Next Practices Weekly

In this installment of our Next Practices Weekly series, we will be joined by Diane (Di) Holman, Chief People Officer, at Virgin Pulse. As the leading global digital-first health, well-being, and navigation company, Virgin Pulse empowers organizations across the globe to activate populations, improve health outcomes, and reduce spending. Di guides all aspects of HR, across all global locations and...

In this installment of our Next Practices Weekly series, we will be joined by Linde Grindle, Chief Human Resources Officer at Spirit Airlines. This company is the leader in providing customizable travel options that allow customers to pay only for the options they choose. With plans to double the size of the fleet over the next five years at Spirit Airlines, Grindle is poised to spearhead the expa...

As the world becomes more VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous), leaders need to have a broader set of skills to navigate ambiguity. In this installment of our Next Practices Weekly series, we will examine the strategies that can help leaders develop the skills needed to thrive in today's complex business environment. You’ll hear from:   Pamela Mattsson, SVP & Organizational D...

On this episode, we will explore the hidden effects of microstresses in the workplace and our lives. Seemingly benign, microstresses can accumulate to wreck our productivity, lead to burnout, and destroy our culture. Join us to learn what essentials are needed for HR leaders who are looking to support their employees and sustain a healthy workplace culture. You’ll hear from:   Rob Cross, Edward A....

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way HR professionals operate in their roles. With the use of AI-powered recruitment tools and employee management systems, HR teams are now able to streamline their processes and improve the overall employee experience. In this installment of our Next Practices Weekly series, we will explore the latest trends and innovations in AI for HR, includi...

On this episode, i4cp Senior Research Analyst Tom Stone and Carrie Bevis, Managing Director, Communities & Partnerships, discussed takeaways from the 2023 i4cp Next Practices Now conference held recently in Scottsdale, Arizona and was our biggest conference ever. Here are the 10 areas they hit on -- watch the recording or download the slides to learn more. Culture Renovation and Culture Fitnes...

On this episode, i4cp Senior Research Analysts Katheryn Brekken and Tom Stone facilitated a conversation with special guests  Nicole Underwood, VP, of Human Resources Business Partners & Operations, and Marie Potter, Senior Director, Culture & Development, at Getty Images.  Here are some highlights from the call: Getty Images has three brands: Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash. They have...

On this episode, Judy Albers, Director, Research Enablement, and Tom Stone, Senior Research Analyst at i4cp, facilitated a conversation with special guest  Paul Langlois, Vice President Enterprise Learning, Careers, and Engagement at Ecolab,  a global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services .  Here are some highlights from the call: L&D at Ecolab follows a fed...

On this episode, Mark Englizian, Chair of i4cp's Total Rewards Leader Board, and Tom Stone, Senior Research Analyst at i4cp, facilitated a conversation with special guest Margeaux King, Vice President & CHRO, at The Toro Company. Here are some highlights from the call: King has been with Toro for the past seven months, and before that was in various HR leadership roles at Ecolab. She shared se...

On this episode, i4cp's Chief Research Officer, Kevin Martin, and Senior Research Analyst, Tom Stone, facilitated a conversation with special guest Greg Till,  EVP, Chief People Officer, at Providence Health System. Here are some highlights from the call: Providence is a hospital/healthcare organization based in the Northwest US. It includes 52 hospitals, 950 clinics, and approximately 25K ph...

On this episode, i4cp' s Managing Director, Communities and Partnerships, Carrie Bevis, and Senior Research Analyst, Tom Stone, facilitated a conversation with special guests Annette McEnery, Sr. Vice President, HR Operations, and Joanna Wimbish-Gildart, Sr. HR Business Partner, at Experian. Here are some highlights from the call: Experian always had a larger than average (over 20%) remote workfor...

On this episode, i4cp' s CEO and Co-Founder, Kevin Oakes, and i4cp Senior Research Analyst, Katheryn Brekken, presented findings from, and facilitated a discussion about, i4cp's latest major study, Culture Fitness. Here are some highlights from the call: The Fitter the Culture, the Better the Performance. The headline finding is that high-performance organizations are nearly 6x more likely to have...

On this episode,  i4cp's Managing Editor and Vice President of Research, Lorrie Lykins, and i4cp's Vice President of Executive Search, Mimi Turner , facilitated a discussion on reimagining talent acquisition and mobility. Here are some highlights from the call: We led off the call with the following participant poll: Has your organization experienced a layoff in the past 90 days? 32% - Yes 63...

On this episode, i4cp' s CEO and Co-founder, Kevin Oakes, and Senior Research Analyst Tom Stone facilitated a conversation with special guest Rachel Russell, Director, Flexible Work at Microsoft. Here are some highlights: Russell became focused on flexible work a full year before the pandemic, in early 2019, when she was tasked with researching how Microsoft could increase employee and workpl...

On this episode you will hear from JP Elliott, PhD., Chief People Officer at WilliamsMarston, a national leader in complex accounting, tax, and valuation services, and  Future of HR  Podcast Host. JP is a forward-looking HR executive who is dedicated to inspiring the next generation of HR Leaders. Join this discussion for lessons learned in his 20+ year career, and advice he has garnered...

On this episode, Beck Bailey, Managing Director of Inclusion & Diversity at Accenture leads discussions in response to fishbowl questions on how to support LGBTQ Trans / Non-binary employees in the workplace. This. candid and honest conversation dives deeply into what support looks like today.

Amaris McComas, Chief People Officer for CPSI, a leading provider of healthcare solutions and services for community hospitals, clinics, and post-acute care facilities, joins us for this installment of our Strategic HR Next Practices series. McComas will provide a peek into her leadership style, which builds, inspires, and maintains employee engagement along with leading cultural integration effor...

Today’s talent acquisition leaders are experiencing an unprecedented demand for talent within a limited pool. As the VP of Global Talent Acquisition, at Google Cloud, Danielle Monaghan understands the demands for talent and just how high the stakes are. Find out how she is leading the efforts, attracting and hiring the best talent at Google. On this episode Monaghan discussed: TA in Tech – What’s...

On this episode i4cp CEO and co-founder Kevin Oakes and Senior Research Analyst Tom Stone facilitated a conversation with special guest Jodi Rabinowitz, Head of Talent and Organizational Development at Zoom. Here are some highlights:  We asked a poll of participants on the call: On average, how often do you personally use Zoom (or a competing product with video) per week?0% - 0 or almost neve...

On this episode i4cp Senior Research Analyst Tom Stone facilitated a conversation with special guest Mike Lauderdale, Vice President of Human Resources at FedEx Services, a division of FedEx. Here are some highlights:  In developing its Workforce of the Future model, FedEx Services knew it needed to take a research-based, holistic, and employee-centric approach. So they formed a cross-functio...

On this episode, i4cp CEO and Co-Founder Kevin Oakes and Senior Research Analyst Tom Stone facilitated a conversation with special guest Richard Stone, VP of HR, Global Enabling Functions at  Mondelēz International, a multinational confectionery, food, holding, and beverage and snack food company based in Chicago, Illinois. Here are some highlights:  Like many organizations, Mondelēz has...

WM is a leading comprehensive waste, and environmental services company that believes that defining diversity begins with inclusivity. Forty-six percent of WM’s workforce is racially diverse, and 18% is female. But the DE&I journey at WM goes much further than just racial, ethnic and gender diversity: There are also initiatives in place to increase diversity in veterans, LGBTQ, and disabl...

Christine Deputy, Chief People Officer at Pinterest, shares her expertise and knowledge from many years of leading HR teams at Nordstrom, Barclays, and Starbucks. Previously, as the CHRO at Nordstrom, Christine supported over 70,000 employees, helping achieve pay equity and pay parity and bringing diversity, inclusion, and belonging into every part of the business.  “What attracted me to...

On this episode, i4cp' s VP of Member Services, Mark Walker, and Senior Research Analyst Tom Stone, facilitated a conversation with special guest E lcio Barcelos, Senior Executive Vice President and CHRO at US Bank. Here are some highlights from the call: Barcelos joined US Bank as CHRO in 2020, several months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. His philosophy is that HR's purpose is not roo...

On this episode, i4cp CEO and Co-Founder Kevin Oakes and Senior Research Analyst Tom Stone facilitate a conversation with special guest Ana White, EVP and Chief People Officer at F5, a Seattle-based tech company that focuses on applications, application security, and application performance, with around 7,000 employees in around 45 countries. Here are some highlights:  White described how sev...