UNLEASHcast

UNLEASH's talent lead Allie Nawrat and HR tech lead Dan Richardson discuss three recent stories on site that focus on the future of work. Do you work while you're on holiday? Please say no.Links to the stories: BT: Elastic Teams, collaboration, and tech innovation How to do flexible working well with Farfetch Half of US employees work on vacation   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our latest 'insights' podcast interview, Jon talks to Tanya Boyd from a company called...Insights. They discuss the good and the bad of pandemic-enforced changes in learning and development, and why tech should only ever be an enabler, not an end in itself. Find out more about Tanya here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UNLEASH editor Jon talks to Lastminute.com's chief of culture, Stuart Bagnell, about the last two years and how they've looked after their most important asset: their staff. If you're looking to get ahead in employee benefits and rewards, and reduce churn too, take a leaf out of lastminute.com's book.Find out more about Stuart here.And you can read the full transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon and Kate look at the latest acquisition in a learning market that never stays still. Is this the most exciting time in L&D? Apart from when the printing press was invented, obviously.More on Cornerstone's acquisition of EdCast here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We get 10 minutes with analyst Tomeka Hill-Thomas from Mercer. She gives UNLEASH the US economics perspective on the Great Resignation - when will it end? What changes are here to stay? Listen in to hear it all. Find out more about Tomeka here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomeka-m-hill-phd/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's going to be hot in workplace L&D this year? That's the question that learning and development expert, facilitator, speaker and author Donald H Taylor asks his global audience at the start of every year. 3,500 respondents from all around the world replied this time and we discuss the results. Find out more about Don and his work here: https://donaldhtaylor.co.uk/insight/gss2022-results-01-general/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon gets some time with former UNLEASH keynote speaker and Russia-Ukraine expert economist Danny Thorniley. Danny gives his predictions on the economic outlook for the region and the knock-on effects globally. This is unparalleled insight and worth a listen.Find out more about Danny and his work here: https://dt-gbc.com/about+us  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is your organization thinking about implementing a four-day week? It sounds great - but it may not be for everyone. Join Jon and Lloyd Davey from law firm Stevens and Bolton as they discuss the ins and outs and ups and downs of this most modern of talent retention ideas.Transcript incoming...  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon and Allie convene for the second of our talent focus podcasts for UNLEASH. Here are the stories they cover: Why sustainability is core to Zurich Insurance Hiring from anywhere tech had a stellar 2021 Is remote working a barrier for development?Transcript here: https://www.unleash.ai/podcasts/unleashcast-talent-focus-2/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to Nikki Samant-Jones and Matthew MacLachlan from Country Navigator about why diversity training doesn't work and what you can actually do to change that.Transcript here: https://www.unleash.ai/podcasts/why-diversity-training-doesnt-work-with-nikki-samant-jones-and-matthew-maclachlan/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.