Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization Show

In March 2020, the physical workplace went dark for millions of businesses including a company called Puzzle Break. The multi-million dollar business went to $0 in one day. His entire business depended on teams of people going to his physical locations. So he asked "how can we create a similar experience when people can't leave their house?" Millions of workers and employers were scrambling to figure out the same thing: how to make remote work work! Zoom just wasn't cutting it for many organizations and "team-building events are terrible. They are just the least events you can have….if you get people to really want to be there, you've already won." In order to save his business (and help others save theirs), Puzzle Break CEO Nate Martin, "the Founding Father of Escape Rooms," designed and developed a virtual experience that took off. He has helped teams from Microsoft, Starbucks, and Deloitte. He's had the two top revenue days in the history of his company and is growing at a rocketship pace. Join us on this episode of Geeks Geezers Googlization when Nate Martin, @GuyfromTomorrow, shares how he helps inject fun into work, build strong remote teams, create a virtual environment that connects people, and excites employees to show up to work every day.

Where have all the workers gone? That is the question nearly every employer is asking. So I invited Futurist David Houle to tell us! Houle believes the 2020s will be the most disruptive and transformative decade in history. Never-normal will be the norm and our perception of reality will be challenged. Making sense of life's unpredictable, fast-changing, and often incompatible events will make keeping up with the "shift" difficult. Millions of people are at risk of being left behind in what Houle describes as a "Decade of Cognitive Dissonance" (which also just happens to be the title of his newest book.) In the book, Houle suggests that we need to adopt the mindset "be like water" and why the metaphor "light at the end of the tunnel" is a dangerous one. Tune in to find out why living with cognitive dissonance will be our normal, and why COVID19 was just training wheels for the decade ahead. In the 2nd segment, host Ira S Wolfe continues the conversation about adaptability and introduces 3 new webinars: July 23: Taming the Turnover Tsunami, Local Talent Pipelines. Noon EDT. Watch Here. July 29: Grow and Thrive in an FCDDup World. 1:00 PM EDT. Watch Here. August 12: Your Playbook for Recruiting in the Age of Googlization. 1:00 PM EDT. Watch Here.

When it comes to filling open jobs these days, almost nothing should be off the table...and it's about time. The current labor shortage has finally forced companies to reimagine recruitment and think about HR in new and innovative ways. Elisa Garn, who calls herself a Human Experience Evangelist, came up with what she calls a crazy idea - Monetize HR. She says "the craziest thing, it worked" and she has the proof. Elisa is this week's Geeks Geezers and Googlization Show guest and she shares how she earned the attention and respect of the senior executive team. Elisa also described the 3 primary HR personas - traffic cop, city planner, and mayor - and the importance of every HR department to create its own P&L. Elisa is currently Vice President of Thought Leadership & Brand Marketing at GBS Benefits.

For years, virtual reality (VR) has been synonymous with gaming. Matt Burns, founder of Bento HR and Global HR Summit, is betting VR will be the technology that helps HR transform the way businesses recruit, train, and develop their workforce. Confronted with historic HR challenges from recruitment and retention to reskilling and upskilling, conventional and traditional HR approaches just aren't working. The problem is that many HR professionals don't have a clue how VR can be used and the power and the potential it can unlock. I'm excited to welcome Matt Burns to Geeks Geezers Googlization to discuss the future of work, hybrid workplaces, and of course, how your company can make VR work to solve the #1 business challenge for the rest of this decade: skilled labor shortages. My 2nd guest is Dick Finnegan, Founder of C-Suite Analytics. Dick and Ira S Wolfe will be joining SHRM's July Tune-In-Tuesday show to discuss recruitment, labor shortages, employee retention, and stay interviews. Dick offered a preview of what he'll be presenting at SHRM21 - stay interviews. Both Dick and Ira will be presenting at the SHRM21 Annual Conference. Ira also will be presenting at the 2021 SHRM Talent Conference.

Microaggressions are a workplace reality. Nearly 50 percent of Americans have experienced some type of microaggression at work. Over time, microaggressions, even unintentional, can accumulate and build into out-and-out discrimination. What can leaders do to recognize microaggressions? How can leaders make sure their employees feel safe, included, and comfortable? Heather R Younger, founder of employee engagement and leadership development firm Employee Fanatix, will share 5 steps leaders can take to mitigate and prevent microaggressions in the workplace and how to create safe spaces, aka judgment-free workplaces. With the "great resignation" and labor shortages in full swing, companies can ill afford any friction between candidates applying and employees showing up for work. Mitigating microaggressions in the workplace is key to both attracting more top talent and employee retention. Heather was recently selected to deliver her 2nd TEDx talk and is the author of the new book, The Art of Caring Leadership: How Leading with Heart Uplifts Teams and Organizations.

Rishon Blumberg isn't just any other game-changer in the world of talent acquisition and talent management. Rishon sources "rockstar" quality talent on demand, or what he calls 10X. His recent book is appropriately titled Game Changer: How To Be 10x in the Talent Economy which reveals the strategies companies and individuals can take to become 10X. What's 10X and what does it take to acquire 10X talent? (You'll have to listen for that tip!) Rishon is, first and foremost, an entrepreneur. It's what he studied, graduating from the Wharton School of Business with a degree in entrepreneurial management in 1994. From concert promotion to co-founding Brick Wall Management, 10x Management and 10x Ascend, he has imbued his entrepreneurial passions with purpose. 10x has rocketed to the forefront of its industry, helping its clients acquire "rock star" talent on demand. In doing so, he's carved out a place as a trusted and exclusive resource for companies seeking the best and most coveted freelance tech experts. Rishon joins Geeks Geezers Googlization Show this week to share how companies must reimagine top talent acquisition, how to best manage 10X talent, and the biggest trends in the future of work. During the 2nd segment, host Ira S Wolfe shares the 3 recruitment reports he believes should be on the top of every recruiter's dashboard.

Before February 2020, recruiting college students and recent graduates was a recurring annual tradition. Employers camped out on campus to secure the best and brightest for internships and jobs. Then COVID-19 hit and college campus activity came to a screeching halt. Now that the pandemic is basically behind us, how will college recruiting change? How did the pandemic impact internships? What is Amazon's impact on recruitment and the labor market? Where are wages headed? For answers, Steven Rothberg, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of College Recruiter, joins this week's episode of Geeks Geezers Googlization Show. If you're not familiar with Collegerecruiter.com, it connects high-quality students and recent graduates at scale to great part-time, seasonal, internship, and entry-level career opportunities. During the second segment host, Ira S Wolfe discusses the importance of validity, reliability, and job relevance when selecting and using pre-employment testing. Wolfe shares his easy-to-implement tip for customizing assessments to each position instead of using the same questions and criteria for every job.

Before February 2020, recruiting college students and recent graduates was a recurring annual tradition. Employers camped out on campus to secure the best and brightest for internships and jobs. Then COVID-19 hit and college campus activity came to a screeching halt. Now that the pandemic is basically behind us, how will college recruiting change? How did the pandemic impact internships? What is Amazon's impact on recruitment and the labor market? Where are wages headed? For answers, Steven Rothberg, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of College Recruiter, joins this week's episode of Geeks Geezers Googlization Show. If you're not familiar with Collegerecruiter.com, it connects high-quality students and recent graduates at scale to great part-time, seasonal, internship, and entry-level career opportunities. During the second segment host, Ira S Wolfe discusses the importance of validity, reliability, and job relevance when selecting and using pre-employment testing. Wolfe shares his easy-to-implement tip for customizing assessments to each position instead of using the same questions and criteria for every job.

Before February 2020, recruiting college students and recent graduates was a recurring annual tradition. Employers camped out on campus to secure the best and brightest for internships and jobs. Then COVID-19 hit and college campus activity came to a screeching halt. Now that the pandemic is basically behind us, how will college recruiting change? How did the pandemic impact internships? What is Amazon's impact on recruitment and the labor market? Where are wages headed? For answers, Steven Rothberg, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of College Recruiter, joins this week's episode of Geeks Geezers Googlization Show. If you're not familiar with Collegerecruiter.com, it connects high-quality students and recent graduates at scale to great part-time, seasonal, internship, and entry-level career opportunities. During the second segment host, Ira S Wolfe discusses the importance of validity, reliability, and job relevance when selecting and using pre-employment testing. Wolfe shares his easy-to-implement tip for customizing assessments to each position instead of using the same questions and criteria for every job.

Struggling to attract great candidates fast? Open positions suffocating your company's growth plans? What trends are shaping the future of recruitment and talent acquisition? There is definitely no one size fits all and making the best choices can be confusing. From job postings to virtual career fairs, video is part of any effective solution. Why video? Because according to this week's guest Lindsay Stanton, President of Digi-Me, video attracts more talent to your job postings, engages them longer, and converts more job seekers to job applicants. Video isn't just for job postings and career sites either. The virtual career fair arrived just in time for the pandemic but is sure to be a popular sourcing strategy moving forward. To help make sense of what's next for HR Tech, video, digital recruiting, and the future of talent acquisition, listen or watch no! My second guest, futurist David Houle, ironically experienced a few video technology glitches. Consequently, we had an abbreviated interview and it's audio-only. But he'll be back on July 21 again to discuss his most recent book, The 2020s: A Decade of Cognitive Dissonance. For a sneak peek of things to come, David explained what cognitive dissonance is and why COVID19 was just training wheels for the decade ahead.