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Artificial Intelligence and the Role of HR Performance improvement is the single largest spend that corporations have ($100bn yearly in the United States alone) and it is where the biggest part of HR internal budget is dedicated; to train, enhance productivity, nurture effective leadership models, retain key staff. Companies are spending this money hoping to […]
A happy employee is a productive employee — that might seem like common sense, but a number of researchers have put the hypothesis to the test, just in case. As you should expect, University of Warwick determined that happiness amongst a workforce resulted in a 12 percent boost to productivity, whereas unhappy workers were 10 […]
In the latest episode of the HRchat show, host Matt Burns chats with Carolyn Kiel, Training Manager, Digital Operations for Verizon Wireless and Host of the Beyond 6 Seconds Podcast. Carolyn designs, plans and executes training and talent solutions that empower global companies to succeed. By leveraging her career experience in change management, learning and […]
Life provides us with plenty of opportunities to feel stressed and worried, like relationships, health, work, and finances. It’s normal to feel sad, lonely, afraid, nervous or anxious. If those feelings don’t seem to go away, it may be an indication of an issue with anxiety or depression. In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear […]
Ahead of Hacking HR Toronto, speaker Josh Siegal shares his thoughts on issues related to his session. The era of the knowledge worker has created an undeniable war for talent. In order to win, in almost any industry, organizations need the very best people. Few senior leaders would argue this statement. The war for talent has […]
In episode 105 of the HRchat show, Matt Burns interviews Enrique Rubio about Hacking HR, a growing community for HR and Tech pros. The show will also delve into the digitization of the workplace and re-skilling employees so they can better embrace the changing ways we work. More About Enrique Rubio Enrique is an advisor for the […]
The InnovateWork Toronto gang will be hosting their first community meetup tonight at The Citizen on King West. Around 50 HR, Talent and Tech pros are expected to come out to network and share innovative ideas about how to improve the world of work and see a session presented by Travis Dutka, Culture Curator at 360insights. Travis spends […]
In this episode of the HRchat podcast, Bill Banham talks with Jeremy Shaki, Co-Founder and CEO at Lighthouse Labs, an organization with a mission to help bring extremely important and hard to achieve technical professional skills to people at the level they are seeking them – be that upgrading their coding skills for non-technical roles, […]
In episode 103 of the HRchat show, Matt Burns talks with Matt Alder, Edinburgh-based Talent Acquisition Innovation Consultant at MetaShift and Host of the Recruiting Future Podcast. Matt is also an experienced speaker who has delivered keynotes in 16 different countries, and author of two books – “Exceptional Talent” in 2017 and “Digital Talent” in 2019. Listen […]
The Toronto Public Library will play host to the latest DisruptHR Toronto tonight. The 6th edition of the popular event for those in and around HR will happen 5:30-9:30 and promises to provide one of the strongest speaker line-ups yet! The sold-out summit is produced by Tim Baker, Owner & Consultant at Tim Baker HR […]