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By Caroline Stokes
The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.
John Hollon interviews Caroline Stokes on this inaugural episode of Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter. John is the founder of Recruiting Daily and thirty year veteran of the news industry. We discuss the origin of the concept of emotionally intelligent recruiting, managing all sides of the hiring process, and the state of recruiting as it is today.
I’m Caroline Stokes, an emotionally intelligent recruiter and founder of the Undercover Recruiter website. I understand the importance of interpersonal communication and curating the right talent for the right position. Listen in on my conversation with John Hollon to get a sense of emotionally intelligent recruiting and what it takes to make it in the industry.
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“Quite frankly, it’s about the human.” –Caroline Stokes
“If you’re not managing your stress, if you’re not demonstrating flexibility, if you’re not listening actively…that’s not going to work for the long term.” –Caroline Stokes
“When you become an emotionally intelligent recruiter, you are actually able to…get a sense from the data…how they behave.” –Caroline Stokes
Resources:
Recruiting Daily
The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter
Margaret Heffernan is an entrepreneur, CEO, writer, and keynote speaker who mentors CEOs and executives of major global organizations. She holds an MA from Cambridge University and an honorary doctorate from the University of Bath, where she currently lectures for the MBA program. An award-winning author, Dr. Heffernan has written five books including Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at our Peril, which was named one of the most important business books of the decade by the Financial Times. Her TED talks have been seen by over 9 million people.
Join us as Dr. Heffernan shares actionable insights and key takeaways to help you become a better leader, manage organizational change, create innovative workplaces, and thrive in a rapidly changing world.
In this episode, we will learn:
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“The behaviours that drive productivity in our organizations are teamwork and collaboration. (But) … most companies strategize without thinking about people. Then you have systemic dysfunction, with Human Resources left to try and knit the pieces together.”
“If you don’t have an organization that is prepared to be open, responsive, flexible and adaptive, then there’s the danger of becoming obsolete. Or loathed.”
Contact details:
Margaret Heffernan’s Website
Margaret Heffernan on twitter
Caroline Stokes – The Forward Co.
Darrell West is the VP of Government Studies and Director of the Center for Technology and Innovation at the Brookings Institute. He is also the Author of “The Future of Work: Robots, AI, and Automation”.
Today, we discuss his new book, how the government, corporations, and HR workers need to be ready for changes to the industry within the next five years. Tune in to hear what to expect for the future of HR.
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Resources:
Inside Politics
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“When historians-50 and 100 years from now-look back on this period, they will understand what a transformative time period this has been.” -Darrell West
“We just need to be creative when thinking about retraining…” -Darrell West
“It’s gratifying when you work very hard on a book...and there actually is an audience for this.” -Darrell West
Jacqueline Carter is the Co-Author of 'The Mind of the Leader: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results'. Currently, she is an International Partner for Potential Project and has over twenty years of experience working with organizations across globe to enhance effectiveness and improve performance.
Today, we’re going to talk about the secret behind real productivity, mindfulness, and being the leader you want to be.
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“There’s so many ways to be able to clear the mental clutter.” -Jacqueline Carter
“If you are not focused, you are not going to be able to successful in business today.” -Jacqueline Carter
“Too often, we’re distracted by our technology and it takes away from the quality of our interactions with our colleagues…” -Jacqueline Carter
Resources:
Potential Project
The Mind of the Leader
Jacqueline on Twitter
Caroline Stokes
The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter
Marion McGovern, Author of Thriving in the Gig Economy, is also the Co-Founder and former CEO of M Squared consulting. She specialized in employment law and used that knowledge during her time teaching at the School of Management at the University of San Francisco for seven years.
Today, we talk about redefining the gig economy and how it affects the way we look at talent. Join us for an in-depth look at the current state of the gig economy.
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“Well, you know, you’re a product of your past life experiences. So I’ve really beenin the project space all of my life.” -Marion McGovern
“Rejection is such more personal, if you’re a creative type.” -Marion McGovern
“The moment you become complacent, the moment you get comfortable being comfortable is...when..it doesn’t work for you anymore.” -Caroline Stokes
Resources:
Marion McGovern’s Website
Marion on Twitter
Thor on Twitter
Moonlighting on Twitter
Caroline Stokes
The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter
Dr. Annie McKee is a best-selling author, respected academic, speaker and advisor to top global leaders. As a Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, she teaches and leads the PennCLO Executive Doctoral program and the MedEd Master’s program. As coach to executives in Fortune/FTSE 500 companies and organizations around the globe, Annie uses a person-centered approach to help leaders develop their emotional intelligence, enhance their strategic thinking abilities, and build resonant cultures.
On this episode, Annie shares ideas from her newest book, How to Be Happy at Work: The Power of Purpose, Hope, and Friendship. As such, we discuss the happiness crisis in the workplace and how we in HR can work to combat it. Tune in for a very in-depth and fascinating discussion!
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“Over time, if became utterly apparent to me that it wasn’t IQ that was making a difference...it was their ability to understand themselves and understand other people and to use their emotions to move people.” -Annie McKee
“When we’re in a negative emotional register, we don’t think as well, we don’t give of ourselves…” -Annie McKee
“Our organizations are high-pressure...and it is really easy to never stop, especially if you love your job.” -Annie McKee
Resources:
How to Be Happy at Work: The Power of Purpose, Hope, and Friendship
Happiness Traps: We Sabotage Ourselves at Work Harvard Business Review article
Primal Leadership
Becoming a Resonant Leader
Management: A Focus on Leaders
Annie on Twitter
The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter
Graeme Johnson is the Global Head of Employer Brand and Talent Acquisition Strategy for British Telecommunications. He has an Economics degree with experience in recruiting. He has worked for Virgin Media and British Telecommunications, where he blended his marketing and econ experience in order to transform his employer’s brands.
Today we discuss his career evolution and how to move from an operations role to a strategic leading position. Join us!
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“I kind of saw it as a much bigger opportunity than Virgin was, to actually tell some stories about the people behind the scenes…” -Graeme Johnson
“We’re trying to be precise and tailor the communication in the same way that any marketing function would…” -Graeme Johnson
“We’re looking at things like automation to take away some of the pain around scheduling and the things that free us up from administrative activities.” -Graeme Johnson
Resources:
Graeme on Twitter
The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter
Beth Porter is the CEO Riff Learning, an advanced machine-learning tool that enhances hiring and talent development. Beth previously worked at EdEx and Pearson; she has used this experience (25 years in educational technology) to help create Riff Learning.
Today, we peek into the not-so-distant future where behavioral tech will be used by organizations in order to not only hire, but also help create healthy teams.
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“One of the thing that we are always looking for is: can we affirm something that we believe or do we feel that we have enough evidence to go against something that we believe?” -Beth Porter
“We take a very privacy-preserving approach at the outset.” -Beth Porter
“People do what they do...and we passively collect data behind the scenes.” -Beth Porter
Resources:
Riff Learning
Beth on LinkedIn
The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter
Ulrik Juul Christensen is the Executive Chairman of Area 9 and specializes in the identification of human errors. He has written articles for the Harvard Business Review and coined the term “unconscious incompetence”. Today, we discuss cognitive overload, four-dimensional learning, and behaviors that can work for and against you.
Area 9 is an industry-leading “biological” adaptive engine; a proven solution tailored to target specific needs of corporate employees. Our technology personalizes each learner interaction based on their unique knowledge, experience, and confidence in the subject. Each student gets a unique learning experience personalized to their needs, with fully adaptive content that use neuroscience and computer science to deliver the right content at the right time.
Tune in to learn more about Ulrik and Area 9’s adaptive engine.
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“Many education systems...the entire bandwidth is occupied by simple memorization of facts…” -Ulrik Juul Christensen
“Unconscious incompetence is where you actually think you know it, but you don’t...it is the most dangerous kind of incompetence.” -Ulrik Juul Christensen
“All humans possess the abilities to beat the computers of the future if we choose the right battlefields.” -Ulrik Juul Christensen
Resources:
Area 9
How to Teach Employees Skills They Don’t Know They Lack
Ulrik on Twitter
The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter
Tracey Parsons is the VP of SmashFly Recruitment Marketing Center of Excellence. She has extensive experience with client strategy, digital, thought leadership development, and brand development. She also founded Parsons Strategic Consulting.
Together, we discuss how to be a useful human, the importance of honesty, and why people dread job hunting.
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“It comes down to the fact that the experience of finding your purpose...is just universally hated.” -Tracey Parsons
“Don’t focus so much on being human, but instead think about being useful.” -Tracey Parsons
“My number one thing is: you can’t show it, if you can’t be it. You can’t go out there and say ‘we are a diverse workforce’ if you aren’t a diverse workforce.” -Tracey Parsons
Resources:
SmashFly
Parsons Strategic Consulting
Tracey on Twitter
The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter
The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.