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Stevie Awards, ATD and DisruptHR Buffalo with Chris Bjorling May 01, 2024

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The American Business Awards® (ABAs), also known as the Stevie Awards, have been a premier business awards program in the US for over 20 years.
They recognize excellence across various categories and industries, including public and private organizations, for-profit and non-profit, and businesses of all sizes.
Fidello President and HR Gazette Associate Editor, Chris Bjorling is a 2024 Stevie winner! In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham and Chris discuss the award plus they reflect on DisruptHR Buffalo, look ahead to the ATD Conference and Expo in New Orleans later this month and preview the next few seasons of the People and Performance Podcast.
Questions include:

Congrats again on winning the Stevie Award! Tell us more
What does the award say about Fidello?
You and I will be attending ATD next month. What are you hoping to get from covering the event?
We recently spoke at DisruptHR Buffalo. Can you share your experiences?
We are in the middle of recording new episodes of the People and Performance Podcast. Can you tell the HRchat listeners about the show?
How can we connect with you and learn more about Fidello?

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Global Workforce of the Future Report with Gaëlle de la Fosse, LHH Apr 25, 2024

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In this episode of the HRchat show, we look at some findings from LHH’s Global Workforce of the Future Report.
The report investigates the changing world of work from the worker’s perspective. LHH surveyed over 30,000 workers across a range of industries, job functions, company sizes, and personal backgrounds to unravel how business leaders, HR professionals, managers, and more can best navigate shifting trends in the workforce.
Joining Bill Banham on the show today is Gaëlle la Fosse, President of LHH and a member of the executive committee of The Adecco Group.
Questions for Gaëlle include:

What is the Global Workforce of the Future report?
How can an organization make itself more appealing to top talent while so many workers are nervous about seeking a new position?
Who's responsible for career pathing and professional development? HR? Managers? Employees?
PD motivations? Generational differences?
Shaping company culture - encouraging employees to speak up.
What does a future-proof workforce look like? How can a leader make sure their company is prepared for change, especially in light of AI’s advancement?
What are some ways leadership can support internal mobility and ensure employees feel encouraged to stay within the company to grow?
Why is supporting talent in these ways important?

About Gaëlle la Fosse
Gaëlle is guiding LHH to become the leading provider of professional talent solutions, offering services such as leadership training, professional recruitment, upskilling and reskilling, and career transition & mobility. In just one year at LHH, she transformed the company from seven siloed business lines to all come together and integrate under the same umbrella, providing unique coverage of professional talent needs across the talent lifecycle.
She brings a strong track record in executing profitable growth strategies, with her 20+ year career including serving as CEO of a major fashion company and a long tenure as partner of a global consulting organization. Gaëlle holds an MBA degree from HEC Paris and a master’s degree in politics and economy from Sciences Po, both in Paris, France and speaks five languages.

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The Living Wage with Gail Irvine Apr 24, 2024

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In this episode, we talk about the cost of living and about the moral and business case for employers to embed living wage initiatives in their HR strategies.
Bill Banham's guest today is Gail Irvine, Head of Business Development and Policy at the Living Wage Foundation
Gail joined the Living Wage Foundation in October 2022 and is responsible for driving forward new projects that maximize voluntary employer approaches to tackle in-work poverty and promote good work.
Previously, Gail was Living Wage Scotland Manager at the Poverty Alliance, the franchise partner delivering Living Wage accreditation in Scotland. Gail spent five years as a Senior Policy and Development Officer at Carnegie UK, a UK charitable foundation, where she led the delivery of their ‘Fulfilling Work’ program, focusing on policy and employer interventions required to make work better.
Questions for Gail include:

Talk to us about the increase in the cost of living over the past couple of years
Tell us about the mission of the Living Wage Foundation
In 60 seconds, give an overview of the 'real living wage', plus other newer initiatives - Living Hours and Living Pensions.
What percentage of UK employees exist below the real living wage?
Don’t businesses need flexibility from their workforce? Don’t some people like working flexibly?
What has been the impact of the Living Wage campaign – on workers, influencing government policy etc?

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Supporting Working Caregivers with Lisa Leighton Apr 19, 2024

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In HRchat episode 702, we consider colleagues who double up as caregivers and ways we can support them.

Joseph Fuller's research suggested that 73% of employees are currently juggling caregiving responsibilities in some capacity. However, due to a lack of tracking by employers, the necessary support infrastructure for caregivers is often not available. The result? Each family is left to build its caregiving support system from scratch.

This inefficiency and sense of isolation result in massive losses of around $35 billion annually for U.S. businesses due to the failure to adequately support and retain these vital workers!

Bill Banham's guest this time is Lisa Leighton, Vice President of Strategic Development at Cariloop

Lisa leads new business acquisition and growth strategy, working with employers and partners to extend Cariloop's reach to more employees and their families. She joined the company with more than 20 years in the employee experience industry, partnering with Fortune 500 companies to create HR and Benefits programs and experiences designed to drive attraction and retention.

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Exploring AI's Revolution in Human Resources and the Rise of Total Talent Thinking with Mervyn Dinnen Apr 17, 2024

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In this HRchat, we talk about the impact of AI on the HR function, the evolution of employee engagement, UNLEASH, and a whole bunch more.
Bill Banham's returning guest is Mervyn Dinnen a talent analyst, advising recruitment and HR technology businesses on the emerging trends impacting hiring, retention, and engagement. He is a writer and international speaker on recruitment and HR trends and an award-winning recruitment blogger. Before this, he spent 20 years as a recruitment and HR practitioner.
Mervyn is a top HR influencer and the author of Exceptional Talent: How to Attract, Acquire and Retain the Very Best Employees and the upcoming book, Digital Talent. He's also the host of the popular HR Means Business podcast.

Questions for Mervyn include:

We met up at UNLEASH in Paris back in October. What is it about UNLEASH that you think is unique?
You recently gave a presentation entitled ‘Is Retention the New Recruitment?’ What were the main points you were making?
How do you see employee engagement evolving? What are your predictions for the next few years?
You’ve written about the need for organizations to adopt a Total Talent Thinking approach - what do you mean by this?
Do you think the increasing usage of AI within HR will lead to a form of 'humanless human resources'?
How much of the HR function can be replaced? What can't be augmented/replaced?

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Episode 700: Eclipse Day and DisruptHR Buffalo with Dr. Kristy F. Tyson Apr 08, 2024

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Today is Eclipse Day in North America AND we've hit HRchat episode 700!!!
To help us celebrate the double whammy and look ahead to DisruptHR Buffalo on Thursday is Dr. Kristy F. Tyson, President-Elect of ATD Buffalo Niagara Chapter - a region that'll enjoy the full eclipse later today.
Tune in to learn about ways ATD is helping the business community. Listen too, to get the lowdown on what to expect at DisruptHR Buffalo

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DisruptHR Buffalo and ATD with Chris Bjorling Apr 05, 2024

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In this episode of the HRchat Podcast, new DisruptHR Buffalo co-organizers Bill Banham and Chris Bjorling preview the relaunch event happening on April 11 plus they discuss their hopes for the ATD Conference and Expo in New Orleans in May.
Learn more and get tickets:

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Cultivating Joy in the Workplace with Nic Marks Apr 04, 2024

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In this HRchat episode, we consider what it takes to achieve happiness at work. Tune in as we also share ways to better measure employee engagement.
Our guest this time is Nic Marks, CEO and Founder of Friday Pulse. Nic was once described as a “Statistician with a Soul” because of his unusual combination of ‘hard’ statistical skills and ‘soft’ people skills, he draws on scientific evidence to show that everyone benefits when businesses take happiness seriously.
In 2018, Nic founded Friday Pulse an innovative tech business based in London to be the catalyst in changing the world of work for the better.
Nic was recently a speaker at Disrupt London 19.0. Check out the latest London chapter 5-minute lightning talks here.
Questions for Nic include:

What does happiness at work mean to you?
How did you get into measuring happiness? Can one measure happiness?
Can employees 'game' a happiness test? After all, many employees wouldn't want low engagement scores.
What incentivizes employees and does that differ between generations/industries?
Why does happiness at work matter?
What are the big drivers of team happiness?
If teams are happy, will they get complacent? Won’t they just slack off?
You have a free happiness at work test at fridayone.com. Tell me more

More About Nic
Nic has been an advisor to the UK Government Office for Science on the Wellbeing Foresight Programme and has written over 20 publications. In 2010 Nic was invited to speak at the prestigious TED global conference. His TED talk has now been watched well over two million times, and he authored one of the original three TEDbooks, entitled ‘A Happiness Manifesto’. Nic was named as one of the Top Ten Original Thinkers by the UK’s Institute of Directors magazine and his work was listed as one of Forbes Magazine’s Seven Most Powerful Ideas in 2011.
Nic founded Friday Pulse in 2018 - a weekly science-led pulse that provides leaders with actionable data on their teams' happiness, and is currently writing a book on why happiness is a serious business.

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Navigating Mental Health and Wellbeing with Dr. Ally Jaffee Apr 03, 2024

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In this episode of the HRchat show we discuss ways to support the physical and mental wellbeing of employees.
The guest this time is Dr. Ally Jaffee, a multi-award-winning NHS Doctor and mental health speaker featured on Channel 4, the BBC, The Times and more.
Ally is a passionate Mental Health Content Creator with over 18,000 followers across her social media platforms. She has spoken at high-level events including Google London, Royal Society of Medicine, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Imperial College London, The House of Lords,The Wellcome Collection, Soho House and Soho Theatre. She has spoken about Mental Health on GB News, in The Times and elsewhere.

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Rethinking Employee Appraisals with Lucinda Carney Mar 25, 2024

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In this episode of the HRchat show, we discuss reasons why we should rethink employee appraisals.
Our returning guest is Lucinda Carney, Founder and CEO of Actus Performance Management Software which was launched in 2009 and has 10,000s of users across the globe.
Lucinda is a Chartered Psychologist with 20 years of corporate HR experience. She is considered a thought leader in various people management and change-related business topics. She is also an accomplished Speaker, Consultant, and Coach. She was named ‘Everywoman Tech Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016’ and ‘Winner of one of the UK’s top 10 Women in Business 2020’ by Business Gamechanger magazine.
Lucinda also hosts the popular HR Uprising podcast.
Questions for Lucinda include:

Why are appraisals so unpopular? Are they even still relevant?
What is the alternative to the annual appraisal? What about constant feedback and pulse checks?
Rebranding of term 'Appraisal'
Do Millennials and Gen Zersa push back on annual reviews more than previous generations? If so, why?
How can organizations gain buy into a new approach?
How has AI shaken up ways employee reviews are conducted?
What are some of the business benefits of rethinking appraisals

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