The Talent Blueprint

This episode features an interview with Asaf Jackoby, Senior Vice President of Global HR at Amdocs. Having begun his career in software implementation and program management, Asaf now leads Amdocs’ global talent strategy, where he and his team plan, attract, and hire for the technology company.

On today’s season finale, Asaf discusses the challenge of finding ready-made talent, encouraging internal mobility, and the connection between NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo and data analytics.

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About Asaf

Asaf Jackoby is a Senior Vice President, heading the talent strategy organization at Amdocs, a global hi-tech company.

Asaf specializes in linking the entire talent value chain, starting from business strategy design all the way to candidate attraction, and is responsible for designing the future talent map of the company and global talent acquisition. Asaf believes in this strong linkage between business outcomes and the people behind it.

Asaf’s versatile career has covered Program Management, Business Operations, Information Systems Implementation and, more recently, Human Resources is a powerful force in leading global business transformations.

Asaf holds a BA in Economics and a Masters in Business Administration from Bar Ilan University. In his free time, he likes to ride his spinning bike, watch sports matches and play video games with his children.

About Amdocs

Amdocs is a leading software & services provider to the world's most successful communications and media companies. Their 30,000 employees around the globe help to accelerate their customers’ migration to the cloud, differentiate in the 5G era, digitalize and automate their operations, and provide end users with the next-generation communication and media experiences that make the world say wow.

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“You need to understand as a leader that there are opportunities, and the employee every day selects to work for you.” -Asaf Jackoby

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This episode features an interview with Larry Emond, Senior Partner at Modern Executive Solutions. Over the past several years he built the world’s largest network of big company CHROs, with nearly 1,000 globally. He has done over 350 meetings, mainly in-person, to discuss their challenges and opportunities.

On today’s episode, Larry discusses “the big four” of major CHRO challenges, the importance of one’s boss, and how he is helping other people find success and fulfillment in their lives.

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About Larry

Larry Emond is Senior Partner at Modern Executive Solutions, a global executive search and advisory firm. He is an advisor and coach to several senior leaders, and especially CHROs of global companies. He also serves on the boards of several HR industry start-ups and early stage companies. 

He is a frequent speaker and workshop leader on a variety of topics including the Future of the Workforce, the Future of HR, the Future of Learning, DEI, HR Technology and Automation, Performance Management, and Leadership. 

Previously Mr. Emond was Managing Director, Global Leadership Advisory, at Gallup. Over the last several years at Gallup he built CHRO Roundtable, the largest organization in the world limited exclusively to big company CHROs, with nearly 1,000 members globally. 

About Modern Executive Solutions

Modern is an innovative executive search and integrated advisory solutions firm helping organizations build sustainable and diverse leadership teams. Underpinned with exceptional intelligence and assessment capabilities, every aspect of the Modern recruitment process is customized for their clients with the simple goal of “meeting you where you are.” They are determined to set a new benchmark for the search industry while we also foster the next generation of talent through the support of charitable organizations.

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“We better not completely take the human out of human resources because it comes out that the human in human resources is the thing that is most likely to make us seem valuable to people.” -Larry Emond

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This episode features an interview with Paul Lesser, Principal at PHL Talent Advisory Services. Paul is the former head of Talent Acquisition, Talent Development & Learning at Fidelity Investments, which he joined in 1995.

On today’s episode, Paul discusses the importance of onboarding, using data and technology to learn more about employee populations, and why talent leaders must take a more holistic approach to talent lifecycle management.

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About Paul & PHL Advisory Services

Paul Lesser is the former head of Talent Acquisition, Talent Development & Learning at Fidelity Investments, a leading provider of investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, benefits outsourcing and other financial products and services to more than 26 million individuals, institutions, and financial intermediaries.

Mr. Lesser retired from Fidelity in July of 2021, and is now leading a consulting practice specializing in Talent Strategies and Executive HR Support to Emerging businesses. 

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“You can't just recruit your way out of issues. What are you doing for your current associates? What are you doing to retain them? What are you doing to create an environment where they want to stay?” -Paul Lesser

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The Talent Blueprint is brought to you by Beamery. Beamery's Talent Lifecycle Management Platform makes it possible for companies to deliver more human talent experiences and unlock the skills and potential of their global workforce using industry leading AI. Learn more at beamery.com.

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Today we're bringing you a special episode, featuring highlights from the first season. You'll hear from some of the world's top talent innovators and visionaries on things like DE&I, attracting and retaining talent, and what the future of work holds.

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The Talent Blueprint is brought to you by Beamery. Beamery's Talent Lifecycle Management Platform makes it possible for companies to deliver more human talent experiences and unlock the skills and potential of their global workforce using industry leading AI. Learn more at beamery.com.

This episode features an interview with Cherry Ainsworth, Global Head of Talent Acquisition at The Financial Times. For the past twelve years, Cherry has helped to establish and grow the FT’s talent acquisition function while meeting the businesses strategic hiring goals and increasing diversity across the organization.

On today’s episode, Cherry discusses FT’s Next Generation Board, her own experience returning to work after maternity leave, and the importance of retention.

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About Cherry

Cherry has spent the last 12 years working in recruitment and is currently Global Head of Talent Acquisition at The Financial Times. In her role at The FT she has established and grown their TA function and is responsible for meeting the businesses strategic hiring goals and increasing diversity across the organisation. She is adept at building and embedding recruitment functions, having previously carried out similar roles at two technology startups and is a passionate about scaling successful teams and developing people. 

About Financial Times

The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading business news organisations, recognised internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy. The FT has a record paying readership of one million, three-quarters of which are digital subscriptions. It is part of Nikkei Inc., which provides a broad range of information, news and services for the global business community. 

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“At the end of the day, we want to automate as much as possible and we want to be as efficient as possible. But we're hiring humans into businesses. So those humans will want to interact with other humans.” -Cherry Ainsworth

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The Talent Blueprint is brought to you by Beamery. Beamery's Talent Lifecycle Management Platform makes it possible for companies to deliver more human talent experiences and unlock the skills and potential of their global workforce using industry leading AI. Learn more at beamery.com.

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Bonus

For fans of The Talent Blueprint, check out the latest episode of Often Imitated with Beamery Co-Founder, Abakar Saidov. Brought to you by Caspian Studios, the same team behind The Talent Blueprint.

This episode features an interview with Dr. Mary Meaney, Former Senior Partner at McKinsey and Beamery Board Member. Having worked across different companies and sectors throughout her career, Dr. Mary helps advise a broad range of clients on transformational change, top team alignment, capability-building, leadership development, human resource strategy and performance improvement.

On today’s episode, Dr. Meaney shares a number of insights from her days at McKinsey, the importance of nurturing and cultivating talent, and how she and Beamery have partnered up to assist Ukrainian refugees in France.

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About Mary

Mary is an angel investor and Board member of a range of Tech companies in the UK (e.g., Beamery, V-Nova, Unmind etc). Mary serves on the Board of Imperial College London and the Advisory Board of Imperial College Business School. She currently leads Solidarite Ukraine, an initiative of the St Omer Foundation which supports hundreds of Ukrainian women and children in France. Previously, she was a Senior Partner at McKinsey where she served on McKinsey’s Shareholder’s Council (global Board of Directors) and led McKinsey’s global Organization practice. She co-authored a book, Leading Organizations: Ten Timeless Truths, as well as the McKinsey Global Institute report on The Future of Work after Covid-19. She was a Trustee of TeachFirst for almost a decade and has lectured extensively at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, and Tsinghua.

About McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm committed to helping organizations accelerate sustainable and inclusive growth. They work with clients across the private, public, and social sectors to solve complex problems and create positive change for all their stakeholders. They combine bold strategies and transformative technologies to help organizations innovate more sustainably, achieve lasting gains in performance, and build workforces that will thrive for this generation and the next.

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“I believe that the real sources of competitive advantage - what will really help companies succeed and thrive and win - is actually all about talent and culture.” -Dr. Mary Meaney

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The Talent Blueprint is brought to you by Beamery. Beamery's Talent Lifecycle Management Platform makes it possible for companies to deliver more human talent experiences and unlock the skills and potential of their global workforce using industry leading AI. Learn more at beamery.com.

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This episode features an interview with Ellie Bertani, SVP of HR Transformation & Services at Wells Fargo. With twenty years of cross-sector professional experience in philanthropy, health care, retail, and financial services, Ellie has helped to improve Wells Fargo’s HR operating model and implement new ways of working.

On today’s episode, Ellie discusses HR operational effectiveness , meeting the needs of different generations of employees, and a passion for skills-based programs.

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About Ellie

Ellie Bertani is SVP of HR Transformation at Wells Fargo. She is responsible for architecting and implementing HR’s target operating model while establishing new ways of working to improve the employee experience. In addition, she leads the Culture COE, charged with driving cultural change across Wells Fargo. With a background in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors, she brings a shared value approach to drive sustainable impact. 

Ellie joined Wells Fargo in December 2020, after spending eight years at Walmart in a variety of roles in HR, Corporate Affairs, and Finance. In 2020 she was awarded Walmart’s highest recognition, the Sam Walton Entrepreneurship Award, for the development of LiveBetterU, the largest educational benefits program in the US, and Walmart’s most successful diversity & inclusion program. 

Ellie received her Master of Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and her MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. Her professional career has included fifteen years of experience in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors, including positions with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the U.S. State Department, Third Sector Capital Partners, and Rotary International. She loves comedy, karaoke, and being kept on her toes by her husband and three crazy boys.

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.9 trillion in assets. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy their customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through 8,050 locations, 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 38 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 26 on Fortune’s 2018 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories. 

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“You really touched on an area of passion when you started talking about skills and how that can be the building block of how we think about talent going forward and the unit of currency as I like to think about it.” -Ellie Bertani

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This episode features an interview with Dr. Luke Fletcher, Associate Professor in Human Resource Management at Bath School of Management. As both a researcher and academic, Luke's interests span both organizational psychology and human resource management, and include topics such as meaningful work, employee engagement, talent management, and diversity and inclusion. 

On today’s episode, Luke discusses how companies should approach DE&I, his mission to reduce inequality, and what narcissism has to do with talent management.

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About Luke

Dr. Luke Fletcher is an Associate Professor in Human Resource Management at the University of Bath’s School of Management, UK. His research interests span both organizational psychology and human resource management, and include topics such as meaningful work, employee engagement, talent management, and diversity and inclusion. 

Luke has written for a variety of practitioner and academic audiences and has written public blogs and practice pieces for The Conversation, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and the Institute for Employment Studies. His work has featured in various international news and media outlets, and he sits on the editorial board for the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology and the International Journal of Human Resource Management. He can be reached via LinkedIn or via his staff profile. 

About University of Bath School of Management

Established in 1966, University of Bath School of Management is one of the UK's leading business schools. They are ranked 1st in the country for Marketing (The Complete University Guide 2022) and Top 5 for Accounting and Finance (Guardian University Guide 2022).

They are a leading centre for research. In the latest Research Excellence Framework, 41% of their submissions met the 4* standard (the highest possible).

They have five-year EQUIS accreditation and are based at the University of Bath's campus in the historic city of Bath in Somerset, UK.

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“Progress is an interesting word because I think a lot of the talk around diversity and inclusion, it's all about developing a business case. And although that's really good, there's also a moral and ethical imperative with some of this.” -Dr. Luke Fletcher

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This episode features an interview with Ignacio Aranguez Montero, Head of Talent & Transformation at Aegon. As a member of the Global Talent Team in Spain, Ignacio leads a team of twelve HR practitioners to drive cultural and organizational transformation.

On today’s episode, Ignacio discusses the evolving role of data in TA, creating the right environment for employees to thrive, and why the talent journey is a bit like dating.

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About Ignacio

Ignacio is Head of Talent & Transformation at Aegon for the Spanish market. Born in Spain in 1985, he has lived in Belgium, the United Kingdom and Spain, and has worked across Europe, America, the Middle East and Asia. He has a proven record of running large business transformations in complex environments, and is familiar with everything related to new ways of working, human capital strategy, M&A, workplace strategy, data analytics, talent development, culture & employee engagement, and employer branding, etc.

Previously, he worked as a management consultant for brands like Deloitte and Accenture. He has experience in multiple industries such as digital & tech, financial services, insurance, retail, media, marketing & creative communications, consumer goods, energy & utilities, and infrastructure. 

About Aegon

Aegon is an integrated, diversified, international financial services group. The company offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, with a strategic focus on three core markets (the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands), three growth markets (Spain & Portugal, Brazil, and China), and one global asset manager. 

Aegon's purpose of helping people live their best lives runs through all its activities. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion & diversity. 

Aegon is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands, and listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange. 

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“I am convinced that there is no one within the business environment best placed than HR to lead and steer strategy roadmaps and transformation programs.” -Ignacio Aranguez Montero

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The Talent Blueprint is brought to you by Beamery. Beamery's Talent Lifecycle Management Platform makes it possible for companies to deliver more human talent experiences and unlock the skills and potential of their global workforce using industry leading AI. Learn more at beamery.com.

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This episode features an interview with Stuart Rowland, Senior Director of Global Talent Acquisition at ServiceNow. Since joining the cloud-based platform in 2018, Stuart has overseen TA for the EMEA region, which will hire over 1,000 employees this year alone.

On today’s episode, Stuart talks about streamlining the hiring process, data insights, and fostering inclusivity and understanding.

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About Stuart

Stuart is currently Senior Director of Talent Acquisition EMEA at ServiceNow. Prior to this role, Stuart was leading recruiting at Salesforce where he ed and scaled the EMEA recruiting team for Salesforce Enterprise Go-to-market organisation to achieve 30%+ yoy headcount growth. ServiceNow cloud-based platform and solutions help digitize and unify organizations so that they can find smarter, faster, better ways to make work flow. So employees and customers can be more connected, more innovative, and more agile. 

About ServiceNow

ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) makes the world work better for everyone. Our cloud-based platform and solutions help digitize and unify organizations so that they can find smarter, faster, better ways to make work flow. So employees and customers can be more connected, more innovative, and more agile. And we can all create the future we imagine. The world works with ServiceNow.

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“We're in the world where healthy, enduring companies means healthy, enduring cultures.” -Stuart Rowland

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The Talent Blueprint is brought to you by Beamery. Beamery's Talent Lifecycle Management Platform makes it possible for companies to deliver more human talent experiences and unlock the skills and potential of their global workforce using industry leading AI. Learn more at beamery.com.

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