HR Leaders

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest David Mead, Award-Winning Author, Speaker and Student of Leadership. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 02:57 - David's background 06:02 - What is a human leader? 09:27 - The three characteristics of a human leader 14:00 - Honest 19:15 - Humble 24:29 - Human 28:32 - Care for ourselves so we can care for others 30:25 - Importance of be...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Jo Owen, Award-Winning Author, Keynote Speaker, Social Entrepreneur, and Founder at Teach First. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 01:32 - Jo's background 03:35 - Who would benefit from reading his book 07:08 - Is remote work less efficient? 08:47 - The importance of rhythms and routines 11:30 - Is the rise in hybrid work leading to...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Rob Shavell, co-founder of Abine. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Rob's background 03:05 - About Abine 08:04 - Employee relocation & identity theft 11:02 - The security risks of remote work 12:45 - How can people protect themselves 17:25 - Compliance risks for organisations 20:59 - On the state of regulation of informat...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra Director of HR at Indian Oil Corporation. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - Ranjan shares the inspiration for his background (see Youtube). 01:27 - His background and his role at Indian Oil 02:24 - What's kept him engaged in his role for over 35yrs 03:50 - How he doesn't take his role lightly 04:42 - Th...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guests Derrick Evans MBE, most famously known as Mr Motivator & Natasia Hieber, Founder & CEO at We-are-HR. Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Why health needs a prominent place in society 01:52 - Where they crossed paths 04:21 - How did the Mr. Motivator persona come about? 06:30 - "People remember how you made them feel" 0...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Punit Dhillon, President, CEO & Chair of Skye Bioscience and author of Catapult: How to Think Like a Corporate Athlete to Strengthen Your Resilience Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - Punit's background 02:45 - What inspires him 10:14 - Transferring skills from the sporting world to the corprorate world 18:40 - Can mental...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Juergen Lahr, SVP Global HR Operations, HR Metrics, Analytics and Processes at ZF Group. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - What attracted Juergen to his role 02:58 - His background setting up HR functions 04:51 - Advice for others starting a career in HR 08:17 - Jurgens strengths and expertise 08:58 - How technology is s...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Tom Finn, Co-founder & CEO of LeggUP. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 07:51 - What LeggUp do 11:37 - The main employee benefits that prioritise wellbeing 21:44 - Why it took so long for businesses to address wellbeing issues 33:03 - How LeggUp gets through to closed minds 34:40 - What Tom has learned about his own employees 40:...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Bill Flynn, CEO of Catalyst Growth Advisors and author of Further, Faster: The Vital Few Steps That Take the Guesswork out of Growth. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 00:56 - Bill's background 08:24 - Top things companies should focus on for growth 17:21 - How to ensure your startup succeeds 25:04 - On the Curse Of Knowledge in busi...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Erika Ferszt, Stress specialist, Neuroscience post-graduate, Award-winning creative executive, Burnout survivor and Founder of Moodally. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Erika's background and experience with burnout 05:05 - The effects stress has on the body 08:15 - Why intervention is the best way to prevent stress 13:41 -...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guests Liane Hornsey, Chief People Officer at Palo Alto Networks, and Lynne Oldham Chief People Officer at Zoom. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 04:41 - How did Flexwork come about? 07:11 - The challenges companies face emerging from the pandemic 10:14 - How have your employees' expectations changed 11:58 - Are you limiting your talent p...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Nabeela Ixtabalan, Executive VP, People & Corporate Affairs at Walmart Canada Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 01:34 - Nabeela's background 11:04 - How poor mental health affected Nabeela's personal life 15:16 - How Nabeela deals with her mental illness and wellbeing 30:30 - The business case for wellbeing 32:52 - How Nabeela ca...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Debbie Plager, Chief Talent Officer at HUB International. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - When did your interest in coaching begin? 01:27 - The difference between coaching individuals and teams 05:36 - Management Vs Coaching - What's The Difference? 07:57 - Building a coaching muscle 10:00 - A brief look at Hub Internationa...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Martin Lexa, Chief People & Communications Officer at Mölnlycke Healthcare. Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 01:39 - Did you choose HR or did HR choose you? 03:30 - Investing in modern HR technology to support digital transformation 08:09 - The implications for the workforce exiting the pandemic 11:13 - A look at laws and legisl...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Mike Ulrich and Patrick Wright Co-Directors at The Human Resource Competency Study. Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 04:22 - Background on the inception of their research 06:29 - The business capabilities that represent the intersection between HR and the organisation 10:31 - Does HR have a seat at the table? 12:49 - Their biggest s...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Perrine Farque, Diversity and Inclusion speaker & author of Inclusion: The Ultimate Secret for an Organization's Success. Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - Perrine's background 04:03 - What sets her book apart 07:56 - Should D&I sit in HR 09:53 - Does unconscious bias training work? 11:50 - Common mistakes companies m...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Meike Salvadó-de Reede, CHRO for Royal HaskoningDHV. Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - Meike's background 03:22 - About Royal HaskoningDHV 06:11 - The HR Function: Expectations vs Reality 07:34 - How to begin in an HR function 09:53 - How to stay competitive in recruitment 13:14 - Meike's biggest challenges with digital trans...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Brian Hershey Head of Enterprise Strategy at Gloat. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Dan Mitchell, SVP & Global Learning Leader at Marsh. If you enjoyed the podcast be sure to subscribe for more content like this and visit our website to access resources mentioned: www.hrdleaders.com/podcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Christopher Rosett, Senior Director, Business Impact and Results at Comcast and Author of: Introducing HR Analytics with Machine Learning. Episode highlights 00:00 - Into 00:54 - The inspiration behind the book 03:16 - Who did you write the book for? 05:37 - What is machine learning? 08:59 - Why traditional Leaders need to get comfo...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Elaine Bergin, Director of Colleague Experience at BT. Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 02:19 Elaine's background 04:21 - What is the role of the director of colleague experience? 06:25 - Moving from policy to personas 08:35 - Her teams 4 critical missions 10:15 - Ripping out their legacy tech to create a better colleague experience...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Susan Knolla, Global Human Capital & People Analytics Expert at J.D. Irving. Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 00:35- Susan's Background 01:43- About J.D. Irving 04:16- How Susan got started in HR 06:12 - How she developed her People Analytics function 11:31 - How she runs her people analytics training 14:13- Susan's FAQs 16:15-...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Darren Murph, Head of Remote at Gitlab. Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 02:28- About Darren's journey 05:48- On pioneering the Head of Remote role 06:44- What does a Head of Remote do? 10:02- How to make remote sustainable 19:59- Mistakes companies make in transition 26:51- On REMOTE by Gitlab 28:00- Parting advice See Privacy Poli...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Richard Gregory, Global Practice Lead at Avanade. Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 01:17- Richard's role 03:23- The attraction of Avanade 05:48- How to adapt to hybrid work 13:41- An intro to nudge 22:14- How businesses benefit from a nudge 24:33- IT vs HR: Who will win? 26:58- New functions in the space 28:14- FAQs in the workspace...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Claire Schmidt, Founder & CEO at AllVoices. Episode highlights 02:09 - How Claire developed her drive 03:12 - How she began at 20th Century Fox 05:02 - The inspiration behind AllVoices 16:10 - The role of HR in executing it 21:59 - Top tips for putting feedback systems in place 25:47 - How AllVoices works 33:21- Whether it colle...