foHRsight: HR, Leadership & the Future of Work

In this episode, co-hosts Mark Edgar and Naomi Titleman connect to share their insights on the future of the HR operating model. With Moderna recently announcing that they are integrating their HR and Technology teams, organizations are leveraging AI as they look to do more with less.  Mark and Naomi refer to a couple of articles that you can find here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-moderna-mer...

In this episode, co-host Mark Edgar connected with Margot Lackenbauer to learn more about her experience on-boarding as Chief People Officer with professional services firm BDO. Margot shares insights on the importance of focusing on building relationships, staying agile and the importance of understanding the language of the organization. In the episode we refer to Michael Watkins’ book (from 195...

This episode is brought to you by our partner Endorsed In this episode, Naomi Titleman connects with Jasmine Burns who is Chief People Officer of cyber-security firm Censys. They share insights on how to successfully navigate AI for the benefit of the organization and specifically HR teams by emphasizing the human elements. You can connect with Jasmine here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasmineatce...

This episode is brought to you by our partner Endorsed Mark Jesty is the SVP Customer Solutions at AthenaOnline. In this episode Mark provides a compelling call to action to HR teams to adopt AI and redefine their relationships with employees.  We spend time talking about why catalysts are more important than ever and what challenges organizations are dealing with when it comes to managing change....

Shannon Lucas and Tracey Lovejoy are co-founders and co-CEOs of Catalyst Constellations – a company focused on transforming companies from the inside out. Catalysts represent the natural innovators and fire starters in your organization that represent 5 to 11% of your population and can be leveraged by HR teams to support change.  We spend time talking about why catalysts are more important than e...

This episode is brought to you by our partner Endorsed In this week’s episode, Naomi meets with Ariana Moon who is the VP Talent Planning & Acquisition for the recruitment platform Greenhouse. With over 700 employees and 7,000 customers globally, Ariana’s role providing TA support to a company committed to TA is pretty unique! They share insights on the platform and how it will evolve with AI....

This episode is brought to you by our partner Endorsed Sharon Jones is founder of Be A Better You and passionate about using feedback to build self-awareness in people so they can be the best professionals they can possibly be. In this episode she shares her insights on the power of building soft skills and advice for HR teams who are looking to make more impact with their leadership development p...

This week Naomi catches up with Kevin Eikenberry who shares insight from his most recent book – Flexible Leadership. Kevin is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group and has spent more than three decades in the leadership space. His new book identifies the important of being flexible as a leader. Many leadership frameworks simplify our approach to leadership resulting in the unin...

In this week’s episode, Mark has the opportunity to connect with Joe Davis – author of The Generous Leader. Joe spent much of his career in senior roles at Boston Consulting Group providing him with the opportunity to identify the value for leaders of giving of themselves without any expectation. In this episode you’ll learn lessons from Joe about how to deliver on this objective. You can learn mo...

This week, co-host Naomi Titleman has Katya Laviolette on the podcast. Katya is Chief People Officer of Canadian company 1Password. She shares her experience building a culture in their fully remote environment that attracts and retains top talent. You can learn more about 1Password here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1password/   Don’t forget … To sign up for our weekly newsletter foHRsight at...

In this week’s episode, co-host Naomi TItleman connects with Cydney Roach to talk about the impact of the erosion of trust on work. Cydney is the former Global Chair of Workplace Advisory & Business Transformation at Edelman and has a depth of experience across different sectors. Cydney provides a helpful definition of trust and a framework for us to think about what makes up trust. She provid...

In this week’s episode, co-host Mark Edgar spends time with Carey-Ann Oestreicher to talk about the traumatic life events that have shaped her and how she’s uses these experiences to provide a holistic approach for her coaching clients. Carey-Ann is a coach and founder of Potential Unlimited. You can learn more about her work here: https://www.potentialunlimited.ca   And follow her on LinkedIn her...

Andrea Greenhous is CEO and founder of Vision2Voice – an internal communications agency. In this episode, Andrea shares experience from 25 years working with companies to ensure communicationis a culture builder. You can learn more about Vision2Voice here: https://www.vision2voice.ca And follow Andrea on LinkedIn here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreamakesworkbetter/ Don’t forget … To sign up f...

In this week’s special episode, co-hosts Mark Edgar and Naomi Titleman connect with CEO of Work Forward and future of work expert Brian Elliott. Mark and Naomi recently collaborated with Brian to create a white paper on the human impacts of six macro trends on the world of work. The macro trends are: The evolution of technology and AI  Shifting demographics  Erosion of trust Sustainability Increas...

SIGN-UP FOR ONE OF OUR OUR SPRING COMMUNITY COHORTS When it comes to HR, it can be lonely at the top. That’s why we created foHRsight+, our private community of HR Leaders committed to making work better. We are now accepting applications for our spring 2025 cohorts. You can sign up here: https://ld643q8581h.typeform.com/futurefoHRward About this episode: In this week’s episode, Naomi Titleman con...

SIGN-UP FOR ONE OF OUR OUR SPRING COMMUNITY COHORTS When it comes to HR, it can be lonely at the top. That’s why we created foHRsight+, our private community of HR executives committed to making work better. We are now accepting applications for our spring 2025 cohorts. You can sign up here: https://ld643q8581h.typeform.com/futurefoHRward About this episode:  Jon Kestenbaum is an expert in recruit...

SIGN-UP FOR OUR SPRING COHORT You can sign up for our Spring cohort of foHRsight+ here https://ld643q8581h.typeform.com/futurefoHRward This week's episode ... Laura Lillie joins co-host Mark Edgar in this week’s episode. Laura is an expert facilitator and coach with experience in manager and leader effectiveness. In this episode, Laura shares her insights on changes in the workplace environme...

SIGN-UP FOR OUR SPRING COHORT You can sign up for our Spring cohort of foHRsight+ here https://ld643q8581h.typeform.com/futurefoHRward This week's episode ... Research tells us that 1 in 3 people are sleep deprived so we were excited to have Ahna de Vena from Revive Global as a guest to provide some tips on sleep wellness. Ahna talks about the impact of the global sleep loss pandemic and shar...

SIGN-UP FOR OUR SPRING COHORT You can sign up for our Spring cohort of foHRsight+ here https://ld643q8581h.typeform.com/futurefoHRward This week's episode ... Naomi Titleman connects with Mike Clementi who is a HR Executive & Advisor for ChangeBridge People Solutions. Mike has held senior HR roles at Unilever and PetVet Care Centers and joins the show to provide his perspective on the str...

In this episode of foHRsight, co-host Mark Edgar connects with Mumtaz Chaudhary, Chief Experience Officer & Co-founder of Pragilis. They talk about practical approaches to change management and the criticality of leadership, two-way communication and identifying tangilble measures of success. In the conversation, Mumtaz refers to the ADKAR model you can learn more about here: https://www.prosc...

In this episode of foHRsight, co-host Mark Edgar speaks with Kourtney Shelton about how to deal with politics at work. Kourtney is the VP of People & Culture at Redstone Agency and author of The HR Blueprint . You can connect with Kourtney on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kourtney-shelton/ Don’t forget … To sign up for our weekly newsletter foHRsight at http://www.futurefohrward.c...

In this week’s episode, Mark Edgar connects with Paul Dodd from Wilson. Paul shares insights from 20+ years in the recruitment world. You can connect with Paul on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-dodd-384637/?originalSubdomain=ca Quick reminder Don’t forget to sign up for our weekly newsletter foHRsight at http://www.futurefohrward.com/subscribe . Follow us on LinkedIn: Mark - www.l...

In this week’s podcast, co-hosts Mark Edgar and Naomi Titleman share insights from their recent white paper – From Hype to Impact, How HR Can Harness the Power of AI. You can download your own copy of the report here. https://www.futurefohrward.com/downloads And learn more about the P-doom here https://www.fastcompany.com/90994526/pdoom-explained-how-to-calculate-your-score-on-ai-apocalypse-metric...

This week co-host Naomi Titleman is joined by former Deloitte colleague Jeff Schwartz. Jeff is the VP, Insights & Impact st Gloat and was the leader who created the Deloitte Human Capital Trends report and is an author of a number of books including Work Disrupted . You connect with him on LinkedIn here: Gloat  https://gloat.com/ Deloitte Human Capital Trends Archive    https://www.deloitte.co...

In this episode of foHRsight, host Naomi Titleman sits down with executive coach Sarah Gibbons for a raw and insightful discussion about leadership during times of crisis. Sarah shares her personal experience of loss in the recent Los Angeles fires, while offering valuable insights about contextual leadership, personal resilience, and the importance of creating space for ourselves during challengi...