The HR Sounding Board: A non-stuffy club for HR professionals

HR can be isolating. This is where you stop second-guessing yourself.

A straight-talking, non-stuffy space for HR professionals who want real answers, practical support and people who actually get it.

No fluff, no judgment, no pretending you’ve got it all figured out.

Just honest conversations about the challenges you’re dealing with everyday.

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Meet-ups to hash out hot topics

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Share & bounce ideas

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Sound familiar?

  • You’re the only HR person in the business

  • You’re expected to have all the answers… even when you don’t

  • You second-guess decisions after the fact

  • You spend hours deciphering new employment law

  • You wish you could just ask, “what would you do?”

  • You don’t always have a safe space to talk things through

That’s exactly why we created this community.

What is The HR Sounding Board

It’s a community for HR professionals who want more than surface level networking.

This is where we come to:

  • Unpick tricky topics

  • Sense-check decisions

  • Talk through real situations

  • Learn from peers

  • Get support, without feeling judged

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  • No corporate fluff or sales pitches, just hot takes and honest conversations ons aboutwhat’s happing in the HR world.

  • Walk away from our in person events with ideas you can actually use.

  • Connect with fellow HR pros at our events and tap into our network through our private linkedin group.

  • Say what you’re really thinking, ask the questions you’re unsure abouyt and work throughb challenges properly… chances are if you’ve thought it - we’ve already asked it!

What you’ll get

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How it works

Quarterly in-person sessions

We bring HR professsionals togehter to talk through real topics, challenges and scenarios. We often have guest speakers to talk on specialist topics, such as neurodiversity, menopause and AI.

Online community

Stay connected between sessions. Ask questions, share experiences and keep the conversations going

Stay in the loop

Follow us on social media for our hot takes on new cases, industry news and HR Sounding Board events… and a few memes along the way!

Who is it for?

  • Standalone HR professionals

  • HR managers without a wider team

  • People stepping into more senior HR roles

  • Anyone with HR rolled into their job description

If you’re looking for stuffy polished presentations… this isn’t for you. If you want real conversations, lots of humour and fun activities… you’ll fit right in!

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Upcoming events

  • Thursday 22nd October

    Tickets now available to purchase & details will be revealed soon!

    9am-12pm

    The Urban Garden in Bournemouth

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    Passenger HR Manager

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