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The Need For Universal Flexibility
The Talent Economy Podcast - April 04, 2022 18:58 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsThe soul of flexible workplace culture is trust, says Catherine Moy, Chief People Officer of BDO, one of the nation’s leading professional services firms. Some Questions Asked: How did your education and experience with accounting prepare you to lead people? (5:37) How has your flexible strat...
People Forward: How Havas Is Unifying Its Workforce
The Talent Economy Podcast - March 21, 2022 18:20 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsHow does an international communications firm ensure employee well-being in times of extreme uncertainty? Patti Clarke, Global Chief Talent Officer of Havas Group, speaks with Michelle Labbe, Toptal’s Chief People Officer, about rising anxiety levels among workers and how companies can help. So...
Humanizing Human Resources: How Cardinal Health Prioritized People During the Pandemic
The Talent Economy Podcast - February 21, 2022 14:47 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsThe COVID-19 pandemic has forced all sectors to change, but perhaps none has been affected more than healthcare. To keep employees motivated, Cardinal Health, one of the country’s largest healthcare companies, established a sense of belonging by creating a culture of transparency and communicat...
What Guides Decisions During Difficult Times?
The Talent Economy Podcast - February 07, 2022 19:18 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsThe past two years have been the most challenging in recent memory for the hospitality and travel industries. Hyatt Hotels Corporation has met these challenges by prioritizing employee well-being and focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion. In this episode, we speak with CHRO Malaika Myers ...
Architecting Scalable Engineering E-book Podcast
The Talent Economy Podcast - January 18, 2022 18:06 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsFor many CTOs and directors of engineering, building scalable and successful software engineering teams can be difficult, due in large part to competing pressures and responsibilities. In addition to managing growing teams, they are tasked with keeping an eye on overall business objectives and n...
Can You Train Managers to Be Empathetic?
The Talent Economy Podcast - January 10, 2022 19:55 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsThe COVID-19 pandemic not only brought about sweeping changes to the way we work, but it also offered crucial insights into what employees truly want and need from their employers. In this episode, we speak with Tracy Layney, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of iconic appa...
Putting Customers First Means Caring for Employees
The Talent Economy Podcast - December 07, 2021 19:43 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsBig companies have often treated efforts to build a cohesive corporate culture as an afterthought. More recently, however, and particularly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders like Angela Santone, Senior Executive Vice President of Human Resources for AT&T, have begun to realize th...
Recharging as a Team
The Talent Economy Podcast - November 15, 2021 20:37 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsFor those of us who continue to work remotely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve come to enjoy the flexibility that comes from it. But for many of us, there’s also a flip side: seemingly endless Zoom calls, lack of socializing, and an all-around feeling of burnout. In this episode, we s...
Preserving Community and Retaining Talent in Challenging Times
The Talent Economy Podcast - November 01, 2021 15:57 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsThe COVID-19 pandemic forced massive changes to many aspects of our everyday lives, but few things were affected more than the way we shop for and obtain our food. In this episode, we speak with Mike Theilmann, CHRO of food and drug retailer Albertsons Companies, about how COVID-19 encouraged th...
How One Brand Can Impact a Wider Industry
The Talent Economy Podcast - October 18, 2021 15:32 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsWe’re currently experiencing a massive shift in the goals and philosophies of corporate culture. More and more, organizations are providing resources for their employees not only to improve their work experience, but also to improve their lives as a whole. In this episode, we speak with three ...
Piloting a Program for Radical Flexibility
The Talent Economy Podcast - October 04, 2021 14:50 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsThe last year and a half has caused massive changes in all of our lives, both personal and professional. What if a company decided not only to embrace those changes, but also to use them as a catalyst for large-scale evolution in the way we work and in the way we think about work? In this episod...
Empowering HR to Transform Organizations
The Talent Economy Podcast - September 20, 2021 18:47 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsWith ever-evolving goals in an always-changing corporate world, it can be difficult for a traditional HR approach to keep up. Employing strategies that revolve around numbers and data has allowed one company to stay at the top of its game, even in the face of an unpredictable work environment. I...
Creating an Employee Alumni Network
The Talent Economy Podcast - September 06, 2021 15:10 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsMany employers understand that their employees are the key to making their businesses successful. Yet, once those workers move on, companies typically don’t keep in contact with them. Should they? In this episode, we speak with Kim Seymour, Chief People Officer of WW International Inc. (formerly...
Recruiting With AI
The Talent Economy Podcast - August 23, 2021 22:21 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsAs companies work to eliminate bias from their recruiting processes, some are turning to artificial intelligence to help them build a more inclusive workforce. In this episode, we speak with Suzan Morno-Wade, CHRO of Xerox, about how AI—coupled with an emphasis on building human connection—is he...
Building Skills With Virtual Reality
The Talent Economy Podcast - August 10, 2021 04:03 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsAs technology continues to evolve, so must the way we learn and work. In this episode, we speak with Dan Domenech, CHRO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Financial Services, about integrating virtual reality into employee training, and how the immersive experience optimized the learning process. Do...
Prioritizing Education
The Talent Economy Podcast - July 25, 2021 21:10 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsThe year 2020 offered innumerable lessons about our individual communities and even society as a whole. As we begin to wind down from a tumultuous year, many corporations are looking to their workforce to see what they can do to elevate them. In this episode, we speak with DJ Casto, Executive Vi...
Investing in Your People
The Talent Economy Podcast - July 12, 2021 14:32 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsOver the past year and a half, there have been seismic shifts in the workplace as we know it. Through these massive changes, many aspects of corporate culture have been reevaluated. In this episode, we speak with Donna Morris, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer of Walmart Inc., ab...
Elevating Teams
The Talent Economy Podcast - June 28, 2021 21:39 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsThe prospect of hiring new employees and growing a team that not only works well as a unit, but also fosters a productive, creative, and healthy work environment is a daunting one. In this episode, we speak with Steven Tristan Young, Chief Marketing Officer of Poshmark, about why it’s so importa...
When Leaders Listen
The Talent Economy Podcast - June 14, 2021 16:03 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsIn an ever-changing world, the employer-employee relationship is more crucial than ever before. After nearly a year and a half of remote work and video meetings, properly managing employee burnout has become one of the most important factors in corporate success. In this episode, we speak with M...
Preparing for the New Normal
The Talent Economy Podcast - May 24, 2021 17:37 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsThe past 14 months have changed the way we work. And as workplaces grow more flexible, companies can begin to adapt their cultures in creative ways. In this episode, we speak with Kristin Johnson, Chief Human Resources Officer of Fortune 500 company Edward Jones, about what reopening can look li...
Humanizing the Hiring Process
The Talent Economy Podcast - May 03, 2021 16:29 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsAs lack of transparency in the hiring process is becoming a thing of the past, we ask our guest, Austin Belcak, CEO of Cultivated Culture, what this transition to greater openness looks like for both companies and job candidates. Belcak pursued a bachelor’s degree in biology from Wake Forest Un...
Corporate Culture Renovations
The Talent Economy Podcast - April 12, 2021 17:53 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsA healthy, empowering, and people-centered culture is vital for any company to thrive, but leaders must model the company’s culture every day for it to take root. Toptal’s Chief People Officer Michelle Labbe speaks about this with Ana White, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer of F...
Innovating to Solve a Global HR Crisis
The Talent Economy Podcast - March 22, 2021 17:23 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsThe COVID-19 pandemic produced what might be the largest workforce disruption since the Great Depression; its effects on the global economy are devastating. Unemployment in some areas hit 30%, which turns the economic crisis into a human resources crisis. Our guest, Christy Pambianchi, Executive...
Preventing Burnout in Times of Crisis
The Talent Economy Podcast - March 01, 2021 17:39 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsCompanies have faced many challenges during the pandemic, but the best ones prioritized their employees’ mental and physical health—and were successful as a result. In fact, the only way to maintain a healthy work environment is to make sure staff feels safe, heard, and valued. Joining Toptal’...
Creating a Joyful Employee Experience
The Talent Economy Podcast - February 08, 2021 17:42 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsThe value proposition in the relationship between companies and employees is changing. A company's prestige or pay scale is not at the center anymore; people are. Toptal’s Chief People Officer Michelle Labbe speaks about this with Eric Hutcherson, Executive Vice President, Chief People and Inclu...
How to Navigate Digital Transformation? Start with Education
The Talent Economy Podcast - September 09, 2020 16:28 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsHow would you define the digital transformation of the workplace? Prior to the pandemic, many had begun incorporating some remote work into their schedules, and virtual meeting platforms were helping to keep distributed teams connected; cut to the present day, the transformation has been acceler...
The Future of Work in Africa
The Talent Economy Podcast - September 01, 2020 02:49 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsMuch of the conversation surrounding the staffing industry and the future of work has been centered on the US and Europe. Today, we speak with Yasmin Kumi, Founder of Africa Foresight Group (AFG), and Rasheeda Seshie, AFG’s Partner and Chief People Officer. AFG is the leading platform for freel...
Taking Control of Your Career Path
The Talent Economy Podcast - August 25, 2020 02:49 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsWhen you think about your career, do you think within the context of your current position? If you were to take into account the kind of life that you want and the things that you most value, how would that redefine your definition of success? These are the types of questions that today’s guest...
Bringing an Open-talent Mindset to HR
The Talent Economy Podcast - August 17, 2020 18:31 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsWhen you think about a talent company, what roles come to mind? More than likely it’s a project manager, software developer, or copywriter. Have you ever thought about remote HR freelancers? Today, we are joined by Emma El-Karout, Founder and Managing Director of One Circle, an online platform ...
Bringing an Open-Talent Mindset to HR
The Talent Economy Podcast - August 17, 2020 18:31 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsWhen you think about a talent company, what roles come to mind? More than likely it’s a project manager, software developer, or copywriter. Have you ever thought about remote HR freelancers? Today, Paul is joined by Emma El-Karout, founder and managing director of One Circle, an online platform...
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