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You know that careers don't operate like they used to. And yet, career development continues to keep going along as it has for decades. Something's got to change. It's time to discover a new framework and tools that will allow you to reimagine and update career development so you can help employees tap the endless possibilities for growth and satisfaction beyond promotions.  Our guest today, Julie Winkle Giulioni is a champion for workplace growth and development and helps executives and leaders optimize talent and potential within their organizations.  Julie and I discuss this as well as training strategies to use in today's hybrid environment.

Why are workplace relationships important, and why should we work on them?  Our guest today, Morag Barrett explains why. Morag is a highly accomplished keynote speaker, leadership development expert, and bestselling author of Cultivate: The Power of Winning Relationships and The Future-Proof Workplace. Morag is the founder and CEO of SkyeTeam, a boutique leadership development firm, and has supported more than 15,000 leaders from 20 countries and on 4 continents achieve outstanding results by improving the effectiveness of their leadership and teams.

Ray Arata is the author of  Showing Up: How Men Can Become Effective Allies in the Workplace.

As an expert in leadership, inclusion, allyship, and emotional literacy, professionals connect with Ray because he leads from his heart and practices what he teaches in his own businesses and personal life. He brings an extensive business background and more than 15,000 hours in leading men to develop emotional literacy.

In this episode, Ray and I discuss the role men can play in building an inclusive workplace culture while increasing their self-awareness. We also looked at how organizations can meet their men where they are and include them in DEI initiatives.

Described as a “Millennial trapped in a Baby Boomer body, the World’s 1st Chief Googlization Officer, a “hire authority,” and “certified prophet” of workforce trends, Ira S. Wolfe has emerged as one of HR’s most visionary thinkers.  Ira is an author, a TEDx speaker, and In this episode, we spend time talking about future trends and how to prepare for them.  

Barbara Mitchell & Cornelia Gamlem began their writing partnership in 2012 and are still collaborating on writing projects.  They are celebrating 10 years of writing together with The Big Book of HR, 10th Anniversary Edition. I had them on the show to share the 10th anniversary edition of their first book.  These are two of the most fun people I've interviewed and we discussed the book as well as relevant topics in HR in this age of resignations, COVID, and other chaotic issues.

The Great Recession has many organizations thinking of new and innovative ways to hire and build a winning culture.  But what if "new school" can't solve the problems that "old school" already has?  Our guest today is Robert Kohlhepp.  He is the author of How to Build a Better Organization and the retired CEO of Cintas Corporation.  Bob shares the story of how he was hand-picked to lead Cintas and how, through his leadership, the company grew and prospered.  Bob gives us tips on how to hire, even in this new era of speed and need.

The Great Resignation has made many organizations revamp and retool their hiring processes.  You have to move fast to get the best available candidates.  But what if there's more to it than that?  Our guest today, Tatiyana Cure is an experienced talent acquisition professional and the author of Hire to Win.  Tatiyana gives some great tips, techniques, and suggestions to be more effective and efficient in your talent acquisition strategy.

The past two years have changed work as we know it.  For some, it's a season of change leading to what will always be known as The Great Resignation.  How should we resign in a way that has a positive result for both parties?  We negotiate!  Our guest today, Susan Borke is an expert in the art of negotiation.  She shares tips and strategies to make this transition effective and as painless as possible for the employee and the employer.

Can a smartphone change the shape of global education?  According to Darren Winterford, the answer is yes.  Darren Winterford is the CEO and founder of EdApp.  His technology enables micro-learning sessions to be delivered anywhere in the world using a app on your smartphone.  Darren has expanded his vision and is partnering with the United Nations to release Educate All, which is an initiative to increase access to free, high-quality, and impactful education around the world.

We all know the importance of networking, but imagine how your network could make SIGNIFICANT impacts?  That's the idea that today's guest, David Ehrlichman shares with us.  David is the co-founder and coordinator of Converge, a network of systems strategists, designers, facilitators, educators, and evaluators committed to co-creating positive impact.  David share stories of the big things he and his network are doing, and how these principles can work for your own network.