Bâton Sâlon

Recent headwinds have accelerated the need for manufacturers to utilize emerging technologies to leverage automation, increase their digital capabilities, and retain top talent in new working conditions. We have the privilege of speaking to Charles Sukup, Chairman of Sukup Manufacturing Co., who has successfully tapped into culture to create a high performing innovative organization.

Charles shares key takeaways in how manufacturers can build and maintain cultures of innovation within their organizations. 

Welcome to the KSA edition of the bâton sâlon podcast, which was broadcasted live from Riyadh in partnership with Advanced Elements Management Services and will be the first in a series of podcasts that will be specifically focused on topics relevant to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the broader GCC region.

For this first episode of the series, Saud Al Omair, president of the Saudi Human Capital Club is joining Kavi Chawla, founding partner of Bâton Global and partner responsible for the region for an in depth discussion on Vision 2030 and human capital as an engine for growth.

As the global economy continues to evolve towards the next normal and emerge from the initial impacts of COVID-19, we focus on one of the key industries behind global growth: Manufacturing.

Join Bâton Global for our latest podcast, moderated by Kavilash Chawla and featuring Mike Ralston and Joe Murphy, where we explore the manufacturing economy in general and share insights into how Iowa Manufacturers are increasing their competitiveness globally.

Covid-19 has forced sensitive conversations and critical information from on-premise, corporate-owned devices, operating on corporate networks to personal devices, personal networks, and public cloud infrastructure. This has forced organizations to reassess their risk controls, policies, and procedures.

On our most recent podcast, Wade Hampton Britt, IV, COO at Bâton Global is joined by David Nelson, Founder and CEO at Pratum, to discuss how organizations can best protect their data and technology infrastructure.

Check out the fourth episode in our special series with Trility Consulting, A New Normal in Banking and Finance: Exploring Human-Centric Transformation. Moderated by Kavilash Chawla, this podcast features Amy Hunold-VanGundy, Head of Talent Management at Principal Financial Group and Brad Rasmussen, CIO at Merchants Bonding Company along with regular guests Wade Hampton Britt, IV and Matthew D Edwards.

In past episodes, we have discussed the necessity of technology to complement human processes and actions to minimize points of friction and create flow. We have also explored the accelerated evolution towards virtualization as a result of COVID-19 and how organizations need to utilize the right sets of data to inform and guide decision making. We now hear how leading financial services organizations are meeting these challenges head-on and positioning their teams for success. 

2020 has seen the imperative for business transformation rise to the top of every healthcare CEO’s agenda. Join Bâton Sâlon host Kavilash Chawla as he welcomes Edward (E. C.) Muelhaupt, MBA to discuss how healthcare organizations can successfully navigate the need for virtualization, transition to outcome-based delivery, and effectively manage operations in the face of significant cost and revenue pressures.

Listen the third podcast in our multi-part series with Trility Consulting, A New Normal in Banking and Finance: Exploring Human-Centric Transformation.

Moderated by Kavilash Chawla, the discussion with Wade Hampton Britt, IV and Matthew D Edwards explores how the virtualization of customer experience has lead to changes in who is driving human-centric transformation. The episode further considers the concept of managing data in a virtual world, ways that companies like Uber are guiding trends in customer experience, and the ensuing implications on the virtual workplace and data management. 

This week's Sâlon will welcome members of the new Central Iowa SHRM People Analytics Committee. The panelists, all experts in their respective fields of data and analytics, will help us demystify people analytics and guide us in enhancing data-driven decision making. The interactive discussion is hosted by Matthew Mitchell PhD and Jeffrey A. Kappen, PhD, the panelists will share perspectives on their areas of focus, provide insights on future trends, and answer any questions audience members may have based on their own analytics journey. Subscribe to Bâton Sâlon to follow along with new content.

In a discussion moderated by Kavilash Chawla, Wade Britt and Matthew D. Edwards explore how leaders can empower distributed workforces through human-centric transformation. The episode further uncovers the idea of Flow, the necessity of performance metrics that measure throughput, qualitative experience, and humanistic value, as well as the subsequent implications on organizational culture and data management. 

This episode of Bâton Sâlon features Todd Shaw of Shaw Organization Design and hosts Jeffrey A. Kappen, PhD and John Economos in an interactive discussion that explores how organizational responses to COVID-19 in human capital, work design, and technology are revealing new opportunities for virtual work in traditional corporations. The discussion also addresses proposed large-scale changes in culture, leadership, and various workplace practices required to capture the benefits of these opportunities.