In this episode of People and Pay Perspectives, Emma Caiger sits down with Viki Matthews, EVP of Human Resources at TT Electronics, to explore how HR can move from operational support to true strategic partnership - using real workforce visibility to solve business problems.

What You’ll Discover

- Why Most Organisations Struggle with Data: They have plenty of it, but lack the usable clarity to answer simple leadership questions and drive action.

- The Realities of Succession and Talent Strategy: Why growing your own capability matters more than most realise, and how to balance internal development with external hiring.

- Engineering Talent Challenges: What it really takes to attract and retain specialist skills in competitive markets, from EVP to honest conversations about culture and purpose.

What really stood out is Viki's pragmatic, no-nonsense approach. She cuts through the noise of big workforce planning exercises and dashboards, reminding us that good HR starts with understanding the actual business problems leaders are trying to solve and then delivering targeted, actionable insight rather than generic reporting. The conversation highlights how the best HR teams focus on a few critical things well instead of trying to boil the ocean.

A must-listen for any HR leader or executive who wants to make people strategy a genuine driver of business performance.

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