Remotely Speaking Up

How can we start to think differently about how we leverage talent to solve our firms' biggest challenges? Justin Strharsky, CEO of Humyn. AI, believes that leveraging data science and AI to engage and deploy open talent across organizations can deliver unthought-of results for old and new company challenges. Listen to our discussion and his great examples of how this is already being done in...

What if we could reduce our talent expenditure by creating an AI workforce. One that look like us, sounds like us, and works like us. This isn't imagination but a reality. This week AI creator and educator, Olumide Gbenro (CEO, Leonardo Laboratories) brings us up to speed on the realities of AI in the workplace and workforce implications of further AI maturity.

We constantly advocate for work transformation and evolution. But on who's shoulders does 'Future of Work' implementation often fall? And are they up to the task? This week we speak to Julie Turney (HRatHeart) to understand what is the human experience of those expected to deliver workforce transformation.

DEI is evolving and so must recruitment practices if companies don't want to be left behind. This week we speak with Chris Lee, an executive recruiter with BIPOC Executive Search and a global speaker, about how companies can not only source and engage a wider talent pool, but also develop and lead with a diversity mindset.

Why are so many HR professionals leaving organisations? And what implications does this exodus have for future people management? Let's explore this growing trend with Neelie Verlinden, journalist, digital content creator, and podcaster with AIHR.

This week, we're highlighting how business innovation in the platform economy can help enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion. Joining us is Toronto-based founder of the Global Black Alliance, Joe Harry, to discuss how his platform, RealOnes by GBA, connects users with black businesses and allies across the globe.

Context matters! We're following work evolution around the globe, and this week we're examining changes to work in the Caribbean context. Joining our discussion is Cavelle Joseph St. Omer, president of the Human Resource Management Association of Trinidad and Tobago (HRMATT) and president of the Caribbean Institute of Human Resource Management (CIHRM).

This week we speak with Rich Wilson, the visionary entrepreneur and co-founder of Gigged. AI , a pioneering platform revolutionizing talent sourcing in the platform economy. Wilson has positioned Gigged.ai at the forefront of connecting freelancers with opportunities and businesses with on-demand talent. Listen to find out how the gig economy and the rise of open talent is redefining talent sourci...

This week we're highlighting Midstay, a company co-founded by Florian Jacques and with a mission to reduce isolation among the remote work community. Listen to find out how the high seas gave birth to this idea, and how Florian and his team connect remote workers through their suite of platform services.

This week we speak with Lorraine Charles, the trailblazing founder of Na'amal, an organization that connects refugees to freelance opportunities. Lorraine tells us about the motivation behind her vision and discusses how freelancing is providing more work opportunities for displaced persons around the globe. More importantly, she shares how this venture is challenging traditional perceptions a...

This week we're future-watching to stay ahead with our favourite, self- confessed marketplace nerd, Eryn Peters. Tune in to find out what the future holds for the evolving world of work. Eryn is the founder of The Start-up Consortium, which leverages data and tech to help businesses grow and scale. She is also a former digital nomad, and the creator of Weekly Workforce, a newsletter that gives...

Welcome to Season 4 of Remotely Speaking Up! We're kicking off with John Winsor, author of the must-read book Open Talent: Leveraging the Global Workforce to Solve Your Biggest Challenges. John is a thought-leader and maverick in the Future of Work space - From his experiences working with NASA, to his ground-breaking work with Open Assembly and Harvard Business School. Together, we discuss his ne...

We heard the term web 3.0 thrown around a lot in business and technology spaces. But what is its impact on the ever-evolving world of work and people management? Sky Labs' Technology Innovation Lead, Melanie Moeller, joins us this week to discuss the implications of blockchain and internet evolutions.

Mette joins us to talk about shifting leadership values and how the Keynote global speaking network helps to promote a diversity of speakers available to companies as the working landscape continues to shift. Mette Johansson (MBA, CSP, PCC) is a highly awarded author, speaker and consultant, and the founder of Keynote International, a global network of female speakers and thought leaders.

We're extremely proud to have 2022 Learning Professional of the Year Finalist, Khadija Moore, BSc, CPTD, CEP . Khadija will discuss how Organisational Development teams can help firms better compete in the new dynamic talent marketplace.

The dynamic duo of Lizzie Penny and Alex Hirst , co-founders of Hoxby, joined us to talk about The Workstyle Revolution and how companies can prioritise wellbeing and mental health through understanding different 'workstyles'.

In this week's Remotely Speaking Up podcast episode, we had the double delight, Inspirant Group 's HR and PR wonder women, Erin Mohideen and Julie Livingston ! These two ladies are discussing the role of HR in being the company's best advert for attracting the best talent across the globe.

This week we have two young and fabulous entrepreneurs who are helping to remotely connect African graduates to UK and European Jobs. Meet Linda Mikkelsen and Leon Larsen, co-founders of the freelance community, Local to Global Impact

We're resuming our RSU podcast season 3 with the amazing Barry Matthews  from Open Assembly. Barry joins me to discuss how businesses and leaders can adapt to and embrace a blended workforce,  catering to all types of workers including full-time, part-time, independent, remote, and or in-house. Barry has been doing amazing things in this space and will share his wisdom on how the best co...

How can you create workspaces in a way that helps everyone to flourish and enables different workstyles? This week HR's Most Influential, Perry Timms, joins us to talk about how redesign your organisation structure and processes to boost employee productivity and wellbeing, reduce stress and staff burnout and improve company performance.

It's one thing to provide freelancers withe work, but how do you equip them with the tools and confidence they need to thrive and take control of their future... and do this at scale?! We talked with Albert Aziz-Clauson, co-founder of Underpinned, about what tools freelancers need to thrive. Get your pens out...this is a truly noteworthy episode!

How do digital nomads form communities and impact their local environment? Listen to Jamila White, Founder of the Barbados Blackpats, discuss how she created and developed a community of black expats living in Barbados,and how they contribute to their chosen  Caribbean destination.

So the hype has died down but firms are still investing big in the metaverse. As more and more companies venture into digital territory and alternate realities, what are the implications for work and management? Join us and special guest Margaret Manning OBE to discuss what managing teams in the metaverse might look like.

Freelancers are growing but their rights to a decent work experience are still limited and under-developed. Listen to Glen Hodgson, CEO of Free Trade Europa and leader of the freelance movement in Sweden, as he discusses what governments and other institutions can do to secure a good work experience for freelancers.

Is it the 'Great Resignation' or the 'Great Awakening'? More and more people are quitting their 9-to-5s, which means our workforce and talent market is evolving. Beyond recruitment woes, most firms still don't truly appreciate what this means for people management. Freelance guru and Forbes writer, Jon Younger, kicks off Season 3 with a lively discussion on the implications of the freelance revolu...