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Darren Short has managed Learning & Development teams for 31 years in both the United States and the United Kingdom. This includes 15 years of leading HRD in global high-tech multi-billion dollar companies. In this episode, Darren talks about how technology is changing the way people learn at home, and how that is transferring into the workplace to change what employees expect of HR in their organ...

In this episode, we talk about employee happiness and why work-life balance doesn't make any sense. Rob Dubin is an entrepreneur who created multiple 7-figure businesses. At age 42, Rob and his wife moved onto a 40-foot sailboat to spend the next 17 years sailing around the world studying… Guess what… Happiness! Rob combines lessons learned sailing with the science of happiness to teach courses th...

Christophe Martel is the Co-founder and CEO of FOUNT, a company that focuses on employee experience and on removing friction from work. In this episode, Christophe will talk about some aspects of Employee Experience: What it is? How COVID has changed Employee Experience, and what HR and organizations can do to improve it. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph. D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Anitra St. Hilaire is an HR professional with more than 25 years of experience who is currently employed at ThreeFlow. Anitra talks about recruiting remote workers: some myths about remote work, what qualities are most sought after, and she gives her take on the future of remote work. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph. D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Lily Zheng is a sought-after diversity, equity, and inclusion speaker, strategist, and organizational consultant who specializes in hands-on systemic change to turn positive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion intentions into positive DEI outcomes for workplaces. Lily has been featured in and writes for media outlets including the New York Times, NPR, Harvard Business Review, Quartz at Work, and HR E...

Carrington Smith Trabue is a former trial lawyer, book author, single mom, and owner of Carrington Legal Search. For the past 22 years, Carrie has advised executives on careers and life. She talks about some legal employment trends in compensation, benefits, and remote work, and about advising executives on careers and life. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph. D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis

John Robertson is the Founder and President of FORTLOG Services. He is a Workforce Wellness Expert and a Culture Alignment Specialist with over 30 years of experience in crisis intervention. He talks about resolving root workplace causes of crises as opposed to treating crises. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph. D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis

In this episode, we welcome Wellness Officer Percy, a brown and white bunny rabbit in a tiny K9 police uniform and his spokesperson, Lieutenant Michelle Brazil. They work at the Yuba Police Department in Yuba City, California. This forward-thinking police department in Northern California recruited a bunny rabbit as part of a push to focus on the mental health of its staff. Emotional support anima...

Deb Calvert is the President of People First Productivity Solutions and founder of People First Leadership Academy. Previously, she was an HR Director with a Fortune 500 company. She talks about why the elimination of employees’ performance reviews is a growing trend and suggests some new ways we can assess employees’ performance. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph. D Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Dr. Divyang Purohit talks about his recent research article about graduate students’ jobs and career choices and how HR professionals can attract them. His article was published in the European Journal of Training and Development. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph. D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis

The goal of the Series "It’s Personal" is to get to know the HR person behind the books, the research articles, and the lectern. Our guest is Dr. Jia Wang, a professor in the Department of Educational Administration & Human Resource Development at Texas A&M University. Her research areas include Career/Family Issues, Crisis Management, National and Cross-Cultural Human Resource Development, Workpl...

We welcome Albrey Brown, General Manager and Senior Vice President of Strategy at Joonko, a large platform focused on recruiting underrepresented talent. Joonko has been used in large organizations such as Adidas, American Express, Crocs, and PayPal. Mr. Brown was recently featured in Fast Company where he talked about Diversity & Inclusion. Before working at Joonko, he built out Diversity, Equity...

Jennie Blumenthal talks about how women can break free from the hustle culture, reinvent their careers and reimagine the way they work. She is a professional speaker, author, CEO, and founder of Corporate Rehab, a professional coaching consultancy that’s helped hundreds of executives ditch workplace hustle culture and find their path toward a greater sense of purpose. Her new book is titled Corpor...

We talk about Women’s Careers and Resigning with Sara McElroy, an ex-chief marketing officer, the Wall Street Journal’s poster girl for pandemic career burnout, and a two-time member of the Great Resignation: class of 2021 and 2022. Sara is a journalist and founder of the RAZE TO RISE project, a movement aimed at amplifying the powerful voices of women from the Great Resignation. Host: Marie-Line...

Marcus Sawyerr talks about how Web3 will impact the future of work. He is the Founder & CEO of EQ Community, which is a private group cultivating connections, community, and careers for multicultural professionals interested in tech. Marcus is also an active startup advisor, drawing on his extensive experience in technology and in recruiting from his roles at companies such as the Adecco Group, Ca...

We welcome Anirban Chakrabarti (AC). AC is CEO of Hirelogic, an HR tech software firm that recently received seed funding from several prominent investors, including Edward J. Zander, former CEO and chairman of the board of Motorola. AC talks about ramping up internal hiring. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph. D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Anitra St. Hilaire, an HR professional with more than 25 years of experience is currently employed at the company ThreeFlow. Anitra talks about her experience being a Black female HR leader. She also gives us some tips on how to create attractive employee benefits packages on a shoestring. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph. D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ee welcome Steven Rothberg and his wife Faith Rothberg. Steven is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of the company College Recruiter. Faith is its CEO. We’re going to discuss some pros and cons of co-directing a company with your spouse/live-in partner. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph. D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ira Wolfe is the Founder of Googlization Nation, a TEDx speaker, a podcast host, and a frequent speaker at the Society for Human Resource Management. In 2021, he was in the Top 100 HR influencers. He’s going to talk about The Great Collision: when the Perfect Labor Storm meets Googlization. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph. D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis

How can founders identify whether their personalities are positively impacting their culture, and how can they make changes if needed? That’s what we discuss with Sophie Theen, an award-winning people management expert and author of The Soul of Startups: The Untold Stories of How Founders Affect Culture. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph. D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Melissa Dexter is Chief People Officer at Uprise Health. She is a leader in mental health human resources. and digital solutions and is responsible for building the blueprint for the well-being strategy. Melissa brings over 25 years of HR experience in all facets of People Operations including specialization in building HR infrastructure, talent acquisition, employment law, cultural transformation...

Lieutenant Colonel Kathy Gallowitz, a 30-year Air Force veteran, Vanguard Veteran founder and CEO, and the author of Beyond Thank You For Your Service talks about why it is a mistake not to consider including veterans in your organization. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph. D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis Complimentary Veteran-Ready assessment: https://vanguardveteran.files.wordpress.com/2022/07/may-2021_-vr-e...

We welcome Damien Filiatrault, Founder & CEO of Scalable Path, a software staffing agency that matches leading companies and startups with vetted, remote software developers. Scalable Path has helped over 23,000 freelancers complete hours of programming in 177 countries. We discuss some misconceptions about hiring remote workers. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph. D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis

We welcome Jeanine Boyle, Chief People Officer at Zelis. She oversees all people and culture efforts, including talent acquisition, organizational design, talent management, learning and development, diversity and inclusion, compensation, and policy. She has more than 20 years of experience in HR roles, including senior leadership positions at Aurora Flight Sciences (a Boeing company) and Johnson...

In this episode, we welcome Hennle Turner, Vice President of Content and Consulting at the ALL IN Company. She is going to discuss the qualities of what you call 5-Star employees, and how organizations can recruit them. For more information: www.5starEmployees.com Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph. D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis