Companies are in flux at the moment. With a cycle of lockdowns and migration to remote work or hybrid models, culture is often being sacrificed in order to stay afloat. But is it actually more important than ever? In this episode, we’re joined by Kevin Oakes, the CEO and Founder of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), the leading human capital research company in the world. He is also the author of “Culture Renovation” and will be sharing his advice on how to keep company culture strong in these challenging times.

News stories:

https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/technology/pages/viewpoint-why-remote-work-doesnt-have-to-dilute-your-companys-culture.aspx

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/the-pandemic-has-shown-up-shortcomings-in-organisational-culture-1.4481147

For more from Kevin:

https://culturerenovation.com/

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Diversity has rightly moved from a ‘nice-to-have’ to an intrinsic necessity for every organization. But often it feels like it takes an atrocity in the news for diversity to be fully highlighted. In this episode, we’re joined by Matthew Jeffrey and Catalina Hernandez from Ernst & Young. They firmly believe that diversity and inclusion is an evergreen requirement. One that needs to constantly stay in focus in order for it to become the status quo.

News stories:

https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/voices/comment/its-up-to-businesses-to-keep-the-blm-movement-alive

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestheculture/2021/02/03/exclusive-survey-an-inside-look-at-the-sentiment-of-black-and-brown-professionals-in-corporate-america/?ss=diversity-inclusion&sh=7f27ef422bb1

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We talk about it all the time, but how do you define "quality of hire"? Today we're joined by Nick Johnston to find out how!

News stories:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90590087/is-the-quality-of-your-hires-the-most-important-test-of-good-leadership

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2021/01/11/2021-recruiting-outlook-going-from-quantity-to-quality/?sh=13e1873275bc

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The power of the tech industry is indisputable. And yet, it’s still mostly composed of a very homogenous group of white men. Today's guest is Alison Daley, founder and CEO of Recruiting Innovation. Passionate about diversity and tech, her solution is to start at the source. If diversity breeds diversity – having diverse recruiters is essential!

To learn about The Ernestine McClendon Talent Grant visit:

https://recruitinginnovation.com/grant/

News stories:

https://www.ft.com/content/6e178d8b-0080-4879-add4-51882ce0c3a3

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/we-are-learning-more-about-diversity-at-tech-companies-but-it-isnt-good-news-11610830395

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How we work has changed, and therefore so too has the way in which we lead people. More than ever leadership needs to be conscious, empathetic and healthy – but how? We’re joined today by Bob Rosen, founder of Healthy Companies International. Bob is a trusted CEO adviser, organizational psychologist, and bestselling author. He’ll be sharing with us tactical advice for how you can lead your teams consciously, happily and effectively in 2021.

News stories:

https://digiday.com/media/the-role-of-the-ceo-is-expanding/

https://real-leaders.com/7-bad-leadership-behaviors-to-quit-in-2021/

More from Bob:

https://healthycompanies.com/about/team/bob-rosen-phd/

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We are joined today by the one and only John Vlastelica. Drawing from over 20 years of recruiting experience, John is widely recognised as the world’s leading expert on hiring managers. And today, he'll be sharing with us the five biggest lessons that he's learnt from his smartest hiring managers. How many of them sound familiar?

To download John's Hiring Manager Maturity Model:

http://recruitingtoolbox.com/HMMM

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Management is a job in itself and so often, people learn how to do it the hard way – by getting things wrong.  That’s where today’s guest can help. Dr Bev Kaye is a best selling author many times over and has a rich career in helping people understand how to be better managers. Her content has just gone live on SocialTalent, which is why we’ve asked her on the show today to talk about some of the lessons she’ll be sharing there.

News Stories:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2021/01/08/leaders-versus-managers-in-the-pandemic-era-workplace/?sh=2970bf953c3c

https://www.bethebusiness.com/productivity-insights/management-style-changes-made-by-successful-business-leaders/

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Today's episode is all about potential, and its relationship to performance. When more of us are turning toward internal career solutions, it’s more important than ever to be exceptionally clear on the distinction between these two concepts. Joining us today is Joanna Fennell, Vice President and Global HR Business Partner at Flex, who will be talking to us about the dangers of mistaking performance for potential.

News Stories:

https://www.peoplematters.in/article/strategic-hr/evolution-of-hr-from-filling-gaps-in-jobs-to-unlocking-human-potential-27857

https://hbr.org/2020/12/why-capable-people-are-reluctant-to-lead

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2020 has been nothing if not a year of dramatic change. But what if we told you that the most impactful event of 2020 is not what you think? 

For those working in talent, something else happened this year which is going to send shockwaves of consequences into our companies for years to come. Today’s guest is none other than the inimitable Gerry Crispin, friend of SocialTalent and absolute legend of the talent industry. And he’s going to tell us all about this locomotive that is hurtling down the track and into our lives. Get ready!

News Stories:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/deloitte/2020/11/18/five-lessons-from-the-pandemic-light-a-path-forward-to-the-future-of-work/?sh=7bfa0a4b76c1

https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2020/12/01/nasdaq-plans-to-require-listed-companies-to-follow-board-diversity-requirements/?sh=a2c0eca7287c

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We've all heard that people leave bad managers, but is it entirely true? Research has shown that in fact, dissatisfaction in the job is a key reason for why people leave. Sounds easy to fix, but think about. How can one company fulfil their staff's job aspirations equally? 

On today's show we're joined by Peter Hogg from Schneider Electric, who'll be sharing with us how they've used innovative new software to introduce a company-wide gig economy, which has transformed this problem to an award-winning extent.

News Articles:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2020/12/07/the-10-biggest-business-trends-for-2021-everyone-must-be-ready-for/?sh=4233a57dc585

https://www.itproportal.com/features/from-hire-to-retire-data-is-the-key-to-preventing-staff-attrition/

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