Bruce Daisley: Twitter’s Company Culture

Twitter Elon Musk

Twitter has been hitting the headlines over the past week following Elon Musk’s purchase of the social media giant. While fans of Musk, a self-described “free speech absolutist“, look forward to a future of more expansive dialogue, critics suggest that Musk wants to open the platform up to all – including controversial personalities such as […]

HRchat Episode 500 with Jason Averbook

HRchat Podcast Episode 500

Welcome to this very special edition of the HRchat Podcast. We’ve reached the 500th episode! Many years ago, when we started the podcast, we couldn’t imagine that 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 […]

HRchat Event Special: INCLUSION 2022

INCLUSION 2022

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 […]

Elvin Turner: How Companies Can Encourage Innovation

My guest in episode 498 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 […]

Gethin Nadin: Wellbeing at Work

wellbeing

In this HRchat episode, we’ll consider wellbeing at work. My 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 […]

Yves Boudreau and Ryan Porter: CareerBeacon Acquires Ruutly

Recruitment

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 […]

Jason Sundby: Substance Misuse in the Workplace

Many employers are struggling with ways to help, and authentically communicate with, remote employees whose consumption of substances increased during the pandemic. I’m joined on episode 494 by 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 […]

Margarida Rafael: World Mental Health Day

Psychological Safety in the Workplace

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 […]

Kathryn Petralia: The Future of Compensation

Employee Compensation

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. My guest today is Kathryn Petralia, […]

Dr. Marie Harper: Higher Education For Employees

higher education for employees

In episode 492, we consider the role of higher education in empowering employees to achieve more in the world of work. My guest this time is Dr. Marie Harper, Dean of the Wallace E. Boston School of Business at the American Public University System (APUS). Dr. Harper has worked for corporations as well as in […]