Episode 135: How to Adopt a Skills-led Approach to Talent and Enable Your ESG Initiatives

It’s the last episode before the Christmas break. So we have brought to you an episode to fill your Christmas stockings with everything skills-led approaches to talent. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David is joined by Matthew Yerbury, Workforce Analytics and Digital Practice Lead at KPMG, and Nick Biller, Head of Data Science at HSBC. With over 30 years’ experience combined working in the people analytics industry, this conversation is going to cover everything you need to know about adopting a skills-led approach to talent, that not only drives value for the business and the workforce, but supports your ESG initiatives, too.

Episode 134: How HR Drives Strategic Growth in the FMCG Industry (an Interview with Paulette Alviti)

In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, I am joined by Paulette Alviti, Chief People Officer of the global snacking company Mondelēz International. Paulette has a wealth of strategic HR experience, helping organisations such as Foot Locker and Pepsi Co. drive business results through the lens of culture and talent. With Mondelez's ambitious growth strategy, Vision 2030, Paulette is currently shaping the HR functions operating model to align with the organisation's business goals. And in this episode, David and Paulette explore the role of the HR function in driving this growth.

Episode 133: How To Take Your Skills-Based Workforce Planning To The Next Level (an interview with Andreas de Neve)

In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David is joined by Andreas de Neve, CEO and Co-Founder of skills-based workforce planning software, TechWolf. Helping large organisations such as Booking.com transition towards skills, Andreas shares his insights into the skills-based revolution. The conversation will cover the following: the two types of motives companies have for transitioning into a skills-based organisation, the impact skills are having on these organisations, Andreas’ tips on setting the foundations for a skills-based workforce planning strategy, how to take your already established skills approach to the next level, the role of technology in supporting the transition towards a skills-based organisation, so if you are looking for inspiration on navigating your skills-based workforce planning transition, this podcast is worth a listen!

Episode 132: Why Curiosity in the Workplace is Important (an Interview with Stefaan van Hooydonk)

In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David is joined by Stefaan van Hooydonk, Founder of the Global Curiosity Institute and author of the best-selling book The Workplace Curiosity Manifesto. Stefaan has conducted a breadth of research surrounding the topic of curiosity at work. He believes that curious individuals need curious environments to thrive and that in times of economic turmoil, individuals and companies need to start embracing the power of intentional curiosity.

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Episode 131: How to Use Talent Intelligence to Support Your Organisation in a Recession (an Interview with Toby Culshaw)

In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David is joined by Toby Culshaw, Talent Intelligence Lead at Amazon and author of the book Talent Intelligence: Use Business and People Data to Drive Organizational Performance. Having built successful talent intelligence teams at both Phillips and Amazon, Toby is one of the leading authorities in the talent intelligence space. With the recently turned upside-down global economy and many large organisations looking at cost-cutting initiatives, Toby will share his insights into how organisations can leverage the power of talent intelligence to push through the heavy headwinds of the recession and come out with a competitive advantage.

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Episode 130: How Microsoft Created A Thriving Workforce By Going Beyond Employee Engagement (An Interview with Dawn Klinghoffer)

In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David is joined by Microsoft’s Head of People Analytics, Dawn Klinghoffer.

With over 25 years of experience in HR, Dawn is passionate about using data and analytics to drive insights that help organisations make better decisions about their people. She’s also a big advocate for employee thriving. In this episode, Dawn shares her thoughts on why employee thriving is so important, and how organisations can create cultures that support it.

Episode 129: Creating a Supportive Work Culture by Nurturing Mental Health & Wellbeing (an Interview with Jacqueline Brassey)

On this episode of the Digital HR Leaders Podcast, David is joined by Jacqueline Brassey, Chief Scientist and Director of Research for People and Organisation Performance at McKinsey and Co. Bringing over 20 years of experience as a practitioner academic in Leadership, Organisational Development and Positive Neuroscience, Jacqueline is passionate about helping organisations thrive by promoting mental health, wellbeing, agility and resilience. Research that Jacqueline has recently led has shown that despite organisations focusing their efforts on improving employee wellbeing, employee burnout remains shockingly high. This episode's conversation will cover various insights and actions HR Leaders can adopt to create a successful mental health and wellbeing strategy.

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Episode 128: How HR Technology is Helping to Shape the Future of Work (an interview with Ronni Zehavi)

There is no denying that over the past few years the way that we work has completely shifted. From employee priorities to the way that we operate – the word of work is constantly evolving and HR technology is at the forefront of this change. On today’s episode of the Digital HR Leaders Podcast, David is joined by Ronni Zehavi, Co-Founder and CEO of people management software, HiBob.

As Ronni highlights in the interview, HR software is no longer a system of records. It has evolved to be an integrated part of the HR function that helps HR professionals focus on strategic initiatives, manage employee engagement and experience, and drive overall business success. But what can we expect for the future of work and HR tech?

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Episode 127: How to Foster Collaboration Within Hybrid Working Teams (an interview with Mark Mortensen)

On today’s episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David is joined by Mark Mortensen, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD. Mark, who is a global thought leader in team collaboration and group dynamics, is known for his research surrounding hybrid working teams. And as we enter new dimensions of working in a hybrid world, what better time to get him on the show to learn more about his views on what it takes to make hybridity work.

Episode 126: How Spotify Developed Its Successful Work From Anywhere Program (Interview with Anna Lundström)

In a world where flexible working is gaining more attention than ever, Spotify has been leading the way with its infamous Work From Anywhere program. This program allows employees to choose their place of work, whether remote, hybrid or in a different city. In this podcast episode, David will speak to one of the architects driving the Work From Anywhere approach, Anna Lundstrom, Spotify’s VP of HR.

Episode 125: How H&R Block are Transforming Their Company Structure (an interview with Tiffany Monroe)

In this week's podcast, we go on a journey with Tiffany (Scalzitti) Monroe, Chief People & Culture Officer at H&R Block, on how she is transforming H&R Block's people strategy to better align with the company's ambitious growth goals. In this discussion, Tiffany shares, the various phases she and her team have taken to implement their new operating system, BlockOS and real-time results, the impact the pandemic has had on the strategy's progress and her key learns.

Episode 124: How Syngenta Successfully Upskilled Their HR Function Into Data-Literacy (an Interview with Madhura Chakrabarti)

In this week’s podcast, we are going to go on journey with Madhura Chakrabarti, Global Head of People Insights and Analytics at Syngenta, on how she has successfully upskilled Syngenta’s HR function into data fluency. Expect to learn more about the importance of upskilling the HR function to be more data literate, as well as the different learning pathways taken by Syngenta to help create a more data driven HR function. The conversation will also cover the impact this has had on Syngenta, and of course, Madura’s key advice for those embarking on a similar journey. Support from this podcast comes from Charthop. You can learn more by visiting: charthop.com/digitalhr

Episode 123: How To Maintain A Positive Employee Experience During Rapid Growth (an Interview With Ivori Johnson & Emily Connery)

In this week's episode of the Digital HR Leaders, David features ChartHop's very own VP of People & Talent, Emily Connery, and Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Ivori Johnson. Since ChartHop came on to the podcast last year, it has experienced fantastic growth. From just under 50 employees in 2021, it is now an organisation of over 200. And during this rapid growth, ChartHop has always kept its employee experience at the forefront of everything it does.

Episode 122: How to Help Your Teams Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay (an interview with Mollie West-Duffy & Liz Fosslien)

In recent years, with the pandemic, rise in cost-of-living, and war in Ukraine, it is inevitable that we have all at some point experienced some form of overwhelming emotion. As such, our guests for this weeks show of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, are authors of the book Big Feelings: How to be Okay When Things Are Not Okay, Mollie West-Duffy & Liz Fosslien. Mollie and Liz share something incredibly relevant and valuable in this podcast, that being, it is ‘okay when things are not okay’. Click below to listen to this week’s episode or to read the full transcript.

Episode 121: How To Be a More Compassionate Leader (Interview With Rasmus Hougaard)

Rasmus Hougaard, Founder and CEO of global research, leadership development and consulting firm Potential Projects, is on a mission to create a more human way of working and leading. Recently co-authored the book Compassionate Leadership: How to do hard things in a human way, Rasmus is going to be sharing his valuable insights into how we can become more effective leaders through the power of compassion, with David Green. Click below to listen to this week’s episode or to read the full transcript.

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Episode 120: How MetLife Made a Success of their Strategic Workforce Planning (interview with Laura Shubert)

In our latest episode, David is joined by Laura Shubert, VP of People Planning and Insights at MetLife. Having successfully driven the organisation’s Strategic Workforce Planning Initiatives, Laura will be sharing her learns and advice on how to successfully get buy-in from the organisation’s leaders, overcoming the challenge of obtaining quality data for the organisation’s strategic workforce planning analysis, the ongoing shift in demand for skills in post-pandemic leadership, and how technology helped MetLife go beyond the Excel sheet analysis. Click below to listen to this week’s episode or to read the full transcript.

Episode 119: How To Help Your Teams Develop A Digital Mindset (Interview with Dr Paul Leonardi)

To talk to us about developing a digital mindset, in this week’s episode, David Green will be joined by Dr Paul Leonardi professor at UC Santa Barbara, and co-author of the book The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of Data, Algorithms, and AI. Paul will be sharing what organisations and HR Leaders need to do to start helping their employees get to what he coins as the 30% rule of digital fluency – the minimum threshold of digital knowledge required to have digital conversations, and much more. Click below to listen to this week’s episode or to read the full transcript.

Episode 118: How Strategic Workforce Planning Contributes to Business Success (Interview with Alicia Roach)

On the show today, I am talking to Alicia Roach, global thought leader in Strategic Workforce Planning and Analytics, co-founder and CEO of eQ8. Her passion lies in helping organisations execute their purpose by understanding their current and future workforce capability, and in this episode, she shares how organisations can take their Strategic Workforce Planning to the next level. the best practices and common pitfalls HR can avoid to setting up strategic workforce planning up for success. We also discuss the common misconceptions of strategic workforce planning, the importance of focusing on your organisations unique strategic workforce planning challenges, and the role of technology in really upgrading your analytics and much more. Click below to listen to this week’s episode or to read the full transcript.

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Episode 117: How Analytics, Data and Technology are Shaping the Future of Recruitment (interview with Kevin Wheeler)

On the show today, I am talking to Kevin Wheeler a globally known futurist in the world of HR. He is also Founder of Future Talent Institute, helping organisations create leading edge talent acquisition, employee development, and HR management strategies. With a focus on the future of recruitment, in this episode, Kevin will be sharing his ideas on a new model for talent acquisition, his views into why using RPO’s can be key to gaining access to wider talent intelligence, the role of technology and marketing in talent attraction, how technology can help prevent human bias during the candidate selection stage, and going beyond traditional reporting metrics and pivoting towards predictive recruitment analytics and much more. Click below to listen to this week’s episode or to read the full transcript.

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Episode 116: How to Combat the Burnout Epidemic (Interview with Jennifer Moss)

On the show today, I am talking to Jennifer Moss, award-winning author, public speaker, and expert in workplace well-being. Having recently published a book called ‘The Burnout Epidemic’, Jennifer and I will explore her top tips into recognising and tackling burnout to improve wellbeing at the employee, team and organisation level. Our conversation will cover some of the interesting data insights the pandemic has triggered on employee burnout. We will also discuss strategies that people leaders can take to keep employees happy and healthy such as: building burnout proof reward and recognition strategies, as well as implementing hiring initiatives that create a culture of burnout prevention. Click below to listen to this week’s episode or to read the full transcript.

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