*This spotlight is an excerpt from our 2019 interview. A self-proclaimed late bloomer, Rich peaked later in life, never letting his mediocre academic grades at Stanford stop him from discovering his passions and future career path. Listen to Forbes Editor Rich Karlgaard discuss the unique strengths of late bloomers in today’s fast-changing world.
In the wake of recent killings of Black Americans, Ben & Jerry’s put out a sharply-worded statement, which garnered social media attention for its strong condemnation of racial inequality and injustice. In this Talent Angle podcast interview, Chris Miller, global head of activism at Ben & Jerry’s, shares the company’s history of social activism and discusses how it’s been uniquely positioned to effect global change. He also makes the case for corporate advocacy, urging organizations to have clar...
The greatest teams in sports history had one thing in common: a captain with an unconventional set of skills and tendencies. Listen to this episode to discover the core qualities of the Captain Class -- from extreme emotional control to tactical aggression and the courage to stand apart.
Generational expert Jason Dorsey discusses the implications of a growing Gen Z workforce in his book “Zconomy”, co-authored with Denise Villa, CEO of The Center for Generational Kinetics. He explains how global events influenced Gen Z’s expectations as consumers and employees, and how employers can meet those expectations. Dorsey shares his and Villa’s research on Gen Z’s preferences for onboarding, feedback, recognition and compensation. Jason Dorsey is an author, keynote speaker, and researche...
*This spotlight is an excerpt from our 2019 interview. Want to become a world-class CHRO? Roberto di Bernardini, Head of Global Human Resources and board member of CHRO Global Leadership Board, presents the global standards of the CHRO role, backed by the world’s leading experts CHROs and most distinguished CHROs.
Bureaucracy kills innovation. So say Michele Zanini and Gary Hamel in their book “Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them.” They argue that relying on outdated processes and capabilities, legacy systems and hierarchical decision-making hamstring growth and stifle workforce success. To overcome these challenges, they also provide practical guidance to create organizations that deliver business results and better serve the people inside them....
Progressive organizations lead with their people strategies to shape business outcomes. Daniel Marsili, co-chair for the CHRO Global Leadership Board and Chief Human Resources Officer at Colgate-Palmolive Company, provides practical guidance for HR leaders to more effectively create, execute and align a people strategy that drives performance.
Amazon’s presence in consumers’ lives is seemingly inescapable, though whether—and for how long— this hold will last is unclear. In his book, Bezonomics: How Amazon is Changing Our Lives and What the World’s Best Companies Are Learning From It, author Brian Dumaine explores just that. In doing so, he offers an insightful portrait of Jeff Bezos and the sprawling enterprise he’s built, as well as tips for businesses to compete in this digital age....
Disruptive technologies have upended existing business operating models, are threatening jobs at unprecedented pace and scale, and are bringing whole industries into question. All of this change is creating a new social contract between employers and employees. Listen to Abbe Luersman, the CHRO for Ahold Delhaize and a member of Gartner’s CHRO Global Leadership Board, discuss how organizations can prepare for new labor market realities. Abbe Luersman serves as Co-Chair for the CHRO Global Leader...
Steve Herz argues positive feedback can limit personal and professional growth, while constructive feedback can lead to self improvement. He frames these insights using three communication traits: authority, warmth, energy (AWE). According to Herz, individuals can leverage the AWE framework to more effectively communicate and connect. Steve Herz is a talent agent and career advisor, as well as the president and founding partner of IF Management, now a part of the Montag Group. He has represented...
*This spotlight is an excerpt from our 2019 interview. It's not easy to deliver more value from less work. Steve Denning, author of The Age of Agile, argues that even global giants don't have to be born agile in order to become agile. Listen to this episode of the Talent Angle to understand how organization can harness the power of their teams, customers and networks to deliver value on a larger scale than ever before.
Too many leaders and organizations mistakenly base talent and business decisions on conventional wisdom—much of which damages employees individually and the workforce broadly. In his book “Nine Lies About Work: A Free Thinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World,” Ashley Goodall explores how real-world evidence contradicts universally-held workplace beliefs. Goodall discusses the truth behind the lies, providing guidance to create workplace environments that better serve the people inside them....
How do we develop talent to prepare for an uncertain future? How can HR evolve to influence organizational strategy? Tune in to hear Ceree Eberly, former Chief People Officer at Coca-Cola and Chair of Gartner's CHRO Global Leadership Board, discuss the future of HR.
On this episode of the Talent Angle podcast, executive Nancy Duarte shares insights from her new book DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action through Story . Duarte emphasizes the importance of empathy when presenting data, offers compelling structures for storytelling and outlines strategies to craft data-driven recommendations. Nancy Duarte is a communication expert who has been featured in several media outlets and is also a Harvard Business Review contributor. As a persuasion expert, she ...
What if everything you’ve been taught about management is wrong? Aaron Dignan, author of Brave New Work , believes that our organizations are broken not by our people or their leaders, but by operating systems such as hierarchy and compliance. Listen to this episode of the Talent Angle to learn how to reinvent the way work gets done at your organization through a groundswell of autonomy, trust, and transparency. Harness the human complexity of your workforce to usher in the Future of Work....
The majority of employers have not traditionally had programs or cultures in place to address employees’ mental health concerns. But as the COVID-10 crisis persists, organizations are recognizing the importance of helping employees better manage anxieties and stress. On this episode of the Talent Angle, Sheila Krueger, Zoom Video Communication’s Head of People Operations and Global Benefits, and Dr. Renee Schneider, Clinical Psychologist and VP of Clinical Health at Lyra Health, discuss the ways...
Succeeding as a leader requires you to create conditions that enable others to thrive and perform. But too often, leaders overly center themselves in an effort to ensure effectiveness. In her new book, Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You, Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei challenges our existing models of leadership. She proposes a different orientation—one which shifts the frame of reference from leaders to those around them....
Psychological Safety in the workplace is critical for fostering employee performance and innovation. Tune in to this episode of the Talent Angle to hear Amy Edmondson - Harvard Business School professor and author of The Fearless Organization - share how to create a culture where employees feel safe expressing their ideas, correcting their mistakes and turning their thoughts into actions.
Harvard Business School Professor, Tsedal Neeley, joins the Talent Angle to discuss how companies can adjust to a remote work environment due to the COVID-19 crisis. Neeley offers guidance for leaders and managers to maintain employee productivity and wellbeing amid a global pandemic.
Companies often assume their workplace cultures are ones with high levels of integrity. But too many rely on reactive rather than proactive approaches to managing misconduct. On this episode of Gartner’s Talent Angle, Rob Chesnut, Chief Ethics Officer of Airbnb, offers practical advice on creating organizational culture with intentional integrity. Chestnut also lays out how companies can effectively clarify their ethical stances and motivate employees to model desired values....
*This interview was excerpted from our 2019 interview. Is great leadership a myth? General Stan McChrystal, co-author of Leaders: Myth and Reality , joins the Talent Angle to debunk the many myths that surround the concept of leadership. Drawing from the examples set by history’s most renowned leaders, Stan believes the lessons we commonly draw from their lives are seldom the correct ones. Listen to this episode to learn more about how true leadership can be a catalyst for achieving higher-level...
The #MeToo movement has called attention to the prevalence of workplace misconduct. In response, organizations across industries and sectors have had to confront the many risks—legal, reputational, and financial—misconduct and harassment pose to their bottom line. In her book #MeToo in the Corporate World: Power, Privilege, and the Path Forward , labor economist and award-winning author Sylvia Ann Hewlett urges companies to recognize the adverse consequences of toxic workplace cultures. She prov...
The world is changing faster and faster and the only way to thrive is to accept the inevitability of change. Blitzscaling is all about rapidly growing and scaling a business or product in the face of uncertainty. Listen to Chris Yeh discuss the techniques that digital companies like Google, Linkedin and Facebook use to scale and double in size in a short period of time. An active angel investor, serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author, Chris is a well-known technology expert in Silico...
As a growing number of companies experiment with maintaining partial or fully remote workforces, HR teams are reevaluating the need for a traditional office environment. In this replay of a 2018 Talent Angle episode, Brian De Haaff discusses how business leaders can drive and sustain high performance from their remote workforce. De Haaff, author of Lovability , believes a remote workforce can function just as well, if not better than, the traditional office workforce. Brian De Haaff, author of L...
Few of us work in roles designed to our personal specifications. In his new book Personalization at Work: How HR Can Use Job Crafting to Drive Performance, Engagement and Wellbeing , Rob Baker argues that employees thrive when allowed to craft their roles to fit their strengths. Baker provides HR leaders and professionals with tools and guidance to create workplace environments that empower employees to customize their jobs to meet their needs....
*This interview was excerpted from our 2018 interview. Humankind is on the brink of an unprecedented technological transformation, and people and organizations that prepare properly have a massive opportunity ahead of them. Listen to Peter Hinssen, business school lecturer, futurist and author of The Day After Tomorrow as he discusses the technological changes that will fundamentally change how we work, how we live and how we relate to each other.
Companies are facing a “new normal”, which is testing operational and financial resilience. With nearly all industries and organizations affected, the leadership response will define an organization’s values for years to come. Martin Whittaker, CEO of JUST Capital joins the Talent Angle podcast to discuss why prioritizing all stakeholders — including employees, customers, communities of operation, and shareholders — is crucial for long-term success.
Culture change efforts often yield little more than a survey assessing current culture followed by ineffective action steps to achieve change. On this episode of the Gartner Talent Angle, Kathleen Hogan, Microsoft’s Chief People Officer, shares how Microsoft not only incites culture change, but also how they foster a growth mindset to ensure employees are comfortable learning and failing in order to grow.
Growing your business is harder to accomplish than ever before. Tune in to this podcast to hear Tiffani Bova – a Salesforce growth expert and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Growth IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make or Break Your Business – confront this business imperative with ten straightforward paths to successful growth and develop your game plan with this simple equation: context + combination + sequence. Tiffani Bova is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of...
Shawn T. Smith is a clinical psychologist in Denver, Colorado, and the author of five books, including Surviving Aggressive People and The User’s Guide to the Human Mind. Aggressive people can lay a dark cloud of negative energy over any workplace, from the manufacturing line to the boardroom. Listen to this podcast to hear Shawn Smith--a clinical psychologist and the author of Surviving Aggressive People--share time-tested methods for conflict management historically reserved for law enforcemen...
