Peter Hissen is one a thought leader on radical innovation, leadership and the impact digital on society and business. He lectures at various business schools such as London Business School (UK) and MIT in Boston. Peter founded nexxworks to help organizations thrive in The Day After Tomorrow.

Charlotte Marshall and Bryan Adams share the best practices for creating and activating of world-class employer brands. Charlotte and Bryan are writing a book together on the subject which you should keep an eye out for.

In this episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, China Gorman, head of American Operations for UNLEASH, talks about the future of conferences in an era of increased competition from a variety of platforms, including the internet.

In a wide-ranging conversation on The Lorne Epstein Show, the founder and CEO of UNLEASH Marc Coleman talks about founding the group, artificial intelligence (AI), and globalization.

Torin Ellis runs a boutique HR firm that specializes in diversity and inclusion (D&I). In an appearance on The Lorne Epstein Show, Ellis talks about recruiting for diversity, which, he says, is like any other recruiting. Ellis says there is a shift underway and company leaders are beginning to understand they need to recruit in different places when hiring for diversity.

Kevin Oakes, CEO and founder of Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4CP), talks about renovating businesses in an appearance on The Lorne Epstein Show. Oakes says when a company renovates it keeps doing what has worked in the past as it prepares for the future. He says companies that want to change need buy-in from the employees and it needs to identify and get the support of employees who are, “influencers and energizers,” as well as identifying “blockers.”

On this episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, we speak with Jill Larsen, the CHRO of Medidata Solutions. Prior to that she spent five years working at Cisco where she drove the digital transformation of the company’s TA function. Larsen has worked in HR for more than 20 years and in 2017 she was honored with the Bob Gatti HR Leader of Distinction Award.

On this episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, Amy Cappellanti-Wolf talks about her experiences leading companies through transformations. Cappellanti-Wolf has more than 30 years of experience and is currently Senior Vice President and CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer) at Symantec. She says HR has a pivotal role to play in helping companies transform themselves.

Alex Smith worked in the private sector her whole career until the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee hired her to help him think about old problems in a new way and to bring private sector practices to the city. On this episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, Smith talks about her transition to the public sector.

How much data is too much data? How do we make sense of it? Amit Mohindra & Bill Boorman explore the power and pitfalls of today’s data tsunami and how—through People Analytics--to translate big data to advantage in the HR space.