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In this episode, the HR tech industry's leading talent acquisition expert Madeline Laurano stumps co-host John Sumser on the topic of skills and role of the resume. She helps us understand how TA teams need to think strategy, not just efficiency, especially when it comes to their tech stacks. We discuss the great resignation, recruiting hourly workers and hiring for potential while Jeanne rails ab...

We're so fortunate to speak with Dr. Anna Tavis in this episode. She helps us understand why the pandemic accelerated changes that were already underway, specifically to the four Ws: work, workforce, workplace, and worth. She explains how machines can already take over simple cognitive tasks and the projected evolution of emotion in AI (AE: artificial empathy.) It's a fascinating discussion with o...

Entrepreneur, CEO, thought leader and working mother, Caitlin MacGregor knows how to bring clarity into the hiring process through psychometric data. In this episode, we explore what drives or drains employees and how this human-centric approach informs employee engagement and career pathways. Most important, she discusses how Plum data enables managers to be better leaders by aligning talent acqu...

In this episode of #TheWork, talent expert Jeff Hunter helps us understand how to build great organizations by leveraging the potential of talent. Jeff talks about the human experience at work and what's needed to fix it. We talk about coaching, leadership, culture and more. Thank you, Jeff for giving us the clarity we need to make better decisions.

In this episode of #TheWork, we have the good fortune to speak with book author and Conference Board Senior Fellow, Stela Lupushor. Stela has a sharp vision of what’s important at work: analytics, technology and the workplace experience. She discusses why there really isn’t a talent shortage yet companies are struggling to deliver on their business commitments. You’ll find her analysis of digital...

In this episode of #TheWork, we have the pleasure of speaking with Kyle Lagunas, Head of Talent Attraction, Sourcing & Insight at General Motors. Kyle is spearheading GM's zero emissions talent pipeline: zero waste, highly efficient, super modernized, and future-proof while also ensuring that candidates receive a world-class experience. It's always a good day when you can learn from one of the #HR...

In this episode of #TheWork, we have the good fortune of speaking with Dr. Charles Handler. Charles is a highly visible futurist and evangelist for the talent assessment space. Throughout his career, he has been on the forefront of innovation in the talent assessment space, applying his sound foundation in psychometrics to helping drive innovation in assessments through the use of gaming, social m...

Katrina Kibben creates impact on people. They know that job post strategies haven't changed in the last 100+ years, resulting in 100-year-old biases. As the world’s leading expert in writing better job postings, they teach companies how to remove bias, why adding pronouns matter, and about creating more inclusive candidate experiences. And, in this episode, Kat talks about being a ninja and John S...

Randy Womack has 30+ years of SaaS/healthcare/operations expertise and three IPOs among his many accomplishments. It's no wonder that he understands what makes people feel connected, valued and so much more significant than their employee ID. In this episode of #TheWork, he talks about bridging the gap between our jobs and our lives and the roles that artificial intelligence, content management an...

Turns out, working in the Metaverse is closer than you think. In this episode of #TheWork, we chat with Kyle Jackson, co-founder and CEO of Talespin. His company leverages immersive technology to rethink how people learn new skills and measure skill competencies, and in turn, puts a new foundation in place for professional development that helps people and organizations keep up with business trans...

CEO of Logical Design Solutions (LDS), Mimi Brooks, helps organizations think through organizational design and worker experience. A brilliant strategist, she drives opportunities for bridging across the enterprise and prioritizes high-value initiatives. Listen to this episode of #TheWork to think out of the box about competing in a digital world.

Having started his career as a research chemist, Michael Kannisto applies a similarly disciplined and science-based approach to the fields of Recruiting and Talent Management. He’s also the Founder and Scenario Director at Mindemic Lab, a think tank dedicated to exploring the future of social constructs such as art, relationships, mental wellness, and disability. In this episode of #TheWork, Micha...

There’s no dispute that workforce decisions are being made every day based on data. How can we be sure that this data is accurate? What about circumstances where there’s no data to support the decisions we need to make? Our guest Shon Burton discusses talent intelligence and the business improvements that can be made when staffing agencies and HR professionals – and HR technology tools – move data...

Using interviewing data to make better recruiting decisions seems so logical. Leaving the process to chance - dismissing structured interviews as navel-gazing instead of science - sends a negative message to job candidates plus wastes precious time and resources. Our guest Jon Stross shares how structured interviews can result in a better organization and why process changes can be an important pa...

In this heartfelt episode of #TheWork, Jenn Ravalli, VP of Marketing at PandoLogic, shares the best and worst of her personal journey through infertility and a high-powered career. She shares the range of emotions, including guilt, sorrow, frustration and elation while giving listeners the encouragement to give yourself grace and expect support. We shouldn't have to set our careers back to become...

Kicking off the inaugural episode of TheWork, co-hosts John Sumser and Jeanne Achille welcome SAP’s Chief Product Officer, Meg Bear. Together, they unpack how work is changing and how the resulting discomfort is creating learning and impacting product design. Oh, and Meg also lets us know why her colleagues consider her to be the Roy Kent of SAP SuccessFactors. We hope you’ll enjoy listening as mu...

Leading during challenging times means asking hard questions and doing hard work. Who are we? Where are we going? Larry Dunivan shares the building blocks of culture change, from strong employee resource groups to relying on his own kids as a great source of inspiration. In this episode of #TheWork, you'll learn how he ensures that every employee's viewpoint is respected.

Myra Norton has been described as a mathematician with a superb sense of social. She ran student affairs at Temple University; taught at the U.S. Naval Academy; and, most recently, has been leading Arena Analytics in Baltimore, MD. She says she's a recovering academic who thinks talent is distributed but opportunity is not. Listen to this episode of #TheWork to learn how to remove historical hirin...