Episode 500 with Bill Banham and Jason Averbook
Welcome to this very, very special edition of the HRchat Podcast. Today marks the 500th episode! Many years ago when we started the podcast, there was no way we thought we’d reach such a big milestone. Since then, we've published over 12,000 minutes of content, received hundreds of thousands of downloads, and featured some of the biggest brands in the world of work. The HRchat podcast has given Bill Banham and guest hosts including Tim Baker, Matt Burns, and Pauline James the opportunity to...
26 Okt 202231min
Live at INCLUSION 2022 with Dejannae Lang, Workzinga
Welcome to this event-focused special edition of the HRchat show. INCLUSION 2022 is in full swing in San Diego, CA. Happening Oct 24-26, the conference offers a chance to change the way attendees see the world, and to create a more equitable world of work. Over the three days, attendees receive tools to sharpen DE&I skills, hear insights from experts in the field of inclusion, and build relationships with like-minded HR professionals who understand the importance of belonging and the cr...
24 Okt 202218min
How Companies Can Encourage Innovation with Elvin Turner
Our guest today is Elvin Turner, Executive Innovation Coach at Elvin Turner and Associates Limited, a consultancy specializing in organizational and people innovation; intrapreneurship; innovation leadership and talent development; innovation culture change. Elvin is also an MBA Associate Lecturer teaching Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Surrey. His experience extends from working with tech start-ups to coaching seasoned leadership teams inside conservative global in...
21 Okt 202218min
Wellbeing at Work with Gethin Nadin
In this HRchat episode, we'll consider wellbeing at work. Our returning guest this time is Gethin Nadin. Gethin is a psychology graduate who has been helping some of the world’s largest organizations to improve their employee experience and wellbeing for almost two decades. The last decade has been spent working as part of the senior leadership team at Benefex. As a frequent writer and speaker on employee experience and employee wellbeing, Gethin has been featured in The Guardian, The Huffin...
18 Okt 202219min
CareerBeacon Acquires Ruutly with Yves Boudreau and Ryan Porter
CareerBeacon, the leading online recruitment and talent acquisition site in Atlantic Canada, announced yesterday its acquisition of the employer branding platform, Ruutly. Ruutly powers 13,000+ job postings and 4000+ social share images and is currently active in 35+ countries and 12+ languages. Ruutly's visual job posting transformations have improved its clients' quarterly job posting view rates by up to 54% and apply click rates by as much as 152%. CareerBeacon’s acquisition of Ruutly ...
13 Okt 202224min
Substance Misuse in the Workplace with Jason Sundby, Verde Environmental Technologies Inc
Many employers are struggling with ways to help, and authentically communicate with, remote employees whose consumption of substances increased during the pandemic. The guest this time is Jason Sundby, the mission-driven CEO of Verde Environmental Technologies Inc., a company that’s committed to developing solutions to reduce drug misuse and negative environmental impact, both at home and in the workplace. Verde is the maker of Deterra at-home drug disposal and deactivation...
11 Okt 202223min
World Mental Health Day with Margarida Rafael, Workzinga
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), nearly one in five U.S. adults lives with a mental illness. But it’s not just in our personal lives that we should be concerned about mental health. We spend the majority of our days, and our weeks, at the office. And unfortunately, work can get a bit stressful sometimes. This means that supporting mental health in the workplace is no longer a perk but a necessity. Today is World Mental Health Day. The theme of 2022's World Mental ...
10 Okt 202227min
The Future of Compensation with Kathryn Petralia, Keep Financia
Today’s business environment – with rapidly changing employee behavior, unprecedented resignations, and evolving socio-economic conditions – has rendered traditional recruiting and retention methods ineffective. The market is showing the need for an innovative approach to employee engagement and compensation. In this HRchat episode, we consider the future of compensation. Our guest today is Kathryn Petralia, co-Founder and President of Keep Financial, a tech company with a goal to revolutioni...
7 Okt 202216min
