Talent and Growth - The Talent Acquisition Podcast

Where do you start when setting up a talent function?Join our Talent & Growth webinar, featuring industry experts who have successfully built talent functions in fast-growing companies. Learn the key steps, priorities, and best practices to attract and retain top talent, even when you're a one-person team.Discover how to create an inclusive and positive candidate experience, manage forecasting and budgeting, and collaborate with other departments to ensure alignment with your company's goals. Our experts will also share insights on leveraging data-driven approaches and essential tools to streamline your processe

In this intriguing episode of our podcast, we discuss coaching and professional development with Carmen Stam and Sonja Marie Schiebold from Headroom Assistance. Through a candid discussion, they offer a deep-dive into the realm of internal coaching, offering fresh insights and practical advice for those looking to unlock the potential within their teams.    Carmen and Sonja illuminate the strategic decision behind Headroom's choice to invest in internal coaches and the compelling return they've experienced. They share fascinating insights about the dual role their executive assistants play as internal coaches, seamlessly balancing their primary tasks with their impactful coaching duties.    Exploring their guiding mantra, "smart work is better than hard work", they discuss its influence on their coaching ethos and how it has redefined productivity in their teams.    For listeners considering implementing a coaching programme, our guests provide a step-by-step guide, from inception to execution, along with a realistic portrayal of potential challenges and strategies to overcome them. They also discuss the measures of success and share remarkable transformation stories resulting from their coaching initiatives.    The episode concludes with our guests looking ahead, predicting the future role of internal coaching in the business landscape, leaving listeners with much food for thought.    This episode provides a wealth of knowledge for those keen to harness the power of internal coaching and create a culture of continuous learning and development. Join us for this insightful journey into the heart of coaching at Headroom Assistance.    Contact Sonja and Carmen here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonja-marie-schiebold-34046720/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmen-stam-43516ab3/   

This discussion aims to equip businesses with the knowledge and strategies necessary to foster healthier, happier, and more productive workplaces that drive talent retention.Our panel of experts explores the role of employee wellbeing in talent retention and business performance. They share practical tips on measuring the impact of well-being initiatives and the role of leadership in modelling healthy habits.Learn about innovative wellbeing practices implemented in their companies, and get insights into tailoring your wellbeing strategies for a diverse, multigenerational workforce.With discussions ranging from the effective use of benefits and perks to signs of struggling employees and the collaborative role of HR and line managers, this webinar will provide a comprehensive look at promoting employee wellbeing.Whether you're a small business just starting to focus on well-being or an established organisation looking to improve, tune in for invaluable insights from industry leaders.

In this highly insightful episode of our Talent and Growth Podcast, we are joined by Alicia Henriquez, a seasoned HR professional with a unique background in teaching and a knack for building HR functions from scratch. Alicia shares intriguing parallels between teaching and HR and details her strategies for fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across all organisational facets. With a firm belief in the crucial role of HR from a business's early stages, Alicia shares her philosophy on making thoughtful investments in a People function and becoming better 'students' of our businesses. The discussion takes an interdisciplinary approach as we explore lessons HR can learn from commercial, sales, marketing, and engineering teams, providing a fresh perspective on people experiences. Enjoy this fun and innovative episode 😊

In this episode of Talent and Growth, we bring together three People Leaders to discuss the vital role of onboarding in employee success, retention, and overall organizational health. Our expert panel delves into the importance of a well-designed onboarding process and shares insights on crafting an experience that drives efficiency, excitement, and clear expectations for new hires.Our guests explore the key components of effective pre-onboarding, goal-setting, and performance management strategies to ensure new employees feel supported and challenged. Learn about the collaborative role of HR, managers, and cross-functional teams in creating a holistic onboarding experience that familiarizes newcomers with the entire organization.Don't miss this opportunity to learn from industry experts on how to create an exceptional onboarding experience that sets your employees up for success.

Wow. Just wow.   That’s how I felt after reading Uri Gneezy’s booked Mixed Signals, and that’s how I felt again after their interview.     It is so easy to set targets for our people, which send mixed signals and get us a different result than the one we wanted.    In this conversation learn how to:    How to put together incentives that truly work with your goals  How to create a truly safe culture in your business  The theory behind anticipated regret and how it can be used in business  Why praise can be just as powerful as financial incentives  The framework for putting together an incentive plan that really works  How to use incentives to support the wellbeing of your people  And lots more!   Contact Uri here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/uri-gneezy-6292b988/ 

In the latest episode of the Talent and Growth podcast, we sat down with Johnny Campbell, CEO of SocialTalent, for a riveting discussion on the future of hiring. Johnny offered a fresh perspective on skills-based hiring, distinguishing it from traditional methods and emphasizing its increased relevance in today's market.    Discussing technology's role in facilitating this shift, Johnny provided real-life examples of successful transitions to this approach. He offered sage advice for companies contemplating this change, highlighting potential challenges and strategies to counter them.    The conversation further explored how skills-based hiring could bridge education-workforce gaps, the importance of soft skills, and its implications on job descriptions. Addressing prevalent misconceptions, Johnny underscored the value of this hiring approach, concluding with valuable resources for those keen to explore more.    This episode, brimming with Johnny's insights and practical guidance, serves as an excellent primer on the transformative potential of skills-based hiring.    Contact Johnny here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnycampbell/ 

Are you looking to create a more inclusive workplace culture and support the unique needs of neurodivergent employees? Join us for the recording of our webinar on this topic with Parul Singh and Beth Orford ✅ Create policies on disclosure and safety around information that support neurodivergent employees.✅Provide coaching, mentoring, and feedback that meets the unique needs of neurodivergent employees.✅Support managers in understanding the needs of their neurodivergent team members.✅Build flexibility into hiring processes that accommodates the unique needs of neurodivergent candidates.✅Celebrate neurodiversity and ensure that neurodivergent individuals are represented in leadership positions.✅Create performance management processes✅Improve the recruitment process by including neurodivergent interviewers.✅Create a safe and inclusive environment for all employees, including those with neurodivergent conditions.

In this episode of our podcast, we are thrilled to host Lynn In Ok Schaefer, an experienced HR professional and consultant with a broad history in talent management and recruitment. Lynn previously spent     Lynn discusses the critical role technology plays in talent management and recruitment and how it can help streamline processes while emphasizing the importance of maintaining a personal touch..    We delve into the subject of unbiased and equitable recruitment processes, with Lynn sharing her practical experience and the methods companies can use to ensure fairness and diversity in their hiring practices.    Diversity and inclusion have been key areas of Lynn's research and work. In our discussion, she reveals some of her key findings and shares actionable strategies businesses can adopt to foster a more inclusive and diverse workforce.    She further illustrates the importance of building networks for referrals, sharing examples from her extensive work in this area.    Lynn talks about the challenges businesses face in retaining top talent and offers solutions for organizations to improve employee retention. She highlights the significance of building a strong employer brand as a tactic to attract top talent.    This episode is a treasure trove of insights for anyone looking to understand the modern talent management landscape, the role of technology, and the importance of diversity and inclusion in creating a successful workforce.   Contact Lynn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-schaefer-berlin/details/experience/ 

Talent acquisition functions must translate their metrics into commercial language that the business and stakeholders can understand.Time to hire isn't as important to a Founder as how much it costs the business not finding somebody quickly enough.Quality of hire isn't as important to a stakeholder's budget as the cost of hiring the wrong person.In this webinar, we will discuss how TA can make themselves even more valuable to the business by using metrics and data that really hits home at a higher level.