HRchat Podcast

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Building Employee Trust During Extreme Times w/ Amy Kruglak, Rave Mobile Safety Feb 11, 2021

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In this HRchat episode, we'll talk about ways to build employee trust during extreme times
Bill's guest is Amy Kruglak, Vice President of Human Resources at Rave Mobile Safety, a provider of critical communication and collaboration technology used to help save lives, manage crisis incidents, and increase resiliency.
Amy is responsible for employee experience and ensuring that people and culture initiatives attract and retain top talent. While supporting business goals, Amy’s focus is to engage and empower all Ravers to do their best work. Amy has spent her career in Human Resources and most recently, for the past 9 years, has worked in fast-paced, high-growth, technology companies.
This episode is supported by Rave Mobile Safety. From catastrophic disasters to everyday emergencies, Rave's solutions enables critical data sharing, mass notifications, and emergency response coordination. Learn more: www.ravemobilesafety.com

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Changing How Employees Feel about their Workplace Experience w/ Dave Millner, HRCurator Feb 09, 2021

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In HRchat 253, we consider some key organizational-based interventions and solutions that transform the way leaders and employees feel about their workplace experience. We'll also make predictions for how the HR function will evolve and change over the coming years.
Bill's guest this time is Dave Millner, author and Founder at HR Curator Ltd, a firm providing consultancy advice, support, and solutions to clients as HR functions make changes that align their activities with the new digital organizations of the future.
Dave has worked directly with various global and multi-national firms offering organizational effectiveness-based solutions focusing on future-proofing their businesses. He’s referenced as being a key influencer in a number of HR subject areas on Twitter via @HRCurator.

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How to Improve Mental Resilience of Employees w/ Dr. Ryan Todd, headversity Feb 04, 2021

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In HRchat episode 252, we consider ways to improve the mental wellbeing of employees. Our guest this time is Dr. Ryan Todd, a practicing psychiatrist on a mission to improve mental health in the workplace.
Ryan believes that mental health skills can and should be trained. That’s why, in 2018, he launched headversity, a firm that measures, tracks, and builds resilience among employees in the workplace.
Issues considered include:

What can leaders, employees and HR pros learn to bolster resilience in times of adversity?
What are some emerging trends in workplace mental wellbeing that are paving the way for the future?
In the context of building mental wellbeing in the workplace, what is the meaning and use of the CARE methodology?
How and why should leaders and HR pros encourage employee meditation in the workplace?

Episode 252 is supported by headversity, a tech firm that uses techniques from psychiatry, sport psychology, and neuroscience to train people to strengthen their resilience. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.

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The Recipe for Culture Change and Transformational Leadership w/ Mark S. Babbitt, YouTern Feb 02, 2021

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The last year has been hugely difficult. Soon, however, organizations will begin their rise out of the challenging and often contentious times we are currently mired in.
Our guest this time is Mark S. Babbitt, culture architect, career coach, blogger, speaker and author. Mark is also President at WorqIQ and CEO at YouTern.
"There’s a revolution happening" says Mark. "Business today doesn’t function like it did just a few short years ago. As leaders, our customers and our employees now expect more from us"... My job" he adds "is to help organizations, leaders and employees see this tsunami of change for what it is: an opportunity to lead, work, think – and compete – differently".
Mark has been included in Inc. Magazine’s list of “Top 100 Leadership Speakers" and was mentioned among the "Top 50 Leadership Innovators." His work is often featured in Entrepreneur, Forbes, Inc and HBR.
In addition, Mark has spoken at major events, conferences, corporate leadership forums and industry associations around the globe including Ignite, IBM Insight, the Digital Citizenship Institute, and the Tiger Woods Foundation.
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Giving the Deskless Workforce Tools to Thrive w/ Jordan Ekers, Nudge Jan 28, 2021

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According to the recent State of Technology for the Deskless Workforce report, deskless staff make up to 80 percent of the global working population.

Despite this significant number, non-desk workers have been overlooked by tech companies and their IT teams in terms of the tools and technologies at their disposal. In fact, only 1 percent of enterprise software investment is allocated to the deskless workforce!
This risks deskless employees feeling isolated and disengaged as they lack the latest tools to perform their jobs effectively, while their office-based co-workers benefit from technologies like digital workplace solutions, ERPs, CRMs, and more.
The situation has started to change in recent years as more companies plan to increase their investment in deskless technologies. In this HRchat we look at this shift and consider tech that can deliver better business results by helping non-desk workers stay informed, connected, and engaged at work.
Bill Banham's guest this time is Jordan Ekers, a mobile technology entrepreneur, co-founder of Nudge and one of the industry’s most prominent advocates for the deskless employee experience.
Jordan has worked with many of North America’s leading retail, foodservice, and hospitality brands to design new, transformative approaches for executing on the Nudge brand promise by empowering frontline teams. With extensive experience in customer loyalty, rewards strategy, and mobile innovation, he previously co-founded one of Canada’s most popular loyalty programs, Carrot Rewards, a wellness app that motivates over 1 million users to make better everyday lifestyle choices. Jordan has been a speaker and conference chair at major industry events, such as NRF Big Show, Future Stores, and Future Guest Experiences.
With a track record of impacting the moments (and metrics) that matter, Nudge’s platform has the tools needed to reliably inspire employees and guide their day-to-day actions. HR pros and leaders adopt Nudge to reach organizational goals and improve decision-making with real-time employee insights; from knowledge rates and sentiment, to text analysis and location audits.
This episode is supported by Nudge, a communications platform that delivers business results by helping non-desk workers stay informed, connected, and engaged at work. Learn more: www.nudgerewards.com/
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The Growing Impact of Blockchain on Human Resources w/ Elizebeth Varghese, IBM Jan 26, 2021

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Blockchain promises to be indispensable to Human Resources practices like recruitment, payroll, and employee data. Indeed, Blockchain’s appeal is a route for permissioned parties to confirm, validate and authenticate the exchange of data through its distributed ledger. Blockchain encrypts data and validates transactions through consensus, distributing an unchanging copy of exchanges to each entity that has a copy of the ledger. This builds higher levels of shared trust between parties and removes the need for third-party verification.

In HRchat 249, we look at ways Blockchain can help HR departments and leaders in the decade ahead.
The guest this time is Elizebeth Varghese, People & Tech Strategist and Global Leader – Talent & HR Strategy Reinvention at IBM.
Elizebeth is recognized as a Global Top 100 HR Influencer. Her team deploys IBM’s best thinking, along with AI, blockchain, robotics, and other leading technologies to create powerful employee and HR experiences. Recognized as a Key Global Influencer in Strategy and Analytics, based on impact on the profession and community, Elizebeth has been listed as a Top 100 Influencer in the industry.
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HR Needs to Better Educate Employees About Benefits w/ Michael Melchior, Virgin Pulse Jan 21, 2021

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Employee benefits should be simple. But, as employers continue to expand their employee benefits offerings to improve engagement, productivity, and retain talent, the majority of people are confused.
According to MetLife, 60% of employees do not understand what programs are available to them, how they might help them, or how to use them.
Coupled with the complexity of the American healthcare system and employer-offered health insurance, it's clear why HR leaders must have a strategy to deliver an experience that drives benefit literacy, illustrates the value employees get from their benefits, and is easy to use.
In this podcast episode, Michael Melchior, Vice President of Product Strategy at Virgin Pulse, joins Bill Banham to discuss how a centralized, inclusive benefit experience that emphasizes what your people care about most (and embedded in their daily routine) can increase benefit utilization and value to the employee, and maximize ROI for your organization.
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How to Keep Employees Engaged w/ Kristina Holle, Gap Jan 19, 2021

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In this HRchat episode, we hear from Kristina Holle, a business leader in strategic and operational HR activities, focusing on employee engagement, talent branding, and driving a culture of wellbeing.
At GAP, Kristina plays a strategic role in change management initiatives and creates a multi-level approach to attaining employee feedback. Kristina also brings extensive experience in succession planning, performance management, labor/employee relations, & transformational change.
Listen to the episode and hear Kristina's take on these issues:
* How can we all better engage with colleagues during these challenging times?
* Engaging staff to safeguard mental health: where should HR leaders begin and how can they create a top-down approach?
* How can we measure the success of programs designed to combat the negative effects on mental health caused by Covid-19
* How will work be forever changed by Covid-19?
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Improving the HR Department's Data Literacy w/ Matthew Hamilton, Protective Life Jan 14, 2021

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In this HRchat, we look at the why and how of improving the data literacy skills of the HR department.
Our guest this time is Matthew Hamilton, Head of HR Strategy and People Analytics at Protective Life. As part of their mission to upskill their workforce, Protective Life has contracted AIHR to upskill their HR professionals with analytical and data skills and help foster a data-driven culture.
Interview questions include:

Why is it important for HR to have data-driven and analytical skills?
Would you say data analysis skills are more important than HR knowledge?
So you joined Protective Life to help them build data-driven capabilities in their HR dept. How did you implement the so-called 4 pillars of a data-driven culture?
Can you give examples of how People Analytics can help or enhance HR?

This podcast episode is supported by the Academy to Innovate HR: HR Analytics and Digital HR Certifications for corporate HR professionals. Learn more about the self-paced online training courses, taught by the world's leading experts.
We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.

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Live Services and Diverse Workforces w/ Marin Hoffman, Virgin Pulse Jan 12, 2021

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The landscape of the workforce and the needs of employees have changed drastically in 2020. Nearly 42 percent of the U.S. labor force, for example, are now working from home full time with an estimated 25-30 percent continuing to do so through 2021. Substance abuse, anxiety and depression are rising at alarming rates and the challenge to generate more meaningful engagement is building.

In this HRchat episode, Live Services Expert, Marin Hoffman, shares a 360-degree perspective on how your employees’ needs have changed, along with statistics, stories and guidance for sustaining your workforce during this continuously evolving period.

As Vice President of Live Services at Virgin Pulse, Marin Hoffman is committed to helping others improve their health and therefore, their lives.

Listen and get Marin’s take on:

· The post-pandemic profile of your employee and their needs

· Maximizing your populations’ connectivity in a remote world with tele-coaching

· Creative ways of incorporating your coaches amongst a diverse population

This HRchat episode is sponsored by Virgin Pulse. For more information on adding live services to your wellbeing platform, visit www.virginpulse.com

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