Human Capital Leadership

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Raj Grover about acquiring and retaining key, top talented, team members and managing a multinational team. See the video here: https://youtu.be/kSc7M1NocuA. Since starting his first company at the age of 22, Raj ( https://ca.linkedin.com/in/raj-grover-86a182185 ) has established himself as one of Canada’s foremost business strategis...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Anish Majumdar about the culture of networking, landing interviews, and constructing a resume. See the video here: https://youtu.be/JbP8piJ1TCU. Anish Majumdar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishmajumdar/) is a Career Coach and expert in the Hidden Job Market. Over the past 12 years, he has helped thousands of professionals around the...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Rob Dubin about why organizations are failing to stem the Great Resignation. See the video here: https://youtu.be/zdgXna8g48s. Rob Dubin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robdubin/) helps HR departments struggling with the Great Resignation keep key employees by showing burned out workers how to tap into a happier life so they can reap en...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Nellie Wartoft about utilizing social learning in your enterprise learning and development strategy. See the video here: https://youtu.be/1McHZABDvyI. Nellie Wartoft started as a young entrepreneur in her early teen years in Sweden. After winning several trophies in skeet shooting, Nellie turned her attention to educating the elderly...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Tarin Calmeyer about utilizing virtual corporate wellness initiatives to support remote employees. See the video here: https://youtu.be/W64at3rPE70. Tarin Calmeyer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarincalmeyer) is the South African-American CEO and founder of the world’s first virtual corporate wellness company, Remote Team Wellness. Af...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Dr. Toby Travis about leveraging leadership assessment to develop trusted leaders. See the video here: https://youtu.be/Sb4v54GKaDg. Dr. Toby Travis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtobytravis) is the head of School for The Village Christian Academy, founder and developer of TrustED, a research and evidence-based framework for school i...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Maria M. Trapenasso about recent NFP data about how employers are offering more flexible benefits but carefully eying cost containment. See the video here: https://youtu.be/ienxg9NT_No. Maria M. Trapenasso (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-m-trapenasso-shrm-scp/) is the VP, National Practice Leader of HR Solutions for NFP. Maria lea...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Kimberly S. Reed about strengthening our commitment to creating a more diverse workplace. See the video here: https://youtu.be/gwH4Cctxqno. Kimberly S. Reed (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlysreeddiversity) is an award-winning international speaker, author, corporate trainer and diversity, equality, and inclusion executive. With m...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Dr. Neil Malhotra about the biggest issues facing social innovation and responsible capitalism over the next decade. See the video here: https://youtu.be/S3Nm43Gd-1U. Neil Malhotra (https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-malhotra-011b1459/) is Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford Un...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Matt Wilkerson about the benefits of externship programs for the student and for organizations. See the video here: https://youtu.be/0MhTslAtMGM. Matt Wilkerson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwilkerson/) is the Co-founder & CEO of Paragon One which scales real work and experiential learning between companies, schools, and students....

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Andy Mowat about how our mental wellness suffers in a digitally noisy world and what we can do about it. See the video here: https://youtu.be/FPMofl6WGLE. Andy Mowat (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amowat/) is Co-Founder and CEO of Gated. He has built 3 unicorns, including in his prior role growing Culture Amp from $5 to $75 million. Pr...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Brian McComak about his book, Humanity in the Workplace: A Blueprint for Building an Inclusive and Equitable Company Culture. See the video here: https://youtu.be/828rOL7GuVM. Brian McComak (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bmccomak/) is a diversity and inclusion consultant, speaker, author, and facilitator with over twenty years of exper...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Ahva Sadeghi about utilizing remote internship programs to feed an overall DEI strategy. See the video here: https://youtu.be/8Ik0LpF81RU. Ahva Sadeghi (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahvasadeghi/) is a passionate social entrepreneur and co-founder of Symba, a venture-backed and all-female founded tech startup on the future of work. Ahv...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Greg Sloan about how the pandemic has shifted how employees are evaluating their work, and their purpose? See the video here: https://youtu.be/6mMOZbbHyJ0. Greg Sloan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregonpurpose/) is a serial founder and started his first business nearly 30 years ago. In 2006, he found himself at the peak of his profes...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Lindsey Caplan about common pitfalls around gathering and change. See the video here: https://youtu.be/EMmFxZmntaE. Lindsey Caplan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseycaplan/) is an organizational psychologist and communication strategist. She helps HR, Marketing, and Business Leaders script employee experiences that help boost moral...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Shawn Burcham about the advantages and disadvantages of leveraging ESOPs in your organization. See the video here: https://youtu.be/ZIoCOWPYW0w. Shawn Burcham (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnburcham/), author of Keeping Score with GRITT: Straight Talk Strategies for Success, is the founder & CEO of PFSbrands, which he and his wife,...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Jim Colassano and Eric Wade about how companies are adopting on-demand payroll practices to attract and retain talent. See the video here: https://youtu.be/ku5hbiArpq4. Jim Colassano (https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-colassano-8466096/) is senior vice president of product development and strategy at The Clearing House. Mr. Colassano...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Patrick Cootes about helping employees to respond to technological disruption of the workplace. See the video here: https://youtu.be/aQUprkW1ANc. Patrick Cootes (linkedin.com/in/patrick-cootes-87a513193) spent nearly twenty years in teaching before co-founding Mindstone (https://www.mindstone.com). As a teacher of philosophy and ethi...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with David Karandish about maximizing your team’s capacity with a secure, AI-native support automation platform. See the video here: https://youtu.be/ftAjW_tXfJk. David Karandish (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkarandish/) is Founder & CEO of Capacity – an enterprise SaaS company headquartered in St. Louis, MO. Capacity is an AI-powered...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Erika Andersen about her book, Change from the Inside Out: Making You, Your Team, and Your Organization Change-Capable. See the video here: https://youtu.be/UkrUevR_AHA. Erika Andersen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersenerika/) is the founding partner of Proteus International, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that focuses...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Panos Siozos about how to successfully onboard remote employees. See the video here: https://youtu.be/8QLCby9QR3I. Panos Siozos (https://www.linkedin.com/in/siozos/) is the co-founder and CEO of LearnWorlds. He has a Ph. D. in Educational Technology, researching and designing e-learning applications for over 20 years. Panos has exten...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Genecia Alluora about empowering women to go after what they want and to dream big. See the video here: https://youtu.be/QShuuu-WfaY. Genecia Alluora (https://www.linkedin.com/in/genecia/) is a former beauty queen and the Founder of Soul Rich Woman, South East Asia's leading network for female entrepreneurs connecting 12,000+ women a...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Barry Rosen about reimagining onboarding to attract and retain top talent. See the video here: https://youtu.be/7rMm08pm9vA. Barry Rosen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/barryarosen/) serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Interaction Associates, a pioneer in creative problem-solving, collaborative leadership, and group facilitation. A...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Jerome Myers about the secret habits apex performers use to get the most out of life . See the video here: https://youtu.be/zf2bFzX2bec. Jerome Myers (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeromemyers/) left corporate America because he realized that although he had many accomplishments, he had not gained significance because he was not leadin...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Kimberly Wiefling about the biggest obstacles to success in today's organizations. See the video here: https://youtu.be/8AzyIt1CiX0. Kimberly Wiefling (https://www.linkedin.com/in/scrappykimberlywiefling/) is known for her authentically scrappy style. At Hewlett Packard she felt like a hired assassin where she prioritized projects ov...