Nine To Thrive HR

Employee engagement happens one person at a time. To help employees move from being busy with tasks to being enthusiastically engaged in a dynamic world of work, Amy Leschke-Kahle dives into how you can help. Starting with a story of bringing your unique best to work, learn how to help employees be twice as engaged. In this finale session, you’ll also learn why harnessing the power of attention to...

Team members who believe they are receiving the support they need from their leaders are 20x more likely to be fully engaged. But how do you give team leaders what they need to support their teams? Amy Leschke-Kahle discusses how to find where the work is actually happening and why frequency is the new currency. Plus, hear how leaders are establishing meaningful connections, even while socially di...

Peeling Back The Layers on Engagement: A 3-Part Series: If we all agree employee engagement matters, why do we find it so hard to measure and move? Join practitioner-turned-strategist Amy Leschke-Kahle each Monday morning for the next 3 weeks as she peels back the layers on how to get to engagement that lasts. Each 20-minute episode contains powerful insights and examples to help you identify ways...

Coaching is an essential part of any development strategy, but it doesn’t always serve the employee where, when, and how they need it. In this episode, we speak with Cloverleaf’s Chief Research Officer, Dr. Scott Dust and learn how AI and automation are making it possible to solve this problem. This episode is brought to you by Cloverleaf. Learn more about them at cloverleaf.me

We’ve known for a long time that effective teams are indispensable to a high-performance organization, but how do we make this happen in a virtual or hybrid environment? Carlos Valdes-Dapena is Managing Principal at Corporate Collaboration Resources and he stopped by the podcast to talk about how to transform your teams into more collaborative and effective units. Learn more about Carlos and what...

Repetitive, manual tasks rob your organization of productivity and de-motivate your people. Automating these processes used to mean hiring expensive development staff. However, recent technological developments are making it possible for tech-savvy professionals in HR and other functions to take the matter into their own hands and develop their own solutions. Join us for a stimulating conversation...

Adapting to major change once is hard enough, but in 2020 we had to do it several times. In this episode, we talk with Sarah Chavarria, EVP, Chief People Officer and Head of Corporate Communications, Corporate Philanthropy and Business Transformation at Delta Dental to learn how they responded to the initial demands of the crisis and then adapted as the facts on the ground changed. This conversati...

Identifying and prioritizing critical roles is an essential part of the workforce planning process because it guides our focus and effort every step of the way. In this episode, we catch up with Mei Kim, Global Workforce Planning & Analytics Leader at Eaton Corp and talk about her upcoming session at HCI’s Accelerate Your Workforce Planning Conference. In the interview, we discuss a working defini...

Dr. Joe Dicianno, author of A Busy Leader's Guide for Caring Leadership, describes why CARING is the requisite for great teams. He shares practical and research-based advice for bringing compassion and authenticity to the workplace. In this podcast you will learn how to help your managers move beyond fear and lead with courage to drive higher trust and engagement levels. Check out the book: https:...

David Simmonds, Chairman of HCM Metrics, explains the origins and applications of the ISO International Standard for Human Capital Reporting. In this podcast you will understand how the ISO Guidelines are an important step toward performance benchmarking and transparency for all sizes of organizations. Learn more about the ISO International Standard: https://www.iso.org/standard/69338.html

How can you build trust within a hybrid workforce? What increases meaningful collaboration among remote teams? How have communication norms changed within a virtual work environment? Author and keynote speaker Liane Davey, Ph. D., answers these questions based on her research and experience facilitating better team performance within organizations. In this podcast, Dr. Davey previews her keynote p...

How do you empower and engage your people to perform at their best? This episode we’re speaking with Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker and Coach, Ron Lovett about the importance of “giving people their brains back” and how the right cultural and strategic moves can help your organization come out of 2020 stronger than ever. Check out Ron’s work at www.ronlovett.ca or look for his books on Amazon.

How do you grow your culture in a way that maximizes organizational performance and helps your company deliver on its strategy? This episode, we’re headed down under for some answers from high performance specialist Mark Dobson. Learn how your approach to high performers and negative or low performers can shape your culture for the better. Learn more about Mark and all his work at themicrolibrary....

Diversity, equity, and inclusion issues are at the forefront of the world of work. But as your organization takes action, how will you know you’re making progress? In this episode, we join Caitlin Bigsby of Visier to discuss how HR can use people analytics to make the case for D&I initiatives and increase their efficacy. This podcast was made possible by Visier, be sure to check them out at www.vi...

How can HR professionals reset their important work to make a greater impact for the business and its people? On this episode, we speak with Chris Mullen, Executive Director of The Workforce Institute at Kronos, about how HR and people mangers can develop better partnerships. We discuss insights from our latest HCI and Kronos research report. We share actionable findings that optimize the HR and b...

Diversity and belonging are front and center at many organizations today. But making progress is much more difficult without an accurate picture of where your organization is today and the ability to measure where it’s going tomorrow. Today, we chatted with Phil Willburn, Head of People Analytics & Insights at Workday to learn how Workday uses analytics to measure and inform VIBE, its diversity an...

Brian Ahearn, Chief Influence Officer at Influence People, defines what we mean by strong influencing skills and why they are important for HR professionals. He shares some recommendations for developing influencing skills (anyone can do it!) and handling team conflict. Learn how to enhance this important strategic capability and build stronger buy-in for initiatives at work.

How can people analytics, scenario planning, and technology support your COVID-19 talent strategy? On this episode, we speak with Greg Pryor, Senior Vice President, People & Performance Evangelist at Workday about how he and other HR leaders are using various techniques, data, and software to manage the myriad talent-related challenges facing them today. We talk about real-time engagement and rete...

Most HR departments are facing a cluster of crises rather than a single challenge right now. How do we keep our heads above water? How can we make the right decisions for our people and our organizations as a whole? This episode we caught up with Christy Pambianchi, EVP and CHRO of Verizon to talk about how her organization is responding to these headwinds and about her role in the creation of the...

Improving employee engagement is a challenge in today’s workforce and programs tend to prioritize surveys and reports over action. Lindsay Lagreid, Senior Advisor at the Limeade Institute will share how employers are using technology to improve engagement for all by reinforcing a sense of connection and leveraging insights to take meaningful action.

Maximizing performance and engagement is key to the success of individuals, teams, and organizations. In this episode, we speak with Amy Harrison of Forrester Research and Amy Leschke-Kahle of The Marcus Buckingham Company, an ADP Company about the Total Economic Impact (TEI) of StandOut, powered by ADP. Learn how StandOut can increase engagement and help your people do their best work at www.tmbc...

Ben Waber, Ph. D. President and Co-Founder of Humanyze defines organizational health and describes why it is so important for leadership development. He also shares some of the analytics and methods he uses to understand how work “gets done” and why those insights are critical for team development and leadership. Finally, Dr. Waber shares the key takeaways you will learn from his keynote presentat...

In this podcast, talent development leaders from Southwest Airlines describe how their continuous performance management process is critical for business alignment and trust among their people. Bonnie Endicott, Director of People - Talent Management and Lorelei Windeler, Talent Development Manager, detail how their strategic mindsets are critical for growing and developing talent at Southwest Airl...

Everyone knows culture matters, but many HR leaders are unsure how to influence and evolve it. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Liz Pavese-Kaplan, Sr. Director, Limeade Institute to learn about the science behind organizational culture and practical ways to architect your company’s culture through the lens of care.

Susan Quackenbush, Chief HR Officer at Vonage, describes her organization’s internal mobility program and the impact it has had on engagement and retention. She shares ideas for how to establish internal mobility effort even with limited resources. Also in this podcast, Susan previews her presentation and the key takeaways you will learn at HCI's 2020 Learning and Leadership Development Conference...