HRchat Podcast

Organizations everywhere are embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) principles to create workplaces that can attract and retain top talent. For forward-thinking talent leaders, an inclusive and equitable work culture that involves employee well-being is a critical part of the overall strategy. Why? Because, when evaluating their career opportunities, candidates and employees are seeking more inclusive environments that are better aligned with their values.In this HRchat episode, we consider the latest staffing trends, driven by both employees and employers, that prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Bill's guest is Simon Dealy, CEO of HIRE Technologies, a company helping brands attract top talent in cost-effective ways with a focus on modernizing and digitizing HR solutions.Simon is a Senior Executive with lots of achievements in operations, finance, strategic planning, M&A, business development, and company start-ups.Questions For Simon Include: HIRE’s 2022 Human Resources Industry Outlook identified that employers are increasingly understanding the importance of DEI. Prioritizing those values, especially at the senior management level, has been found to boost productivity, profitability, and employee retention. Can you give an overview of the report?  Talk about the additional complexities that DEI requirements add to the hiring processHow has a growing pool of gig workers, complicated things further? From an employer brand perspective, why is it more important than ever that companies can show clients, partners, investors, and their community that they are following through on their DEI commitments?You spoke earlier about parsing and other recruitment technologies. How is AI deciding who gets hired? How can we avoid inherent biases in AI? How can HR step in and best use people analytics for data-driven hiring decisions?More About SimonWith over 20 years of seasoning across a broad spectrum of industries and multiple countries, Simon has proven experience to identify strategic issues, dramatically improving sales, administering the organization, raising capital, and improving processes. More About Hire Technologies, Inc.HIRE is investing in and shaping the future of human resource management with a technology-first focus, by consolidating and modernizing the staffing marketplace. 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 consider findings from a recent survey of HR leaders that suggests HR pros are jumping ship in record numbers.Bill's guest is Claire Schmidt, CEO and Founder of AllVoices, an employee feedback management platform that helps company leaders ask for, and act on, employee feedback of all kinds through a secure, truly anonymous communication channel. The platform provides real-time insights that help company leadership build and sustain healthy cultures.Prior to founding AllVoices, Claire served as Vice President of Technology and Innovation at Fox, the Senior Director of Giving at Thrive Market, as well as the Director of Programs at Thorn.Questions Include: What has to fundamentally change when it comes to reporting issues in the workplace?What are the main stages when it comes to reporting workplace issues and harassment?AllVoices recently released a report called HR and the Great Resignation: Who’s Leaving, Hiring Outlook, and Strategies for Retention. The report surveyed HR leaders to better understand who’s leaving their jobs and why, what their organizations are doing to increase engagement and retention, hiring outlooks and strategies, and how HR leaders themselves are shouldering this weight. Let's run through some of the findings:Tell us about the data sample. What were the demographics of those surveyed?48% of HR leaders have seen over 30% of their staff quit in the past year and 28% of employees are leaving because they’ve found a better offer. Just how competitive is it at the moment? How difficult is it to keep one's employees? $61,000 to $80,000 is how much the majority of HR leaders say it costs to replace an employee. Can you explain the business case for retaining existing talent v. hiring and onboarding new employees? 53% of HR leaders are burned out and 48% of HR leaders are looking for a new job! Why is it such a stressful time for HR pros or are we seeing the result of two long years of 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 ask what happens if you hire people who do not align with your values? Listen too, as we delve into better ways to implement and validate candidate assessments.Bill's returning guest is Margarida Rafael, Head of Psychological Sciences at Workzinga, a job search and hiring platform emphasizing company culture fit. Margarida works as a researcher and assessment content creator.   Questions For Margarida Include:How do leaders decide what type of company they want to be / the values they stand for?Where does the culture of an org really come from? Is it top-down? How do employees contribute?How can HR be relentless with the mission to hire folks who really fit with the company culture?Can you now talk about the process of validating assessments (or lack thereof)? What are the processes and checks needed? How is Workzinga's proprietary Culture Fit Assessment validated and why would you say Workzinga's Culture Fit Assessment is better than other options in the market? What are some mistakes made in the interview when assessing culture fit?How can candidates learn what the culture is like at a prospective employer? Follow up: How can recruiters help with ensuring a culture fit? What happens if you hire people who do not align with your values?More About MargaridaHer clinical experience in the administration and the development of a variety of psychological tests culminated in a full-time dedication to research in the industrial and organizational field.Margarida continues to see patients in her own private practice for therapy and psychological assessments.She previously appeared on the podcast in episode 417 and will be part of the Workzinga team exhibiting at the SHRM Conference and Expo (booth 3449) in New Orleans between June 12 and 15. 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, we consider why it's absoluetly essential to do whatever is possible to ensure employee satisfaction and a positive/attractive company culture. Our guest today is Aaron Rubens, founder of Kudoboard, a workplace appreciation solution for special occasions, company events, and shout-outs. Listen as Aaron talks about the retention of administrative professionals and creating a culture of appreciation in the workplace. Questions Include: What can a card mean to a colleague? Tell me why are cards expressing a happy birthday/congrats on a promotion/sympathy and other occasions an important gesture? Your primary competitor is simply physical greeting cards, though you do have some digital competitors too. How do you stand out?Who do you work with? Where does the HR department fit in?The Great Resignation: Why is it so essential to do whatever is possible to ensure employee satisfaction and a positive/attractive company culture?We're living in a new era of hybrid and remote work. Can you offer some ways to keep remote teams connected? 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 consider how the pandemic has affected tech companies and ways we can adjust hiring practices and HR strategies to help attract and retain talent in more equitable ways. Bill's guest is Amit Rappaport, CEO and co-founder at Compete. Amit is passionate about closing the gender equity pay gap in the technology industry.  Amit and the team at Compete are on a mission to even the playing field for women in technology. Questions Include:Recently, Compete's data has shown spikes in unique benefits offered to employees outside of the standard salary/bonus structure empowering employees more than ever. Benefits such as mental health, hybrid work, and paternity/maternity are showing positive trends especially as employee motivations shift. We'll get into detail shortly but, at a high level, can you share some trends your team is seeing? While women make up nearly half of the global workforce, they represent only 26% of I.T. employees. Even when companies can recruit women, they often struggle with retention. What are some of the changes you've seen in the tech industry over the past couple of years to try and counteract this?Major tech giants in the U.S. are increasing their family leave time. Google just announced 24 weeks of paid leave. Similar companies will likely follow suit. What do you think this says for the tech industry in years to come?As New York begins the mandatory salary transparency, this sector will be interesting to watch. To see how delivering the correct data might change and mold things better. Will data-driven decision-making change the face of HR? How can companies work towards a more equitable future?HR departments are struggling to employ anyone at this time. The Covid 19 Pandemic led to a great resignation. Now we are seeing a 'return to work' yet clearly, employees' motivations have evolved from even just a few years ago, and many companies have yet to keep up. What would you say is important for HR to consider when looking to increase family paid leave, or introduce new benefits that fit along the same lines?What are new hires in tech prepared to do and what pre-pandemic expectations are being rejected/negotiated? For example, are you seeing many new hires agreeing to work from the office but only part-time? In your opinion, how important is it to have a core group of employees able tSupport 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

Employees want their leaders to share the purpose of their work. They want to engage, with their hearts and minds, in work that resonates. When leaders make these connections and build upon foundations of meaning and purpose, good and sustainable business outcomes can happen! In this HRchat episode, we consider some impactful ways to achieve such outcomes.Bill is joined today by Brad Federman, CEO, PerformancePoint LLC, and author of Cultivating Culture: 101 Ways to Foster Engagement in 15 Minutes or Less released in, released in March 2022. Brad works with organizations of all sizes and in all industries, helping them foster engaged employees, resilient relationships, and collaborative cultures. Questions Include: Ed Magee, EVP Operations at Fender Music Corporation and Co-President of Fender Play Foundation writes the following in the foreword of your new book: "I would learn from many more years of working with Brad, not only is he a practiced people whisperer, but he’s also one of those unique individuals so grounded in people and culture that my learning in this space was beginning all over again." Please introduce yourself!Your new book is filled with insights and how-tos based on your 25+ years of experience as a corporate consultant and keynote speaker in various HR disciplines—from employee engagement to instructional design, and beyond. Why write the book? What was your inspiration? Let's now explore some of the lessons from your book. With the belief that we are what we talk about, you offer 100+ ways to engage your team in conversations that matter. The hope is to make meetings about more than tasks, deadlines, and problems, and instead utilize Cultivating Culture’s pre-meeting notes and activities to grow a deeper understanding of the work folks are doing and why. Activities are divided into eight key focus areas. Can you take some time and talk about each? 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 February, the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund, a family foundation dedicated to furthering the compassionate philanthropy and the ethical leadership of William G. McGowan, in partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), announced the first‑ever Ethical Leader of the Year Award. Candidates were nominated by a colleague, assessed by a selection committee of peers, and evaluated on their principles.The award will be presented by the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund at the opening session of SHRM’s Annual Conference & Expo next month. The winner will be honored in front of the nation’s leading businesses in New Orleans and will receive a $25,000 cash prize to donate to a nonprofit of their choice.In HRchat episode 441 Bill talks with McGowan Fund Executive Director Diana Spencer and Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., President and CEO of SHRM about the award. Listen too, as Johnny shares what to expect in New Orleans and what's coming up for SHRM members later this year.Questions For Johnny Include: What does it mean to you to be a value-driven leader?Why did SHRM partner with the Ethical Leader of the Year Award?After the nominations have been submitted, the final list of candidates will be determined by a committee of national leaders, including the following judges: Marna C. Whittington, Committee Co-Chair, Leo Denault, Chairman and CEO of Entergy Corporation, Dan Cardinali, President and CEO of Independent Sector, Caroline W. Nahas, Senior Advisor at Korn Ferry, and Chair of the Board of Advisors of the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and you. Talk to me about how the board was selected and what the board represents in terms of inspiring leaders.What's coming up for SHRM over the next 12 months? Any announcements you can make on the show today?Questions For Diana Include: How, in the eyes of the students and participating institutions, the evolution of McGowan Fellows Program and the focus on ethical leadership has led the McGowan Fund to create the Ethical Leader of the Year Award?ThSupport 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 consider what's working in Recruiting and B2B events in the UK. Our guest is Louise Triance, MD at UK Recruiter, a leading dedicated news and networking platform for the UK recruitment sector. She is a Recruitment Industry Connector, Live Webcast Expert, and Event Organiser & Advisor. Louise helps vendors ‘under the landscape’ create “go to market” propositions. She is also a trained psychometric assessor.Louise created and manages the UK Recruiter knowledge network which was established back before recruitment networking even existed. The network is a comprehensive set of information, services and links to all in the UK recruitment industry.Over the past 20 years, she has hosted hundreds of events for recruiters, blogged regularly for more than a dozen years, and published in excess of 1000 weekly newsletters to an organically grown network of 30,000+ recruitment professionals.Questions Include: Why are in-person events back and what are the unique post-pandemic challenges?How have hybrid work hours affected the events space? Is it harder to attract attendees because they are simply not in the office 5 days a week? Is it different for recruiters because they are client-facing?Supplementing all valuable information in your Recruitment Start-Up Centre; you regularly host live chat events on RecruiterZone, including one in April focused on the most common challenges faced by high-growth start-up recruitment businesses. Can you share what you discussed and list a few of those biggest challenges?You recently interviewed Alison Humphries for a RecruiterZone show about The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Recruitment Leaders. Can you share some of those habits and why they matter?What are 3 or 4 things you wish someone had told you before you started your own recruitment journey?You recently wrote 'How to Transform Your Website into a Recruitment Tool'. Can you share your tips?Talk about the Recruitment Technology Innovation & Social Media Showcase happening on the 23rd June 2022 with 20 of the top tSupport 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

Employees are returning to the office en masse. Having peace of mind for on-site returns is something that cannot be overlooked and is needed as we transition from pandemic to endemic. In this HRchat episode, we consider what employees can do to remain healthy as they return to on-site work. We also consider the wellbeing responsibilities of employers. Bill is joined by Joy Altimare, Forbes Communication Council Member and CRO at EHE Health, a 100-year-old preventive healthcare company still paving the way for worksite returns to result in a happy, healthy, and productive workforce through wellbeing measures. Joy has helped lead strategic growth and brand innovation across a range of highly competitive, rapidly evolving marketplaces for more than 20 years. As Chief Revenue Officer at EHE, Joy is responsible for driving growth across EHE Health’s expanding product ecosystem; directing revenue generation as the company rapidly scales and breaks barriers in the employer health landscape.Questions Include:What are the challenges faced by HR teams and the C-suite when trying to ensure employees return to the office in happy and health-conscious ways? How should HR pros and leaders handle objections from employees worried about physically returning to the office? Given the omicron variant has swept through the US and elsewhere, 80 million+ Americans have been diagnosed with at least one variant, and two-thirds of Americans have been fully vaccinated, are corporate vaccine mandates still necessary to abate health worries from returning employees? How has the pandemic impacted the importance and relevance of preventive health? How will this trend impact employers and what can they do to plan for the long term?Amid the Great Resignation, has there been an increased demand for more preventive healthcare measures for new employees? How does EHE differentiate its offerings from others in the marketplace? Why should companies consider adding these benefits for employSupport 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 HRchat episode 438, we discuss ways to unlock the mental fitness potential of employees and what it means to create a psychologically safe work environment. Bill Banham's returning guest is Dr. Bill Howatt, founder and CEO of Howatt HR Consulting. Bill refers to himself as a behavioral scientist with a keen curiosity for how employees and employers can work together to reduce mental harm and promote mental health in the workplace. He is known internationally and is one of Canada’s top experts in workplace psychological health and safety. Dr. Bill is on the CSA OHS Standards Steering Committee and Chair of the CSA Standard Z1008: Management of Substance-Related Impairment in the Workplace. He is the co-creator of the Psychologically Safe Workplace Awards.Questions include:You help workers and leaders unlock their mental fitness potential. Tell me about how you do that. The effects on employees of two years of pandemic/remote workingCreate a psychologically safe workplace - How does remote working complicate efforts to create a psychologically safe workplace?You recently shared a post on LinkedIn about ghosting in the workplace. Can you talk about it and some of the effects ghosting can have on employee mental health? 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