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Reskilling and Pivoting to a Career in HR with Van Le, Lighthouse Labs Jun 04, 2020

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In this episode we hear from Van Le, Director of HR at Lighthouse Labs about her career pivot into HR and how leaders can help employees to learn new skills to be more competitive in the jobs market.
Van has 12+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in both BC and Ontario within the non-profit, technology, finance, and cannabis industries. She's been a part of many change management strategies including international expansions, public listings, and M&A activities. As the Director of HR for Lighthouse Labs, she hopes to bring her personal journey of being a career reskiller to other professionals seeking training and education alternatives.
Lighthouse Labs teaches people to learn to code in 12 weeks and do it in a way that prepares students for amazing careers. Operating out of Canada's most dynamic tech hubs with campuses in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Victoria, Montreal, and Ottawa, Lighthouse Labs combines a mentor community of 60+ full-time developers with an agile curriculum that emphasizes building real software. This has, historically, allowed them to achieve a great result for their students: a 93% employment rate for job-seeking graduates within 120 days of program completion.
This interview was recorded in February 2020.

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Employee Wellness Programs in the New Normal with David Osborne, Virgin Pulse Jun 02, 2020

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In this HRchat interview, David Osborne returns to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the workplace and why providing employees with wellbeing programs is vital in the new normal. Listen and discover:

How companies can integrate workforce wellness into their day-to-day activities
What steps HR professionals should take to ensure a successful and safe return to work
How employers can begin to revive cultures as employees return to the workplace
The mental challenges caused by in-person work interaction following the long period of isolation
Ways leaders can leverage digital technology to re-emphasize and reinforce company culture, structures, and protocols

About David Osborne

David is a business technology leader with more than 20 years’ experience in global sales, operations, transformation planning, and execution. As CEO of Virgin Pulse, he is responsible for streamlining, optimizing, and scaling Virgin Pulse as the company continues its aggressive growth strategy and solidifies its position as the largest workplace wellbeing company in the world.

About Virgin Pulse

Virgin Pulse, founded in 2004 as part of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, designs technology that cultivates good lifestyle habits for employees.
Throughout June, Virgin Pulse will be broadcasting ThriveX, a virtual event to empower health, wellbeing and safety leaders to connect, plan, and navigate with confidence.
Speakers Include Dr. David Katz, Public Health Expert, Dr. Laurie Santos, Cognitive Scientist and Professor of Psychology at Yale University, Dr. Martin Makary, Johns Hopkins Surgeon and Professor of Health Policy, Dr. Matthew Walker, UC Berkeley Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology, and Josh Bersin, Global Industry Analyst.
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How HR Can Use Mindfulness to Better Respond to Stress and Anxiety w/ Dr. Geoff Soloway, MindWell-U May 28, 2020

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In this HRchat interview, we consider how mindfulness can be used by HR and leaders to address mental health, help build mental agility and better respond to stress and anxiety.
Our guest this time is Dr. Geoff Soloway, Founder and Chief Training Officer at MindWell-U, a health tech firm that delivers research-backed e-mental health tools that are shown to increase resilience, lower stress, and improve performance.
Geoff has been working in the area of health promotion, mindfulness, and wellbeing for almost 20 years. He completed a Ph.D. on Mindfulness at the University of Toronto, as well as a Master's of Education on Holistic Education.
He has worked as an Instructor at the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia and as a consultant offering mindfulness-based workshops and programs for professionals in the workplace.
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Using Employee Data to Drive Cultural Changes in the Workplace w/ Ryan Tahmassebi, Hive May 26, 2020

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In episode 180, we hear from Ryan Tahmassebi, a business psychologist and the Director of People Science at Hive - an employee feedback platform and strategic partner.
Listen as Ryan shares his insights into using employee data to help drive lasting cultural changes in the workplace.

In his role at Hive, Ryan steers thought around people analytics and leads Hive’s team of people scientists, who work alongside businesses to create high-performing cultures characterized by happy, healthy, and thriving employees. He has also played a lead role in the growth of ‘Good Day at Work’, a wellbeing network now consisting of over 50,000 members in the UK.
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence at Work w/ Elizabeth M. Adams, Stanford University May 21, 2020

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In this HRchat episode, Bill Banham talks with Elizabeth M. Adams, Stanford University Fellow: Race & Technology and Co-Chair of the Black Employee Network about the impact of artificial intelligence at work.
Elizabeth is a Diversity & Inclusion in Artificial Intelligence practitioner, advisor, consultant, speaker, writer, and author. She has facilitated Diversity & Inclusion learning events focused on racial and gender bias in facial recognition technology, video Surveillance, predictive analytics, and children's rights.
Elizabeth was a speaker at the recent HR Innovation and Future of Work Global Online Conference and Workshop from Hacking HR.
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Powerful Conversations and Authentic Relationships w/ Stuart Knight May 19, 2020

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In this episode of the HRchat podcast, we'll delve into what it means to have powerful conversations and build authentic business relationships. Our guest this time is Stuart Knight.
Stuart will be a speaker at the 3rd InnovateWork virtual event happening on May 26th.
Stuart's presentation will teach the InnovateWork audience how to build powerful human relationships with those they interact with in business in ways that separates them from their competition. In order to be successful in business, says Stuart, we need people to respect, admire, value and like us.
Every conversation we have with a customer, colleague, client, service provider or vendor is a new opportunity to influence the way they psychologically feel about us and our organization as a whole. The more we choose to have powerful conversations, the more successful we become.
This interview was recorded in February 2020.
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HR Voice Virtual Summit Preview w/ Martin Fretwell, Fyrelite May 17, 2020

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In this episode, we look ahead to the HR Voice Virtual Summit with its creator, Martin Fretwell. Martin shares his inspiration for the event and provides an overview of the speakers and format.
The event starts on May 19th and will present 20+ senior HR Leaders offering their personal experiences in areas such as learning, leadership, talent, wellbeing, and company culture.
Check out the free event and register.

Martin is an events practitioner with 15 years of experience across multiple geographies, industries and functions. For the past 4 years, he has produced a series of HR networking dinners called ‘The Hearth’ that acts under the motto “Friends help each other”. These events aim to give HR leaders access to people as a resource whilst combining networking as a way to support mental wellness.
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Getting Through the Covid-19 Crisis with Greater Resilience and New Skills w/ Dave Ulrich, The RBL Group May 14, 2020

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In HRchat 176, Dave Ulrich talks about ways leaders and employees can come through the Covid-19 crisis with greater resilience and new skills.
Throughout the crisis, Dave has remained an optimist; emphasizing the opportunities available to professionals willing to use this time as a chance to learn and grow. Questions asked of Dave include:

What are some ways that leaders can deliver hope and purpose when the future is so uncertain for so many?
How can we use our experiences during this crisis to become more resilient and what could that mean for how we interact with our colleagues in the future?
How can AI step in to augment operational functions; helping to reduce the stresses placed on HR departments?

About Dave Ulrich
Ranked as the number one management guru by Business Week, profiled by Fast Company as one of the world’s top 10 creative people in business, a top-five coach in Forbes, and recognized on Thinkers50 Hall of Fame as one of the world’s leading business thinkers, Dave Ulrich has a passion for ideas with impact.
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Building Trust in the Midst of Uncertainty w/ Alysha Campbell, Index Exchange May 12, 2020

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In this HRchat interview, we hear from Alysha Campbell, an accomplished and respected Strategic HR Leader about why trust is so important in the workplace and ways HR and leaders can rebuild relationships with their employees following the difficult decisions made during the COVID-19 crisis.
Alysha recently presented at the first InnovateWork Online Summit. Her topic was called Building Trust in the Midst of Uncertainty - Anchoring Your Employee Engagement Strategy on the 8 Pillars of Trust.
From executing successful multi-million dollar workforce recruitment and optimization projects to spearheading employee culture initiatives, Alysha has truly seen and done it all in the HR space. Among her various business ventures, Alysha is currently an HR Business Partner with Index Exchange, a Global Ad Tech Organization. She is a graduate of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and is pursuing further studies as a Change Management Practitioner (CMP).
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Checking References of Essential Workers w/ James Lord, Xref May 11, 2020

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In this HRchat interview, we hear from James Lord, Sales Director at Xref.com Americas about how reference checking should be conducted to ensure essential workers are placed into roles that can help those needing care during the crisis.
James will be a speaker at the Hacking HR Toronto online event on May 14.
Questions in this interview include:

How much more difficult is it to have a resume that stands out during this period of mass unemployment?
What are the main market and economic influences that impact whether people conduct reference checks and how has it changed as a result of Covid-19?
Why can't HR managers just do a criminal check instead of using references?
Why do some companies ignore reference checks completely?

About James Lord
James joined the initial start-up team that launched Xref internationally in London, in 2016 and sold the first deals outside of its original Australian founding, he then moved to Toronto in 2018 and has quickly risen to the role of Sales Director Americas. Having previously worked for the international online job board, Resume-Library.com, as Head of Sales and Customer Service, James has a solid understanding of the global international HR and Talent Acquisition industry and relevant expertise for Xref clients.

Prior to joining Resume-Library.com, James spent more than three years in commercial management roles with recruitment agencies and online job board/Talent Acquisition Tech services. His experience working in start-up environments and within the HR Tech solutions sector has given him deep insights into the issues and challenges faced daily by companies looking to identify top candidates.
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