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: 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...
Evaluating the Impact of the #MeToo Movement With Sylvia Ann Hewlett
May 26, 2020 09:30 - 34 minutes - 25.4 MBThe #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 p...
SPOTLIGHT: The Strategy to Blitzscaling with Chris Yeh
May 19, 2020 09:30 - 18 minutes - 16 MBThe 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 expe...
COVID-19 Special Episode: The Fully Remote Company with Brian De Haaf
May 14, 2020 09:30 - 25 minutes - 18 MBAs 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...
Personalizing Work with Rob Baker
May 12, 2020 09:30 - 28 minutes - 13.4 MBFew 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.
SPOTLIGHT: The Day After Tomorrow with Peter Hinssen
May 05, 2020 09:30 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB*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.
COVID-19 Special Episode: Leading Through Unprecedented Times with Martin Whittaker
April 30, 2020 09:30 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MBCompanies 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.
Microsoft’s Culture Change with Chief People Officer Kathleen Hogan
April 28, 2020 09:30 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBCulture 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.
SPOTLIGHT: Growth IQ: Growing Smarter and Confidently with Tiffani Bova
April 21, 2020 09:30 - 24 minutes - 20.6 MBGrowing 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 aut...
SPOTLIGHT: How to Manage Aggressive People in the Workplace with Dr. Shawn T. Smith
April 15, 2020 09:30 - 18 minutes - 19.5 MBShawn 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 enfo...
SPOTLIGHT: Fueling Innovation Through Inclusive Design with Kat Holmes, Google's Director of UX Design
April 07, 2020 09:30 - 21 minutes - 20.8 MB*This interview is excerpted from our 2018 interview. Inclusion can be far more than a feel-good sideline. Google's Kat Holmes joins the Talent Angle to show how inclusion can spur innovation, catalyze creativity, and boost the bottom line.
Driving Value Through Experimentation with Stefan Thomke
March 31, 2020 09:30 - 52 minutes - 31.3 MBIn his book Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments, Stefan Thomke shares that bright ideas and decisive actions alone do not create innovation. Instead, innovation depends on a culture of experimentation which values the science of testing. By stripping big ideas into hypotheses to test what does and doesn’t work, organizations are better positioned to establish a competitive edge and generate strong financial returns.
SPOTLIGHT: How to Hack Your Brain with Christine Comaford
March 24, 2020 09:30 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBBeing a good leader requires understanding how your actions affect others’ motivation and mental state. Christine Comaford, entrepreneur and bestselling author of Power Your Tribe: Create Resilient Teams in Turbulent Times, breaks down the neuroscience of effective leadership to a level that you don’t need a Ph.D. to understand.
COVID-19 Special Episode: Managing the Talent Impact with Brian Kropp
March 19, 2020 09:30 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBAs COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, both employers and employees are coming to terms with the economic and societal impacts. Given the widespread disruption, many are concerned with prospects for growth and recovery, as well as the potential for lasting structural impact. Brian Kropp, Gartner’s Chief of HR Research, joins the Talent Angle podcast to discuss how HR leaders can effectively plan a response, manage employees remotely and communicate for impact.
Elevating Upstream Thinking with Dan Heath
March 17, 2020 09:30 - 40 minutes - 56 MBThe power of preventative thinking is one that is underutilized by organizations and individuals alike; a shortcoming which perpetuates reactive, rather than proactive, solutions. This according to Dan Heath, author of Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen. In his book, Heath makes the case for an upstream mindset — arguing that this approach can effectively surface solutions to seemingly intractable problems by highlighting early warning indicators.
Elevate Your Thinking Upstream with Dan Heath
March 17, 2020 09:30 - 40 minutes - 56 MBThe power of preventative thinking is one that is underutilized by organizations and individuals alike; a shortcoming which perpetuates reactive, rather than proactive, solutions. This according to Dan Heath, author of Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen. In his book, Heath makes the case for an upstream mindset — arguing that this approach can effectively surface solutions to seemingly intractable problems by highlighting early warning indicators.
Upstream with Dan Heath
March 17, 2020 09:30 - 40 minutes - 56 MBThe power of preventative thinking is one that is underutilized by organizations and individuals alike; a shortcoming which perpetuates reactive, rather than proactive, solutions. This according to Dan Heath, author of Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen. In his book, Heath makes the case for an upstream mindset — arguing that this approach can effectively surface solutions to seemingly intractable problems by highlighting early warning indicators.
SPOTLIGHT: Cultivating a Complaint Free Workplace with Will Bowen
March 10, 2020 09:00 - 20 minutes - 20.8 MB*This excerpt was taken from out 2018 interview. Are there professional ways to deal with complainers in the workplace? In this episode of the Talent Angle, Will Bowen, author of A Complaint Free World, shares five ways to identify chronic complaining in your work environment and how to silence them with easy-to-remember solutions.
Building Unstoppable Teams with former Navy Seal Alden Mills
March 03, 2020 10:30 - 45 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this episode of The Talent Angle podcast, Alden Mills, author of Unstoppable Teams: The 4 Essential Actions of High-Performance Leadership, discusses his C.A.R.E.-based leadership framework. Mills shares how HR and business leaders can overcome personal barriers and build teams that are motivated by factors greater than themselves.
SPOTLIGHT: Achieving Total Societal Impact with Wendy Woods
February 25, 2020 10:30 - 18 minutes - 19 MB*This excerpt was taken from our 2018 interview. Is it possible for businesses to simultaneously drive social impact, innovation, and financial returns all at the same time? More than ever, employees are making their career and purchasing decisions based on a company’s purpose and societal impact. In this episode of the Talent Angle, Wendy Woods, Senior Partner and Global Leader of BCG’s Social Impact Practice, discusses how companies that strive for Total Societal Impact can achieve posit...
Free Yourself from Conflict with Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler
February 18, 2020 10:30 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MBConflict resolution can seem like a daunting task, especially when previous attempts have failed. In this episode of the Talent Angle, Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, author of Optimal Outcomes: Free Yourself from Conflict at Work, at Home and in Life discusses practical approaches to both resolve and free yourself from conflict. By applying these practices, you will not only learn to observe complex situations with greater clarity, but ultimately achieve your optimal outcome.
SPOTLIGHT: Cracking the Culture Code with Daniel Coyle
February 11, 2020 10:30 - 15 minutes - 21 MB*This excerpt was taken from our 2018 interview. Where does great culture come from? How do you build and sustain it in your group, or strengthen a culture that needs fixing? Daniel Coyle, author of The Culture Code, joins the Talent Angle and offers specific strategies to help you trigger learning, spark collaboration, build trust and drive positive change to ultimately unlock the hidden potential of teams.
Practical Steps to High Performance with Marc Effron
February 04, 2020 10:30 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MBMarc Effron, author of 8 Steps to High Performance: Focus on What You Can Change (Ignore the Rest), joins the Talent Angle to discuss how to cut through the noise and boost workplace performance. He shares what behavioral changes and practical steps employees can take to improve performance and deliver outstanding results.
SPOTLIGHT: Resilient Mindsets with Ama and Stephanie Marston
January 28, 2020 10:30 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MB*This excerpt was taken from our 2018 interview. It's time to stop thinking of your talent in terms of Type A or B personalities. Instead, seek Type Rs -- the individuals that turn challenges into opportunity in times of upheaval, crisis and change. Ama and Stephanie Marston, co-authors of Type R and dynamic mother-daughter team, join the Talent Angle to discuss their concept of Transformative Resilience. They offer advice on how to identify and develop the talent in your business who not on...
SPOTLIGHT: Resilient Mindsets with Ama and Stephanie Marston
January 28, 2020 10:30 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MB*This excerpt was taken from our 2018 interview. It's time to stop thinking of your talent in terms of Type A or B personalities. Instead, seek Type Rs -- the individuals that turn challenges into opportunity in times of upheaval, crisis and change. Ama and Stephanie Marston, co-authors of Type R and dynamic mother-daughter team, join the Talent Angle to discuss their concept of Transformative Resilience. They offer advice on how to identify and develop the talent in your business who not on...
What Actually Prepares the Workforce with Bob Moesta
January 22, 2020 10:30 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBTo 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 requirements when hiring, but should also empower current and future emp...
Preparing the Workforce for the Future with Bob Moesta
January 22, 2020 10:30 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBTo 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 requirements when hiring, but should also empower current and future emp...
What Prepares the Workforce for the Future with Bob Moesta
January 22, 2020 10:30 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBTo 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 requirements when hiring, but should also empower current and future emp...
SPOTLIGHT: Thinking in Bets with Poker Star Annie Duke
January 14, 2020 10:30 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB*This excerpt was taken from our 2018 interview. Annie Duke, author of Thinking in Bets, believes that the key to long-term success is to think in bets. She joins us on the Talent Angle to discuss how business leaders can be more like good poker players: less vulnerable to reactive emotions, knee-jerk biases, and destructive habits in decision-making.
Leading with Gratitude with Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton
January 08, 2020 10:30 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBExpressing 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 incorporating gratitude into your leadership style.
Holiday Re-Release: The Making of a Manager with Julie Zhuo
December 31, 2019 10:30 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MBAs the end of the year approaches, we are re-releasing our top podcasts from 2019. Please enjoy our conversation with Julie Zhuo, VP of Product Design at Facebook, as she reveals practical advice on how managers can help their teams achieve greater outcomes.
Holiday Re-Release: The Making of a Manager with Julie Zhuo
December 31, 2019 10:30 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MBAs the end of the year approaches, we are re-releasing our top podcasts from 2019. Please enjoy our conversation with Julie Zhuo, VP of Product Design at Facebook, as she reveals practical advice on how managers can help their teams achieve greater outcomes.
Holiday Re-Release: Psychological Safety, Teamwork and Performance with Dr. Amy Edmondson
December 24, 2019 10:30 - 54 minutes - 75 MBAs the holidays approach, we are re-releasing our top podcasts from 2019. Please enjoy our conversation with Amy Edmondson, Harvard Business School Professor and author of The Fearless Organization, as she shares how psychological safety in the workplace is critical for fostering employee performance and innovation.
SPOTLIGHT: Exponential Organizations (ExO) with Salim Ismail
December 17, 2019 10:30 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB*This excerpt was taken from our 2018 interview. Is your organizational structure your Achille's Heel? Former VP at Yahoo and co-author of Exponential Organizations, Salim Ismail, believes that any company designed for success in the 20th century is doomed for failure in the 21st. Hear Salim discuss the lessons that business leaders can learn from the new breed of companies that are scaling 10 times faster than established organizational structures.
SPOTLIGHT: Exponential Organizations (ExO) with Salim Ismail
December 17, 2019 10:30 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB*This excerpt was taken from our 2018 interview. Is your organizational structure your Achille's Heel? Former VP at Yahoo and co-author of Exponential Organizations, Salim Ismail, believes that any company designed for success in the 20th century is doomed for failure in the 21st. Hear Salim discuss the lessons that business leaders can learn from the new breed of companies that are scaling 10 times faster than established organizational structures.
Personal Leadership and Mind Hacking Happiness with Sean Webb
December 10, 2019 10:30 - 45 minutes - 62 MBThe 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.
SPOTLIGHT: The NETFLIX Way with Former Chief Talent Officer, Patty McCord
December 03, 2019 10:30 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MB*This Spotlight was edited from our hour long interview from 2018. Patty McCord, author of Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility, joins us to discuss her experience as Chief Talent Officer at Netflix and her fringe ideas that led to establishing the universally known, multi-billion dollar tech giant.
Holiday Re-Release: The Age of Agile with Steve Denning
November 27, 2019 10:30 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MBAs the holidays approach, we are re-releasing our top podcasts from 2019. Please enjoy our conversation with Steve Denning, author of "The Age of Agile," which argues that even global giants don't have to be born agile in order to be an entrepreneur and deliver more value from less work.
SPOTLIGHT: Competing with Amazon, Google and Facebook with Scott Galloway
November 19, 2019 10:30 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MB*This Spotlight was edited from out interview in 2018. How can you compete with companies that, combined, have a GDP the size of France, garner the best talent in the world, and accumulate vast amounts of data? NYU Stern professor Scott Galloway breaks down the success of The Four and distills how companies need to think differently to compete against the 800 pound gorillas of the digital age.
Radically Reinventing the Organization with Dave Ulrich
November 12, 2019 10:30 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBToday’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.
Radically Reinventing the Organization with Dave Ulrich
November 12, 2019 10:30 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBToday’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.
SPOTLIGHT: WHEN, The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing with Dan Pink
November 05, 2019 10:30 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MB*This Spotlight was edited from out interview in 2017. Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don't know much about timing itself. Out lives are a never-ending stream of "when" decisions: when to start a business, schedule a class, get serious about a person. In When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, Dan Pink shows that timing is really a science and reveals how to best live, work and succeed through perfect timing.
Discovering the Power of Relationships with Zvi Band
October 30, 2019 09:00 - 39 minutes - 54.1 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...
SPOTLIGHT: Growth Culture and The Founder's Mentality with Chris Zook
October 22, 2019 09:30 - 17 minutes - 23.5 MB*This Spotlight was edited from our interview in 2017. Why do companies lose their soul, age prematurely and stall out while other sustain profitable growth? Join us to hear Chris Zook, best-selling author of The Founder's Mentality: How to Overcome Predictable Crises of Growth, and partner at Bain & Company, as he discusses how the most successful companies maintain the founder's mentality.
The Era of Continuous Connection with Christian Terwiesch
October 11, 2019 09:00 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MBNew 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.
SPOTLIGHT: Everything You've Been Taught About Success Is Wrong (Mostly) with Eric Barker
October 01, 2019 09:30 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2017. It’s usually the rule breakers who turn into millionaire entrepreneurs. Insurance sales people would make successful Navy Seals. Nice guys don’t finish last. These are just a few of the latest findings from behavioral science that Eric Barker, founder of the blog Barking Up The Wrong Tree, and author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know Abo...
SPOTLIGHT: The Neuroscience of Success with Scott Halford
September 24, 2019 09:30 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MB*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2017. What if you could direct your brain? While most believe you are at the mercy of your brain, what if we actually had the ability to control it? Scott Halford, CEO of Complete Intelligence and author of Activate Your Brain: The Neuroscience of Success, discusses how we can activate "brain hacks" to refresh our brain, increase stamina and momentum, and exterminate negative feelings in order to make the best decisions in our daily wo...
How The Connector Manager Changes the Game with Jaime Roca and Sari Wilde
September 17, 2019 09:30 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBManagers work hard to provide a steady stream of continuous feedback to coach employees and help them achieve their goals. However, by taking an “Always-on” approach, managers may actually be hindering employee performance. Tune in to this episode of the Talent Angle to hear Gartner’s own Jaime Roca, Senior Vice President of Research & Advisory, and Sari Wilde, Managing Vice President of Research, share insights from their new book, “The Connector Manager”. Learn how providing targeted feedb...
SPOTLIGHT: Avoiding an A**hole Culture with Bob Sutton
September 10, 2019 09:30 - 23 minutes - 42.8 MB*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2017. Nobody likes a jerk, but what if YOU are one? We talk with Bob Sutton, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University and author of A**hole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People that Treat You Like Dirt.
Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules with Francesca Gino
September 04, 2019 09:30 - 51 minutes - 95.1 MBRebels are generally seen as troublemakers whose decisions create chaos in our 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 it Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life” discuss how can ...