HRchat Podcast

Our guest this time is Tessa James , Founder & CEO at Talent Reimagined , a management consulting firm and strategic partner in Talent transformation on a mission to help companies reimagine their talent processes to drive better business outcomes. Questions Include: Talent Reimagined tries to challenge the status quo by helping companies build new connections across previously siloed work are...

In this HRchat episode, we consider the challenges of hiring and connecting top tech talent. Bill's guest this time is Max Nirenberg , CRO and Managing Director for North America at Commit , a systems house delivering unique and integrative development projects for its customers since 2005. Max’s role is to lead and optimize the sales organization and spearhead strategic management planning f...

The pandemic forced significant changes to the workplace, necessitating many employees work from home. Some of these changes have proven permanent. This highlights the changing workplace dynamics, as employers are evolving to remain attractive to potential employees. Another way to attract and retain top talent is through health benefits, which needs to evolve according to new research from The Co...

In this HRchat episode, we talk about how employee recognition and incentives have evolved and ways experiential rewards can strengthen the employee experience and be a key factor in retaining and attracting employees. Bill's guest this time is Jonathan Irvine , Head of Business Development at Blueboard , an employee recognition and incentives platform powered by hand-curated experiences. The...

Welcome to another episode of the HRchat show. In this episode, we consider tech to monitor and assess employee wellbeing. Bill's guest this time is Dr. Don Brown , Founder, and CEO of LifeOmic , a software company that leverages the cloud, machine learning, and mobile devices to offer disruptive solutions to healthcare providers, researchers, employers, health coaches, health IT companies an...

Have you tried to create authentic connections between your employees and leadership teams but keep hitting roadblocks? In this HRchat episode, we consider the role of play in upping engagement levels in the workplace.  Bill's guest this time is Jeff Harry , Founder, and Positive Psychology Play Whisperer at Rediscover Your Play. Jeff shows individuals and companies how to tap into their ‘tru...

2021 in Review and Looking Ahead to Recruiting in 2022 In this special episode of the HRchat show, we wrap up 2021 by reviewing another rollercoaster year in Recruitment and HR. We also make predictions for the labor market in 2022. Bill's guest this time is Andrew Flowers , Labor Economist at Appcast , a global leader in programmatic recruitment advertising technology and services. Prior to...

In this special episode, Bill Banham and Chris Bjorling chat about the first year of the popular People and Performance Podcast , produced in partnership with the team at The HR Gazette. They also offer predictions for what to expect for workforce planning and performance management in 2022 in light of the outbreak of the Omicron variant of Covid. This is a special crossover episode that'll g...

In this HRchat episode, we talk about building and maintaining relationships. Listen too as we talk about lessons from the world of social media marketing that can be transferred to leadership and HR. Bill's guest is Ted Rubin , a leading Social Marketing Strategist, International Keynote Speaker, Business Advisor, Author, Connector, and Provocateur. In March 2009 Ted started using and evange...

In this HRchat episode, we talk about talent attraction, onboarding and a big announcement in the Canadian recruitment tech space. Bill's guest this time is Yves Boudreau , CEO of Alongside , an HR tech company working to improve the ways candidates and companies discover each other. He’s also CEO at the spin-off onboarding tech company AllOnboard HR . Yves has a long history of successful en...

In HRchat episode 374, we talk about making smarter decisions and achieving higher performance. This episode has a kick because you'll hear how to start learning "a veritable conversational martial art". Bill Banham is joined by Craig Weber , author of the best-selling book, Conversational Capacity: The Secret To Building Successful Teams That Perform When The Pressure Is On (McGraw...

In this HRchat episode, we look at ways to empower unrepresented groups in the workplace and consider tech to help level the playing field.  Bill Banham's guest is Tiffany Pham , Founder & CEO of Mogul , a leading diversity recruitment company. She developed the first version of Mogul, which through its patent-pending inventions now enables recruitment access to over 430MM women and diver...

Businesses need the right HCM technology systems in place to allow them to operate at full capacity and in the best interests of their employees. Before you embark on your next HCM technology purchase, listen to this episode for inspiration around defining an HR service delivery model, creating an HCM technology strategy, defining the system evaluation and selection process, undewrtaking system im...

In this HRchat interview, we'll drill down on what worked for job adverting pre and post-pandemic and look ahead to understand how the recruitment industry's tech toolkit will continue to evolve through 2022 and beyond. Bill's guest this time is Christian Forman , CEO and founder of Appcast , a leader in performance job advertising software. With more than 25 years of industry exper...

Our guest in episode 370 is Edie Goldberg, Ph. D. , Founder & President of E.L. Goldberg & Associates. She is a nationally recognized expert in talent strategy and organizational effectiveness and co-author of The Inside Gig: How Sharing Untapped Talent Across Boundaries Unleashes Organizational Capacity (Lifetree Media, April 2020).  Edie holds a Ph. D. in Industrial and Organizational Ps...

In this HRchat, we talk about that weird and wonderful organ, the human brain, and how our biology impacts the ways we work. Our guest this time is Britt Andreatta, PhD , author, speaker and Chief Executive Officer at 7th Mind, Inc. Dr. Britt Andreatta is an internationally recognized thought leader who creates brain science-based solutions for today's challenges. She draws on her unique back...

In this episode, we consider ways to empower L&D pros and HR teams with the tools to unlock the potential of their distributed teams. Bill's guest this time is Tyler Muse, CEO & Founder at Lingo Live , an online coaching platform on a mission to help emerging leaders at multinational companies gain the skills they need to lead their teams effectively. Tyler is passionate about bringin...

In this HRchat episode, we look at the latest analysis of the labor market and the factors that can drive employee experience. Bill's guest this time is Ben Kalevitch , Executive Vice President at United Minds , a Weber Shandwick consultancy that helps organizations deliver positive, lasting change by combining data-fueled strategies and creative communications solutions. As the leader of Uni...

In this episode, we focus on interpretations of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and using the language of purpose and social impact. Bill's guest is Cecilia Crossley , founder of the social enterprise From Babies with Love , a not-for-profit that donates 100% of its profits to orphaned and abandoned children around the world. From Babies with Love provides services to HR Leaders, such a...

In this HRchat episode, we do a deep dive into the world of talent attraction and recruitment marketing to understand what worked pre-Covid and what's making a difference during The Great Resignation. Bill's guest this time is Jennifer Henley , an authority in recruitment solutions and consultative client services. As a candidate experience advisor with NAS Recruitment Innovation , she p...

In this HRchat podcast episode, we talk about media coverage of the world of work and look at the need to reboot and redefine leadership for a post-pandemic world. Bill's guest this time is Alan Hosking , Publisher at HR Future magazine and CEO at Osgard. Alan has previously been named by US website Disruptordaily.com as one of the "Top 25 Future of Work Influencers to Follow on Twitter&...

In this episode of the HRchat show, we consider the art of video interviews during ' The Great Resignation '. Bill's guest this time is Sean Fahey , CEO and Founder at VidCruiter , the video interviewing specialists offering a suite of products designed to increase the overall quality of hires and drastically reduce time-to-hire.  Sean is, according to Neri Basque, VP of IT Minacs,...

In HRchat #362, we talk about how to reach your highest potential at work. Bill's guest is Kathy Caprino , an internationally-recognized career and leadership coach, writer, speaker, and educator dedicated to the advancement of women in business. A former corporate VP, she is also a trained therapist, seasoned executive coach, Senior Forbes contributor, top media source on careers, and the au...

Bill's guest this time is Dethra U. Giles , TEDx Speaker, Chief Bridge Architect at ExecuPrep, Adjunct Faculty Member at Mercer University, and one of Engagedly Inc's Top 100 HR Influencers of 2021 . Her clients call her "University tested and Industry approved" and we're going to delve into some of the lessons she shares with peers, leaders and clients today. Listen and H...

Employees in startups in the US are, according to findings published in carta.com , losing $30B every year in unexercised stock options, because 50% do not exercise their stock options upon leaving a company. Bill's guest this time is Oren Barzilai , Founder and CEO at EquityBee, a company on a mission to help startup employees obtain the capital they need to exercise their stock options. Ore...