An HCI Podcast based on the Webcast, "Strategic Talent Acquisition: The Art & Science of Competitive Advantage" on 6/13/2012. Elaine Orler, President at The Talent Function Group discuses the biggest problems companies face when implementing a strategic talent acquisition plan, the roles that human capital professionals must play when they are acquiring talent strategically, and future trends happening with strategic talent acquisition.

An HCI Podcast based on the Webcast, "What is Talent Intelligence?" on 5/24/2012. Dave Long, Director of Talent Management at Davita Inc. and Scot Duffield, Senior Talent Analyst at Davita Inc. discuss the difference between traditional workforce analytics and talent intelligence, challenges at Davita, and defining desired competencies.

An HCI Podcast based on the Webcast, "Go Virtual? YES! And Create a More Authentic Candidate Experience" on 6/6/2012. Will Ruch, CEO at Versant, Laura Linthicum, Director of Recruiting at Carlson Restaurant - TGI Fridays, and Kurt Heikkinen, CEO and President at Montage Talent discuss the importance of employer brand and the benefits of video interviewing.

An HCI Podcast based on the Webcast, "How Much Do You Know about Your Candidates?" on 6/12/2012. Shahbaz Alibaig, Global PMO and Process Leader, Talent Acquisition, HR at GE Healthcare and Greg Moran, President, CEO of Chequed.com, Inc., discuss challenges modern recruiting organizations face today, the most important attributes in a candidate, and why automation alone is not enough to compete for top talent.

An HCI Podcast based on the Webcast, "Competencies for Performance Management - Are You Ready to Set Job-Specific Competency Standards?" on 6/5/2012. Guests, Gordon Ritchie, Director of Competency Solutions at Kenexa and Wendy Tandon, Director of Product Management at Kenexa discuss, how we define jobs, the competency hierarchy, and recommendations to implement a more comprehensive competency model.

An HCI Podcast based on the Webcast, "Accelerating Engagement Through Identifying Key Strengths" on 4/26/2012. Dr. Courtney McCashland, President, Global Assessment and Content Strategy at Kenexa, discusses how to identify and define key strengths, how to use the that information at work, and the biggest challenges companies face when using key strengths to improve engagement.

An HCI Podcast based on the Webcast, "Harnessing High Engagement from High Potentials" on 4/24/2012. Dr. Bob Nelson, President at Nelson Motivation Inc., discusses why the topic of High Potentials are especially relevant now, the myths related to High Potentials, and different strategies organizations should employ when targeting High Potentials.

An HCI Podcast based on the Webcast, "Engaging Independent Contractors: Whose Role Is It, Procurement or HR or Both?" on 5/16/2012. Jay Lash, VP of Market Strategies, MBO Enterprise Solutions, Chris Dwyer, Senior Analyst, Aberdeen Group, Inc, Ann Odehnal, Director, Talent Acquisition, WellPoint, Inc, and Debra Berns, Deputy General Counsel, Employment & Benefits, UnitedHealth Group Inc. discuss some of the common characteristics of independent contractors, if they should be considered part of the overall workforce mix, how to engage independent contractors, and the risks of misclassifying these types of workers.

An HCI Podcast based on the Webcast, "Your Engagement Survey is Done. Now What?" on 3/27/2012. Mary Ann Masarech, Employee Engagement Practice Leader at BlessingWhite discusses the biggest problems, best practices, and future trends of employee engagement surveys.

An HCI Podcast based on the Webcast, "Driving Business Results: Creating a Culture of Leaders" on 4/10/2012. Russell Raath, Senior Engagement Leader, Kotter International discusses the biggest myths related to Change Management, the most important step in the process, and the risks for not doing Change Management well.