In the eighth episode of Pages of HR, we are pleased to be joined by Amy Kates, co-founder of Kates Kesler, a trusted organizational design consultancy which was acquired by Accenture in 2020. She is the co-author of five of the leading books in the field of organization, including the recently published book, Networked, Scaled, and Agile. Listen in as we discuss how to shape organizations that will enable people to make faster and better decisions in a more complex world.

The seventh episode of Pages of HR is all about the new rules of work. As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed the way we work. And the last two years have been a major change for not only employees, but also HR leaders and organizations in ways that we’ve never imagined.

I am pleased to be joined by Kathryn Minshew, CEO and Co-Founder of job search and career advice site The Muse, as well as co-author of “The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook to Navigating Your Career.”

Through quick exercises and structured tips, this book aims to help you learn everything you need to know to find your direction, land a job you love, and succeed at the career you’ve always wanted. Whether you are starting out in your career, looking to advance, navigating a mid-career shift, or anywhere in between, this is the book you need to thrive in the New World of Work.

In the sixth episode of Pages of HR, we tackle leadership and the challenges that come along with it. As we all know, the last two years have tested HR leaders and organizations in ways that we’ve never imagined.

In this episode, we are pleased to be joined by Josh Saterman, Nettie Nitzberg, and Gerald Hutchinson to discuss their new book Arrive. Drive. Thrive., which provides leadership advice and a roadmap for today’s aspiring, emerging, and growing workplace leaders. No matter where someone is on their leadership journey, this book aims to help leaders unlock unique leadership capabilities within themselves and others.

In our fifth episode of Pages of HR, we are joined by Seth R. Silver, Ed.D., principal of Silver Consulting, Inc., and Timothy M. Franz, Ph.D., an Organizational Psychologist, Professor of Psychology, and Chair at St. John Fisher College. Their new book is Meaningful Partnership at Work: How the Workplace Covenant Ensures Mutual Accountability and Success between Leaders and Teams.

Listen in as we discuss how to create a new paradigm of partnership through the development of a workplace covenant. Ultimately, this process enables essential dialogue and engagement, which in turn helps create and continuously improve empathy, respect, trust, alignment, and — ultimately — partnership.

In our fourth episode of “Pages of HR,” we are joined by co-authors Arthur Woods, an LGBTQ+ leader in HR technology and co-founder of Mathison, a technology for diversity hiring; and Susanna Tharakan, Head of Diversity at Sisense, DEI researcher and practitioner in the area of industrial, organizational psychology.

Hiring For Diversity: The Guide to Building an Inclusive and Equitable Organization is the first-ever book dedicated to diversity hiring, and comes at a critical time when companies are seeing the largest resignation period in years.

If you are a HR leader looking to build a more diverse organization but are unsure about how to shift your hiring practices, tune in as we discuss cutting-edge practices for implementing a diversity hiring strategy that leaves your organization with a comprehensive view and an actionable plan.

As we continue to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, we have an amazing opportunity to build positive connections between HR professionals and the Hispanic and Latino community. In our third episode of "Pages of HR," we talk about inspirational stories of Latina HR professionals leading, thriving, and breaking barriers across various industries.

Today's guest is Janine Ting Jansen, Senior Director of Diversity & Inclusion at Teva Pharmaceuticals. Jansen is one of 16 contributing authors of the book Latinas Rising Up in HR, which features stories of aspiring HR professionals who overcame obstacles and defied statistics to achieve their dreams. Collectively, these women proudly represent 16 different countries and more than 280 years of HR experience.

In our second episode of Pages of HR, Annissa Deshpande, Principal of loglab, LLC, talks about her new modern HR novel, "The Comeback." CEOs, entrepreneurs, and HR professionals will enjoy this fast-paced fictional adventure through the fundamentals of modern HR.

Annissa Deshpande, is a former HR executive of a Fortune 500 where she oversaw the successful hiring of over 20,000 people in 150 countries annually and designed internal talent initiatives to achieve business results.

She founded loglab in 2015, and now combines her more than 20-plus years of experience in finance, IT, and strategy to help companies modernize HR to grow revenue and create a place where people love to work.