HRchat Podcast

In this HRchat episode, we discuss how to equip leaders with the knowledge needed to construct an organization where people are recognized as the primary driving force behind business success.The guest this time is Roza Szafranek, Founder & CEO of HR Hints, an HR boutique operating on a subscription model. Roza is an HR expert with psychological and managerial experience who has led tech companies from early startup through exit.Roza is also the author of Culturivy: The Power of Changing a Workplace and the CEO of Culturivy.Questions for Roza include:How do you perceive the relationship between business and HR, considering the equal triangle of products/services, sales, and people as the foundation? Can you discuss your approach to analyzing and adapting HR processes based on the unique needs of different stages of company development?Considering the notion that the People area within organizations is not a black box, how should leaders ensure transparency and accountability in HR practices?How do you approach building processes per stage rather than per industry, especially in diverse sectors such as medtech and fintech?In your opinion, what are the key challenges in aligning HR strategies with the equal triangle of products/services, sales, and people? How have you overcome these challenges in your previous roles?Can you share an example of how you applied the concept of the equal triangle in optimizing HR practices within a business context? More About RozaRoza is a mentor at the Founder Institute, 1871 Chicago, P33 Chicago, TechRise, mHUB Chicago, and InCredibles, Sebastian Kulczyk's mentoring program. She’s been featured on such lists as 100 Women of 2022 by Forbes, 100 Most Inspiring Women of the CEE Startup Ecosystem by Vestbee VC, and Strong Women in IT ‘21 and ‘23.More About Culturivy: The Power of Changing a WorkplaceIn the book, Roza outlines a comprehensive guide on how to cultivate a resilient company culture that fosters the growth of both individuals and businesses.The book delves into key areas such as Leadership, People & Culture,Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events

In the second episode of our new AI-focused series, guest hosts Pauline James and David Creelman investigate some key ways that large HR vendors are utilizing new forms of AI.Joining David and Pauline this time are Mike Bollinger, Ben Zweig, and Jarik Conrad. Mike Bollinger is an accomplished executive with 20 years of industry experience. He has deep technology and HCM domain skills including strategic workforce planning, communications, change management, team building, business case development, and leadership. In his current role as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives with Cornerstone, Mike is responsible for internal research as well as strategy development around outcome-based goals. In 2020, Mike helped found, and currently manages, the Cornerstone People Research Lab (CPRL), whose mission is to generate data-driven discoveries about the world of work today and identify emerging trends that will give rise to new work models. Ben Zweig is a prominent figure at the intersection of Data Science and Human Resources. With a PhD in Economics specializing in Labor Economics and Economic Development from CUNY Graduate Center, he has a strong academic background. Ben's expertise extends to Natural Language Processing, Labor Economics, Human Resources, and Occupational Transformation. Notably, he spent several years as a Managing Data Scientist at IBM's Chief Analytics Office, where he utilized Natural Language Processing (NLP) to develop data-driven solutions for businesses. Currently, Ben serves as the CEO of Revlio Labs, an organization that supports the convergence of Data Science and HR. The company focuses on applying data-driven methodologies to enhance workforce management and adapt to the changing job market.Dr. Jarik Conrad, EdD, SPHR, SHRM-CSP, NACD.DC, is vice president of the Human Insights team at UKG, which consists of former HR practitioners, business leaders, and consultants who are distinguished experts in the HCM field and uniquely qualified to help leadership teams reach their organizational goals. With an acute pulse on industry trends, best practices, and technological innovations, Jarik and his team serve as liaisons, trusted advisors, and thought leaders who help to shape HR industry conversations and direction. Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events

In this episode, we talk about ways to develop and enhance career websites.Bill's guest this time is Jim Taylor, Managing Director of HappyDance, a Ph.Creative company. HappyDance is an enterprise careers site platform with a mission to elevate your employer brand at every turn!Jim is a digital innovator specializing in careers sites. Jim says his "true passion lies in discovering ingenious ways to optimize career site performance, enriching candidate experiences, and crafting stunning platforms that magnify (the) organization's employer brand."Questions include:Tell us about the mission of HappyDanceWhere does the name HappyDance come from – it’s not a typical SaaS product name is it?On your LinkedIn page, you say "every day, I foster a culture that thrives on conquering challenges and delivering outstanding results." From a leadership perspective, what does it take to create and sustain an engaged culture of innovation?From your social posts, it looks like you're a big fan of RecFest. What makes it a special event? What is the most fundamental element in designing an excellent candidate experience? And why do so many companies get it wrong?What advice would you offer to hiring managers and HR pros looking to do a better job of telling the story of their employer brand and attracting higher-quality candidates? Can you name some brands that stand out for you as awesome employers? E.g. Domino's, ADP, NationWide, Pinterest.What in your opinion, are some of the opportunities for, and the best use of, AI and other technologies in the Talent Acquisition landscape?We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.   Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events

In this episode, Bill Banham talks with Jim Stroud about whether or not AI will replace recruiters. Listen as Jim offers his take on what functions of recruitment will and will not be replaced by the bots.  Jim is the author of 5 HR-related books, producer of the YouTube series - "The Jim Stroud Show," and producer of "The Jim Stroud Podcast." He is also the creative mind behind "The Recruiting Life," a comic strip and newsletter about the world of work. More details highlighting his career, media citations, creative writing and public speaking events can be found on his blog, JimStroud.com.Questions for Jim include: How has AI changed, enhanced or diminished the ways you create content?You say you love ChatGPT. Why? Recruiting is a relationship business and machines don't have feelings. So, recruiters are safe, right? In some cases AI is replacing workers, how vulnerable are recruiters?What can recruiters do to remain valuable in the marketplace?AI can do so much, what stops it from ultimately replacing recruiters?Will AI replace podcasters? More About Jim StroudJim has built expertise in sourcing and recruiting strategy, public speaking, lead generation, video production, podcasting, online research, competitive intelligence, online community management, and training. He has consulted for such companies as Microsoft, Google, MCI, Siemens, Bernard Hodes Group (acquired by Findly), and a host of startup companies. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.   Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events

In the first of a special mini-series focused on AI in the workplace, guest hosts Pauline James and David Creelman ask "what exactly is AI all about and where is it heading?"Joining Pauline and David on the podcast is Avi Goldfarb, the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare and a professor of marketing at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He is also Chief Data Scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab, a faculty affiliate at the Vector Institute and the Schwartz-Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Avi’s research focuses on the opportunities and challenges of the digital economy. Along with Ajay Agrawal and Joshua Gans, Avi is the author of the bestselling books Prediction Machines and Power and Prediction.He has published academic articles in marketing, statistics, law, management, medicine, political science, refugee studies, physics, computing, and economics. Avi has testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on related work in competition and privacy in digital advertising. His work has been referenced in White House reports, European Commission documents, the New York Times, the Economist, and elsewhere.Questions for Avi include:You have been studying AI for a long time; well before its advances garnered the attention of the general population. Is anything taking you by surprise with the current advances?You have talked about AI automating prediction in ways that we had only understood humans could do well/reasonably well previously. Can you explain this for our audience?You have an interesting (and hopeful) perspective that AI may become more of an equalizer across professions than past advances have been, can you tell us more about that?Can you provide your thoughts on how long it will be until we see broad sweeping changes in work and how it is organized?With your extensive work with entrepreneurs on the bleeding edge of new technology, what advice do you have for those on the other side of the equation: those who are making recommendations and purchasing tech for their organization. How should we balance not being left behind with appropriate diligence?We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events

In this HRchat podcast, we hear from Derrick Evans MBE, better known as TV celebrity Mr Motivator. A famous fitness instructor, Derrick rose to fame in the early 1990s through appearances on the UK breakfast television show GMTV, where he performed live fitness sessions and offered tips and advice to viewers.We're big fans of Derrick and it's an absolute honor to have him on the show!Listen as Derrick offers his take on what it takes to remain motivated at work and live a healthier life. Questions for Derrick include:You are known for your positive personality and outlook, how do you stay motivated?How can physical exercise help mental health?What did the pandemic do to our mental and physical wellbeing?When applying to join the GMTV team, you were told by GMTV boss, Peter McHugh ‘We’ve checked with the advertisers and they don’t really want a black man doing fitness. It had to be a white woman with two kids.’ They felt that was the right image.” How do you think attitudes towards Diversity Equity and Inclusion in the entertainment industry have changed since your time on GMTV?How can business leaders make access to mental and physical wellness initiatives easier?Where does your desire to help people come from? Tell us why you believe the culture within daytime TV is fake and can you suggest ways to change things?What would you like your legacy to be?How can listeners connect with you?Book Mr MotivatorContact the Champions Speakers agency to provisionally enquire about Mr Motivator for your event today. Simply call a booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at agent@championsukplc.com for more information.We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.   Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events

How can leaders faced with tremendous global upheaval create more resilient and trustworthy systems? Find out as Bill Banham talks with Terence Tse, recent Disrupt London speaker and co-author of the awesome new book The Great Remobilization: Strategies and Designs for a Smarter Global Future.Terence says the turmoil of recent years gives leaders an unprecedented opportunity to redesign global strategies and systems and to remobilize toward a smarter, more resilient, and equitable future. Drawing from one hundred interviews and conversations with top-level executives, entrepreneurs, policymakers, diplomats, generals, scholars, and other leading experts from around the world, the book aims to show how to create new inclusive visions with the aim of rebuilding the trust that will allow for both human and economic growth. Insightful and forward-thinking, The Great Remobilization powerfully illustrates the rare opportunity that we have in this historic moment to actively redesign our fragile, overpressurized global systems and develop new strategies and leadership approaches for the future. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.   Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events

In this HRchat episode, we hear from Jeff Wald, entrepreneur, investor, board member, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and co-founder of Memory Lane and Bento Engine.Jeff has started and invested in successful HR tech companies around the globe. Tune in to get his tips for HR tech founders looking to raise capital and grow their businesses. Questions for Jeff include: What are some of the challenges and opportunities when it comes to raising money for HR Tech companies in the current fundraising environment?Do HR tech founders need to be domain experts? When it comes to seeking investment, how important is it to have more than one founder of an HR tech start-up?  What are the differences between raising money as a serial entrepreneur versus being a first-time entrepreneur?As an angel investor in HR Tech, what are you looking for?Have you invested in someone with a terrible idea because you bought into them instead? Are those people employees rather than business partners? You wrote your book, The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations, on the future of work and how robots and AI will impact jobs, over three years ago; has your view changed on the future of work? If so, how?Why do you feel jobs are not as likely to go extinct as many other experts and headlines?  More About Jeff WaldJeff began his career in finance, serving as Managing Director at activist hedge fund Barington Capital Group, a Vice President at Israeli venture firm GlenRock and various roles in the M&A Group at JP Morgan. He is an active angel investor and startup advisor, as well as serving on numerous public and private Boards of Directors.In addition to WorkMarket, Jeff has founded several technology companies, including Spinback, a social sharing platform.Jeff is the author of The Birthday Rules and The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations. He is also a Producer of the Tony Award Winning Best Musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Slava’s Snowshow and the full-length feature Inez & Doug & Kira which has won best picture at various film festivals. Jeff is a regular writer in Huffington Post and Forbes and speaks widely at conferences and on television on startups and labor issues. Jeff was named “One of the 100 Most Influential People in Staffing” by the Staffing Industry Analysts in 2017 & 201Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events

The guest this time is Jodi McPherson, Co-Founder / CEO Work Simplr Jodi is an intuitive, dynamic and versatile leader with over 25 years in the ed tech and talent sourcing space, architecting SaaS business models.As CEO of Work Simplr, Jodi has built a new talent sourcing platform with students at the center,  for on-demand, fractional paid work.  Work SImplr was recently announced as a member of the ASU+GSV Elite 200 for 2022 and a Shark Tank Finalist for 2023.Questions for Jodi include:How might early career knowledge work be impacted by recent shifts in AI capabilities?How might this impact the skills and experience needed for students to succeed in early career knowledge work? In particular, how might this affect apprenticeships?Considering the evolving landscape of early career knowledge work due to AI, how might educational institutions adapt their curricula to prepare students for jobs that involve collaboration with AI systems? What interdisciplinary skills might become essential?What types of support might companies need to train, improve, or monitor the quality of their AI systems? What role could student workers play?Follow up: Considering the changing nature of early career knowledge work due to AI, how might mentorship programs need to evolve to provide meaningful guidance to students and new professionals entering the workforce? What role can experienced mentors play in navigating the AI-driven landscape?How is the trend of outsourcing, freelancing and farming out entry-level work impacting students and career changers?More About JodiJodi serves on several start-up advisory boards – influencing strategic roadmaps for scalable solutions, and bringing together purpose and profit, for new solutions from ideation to market launch.Jodi serves as a mentor to young high school women and is an advocate of creating a culture of curiosity around compelling mission-driven goals while continually embracing new ideas and perspectives. She also champions student-athletes at Castle View High School as the CV Gridiron Booster President.We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.   Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events

In this episode, Bill Bnaham talks with Brian Leafblad, R&D Senior Manager, Global Business Solutions at Reckitt Lysol Pro Solutions.Questions for Brian include:What role does hygiene play in workplace wellness?How have staff expectations around workplace wellness programs evolved following the pandemic?Are clean environments still in the public consciousness? How do leaders still prioritize clean workplaces? How important is disinfection in preventing sick days and absenteeism?Stats, metrics or trends around the number lost work days per year due to unclean environments caused by unhygienic offices? How have those numbers decreased as more folks work from home compared to pre-pandemic? (11 million days according to CDC)How can cleaning strategies be adapted to maintain efficiencies at a time when office occupancy rates are constantly changing?We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.   Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events