HRchat Podcast

In this HRchat episode, we consider tactics and tools to help leaders and HR pros build teams quickly while scaling company culture in sustainable ways. Bill Banham's guest this time is Hessie Coleman, Vice President of People at SEDNA Systems, a global firm used in 80 countries offering communication software that brings all conversations, data, and documentation together in one focused, accessible place. Hessie's focus, she says, is "building a world-class team and making sure working at SEDNA is as great an experience as using the product". Prior to joining SEDNA, Hessie scaled award-winning challenger Starling Bank from pre-banking license through hypergrowth, before taking on a Chief of Staff role and running business banking delivery. She gained a solid grounding in all things People during her time at Mercer, British Gas, and Centrica, which also gave her an appreciation for the pitfalls of managing transactions via email in large scale enterprise.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 special HRchat, we talk about how businesses can apply learnings from sports and science to improve performance and look ahead to the intelliHR Performance Summit happening Feb 24th.The summit, supported by The HR Gazette, is a free virtual event for HR professionals and business leaders who want to empower their teams to reach maximum potential.Bill's guests are Rob Bromage and Glenn Donaldson from intelliHR, a global, cloud-based people management platform that helps organizations to maintain a real-time handle on performance, creating company cultures that make strategic decisions based on data-driven insights.Learn about the intelliHR Performance Summit here: intellihr.com/PerformanceSummit2021Support 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 it means to be truly inclusive in your efforts to engage employees and communities whilst living under Covid restrictions. Our guest is Michael Bach, Founder and CEO at the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI). Michael is an internationally recognized thought leader in the fields of diversity, inclusion, and employment equity. He is also a panelist at the Feb 25th Community Builders in Crisis Summit where he'll be contributing to a discussion around ways to reach more business communities. 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

Many leaders and HR professionals working with high performing teams are under lots of pressure and stress right now. So too, are the employees they manage. Trends that come from stress and burnout include low productivity, low employee engagement, turnover, irritability, presenteeism, and greater frequency of mental health challenges.These are signs of impending and existing burnout. And things are likely to get worse unless tackled in the right ways. Fortunately, there is a process to reduce stress and help prevent (or recover from) burnout for your employees and we're going to consider that today.In this HRchat we hear from Laval Martin, Resilience and Performance Trainer and Coach at Laval Martin Consulting Inc., a firm that helps companies to better engage employees and leaders to foster resilience through participatory training workshops, customized workshops, individual coaching, follow-up support, and evaluation.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 consider data that shows how working from home has changed the expectations of employees and the role of managers.Bill's guest this time is Brian Kropp, Group Vice President and Chief of HR Research at Gartner Research, Inc. He heads all business activities that support the human resources division and its leadership teams. Brian works with Gartner Research leadership to develop strategic plans that attracts, develops, and retains top talent. In 2020, Brian was voted one of the Top 100 Human Resource Technology Influencers. He received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Clemson University and his doctorate from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.Brian has authored dozens of articles at Gartner Research, led 100s of strategy sessions with executive teams from Fortune 100 companies and directed 300-plus executive education sessions across the globe. He is a frequent contributor to CNN, The Economist, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and other top business and media publications. 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 episode 255 we consider the why and how of launching your own HR consultancy. Bill's guest is Ben Geoghegan, Founder at getmorehrclients.com.  Ben spent much of his career as a Human Resources professional and now focuses on helping consultancies in the HR industry to grow faster and more predictably. He is also host of the A Better HR Business Podcast. Listen as Ben shares ways that ambitious HR-related businesses around the world can attract more clients and create thriving businesses where people love to work.If you're running a consultancy or an agency in the wide Human Resources industry, you might get value from the resources on Ben's website, podcast, conference, blog, and newsletters. Check his recent presentation: 10 Clever Ways That Other Consultancies Are Bringing In More Clients.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'll talk about ways to build employee trust during extreme timesBill's guest is Amy Kruglak, Vice President of Human Resources at Rave Mobile Safety, a provider of critical communication and collaboration technology used to help save lives, manage crisis incidents, and increase resiliency. Amy is responsible for employee experience and ensuring that people and culture initiatives attract and retain top talent. While supporting business goals, Amy’s focus is to engage and empower all Ravers to do their best work. Amy has spent her career in Human Resources and most recently, for the past 9 years, has worked in fast-paced, high-growth, technology companies.This episode is supported by Rave Mobile Safety. From catastrophic disasters to everyday emergencies, Rave's solutions enables critical data sharing, mass notifications, and emergency response coordination. Learn more: www.ravemobilesafety.comSupport 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 253, we consider some key organizational-based interventions and solutions that transform the way leaders and employees feel about their workplace experience. We'll also make predictions for how the HR function will evolve and change over the coming years. Bill's guest this time is Dave Millner, author and Founder at HR Curator Ltd, a firm providing consultancy advice, support, and solutions to clients as HR functions make changes that align their activities with the new digital organizations of the future. Dave has worked directly with various global and multi-national firms offering organizational effectiveness-based solutions focusing on future-proofing their businesses. He’s referenced as being a key influencer in a number of HR subject areas on Twitter via @HRCurator. 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 HRchat episode 252, we consider ways to improve the mental wellbeing of employees. Our guest this time is Dr. Ryan Todd, a practicing psychiatrist on a mission to improve mental health in the workplace.  Ryan believes that mental health skills can and should be trained. That’s why, in 2018, he launched headversity, a firm that measures, tracks, and builds resilience among employees in the workplace. Issues considered include: What can leaders, employees and HR pros learn to bolster resilience in times of adversity?What are some emerging trends in workplace mental wellbeing that are paving the way for the future?In the context of building mental wellbeing in the workplace, what is the meaning and use of the CARE methodology?How and why should leaders and HR pros encourage employee meditation in the workplace?Episode 252 is supported by headversity, a tech firm that uses techniques from psychiatry, sport psychology, and neuroscience to train people to strengthen their resilience. 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

The last year has been hugely difficult. Soon, however, organizations will begin their rise out of the challenging and often contentious times we are currently mired in. Our guest this time is Mark S. Babbitt, culture architect, career coach, blogger, speaker and author. Mark is also President at WorqIQ and CEO at YouTern."There’s a revolution happening" says Mark. "Business today doesn’t function like it did just a few short years ago. As leaders, our customers and our employees now expect more from us"... My job" he adds "is to help organizations, leaders and employees see this tsunami of change for what it is: an opportunity to lead, work, think – and compete – differently".Mark has been included in Inc. Magazine’s list of “Top 100 Leadership Speakers" and was mentioned among the "Top 50 Leadership Innovators." His work is often featured in Entrepreneur, Forbes, Inc and HBR.In addition, Mark has spoken at major events, conferences, corporate leadership forums and industry associations around the globe including Ignite, IBM Insight, the Digital Citizenship Institute, and the Tiger Woods Foundation. 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