The Role of ERGs and Brand Champions in the Employee Journey w/ Bruce Bolger, ICEE
In this HRchat episode, Bruce Bolger, Co-Founder at International Center for Enterprise Engagement returns to provide tips for companies looking to develop new engagement strategies.Bruce Bolger is President of the Enterprise Engagement Alliance at TheEEA.org, an outreach organization focusing on the development of a formal field to help organizations achieve results through the proactive involvement of all stakeholders. EEA runs the only formal learning program on engagement at EEA.tmlu.org ...
1 Heinä 202024min
Returning to the Workplace w/ Melanie Jeannotte, Gallagher Benefit Services (Canada) Group
As local, provincial and federal authorities lift the restrictions imposed around the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are starting to prepare to reopen. A recent Gallagher pulse survey of Canadian employers suggested that big numbers of companies may not be prepared to return to the workplace or know where to begin the process. In fact, only 26% have developed a return to workplace strategy and nearly half (47%) will continue their work from home policy weeks or months after stay-in-place ord...
25 Kesä 202023min
The Future of Jobs, AI and The HR Function w/ Jeff Wald, WorkMarket
In HRchat 188, we hear from Jeff Wald, Founder of WorkMarket, an enterprise software platform that enables companies to efficiently and compliantly, organize, manage, and pay freelancers (purchased by ADP). Jeff is also the author of the newly released book, The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations. Jeff began his career in finance, serving as Managing Director at activist hedge fund Barington Capital Group, a Vice President at Israeli venture firm GlenRock and va...
23 Kesä 202024min
Transformative HR - Automation and Reskilling the Workforce with Ravin Jesuthasan, Willis Towers Watson
In this episode, we consider ways technology will continue to impact how we work. Our guest is Ravin Jesuthasan, global thought leader, futurist, and author on the future of work, automation and human capital. Ravin is a Managing Director at Willis Towers Watson and the co-author of Transformative HR, Lead The Work: Navigating a World Beyond Employment and Reinventing Jobs: A 4-Step Approach for Applying Automation to Work. He has been recognized as one of the 25 most influential con...
18 Kesä 202017min
Corporate Social Responsibility w/ Betsy Biern, Make-A-Wish Foundation
In this episode, we highlight the amazing efforts made at Make-A-Wish. Our guest is Betsy Biern, a non-profit executive with over 20 years of organizational leadership experience in strategy, management, and fundraising. In 2016 she joined Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area as president and CEO, where she collaborates closely with the Board of Directors to further the organization’s mission of granting wishes to critically ill children. In the first year of her tenure, the organization granted a re...
16 Kesä 202021min
Suffering in Silence w/ David Beeney, Breaking The Silence
Mental health and substance abuse cost US businesses between $80 and $100 billion annually. Another study showed that serious mental illness costs America up to $193.2 billion in lost earnings per year. Depression is thought to count for up to 400 million lost workdays annually. Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S - that’s 18.5% of the population - experience mental illness each year Research shows that mental health problems in the workplace cost UK employers £26 billion per year, avera...
11 Kesä 202023min
Authentic Branding in Times of High Unemployment w/ Kerris Hougardy, Colliers International
In this episode, we'll consider why its vital to present authentic branding in times of high unemployment. Our guest is Kerris Hougardy, Vice President, People Services North America at Colliers International. Kerris leads Colliers International's North American People Services group for Canada and the USA. She coaches, mentors, and manages a high-performing team of 80+ HR professionals with a focus on strategic business partnerships, talent management, employee experience excellence, employ...
9 Kesä 202019min
Reskilling and Pivoting to a Career in HR with Van Le, Lighthouse Labs
In this episode we hear from Van Le, Director of HR at Lighthouse Labs about her career pivot into HR and how leaders can help employees to learn new skills to be more competitive in the jobs market. Van has 12+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in both BC and Ontario within the non-profit, technology, finance, and cannabis industries. She's been a part of many change management strategies including international expansions, public listings, and M&A activities. As the Direc...
4 Kesä 202015min
