Changing HR for the Better with Blackstar Communication’s Lindsay Patton
Lindsay Patton is a trained journalist turned content geek and the Principal at Blackstar Communications. Lindsay is passionate about storytelling and helping people, brands and organizations find their voice through digital strategy. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of People Analytics:Lindsay’s background in marketing and journalism.The internship programs Lindsay has launched.The best types of questions for HR professionals to ask in interviews.What ‘people analytics’ means and how this can help HR professionals.How using data can help you empower your employees.The importance of having a positive company culture.Resources:Harvard Business ReviewSHRMConnecting with the hosts:Sean Boyce on LinkedInLindsay Patton on LinkedIn
9 Marras 202112min
Continuous Performance Management with 15Five’s Dan Taylor
Dan Taylor is the Partner Manager at 15Five. He partners with HR Consultants to help companies improve performance, engagement, and retention. He is from Provo, Utah, and loves getting into the great outdoors. On this week’s episode of People Analytics, Dan and Sean discuss:What is continuous performance management?Why performance management should be prioritized15Five’s work with Credit KarmaHow does the science behind continuous performance management work?360 performance reviews, and why they should be incorporatedResources:15Five’s Website - https://www.15five.com/15Five’s Partnerships - https://www.15five.com/getstarted/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=staffgeek15Fives’ Best Self - https://www.15five.com/best-self-review/Connecting with Dan:Connect with Dan via email at dan.taylor@15five.com
8 Joulu 202022min
Hiring for Culture Fit with Arcules Stephanie Hammerwold
Stephanie Hammerwold is the Director of Human Resources at Arcules, a tech startup that has developed a cloud-based solution for video data management. Stephanie's HR career spans the grocery, manufacturing, warehousing and tech industries. She spends her spare time running an all-volunteer nonprofit that helps formerly incarcerated people get back to work and advocates for fair chance hiring. On this episode of People Analytics, Sean and Stephanie discuss: What it means to hire for culture fitGiving the candidate an opportunity to evaluate your culture as part of the hiring processMatching candidates with team members for the interview processBest practices for match candidates with existing team membersWhy hiring for culture can make your company more attractive to candidatesHow Arcules defines its culture and measures it overtimeThe cultural values the are important for success at ArculesHow Arcules uses assessments to level up their hiring effortDefining a profile with assessment tools that can level up your hiring effortWhat’s next for the people analytics tools for ArculesResources:Arcules Blog: https://blog.arcules.com/workplacecultureDevPro Journal: https://www.devprojournal.com/business-operations/leadership/how-2020-changed-our-company-culture/Stephanie's Nonprofit: https://www.prcsca.org/Connecting with Stephanie: Connect with Stephanie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-hammerwold-38a8791b/
24 Marras 202029min
Re-thinking your Hiring Strategy for the Distributed World with Aurora’s Dan Smolkin
Dan is currently the Head of People Operations for Aurora Solar, a platform focused on enabling a clean energy future for all. When he joined in early 2019, they were 45 employees primarily in San Francisco and have now grown to more than 100 team members across the United States. He believes strongly in taking an open source approach to People Operations by actively sharing and building useful tools for other HR professionals. On this episode of the People Analytics podcast, Dan and Sean coverHow the Aurora hiring strategy has changed based on the market conditionsWhat influenced Aurora to rethink their strategy around the decentralized teamHow to measure the effectiveness of your decentralized hiring strategyThe specific advantages of leveraging a distributed hiring strategyLanguage to include in a job description to capture the attention of great candidates everywhereHow to rethink your HR tech stack to enable a successful transition in hiring strategyResources: Notion - www.notion.so/Dan's Website - https://dansmolkin.com/Dan's Compiled Resources - dansmolkin.com/go/resourcesCoda - https://coda.io/welcomeAlmanac - https://almanac.io/homeHolloway Guides - https://www.holloway.com/Connecting with Dan:Connect with Dan on his website - dansmolkin.com
13 Loka 202027min
The Power of Storytelling in Recruiting with Beeswax’s Charlie Keinath
Charlie Keinath has worked for some of NYC's most preeminent startups including Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Intersection and now Beeswax. With over 10 years in the recruiting space, he's mostly focused on Engineering, Data and Product and never shies away from those hard to fill positions. When it comes to recruiting he has both led and managed teams to drive hiring and come up with new unique and outside of the box methodologies to attract and retain talent in an ever-evolving startup ecosystem. He's always looking to chat, whether it's about the latest/greatest in tech or just general career advice. On this episode, Sean and Charlie discuss"If You’re Offered a Seat on a Rocket Ship, You Don’t Ask What Seat. You Just Get On.” - Marissa Mayer, Ex-CEO YahooWhy title matters less in a young growing startup environmentHow to make your company’s story exciting for candidatesPositioning your company’s value proposition for candidatesMarketing the opportunity effectively to your prospective candidatesHow the history of your industry can help engage candidatesConnecting with Charlie:Connect with Charlie over LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleskeinath/Follow Charlie on Twitter - https://twitter.com/charliek212?lang=en
6 Loka 202027min
Consultative Approach to Recruiting with Andrew Bernstein
Andrew Bernstein who is the Talent Acquisition Coordinator at Propeller. He is a people and operations professional who has worked in the life science space as well as in the hardware and software industry within drone mapping. He cares about people, loves helping startup organizations succeed, and loves his wife and 5 pets. Another great passion Andrew has is his love of sports, whether it be watching his Boston sports teams, playing tennis and pickleball competitively, or analyzing individual players and strategy in football, baseball and basketball. Topics that Sean and Andrew cover on this weeks episode of the People Analytics podcast include Defining consultative and how it relates to recruiting Why Andrew feels Propeller hasn’t lost a single member of the team under his tenureWhat a "top grade" interview is and why it mattersWhy you should prioritize a positive candidate experience in your hiring processHow platforms like Glassdoor affect investing in the candidate experience What you can start doing today to improve your company’s candidate experienceResources: Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26329.Emotional_IntelligenceBeartown by Frederik Backman - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33413128-beartownFirst Round Capital - https://firstround.com/First Round Article on Diversity and Inclusion - https://firstround.com/review/eight-ways-to-make-your-dandi-efforts-less-talk-and-more-walk/Connecting with Andrew Connect with Andrew on his cell at 310-502-4098Connect with Andrew over Email at andrew.bernst3in@gmail.com
22 Syys 202036min
Creating a Feedback Driven Culture with Elliot Epstein
Elliot Epstein is the Head of People at Galileo. He has dedicated his career to building and scaling People functions in mission-driven organizations. He has worked in people, culture, and organizational development roles across different sectors. He lives in Manhattan with his husband, daughter, and rescue dog. On this week's People Analytics, Sean and Elliot coverDefining and building a "feedback driven culture"Why you should consider when building a user manual for your team membersAsk yourself, “What can I do 10% better?Creating a structure that eliminates biasResources: Anti-racism must reads - https://www.edgilityconsulting.com/11-books-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-that-are-actually-worth-reading/How to Love Criticism with Adam Grant - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-love-criticism/id1346314086?i=1000404159792 LifeLabs - https://lifelabslearning.com/Connecting with ElliotConnect with Elliot on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliotrepstein/
15 Syys 202027min
Building the HR function at your organization with AdmitHub’s Adrienne Barnard
Adrienne Barnard is the SVP of People Operations at AdmitHub - an AI powered Chatbot that through powerful nudges is on a mission to help learners take the next steps towards a more fulfilling life. Adrienne has been in HR/People Operations her entire career and has been able to build out People Operations and teams at her last two roles. She's passionate about the impact that a partnership approach to People Ops can have on the organization and its human resources. Outside of work Adrienne lives in the 'burbs with her entrepreneurial husband (check out podknife.com) and her 9 and 5 year old kids who love basketball, disc golf, barbies and snacks. On this episode of the People Analytics podcast, Sean and Adrienne discuss:The HR trend of building the function out soonerThe value generated for an organization that invests approximately in HRWhen to think about building our your HR functionBuilding HR around the needs of your organizationHiring an HR professional with leadership qualities to adapt through changeMaking your next HR hire after implementing the functionHR business partner vs HR generalist vs HR specialistPutting the right framework in place to avoid getting stuck and feeling overwhelmedHow to build trust along the way of developing the HR functionResources: Resources for Humans Slack Group from Lattice - https://lattice.com/community/rfh?utm_source=slack&utm_medium=other&utm_campaign=rfh-community-page&utm_channel=LifeLabs - https://lifelabslearning.com/individuals/LifeLabs Community - https://share.hsforms.com/12GqKBY1lQ7mosBWOmF-nzQ2pice?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=85178701&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--8XDtxzZ5RKR3IKdg8XrSetKVezdwQCFEIgM2SQaUqZ6RGK5RnKa1T2ySF5Rc3ivANGqNEqL7DOvtL8MhXEDdxlZlcYhgU7Di2yBerGqUoBZVSOwo&_hsmi=85178701Cy Wakeman Podcast - https://www.realitybasedleadership.com/Attends webinars, read white papers, understand what other companies are doingConnecting with Adrienne: Connect with Adrienne over Email - Adrienne@admithubConnect with Adrienne on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrienne-barnard-a82aab1/
8 Syys 202028min
