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In this HRchat episode, I’m joined by Alexandra Connell, co-founder of Pluma, the first customizable platform for online and group coaching. Pluma’s professional development and online coaching program have helped a variety of big-name brands such as Sephora and Dropbox by pairing employees of all levels 1:1 with a leadership coach. Learn more: pluma.co
In this lighthearted HRchat episode, we embrace the essence of April Fool’s Day by having some fun and talking about the power of play in the workplace.
My guest is Gary Ware, TEDx Speaker, Facilitator, Coach, and Founder at Breakthrough Play. Gary Ware is a self-proclaimed creativity catalyst helping people reach their potential using the power of play. A sought-after facilitator, TEDx speaker, and Founder of Breakthrough Play, Gary combines his passion for improv theatre with over a decade of experience in the advertising industry specializing in digital marketing to help creative professionals develop deeper relationships to drive performance.
In HRchat 274 we consider how to harness your emotional side to improve the ways you lead at work and in life. My guest this time is Laila Tarraf, Chief People Officer at Allbirds
In this HRchat, we hear from Don Berman, Co-Founder at JDXpert, the web-based solution that allows users to bring structure and efficiencies to the way you construct, manage, and store job information.
Gordon Tredgold shares some of his thoughts on what it really takes to instill key agile processes in large organizations. We also discussed some of the components of strategies that can help prevent leaders from failing.
In HRchat episode 271 we focus on how leaders can drive a lasting shift in workplace culture that’ll engage employees and lead to higher economic returns. My guest is Kelly Cooper, Founder, and CEO of the Centre for Social Intelligence.
In this HRchat episode, we consider what company culture means when increasing numbers of our workforce are made up of gig workers. Listen and also learn how the concepts of employee engagement and employee experience have altered as a result of the pandemic and the rise of remote working. Bill Banham’s guest is Jacob Morgan, Keynote & TED Speaker, Futurist, Host of The Future of Work Podcast, and Co-Host of the new Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) Podcast.
As businesses continue to adjust to the new normal, intelliHR is looking at how the relationship between coaches and high-performing athletes can be applied to business. In HRchat #269 we’ll consider the science of high performance and how lessons from pro sports can help leaders, HR, and employees to excel.
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.
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).