{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking","title":"HR in 2026: Culture, Communication and the Generation Gap","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2104,"description":"Alastair welcomes Farzana Parkar, an HR consultant at face2face HR and who describes herself as an Xennial with 15 years’ experience in HR. \nIn this episode, Farzana and Alastair explore what working in HR really looks like in 2026, from Gen Z’s reluctance to “play the game” and the importance of robust onboarding, to the disconnect between what companies promise during recruitment and what employees actually experience when they arrive. \nAs the first HR guest on the podcast, Farzana works with businesses of all shapes and sizes, helping them navigate the increasingly complex world of people management, workplace culture and employment law.\nThe discussion also looks at why culture must start at the top, how poor management drives disengagement, why communication needs to be personal and omnichannel. Farzana also talks about how AI may be changing recruitment, while making the human touch more important than ever.\n\nFarzana Parkar Takeaways:\nGenerational conflict often comes not from personality clashes, but from different assumptions about office presence, response times, communication and what respect looks likeGood onboarding matters more than ever: younger employees often expect organisations to be explicit about how things work rather than relying on unspoken rules and subtextCulture cannot be delegated to HR — leaders must “walk the talk” and model the behaviour and values they expect from everyone elseEmployee engagement should be a continuous conversation, not a performative annual survey; regular touchpoints help organisations spot issues before people quietly disengageDon’t confuse different with wrong: a preference for WhatsApp, voice notes or another communication channel is not laziness — it is simply a different communication styleJob applicants should research the organisation and personalise their applications rather than relying too heavily on AI; the human voice is what helps people stand outHR has evolved from an administrative function into a...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/U7n8uwsw80mjG_mfmfgOCOM6fQoJtslw2bwnu7AmkaU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80ZGFl/MjMzNjMzMDE2MzAz/NzkzMjYyYWRjYjk1/NWMxZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}