HRchat Podcast

Corporations need a better way to re-skill and upskill their workforce, universities need new ways to reach and teach students, and individuals need to increase their skills in order to grow their earning potential and stay relevant in a rapidly changing world of work.The are many barriers standing in the way of someone earning a degree, whether it be socio-economic, distance, lack of time, lack of resources, or the extra pressures created by the 2020 pandemic. For these reasons, many of today’s leaders are discussing options to help address some of these obstacles.In this HRchat interview, we consider ways companies can help their employees by offering them channels to education and more skills. This in turn can lead to more engaged and knowledgeable employees plus the obvious benefits to an organization's bottom line. Our guest this time is Vivek Sharma, CEO of InStride, a company dedicated to helping large organizations such as Adidas and Aramark deliver education and upskilling avenues for staff to "provide career-boosting, life-changing opportunities to their employees while strengthening their competitive advantage."Instride does this by building an education program based around 3 main elements: 1) strategic workplace design 2) a network of high-quality academic partners and 3) their clever tech platform for corporate partners and learners to streamline communication, workflow, reporting, and billing - freeing up time for teams to focus on career progression and workforce planning.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 2020 crisis has changed the ways we work to such an extent that we simply can't go back to the old ways of finding jobs and recruiting talent. In this HRchat episode, we hear from Jerome Ternynck, author of Hiring Success: How Visionary CEOs compete for the best talent. He is also  Founder & CEO of SmartRecruiters, the hiring success company that offers a talent acquisition suite serving over 1,000 large enterprises. Jerome has been in recruiting his whole adult life. He is a self-described “recruiter at heart and technologist by adoption” who feels that now is an interesting moment in time that the recruitment community can do a lot with. Listen to this episode and discover Jerome's take on: * How have processes changed as a result of the pandemic and remote hiring?* What can talent leaders be doing now to be change agents & revolutionize their function?* How can TA leaders adopt and implement a strategy of diverse hiring practices?* What adjustments must be made to the talent function and the talent tech stack in order for remote hiring to 'work'? * Is large-scale remote hiring here to stay?* Tips for HR leaders looking to fill gaps and supplement departments with contingent workers: what are the benefits and negatives of developing a blended/hybrid pool of people resources? The episode is supported by  hiringsuccess.com 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

Over 650 million adults worldwide are obese, a condition not only associated with various chronic and expensive diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers, but also COVID-19 complications and mortality. (World Health Organization)In this HRchat, we'll consider nutrition in relation to health equity and weight management for chronic conditions.Our guests this time all partner, in different ways, with our show sponsor Virgin Pulse - the well-being solution helping workers create habits that matter so they can be their best at work and at home.  They are Dr. David L. Katz, CEO at Diet ID and Founder of True Health Initiative, Dr. Dexter Shurney, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Zipongo Inc. and Misa Nuccio, MPH. former Co-Founder & Chief Health Officer at Blue Mesa Health and current Product Marketing Manager at Virgin Pulse. Listen to this episode to learn:  * How some chronic diseases can be prevented through healthy lifestyle behaviors  * Ways digital therapeutics can be used to successfully manage obesity   * Nutrition platforms that will help increase health equity access to nutritious food for all employees  * The social determinants that impact food choices and habitsWe 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 spread of COVID-19 has caused many people around the world to change their everyday lives. We’ve been asked to help “flatten the curve” to avoid a spike in cases that would overwhelm our health services. For some of us, this means that we have to self-isolate, and for others, it means working from home for the foreseeable future. Some of us continue going to workplaces because of the essential nature of our work, while still others may face the prospect of job loss.These are all difficult situations, and everyone has their own response to stress. This is a good time to remember, however, that you have resilience skills and you can cope.Our guest in this episode of the HRchat show is Bobby Umar, CEO of DYPB - Discover Your Personal Brand. Bobby suggests that "we are now in the 'Eye of the Storm' and doing our best to navigate the uncertainty, overwhelm and changing workplace and business cultures".Bobby Umar is one of the most prolific heart-based leaders in North America. Inc. Magazine named him one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers, is a 5 x TEDx speaker and a top global B2B influencer: with over 500,000 followers. He has been named the 2nd best business coach to follow on Twitter and the 4th best leadership influencer according to Kred. Bobby hosted a LinkedIn Local event called Resilience in the Eye of the Storm on Nov 19th. This podcast episode is supported by Virgin Pulse. Learn more about how the employee well-being solution helps employees create habits that matter so they can be their best at work and at home.We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared in this episode are entirely independent of our show sponsors. There is no relationship between the guest and companies advertising within the podcasts published by The HR Gazette or our partners.   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

COVID-19 has hit the reset button of a fast-moving global business ecosystem. Enterprises around the world took a short pause, reacted to the pandemic, and are now adopting viable operational methods that could help make them more future-proofed. In this special HRchat interview, part of a series looking ahead to the Rise Above conference on November 12 - 13 we preview the virtual event and consider how organizations are futureproofing their operations, technology, and people for a changed world. Our guest this time is YY Narayanan, Chief Executive of NeeyamoWorks. NeeyamoWorks is a portfolio of products built to drive efficiency in HR along with superior employee experience. Each product is designed for the cloud and set against global benchmarks yet with local specifications. Register for the free Rise Above 2020 event: https://riseabove2020.neeyamo.com/---This episode is powered by Neeyamo. 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 pandemic has created seismic shifts in the ways businesses operate. Workplaces of the future are going to be very different from what had been imagined. Embracing technology to support the agile, distributed workforce is now a top priority. In this special HRchat interview, part of a series looking ahead to the Rise Above virtual conference on November 12 - 13 we consider how organizations are reinventing the HR operating model with workplace digitization to address this priority.Our guest is Guhan Ramanan, Head of Customer Success at Neeyamo. A GPHR certified professional, Guhan’s expertise in envisaging and developing solutions to transform an organization’s HR infrastructure has been duly acknowledged by Neeyamo’s customers and technology partners alike. Register for Rise Above 2020: https://riseabove2020.neeyamo.com/---This episode is powered by Neeyamo. 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

With so many of us working remotely at the moment, many firms are looking for secure and reliable ways to log their employees in and out and connect hours worked with payroll.In this HRchat interview, we consider tech available to hold employees accountable to the hours they're supposed to put in and new ways to connect biometric recognition tools with time and attendance, and payroll. Our guest this time is Mohammed Murad, Vice President, Global Sales and Business Development at Iris ID. The tech firm's latest tool, IrisTime, claims to provide a high ROI by eliminating costs associated with administering and managing punch, barcode, magnetic swipe or proximity cards and PINs. The premise is that the accuracy of the biometric technology ensures the identity of an employee, eliminating the ability of employees to clock in for each other in a costly payroll fraud known as 'buddy punching'.“For more than 20 years, Iris ID has been the leading innovator of flexible and reliable iris authentication solutions,” says  Mohammed (but) “now, we are revolutionizing the time and attendance function with a biometric platform aimed at meeting many of the unprecedented challenges facing employers today. IrisTime is the time clock for the modern workforce".This interview is powered by Iris ID.  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 consider how organizations and individuals can best chart a path towards diversity, equity and inclusion in meaningful and world-changing ways.Our guest is Bobby Humes, Director of Human Resources at the City of Seattle and speaker at the Oct 28th InnovateWork West Coast event. Bobby is an HR strategist and organizational change leader with extensive training and experience in HR project management, employee and labor relations, full life-cycle talent management, employee training, and leadership development and coaching. In this role, Bobby and his team support over 10,000 employees across 36 City departments in the greater Seattle area by providing HR products and services.   He values inclusion and equity and believes that it is the work of all people to remove institutional and structural racism from the workplace. He believes that when we focus on removing racial injustice, the workplace becomes better for all people and organizations truly live out their missions and values. This podcast episode is supported by Virgin Pulse,  the employee well-being solution that helps employees create habits that matter so they can be their best at work and at home.We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared in this episode are entirely independent of our show sponsors. There is no relationship between the guest and companies advertising within the podcasts published by The HR Gazette or our partners.   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 understanding data analytics can help equip HR professionals with the tools needed to thrive in the future world of work. Our guest is Désirée Henke, People & Culture Professional, HR Consultant at MNP and CPHR candidate. “Technology has impacted HR now more than ever with many companies adopting HCMs and HRIS. Taking a data analytics course will help HR professionals leverage the data that they have access to, in order to make sound decisions and advise senior leaders within organizations in a quantifiable manner” explains Désirée.Listen to the episode to get Désirée's take on: The biggest challenges facing HR professionals Her experiences, as a member of the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources, of ways the organization helps HR and leadersPredictions for the future of the HR function and where people analytics fits in Why she thinks the CPHR teamed up with Lighthouse Labs on Data Analytics for HR-101 courseWe 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

After the pandemic and the temporary halt to the global economy, markets are beginning to bounce back. Organizations are reimagining their operating models to align with the future’s necessities. In this HRchat interview, part of the special series looking ahead to the Rise Above virtual conference in November 2020, we consider where the business ecosystem is heading, what are HR solutions and products of the future going to look like and just how customer-centric will they really be?Our guest this time is Vivek Khanna, Chief Client Partner at Neeyamo. Vivek runs the Global Sales function, liaising with prospects and customers to deliver solutions that meet their needs. He is a seasoned business development professional with three decades of experience leading teams acquiring revenue. Learn more about Rise Above 2020: https://riseabove2020.neeyamo.com/---This episode is powered by Neeyamo. 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