News and Opinion for HR, Talent and Leaders
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, […]
Lots of people around the world own pets. In many cases, pets tend to be dogs or cats. If you are a pet owner, there is a probability that your schedule involves you waking up in the morning, going through your normal morning routines, and then leaving for work. Your beloved companion gets to remain […]
US Company, Canadian Worker. Cross-Border Employment Tips In this episode of the HRchat show, I’ve returned as a guest host. I got a chance to chat with Marc Pavlopoulos, a Silicon Valley software executive and Founder of Syndesus, which builds engineering teams in Canada for US tech companies. Listen to this HRchat episode and discover: […]
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Ilya Brotzky, CEO and CoFounder of VanHack, a leading Canadian HR Tech startup. Featured in Fast Company, BC Business, and Betakit, Ilya leads a team of 30+ employees from 11 countries with the mission of creating a borderless world for tech talent through jobs. The […]
As Canada’s tech economy continues to grow, the ability for companies to hire and retain quality tech talent locally is becoming increasingly difficult. With the introduction of Canada’s Global Talent Stream in 2017, the process has become much more streamlined. Where it could easily have taken up to three months to process a visa in […]
Tips for Tracking Recruitment Campaigns Why should you be sure you’re tracking your recruitment marketing campaigns? Isn’t it enough that you know they’re bringing in candidates? Frankly, no, not really. This may look a lot like a list of metrics, and there’s a good reason for that. The ultimate goal of a recruitment marketing campaign […]
In episode 91 of the HRchat show, we hear from Kelley Steven-Waiss, Chief Human Resources Officer at HERE Technologies, where she oversees the company’s human resource management and talent strategy.
The people of an organization collectively form its most vital resource and should be made to feel valued, relevant, and needed. Employees that are nurtured and developed can prove to be the foundation of an organization. Yet, if I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times from managers “all I want is for […]
Evidence-Based Talent Management Tips In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Dr. Shreya Sarkar-Barney, founder and CEO of Human Capital Growth (HCG), an evidence-based talent management firm. Combining science and analytics, HCG helps organizations such as Microsoft, Merck, General Mills, and Ecolab achieve better leader and talent outcomes. Shreya was recently awarded […]
In the latest episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham is joined by senior leaders at Virgin Pulse to consider the evolution of the workforce wellness space. Our guests are Virgin Pulse CEO David Osborne and Rajiv Kumar, Chief Medical Officer and President of the Virgin Pulse Institute. Listen to the show and discover: How […]