In this HRchat episode, we hear from Kayling Gaver , Co-founder, and COO at Tapcheck, a tool that helps employers show up for their employees through on-demand pay and financial education resources. Questions include: How is it helpful for people to be able to access their earned wages ahead of the traditional two-week paycheck cycle? Why wouldn't strapped-for-cash employees use a credit card to smooth out their income? With the fallout from the pandemic exacerbating people’s financial challenge...
Aug 20, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 329
In this HRchat we'll delve into the psychology of hiring and the tools available to potentially remove bias from the recruitment and onboarding stages of the employee life cycle. Bill's guest this time is Dr. Charles Handler, a thought leader, analyst, and practitioner in the talent assessment and human capital space. Throughout his career, Dr. Handler has specialized in developing effective, legally defensible employee selection systems. Since 2001 Dr. Handler has served as the president and fo...
Aug 19, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 328
In this HRchat, we talk about using people data for good. Listen as we discuss the responsibilities of companies and employees when it comes to sharing and storing information. Bill's guest is Al Adamsen , founder and CEO of People Analytics & Future of Work, a San Francisco-based events planner and global network advocating the ethical use of people data. He's a globally recognized thought leader, advisor, and educator in the areas of People Analytics, Talent Strategy, Workforce Planning, D...
Aug 17, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 327
In this HRchat episode, we focus on human creativity in its many forms and some ways of bringing that to life and in a corporate setting. Bill's illustrious guest is 5-time tech entrepreneur, New York Times Bestselling Author, America’s Top Innovation Keynote Speaker, and world-renowned creativity expert, Josh Linkner . Since 2007, Josh has delivered more than 1,000 keynotes, mostly on how to stimulate more creativity in organizations that will produce meaningful results, such as better problem-...
Aug 12, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 326
In HRchat 325, we consider ways leaders and HR can turn a company's culture into one based on agility, resilience, and innovation. Bill's guest is Kevin Oakes , CEO and co-founder of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), the leading authority on next practices in human capital. He is also the author of Culture Renovation™, the #1 new release in a dozen Amazon book categories. Drawing on data from one of the largest studies ever conducted on corporate culture, Culture Renovation™ detai...
Aug 10, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 325
According to an HR Policy Association survey in the Spring of 2021 , covering nearly 400 HR leaders representing 11 million employees found that 85% said their organizations expanded inclusion activities and increased C-suite involvement in DE&I since George Floyd’s murder. Seventy percent have started or expanded unconscious bias training, while more than half moved to disaggregate workforce data to provide a better picture of employee demographics. The survey also found DE&I was the ma...
Aug 06, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 324
Proper background checks for employment can help increase productivity, reduce costs, and preserve your corporate reputation. Checks are, says today's guest, " an absolutely essential element in the hiring process in order to maintain a safe work environment ". " Background screening ", he says " empowers employers by providing them with the knowledge they need to make critical hiring decisions ". In HRchat 323, we consider the role of background checks when sourcing top talent. Listen too, as w...
Aug 05, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 323
In this HRchat, we consider HCM and time and attendance solutions to solve some big issues faced by businesses when managing their workforce. Bill's guests this time are Colin Leatherbarrow , Technical Director, and Ben Lagden , Head of Product at GT Clocks / Grosvenor Technology who've been a market-leading manufacturer of Human Capital Management Solutions for over 35 years. Questions include: Grosvenor Technology & GT Clocks claim to offer more than traditional time clocks. You speak a lo...
Aug 03, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 322
In this HRchat episode, we look at the correlation between the number of hours logged and employee productivity. Bill Banham's guest is Nick Goldberg , CEO at Ezra, a provider of digital coaching. Listen as Nick also reflects on a recent study that suggests Americans are clocking 1,864.8 work hours per year . The survey suggests, however, that the American work ethic differs drastically from one state to the next. Listen as we consider which is the “hardest working” state in the US, reasons why ...
Jul 30, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 321
In this HRchat, we consider the legal requirements and implications for returning to work in vaccinated countries. Listen as we consider if businesses can legally mandate Covid vaccinations and how unions could respond. Seemingly successful COVID-19 vaccination programs in the US, Canada, Israel, the UEA, Hungary, the UK, and elsewhere means that the coronavirus pandemic is finally on the backfoot in many places. Businesses are starting to return to 'normal operations'. As business leaders strug...
Jul 29, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 320
In this HRchat episode, we talk about how to make attracting and retaining hourly workers easier and more effective. Bill's guest this time is Rich Crawford , President and Chief Executive Officer at TalentReef , the cloud provider to recruit and retain the Service Industry’s Hourly workforce. Rich holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management degree from Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to joining TalentReef, he has excelled in executive leadership roles at market-leading companie...
Jul 27, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 319
More than half of employees surveyed in North America plan to look for a new job this year, according to one report , while separate research shows that a quarter of workers plan to quit their jobs outright once the pandemic subsides and recruiting efforts ramp up (even more). In HRchat episode 318, Bill Banham invites Jesse Ryan , Founder of High Road Human Capital, back on to the show to talk about what the latest labor market trends actually mean and how recruiters and hiring managers can sta...
Jul 23, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 318
In HRchat episode 317, we get a world-famous music artist and community builder's take on why embracing people where they're at is key to driving progress, why high performance rests on a team of good players and how to bring diverse groups together to achieve inspiring performances Bill's guest is Astrid Jorgensen , Founder and Director of Pub Choir. At each Pub Choir event, Astrid arranges a popular song and teaches it to a non-trained audience in three-part harmony. Each event concludes with ...
Jul 22, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 317
There was a time when compensation and benefits were all that mattered to employees. Today, however, they look for much more from their employers; not least of all, they seek an emotional connection and a sense of belonging. In this HRchat episode, we talk about shaping and managing your company's culture. Listen as we delve into how to live your employer brand story and ways leaders can better connect with employees. Bill's guests are Nicole Fernandes , Director of Culture and DEI, and Michael ...
Jul 20, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 316
In this HRchat we talk about hope for, and the hype around, an ever-changing world of work. The guest this time is Perry Timms , Founder at People and Transformational HR Limited. Perry is also the author of the book Transformational HR . He has been listed as one of the most influential HR executives by world-renowned organizations and is passionate about changing the world of work. Perry is also a global TEDx speaker and adviser on the future of work and HR. Questions include: In your book Tra...
Jul 15, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 315
In this HRchat, we will consider adapting to the new norms of post-covid talent attraction and retention. Bill's guest this time is Mervyn Dinnen a talent analyst, advising recruitment and HR technology businesses on the emerging trends impacting hiring, retention, and engagement. He is a writer and international speaker on recruitment and HR trends and an award-winning recruitment blogger. Prior to this, he spent 20 years as a recruitment and HR practitioner. Mervyn is also a top HR influencer ...
Jul 13, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 314
In this episode of the Benefits and Wellness Superhero podcast mini-series, we hear from Helen Stevenson , Founder and CEO at Reformulary Group . On April 7th at the Benefits and Wellness Superhero Symposium, Helen and Minh-Tam Tran, Executive Director at APPSQ shared thoughts on where we are headed with drug costs and pharmacy services, how employers and employees can work towards the common goal of sustainability and patient results. Listen to this interview and get the lowdown. This episode w...
Jul 10, 2021•11 min
In HRchat episode 313, we delve into ways to influence leadership behaviors in order to drive organizational outcomes with continuous feedback. Listen as we also consider how to better measure behaviors to create a corporate culture of feedback and accountability. Bill Banham's guest this time is Alexander Schwall, Ph.D. , Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Rhabit Analytics . Alexander holds a PhD from Pennsylvania State University. Before founding Rhabit, he worked in HR consulting, where ...
Jul 08, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 313
In this episode, we talk about performance, incentives, and employee engagement. Bill's guest this time is Rob Purdy , CEO at CarltonOne Engagement , a firm on a mission to become “the world’s leading provider of on-demand recognition, incentive, training, and reward solutions”. Rob created CarltonOne to crack the code of employee engagement alongside making a positive impact on the environment. Listen to Rob's answers to questions including: What are some historic challenges faced when trying t...
Jul 06, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 312
In this Benefits and Wellness Superhero Podcast episode, we consider what your organization needs to do in order to prepare and execute an effective mental health strategy in 2021/22. The host is Bill Banham, Editor at The HR Gazette and his superhero guest is Nicole Cairns , Wellness Director at Thorpe Benefits. Nicole presented a session at the April 7th and 8th Benefits and Wellness Superhero Symposium called Mental Health "Get Ready, Prepare your Mental Health Strategy NOW! Listen and learn ...
Jul 03, 2021•12 min
In this HRchat we talk about how managers can lead in new and courageous ways. Bill's guest is Bill Treasurer , Chief Encouragement Officer at Giant Leap Consulting, an evangelist for courage, a writer, speaker, and consultant. Bill is on a mission to build workplace courage to deliver fantastic results. Bill is the originator of the new organizational development practice of courage-building, and the author of Courageous Leadership: A Program for Using Courage to Transform the Workplace. The pr...
Jul 01, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 311
Employee engagement is one of the biggest struggles when it comes to internal communications. While most of us lost the ability to meet in person since the outbreak, new corporate communications tech options have stepped into the void promising to offer ways to engage workers with key info and announcements without adding to their workload. In this HRchat episode, we look at using text messaging to support employee engagement and program rollout efforts. Bill's guest is Brandon Daniell , Preside...
Jun 29, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 310
In this episode of the Benefits and Wellness Superhero Podcast mini-series, we hear from Suzanne Harrison , Managing Partner at BenchMarket. In addition to being a Benefits and Wellness superhero, Suzanne is a speaker at the Benefits and Wellness Superhero Symposium on April 7th and 8th of April, 2021. Listen and learn all about Suzanne's session and get her take on why the fireside chat is essential viewing. Suzanne is a bilingual human resource professional with over 25 years of experience wor...
Jun 26, 2021•11 min
In this HRchat we discuss how to be a better leader. Listen too, as we chat about community engagement and ways you can be at the center of your business community as we begin to return to the office. Bill's guest is Mike Sipple Jr , CEO at Talent Magnet Institute and President at Centennial, Inc. Mike's two decades working in and leading Centennial Executive Search & Talent Strategy has given him deep experience with privately-held businesses, family-owned companies, nonprofits, and private...
Jun 24, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 309
Bill's guest in episode 308 is Rick Cottrell , CEO at BizResults.com and the new CEO at AccuPay HCM , a leader in the payroll processing and human capital management space serving cross-industry companies. Listen and hear Rick's responses to questions including: You recently joined AccuPay. What excites you about joining the company and the HR space? There is a Covid-19 related U.S. federal government program that you recently launched an educational effort around. It’s called the Employee Reten...
Jun 22, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 308
Our guest in episode 307 is Hassan Farooqi , Director of Learning and Development, North America for OSL Retail Services. Listen as we ask what performance looks like in the retail industry today and how has measuring and developing retail-sector employees changed during the pandemic? Questions include: What does performance look like in the retail industry - has this changed during the pandemic? How has L&D changed as a result of WFH? We know you’ve partnered with intelliHR recently as your...
Jun 18, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 307
In this episode, we get an HR association leader's take on the needs and experiences of HR pros. Hear too, about what a return to the office means for the HR department's workload. The guest in #306 is Rafael Rivera, CEO at the Professionals In Human Resources Association (PIHRA) - an affiliate of SHRM with 5000+ members. Rafael is responsible for the strategic operation and success of PIHRA, as well as the annual California HR Conference. He leads a dedicated team of staff at headquarters and o...
Jun 17, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 306
In HRchat episode 305, we consider tech that gives hourly workers the flexibility to receive their pay sooner so they don't have to take out high-interest payday loans or pay overdraft fees just to get by. Bill's guest is Nico Simko , Founder and CEO at Clair , the social fintech that provides Instant Pay Access as a Service for human capital management and gig platforms to allow workers to get paid faster. Nico manages the company’s overall strategic direction and its relationships with its sha...
Jun 15, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 305
In this HRchat, Bill talks with Russell Robinson, EdD , Founder at Amplified Research & Consulting and Senior Training & Engagement Advisor at the U.S. Federal Government. Russell is an experienced Director of Organizational Development with a history of working in the government administration industry. Skilled in Employee Engagement, Empowerment, Change Management and Communications. He is a strong healthcare services professional with a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) focused in Human Org...
Jun 11, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 304
In this HRchat, we hear from Vinay Johar , CEO at RChilli , a tool for providing parsing, matching, and enrichment to recruitment management systems; making sure that resume data is captured, managed, and analyzed in proficient ways. Vinay is a serial entrepreneur. Before RChilli, he ran a consultancy called e-Connoisseur Infotech Pvt. Ltd. which focused on product development outsourcing. Typically, Rchilli's clients are ATS, job boards, and enterprises that require the ability to parse large a...
Jun 10, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 303
