In this HRchat interview, we hear from Melanie Jeannotte , President, Canada at Gallagher Benefit Services Group about the Canadian Trends Tour happening Sept 24th - Oct 3rd. The sessions consider the key elements of maintaining employer competitiveness and effectively managing organizational wellbeing which helps match company vision with the strategy to build a successful future. The complimentary events are designed for senior HR pros and leaders. Register here: http://gbs.ajg.com/canada-tour...
Sep 24, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 121
According to the CDC, 1 in 6 children (nearly 17%) are diagnosed with a developmental disability such as Autism or ADHD. In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham interviews Mike Civello, Vice President, Employer Services Division at Rethink Benefits . The mission of Rethink Benefits - a division of Rethink First - is to empower employee caregivers who have children with special needs by providing online training tools, support systems, and teleconsultation services with behavioral experts...
Sep 17, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 120
In this episode of the HRchat show, we'll delve into the relationships HR pros have with group benefits brokers, ways leaders can get more from their investments, and how group benefits help to ensure a happy workforce. Our guest today is Roger Thorpe . Roger is President of the integrated benefits and wellness consulting company, Thorpe Benefits . Enjoyed the show? Check out the special episode which profiles Thorpe Benefits . We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas ...
Sep 10, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 119
In this special episode of the HRchat show, we profile Toronto-based benefits firm, Thorpe Benefits . Our guest today is Roger Thorpe , President of the integrated benefits and wellness consulting company. Thorpe Benefits are also the key sponsor at the October InnovateWork meetup happening in downtown Toronto. Having joined the firm in 1997 and later acquiring ownership of the company in 2005, Roger has built a team of senior consultants that understand Group Benefits inside out. With deep insi...
Sep 10, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 118
In this HRchat interview, we consider technology available to HR pros and leaders to help mitigate people risks and ensure that you have the best chance of keeping your teams focused, productive, and on the same page. Our guest is Scott Bissessar , Founder & CEO at ChangeVU. Based on 1000+ field-tested successful projects, the ChangeVU digital platform claims to deliver successful change more consistently by identifying and mitigating people risks. Enjoyed the show? Check out part one of our...
Sep 03, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 117
In this special HRchat episode, we profile the work done at ChangeVU, a firm which helps businesses identify and mitigate risks associated with their employees. Our guest this time is Scott Bissessar , ChangeVU's Founder & CEO. Scott has held senior global change leadership roles at firms including Royal Dutch Shell’s upstream HQ, Golder Associates, and Andersen Consulting. Check out the second part of this interview with Scott here . In it, you'll learn about ChangeVU's new digital platform...
Sep 03, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 116
In this episode of the HRchat podcast, Bill Banham talks with Lisa Sterling , Executive Vice President, Chief People & Culture Officer at Ceridian. Listen and discover: * What are the biggest macro trends shaping the future of work right now? * How can Human Capital Management technology help organizations attract and retain talent in today's work environment? * How can HCM assist HR pros in building inclusive cultures? * What role does HCM technology like Ceridian’s Dayforce play in assisti...
Aug 27, 2019•21 min•Season 1Ep. 115
In this special episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham and Aldeen Simmonds-Thorpe look ahead to the first InnovateWork summit happening on September 17th in Mississauga. Speakers will include Pam Ross, Culture Change Agent at Blue Rebel Works, Michelle Chan, Manager, Employee Engagement at Air Canada, Greg Smith, Partner at Lighthouse Nine Group, and Karen Simpson, Sr Talent Director - Women in Leadership, at TD Canada. Get your tickets here . Can't make it on September 17th? Check out this awe...
Aug 21, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 114
In episode 113 of the HRchat show, Bill Banham interviews Jesse Ryan about ways to hone your hiring. Jesse is Founder of High Road Human Capital , a Veteran Owned – Diversity Supplier. In addition to leading the company, Jesse’s role is to seek out organizations that can benefit from their unique approach to solving HR and talent acquisition problems. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, ...
Aug 20, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 113
In this episode of the HRchat show Bill Banham interviews Luca Rosetti, Chairman & CEO at Beaconforce , a company which exists to create work environments where people can become the best version of themselves. Luca discusses experiences of being a speaker at DisruptHR San Francisco and his thoughts on the vital importance of embracing AI in the workplace. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR ...
Aug 13, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 112
In this episode, Bill Banham chats with Jennifer Rozon, Vice President at McLean & Company, a research and advisory firm providing practical solutions to human resources challenges via executable research, tools and advice that have a clear and measurable impact on your business. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc. Support the show Feature Your Bra...
Aug 06, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Once again, Tim Baker guest hosts the HRchat podcast. Tim chats with Stefan Kollenberg of Crescendo , a behavior change platform for Diversity and Inclusion. This conversation covers the importance of Diversity & Inclusion for the workplace culture, the business value, implementation challenges, and how Crescendo can support your D&I initiatives. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazett...
Jul 30, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 110
In the latest episode of the HRchat show, Matt Burns talks with Carolyn Kiel, Training Manager, Digital Operations for Verizon Wireless and Host of the Beyond 6 Seconds Podcast. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc. Support the show Feature Your Brand on the HRchat Podcast The HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of t...
Jul 23, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 108
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Dale Cook, Chief Executive Officer at Learn to Live, a company which helps users identify the thoughts and behavior patterns that perpetuate their issues, so they can work through them. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc. Support the show Feature Your Brand on the HRchat Podcast The HRchat show has had 1...
Jul 16, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 108
In this special event preview, Bill Banham talks with Aldeen Simmonds-Thorpe about her career and the upcoming Hacking HR event in Toronto . Aldeen is an Organiser of the Toronto chapter. She is also an HR Transformation Strategist, Consultant, Coach and Speaker - enabling businesses to solve problems and navigate human resource and operations challenges that result in more efficient processes and stronger, diverse and more inclusive teams while mitigating risk and maintaining compliance. With o...
Jul 09, 2019•14 min•Season 1Ep. 107
In this episode of the podcast, Matt Burns talks with Karim Lessard, CEO AT 7 Simple Machines, about workplace behaviors and the difference between Waterfall & Agile Methodologies. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc. Support the show Feature Your Brand on the HRchat Podcast The HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as o...
Jul 04, 2019•21 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Matt Burns is back again as guest host of the HRchat podcast. This time, he chats with Enrique Rubio about Hacking HR, a growing community for HR and Tech pros. The show will also delve into the digitization of the workplace and re-skilling employees so they can better embrace the changing ways we work. Hacking HR returns to Toronto on July 28. Get tickets here . Check out more upcoming community meetups from Hacking HR at https://hackinghr.io/ We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The...
Jul 02, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 105
In this episode of the HRchat podcast, Bill Banham talks with Jeremy Shaki, Co-Founder and CEO at Lighthouse Labs . The organization's mission is to help bring extremely important and hard to achieve technical professional skills to people at the level they are seeking them – be that upgrading their coding skills for non-technical roles, helping teachers have the ability to bring code into classrooms, and helping professionals change their professions into full-blown developer roles. Listen to t...
Jun 25, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 104
In this episode of the HRchat show, Matt Burns interviews Matt Alder , Talent Acquisition Innovation Consultant at MetaShift and Host of the Recruiting Future Podcast . Listen as Matt shares his thoughts on the connections and overlaps between HR and Marketing roles in today's workplace. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc. Support the show Feature Your...
Jun 20, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 103
The HR Tech Summit Toronto 2019 makes its return on June 18 & 19; bringing together industry leaders and experts to discuss the latest HR technologies, business tools, and strategies that will contribute to your organization’s bottom line. The HR Gazette is a media partner of this year’s event which will feature keynote presentations, industry panel discussions, a contemporary trade-expo, tech talks & a tech demo stage, interactive workshops, and more. If you're still debating whether or...
Jun 12, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Manny Campione , Senior Consultant and Market Leader in compensation and performance management at Normandin Beaudry returns to the HRchat show to share more tips for business leaders and HR pros. Listen to hear ways to better leverage tools and strategies that impact organizational your objectives. Enjoyed the show? Check out Manny's other HRchat interview recorded back in 2018: HRchat #62: Pay for Performance w/ Manny Campione, Normandin-Beaudry . We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity...
Jun 04, 2019•14 min•Season 1Ep. 101
In episode 100 of HRchat Bill Banham talks with Robert St-Jacques, Director of Customer Success 7Geese , a goal-setting and performance management software company based in Vancouver, BC. The firm believes in a world where people can grow and achieve more, together. 7Geese will be exhibiting at this week's FuelHR conference in Toronto. Get your tickets . We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazett...
May 28, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 100
In episode 99 of the HRchat show, Bill Banham talks with Erica Pearson, CEO & Co-Founder at Vacation Fund about how her company's solutions are helping employees achieve their dream vacations. Erica will be showcasing Vacation Fund at the upcoming FuelHR conference on May 30 in downtown Toronto. Get your tickets here . We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Medi...
May 27, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 99
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Christopher Bjorling, President at Fidello Inc . For over 30 years Chris has led Fidello in creating unique talent management solutions. Through the products and services he and his team have created, his organization has helped clients design, develop, and implement strategic, integrated talent management processes and systems. Chris will be showcasing Fidello at the upcoming FuelHR conference. Get your tickets here . We do our best to ensure edi...
May 24, 2019•14 min•Season 1Ep. 98
In this special episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Esther Dyson , community health advocate, author, investor, journalist and executive founder of Way to Wellville, a ten-year, evidence-generating project devoted to defining and testing models for cultivating community health that aims to return profits to investors and health to the participants and their communities. Esther is a speaker at this week's Thrive Summit from Virgin Pulse happening in New Orleans. With lively anecdotes from he...
May 22, 2019•16 min•Season 1Ep. 97
In this episode of the HRchat show, guest host Tim Baker talks with Marc Pavlopoulos, a Silicon Valley software executive and Founder of Syndesus , which builds engineering teams in Canada for US tech companies. Listen as they discuss ways US companies can source and retain top Canadian tech talent. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc. Support the show ...
May 21, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 96
In this episode of HRchat, we hear from Ilya Brotzky , CEO and CoFounder of VanHack. Listen as we delve into interview tips and talent streams. The show also highlights some upcoming events from VanHack's Leap series . The job fairs are designed for tech-based companies located in cities across Canada to get face-to-face interviews with top developers from around the world. Enjoyed the interview? Check out episode 70 to hear from Ilya's colleague, Ash Kumar . We do our best to ensure editorial o...
May 14, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 95
In this episode, we'll hear from Michael Grove, Co-Organiser of DisruptHR SFO and CEO at San Fran-based CollabWorks, a software that enables pros to transform the ways they work. HR pros and leaders can clarify, quantify and qualify the true value of both the work and the worker. His core belief is that if individuals are empowered to manage their own engagement they will thrive to the benefit of themselves and the organization. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas...
May 10, 2019•14 min•Season 1Ep. 94
In this episode of the HRchat show, Tony Deblauwe shed light on boss behavior, ways leaders can better engage and motivate employees, and how to avoid burnout in the workplace. Tony's experience includes building service-oriented HR models and teams as well as providing expertise in organizational development and effectiveness, talent planning and management, compensation, benefits, succession planning, leadership development, change management, employee relations, compliance, and shared service...
May 07, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 93
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Vladimir Coho , VP of Experience & Engagement at Automation Anywhere . His key responsibilities include: communications, learning & development (including onboarding new careers customers), customer experience management and alignment & performance mechanisms like continuous feedback. Vlad is also a speaker at the DisruptHR San Francisco event where he'll be tackling the topic of “how agile product management flipped “employee engageme...
Apr 30, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 92
