In this episode of foHRsight, co-host Mark Edgar speaks with Kourtney Shelton about how to deal with politics at work. Kourtney is the VP of People & Culture at Redstone Agency and author of The HR Blueprint.

You can connect with Kourtney on LinkedIn here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kourtney-shelton/

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In this week’s episode, Mark Edgar connects with Paul Dodd from Wilson. Paul shares insights from 20+ years in the recruitment world.

You can connect with Paul on LinkedIn here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-dodd-384637/?originalSubdomain=ca

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In this week’s podcast, co-hosts Mark Edgar and Naomi Titleman share insights from their recent white paper – From Hype to Impact, How HR Can Harness the Power of AI.

You can download your own copy of the report here.

https://www.futurefohrward.com/downloads

And learn more about the P-doom here

https://www.fastcompany.com/90994526/pdoom-explained-how-to-calculate-your-score-on-ai-apocalypse-metric

And how AI will become the HR of AI agents here:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-jensen-huang-says-over-133641233.html

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This week co-host Naomi Titleman is joined by former Deloitte colleague Jeff Schwartz. Jeff is the VP, Insights & Impact st Gloat and was the leader who created the Deloitte Human Capital Trends report and is an author of a number of books including Work Disrupted.

You connect with him on LinkedIn here:

• Gloat  https://gloat.com/
• Deloitte Human Capital Trends Archive   https://www.deloitte.com/global/en/our-thinking/insights/topics/talent/human-capital-trends/archive.html
• Work Disrupted.   https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/human-capital/articles/digital-workforce-transformation-roadmap.html
• Workforce Ecosystems:  Reaching Strategic Goals with People, Partners, and Technologies. https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047777/workforce-ecosystems/
• Contact:
  • LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-schwartz-future-of-work-disrupted/
  • [email protected]
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In this episode of foHRsight, host Naomi Titleman sits down with executive coach Sarah Gibbons for a raw and insightful discussion about leadership during times of crisis. Sarah shares her personal experience of loss in the recent Los Angeles fires, while offering valuable insights about contextual leadership, personal resilience, and the importance of creating space for ourselves during challenging times.

Key Highlights:

• Sarah's journey from Amazon and MySpace sales executive to sought-after leadership coach
• The importance of slowing down and creating space during crisis
• How leaders can maintain effectiveness while navigating personal challenges
• The value of vulnerability in leadership
• Creating support systems through communities like "The Board"

"We're spiritual beings having a human experience. It doesn't mean that you need to be religious, but it means we're beings, first and foremost, even though we “do” all day long."

Key Takeaways for Leaders:

1. Space & Slowing Down

• Create intentional space for processing and decision-making
• Return to basics: prioritize sleep, nutrition, and spiritual practices
• Allow yourself to receive support from others

2. Conscious Leadership

• Practice vulnerable leadership
• Focus on what's important versus what's urgent
• Make decisive actions, even in uncertainty

3. Support Systems

• Cultivate quality connections
• Build a network of trusted advisors
• Invest in personal development and coaching

About Sarah Gibbons

Sarah Gibbons is an executive coach specializing in creative industries, working with individual executives and teams who want to lead and live from a place of presence, purpose, and power. Her approach helps leaders grow professionally without sacrificing their personal lives.

Learn more about Sarah’s work: 

on her website: https://sarahgibbons.com

LinkedIn: Sarah Gibbons

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In this week’s episode co-host Naomi Titleman talks to Dr. Haley Perlus who is an accomplished athlete, sports psychologist and author of the book Personal Podium.

You can learn more about Haley’s work here:

drhaleyperlus.com

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In this episode co-host Naomi Titleman has the chance to connect with future foHRward friend Greg Smith. Greg has a significant amount of HR experience and now works as a consultant supporting companies and leaders. He is author of the book Safe Brave Spaces – a book about enabling individual and collective potential.

You can learn more about Greg’s work here:

https://www.safebravespaces.com

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-smith-he-him-a8774410/

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In this episode, Mark gets to chat with his old pal Hilton Barbour about the power of organizational network analysis (ONA). Hilton works at the intersection of strategy, culture and change and has some helpful insights to share about how to use ONA in the ever-changing workplace.

You can learn more about the work of Innovisor here:

https://www.innovisor.com

You can download a copy of the book "Fix Your Culture!" co-authored by Hilton with the Innovisor CEO here.

https://jeppehansgaard.gumroad.com/l/fixyourculture?

And connect with Hilton on LinkedIn here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiltonbarbour/

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In this episode co-host Naomi Titleman connect with author and Professor at Colombia University Stephan Meier. Stephan shares insights from his book The Employee Advantage and talks about the importance of organizations taking a human-centric approach.

You can learn more about Stephan’s work here:

https://www.stephanmeier.com/

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Happy New Year! In our first episode for 2025, co-hosts Naomi Titleman and Mark Edgar shares their hopes for 2025 – both their personal hopes and their hopes for the HR profession.

You can learn more about the science of hope in this LinkedIn post from Dr. Dale Whelehan.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-have-hope-science-behind-staying-afloat-dr-dale-whelehan-mi5ke/

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