HRchat Interview with Raghavan Menon: The Role of ERGs and Gamification

In HRchat episode 171, Raghavan Menon, CTO, Head of Product and Co-Founder at Espresa, discusses how gamification and employee resource groups can help businesses better engage with their employees. Listen to the interview with Raghavan and discover: How gamification can encourage employees to connect with company goals The role of employee resource groups in larger […]

HRchat Interview with Mario Baril: Helping Government Workers Manage Stresses of COVID-19

In HRchat 170, we hear from Mario Baril, Ombudsman of Mental Health and Employee Well-Being at the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, a Canadian federal public service that embraces authentic, open and stigma-free dialogue on mental health issues based on compassion. Mario will also be a panelist at the April 29 InnovateWork Online Summit. Listen […]

HRchat Interview with Dr. Michael Mousseau and Chris Lee: How to Support Employees Through the Pandemic

COVID-19: Employee Wellness and Engagement at Work In episode 169, Dr. Michael Mousseau, National Wellbeing & Engagement and Chris Lee, Employee Communications at Gallagher discuss ways to support the wellness and engagement needs of leaders and employees throughout the pandemic and its aftermath. Listen to the HRchat episode here. About Our Guests Michael supports the wellbeing & engagement needs […]

HRchat Interview with Raghavan Menon: Why Invest in Employee Benefits Technologies

In HRchat 168, Bill Banham talks with Raghavan Menon, about how HR professionals can make the business case to leadership to adopt new employee benefits technologies and programs. Listen to the interview here. About Raghavan Menon Raghavan is CTO, Head of Product and Co-Founder at Espresa, the culture benefits platform based in the Bay Area. He is […]

HRchat Interview with Marc Pavlopoulos: COVID-19 and How a PEO Offers Cross-Border Employment Solutions

In episode 167 of the HRchat podcast, Tim Baker talks with Marc Pavlopoulos, a Silicon Valley software executive and Founder of Syndesus. Syndesus Canada Inc is a PEO (Professional Employer Organization), that builds engineering teams in Canada for US tech companies. Listen to this HRchat episode and discover: How a PEO provides immediate opportunities for […]

HRchat Podcast Interview with Dr. Adrian Hyzler: Trump’s Plans to Withdraw WHO Funding and Medical Requirements to Get Employees Back to Work

When Will COVID-19 End and What Will Work Look Like in the New Normal? In HRchat 165, we consider President Trump’s plans to halt funding for the World Health Organization and what it will take to get us to the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic and when we can hope to get back to […]

HRchat Interview with Guy Ellis: HR, Behavioral Change and Gen Z

In episode 164 of the HRchat podcast, Bill Banham talks with Guy Ellis, Director at Courageous Workplaces Limited, a professional services company that provides interim management, consultancy and development services. Listen to the podcast here. Guy is a skilled presenter and facilitator. He regularly runs public workshops on master-class HR and Compliance topics. He has […]

HRchat Podcast Interview with Gregory F Simpson: Sentiment Analysis and Employee Experience

Our guest in HRchat episode 163 is Gregory F Simpson, Managing Director, Agent In Engagement LLC, an employee experience consultancy focused on helping companies and their employees succeed. Gregory believes that an engaged workforce is the foundation of organizational success and is on a mission to help companies and their employees succeed. He has created […]

HRchat Podcast Interview with Jeanne Meister: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing the Ways We Work

In HRchat 162 we consider how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the ways we work right now and the possible longer-term impact on workplace collaboration, the role of HR and leaders, and the role of AI and Virtual Reality as a training tool. Our guest is Jeanne Meister, Founding Partner at Future Workplace, an HR Advisory […]