HR Interviews Playlist

Technology and Covid-19, how the pandemic’s changed candidate and employee behavior, and the challenges employers face in today’s labor market.

The world of work has changed in many ways, and one fascinating area is the adoption of a more agile approach to talent. Project-based contracting is on the rise employers work to ensure they have the right skills at the right time in rapidly changing business environments.

So what mindset do employers need to adopt to be successful in the project economy, and what are the implications on the career paths of knowledge workers.

My guest this week is Kate Duchene, CEO at RGP, a human capital company redefining how professionals work in more flexible and collaborative ways. Kate is at the cutting edge of the project economy and has some very valuable insights and experiences to share.

In the interview, we discuss:

• What is the Project Economy?

• The drive towards agility and mobility

• Renting or borrowing talent

• Run this place vs change this place

• Thinking differently about careers

• The importance of choice

• Skills development in portfolio careers

• From command and control to learning, listening and empathy

• Culture, productivity and performance

• The role of technology

• A future of increased flexibility

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We discuss the dynamics of their market, the competitive landscape and their vision of the future,

In 2017 Ira released a book called Recruiting in the age of Googlisation and was pretty bang on what was going to happen to the world of work and recruiting.

We took a deep dive:

Reducing "mobility friction" at a time went simplifying internal movement is a key to retention.

We talk with Dan Bartfield about about early-stage recruiting, DEI and technology’s role in it all, What's Covid done, and how are recruiters lining up for the future?

The charming podcaster from Edinborough has just published his 2nd book, Digital Talent and we got an exclusive scoop. Or at least it felt like an exclusive!

Digital Talent is available on this side of the pond March 29, 2022

• From his first book in 2017 to now; the speed at which we work and the use of AI will be challenging to get it right. The companies who will struggle with this are large and small. 

• Looking at the future of recruiting, Matt shares why personalisation is the clear winner. 

• From whitepapers to consulting to 417 podcast episodes, Matt is at the forefront of what’s happening around the world.

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Tired of hearing about "ghosting" yet? Too bad! It's a serious issue, and employers who engage in the practice are really screwing things up in a wide variety of ways for the company. That's why we brought Jeff Shapiro, Sr. Director of Talent Acquisition at Radnet, to talk about his take on this growing epidemic. Listen up, Casper, there are no friendly ghosts.

We talk about consolidating three businesses into one, the impact on product development and customers, and what it all means.

Improving diversity seems like a very human exercise. But our guest today brings data and technology to the task.