Digital HR Leaders with David Green

My guest on this week's episode is Jignasha Grooms, Chief Human Resources Officer at Epicor Software, a 4,000 person, global technology company.Jignasha has 20 years of experience in the IT Industry, both in Business and Sales Operations and in Human Resources. Prior to joining Epicor, in November 2016, she spent eight years at Cisco, where in her last role she led HR for the America Sales Organisation, The Global Marketing Function, The Global Sales and Operations Function, as well as the staffing discipline in support of all Cisco Businesses and Functions in Asia, Pacific and Japan. Perhaps Jignasha’s biggest achievement in her role at Epicor has been the development of The One Epicor Culture, which puts employees at the centre and is built on pillars, including trust, agility, authenticity and empathy. It is a particularly impressive story, as you will hear, and one that has led to some significant outcomes for the Business and the workforce.In our conversation Jignasha and I discuss: How Epicor is using and measuring the success of using AI in the recruitment process What HR can learn from the pandemic and what it needs to do to continue experimenting and not fall back into the old way of doing things How to build and develop a culture in a company that is growing organically and by acquisition How to measure the business impact of culture and connect the dots between customer experience and employee experience How having the right people data in place supports a business operating in a fast paced environmentThis episode is a must listen for anyone interested in Culture and leading HR in a global organisation. So that is Business Leaders, CHROs and anyone in a People Analytics, Culture, Employee Experience or HR Business Partner role.Support for this podcast is brought to you by charthop. To learn more, visit https://www.charthop.com/digitalhr. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest on this week's episode is Ian White, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at ChartHop, one of the fastest growing and most exciting new technologies in our space. ChartHop has grown by more than 10X since the start of the pandemic and has a prestigious list of investors, including Andreessen Horowitz. Josh Bersin recently highlighted ChartHop as “a cool tool that displays every piece of data you need in a visual way” which is high praise indeed and deservedly so. Ian believes that when people have the full context, know what they are trying to achieve together, know their roles and fundamentally trust that Managers and Leaders are transparent and fair, you can achieve great things.In our conversation, Ian and I discuss: How Ian's own experience as a customer of HR Tech helped inspire him to build and scale ChartHop How to bring data to life so that it is accurate, accessible and applicable and so leads to actionable insights Why agility, organisational design and workforce planning all need to evolve, to support the world of hybrid work How CHROs can build on the last year and have an ability to experiment, to explore and to respond quickly How having the right people data in place supports a business operating in a fast paced environment.This episode is a must listen for anyone interested in technologies that help organise, manage and visualise people data so that it drives actionable insights. So that is Business Leaders, CHROs and anyone in a People Analytics, Workforce Planning or HR Business Partner role.Support for this podcast is brought to you by charthop. To learn more, visit https://www.charthop.com/digitalhr. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At Insight222, we are fortunate to work with some of the smartest and most progressive Leaders in the field of Human Resources. Isabel Naidoo, my guest on this week's episode of the podcast, definitely falls into this category.Isabel is the Global Head of Inclusion and Talent at FIS, where she runs the Strategic Talent Agenda for the FinTech company’s 60,000 employees. One of the features of the work that Isabel oversees at FIS, is how the company has seamlessly incorporated HR technology to bring personalised, consumer like experiences, to its employees and how it has harnessed people analytics.In our conversation Isabel and I discuss: How the new learning platform at FIS is delivering customised learning experiences and supporting wellbeing How FIS has built a successful people analytics and workforce planning function How the last 12 months have changed what it means to lead How having the right people data in place supports a business operating in a fast paced environmentThis episode is a must listen for anyone interested or involved in how people data, technology and analytics can personalise HR programs, enhance the employee experience and drive better business outcomes. So that is business Leaders, CHROs and anyone in a People Analytics, Learning or HR Business Partner role.Support for this podcast is brought to you by charthop. To learn more, visit https://www.charthop.com/digitalhr. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guest on this week’s episode of the podcast is Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia. In our conversation, Claude and I discuss: How the role of Chief Heart Officer emerged and how it has evolved Claude’s close working relationship with Gary Vaynerchuk, the CEO and how together, they seamlessly merge a people perspective with VaynerMedia’s business strategy The Kind Candor program, which is in place at VaynerMedia and which is designed so that feedback is an act of caring and a way of making employees better The work that Claude is leading on diversity, equity and inclusionThis episode is a must listen for anyone interested or involved in one of the most important relationships in business, that of the CEO and the CHRO and how the right organisational culture can drive at the same time, business success and employee wellbeing.Support for this podcast is brought to you by charthop. To learn more, visit https://www.charthop.com/digitalhr. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guests on this week’s special bonus episode are Arianna Huffington, CEO and Founder of Thrive Global and Donna Morris, Chief People Officer at Walmart. In our conversation, we discuss how the pandemic has thrust the human resources function centre stage, and how HR has thrived during this difficult time in organisations where the function is well led, has strong senior stakeholder equity, has prioritised employee wellbeing and has robust capability in people analytics. If anything, this has raised expectations of Chief People Officers even further, can they and the functions they lead evolve at the pace necessary to deliver on the expectations of Leaders and the workforce?In our conversation, Arianna, Donna and I discuss: How the role of the Chief People Officer has changed since the beginning of the pandemic What the impact of these increased expectations have had on Chief People Officers themselves The lessons in workforce agility Walmart has learned from hiring over 500,000 associates so far in the crisis and how they will carry these learnings forward How to adopt the mindset to find opportunity in ambiguity and why it is important that Leaders set the tone What HR can do in 2021 and beyond, to capture more value for the businessThis episode is a must listen for anyone interested or involved in HR and how it can create value for the organisation and protect the health of its workforce. So that is Business Leaders, Chief People Officers and anyone in an Organisational Health, Employee Experience, People Analytics or HR Business Partner role.Support for this podcast is brought to you by gloat. To learn more, visit https://www.gloat.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To build sustainable success in people analytics, you need a few key ingredients. Let's look at three. First, align the work of the people analytics team to the business strategy and priorities. Second in parallel, be intentional about building analytical capability across the wider HR function and third, get the sponsorship from the Chief Human Resources Officer, the Global HR Leadership Team and Senior Leaders in the business.My guest on this episode of the podcast has mixed all of these ingredients and more since founding the people analytics team at Merck, in 2016. Alexis Saussinan is the Group Head of People Data and Technology, and the function he has built has become a bedrock of Merck's people strategy and consistently delivers value to the business and the global workforce at Merck.Alexis and I reflect on the journey of people analytics over the last five years at Merck and look forward to the future as Alexis' role has expanded to bring people data, analytics and technology together.In our discussion, Alexis and I discuss: How to align the work of the people analytics team with the business and the people strategy Examples of people analytics in action, including how Merck takes a skills-based approach to workforce planning The size, structure and skills of the people analytics team and how it has evolved over the last five years at Merck How a combination of CHRO sponsorship, ambassador networks, rotational programs and effective communication combined to help grow a data-driven culture Why bringing people data, analytics and technology together enables the next wave of HR transformationThis episode is a must listen for anyone interested or involved in creating business value and employee experience from people analytics, in parallel with increasing HR capability in data and digital.So that is Business Leaders, Chief HR Officers, Chief Learning Officers and anyone in a people analytics, learning, HR leadership or HR business partner role.Support for this podcast is brought to you by gloat. To learn more, visit https://www.gloat.com/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest on this week's episode of the podcast is Karen Powell, Chief Talent and Learning Officer at IQVIA. Karen emphasises that talent marketplace goes far beyond being a technology solution, instead it is a far broader cultural shift that permeates across the organisation and enables a whole new way of thinking about talent. In our conversation, Karen and I discuss how HR and the business are working together to drive transformational change at IQVIA, with talent marketplace.In our conversation, Karen and I discuss: How to get started with implementing a skills-based talent strategy Why a skills-based view of talent is critical for workforce planning How talent marketplace helps companies understand productivity in a new and deeper way Whether talent marketplace will mean that jobs won't exist anymoreThis episode is a must listen for anyone interested or involved in HR transformation, internal mobility, workforce planning, people analytics and HR technology. So that is Business Leaders, Chief HR Officers and anyone in a people analytics, workforce planning, learning or HR Business Partner role.Support for this podcast is brought to you by gloat. To learn more, visit https://www.gloat.com/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest on this week's episode of the podcast is Ruslan Tovbulatov, who first saw how HR and people analytics could be a strategic enabler of innovation, during his time at Google. This inspired Ruslan to pivot towards the HR tech field, first by joining Arianna Huffington at Thrive Global, where he worked in senior product and marketing roles for four years before moving on to his current role as VP of Global Marketing at Gloat. The company that first coined the phrase talent marketplace. In this episode, Ruslan shares powerful examples of the business benefits of creating a talent marketplace.In our conversation Ruslan and I discuss: The burgeoning HR technology market, the factors driving its growth, why the market is fragmented and what lies ahead The challenges involved with running a company in a new category of HR technology Powerful examples of the business benefits of a talent marketplace at companies such as Unilever, Schneider Electric, Nestle, Standard Chartered Bank and Walmart The benefits talent marketplace provides to employees, managers and businesses as well as the future developments in this field Whether the talent marketplace will mean that jobs won't exist anymoreThis episode is a must listen for anyone interested or involved in HR transformation, internal mobility, workforce planning, people analytics and HR technology. So that is Business Leaders. Chief HR Officers and anyone in a people analytics, learning or HR business partner role.Support for this podcast is brought to you by gloat. To learn more, visit https://www.gloat.com/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When the CEO cites the internal talent marketplace you have helped to create, as a major contributor to revenue during the company's quarterly earnings call, you know you have achieved something pretty special.That is what happened to my guest for this week's episode of The Digital HR Leaders Podcast. Jeroen Wels is the Executive Vice President of HR at Unilever and the architect of Flex Experiences. Flex Experiences is Unilever's thriving, internal talent marketplace, which is currently used by 65,000 global employees who are able to share their skills and experience with people in other teams and in other countries. During their quarterly earnings call for the first quarter of 2020, Unilever CEO, Alan Jope, highlighted how by using Flex Experiences the company had been able to redeploy over 3000 people from parts of the business with low demand, to the areas that were seeing high demand due to the pandemic. As you will hear from Jeroen in this episode, Flex is a standout example of a talent marketplace and the impact, both to the business in terms of agility and unlocked hours and employees in helping them discover their purpose and support their careers, is huge.In our conversation, Jeroen and I discuss: The journey of talent marketplace at Unilever so far and what is coming next How the events of 2020 cemented the business case for talent marketplace in Unilever Jeroen’s horizon thinking approach to working with HR technology companies and startups Whether the talent marketplace will mean that jobs won't exist anymoreThis episode is a must listen for anyone interested or involved in agile transformation, employee experience, learning and internal mobility. So that is Business Leaders, CHROs and anyone in a people analytics, learning or HR business partner role.Support for this podcast is brought to you by gloat. To learn more, visit https://www.gloat.com/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest on this week’s episode is Ina Gantcheva, a Principle in Deloitte’s Human Capital Practice and a leading authority on talent marketplace. In Ina’s words, talent marketplace has the potential to change the way organisations think about three fundamentals. One, work, by fractionalising work for increased efficiency. Second, the workforce, by unlocking greater potential and value. And finally third, the workplace, by breaking down silos.In our conversation Ina and I discuss: The four P’s of iterative dynamic talent marketplace design. That is purpose, plan, program and platform The role of HR in supporting the transformation and associated change management involved in talent marketplace Examples of companies who have implemented a successful talent marketplace and the benefits they are enjoying as a result The opportunities that talent marketplace provides to employees How the pandemic has helped reshape the approach to talent marketplace Whether talent marketplace will mean that jobs won't exist anymore.This episode is a must listen for anyone interested or involved in HR transformation, internal mobility, workforce planning, people analytics and HR technology. So that is Business Leaders, Chief HR Officers and anyone in a people analytics, learning or HR business partner role.Support for this podcast is brought to you by gloat. To learn more, visit https://www.gloat.com/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.