Many companies have now made diversity a priority in their organization but have they dedicated enough time and energy to inclusion? On our 55th episode of the Talent Experience Podcast, we are joined by guest Megan Hansen and host Susan Lowe to learn how to implement and remove barriers around DE&I. Megan is the Chief People and Culture Officer at Smartsheet and is passion about truly including those who come from non-traditional backgrounds. Tune in for an enlightening conversation on how our organizations can become places of growth!

Connect with Megan through her LinkedIn, and for more insightful conversations visit www.talentexperiencepodcast.com. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Talent Experience Podcast!

Join us this week for our 54th episode of the Talent Experience Podcast featuring Larry McAlister! Over his career, Larry has built highly effective talent acquisition and enablement strategies and development programs. Larry is passionate about driving the human connection within organizations and is joined by Rhonda Taylor for this discussion. Tune in for amazing insights on how technology is claiming it’s space in the world of technology, the importance of figuring out your talent strategy, and how to effectively implement new technology within an organization.

Connect with Larry through his LinkedIn, and for more insightful conversations visit www.talentexperiencepodcast.com. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Talent Experience Podcast!

If you enjoyed listening to the Talent Experience Podcast’s previous episode featuring Dave Ulrich, you’re in luck because this week we are thrilled to be sharing part two of Dave’s conversation with John Hollon! Dave is passionate about empowering others, the employee experience, and he truly believes the best is yet ahead. Leadership in our current day of work certainly is not easy but be sure to tune into Dave and John’s discussion to learn how to empower others in our rapidly evolving workforce.

Connect with Dave through his LinkedIn, and for more insightful conversations visit www.talentexperiencepodcast.com. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Talent Experience Podcast!

For the first time ever, the Talent Experience Podcast has a returning guest, Dave Ulrich! Dave is the Rensis Likert Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at The RBL Group. Dave’s first Talent Experience Podcast episode is our most listened to episode yet and we are thrilled to have him join us once again!  

Dave is joined by host John Hollon for a very intuitive conversation on why we should be focusing on what we know rather than chasing uncertainty, why HR is about producing success in the marketplace, and how redefining success is a process and not just a result. Tune in to hear part one of their conversation!

Connect with Dave through his LinkedIn, and for more insightful conversations visit www.talentexperiencepodcast.com. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Talent Experience Podcast!

This week, on the 52nd episode of the Talent Experience Podcast, our host Anne Fulton sits down with guest Susan Kushnir of Quantum Leap Consulting LLC. Susan is a Learning and Development Executive, a highly accomplished thought leader in the field of Human Resource Development, and a recent co-author. Together they dive into her newly released book, "Decoding Executives: What they say, what they mean, and what you should do”, which explores the common miscommunications that occur within employee and executive conversations.

Tune into this episode as Susan and Anne explore "how to speak the language of executives", the gig economy, creative thinking around the career experience, the value we get from trying new things, and so much more!

Connect with Susan through her LinkedIn, and for more insightful conversations visit www.talentexperiencepodcast.com. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Talent Experience Podcast!

For many years, the workforce has been very stoic. Although the pandemic has brought devastation for many, it has also flung open new doors within the world of work. It has allowed HR to reinvent itself and even more significantly, has taught us the utmost importance of empathy and vulnerability. 

In the 51st episode of the Talent Experience Podcast, our host John Hollon sat down with Mai Ton, Chief People Officer of Fabric. Together they chat about the disruption brought on by COVID-19, why it is critical to understand that people are much more than their job titles, the transformation of the HR community, and the power in overcoming hardship. 

Mai Ton has over 20 years of experience in HR and when she speaks, her passion for helping people thrive within their careers couldn’t be more evident! Connect with Mai on Twitter @maitonpai, LinkedIn, or at https://www.emphrconsulting.com/.

For more insightful conversations, visit www.talentexperiencepodcast.com. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Talent Experience Podcast!

For years the world of work has been experiencing a rapid digital transformation, but once COVID-19 hit, digitalization skyrocketed even further. Tune in to Ep. 50 of the Talent Experience Podcast featuring Talent Analyst Mervyn Dinnen, as he discusses his passion for HR Development and the rapidly evolving digitalization we are now experiencing within our organizations.

Together, Mervyn and host Rhonda Taylor dive into topics including educating for digitalization, the digital transformation within HR specifically, improving the employee experience, and the profound influence that business leaders have  – this is an episode truly filled with wisdom and meaningful insights!

Connect with Mervyn on LinkedIn, Twitter @MervynDinnen or at mervyndinnen.com

For more insightful conversations, visit www.talentexperiencepodcast.com. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Talent Experience podcast!

What do people really want? Now more than ever, organizations are searching for ways to help encourage their employees to stay. Our guest Eric Chester, is an award-winning keynote speaker and author of five best-selling books on employee development, and when he speaks, you can hear the passion he has for innovation, workplace culture, and how to get “people connected to this thing called work”. Joined by host John Hollon, together they discuss the factors behind why employees choose to leave, onsite worker retention, the importance of our front-line workforce, and what culture pillars make a company amazing to work for – does your business encourage people to say, “That’s the kind of place I want to work!“?

Connect with Eric on LinkedIn, Twitter @eric_chester, or at https://ericchester.com/

For more insightful conversations, visit www.talentexperiencepodcast.com. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Talent Experience podcast!

Learning has always been a widely discussed topic among organizations, but why do so many companies fall short? In this episode of the Talent Experience Podcast, our guest David Creelman is joined by John Hollon to discuss all things learning and development. David is the CEO of Creelman Research, and his consulting involves helping HR professionals build analytics into their everyday work. Find out more about the struggles of traditional learning and development, how to realistically implement training, and the importance of carving out time for learning!

Connect with David on LinkedIn, Twitter @dcreelman, or at http://creelmanresearch.com/.

For more insightful conversations, visit www.talentexperiencepodcast.com. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Talent Experience Podcast!

On episode 47 of the Talent Experience Podcast we sat down with Lars Schmidt the founder of Amplify and author of Redefining HR, to chat about his recent authorial endeavours, and the evolution of HR and modern people practices.

 Along with host Rhonda Taylor, they discuss our launch into the future of work and how many momentous workforce changes have been rocket fueled by recent global events. Together they consider the shifts we are seeing in employee autonomy and the irrefutable fact that how we craft and will continue to craft our personal work experiences is forever changed – “people are much more entrepreneurial about their own careers.”

Lars is an advocate of modern HR and with a mission to accelerate innovation in HR by supporting in a range of ways from connecting and developing the next generation of people leaders, to editorial projects, to open source initiatives and more. Connect with Lars on LinkedIn, Twitter @Lars, or at https://amplifytalent.com/.

For more insightful conversations, visit www.talentexperiencepodcast.com. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Talent Experience podcast!