Inspiring keynotes for teams

Books and toolkits

Insight, guidance and actionable tips

Lucy Adams’ third book is coming

Influential HR: Why leaders aren’t listening to you and what to do about it

The third book in Lucy Adams’ series for forward-thinking HR professionals explores why HR struggles to influence leaders — and how to build the confidence, credibility and authority to create real change.

About us

Disruptive HR was created with one purpose in mind; to change outdated people practices for good.

We give HR professionals and leaders practical, modern ways to make their people practices fit for today, and the tools and support to make change happen.

Working with organisations worldwide, we provide inspiration, training, keynotes, and online products that help you create HR and leadership approaches built for a disrupted world.

The Disruptive HR Club is our flagship global learning platform, helping HR stay ahead with fresh thinking, practical tools, and a community of people doing HR differently.

Insights

Podcast

Is HR ready to become People and Culture?

HR may have moved beyond its traditional role, is it really ready to become something bigger? For organisations to succeed, they need engaged people working in high-performing teams. But creating […]

Video

September – new beginnings!

Whilst January is the official start of the year, September is the month that is all...

Blog

Why HR’s future is bright

There is a lot of nervousness about what AI will mean for HR, and it is...

Toolkit

7 reasons traditional change programmes fail (and what to do instead)

How many times have you led, been involved in (or subjected to!) a big change programme?...

Convinced?

Great, what would you like to do?

Need more?

No problem, why not…

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   Teena Munden 
 
 
 
  I completed the June HRBP Programme. Lucy and Karen were so authentic with sensible relatable, real life experience and advice being shared. The structure of the sessions worked really well for me and my workload. So easy to prioritise and meant I had good space before and after to absorb and check out the resources and templates in “da club”. Really enjoyed it. Hugely valuable. Highly recommend.
  
 
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   Dan Anderson-Poore 
 
 
 
  A brilliant programme that challenged me to think differently about the HRBP role. The content was practical, thought-provoking and immediately applicable, particularly around coaching leaders. I came away with new tools, greater confidence and several ideas that I can apply directly to my HRBP role. I’d highly recommend it to anyone looking to elevate their impact as an HRBP.
  
 
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   Lucy Newton 
 
 
 
  Disruptive HR has been a huge help in my career. Lucy and Karen are so knowledgable and really give you straight forward and innovative advice and ideas. Would thoroughly recommend!
  
 
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   Scott Johnson 
 
 
 
  Best in class. I am very hesitant to invest in anything like this because it always feels like I'm listening to people state the obvious or I get bored out of my mind. I want to learn, grow, be challenged, interact, and to be given a framework to work from. This program did all that. I plan on taking the time to go back over and use/implement what I have learned in a way that will make an impact.
  
 
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   Kate Kelsey 
 
 
 
  Lucy and Karen were amazing at bringing the business partner model to life, fully understanding the challenges and offering realistic solutions. Thank you both, I would highly recommend Disruptive HR
  
 
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   Joanna Collings 
 
 
 
  Excellent programme. Provides space and environment for discussion and is really thought provoking. Highly recommend!
  
 
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   Dasha Henderson 
 
 
 
  Great work, team! I really enjoy your info, always learn something new and grow my skills. Thank you!