the WorkLife podcast

In this episode our guest is Steve Hatfield, principal with Deloitte Consulting and serves as the Global Leader for Future of Work for the firm. Steve has more than 20 years of experience advising global organizations on issues of strategy, innovation, organization, people, culture, and change. We discuss what impact the pandemic had on the world of work, how the nature of the employer-employee relationship is changing and what leaders can, and have to do.

In this episode of the WorkLife HUB podcast, our guest is Kecia M. Thomas, Dean of the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, an internationally recognized expert in the psychology and workplace diversity realms. Tune in as we discuss diversity dynamics in the workplace, the career experiences of high potential women of colour, or the 'pet to threat' term, which Dr. Thomas famously coined.

The balance between work and private life is a challenge for so many and Dr. Scott Behson is making it his personal mission to help. On this show, we chat with Scott about his new book, The Whole-Person Workplace: Building Better Workplaces through Work-Life, Wellness, and Employee Support. If it's your goal to build a positive, fulfilling, high-performance work culture, then this conversation is for you!

How to have a focus on diversity and inclusion in engineering? Why embracing diversity is particularly important for the Schindler Group? Join our new podcast conversation as we discuss some of the fundamentals of the diversity and inclusion realm with Eric Howard Way, Global Head of Inclusion, Diversity and CSR at the Schindler Group.

How to have a focus on diversity and inclusion in engineering? Why embracing diversity is particularly important for the Schindler Group? Join our new podcast conversation as we discuss some of the fundamentals of the diversity and inclusion realm with Eric Howard Way, Global Head of Inclusion, Diversity and CSR at the Schindler Group.

​In this conversation, we tap into the expertise of Barbara De Micheli, Head of the Social Justice Department at the Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini. With her 20+ years of experience in policy-making, implementation and innovation, she is the go-to person for many when it comes to workplace gender equality, inclusion or social justice. We sat down with her to talk about our new joint initiative, to be launched in October 2021, an EU-level online course on Diversity and Inclusion: IncludEU.

It seems like there is an acceleration in the D&I space, with more issues being tackled more seriously. What are the most pressing D&I challenges professionals are having to work with, or the skills D&I managers and professionals need to be equipped with to be able to tackle the challenges? In this episode, Bendita Cynthia Malakia, Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, and Fabienne Ruopp, Diversity & Inclusion and Wellbeing Senior Manager EMEA, of Hogan Lovells, provide us with their insight.

​For car-makers, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything. How did, Skoda Auto, the largest Czech car manufacturer, one of the world's oldest automotive brands, react to the crises and mobilised all its available resources to turn things around? In this episode, we chat with Andre Wehner, Skoda's Chief Digital Officer, who played a crucial role in driving the digital changes needed for his organization to successfully respond to the crisis.

​For car-makers, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything. How did, Skoda Auto, the largest Czech car manufacturer, one of the world's oldest automotive brands, react to the crises and mobilised all its available resources to turn things around? In this episode, we chat with Andre Wehner, Skoda's Chief Digital Officer, who played a crucial role in driving the digital changes needed for his organization to successfully respond to the crisis.

In this episode, our guest, for the second time, is Ellen Ernst Kossek, an internationally recognized thought leader on employer support of work and family/personal life integration, gender and diversity. She is an academic, social scientist and Distinguished Professor of Management at the Purdue University. Among many we speak about the impact of the pandemic on the work-life realm, through what practices organizations supported their staff with their work-life needs during the pandemic, and how can inclusive organizational climates be created.