People Analytics

Andrew Bartlow is an Author with over 20 years of experience in HR, and is the Founder and Managing Partner of Series B Consulting

Andrew now mentors HR leaders and helps organizations design management processes to support rapidly increasing scale and complexity. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of People Analytics:

• Why Andrew likes working with organizations in a high-growth stage.
• How to prioritize which aims HR should focus on.
• How to use data to make the right decisions.
• How to secure funding.
• The importance of being authentic in your worker retention schemes.
• The shift of power from employer to worker.
• The difference between sourcing and selecting applicants.
• The fundamental link between decision-makers and a company's culture.
• How to effectively manage employees. 

Resources:

• Series B Consulting
• The 6 Questions for Clarity
• People Leader Accelerator
• Scaling for Success

Connect with Andrew Bartlow:

• LinkedIn

Connect with the host:

• Lindsay Patton on LinkedIn
• Lindsay Patton by Email

Tim Toterhi is a TEDx speaker, executive coach, author of several books, and CHRO for Science and Medicine Group.

As a Project Management Professional and CHRO with over 20 years of management experience in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, Tim likes practical solutions and tangible results. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of People Analytics:

• How HR has evolved over the last 10 years.
• Why HR professionals need a well-rounded general knowledge of the business.
• The different areas of a company HR can affect.
• What HR professionals need to do to take control of their marketing and branding story.
• Why HR needs to be flexible.
• The increase in worker autonomy.
• The importance of making your value mission simple.
• How to attract workers to your organization.
• How leaders can help their employees feel proud of their work.
• How to coach your colleagues to improve their performance.

Resources:

• Science and Medicine Group

Connect with Tim Toterhi:

• LinkedIn
• Website

Connect with the host:

• Lindsay Patton on LinkedIn
• Lindsay Patton by Email

Will Beaton studied maths and economics at University before joining MyTutor as his first job out of school. He worked up the business and moved around different departments within the company. Will is now the Head of People at MyTutor where he focuses on the employee lifecycle. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of People Analytics:

• How Will became the Head of People at MyTutor.
• The benefits of working in an office and having an HQ.
• Things to be wary of when in a period of high growth.
• The importance of having a solid onboarding phase.
• The value of staff retention when maintaining your companies culture.
• How to create a culture that encourages employee retention.
• How to determine your organization's culture when it’s in its early stage.
• Ways organizations can help their employees feel a deep connection with the company.
• The metrics MyTutor uses to track the impact they’re making for their clients.

Resources:

• MyTutor
• Asana
• PeopleStories

Connect with Will Beaton:

• LinkedIn

Connect with the host:

• Lindsay Patton on LinkedIn
• Lindsay Patton by Email

Bennett Andelman is a multi-faceted marketing, communications, and people executive with over 20 years of experience in driving creativity, culture, and community for renowned brands in the home, retail, fragrance, finance, and food arenas.

Over the past 11 years, Bennett has built an in-house brand agency overseeing 30 marketing strategists and creatives as a thought leader, on-camera personality, and storyteller. His expertise fits snugly within brand strategy, content marketing, advertising, and culture creation with an emphasis on campaign development designed to drive employee and customer engagement with a track record of success in terms of acquisition, retention, and lifetime value. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of People Analytics:

• How Bennett became the Chief People Officer at Houwzer and how he helps keep their employees happy.
• How to create a top-class employee experience.
• How to feel comfortable in front of an audience.
• The creative side of HR and the importance of having fun at the office.
• Why all the best HR people don’t follow a script and how we can think outside of the box.
• Why leadership should talk to their employees about challenges in their business.
• The challenges of being in a virtual or hybrid environment.
• How to bring fun to the workplace.
• The effect of giving your employees incentives and perks.

Resources:

• Houwzer
• Mike Maher

Connect with Bennett Andelman:

• LinkedIn

Connect with the host:

• Lindsay Patton on LinkedIn
• Lindsay Patton by Email

Andre Bastos is a business-building senior-level executive and entrepreneur with a strong finance, strategy, operations, sales, and general management background in startups and large corporations.

Andre has created a technology-based business from scratch, while orchestrating and closing investment funding from major firms such as Goldman Sachs, 3G Capital, IFC, and Franklin Templeton. He is adept at leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data to achieve a cutting-edge B2C financial service offering.

Andre develops an agile culture across the enterprise that delivers significant productivity improvement. He is a strong negotiator with vendors and coordinated sales partnerships with 15 Fortune 500 companies. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of People Analytics:

• What Open Co does and how they help people lower their rate of credit. 
• How Andre found a gap in the market and created this solution for it. 
• The merger Andre’s company went through and how they kept their employee's interests at the forefront during this. 
• How to reduce employees’ anxiety during mergers. 
• The importance of being transparent. 
• The strategy of bringing two different companies’ cultures together during a merger. 
• The cultural pillars at Open Co and how the organisation supports these. 
• How HR leaders can navigate difficult mergers. 

Resources:

• Open Co

Connect with Andre Bastos:

• LinkedIn

Connect with the host:

• Lindsay Patton on LinkedIn
• Lindsay Patton by Email

Evan Sohn has over 25 years of experience in eCommerce at Fortune 500 and start-up environments with a history of rapidly growing businesses and capturing market share. He is now CEO at recruiter.com with a strong emphasis on sales, market development, corporate and product strategy, marketing, and business development. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of People Analytics:

• How Recruiter.com has capitalized and leveraged the gig economy.
• The importance of branding towards specific niches.
• The golden age of recruiting and talent acquisition that we have entered.
• What caused ‘The Great Resignation’ and how this affects recruitment.
• The ways Evan uses data to inform his recruiting strategy.
• The importance of work-life balance and how companies can support this.
• What to prioritize when recruiting within your company.
• The shift in perspective there’s been for people who’ve stayed in the same job for a long period.
• How to create a culture that retains talent.

Resources:

• Recruiter.com

Connect with Evan Sohn:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter

Connect with the host:

• Lindsay Patton on LinkedIn
• Lindsay Patton by Email

Donielle Williams has over 20 years of experience in HR and is an innovative Human Resource Director with expertise in both strategic development and tactical management of all Human Resource functions. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of People Analytics:

• How HR can effectively communicate and engage with their employees.
• The value of ‘healthy venting’ and how to shift away from a toxic work culture.
• How to convince leadership that engaging in change will pay off.
• How leadership development can help a company.
• How to work with people who are experts in their fields but aren’t natural leaders.
• Why staff retention is so important.
• Different growth opportunities business leaders can offer their employees.
• How to respond to the inevitable pushback you get when trying to implement change.
• What workers want from their careers and how this has changed over time.

Resources:

• XYZ
• Slack
• Who the Hell Wants to Work for You

Connect with Donielle Williams:

• LinkedIn

Connect with the host:

• Lindsay Patton on LinkedIn

Lindsay Patton by Email

Katie MacDonald worked in high-level management positions for almost 20 years before she had to leave the corporate world due to chronic migraines she suffered from. 

Now she is the Director of Operations for Miles For Migraine where she hopes to help others suffering from this condition. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of People Analytics:

• How Miles For Migraine was formed and the type of work they do.
• How chronic migraines have affected Katie’s life and career.
• What migraines are and how they differ from headaches.
• How HR leaders can help employees that are living with migraines.
• The challenges Katie faced at work due to chronic migraines.
• The importance of knowing what you can and can’t do.
• The value of flexibility and HR utilizing remote and hybrid structures.
• How open you should be with your employer about migraines.

Resources:

• Miles For Migraine
• ADA
• Alliance for Headache Advocacy
• Migraine at Work

Connect with Katie MacDonald:

• LinkedIn

Connect with the host:

• Lindsay Patton on LinkedIn
• Lindsay Patton by Email

Peter Chhum is a multi-media producer with experience in news, entertainment journalism, and social media.

Currently, he is the Manager of social strategy at Nickelodeon Animation Studios where he overlooks all the social media content for top hit shows including SpongeBob SquarePants. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of People Analytics:

• What social strategy means and how it works.
• What it’s like running SpongeBob’s social media accounts.
• The importance of work culture and feeling like you have a purpose at work.
• Why it’s better to focus on solutions rather than looking at someone to blame.
• How understanding the origin content plays into a workplace’s overall culture.
• How admiring your peer’s work can change a workplace environment.
• The challenges of collaborating with others in such a big organization.
• How what a company produces affects its culture.
• Valuable leadership qualities there are in Nickelodeon.

Connect with Peter Chhum:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram

Connect with the host:

• Lindsay Patton on LinkedIn
• Lindsay Patton by Email

Sheri Munsell the Founding President of Hope Gain Network and has worked with multiple Nonprofit Organizations over the last 10 years.

The Hope Gain Network embodies her mission to help those that are suffering from depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses find legitimate remote career opportunities. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of People Analytics:

• What Hope Gain Network does and why they exist.
• The benefits of working from home for people living with mental health challenges.
• Common difficulties people with mental health challenges face in structured workplaces.
• How attitudes towards working from home have changed since Covid.
• Opportunities Hope Gain Network has for people with mental health needs.
• What HR Managers can do to support their employee’s mental health.
• The cost of not addressing the mental health needs of your employees.
• Characteristics of a toxic work environment compared to those in a supportive work environment.
• How working from home can help domestic violence victims.
• How the conversation around mental health is changing.

Resources:

• Hope Gain Network

Connect with Sheri Munsell:

• LinkedIn

Connect with the host:

• Lindsay Patton on LinkedIn
• Lindsay Patton by Email