we got this

Welcome to the we got this podcast, where your host Lech Guzowski talks to leaders and companies from all corners of the globe who have reached exceptional business heights by putting people at the forefront of everything they do. Creating people-focused workplace cultures requires a mindset shift which may be challenging to do alone, but together, we got this!

Lech is delighted to welcome special guest Nick Jesteadt onto the podcast. Nick is the senior director of people analytics at TIBCO. Over the next hour, he’ll be treating us to a masterclass on data and how we can best utilise data to ignite business, support HR, make critical business decisions, retain talent, and create an overall happier working environment.

You will very soon grasp that Nick is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to people analytics. In this episode, Nick discusses how to capture data effectively and how data can support and transform organisations. Nick also kindly reveals his top tips on how you can make productive use of insights. We also explore the powerful alignment of passion and profession, how you can understand your employees better and predict when they might develop an itch for a career move. Key points throughout the discussion include:

-  An insight into Nick’s early career aspirations.

-  Transforming your passion into a profession.

-  The secret to career satisfaction and fulfilment.

-  How can data support HR?

-  The benefits of conducting a data gap analysis.

-  The importance of having a hypothesis before you collect data.

-  Effective and ethical ways to capture data.

-  Recruitment strategies: how to maintain top talent with data tools.

-  An introduction to the metric of turnover and survival analytics.

-  Surprising discoveries from data insights.

-  The natural cycle of a business: not all attrition is bad.

-  Top tips for making the most productive use of data.

-  What’s coming up next for Nicolas?

Connect with Nick Jesteadt:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-jesteadt-08670552/

Connect with we got this host Lech Guzowski:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lech-guzowski

https://www.human.pm/

‘’Employers that win and have longevity of the right people in their companies have really figured this out. Career development is essential. Now taking it to that next level and allowing AI to help serve up more information and content training to people to help them deliver, that's the next layer. That's where we're headed next.’’  - Beth White.

Welcome to the We Got This podcast, where your host Lech Guzowski talks to leaders and companies from all corners of the globe who have reached exceptional business heights by putting people at the forefront of everything they do. Creating people-focused workplace cultures requires a mindset shift which may be challenging to do alone, but together, we got this!

If you are an AI enthusiast, you will thoroughly enjoy today’s discussion with Beth White, founder, CEO and Chief Bot at MeBeBot – a powerful and impressive AI intelligent assistant that elevates the employee experience by creating efficiencies and improving productivity. In this episode, Beth guides us through the broad stepping-stones of her professional career and shares the exposure and experience she gained whilst working across multiple industries. Beth also unpacks her AI expertise and reveals how organisations can utilise artificial intelligence to drive diversity, enhance growth and create successful happier work environments, all whilst driving businesses forward into the future. Key points throughout the discussion include:

-  An insight into Beth’s early career aspirations.

-  A career calling to Human Resources and the professional pathway to MeBeBot.

-  The benefits of MeBeBot assistance.

-  How artificial intelligence can enhance training and micro-learning.

-  Overcoming AI resistance and harnessing a human connection.

-  What the future of upskilling and development looks like?

-  Building trust and tackling bias within AI.

-  The impact of global cultural differences.

-  What’s coming up next for Beth White and MeBeBot?

Resources:

Book: Working by Studs Terkel

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Working-People-Talk-About-What/dp/1565843428

Connect with Beth White:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitebeth/

https://www.mebebot.com/

Connect with We Got This host Lech Guzowski:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lech-guzowski

https://www.human.pm/

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In this episode I’m talking to David Tomas, CEO of Cyberclick (the titles doesn’t stand for what you’d expect). David enjoys talking about decision making, creativity, and personal and professional fulfilment. He shares with us the values that drive the culture at Cyberclick and how they incorporate them into their recruitment process.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Episode show notes - www.human.pm/wegotthis

Episode transcript - www.human.pm/blog/categories/wgt-transcripts

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-tomas/

Website - https://www.cyberclick.es/

Have a topic or a guest suggestion? Drop me a message at [email protected]

If you want to sponsor the podcast, please visit www.human.pm/sponsorpodcast for more details.

Hosted and produced by Lech Guzowski at human

human - www.human.pm

Lech's LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/lech-guzowski/

Get in touch - [email protected]

This time I’m talking with Mindy Honcoop about the need to dig deep to find the real answers to the challenges our teams face. If we don’t, we might treat the symptom rather than the cause.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Episode show notes - www.human.pm/wegotthis

Episode transcript - www.human.pm/blog/categories/wgt-transcripts

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindyhoncoop/

Have a topic or a guest suggestion? Drop me a message at [email protected]

If you want to sponsor the podcast, please visit www.human.pm/sponsorpodcast for more details.

Hosted and produced by Lech Guzowski at human

human - www.human.pm

Lech's LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/lech-guzowski/

Get in touch - [email protected]

Transparency and openness are often considered synonyms. Although similar, there are subtle but important differences. Paula Cristea tells us what those differences mean at Thinslices and how they led to a shift in the company’s values.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Episode show notes - www.human.pm/wegotthis

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/paulacristea

Website - https://www.thinslices.com

Have a topic or a guest suggestion? Drop me a message at [email protected]

If you want to sponsor the podcast, please visit www.human.pm/sponsorpodcast for more details.

Hosted and produced by Lech Guzowski at human

human - www.human.pm

Lech's LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/lech-guzowski/

Get in touch - [email protected]

This weeks guest is McKenzie Hunter, Senior Director of People and Culture at 7shifts. McKenzie talks about her experience of helping the 7shifts team grow from 40 to 200 and how important, and valuable, it has been to maintain the company’s founding culture.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Episode show notes - www.human.pm/wegotthis

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mckenzie-hunter-18927574/

Website - https://www.7shifts.com/

Have a topic or a guest suggestion? Drop me a message at [email protected]

If you want to sponsor the podcast, please visit www.human.pm/sponsorpodcast for more details.

Hosted and produced by Lech Guzowski at human

human - www.human.pm

Lech's LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/lech-guzowski/

Get in touch - [email protected]

This week’s guest is Noelia Alonso who tells us about the BMAT touch which is that x-factor, gut feeling, thing you can’t put your finger on quality they look for in people, and how it underpins all cultural initiatives in the company.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Episode show notes - www.human.pm/wegotthis

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/noeliaalonso/

Website - www.bmat.com

Have a topic or a guest suggestion? Drop me a message at [email protected]

If you want to sponsor the podcast, please visit www.human.pm/sponsorpodcast for more details.

Hosted and produced by Lech Guzowski at human

human - www.human.pm

Lech's LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/lech-guzowski/

Get in touch - [email protected]

A conversation about new endeavours, inclusion, diversity, wholeness, living our values, and creating innovative people functions, that care for and support workforce's to be the best they can be, personally and professionally.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Episode show notes - www.human.pm/wegotthis

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/symon-wheelhouse-cipd-cmi-1b3a2995/

Have a topic or a guest suggestion? Drop me a message at [email protected]

If you want to sponsor the podcast, please visit www.human.pm/sponsorpodcast for more details.

Hosted and produced by Lech Guzowski at human

human - www.human.pm

Lech's LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/lech-guzowski/

Get in touch - [email protected]

To say 2020 was a difficult year for many would be understatement. With the world at a standstill what do you do if you are in a travel industry company? This is what you will find out from my conversation with Jasmina Puškarić, Head of People and Culture at Lemax. Jasmina shares how they supported their employees and customers to stay afloat, as well as how the pandemic put a spot line on some of the issues that before might have been overlooked or deprioritised.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Episode show notes - www.human.pm/wegotthis

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasmina-puskaric-42600921/

Website - https://www.lemax.net/

Have a topic or a guest suggestion? Drop me a message at [email protected]

If you want to sponsor the podcast, please visit www.human.pm/sponsorpodcast for more details.

Hosted and produced by Lech Guzowski at human

human - www.human.pm

Lech's LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/lech-guzowski/

Get in touch - [email protected]

With dozens of psychometric tools and team development frameworks out there, how do you choose the right one? This week I'm joined by Monika Dmochowska-Romanyshyn and Mateusz Marszałek to explore why Insights Discovery was picked at Tidio and what they have learnt.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Episode show notes - www.human.pm/wegotthis

Mateusz's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mateuszmarszalek/

Monika's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdmochowska/

Website - https://www.tidio.com

Tidio's jobsite - http://backstage.tidio.com/

Have a topic or a guest suggestion? Drop me a message at [email protected]

If you want to sponsor the podcast, please visit www.human.pm/sponsorpodcast for more details.

Hosted and produced by Lech Guzowski at human

human - www.human.pm

Lech's LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/lech-guzowski/

Get in touch - [email protected]