The Gartner Talent Angle
376 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 131 ratingsThe Gartner Talent Angle podcast is a new and exciting approach to talent management. Every month, we’ll talk with those on the forefront of HR innovation — innovators, academics, HR professionals, economists, coaches — to explore the most interesting and cutting edge ideas in the world of HR and people development. Join us as we reimagine talent.
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SPOTLIGHT: Preparing the Workforce for the Future with Bob Moesta
April 06, 2021 09:30 - 23 minutes - 15.6 MB*This episode is a shortened excerpt of a previous interview. To prepare for the future, organizations should focus on the prospective workforce currently in or entering college. Bob Moesta joins the Talent Angle to discuss how students “hire” colleges to prepare and qualify them for future jobs, with the majority of graduates, however, leaving unprepared to join the workforce. Tune in to this week’s episode to hear how your organization should not only consider changing education requirem...
Getting Serious About Inclusion with Janet Stovall
March 30, 2021 15:13 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MBIn this episode of the Talent Angle, Janet Stovall, senior client strategist at the NeuroLeadership Institute, discusses the strategies organizations can apply to elevate inclusion as a key business priority. She shares how to better define diversity, articulate its value, and hold individual leaders accountable for inclusion outcomes. Janet Stovall is a senior client strategist at the NeuroLeadership Institute, where she helps companies implement diversity, equity and inclusion practices....
SPOTLIGHT: Leading with Gratitude with Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton
March 23, 2021 10:30 - 17 minutes - 16.7 MB*This episode is a shortened excerpt of a previous interview. Expressing employee appreciation has been linked to increases in job satisfaction, engagement and retention, however, gratitude remains vastly underutilized by managers and executives. On this episode of the Talent Angle, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton offer tips and guidance from their forthcoming book—Leading with Gratitude: Eight Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Business Results—on how to enhance effectiveness by incorp...
Excellence Is No Accident with Horst Schulze
March 16, 2021 10:30 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBIn this episode, Horst Schulze, founder and former COO of The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, discusses how a strong vision for the entire stakeholder ecosystem, not just shareholders, leads to excellence. He shares his views on talent management, strategy execution, leadership, customer service and employee engagement.
SPOTLIGHT: Radically Reinventing the Organization with Dave Ulrich
March 09, 2021 10:30 - 14 minutes - 12.5 MB*This spotlight is an excerpt from our 2019 interview. Today’s rapidly-changing market conditions are challenging our legacy ways of working and upending organizations that were designed for stability. Dave Ulrich, author of Reinventing the Organization, joins the Talent Angle to discuss how progressive companies are looking outward--to their networks, partners, and marketplace--to radically reinvent themselves.
Achieving Productive Remote Work with Bob Pozen
March 02, 2021 10:30 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBProductivity expert Bob Pozen joins the podcast to discuss his latest book, “Remote, Inc.”. He argues that employees should see themselves as owners of their own business of one and see their managers as clients. He also gives advice for how to make meetings and day-to-day work more effective. Bob Pozen is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He is a former president of Fidelity Investments and executive chai...
SPOTLIGHT: Personal Leadership and Mind Hacking Happiness with Sean Webb
February 23, 2021 11:30 - 23 minutes - 27.2 MB*This episode is an excerpt of the original interview. The best leaders don’t just cope with stress, they repurpose it into happiness. Sean Webb, author of Mind Hacking Happiness, tells us how. On this episode of the Talent Angle, Sean Webb shares how to identify and avoid personal stress triggers to boost happiness and lead through high-stress situations.
Catalyzing Growth through Learning with Jeff Maggioncalda
February 16, 2021 11:30 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBJeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera, discusses the importance of reskilling amidst disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic. He shares the skilling trends Coursera has observed as a growing number of employees have moved to virtual environments and explains why learning can be a powerful driver of employee engagement.
Catalyzing Growth through Learning with Jeff Maggioncalda
February 16, 2021 11:30 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBJeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera, discusses the importance of reskilling amidst disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic. He shares the skilling trends Coursera has observed as a growing number of employees have moved to virtual environments and explains why learning can be a powerful driver of employee engagement.
SPOTLIGHT: Discovering the Power of Relationships with Zvi Band
February 09, 2021 10:30 - 23 minutes - 13.9 MBZvi Band, author of Success Is in Your Sphere, believes nothing is more powerful than relationships in your professional life. Listen to learn how to establish meaningful personal connections and deepen your relationship with people who will make a difference in your career. Zvi Band is the co-founder of Contactually, a relationship-centric business that powers millions of relationships, and author of Success Is in Your Sphere: Leverage the Power of Relationships to Achieve Your Business G...
No Rules the Netflix Way With Erin Meyer
February 02, 2021 10:30 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MBErin Meyer, professor at INSEAD business school, argues that long-held beliefs about culture are failing its corporate adherents. In the book, “No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention,” she and her co-author — Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings — detail the Netflix way, exploring lessons gleaned from the company’s successes and failures. For organizations looking to follow the Netflix playbook, she counsels focusing on high performance, top pay, limited rules and radical candor.
SPOTLIGHT: The Era of Continuous Connection with Christian Terwiesch
January 26, 2021 10:30 - 15 minutes - 16.1 MB*This spotlight is an excerpt from our 2019 interview. New technologies are fundamentally changing how firms connect with their customers than ever before. Listen to Christian Terwiesch, co-author of Connected Strategy: Building Continuous Customer Relationships for Competitive Advantage, share four pathways to designing a connected strategy that builds continuous relationships with customers, clients and employees.
Bringing Common Sense Back to the Organization with Martin Lindstrom
January 20, 2021 11:30 - 50 minutes - 69.2 MBCompanies have become entangled in their own internal issues caused by invisible red tape. Tune in to this episode of the Talent Angle to hear Martin Lindstrom, author of The Ministry of Common Sense, as he provides a practical five-step approach to ridding our organizations of the bureaucratic bottlenecks and red tape that plague every office by infusing greater empathy into the workplace.
Bringing Common Sense Back to the Organization with Martin Lindstrom
January 20, 2021 11:30 - 50 minutes - 69.2 MBCompanies have become entangled in their own internal issues caused by invisible red tape. Tune in to this episode of the Talent Angle to hear Martin Lindstrom, author of The Ministry of Common Sense, as he provides a practical five-step approach to ridding our organizations of the bureaucratic bottlenecks and red tape that plague every office by infusing greater empathy into the workplace.
Educating the Workforce with Deanna Mulligan
January 12, 2021 10:30 - 40 minutes - 56.3 MBIn this episode of the Talent Angle podcast, executive and author Deanna Mulligan discusses the role that reskilling can and should play in the future of work. Mulligan shares insights from her book “Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close the Skills Gap” to highlight the importance of corporate education in digital business transformation and explain why organizations need to create a culture of lifelong learning for their employees. Deanna Mulligan is the former CEO of the Guardian L...
SPOTLIGHT: How The Connector Manager Changes the Game with Jaime Roca and Sari Wilde
January 05, 2021 11:30 - 17 minutes - 15.1 MB*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2019. Tune in to this episode of the Talent Angle to hear Gartner's own Jaime Roca and Sari Wilde share insights from their new book, "The Connector Manager." Learn how providing targeted feedback while connecting employees to those who are better suited to address their needs not only increases employee engagement, but triples the likelihood that they will be high performers.
Holiday Re-Release: Microsoft's Culture Change with Chief People Officer Kathleen Hogan
December 29, 2020 11:30 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBAs we approach the end of 2020, we are re-releasing your favorite podcast from this year. Please enjoy our conversation with Kathleen Hogan, Microsoft's Chief People Officer, as she 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.
Navigating Future Uncertainty with Margaret Heffernan
December 22, 2020 11:30 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBOrganizations obsess over predictions and forecasting, but the only certainty there is about the future is uncertainty. In this Talent Angle podcast interview, Margaret Heffernan, author of “Uncharted: How to Navigate the Future,” explores how to operate with agility in times of uncertainty; arguing that the events with the greatest impact on complex systems — whether organizations or humanity — are often unpredictable. To better prepare for future uncertainty, she urges leaders and their em...
SPOTLIGHT: Rebel Talent—Why it Pays to Break the Rules with Francesca Gino
December 15, 2020 10:30 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB*This spotlight is an excerpt from our 2019 interview. Rebels are generally seen as troublemakers whose decisions create chaos in our personal lives and workplaces. However, what if we saw these unconventional outlooks and rule-breaking decisions as constructive rather than destructive? Tune in to this episode to hear Francesca Gino, Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School and author of “Rebel Talent: Why ...
How to Change Anyone’s Mind with Jonah Berger
December 08, 2020 10:30 - 44 minutes - 61.8 MBIn this episode of the Talent Angle, author Jonah Berger discusses his book, The Catalyst, and offers an approach to changing people’s minds. He argues that we are in an era of entrenched beliefs, so convincing others or pushing them in a direction has become ineffective. Instead, one should identify the key factors that cause resistance and overcome them by eliminating obstacles, reducing friction, and removing roadblocks. Berger identifies the five key barriers that inhibit change and exp...
SPOTLIGHT: The Good Jobs Strategy with Zeynep Ton
December 01, 2020 10:30 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBAre your employees a cost or an investment? How can your company design and manage operations in a way that satisfies customers, employees, and investors? Join us to hear Zeynep Ton, adjunct associate professor in the operations management group at MIT Sloan School of Management and the author of The Good Jobs Strategy: How the Smartest Companies Invest in Employees to Lower Costs & Boost Profits, discuss how operational excellence and treating your employees like an investment leads to grea...
Removing Barriers to Accessibility with Anil Lewis
November 24, 2020 10:30 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBIn this Talent Angle episode, Anil Lewis, executive director for Blindness Initiatives at the National Federation of the Blind, explains how organizations can create inclusive environments for employees with disabilities. He offers guidance on recruitment and development strategies for differently-abled talent and dispels stereotypes about employees with disabilities. Lewis draws on both his personal and professional experiences to urge organizations to create equal opportunities for the dev...
SPOTLIGHT: Superbosses—How Exceptional Leaders Manage with Sydney Finkelstein
November 17, 2020 10:30 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MB*This spotlight is an excerpt from our 2019 interview. What do Ralph Lauren, Larry Ellison, Julian Robertson and Bill Walsh all have in common? Certainly all of them are known for being successful, but there’s one thing that distinguishes these superbosses from their peers: the ability to groom talent. Listen to Sydney Finkelstein, award-winning professor at Dartmouth College, share secrets of how exceptional leaders manage and the types of people strategies they employ.
Reduce Friction to Improve Experience with Christiane Lemieux
November 10, 2020 10:30 - 37 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this episode of the Talent Angle, author and entrepreneur Christiane Lemieux argues that friction, inefficiencies that slow processes in both business model and organizational design, is hurting most organizations. In her book Frictionless: Why the Future of Everything will be Fast, Fluid, and Made Just for You, she profiles entrepreneurs and organizations that have eliminated friction to improve customer and employee experience. Lemieux also discusses how friction in our personal and pro...
SPOTLIGHT: Mastering Civility in the Workplace with Christine Porath
November 03, 2020 10:30 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBWhat happens when your workplace is exposed to incivility? What should you do if you are the target of this hostility and aggression? Tune in to this episode of the Talent Angle to hear Christine Porath, Professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, teach you how to navigate incivility in the workplace and enhance your own influence and effectiveness through simple acts of civility and respect. Christine Porath is a tenured professor at Georgetown University’s McDonou...
Elevating Competent Leaders with Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
October 27, 2020 09:30 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MBDr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Chief Talent Scientist at Manpower Group, argues many of our leaders are incompetent. Chamorro-Premuzic believes this is largely due to humans’ inability to distinguish between confidence and competence — that is, how capable we think an individual is, compared to how capable they actually are. In this Talent Angle podcast interview, he explores why ineffective leaders are so often elevated, arguing that our judgment is too easily clouded by charisma and charm. ...
Championing the 4-Day Workweek With Andrew Barnes
October 13, 2020 09:30 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBBusinesses across industries and geographies are facing disruption on multiple fronts — economic turmoil, employee activism, regulatory uncertainty. In this Talent Angle podcast episode, Andrew Barnes, author of “The 4 Day Week,” argues that success in this environment calls for businesses to embrace new ways of working which are rooted in flexibility. Barnes shares his company’s journey to designing a shorter workweek for employees and urges other organizations to abandon what he views as a...
SPOTLIGHT: The Hidden Power of Late Bloomers with Rich Karlgaard
October 06, 2020 09:36 - 18 minutes - 12.1 MB*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.
Steering Corporate Activism With Ben & Jerry’s Chris Miller
September 29, 2020 09:30 - 49 minutes - 37.3 MBIn 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...
SPOTLIGHT: The Hidden Traits of Sport's Great Leaders with Sam Walker
September 22, 2020 10:00 - 21 minutes - 20.8 MBThe 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.
Understanding What Gen Z Wants with Jason Dorsey
September 15, 2020 09:30 - 42 minutes - 26.6 MBGenerational 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 res...
Understanding What Gen Z Wants with Jason Dorsey
September 15, 2020 09:30 - 42 minutes - 26.6 MBGenerational 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 res...
SPOTLIGHT: Becoming a World-Class HR Leader with Roberto di Bernadini
September 08, 2020 09:30 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB*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.
Creating More Human Organizations With Michele Zanini and Gary Hamel
September 01, 2020 09:30 - 53 minutes - 73 MBBureaucracy 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.
SPOTLIGHT: The Secrets to a Great People Strategy with Daniel Marsili
August 25, 2020 10:00 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBProgressive 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.
Exploring Amazon’s Playbook with Brian Dumaine
August 18, 2020 09:30 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MBAmazon’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.
SPOTLIGHT: Preparing for New Labor Market Realities with Abbe Luersman
August 11, 2020 09:30 - 25 minutes - 22.1 MBDisruptive 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 ...
Communicate With Impact with Steve Herz
August 04, 2020 09:30 - 34 minutes - 21.1 MBSteve 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 repre...
SPOTLIGHT: The Age of Agile with Steve Denning
July 28, 2020 10:00 - 23 minutes - 22.5 MB*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.
Debunking the Nine Lies of Work with Ashley Goodall
July 21, 2020 09:30 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MBToo 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.
SPOTLIGHT: The Age of Disruption with Ceree Eberly
July 14, 2020 10:00 - 26 minutes - 22.7 MBHow 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.
Create a Compelling Data Story with Nancy Duarte
July 07, 2020 09:30 - 43 minutes - 26.1 MBOn 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 exper...
SPOTLIGHT: Building Brave New Work with Aaron Dignan
June 30, 2020 09:30 - 29 minutes - 30.3 MBWhat 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.
COVID-19 Special Episode: Prioritizing Mental Health During a Crisis with Sheila Krueger and Dr. Renee Schneider
June 25, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MBThe 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 ...
Becoming an Empowering Leader with Frances Frei
June 23, 2020 09:30 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBSucceeding 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.
SPOTLIGHT: Psychological Safety, Teamwork and Performance with Dr. Amy Edmondson
June 16, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBPsychological 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.
COVID-19 Special Episode: Leading Virtual Teams with Tsedal Neeley
June 11, 2020 09:30 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBHarvard 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.
Leading Virtual Teams with Tsedal Neeley a COVID-19 Special Episode
June 11, 2020 09:30 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBHarvard 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.
Fostering a Culture of Integrity with AirBnB's Rob Chesnut
June 09, 2020 09:30 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MBCompanies 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.
SPOTLIGHT: The Myths of Leadership with General Stanley McChrystal
June 02, 2020 09:30 - 19 minutes - 21.3 MB*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-le...