In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Dan Bruder about connecting employees with their company's direction. See the video here: https://youtu.be/vZm-bqxUFGU. Dan Bruder (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danbruder88/), Cofounder and CEO of Blendification, created Blendification ® to harmonize work and life. Dan originally developed and enhanced the Blendification ethos by delivering the Strategy Whiteboard and Personal Whiteboard programs through conventional consulting, tea...
Aug 15, 2022•24 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Ryan Parshall about solving people issues, time issues, and profit issues to help your organization succeed. See the video here: https://youtu.be/BU73TCgaRHQ. In Ryan Parshall's (https://www.linkedin.com/in/coach-ryan-parshall/) career he has helped over 200+ small to mid-sized business owners, entrepreneurs and companies grow to their potential using: strategy, process, organization, branding, marketing and sales. Ryan is a busine...
Aug 14, 2022•26 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Raj Grover about acquiring and retaining key, top talented, team members and managing a multinational team. See the video here: https://youtu.be/kSc7M1NocuA. Since starting his first company at the age of 22, Raj ( https://ca.linkedin.com/in/raj-grover-86a182185 ) has established himself as one of Canada’s foremost business strategists and deal makers. He is the founder of High Tide and its subsidiary companies of Valiant Distribut...
Aug 13, 2022•25 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Anish Majumdar about the culture of networking, landing interviews, and constructing a resume. See the video here: https://youtu.be/JbP8piJ1TCU. Anish Majumdar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishmajumdar/) is a Career Coach and expert in the Hidden Job Market. Over the past 12 years, he has helped thousands of professionals around the world take the reins of their professional destiny and break free of the necessity of “job searchin...
Aug 12, 2022•32 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Rob Dubin about why organizations are failing to stem the Great Resignation. See the video here: https://youtu.be/zdgXna8g48s. Rob Dubin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robdubin/) helps HR departments struggling with the Great Resignation keep key employees by showing burned out workers how to tap into a happier life so they can reap engaging careers and fulfilling lives. After a 20 year career as a filmmaker working around the world ...
Aug 11, 2022•26 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Nellie Wartoft about utilizing social learning in your enterprise learning and development strategy. See the video here: https://youtu.be/1McHZABDvyI. Nellie Wartoft started as a young entrepreneur in her early teen years in Sweden. After winning several trophies in skeet shooting, Nellie turned her attention to educating the elderly on the internet and digital literacy to improve their qualities of life. This social enterprise was...
Aug 10, 2022•26 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Tarin Calmeyer about utilizing virtual corporate wellness initiatives to support remote employees. See the video here: https://youtu.be/W64at3rPE70. Tarin Calmeyer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarincalmeyer) is the South African-American CEO and founder of the world’s first virtual corporate wellness company, Remote Team Wellness. After 10 years of teaching yoga and mindfulness, leading team retreats, and consulting she founded Rem...
Aug 09, 2022•26 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Dr. Toby Travis about leveraging leadership assessment to develop trusted leaders. See the video here: https://youtu.be/Sb4v54GKaDg. Dr. Toby Travis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtobytravis) is the head of School for The Village Christian Academy, founder and developer of TrustED, a research and evidence-based framework for school improvement focused on developing trusted school leaders. The framework serves as the basis for the "...
Aug 08, 2022•23 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Maria M. Trapenasso about recent NFP data about how employers are offering more flexible benefits but carefully eying cost containment. See the video here: https://youtu.be/ienxg9NT_No. Maria M. Trapenasso (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-m-trapenasso-shrm-scp/) is the VP, National Practice Leader of HR Solutions for NFP. Maria leads the HR consulting practice and offers NFP’s clients strategic guidance on HR related functions su...
Aug 07, 2022•24 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Kimberly S. Reed about strengthening our commitment to creating a more diverse workplace. See the video here: https://youtu.be/gwH4Cctxqno. Kimberly S. Reed (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlysreeddiversity) is an award-winning international speaker, author, corporate trainer and diversity, equality, and inclusion executive. With more than 20 years in HR, talent/recruitment acquisition, diversity, equality and inclusion expertise...
Aug 06, 2022•28 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Dr. Neil Malhotra about the biggest issues facing social innovation and responsible capitalism over the next decade. See the video here: https://youtu.be/S3Nm43Gd-1U. Neil Malhotra (https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-malhotra-011b1459/) is Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He also holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Political Science. He serves as ...
Aug 05, 2022•24 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Matt Wilkerson about the benefits of externship programs for the student and for organizations. See the video here: https://youtu.be/0MhTslAtMGM. Matt Wilkerson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwilkerson/) is the Co-founder & CEO of Paragon One which scales real work and experiential learning between companies, schools, and students. The company’s flagship product, Remote Externships, are an alternative to internships that prov...
Aug 04, 2022•27 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Andy Mowat about how our mental wellness suffers in a digitally noisy world and what we can do about it. See the video here: https://youtu.be/FPMofl6WGLE. Andy Mowat (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amowat/) is Co-Founder and CEO of Gated. He has built 3 unicorns, including in his prior role growing Culture Amp from $5 to $75 million. Previously, Andy ran operations at Upwork and Box. Andy has spent much of his career in human capital ...
Aug 03, 2022•24 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Brian McComak about his book, Humanity in the Workplace: A Blueprint for Building an Inclusive and Equitable Company Culture. See the video here: https://youtu.be/828rOL7GuVM. Brian McComak (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bmccomak/) is a diversity and inclusion consultant, speaker, author, and facilitator with over twenty years of experience in D&I, HR, company culture, change management, internal communications, and employee expe...
Aug 02, 2022•29 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Ahva Sadeghi about utilizing remote internship programs to feed an overall DEI strategy. See the video here: https://youtu.be/8Ik0LpF81RU. Ahva Sadeghi (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahvasadeghi/) is a passionate social entrepreneur and co-founder of Symba, a venture-backed and all-female founded tech startup on the future of work. Ahva is an economist and researcher focused on remote work and workforce development. Prior to launchin...
Aug 01, 2022•25 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Greg Sloan about how the pandemic has shifted how employees are evaluating their work, and their purpose? See the video here: https://youtu.be/6mMOZbbHyJ0. Greg Sloan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregonpurpose/) is a serial founder and started his first business nearly 30 years ago. In 2006, he found himself at the peak of his professional career as a Vice President for Goldman Sachs, the premier brand within the investment banking...
Jul 31, 2022•26 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Lindsey Caplan about common pitfalls around gathering and change. See the video here: https://youtu.be/EMmFxZmntaE. Lindsey Caplan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseycaplan/) is an organizational psychologist and communication strategist. She helps HR, Marketing, and Business Leaders script employee experiences that help boost morale, engagement, and retention for the long term via her consultancy, The Gathering Effect. Please con...
Jul 30, 2022•26 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Shawn Burcham about the advantages and disadvantages of leveraging ESOPs in your organization. See the video here: https://youtu.be/ZIoCOWPYW0w. Shawn Burcham (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnburcham/), author of Keeping Score with GRITT: Straight Talk Strategies for Success, is the founder & CEO of PFSbrands, which he and his wife, Julie, started out of their home in 1998. The company has over 1,500 branded foodservice locati...
Jul 29, 2022•23 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Jim Colassano and Eric Wade about how companies are adopting on-demand payroll practices to attract and retain talent. See the video here: https://youtu.be/ku5hbiArpq4. Jim Colassano (https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-colassano-8466096/) is senior vice president of product development and strategy at The Clearing House. Mr. Colassano has more than 25 years of experience in all facets of the Payments and Cash Management business. He...
Jul 28, 2022•29 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Patrick Cootes about helping employees to respond to technological disruption of the workplace. See the video here: https://youtu.be/aQUprkW1ANc. Patrick Cootes (linkedin.com/in/patrick-cootes-87a513193) spent nearly twenty years in teaching before co-founding Mindstone (https://www.mindstone.com). As a teacher of philosophy and ethics, Patrick’s mission is to bring about eudaimonia, the flourishing of human potential, through lear...
Jul 27, 2022•33 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with David Karandish about maximizing your team’s capacity with a secure, AI-native support automation platform. See the video here: https://youtu.be/ftAjW_tXfJk. David Karandish (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkarandish/) is Founder & CEO of Capacity – an enterprise SaaS company headquartered in St. Louis, MO. Capacity is an AI-powered support automation platform that connects your entire tech stack to answer questions, automate ...
Jul 26, 2022•28 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Erika Andersen about her book, Change from the Inside Out: Making You, Your Team, and Your Organization Change-Capable. See the video here: https://youtu.be/UkrUevR_AHA. Erika Andersen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersenerika/) is the founding partner of Proteus International, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. For over three decades, she’s served as a consultant and advisor to top executi...
Jul 25, 2022•30 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Panos Siozos about how to successfully onboard remote employees. See the video here: https://youtu.be/8QLCby9QR3I. Panos Siozos (https://www.linkedin.com/in/siozos/) is the co-founder and CEO of LearnWorlds. He has a Ph.D. in Educational Technology, researching and designing e-learning applications for over 20 years. Panos has extensive work experience as a software engineer, e-learning researcher, and science educator. Before laun...
Jul 24, 2022•30 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Genecia Alluora about empowering women to go after what they want and to dream big. See the video here: https://youtu.be/QShuuu-WfaY. Genecia Alluora (https://www.linkedin.com/in/genecia/) is a former beauty queen and the Founder of Soul Rich Woman, South East Asia's leading network for female entrepreneurs connecting 12,000+ women and 200,000 subscribers across the region. The network helps women to build their brand recognition a...
Jul 23, 2022•25 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Barry Rosen about reimagining onboarding to attract and retain top talent. See the video here: https://youtu.be/7rMm08pm9vA. Barry Rosen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/barryarosen/) serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Interaction Associates, a pioneer in creative problem-solving, collaborative leadership, and group facilitation. As CEO, Barry’s mission is to empower associates to make decisions and provide services that help cli...
Jul 22, 2022•30 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Jerome Myers about the secret habits apex performers use to get the most out of life . See the video here: https://youtu.be/zf2bFzX2bec. Jerome Myers (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeromemyers/) left corporate America because he realized that although he had many accomplishments, he had not gained significance because he was not leading a centered life. Now, as a leadership coach, he uses his personal journey and unique training meth...
Jul 21, 2022•26 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Kimberly Wiefling about the biggest obstacles to success in today's organizations. See the video here: https://youtu.be/8AzyIt1CiX0. Kimberly Wiefling (https://www.linkedin.com/in/scrappykimberlywiefling/) is known for her authentically scrappy style. At Hewlett Packard she felt like a hired assassin where she prioritized projects over people. After 10 years working in technology, she realised that technology fails far less frequen...
Jul 20, 2022•28 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Joshua Hawks-Ladds about why restrictive covenants, or noncompetes, are a hot topic right now. See the video here: https://youtu.be/BJb-IukParU. Joshua Hawks-Ladds (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-hawks-ladds-a738731/) is co-chair of the Labor, Employment Law and Employee Benefits Department at the law firm Pullman & Comley. He practices in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island and serves as outside general c...
Jul 19, 2022•30 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Noel Andrews about helping business owners to hire quality remote team members. See the video here: https://youtu.be/mNncGkHWLWU. After spending 15 years recruiting and leading teams within large corporate technology functions, Noel Andrews (https://www.linkedin.com/in/noelandrews/) bought JobRack to help bring the wonders of Eastern European remote workers to business owners all over the world. JobRack has been helping business ow...
Jul 18, 2022•25 min
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Jack McGuinness about his recent book, Building Great Leadership Teams. See the video here: https://youtu.be/Tg-pheke_NQ. Jack McGuinness (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackmcguinness/) is co-founder of Relationship Impact (RI), a consulting firm focused on working with CEOs to unleash the full potential of their leadership teams. His experience as a management consultant, CEO of a contract packaging company and co-founder of RI infl...
Jul 17, 2022•25 min
