HRchat Podcast

Kathleen Jinkerson is in the HRchat hot seat as we consider talent, and tech challenges facing companies today. Kathleen is the Director, HR & Total Rewards Solutions at The Talent Company. She specializes in HR, Recruitment and Talent Management. Kathleen offers in-depth knowledge and insight into the Compensation and Total Rewards space. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The vi...

In this episode of WorkingTech host Bill Banham interviews Dirk Petersen, US Managing Director at TI People, evangelist for Digital HR and speaker at DisruptHR Chicago and DisruptHR San Franscisco. Listen to this show to discover how Dirk is achieving his mission to define and drive the change that digital brings to HR. Listen to Dirks insights into ways to collaborate and build a more engaging wo...

In this episode of our new partner podcast, WorkingTech, Kevin W. Grossman interviews YouTern’s CEO and Founder, Mark Babbitt. Mark is also co-author of the best-seller A World Gone Social: How Companies Must Adapt to Survive. Support the show Feature Your Brand on the HRchat Podcast The HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts f...

In this episode of HRchat, Bill Banham asks Pam Ross about her career story and how she came to be a well-known speaker, culture catalyst, community builder and innovator within social HR. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.    Support the show Feature Y...

Listen to this short clip with InnovateWork Toronto founders Rob Catalano and Bill Banham. Rob and Bill discuss the format and their hopes for growing a Toronto community of pros who are keen to drive collaboration and innovation in the world of work. The #iwTORONTO series of meet-ups starts with a bang as we invite HR, Talent, Tech and C-Level pros to join us for an evening of learning and networ...

In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham interviews Jon Edgar, a Toronto-based Business Development Manager at Concord Consulting Corporation. Jon shares insights into hiring correctly, recognizing talent, and how organizations can create better, more effective teams. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independe...

In this episode of our new partner podcast, WorkingTech, Kevin W. Grossman interviews TextRecruit Founder and CEO, Erik Kostelnik. Listen to the show to learn the about clever technology which allows TextRecruit to deliver text messaging and chat tools that help the world's best employers attract talent, recruit candidates and engage employees. Support the show Feature Your Brand on the HRcha...

In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham interviews Ward Christman, Founder & Chief Advisor at HRTechAdvisor. Bill and Ward discuss the unique challenges and opportunities facing tech companies which service the Human Resources space. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat P...

In this episode of our new partner podcast, WorkingTech, Bill Banham interviews Hyr Co-Founder, Joshua Karam. Josh and Bill discuss the clever tech behind the new Hyr app and how it will help to change the temp labor market within Hospitality and Retail. Support the show Feature Your Brand on the HRchat Podcast The HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the mo...

Instead of the usual weekly HRchat episode, The HR Gazette is proud to share our new partner show, WorkingTech. The first episode of the WorkingTech podcast features a conversation with LeapGen Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Jason Averbook, and Co-Founder & Chief Service Officer, Mike Brennan. Welcome to WorkingTech, a new podcast series where co-founders and co-hosts Kevin W. Gross...

In this episode of the HRchat show, host Bill Banham talks with Aki Kakko, a serial entrepreneur emerged in the world of HR and Big Data. Aki´s mission is to disrupt recruitment and HR and provide the solutions that would help society better understand job-seeking behaviors of the global workforce. Aki is a partner in the awesome global HRU series of unconferences and #HRTechTank events. He is a c...

In this episode of the HRchat show, host Bill Banham talks with Lars Schmidt, co-founder of HR Open Source, a not-for-profit initiative to drive innovation and education in Human Resources by creating a global peer-to-peer collaboration network.  Lars is the founder of Amplify Talent, a consultancy that helps leading organizations develop recruiting and talent strategies at the intersection of cul...

In this episode of the HRChat podcast Bill Banham interviews Nicole Bendaly, author and President of Kinect - a firm that has been helping organizations around the world bring out the best of their people for over 25 years. Nicole applies her knowledge and experience to the development of learning solutions and assessment tools, a number of which are being used in over 200 organizations across Nor...

In this episode host Bill Banham interviews Michael M. Moon, PhD. Michael is a speaker, analyst, CEO & Principal Analyst at ExcelHRate and Principal Consultant, at MMM & Associates. This show considers issues including: HR Tech, the human side of data, and the management and application of human capital. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our gues...

In this HRchat podcast episode, Bill Banham interviews Peter Weddle, CEO of TAtech - the well-known Association for Talent Acquisition Solutions. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.    Support the show Feature Your Brand on the HRchat Podcast The HRchat...

HRchat podcast host Bill Banham recently interviewed Jennifer McClure . Jennifer is a keynote speaker, social media influencer, executive coach, President of Unbridled Talent LLC and CEO of the awesome DisruptHR series. Jennifer has over 25 years of experience leading human resources and talent acquisition efforts, studying industry best practices, and partnering with senior executives to improve...

In this HRchat podcast interview, Bill Banham talks with John Hollon, award-winning journalist and expert on leadership, talent, human resources and workforce practices. John is an associate editor with us here at the HR Gazette and he's previously worked as vice president for editorial at ERE Media where he founded the highly popular HR and talent management website, TLNT. Before that, he wa...

A change of pace from the standard HRchat Podcast, hosts Tim Baker and Bill Banham took some time to interview each other! Here's an opportunity to get to know the hosts a bit better, recap events of 2016 and their thoughts on the new year. Have a listen to Tim's career story and how he became Community Director at The HR Gazette. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views...

A change of pace from the standard HRchat Podcast, hosts Tim Baker and Bill Banham took some time to interview each other! Here's an opportunity to get to know the hosts a bit better, recap events of 2016 and their thoughts on the new year. Bill tells us his career story and why he founded The HR Gazette.  We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guest...

HRchat podcast host Bill Banham recently had a chance to catch up with Chris Bailey, Director of People and Organization at PwC , President of the Cayman Islands Society for Human Resource Professionals, organizer of the first DisruptHR Cayman event, and a whole lot more. Listen to this episode to get insights into what it takes to develop a successful career in Talent and ways to give back to you...

In this HRchat podcast interview, Bill Banham talks with Joshua Karam, Co-Founder at Hyr , former TV host, HR pro and much more. Josh and Bill discuss the changing talent acquisition landscape in the retail and hospitality sectors and those new mobile technologies which are giving HR and hiring managers access to huge pools of contingency staff with a few clicks. We do our best to ensure editorial...

Host Bill Banham discusses with Rob Catalano, founder of WorkTango , how managers can build authentic and trusting relationships with employees and teams. Rob and his team believe that managers are strategic in influencing employees' behaviours and performance. By leveraging technology we can improve people's experience at work by shifting the traditional performance management model to...

Actor and comedian Lori Pearlstein speaks with host Bill Banham on how she founded Playworks , where they empower people in a fun, friendly and supportive environment. Bill and Lori discuss creating a positive environment at work and how improv plays a part. Lori shares a little about her presentation at the popular DisruptHR Toronto event. Support the show Feature Your Brand on the HRchat Podcast...

Jason shares his career story and how he came to be in his current role at Virgin Pulse , where they design technology that cultivates good lifestyle habits for your employees. Host Bill Banham talks with Jason about how health & well-being, combined with mindfulness can have a positive impact on your organization's people and their productivity. Support the show Feature Your Brand on the...

With the rise of Artificial Intelligence comes the idea that we as HR and talent professionals can leverage this technology to streamline our processes. Noel, Co-Founder of Karen , Director of Product Innovation at Innosphere talks with host Bill Banham about cognitive recruiting and his upcoming talk at DisruptHR Toronto on achieving true AI. Support the show Feature Your Brand on the HRchat Podc...