Nine To Thrive HR

After a serendipitous meeting with his now publisher, Jen , Dr. Steve Yacovelli defined his brand. “The three things everyone will know,” he said, “I’m gay. I am self-described as a dude. And I really like to talk about leadership.” Voila, “The Gay Leadership Dude®” was born. With decades of work in this space, “The Gay Leadership Dude®” shares some simple phraseology for building inclusivity infl...

In today’s episode we meet with Ryan Jenkins, a good friend to HCI. Ryan shares with us a deep dive into loneliness and how it impacts our humanness. We talk about some data points, steps and tools related to connection (or lack of connection), and why it's so important for organizations/leader to invest in workforce well-being and make connection a known topic. Ryan shares from his book "Connecta...

In this podcast we talk all things adult learning. We all have moments in our lives that learning has shaped; whether it be to further our career, guide us to change course, add onto our existing skill set or beliefs or a number of other enhancements. Significant theory surrounding the idea of adult learning was catapulted by Malcolm Knowles in 1968, giving the field an identity. Dr. Graham uses t...

In this conversation, Jake Wood - CEO of Groundswell - will detail why empathy should no longer be one of the most commonly overlooked workplace tools, and how helping employees feel safe and supported at work leads to innovation. Drawing from his experience leading a Marine scout sniper unit through two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as his time building and leading Team Rubicon, one of t...

Investing in the employee lifecycle brings out the best in people, so they can bring out the best in their organization. In this episode, Christine Maxwell - VP of People at Rippling - will share how her employee investment strategy at Rippling is unifying organizational goals with employees’ personal and professional development. We will also discuss how Rippling has scaled their employee investm...

People often use the terms “Remote Work” and “Distributed Workforces” interchangeably when in reality they are two completely different models with their own unique sets of challenges. In this episode, Casey Bailey - Head of People at Deel - will speak to working across both remote and distributed teams, and what she is currently implementing at Deel to improve culture and processes to benefit its...

When isolved polled over 500 HR leaders, 65 percent of respondents indicated that “yes” they would like marketing to be involved with employee experience. But what’s different from years past? Why is this partnership more important than ever and how can the two teams truly connect about EX? isolved Senior Vice President of Marketing Lina Tonk joins us to share actionable tips on creating marketing...

When you think of the government, you think old school and set in their ways, but not MTC. They are innovative, and agile, dedicated to upskilling and reskilling their already amazing talent. Knowing strategic planning and investment would be involved, MTC knew there was a need to build stronger leadership development within the organization. After partnering with AceUp, they now have a strategic,...

Cisco Meraki has made employee experience a number one priority. Listen in as Laura Dominguez, Head of People and Communities, shares with the listeners how the company has adapted to the turbulence of the pandemic as the world of work continues to shift. You will be inspired by the organization's unwavering commitment to the employee connection and how they’ve maintained that focus over the last...

How do you foster DEIB in the workplace? Learning and upskilling are critical. In this podcast, Susie Lee, SVP of Business Transformation and Optimization at Degreed, explains the role learning plays, and shares the skills you need as a leader, manager, or individual contributor. You’ll also learn how technology enables people at all levels of your organizations to develop their skills in a scalea...

The world of work changes quickly, which means it's essential for your people and your business to be agile. But how do you keep your people’s skills up-to-date and foster a growth mindset? In this episode, 84.51°’s Annette Brown (Talent Development Manager) and Nisha Bhatt (VP, Software Engineering, Leading Talent Enablement) explain how they created a culture of continuous learning and share the...

Innovation‒the creation and execution of new and valuable processes, services, or products‒has become the key to business survival. New ideas‒both big and small‒along with the willingness and determination to implement them have made all the difference for many businesses. Senior leaders are eager to continue and accelerate the progress. American Management Association (AMA) recently conducted a g...

Today’s talent leaders need to understand their teams’ readiness, identify high-potential employees, and mobilize them to optimal roles – matching the right people to the right moments. In this podcast with HCI, we share how using insights and predictive modeling for new and changing scenarios, organizations can identify the best talent and empower targeted development for maximum business perform...

Perceptyx has just released a comprehensive analysis of its HR benchmark data, including more than 15 million respondents from 182 countries, and the findings are clear: the primary factors impacting your employee experience have changed. Heavily influenced by larger forces in the global economy, an increasingly competitive labor market, and our evolving definitions of a healthy workplace, it’s im...

The world of work has changed dramatically, and to keep pace, organizations need to ensure their listening strategy is evolving as well. In this episode, John Borland, Co-Founder and CEO of Perceptyx, will discuss the growing mandate to move beyond the traditional, once-a year engagement survey in favor of a more agile, continuous listening strategy that allows leaders to stay connected to an incr...

Learning has traditionally struggled to keep up with the pace of life outside the organization. The fight for attention spans is only getting more aggressive, and with rapid turnover in the workplace, scaling these programs is key. Join this episode with Justin Finkelstein, COO of Platform Innovation at CitiBank, as we explore how you can facilitate a culture of real-time learning with the right t...

The battle for remote work is not new, but employees have an unprecedented amount of leverage as organizations seek to navigate the post-pandemic ‘new normal.’ Assessing productivity, implementation of virtual onboarding, and the decision to return to the office, remain as top challenges for HR teams across the globe. Join this episode with Peter Cappelli where we discuss the research and insight...

Radical Candor is the sweet spot between managers who are obnoxiously aggressive on one side and ruinously empathetic on the other. It is about providing guidance, which involves a mix of praise as well as criticism, delivered to produce better results and help employees develop their skills and boundaries of success. Radical Candor offers a guide to those bewildered or exhausted by management, wr...

The way people work has changed, which means the way we manage performance must change too. Right now, companies have an opportunity to rethink the purpose of performance management in their organization and the outcomes they want to achieve. In this podcast Dr. Edie Goldberg, recognized expert in the field of performance management, and Aaron Adams will talk through the purpose of performance man...

Alignment to the business strategy is a key element in any talent initiative. Listen as Gena Smith, SVP, Human Resources & Head of Global Executive and Creative Recruitment at LVMH, shares how LVMH is working to create an inclusive workplace across an array of brands, cultures and geographies.

Nick Ionita, co-founder & CEO of Flux, continues the conversation on internal mobility and how companies can promote a culture of internal mobility.

Max Goodberg, co-founder & COO of Flux joins us to talk about the benefits of internal mobility and upskilling and how businesses can overcome major obstacles like the "great resignation."

Over the last 18 months many employees have been given something they may not have even known was missing – FREEDOM. As a fully remote employee, the flexibility can be liberating, but the downsides to the individual and the organization cannot be overlooked. As we head into the back-half of 2021 organizations need to assess how to balance employee demands with organizational culture. Join Adam Seg...

The biggest question on everyone’s mind as the economy and society at large re-open is: now what? How do we make the shift back to in-person work? What do our employees need from us? How do we support the transition and evolution of the economy post-pandemic effectively? In this episode, we chat with Liz Fealy, Deputy Leader of People Services at EY and Roselyn Feinsod People Advisory Services and...

HCI believes that HR plays a critical role in the alignment of business strategy and talent strategy. Yet, too many HR professionals are not adequately prepared to assess and communicate about business strategy with their clients or executive leaders. In this podcast, Chuck Feltz, HCI's CEO, offers guidance for how HR practitioners can step up, take charge of their careers, and impact their organi...