In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Kelley Steven-Waiss, EVP, Chief HR Officer at HERE Technologies . Kelley is a speaker at DisruptHR San Francisco where she will discuss the concept of the “gig inside” and how she and her team built a technology solution to use AI/ML to match skills to project-based work which drove amazing results in driving innovation, productivity and engagement. Prior to joining HERE, Steven-Waiss was Executive Vice President of Worldwide Human Resources for E...
Apr 25, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 91
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Dr Shreya Sarkar-Barney, founder and CEO of Human Capital Growth (HCG), an evidence-based talent management firm. Combining science and analytics, HCG helps organizations such as Microsoft, Merck, General Mills, and Ecolab achieve better leader and talent outcomes. Shreya will also be speaking at the upcoming DisruptHR San Francisco event. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are ent...
Apr 23, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 90
In this episode the HRchat podcast, Bill Banham is joined by Virgin Pulse CEO David Osborne and Rajiv Kumar, Chief Medical Officer and President of the Virgin Pulse Institute to discuss the evolution of the workforce wellness space. 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...
Apr 16, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 89
In this episode of HRchat, Bill Banham chats with Ryan Porter , Founder at Ruutly.com . Listen as they discuss ways to help employers brand their jobs and get the right people. Ryan also Founder at RaiseYourFlag.com, a platform which helps job seekers discover career paths they're qualified for and find roles at every step. 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 Med...
Apr 02, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 88
In this episode, we hear from Chuck Farrell, Vice President, Human Resources and speaker at the April 2019 InnovateWork Toronto summit. Chuck is a senior business professional with 20+ years experience in Human Resources leadership roles in the retail & restaurant industries. He currently leads all things people for Canada's iconic pizza pioneer and largest chain - Pizza Pizza. Previously he has worked for well known industry leaders such as Walmart Canada and Yum! We do our best to ensure e...
Mar 26, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 87
In this episode of the HRchat show, Matt Burns interviews Tegan Cochrane about the inter-connectivity between athletics and business. Three-time Canadian cycling champion turned marketing consultant, Tegan combines formal education with real world experience to build client success. Now a creative and marketing consultant, Tegan offers her take on work-life balance and how lessons from a sports career have shaped her approach to business success. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. T...
Mar 19, 2019•21 min•Season 1Ep. 86
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Stephen Shedletzky, Head of Brand Voice at Start With Why - Simon Sinek. Listen as Stephen explores concepts in Simon Sinek’s next book, and the focus of Stephens talk at InnovateWork Toronto on April 11. Discover how leaders who embrace an 'infinite mindset' build stronger, more innovative organizations. Working with Simon Sinek and the team at Start With Why , Stephen engages people in meaningful ways so that we connect with depth and live in a ...
Mar 12, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 85
In this episode we hear from HR celeb Steve Browne. Steve has devoted 30+ years of his career to human resources. He currently is the Vice President of Human Resources for LaRosa's, Inc., a regional Pizzeria restaurant chain in Southwest Ohio with 11 locations and more than 1,100 Team Members. Prior to LaRosa's, Steve held various HR management positions in the manufacturing, consumer products, and professional services industries. An active member of SHRM for more than 20 years, Steve has held ...
Mar 05, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 84
In this special bonus HRchat episode, Bill Banham invites Matt Burns back to talk about the inaugural InnovateWork Vancouver event happening March 26. Matt Burns is Founder of Global HR Collective and Member & Contributor at Forbes Human Resources Council. Get tickets to the Vancouver event 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 Media Inc. Support the sho...
Feb 28, 2019•12 min•Season 1Ep. 84
In this episode Christine Song, Chief People Officer, Coinsquare chats with Bill Banham about ways to better align culture with business goals and developing tomorrow's leaders. As a member of the executive team at Coinsquare, Christine's goal is to approach the function of People Experience by aligning the people strategy with the business strategy. She is addicted to the technology startup space, and her greatest passion is scaling startups so that they can accelerate growth while focusing on ...
Feb 19, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 82
In this HRchat episode, we are joined by Jackye Clayton. Jackye is a speaker, writer, and trainer, and she is also the Director of Customer Success at HiringSolved, an AI-powered talent acquisition service provider. She has served as Editor for RecruitingTools, host of RecruitingLive and Manager of their exclusive #HRTX event series. Whether on screen, in person, or in published content, Jackye used her unique background to introduce talent acquisition teams to cutting edge technology and resour...
Feb 14, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 81
In this episode of the HRchat show Bill Banham talks with Caitlyn Ngu, Founder and CEO of HireUp - a centralized database of video resumes. Recently featured on Dragon’s Den, HireUp helps to remove restrictions of time and space from the interview process, allowing candidates to interview anytime, anywhere. 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 t...
Jan 15, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 80
In this HRchat podcast, we hear from Natalie Wong, the Canadian Professional Sales Association ’s HR Manager. Natalie oversees human resources and recruitment initiatives. She is the face of the association for all new hires and is charged with championing a new corporate culture to align with the CPSA’s new brand, positioning the Association as an employer of choice for driven, innovative professionals. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and...
Jan 03, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 79
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Matt Burns , Founder of Global HR Collective and Member & Contributor at Forbes Human Resources Council. Listen as we consider Global HR Collective's mission to, among other advocacy programs, support mental health initiatives and women entrepreneurship. 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 th...
Dec 11, 2018•25 min•Season 1Ep. 78
In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham speaks with Nicholas Crowe, Director Professional Development at the Canadian Professional Sales Association . Listen as we talk about his career, role at CPSA and how the organization is helping to change how professional sales education is offered. 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 Fe...
Nov 21, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 77
The majority of employees think their bosses don’t encourage new ideas at work, according to a study published in Harvard Business Review. Ultimately this leads to potential revenue loss and a higher turnover rate. In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Dr. Laura Hamill, Chief People Officer & Chief Science Officer at Limeade, about how encouraging creativity leads to higher retention rates, employee engagement and overall wellbeing. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. ...
Nov 15, 2018•20 min•Season 1Ep. 76
In this HRchat episode, Bill Banham chats with Dr. Benjamin Slade, a research and analysis lead in the Talent Strategy and Engagement Division of NASA. His responsibilities include business performance measurement, strategic workforce planning, data-driven program analysis, and predictive forecasting, including attrition modeling. Ben was also a speaker at the recent People Analytics Canada Summit in Toronto. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guest...
Oct 17, 2018•18 min•Season 1Ep. 75
In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham chats with Predictive Success Corporation President and recent speaker at People Analytics Summit Canada, David Lahey. David shares his take on ways to measure and develop employees using predictive analytics and big data. 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 HRch...
Oct 04, 2018•22 min•Season 1Ep. 74
In this HRchat episode, we hear from Ruth Dance, Managing Director at The Employee Engagement Alliance. Ruth and Bill Banham discuss ways to grow and support communities focused on employee engagement 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 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 ...
Sep 10, 2018•22 min•Season 1Ep. 73
In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham talks with LaTonya Wilkins, Director of Talent Management at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This interview focuses on LaTonya's role in building a high-performing culture and developing & aligning the talent strategy to the business strategy. 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. Suppor...
Aug 07, 2018•25 min•Season 1Ep. 72
In this HRchat episode, we hear from Norma Kraay, Deloitte Canada’s Managing Partner of Talent and Chief Talent Officer. Norma is a seasoned business professional who has been with the firm for over 20 years. Listen as we discuss how companies can ensure readiness for a Millennial-Centennial mix in the office. 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. Suppor...
Jul 11, 2018•27 min•Season 1Ep. 71
In episode 70 of the HRchat show, we hear from VanHack's Head of Growth in Canada, Ash Kumar. Ash enjoys growing the tech community and helping others achieve their dreams through VanHack. Outside the office, he relaxes by listening to the stories of other people's lives. 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 HR...
Jun 19, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 70
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Helen Patterson. Helen is a self-described 'Healthy Workplace Creator', HR and Compliance expert, writer, and speaker at Life Works Well. 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...
Jun 05, 2018•14 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Ahead of Global HR Trends Summit, listen to Niall Ryan-Jones, speaker at the Toronto event and Head of Employee Experience at world-famous retailer Harrods. His role encompasses many employee touch points such as internal communications, benefits and recognition, corporate responsibility, corporate health, employee engagement and employer brand management. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gaze...
Apr 25, 2018•23 min•Season 1Ep. 68
In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham chats with Georgia Curtis, MD at Backpocket HR - a firm specialising in outsourced HR services for SMBs. 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 the most popular global po...
Apr 24, 2018•11 min•Ep. 67
In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham chats with Arun Kochhar, Global Head HR Insights & People Analytics at Xerox. Arun was also a panelist at InnovateWork Toronto. Listen as he sheds light on what goes into managing the deployment of innovative analytics solutions, and ways to enable leadership to deliver better workforce decisions. 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, HRc...
Apr 16, 2018•13 min•Ep. 66
In this episode of HRchat, we hear from Elizabeth Williams, an award-winning Toronto-based brand and communications expert who helps organizations have better conversations with customers, prospects, employees and shareholders. 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...
Apr 10, 2018•17 min•Ep. 65
In this HRchat episode, Bill Banham is joined by Kim Tabac, Chief Talent Officer at Deloitte Canada. A senior business professional with over 20 years’ experience in Human Resources leadership roles, Kim has a proven track record of building high-performing teams and designing inclusion strategies. Kim will be the keynote speaker at the April 2018 InnovateWork summit. Her session is called Building Your Total Value Proposition. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas ...
Apr 04, 2018•9 min•Ep. 64
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Brien Convery, Director of Talent Acquisition, Early Talent Attraction and Engagement at RBC. Brien leads the Canada campus recruitment teams to attract, engage and recruit top student talent into Capital Markets, Functions, Insurance, Wealth Management and Personal and Commercial Banking at one the world’s leading financial institutions. We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are enti...
Apr 03, 2018•19 min•Ep. 63
Listen to this episode with guest Derek Smith, General Manager at Xref North America. Derek leads the company’s operations across Canada and the United States. Derek’s knowledge of the North American HR market, specifically in relation to candidate screening, coupled with his extensive background in sales, marketing and leaderships roles in high profile, technology companies, make him the perfect addition to the team in a market that poses significant growth potential for the platform. Support t...
Mar 26, 2018•21 min•Ep. 42
