TalentCulture #WorkTrends
453 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★ - 26 ratingsYou've been in the HR trenches for years. Now, are you ready to look toward the future? Join host, Meghan M Biro on the #WorkTrends podcast from TalentCulture as she talks about how work is changing. You'll get all the news you need to stay current, and hear from leading experts, HR tech vendors and HR practitioners about what inspires them. Join us on Twitter every Wednesday at 1:30 pm Eastern for a live chat using the hashtag #WorkTrends.
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The Journey to a Great Employer Brand
February 14, 2020 11:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBToday’s #WorkTrends podcast is about one of the most important but least understood endeavors any employer has to consider: How to effectively create an attractive but authentic employer brand. Getting that right takes clear strategy and clear thinking. It also takes a commitment to seeing your employer brand as a holistic journey, not just a “one and done” task. And there’s no one better than our guest, Susan Lamotte in terms of a savvy tour guide to navigate this journey. Susan is the fo...
Email Still Matters: Etiquette for Today’s Users
February 07, 2020 11:00 - 20 minutes - 19.6 MBGet the message: email’s not dead in 2020. In fact, it’s alive and well — and while we can run our businesses without it, we do need to improve how we’re using it. According to today’s #WorkTrends guest, Bruce Mayhew, better etiquette depends on three best practices. Bruce is a corporate and executive consultant who wants to help us all to be better at emailing. He’s on #WorkTrends to talk about why we can barely stand looking at our inbox — and how to write email that don’t add to the infor...
Acing the Metrics: Reading the Data on Engagement
January 31, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBFor all our discussions regarding employee engagement we still often treat it as an intangible, unmeasurable factor. On the contrary, says Leila Zayed, our guest today. Leila is the VP of Best Companies Group, and is going to walk us through the why’s and more importantly, the how’s of measuring engagement. Not only can we use specific measurements to look at engagement, we can also compare it to benchmarks to get a fuller picture. And that’s going to be key to improving your workplace and ...
The Human Impact of Data Literacy
January 24, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBDespite an explosion of data and analytics, too many organizations still don’t know how to use it — let alone leverage it to inform decision-making and strategy. Today’s guest, Jordan Morrow, is helping fix this very broad-ranging problem. He’s the Global Head of Data Literacy at Qlik, and here on #WorkTrends to share the findings of a milestone report on Data Literacy, and talk about the most effective strategies for learning how to harness data to make informed decisions. This podcast is s...
The Empathy Gap
January 17, 2020 11:00 - 25 minutes - 24.2 MBWe’re suffering from an epidemic of disengagement and hiring is more critical than ever. But we’re missing the mark when it comes to solutions. It’s all about understanding what people are feeling — and being able to influence motions. And it’s something a lot of HR leaders are afraid to do. Today’s guest reveals the key to bridging the empathy gaps — and giving your people a true sense of meaning and connection. Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is the CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, and an expert of h...
The Myth of Employee Engagement
January 10, 2020 11:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBEmployee engagement was a great idea 30 years ago but it’s become a buzz phrase with no clout, according to today’s guest, Mark Babbitt. Mark’s passionate about taking the right approach to a stellar workplace experience. He’s on #WorkTrends to talk about how to finally get past the myth of employee engagement, and about the five essential factors of what really matters: Workplace Intelligence.
Insider Secrets to Making Great HIres
January 03, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBWe all want and need to make great hires. Today’s guest reveals two vital secrets that will better the odds for any organization. Chad Fife, the VP of Marketing at Talview and a veteran team-builder, gets candid about finding talent that fits, setting clear expectations, and why some hires thrive while others don’t.
Solving a $7 Trillion Dollar Problem
December 13, 2019 11:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBCompanies waste $7 trillion a year on lost output due to employees being overloaded by different tasks and applications. Systems have an incredible impact on employee engagement, yet we’re piling on more apps, tasks and obstacles to getting our work done. Calvin Hsu at Citrix talks about a powerful solution that’s radically changing how we work.
Harnessing Technology to Lead, Innovate, and Win
December 07, 2019 16:07 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBThe workplace is changing so fast we can hardly keep pace — and that’s left some companies lagging behind. What we need is a will to transform into a new kind of organization, where technology enables leadership, inspires innovation, and drives amazing team performance. Patrick Antrim, former NY Yankee and now CEO of Multifamily Leadership, talks about how leaders are sparking amazing innovation, inspiring the next generation of employees and engaging new customers — by turning to tech.
The Importance of Second Chances
November 29, 2019 11:00 - 15 minutes - 15 MBYou probably hear a lot of buzz about diversity and inclusion. But for many years, our D&I conversation has largely ignored one disempowered population: people with a criminal record. We interview Michelle Cirocco, chief responsibility officer at Televerde, about how we can all give people a second chance and create new opportunities for everyone.
Taking Stock of the Global State of Work
November 15, 2019 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBLike it or not, we’re all connected — and in our tech-driven world, organizations have more of a global presence than ever before. This week, recruiter and Recruiting Brainfood curator Hung Lee joins #WorkTrends to take a look at the global state of work.
Ageism and Its Impact on the Modern Worker
November 08, 2019 11:00 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBWe now have six generations in the workforce, but ironically we have never had more ageism than we do now. As the week’s #WorkTrends guest notes, ageism affects everyone in the workplace, whether they’re sixteen or eighty-six. By the time you’re in your 40s, you will likely have experienced it. This week on #WorkTrends, host Meghan M. Biro talks to Vinay Singh about age discrimination in the workplace today, and why so many workers are feeling the impact.
How to Make Your Organization Accessible for Everyone
November 01, 2019 10:00 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MBHaving an accessible workplace is not only the right thing to do, but it opens your organization up to an even wider candidate pool. This week on #WorkTrends, Meghan M. Biro speaks with Neil Milliken, the global head of accessibility, about making the office a great place for everyone.
Should Love be a Four-Letter Word at Work?
October 25, 2019 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBWe associate the business world with being cutthroat, but is that really how it should work? This week on #WorkTrends, Steve Farber joins us to talk about his newest book, “Love is Just Damn Good Business,” and why “love” should never be a four-letter word at your business.
How HR Can Help Organizations Handle the Unthinkable
October 18, 2019 10:00 - 19 minutes - 18.7 MBIt’s a turbulent world out there, but that doesn’t mean organizations should stand by and wait for the worst to happen. Eric McNulty, co-author of “You're It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most,” shares tips about leading organizations during times of crisis.
Redefine “Rockstars” to Find the Employees You Really Need
October 11, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBYour organization needs rockstars to thrive, but finding the candidates who will take your organizations from the backyard battle of the bands to sold-out arenas is more difficult than it looks. This week on #WorkTrends, host Meghan M. Biro talks to Fetcher cofounder Genevieve Jurvetson about how we can rethink talent acquisition, remove bias, and find candidates who will get your organization rocking.
Remote Work: More Than Working in Your PJs
October 04, 2019 10:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBWhile we all dream of working remotely, it’s not as easy as it sounds. James Lloyd, founder of Redox, joins us to discuss the challenges of managing an all-remote team and leading a distributed company.
Empathy Is the Answer
September 27, 2019 10:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBWork doesn’t always suck — but sometimes, it really does. This week on #WorkTrends, Michael Brenner, author of “Mean People Suck: How Empathy Leads to Bigger Profits and a Better Life,” joins us to explain how empathy is the key to creating both a better workplace and a better life.
10 Dangerous Gaps That Could Put Your Business at Risk
September 20, 2019 10:00 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBAre you minding the gap? The compliance gap, that is. Keeping up with regulations can be a real challenge, but there are a variety of solutions and best practices HR organizations can use to stay on top of everything they need to know. This week on #WorkTrends, host Meghan M. Biro talks about how organizations can stay on top of compliance issues with Poster Guard’s Shanna Wall.
Preparing for the HR Perfect Storm
September 13, 2019 10:00 - 18 minutes - 17.8 MBThe last few years have been challenging for HR leaders -- but it’s just the beginning. Meghan M. Biro interviews Brent Colescott, senior director of business strategy and transformation for SumTotal.
Why Wait? Mark Stelzner Says HR Should Change NOW
September 06, 2019 10:00 - 19 minutes - 18.6 MBChange. Change. Change. Repeat. That’s the new normal for every organization. As HR leaders, how can we build teams that are resilient in the face of that constant change? Mark Stelzner says the biggest mistake we can make is stopping and waiting. In this interview, he tells Meghan M. Biro that HR should lead the way, updating the way our organizations work to survive and thrive in our new reality.
Your Fall Conference Season Primer: 9 HR Tech Vendors to Watch
August 30, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBAs fall conference season gets underway, you’re probably looking for a guide to all the HR tech vendors you’re about to start hearing from. In this special bonus episode of WorkTrends, we talk to leaders from 9 of the hottest HR tech companies to get the scoop on the problems they’re solving and the solutions they’re offering. Our interviews were recorded earlier this year at the HR Transform conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
How to Give Your People Story a Heart
August 23, 2019 12:00 - 20 minutes - 19.6 MBIn the Age of the Employee, your employer brand matters more than ever. Meghan M. Biro interviews agency founder Tiffany Sauder, who has found herself helping more and more clients tell their employer brand story.
Your D&I Journey
August 16, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes - 26 MBEvery organization is on a journey to become more diverse and inclusive. What does that journey look like for you? Are you at the very beginning? Hitting a bend in the road? Today’s guests, Damon Klotz and Steven Huang, talk about how they think about diversity, inclusion, culture and their own journey at Culture Amp.
Remove Bias, Discover Talent
August 09, 2019 12:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBThis week’s guest, Angela Hood, is passionate about building unbiased technology. What does that mean for hiring? Everything. Listen in for her interview about hiring, bias, and a better way to work with Meghan M. Biro.
Why Every HR Pro Should Think Like a Marketer
August 02, 2019 12:00 - 26 minutes - 25 MBThe world is moving fast, but sometimes it feels like HR is still stuck in the past. How can we move HR forward to start solving the problems our businesses face today? Meghan M. Biro interviews HR pro Donna Scarola to get her take on how HR people could think more like marketers to reach their goals.
How to Take Control of Your Career as an "Employeepreneur"
July 26, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MBMeghan M. Biro interviews Dethra Giles, an executive coach and author, about how to take your career where you want it to go. Get her advice on how to learn new skills, eliminate the distractions that are holding you back, and excel in the changing world of work.
Building Your Personal Platform
July 19, 2019 12:00 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MBIf you work in HR, are you a marketer? This week’s guest, Cynthia Johnson, says we’re ALL marketers -- for our employer but also for ourselves. The author of “Platform” gives us her advice on building a powerful personal brand (and why you should help your employees do the same).
Want to Change the Employee Experience? Ask Yourself These Questions
July 12, 2019 12:00 - 24 minutes - 23.2 MBIf you work in HR, your job is to build a better experience for employees. But how do we really do that? And are our modern HR teams actually standing in our own way? Meghan M. Biro talks to longtime HR practitioner and problem solver Mary Faulkner.
How Video Can Make Hiring More Human
July 05, 2019 12:00 - 24 minutes - 23 MBIn our increasingly digital candidate experience, we’re seeing more and more videos. So how do we keep a human touch in the hiring process? Meghan M. Biro talks to video pro Elena Valentine about the future of hiring and employer branding.
How to Build a Company Where Everyone Wants to Work
June 21, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes - 26 MBWe all want to work at companies with positive cultures, but how do you really build one from scratch? Longtime HR leader Diane Adams tells the story of how she has transformed culture by building a culture roadmap, partnering with groups outside HR, and listening to employee feedback.
AI for HR
June 14, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutes - 24 MBHow are HR teams really using AI right now? We’re talking the nuts and bolts of new technology with Future Workplace’s Jeanne Meister.
A Preview of SHRM 2019 with SHRM Chief Knowledge Officer Alex Alonso
June 07, 2019 12:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBWhat can you expect from the biggest HR conference of the year? Meghan M. Biro welcomes SHRM Chief Knowledge Officer Alex Alonso. We’re talking all things SHRM 2019!
Beating Your Bias
May 31, 2019 12:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBBias. Diversity. Inclusion. Gender. Race. Religion. We’re talking about some of the biggest and most important conversations happening in HR right now with our guest, Yassmin Abdel-Magied.
How to Build a More Diverse Pipeline
May 17, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.7 MBWe’re all about moving beyond the buzzwords, and this week we’re breaking down “diversity in hiring.” What are the tangible steps you can take to attract, hire and retain more diverse candidates and add fresh faces to your About page? Longtime tech leader Carrie Maslen is here to walk you through it.
How to Make 2020 a Transformational Year
May 10, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBWe’ve all been talking about buzzwords like engagement and retention for years. Today’s guest, Brent Colescott, says NOW is the moment to turn those ideas into reality. He shares how to make sure 2020 is a transformational year for your organization. This episode is sponsored by Skillsoft/SumTotal.
The Bridge Between Work and Technology
May 03, 2019 12:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBHow is work changing, and what role does technology play? We welcome China Gorman back to #WorkTrends to tell us what she has learned planning this year’s UNLEASH America conference.
What HR Transformation Looks Like at 130 Organizations
April 26, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MBHR transformation. It’s a buzzword in our space right now, but it’s also a very big and important job. We talk to Jill Goldstein, who oversees talent and HR operations work for 130 clients at Accenture. She gets into the nitty-gritty to tell us the challenges HR leaders are facing today — and how they’re preparing their organizations for the future.
Live From HR Transform: Meet the Speakers
April 23, 2019 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBThe #WorkTrends crew sits down with some of the speakers from this year’s HR Transform conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Building a People-Focused Culture
April 19, 2019 12:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBPeople! They’re the most important part of any organization. On this episode of #WorkTrends, we’re talking all about how YOUR company (yes, YOUR company) can build a more positive, people-focused culture. This episode is sponsored by Citrix.
Lessons on Leadership and Diversity from One of West Point's First Female Grads
April 12, 2019 12:00 - 30 minutes - 28.8 MBWhat was it like to be one of the first female graduates from West Point? We talk to Sara Potecha about her trailblazing career, the legacy she wants to leave as a leader, and how we can all build each other up at work.
Limitless: A New Framework for Employee Engagement
April 05, 2019 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBWe don’t have a good shared language about employee engagement. Author and former executive recruiter Laura Gassner Otting wants to change that. This week on #WorkTrends, we talk to Laura about how to find your own best career path and how to help employees do the same.
Politics at Work
March 29, 2019 23:05 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBIt’s no secret: We’re living in a highly politicized time. That affects what we see on our Facebook feed...and what we talk about at work. How can we all cope with our new political reality — and still get along with our coworkers? We asked leadership consultant Eric Pliner, who coaches leaders on building more resilient teams, and leadership trainer Steve Paskoff, who helps eliminate workplace harassment.
Is Retirement Outdated?
March 22, 2019 12:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBWe all know the old story: You get a good job. You work hard for 40 years. You retire and put your feed up. But wait...that story is changing for many older workers. How are our ideas about retirement evolving? And what can older workers contribute to the workforce? We talk to public radio contributor and author Chris Farrell about the modern definition of retirement.
Build a Better Candidate Experience
March 15, 2019 12:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBCandidate experience! CX! Everyone is talking about it these days. And in the battle for the best talent, IT MATTERS (trust us). So we called Scott Weaver, a talent acquisition leader at Teradata, who has studied the candidate experience and figured out its impact on business metrics like time to hire. He shares how he is “operationalizing and systematizing” candidate experience at Teradata.
Iterate! How HR Can Get Agile
March 08, 2019 13:00 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBBureaucracy. Silos. Sloooow decision-making. Is that what comes to mind when you think “corporate HR”? This week’s guest, Ed Muzio, says it doesn’t have to be that way. The author of “Iterate” tells us how HR organizations can incorporate agile thinking to move faster, make better decisions and be more people-focused.
How to Beat Burnout
March 01, 2019 13:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBBurnout. Overwork. An inbox that never sleeps. Sound familiar? This week on #WorkTrends, we’re talking about how we can beat burnout by addressing the core underlying challenges of modern work. If you want to help your employees stay healthy, or need tips for conquering burnout yourself, tune in to hear from coach Beth Benatti Kennedy.
How to Build the Company of the Future: HR Transform
February 22, 2019 16:21 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBOn this special episode of #WorkTrends, we’re talking innovation. Get a sneak peek at this spring’s hottest HR conference, HR Transform. You’ll hear from conference organizer Samara Jaffe and speaker Ron Storn, chief people officer at Zume. Find out how he is building a people-focused company even amid major change.
How to Bring People Together at Work
February 15, 2019 13:00 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBDiversity. Inclusion. We talk about these buzzwords a lot, but how can we really build more diverse and cohesive workplaces, where people come together around shared goals? We talked to diversity training expert Jason Greer about how to move past the stereotypes and bring people together.
Recruiting + Retention = True Love
February 08, 2019 17:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBRecruiting and retention, sitting in a tree. For too long, we’ve thought about recruiting candidates and keeping them engaged after hire as two different, largely unconnected activities. Today’s guest says it’s time to bring recruiting and retention together. We talk to Ankit Somani, co-founder of Allyo. This episode is sponsored by Allyo.