In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Todd Cherches, CEO, Leadership Consultant, TEDx Speaker & Executive Coach at BigBlueGumball.

Episode highlights

[01:24] - How Todd benefited from a wider global reach as a result of social distancing

[03:00] - Todd's journey to today and his love for poetry and literature that ultimately aided his career

[04:42] - How drawings helped Todd overcome a language barrier to complete a project in china

[09:21] - What is visualeadership? 

[10:32] - How a public speaking exercise became Todd's inspiration for writing visualeadership

[13:19] - 4 strategies you can use to harness visualeadership

[19:09] - Why are visuals so effective?

[21:10] - Why communication is often the bearer of the communicator 

[22:18] - Todd shares what he call's "Yellow ball leadership"

[26:07] - What is your leadership weather report?

[29:32] - Using visual references to reinforce past experience and learning

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by my guest Michael Walsh, Director, Global Talent Management & Organisational Effectiveness at Eaton.

Episode highlights

[01:45] - How Michael was focusing on analytics before it was sexy

[03:34] - What attracted you to the world of people analytics?

[05:11] - How would you describe people analytics?

[06:55] - Advice for those looking to get started?

[09:52] - Why storytelling is a valuable skill to have when presenting data

[12:00] - What are some of the challenges companies want to solve with analytics?

[14:12] - What questions should we be asking when partnering with a solution provider?

[18:21] - Why it's important that the business taps into the analytics function

[20:50] - How are you balancing models that get used and don't (is there a process?)

[21:39] - Michael shares his personal project "Nanny Navigator"

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by my guest Milly Christmann, Vice President, HR at Vistar, A PFG Company.

Episode highlights

[03:41] - How Vistar became heavily disrupted but managed to pivot

[08:52] - Milly shares the immediate changes to their HR function and the importance of communication

[12:07] - How Vistar are continuing to keep their people safe

[12:54] - How our jobs have shifted to tactical jobs and why there's no time for strategic planning?

[14:52] - "if somebody doesn't know clearly who's job it is... it's HR's job"

[16:29] - The toll this crisis has taken on Milly and the difficult choices she has had to make

[21:02] - How we can 'refuel' each other by taking time out to recognise those around us

[26:11] - What are some of the changes that you've made during COVID that you would like to keep?

[28:58] - How this crisis has helped us see the talents of our people in a new light

[32:13] - How Milly is shifting to a culture of formalised check ins

[34:20] - How can we best maintain a connection with our people on the ground?

[37:22] - Why we need to get better at goal setting but most importantly checking up on those goals

[39:33] - HR Leaders Quick Fire Round

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Paul Knight, Former Chief People Officer at Perform.

Episode highlights

[03:45] - What was your experience moving from a large multinational to start up environment?

[05:32] - You joined when the company was relatively small, what attracted you?

[07:24] - How the business grew exponentially when DAZN come up with the "Netflix of Sport"

[11:30] - What are some of the challenges working at a start up?

[14:57] - The challenge of having high attrition

[21:09] - How it was refreshing to have buy in from senior leaders

[22:27] - Would you take on a role like this again?

[23:59] - Advice for others on how to best work with co-founders?

[26:39] - How quickly did you scale as a business?

[27:35] - Was attracting new talent a challenge? How we're you competing?

[30:12] - How COVID-19 has forced companies to act quicker

[37:35] - Paul's parting advice for you

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guests Steve Winkel VP, People and Culture at Inspira Marketing and Amy Leschke-Kahle of The Marcus Buckingham Company, an ADP Company to discuss what it takes to get your company on board with a strategy centered on the power of data, strengths, and attention.

Episode Highlights

[03:24] - What challenge was Inspira facing?

[05:17] - We're you considering other solutions, what attracted you to TMBC?

[06:27] - How does TMBC differentiate themselves to offer Solutions?

[08:08] - Steve shares how focusing on things other than performance leads to an increase in it

[09:27] - What did the conversation with the leadership team look like when seeking buy-in?

[12:09] - A look at the StandOut assessment

[14:59] - Three questions you can ask to build engagement

[16:13] - What's been the feedback from the managers?

[18:51] - Why success is not always what you can do now, it's what you can stop doing

[21:41] - How Steve avoided the time, cost and headache of implementing a traditional HR system

[23:05] - What's been the impact on your people in regards to engagement especially remote workers?

[27:33] - How TMBC enabled insights that otherwise wouldn't have been available during this crisis

[30:40] - How the access to these insights has changed how Inspira make business decisions

[36:24] - Steve and Amy's paring advice for you

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by my guest Karoline Raets, Chief People Officer at Itiviti.

Episode highlights

[01:10] - What does the return to work look like at Itiviti?

[05:28] - How are you staying up to date with COVID rules in each location?

[07:19] - How are you aiding the return to work and what changes can employees expect?

[09:27] - Karoline's unconventional journey into HR

[13:10] - Converting back-office HR to a front-facing function

[15:59] - How did the HR team react to your new role?

[17:26] - How Karoline's vulnerability and supportive team led to her success

[19:10] - Advice for others looking to start a role in HR

[20:18] - Qualifications or experience: what's more important?

[22:05] - How Karoline's focus changed with the acquisition

[24:39] - Karoline's hopes for new and better systems from the acquisition

[26:35] - How Karoline built the system she needed but not without challenges

[30:28] - What was the personal impact of laying off employees early in your career?

[36:06] - How did your previous experience in business help you in your role as a CHRO?

[38:57] - HR Leaders Quick Fire Round

[45:10] - Karoline's parting advice for you

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by my guest Emma Woodthorpe, SVP & CHRO at Mercury Systems.

Episode highlights

[02:27] - How change & transformation is at the heart of Mercury Systems DNA

[05:45] - How are you managing culture integration?

[09:09] - HR is often not included in due diligence

[10:45] - No playbook for your people...

[12:34] - The difference between formal and informal culture?

[13:32] - What are some of the challenges in the early days of an acquisition?

[14:41] - The importance of integration leaders

[16:14] - Are surveys anonymous?

[17:51] - How do you effectively measure change?

[20:33] - A brief look at Mercury Systems leadership programs

[22:43] - How are your leaders caring for their people

[27:35] - How the return to office will not be work as we know it

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by my guest Gabrielle Botelho, HR Director, South America at CGG.

Episode highlights

[02:22] - Can you share the inspiration behind your well-being articles?

[04;49] - How to implement a well being guide

[14:09] - How to communicate and effectively engage employees remotely

[17:09] - Why we must take care of ourselves and realise that we are vulnerable

[19:09] - How to build culture remotely

[22:36] - Why health & fitness initiatives won't work without the right mindset

[23:53] - Connection is stronger now than it's ever been

[26:02] - Why we may never return to the workplace fully

[29:48] - Gabrielle's parting advice for you

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by my guest Mike Rude, SVP & CHRO at Option Care Health.

Episode highlights

[03:10] - Mike's passion for culture and transformation

[05:15] - How do you define culture?

[07:11] - Examples of cultural pain points

[08:50] - Why you should try and align doing good with your companies purpose

[13:08] - How to instil culture when remote on boarding

[18:03] - How mental wellness will be a challenge for companies going forward

[20:32] - What is the "5% Jerk Rule"?

[34:50] - What skills had you picked up from other transformations that are helping during this crisis

[39:51] - Mike's advice for other leaders going through this crisis

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by, my guest Barbie Winterbottom, Former Chief HR Officer and CEO at Talent Tribe.

Episode highlights

[05:37] - 5 Imperatives for HR Leaders to Tackle the Future of Work

[06:46] - 1. Be a business leader first and a HR leader second

[07:44] - 2. Agile and adaptive

[08:13] - 3. Inform and influence

[08:47] - 4. Find practical solutions: How HR tends to over complicate issues

[09:27] - 5. Doing the above is not easy and it requires you to be courageous

[10:33] - How do imperatives 4 & 5 link back to current events?

[16:09] - Why companies need to ask their people “what can I do to support you?”

[18:24] - Has COVID accelerated the future of work?

[24:10] - Why it’s important to lead with trust during the crisis

[32:54] - HR Leaders Quick Fire Round

[40:53] - Barbie’s parting advice for you

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