Encouraging Creativity at Work w/ Josh Linkner
In this HRchat episode, we focus on human creativity in its many forms and some ways of bringing that to life and in a corporate setting. Bill's illustrious guest is 5-time tech entrepreneur, New York Times Bestselling Author, America’s Top Innovation Keynote Speaker, and world-renowned creativity expert, Josh Linkner. Since 2007, Josh has delivered more than 1,000 keynotes, mostly on how to stimulate more creativity in organizations that will produce meaningful results, such as better prob...
12 Aug 202121min
High Performance Organizations and Creating a Culture Renovation w/ Kevin Oakes
In HRchat 325, we consider ways leaders and HR can turn a company's culture into one based on agility, resilience, and innovation. Bill's guest is Kevin Oakes, CEO and co-founder of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), the leading authority on next practices in human capital. He is also the author of Culture Renovation™, the #1 new release in a dozen Amazon book categories. Drawing on data from one of the largest studies ever conducted on corporate culture, Culture Renovat...
10 Aug 202122min
What's Actually Changed in Orgs Since George Floyd's Murder? w/ Erika Broadwater, NAAAHR
According to an HR Policy Association survey in the Spring of 2021, covering nearly 400 HR leaders representing 11 million employees found that 85% said their organizations expanded inclusion activities and increased C-suite involvement in DE&I since George Floyd’s murder. Seventy percent have started or expanded unconscious bias training, while more than half moved to disaggregate workforce data to provide a better picture of employee demographics. The survey also found DE&I was the ...
6 Aug 202128min
The Role of Background Checks When Sourcing Talent w/ Michael Boyce, Mintz Global Screening
Proper background checks for employment can help increase productivity, reduce costs, and preserve your corporate reputation. Checks are, says today's guest, "an absolutely essential element in the hiring process in order to maintain a safe work environment". "Background screening", he says "empowers employers by providing them with the knowledge they need to make critical hiring decisions". In HRchat 323, we consider the role of background checks when sourcing top talent. Listen too, as we...
5 Aug 202120min
HCM and Time and Attendance Tech w/ Colin Leatherbarrow and Ben Lagden, GT Clocks
In this HRchat, we consider HCM and time and attendance solutions to solve some big issues faced by businesses when managing their workforce. Bill's guests this time are Colin Leatherbarrow, Technical Director, and Ben Lagden, Head of Product at GT Clocks / Grosvenor Technology who've been a market-leading manufacturer of Human Capital Management Solutions for over 35 years. Questions include: Grosvenor Technology & GT Clocks claim to offer more than traditional time clocks...
3 Aug 202124min
Hours Logged Versus Real Productivity w/ Nick Goldberg, Ezra
In this HRchat episode, we look at the correlation between the number of hours logged and employee productivity. Bill Banham's guest is Nick Goldberg, CEO at Ezra, a provider of digital coaching. Listen as Nick also reflects on a recent study that suggests Americans are clocking 1,864.8 work hours per year. The survey suggests, however, that the American work ethic differs drastically from one state to the next. Listen as we consider which is the “hardest working” state in the US...
30 Jul 202120min
Can Companies Force Employees to Get Vaccinated? w/ Ivan D. Smith
In this HRchat, we consider the legal requirements and implications for returning to work in vaccinated countries. Listen as we consider if businesses can legally mandate Covid vaccinations and how unions could respond. Seemingly successful COVID-19 vaccination programs in the US, Canada, Israel, the UEA, Hungary, the UK, and elsewhere means that the coronavirus pandemic is finally on the backfoot in many places. Businesses are starting to return to 'normal operations'. As business lea...
29 Jul 202117min
Hiring Hourly Workers with Rich Crawford, TalentReef
In this HRchat episode, we talk about how to make attracting and retaining hourly workers easier and more effective. Bill's guest this time is Rich Crawford, President and Chief Executive Officer at TalentReef, the cloud provider to recruit and retain the Service Industry’s Hourly workforce. Rich holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management degree from Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to joining TalentReef, he has excelled in executive leadership roles at market-leading compan...
27 Jul 202126min
