In episode 268 of the HRchat podcast, I talk about the importance of personalization in the digital employee experience with Ivan Harding, CEO and Co-founder at Applaud, a firm on a mission to help businesses of all types and sizes to have the luxury of easy to use, consumer-grade technology in their workplaces. Applaud specializes in bringing together customers’ current HR platforms with the world of consumer and employee technology; giving employees the same tech experiences at work as they expect in their home life.
How to Improve Employee Wellbeing Practices
Workplace Wellbeing: Why Employee Health Matters in Business A business can be described as a machine, a well-oiled formation that is only successful when each component down to the smallest cog works efficiently. If any part of the machine breaks down, we see production fall to a halt, unable to churn out results. In other […]
Unique Ideas for Your Next Team Building Exercise
We’ve talked numerous times about the benefits of team building, why businesses can benefit from hosting team-building exercises, and why it’s one of the most important investments you can make in your people.
Of course, team building has a bad reputation. People can often feel uncomfortable being forced to partake in silly chanting, trust exercises, and holding hands in a circle. Some “creative” team-building exercises can feel pretty patronizing, such as being asked to “create your own personal logo” and explain it to the group. So it’s no wonder so many find an excuse to drop out!
HRchat Interview with Neil Lavis: Leadership Lessons From the Prison System
Most of the leaders we interview on the HRchat show are from corporate environments, my guest this time, however, learned how to be a leader in a much tougher career – the prison system.
Neil Lavis has worked as a senior leader within the prison system since 1998 both in the UK and the Caribbean. He has managed diverse and sometimes difficult teams to achieve excellence. Roles have included Cayman Islands Director Of Prisons at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Governor at Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).
HRchat Interview with Craig Fisher: Employer Branding and the State of the Labor Market
The pandemic shook up the labor market; millions of people are moving into new roles and 10,000s of firms are in search of talent. In HRchat episode 266, we consider the latest tools and trends for job seekers and those responsible for talent sourcing, attraction, and connection. We also consider what to look for in an employer and how to make the right decisions to further your career.
HRchat Interview with Dr. Monika Roots: The Impact of the Pandemic on Mental Health of Employees
A year into the Covid crisis, many employees have ‘hit the pandemic wall’, and burned-out workers have said stress and depression is costing them work time. With so many more workers increasingly feeling the strain of pandemic anxiety, isolation, and uncertainty we need better tech and tools to help workers get out the other side of a very difficult period. My guest in HRchat episode 265 is Dr. Monika Roots, Chief Medical Officer at Sanvello Health, a leading digital mental health care provider of in-app therapy to a network of +90 million people!
Four Ways Businesses Can Improve Recruitment in a Digital World
It’s time to digitalize your work methodology and ease up your work using Digital Recruitment. This is a process of using tech and the internet to search, analyze and select candidates to fill the open job roles. So, considering the online evolution, we are going to outline some ways how businesses can improve recruitment in a digital world.
HRchat Interview with Ben Eubanks: How to Move Out of the HR Trenches and into Consulting
In this HRchat, we’ll consider the why and how of moving out of the HR “trenches” and into an HR consulting role. We share ways AI will continue to change the HR function over the coming years. My guest on episode 263 is Ben Eubanks, HR analyst, author, fellow podcaster, Chief Research Officer at Lighthouse Research & Advisory, and most recently, Founder of the HR Tech Awards.
HRchat Interview with Nicholas Schroder: Tech to Help Leverage the Gig Workforce
Freelancing is set to become the majority workforce in North America by 2027. Currently contributing over $1.4 trillion to the U.S. economy, the steady increase in the number of skilled individuals taking up freelancing every year means there is a paradigm shift in the way work, “works”, as organizations are choosing to collaborate more with […]
The Impact of AI on the Future of HR
“Digital Darwinism” – a term used for when society and technology are changing faster than companies can naturally adapt – is taking over, so right now organizations focus more on digital transformation. Nonetheless, there is much HR does not yet know about how AI can have an impact on their profession and daily lives. As […]