HRchat Podcast

Businesses need the right HCM technology systems in place to allow them to operate at full capacity and in the best interests of their employees. Before you embark on your next HCM technology purchase, listen to this episode for inspiration around defining an HR service delivery model, creating an HCM technology strategy, defining the system evaluation and selection process, undewrtaking system implementation, and what to expect post-implementation. In this HRchat, Bill Banham talks with Jacqueline Kuhn, Co-Owner and Executive Vice President, Strategic Services at HRchitect and author of the new book HRchitect's Guide to HCM Technology: What you should know before your next HCM technology purchase. Among other topics, Jacqueline will talk about what's needed to apply one's HCM technology know-how within your organization in practical ways that will make an immediate positive impact.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 interview, we'll drill down on what worked for job adverting pre and post-pandemic and look ahead to understand how the recruitment industry's tech toolkit will continue to evolve through 2022 and beyond.Bill's guest this time is Christian Forman, CEO and founder of Appcast, a leader in performance job advertising software. With more than 25 years of industry experience and serial entrepreneurship, Chris is a pioneer in the development and deployment of smarter technology tools that have helped thousands of companies recruit and hire millions of job seekers around the globe. He is a nationally (US) recognized expert in recruiting and talent management and has been quoted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Staffing Industry Review.Interview Questions Include:Appcast helps HR, hiring managers and TA pros post jobs across 10,000+ job, professional, niche, and social sites to drive more active and passive candidates to open jobs. Can you provide an overview of Appcast and the technology behind it?  What aspects of recruiting and recruitment marketing have been permanently impacted/changed by the events of 2020/2021?  What do you think will stay the same and why?Looking ahead to 2022/23, from your lens, what does the future of recruiting look like? Will job boards continue to play an important role in the recruitment toolkit?  How could the omicron variant change things? To summarize our conversation today, what do you believe are the key characteristics of talent acquisition teams who are equipped to win the “War for Talent”?If you find this conversation interesting and helpful, you'll probably also enjoy our 2021 year-in-review special on December 30th with Chris's colleague and Labor Economist, Andrew Flowers!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

Our guest in episode 370 is Edie Goldberg, Ph.D., Founder & President of E.L. Goldberg & Associates. She is a nationally recognized expert in talent strategy and organizational effectiveness and co-author of The Inside Gig: How Sharing Untapped Talent Across Boundaries Unleashes Organizational Capacity (Lifetree Media, April 2020).  Edie holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and serves on the board of the SHRM Foundation. She is the recipient of HR People & Strategy’s Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions she has made to her profession.  In 2020 she was recognized as one of the top HR Executives in Silicon Valley to follow on Social Media, and in 2021 she was named one of the top 100 HR influencers.Questions Include:How has the gig economy changed the ways many companies manage their people and culture? Follow up: In your book The Inside Gig, you offer a new talent operating model that helps companies apply learnings from the gig economy but inside the organization. The idea is to break jobs into a series of projects and then offer projects to employees, beyond the scope of their day-to-day role, so that they can choose what work interests them and contribute to projects that help them learn, grow, and leverage all of their skills and interests. Tell us more.How much time should employees get, say per week, to work on these internal gigs? How can employers ensure the 'day job' is still getting done?DEI is a critical topic for most companies today. How would you hope your ideas are helping to facilitate greater equity and inclusion in the workplace?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, we talk about that weird and wonderful organ, the human brain, and how our biology impacts the ways we work. Our guest this time is Britt Andreatta, PhD, author, speaker and Chief Executive Officer at 7th Mind, Inc.Dr. Britt Andreatta is an internationally recognized thought leader who creates brain science-based solutions for today's challenges. She draws on her unique background in leadership, neuroscience, psychology, and education to unlock the best in people and organizations. She has over 25 years of experience consulting with executives from all types of organizations. Learn more at: www.BrittAndreatta.com.A highly sought-after and engaging speaker, Britt delivered a TEDx talk called “How Your Past Hijacks Your Future” and she regularly speaks at corporate events and international conferences receiving rave reviews like “best speaker of the conference.”She has served as the Chief Learning Officer for Lynda.com and Senior Learning Consultant for global leadership and talent development at LinkedIn.Questions Include: How have you embraced gratitude in your life to fight through adversity and tough times? Can you share some of the latest discoveries about the brain, and how to harness human biology to reduce resistance to change and change fatigue?You help talent professionals discover how to use neuroscience to unlock the potential of their people and organization. Can you talk to me about more discoveries about the brain and some ways to harness human biology to bring out the best in your talent?  Follow up - you recently presented at SHRM21 on The Neuroscience of Teams, based on your book Wired To Connect. Tell me about the session and some of the lessons from the book shared in that talk. What do you like about speaking at SHRM? From your book Wired to Grow, you state "Technology has completely transformed learning—both what we know about the brain science of learning as well as how we design and deliver learning experiences. New tools have made learning not only faster, but also more effective and affordable." Can you share some best practices and next practices in learning and how that’s shaping taleSupport 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 ways to empower L&D pros and HR teams with the tools to unlock the potential of their distributed teams.Bill's guest this time is Tyler Muse, CEO & Founder at Lingo Live, an online coaching platform on a mission to help emerging leaders at multinational companies gain the skills they need to lead their teams effectively.Tyler is passionate about bringing the world closer together through meaningful human connections. As a leader, he experienced firsthand the transformative power of one-on-one coaching and built Lingo Live to marry the meaningful human connection of a private coach with the efficacy of skills-based development. Over the past 7 years, the company has grown 10x, scaled up to dozens of employees and 100s of coaches worldwide, and raised nearly $10 million in venture capital funding.Tyler is also the host of the awesome new Groundwork Podcast. Questions For Tyler Include:“We have incredibly talented engineers who work together to build innovative, superior products. Lingo Live is a key partner in unlocking the full potential of our technical talent by helping us remove our only significant barrier to success: communication and leadership gaps.” – Pat Poels, CTO, Eventbrite. Can you list some of the common leadership gaps and how they can impact performance when not addressed in a timely manner?What do you think is going on right now with this "Great Resignation / Great Reshuffling" happening in the labor markets post-covid? How can companies that can demonstrate they have the mechanisms for powerful ideation and innovation, be better placed to attract and grow top distributed talent? Your users or 'learners' are connected with a live coach who delivers personalized learning through live lessons online using your proprietary Skills-Based Coaching methodology. Lingo Live talks a lot about Skills-Based Coaching, what is that? How do you define it and why are you all so passionate about it?Lingo Live challenges teams to apply new skills throughout the process to ensure lasting behavior change. How do you help the lessons 'stick' through ongoing practical application?Impact Measurement: Lingo Live aims to align coaching with a company's objectives and collects 360-degree feedback to measure the business impact. What is the process of aligning and mSupport 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 look at the latest analysis of the labor market and the factors that can drive employee experience.Bill's guest this time is Ben Kalevitch, Executive Vice President at United Minds, a Weber Shandwick consultancy that helps organizations deliver positive, lasting change by combining data-fueled strategies and creative communications solutions.As the leader of United Minds’ insight and strategy function, Ben develops plans that support their clients’ people and business objectives.Questions For Ben Include:The employee experience is top of mind for everyone right now. It seems like every business conversation revolves around The Great Resignation or the Big Quit or the Talent War. The language is very dramatic. What’s going on?In general terms, how different are the movement of labor and the ways employees want to work post-Covid compared to other big shifts? United Minds recently published a global research report on the factors that really drive employee experience. Presumably, The Great Resignation was the impetus for the study? Can you tell us a little about it -the structure, the size, the sample?What were the most surprising things you saw in the results?Fairness is something you noticed in the study. Can you talk more about the definition of fairness today? How universal are the findings – do they apply to certain markets or certain employee segments, or to everyone?Based on what you learned, what would you advise organizations to start doing?About United MindsUnited Minds is a management consultancy that specializes in transformation. Leveraging a deep bench of specialists, the company helps organizations deliver positive, lasting change by combining data-fueled strategy and creative communications solutions, engaging stakeholders in every part of the process. United Minds is part of Weber Shandwick, one of the world's leading communications and marketing solutions firms. For more information, visit www.unitedmindsglobal.comWe 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 focus on interpretations of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and using the language of purpose and social impact. Bill's guest is Cecilia Crossley, founder of the social enterprise From Babies with Love, a not-for-profit that donates 100% of its profits to orphaned and abandoned children around the world. From Babies with Love provides services to HR Leaders, such as its flagship parental leave gift service, and through this work, Cecilia realized that HR professionals and social entrepreneurs are working in the same areas, towards the same goals, albeit in different ways. From Babies with Love, together with its clients, support over 26,000 vulnerable children in 39 countries to be cared for and educated, going on to lead independent lives, breaking the cycle of poverty. Cecilia is also the host of the How HR Leaders Change the World podcast, featuring leaders passionate about creating positive change through the work of HR. They share actionable steps they’ve taken to drive social and environmental change, contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.Questions Include:What does Corporate Social Responsibility mean to you?Tell us about From Babies with Love and how it is helping HR with their goals. More generally, perhaps you can share how HR can deliver commercial goals and social change by partnering with social enterprises?You believe that all HR professionals are change-makers; they are all contributing to positive social change, but not necessarily thinking about the connections or using this language in their work - or enjoying feeling rewarded by it! Can you share examples and explain how this led to you launching the How HR Leaders Change the World podcast? What examples or themes are HR Leaders sharing with you about how they contribute to sustainable development goals? What are the challenges? What are CHROs telling you on the podcast?What is your vision for the role of HR professionals?  Want to learn more? Check out the free guide by Cecilia and her team: Exceptional Experience - Returning to Work 5 Key Elements for Talent Retention.We do our best to ensure editorial objectivitSupport 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 do a deep dive into the world of talent attraction and recruitment marketing to understand what worked pre-Covid and what's making a difference during The Great Resignation. Bill's guest this time is Jennifer Henley, an authority in recruitment solutions and consultative client services. As a candidate experience advisor with NAS Recruitment Innovation, she partners with talent acquisition leadership to optimize candidate attraction through storytelling, technology, and strategy. Jennifer is a featured speaker at HR communications industry conferences and events across the US and she possesses the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and SHRM-CP designations, a Six Sigma Lean Green Belt Certified (LGBC) professional and proud member of both NAHCR and SHRM.Questions For Jenn Include:The NAS Recruitment site suggests employment branding can lead to 50% more qualified applicants, decrease cost per hire by 43%, and reduce employee turnover by 28%. That seems like an attractive business case. Can you share more stats and trends HR can use to build their business case for investment in employer branding and recruitment marketing programs? It's much harder during this Great Resignation to attract top talent. What's changed when it comes to telling the story of a brand / attracting candidates and why? (demands of employees around e.g. flexible hours, DEI initiatives, remote work)"An astounding 94% of professional recruiters use social media in their talent recruitment efforts". Why does social media continue to play such an important role in employer branding and TA? Have you seen changes in which platforms get the most results when comparing Gen Zers with Millennials? Recruitment Marketing that still generates an ROI: What's working today? What tech, job boards, and other avenues are still getting results in the war for talent?NAS aims to "uncover a firm's employment value propositions and create an employment brand that serves as the centerpiece of your candidate attraction strategy". So my follow-up question is: How can companies position themselves as an attractive employer brand in 2022 and beyond? What are those 'PR efforts' that HR teams can support to demonstrate that the organization is the right destination for candidates? 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 episode, we talk about media coverage of the world of work and look at the need to reboot and redefine leadership for a post-pandemic world. Bill's guest this time is Alan Hosking, Publisher at HR Future magazine and CEO at Osgard.Alan has previously been named by US website Disruptordaily.com as one of the "Top 25 Future of Work Influencers to Follow on Twitter". He's also been listed as one of the “Top 200 Global Power Thought Leaders to watch in 2021” by peopleHum in India.Questions For Alan Include:You believe there's a need to reboot and redefine leadership for a post-pandemic world. What do you mean by that? Tell us about your publication, HR Future. We understand it's aimed at helping HR Directors, HR Managers and all HR Professionals share knowledge and network with a greater vision of helping companies and the community with the future of work?Follow up: Covid aside, what have been the biggest topics of the past 12-18 months? What's getting read the most and why? In 2005, you were asked by the Nelson Mandela Foundation to undertake the redesign of the late former President Mandela’s personal website, nelsonmandela.org, a project which lasted 18 months. What did that mean to you and did you get to meet Mr Mandela? You're an Age Management Coach for Senior Executives in their late forties and older, helping them to manage their age as an asset rather than allow it to become a liability. Tell me about this role and why it matters.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 of the HRchat show, we consider the art of video interviews during 'The Great Resignation'. Bill's guest this time is Sean Fahey, CEO and Founder at VidCruiter, the video interviewing specialists offering a suite of products designed to increase the overall quality of hires and drastically reduce time-to-hire.  Sean is, according to Neri Basque, VP of IT Minacs, “a game-changer in the world of HR. He's always pushing the limits of what is possible.” Questions Include: VidcCruiter’s business case seems pretty strong – you claim your tech can reduce clients' annual turnover by nearly 30%, automate many hiring processes, improve applicant quality and your clients can interview twice as many candidates in 20% of the time. Tell me about the clever tech behind your platform and what makes it different to other vendor options in the marketplace. Vidcruiter helped a Fortune 500 company hire 2,000 people in just two weeks! Can you share a bit about that case study? What are some of the challenges faced by HR and hiring managers created by The Great Resignation? How is the preparation needed by candidates and employers for a video interview different to the in-person experience? We’ve all been pulled into a digital work environment since early 2020. While many have now returned to the office, many of the technologies and practices adopted during the pandemic are here to stay. Yet uncertainty about the value of video interviewing remains in some organizations. Take a couple of minutes to share some of the big video interview misconceptions that persist and what you see as the realities.We have talked before on this show about the need to remove biases from the sourcing and hiring process. At a high level, what do you think are some steps recruiters can take today to reduce bias through better use of HR technology? Many industry experts believe that the recruitment process will be fully automated by the end of the 2020s. One topic you were keen to discuss today was around why recruitment should wait on using AI. Can you share your thoughts on where the industry is at with the use of AI and what more needs to happen before the bots and algorithms can take over? More About VidCruiterVidCruiter saves HR teams time, money, and headspace by modernizing outdated hiring processes. They specialize in video interviewing bSupport 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