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Lorne Epstein
Lorne hosts The Lorne Epstein Show where his knowledgeable guests share informative stories about the workplace so you can make great things happen in your workplace. He is also the author of You’re Hired Interview Skills to Get the Job which has been downloaded over 600,000 times worldwide.
Craig Fisher is, by most accounts, one of the most influential people in the world of HR and recruiting and is a much sought-after speaker at conferences. Currently, he’s the head of recruiting innovation for Allegis Global Solutions. In this episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, Fisher talks about some of the latest innovations in digital branding. As a founder of TalentNet, he was involved in the first Twitter chats for recruiters, which took place more than 10 years ago. “Everyone would have their cocktails and we’d tweet about what they’re drinking.” And another participant would tweet out a playlist from Pandora “so that we could all listen to the same music at the same time.” The chat eventually became a podcast and “then it also became a conference,” according to Fisher.
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It’s your dream job. The pay and benefits are good. But you aren’t sure about the workplace culture. What do you do? David Rivel, co-founder of PathMotion, figured the best messengers are company employees. PathMotion is a platform that allows prospective employees to engage with current employees to learn about the workplace and to hear about their career stories. David Rivel’s advice to employers is to “be open and honest and speak [to prospective employees] about the challenges” your company faces. He drives home the point that “at the end of the day when you think about employer branding” it should be “about convincing the right people that you are the employer of choice [while] repelling the wrong people.” Rivel believes authenticity is critical to these goals, and that “candidates are going to trust a company’s response with some mistakes” over “a nicely crafted corporate answer.”
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In 2006, when Andrew Gadomski realized how much time companies wasted on using data analytics they didn’t understand, he founded Aspen Analytics (then known as Aspen Advisors). Now the firm’s Managing Director and Chief Advisor, Gadomski says, “We've surrounded ourselves with data so much that we naturally want to analyze it, even something as simple as how we manage our fitness, how we manage our eating habits, how we travel,” adding that “the ability to capture said data and visualize it has become a lot easier in the past decade.” He says this is the type of work most analysts do for marketing, operations, advertising around making spend decisions, making larger decisions around production. We just don't tend to do it that often in recruiting and it's harder to do in employment after someone gets hired, but the velocity of data inside recruiting is big and fast.” Gadomski says one key to successful recruiting is knowing the best time to approach people, whether it’s a job anniversary or after they received a bonus at their current job. The Wall Street Journal regularly calls on Gadomski for his on global employment and labor issues and he is a regular speaker at conferences worldwide.
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George LaRocque is the founder and Principal Analyst for HR Wins, a firm that works with clients on the latest HR trends and technologies. He also publishes HRWins Research, which reports on workforce trends and innovations in technology. His focus is on the users and developers of HR technology. LaRocque says it’s “overwhelming,” with “hundreds of new vendors entering the market, new technologies entering the market and these are all start-ups at different stages.” He adds that legacy vendors are also putting out new products. “You have so many choices today in any given step in the recruiting process…. what you really have to do is step back,” LaRocque says. “It’s not really about the technology, but what am I trying to accomplish.”
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China Gorman is a successful global business executive in the competitive Human Capital Management sector or HCM. She is well known for her tenure as CEO of the Great Place to Work Institute, COO and interim CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management and Global President of Lee Hecht Harrison. China works with HCM organizations all over the world to enhance their brands and their go-to-market strategies. She currently leads the America operations of UNLEASH, the world's largest event organizer for the Future of Work and HR Technology. She sits on the corporate boards of NetForce Global and Motivis Learning. She is a member of the HR Certification Institute's Board of Directors and serves on the Advisory Board of the Workforce Institute at Kronos. She is called upon to advise numerous CEOs in the HR Tech sector. @ChinaGorman
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Sola Osinoiki's career has spanned over 20 years and included managing HR systems implementations for over 20 years. He has been consulting major international clients and focuses on customer business needs and translated them into HR solutions that impact the business's bottom line. He is currently solving business issues across the HR Lifecycle using artificial intelligence. You can follow Sola at @joshpub
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Mark Barlow is a serial technology entrepreneur who founded AppLearn in 2011. AppLearn has pioneered its Digital Adoption Platform technology, which is used by many of the Fortune Global 2000, including Toyota, Prudential, and American Express. He was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to attend a Celebration of the Best of British Technology at Buckingham Palace and asked to advise the Government by the UK Chief Technology Advisor, and Lord Francis Maude.
In this lively and engaging talk, Mark Barlow will explain why it's not enough to rely on the application you've chosen to use for your business, to work for your business only. He will reveal how to unlock value from your investment by engaging and educating your users with an omnipresent, context-aware digital companion that will transform your experience with technology.
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Jora Gill is the Chief Digital Officer of SHL. SHL provides people insights - motivations, personalities, and cognitive to help teams and organizations face the transformation changes required for this disruptive world. Previous to joining SHL, Jora was the chief digital officer at The Economist, where he helped them transform and grow in the digital space. Jora has also served as the CTO of the rating agency Stand and Poor's and the scientific publisher Elsevier.
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Mike Ettling is the Chief Executive Officer at Unit4, where he is building highly effective teams, champions diversity, and works to ensure the success of other people. Since his first leadership role in the Boy Scouts, to his executive positions in the technology industry, Mike's career has revolved around elevating people. Mike joined Unit4 to get the market as excited about their approach to enterprise technology. They built systems that change how people experience work. You can follow Mike at @mikeettling
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Matt Charney is the Chief Content Officer for Allegis Group and is a partner at Recruiting Daily. He also serves as an advisor to over 20 early-stage HR Technology startups, and his blog, Snark Attack, was recently named one of the world's top 20 business blogs by WordPress. He apologies in advance if you're offended.
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Mark Brandau is a principal analyst on Forrester's CIO team. He focuses on human capital management, including core HR and payroll, time and attendance; workforce planning; recruiting and onboarding; performance management; talent development and learning, succession planning, people analytics, and total rewards. He also participates in and contributes to employee experience, including the future of work.
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Hung Lee is the Editor of the newsletter Recruiting Brainfood, which leads the industry in providing relevant and well-researched information to help the talent acquisition community.
Hung is an industry professional with over fifteen years of experience as an agency recruiter, Recruitment manager, Internal Head of Talent, recruitment trainer, founder of award-winning online recruiting platform WorkShape.io, and now Editor and Community builder at Recruiting Brainfood - the best weekly newsletter in recruitment. Hung lives and works in London @HungLee
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Johnny Campbell is the co-founder and CEO of SocialTalent, the online learning experience platform that has trained more recruiters than any other company in the world. Having launched the word "Ninja" into the lexicon of recruiters across the globe, Johnny admits he has zero martial arts skills but claims he can play martial arts of recruiting to help any recruiter become a ninja at their job. Johnny is the father of four boys and would be nothing without his patient wife, Jill. Follow Johnny at @johnnycampbell
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Peter Hinssen is a thought leader about radical innovation, leadership, and the impact of digital on society and business. He lectures at various business schools such as London Business School (UK) and MIT in Boston. Peter founded nexxworks to help organizations thrive in The Day After Tomorrow.
Peter said, "Neither technology nor the disruption that comes with it is an exogenous force over which humans have no control. All of us are responsible for guiding its evolution, in the decisions we make daily as citizens, consumers, and investors." Peter said, "Budgets is my favorite time of the year; it is a yearly sadistic ritual where people put in fake numbers into Excel, which is consolidated into a budget which never is true."
In his book The Day After Tomorrow, Peter wants us to grasp the opportunity and power we have to shape the Fourth Industrial Revolution and direct it toward a future that reflects our common objectives and values. Peter said that "In the end, it all comes down to people and values. We need to shape a future that works for all of us by putting people first and empowering them. The Fourth Industrial Revolution may "robotize" humanity and thus to deprive us of our heart and soul. It can also lift humanity into a new collective and moral consciousness based on a shared sense of destiny. It is incumbent on us all to make sure the latter prevails."
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Marc Coleman is becoming a legend in the Human Resource space. His vision for people-centric thinking is contagious among the largest corporations in the world. He is the Founder & CEO of UNLEASH Group, which hosts three global conferences about human beings in the workplace. Marc is passionate about building a global community on the Future of Work & HR Technology, where people are inspired to do good, thrive, and have fun making the world a better place. In 2017, the company was listed on Inc. 5000 - the world's fastest-growing companies in the top 30% and 357% growth average over 3yrs.
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Alyssa Gioscia, Senior Client Success Manager for CareerArc, helps clients automate hiring procedures so they can save time and money. She says CareerArc aims to help companies automate “where a human doesn’t really need to exist.” To accomplish this, she says “We’re looking at making the HR funnel more like the sales funnel, where it’s automated at the top….” Among the tools CareerArc offers are automated job listings; a tool called “Engage,” which allows companies to build out custom content; and “candidate care,” which allows employers to follow-up with and stay in touch with job candidates they didn’t hire. Gioscia says their goal is “to create a good story around [a client’s] brand,” adding that “anything that makes you stand out from the crowd because right now you're dealing mostly with passive candidates.” Gioscia has worked in strategic marketing for more than 10 years, working with clients involved in health care, hospitality, retail and engineering.
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To call Gerry Crispin a leader in the field of recruitment and human resources is akin to saying the sun is hot. On his LinkedIn page, Crispin describes himself as a “life-long student of hiring with a passion for conversations” about the recruiting process. Crispin and his business partner, Mark Mehler, founded CareerXroads in 1995. He has long been interested in building communities and in this episode of The Lorne Epstein Show we talk about his experience at “Burning Man,” a cultural event every summer that brings tens of thousands of people to the Black Rock Desert about 100 miles northeast of Reno, Nevada to build a community in a just a few days. He says he went to burning man “trying to figure out how to articulate better how community forms (and) what does it form around?” Crispin says every November he travels to other countries, including Japan, Eastern Europe, Cuba, and India, to “step outside…(his) box”, engaging with employers, professors, students and governments about how their communities hire and manage workers. After 50 years in the field, Crispin says he is as curious about the world as when he was a graduate student.
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When an employee tells Josh Gampel, the CEO of Recruitics, that he or she is leaving the agency, he may go out and celebrate with them. Sometimes he’s happy that they have been able to use the skills they learned at Recruitics to find another job; sometimes he’s happy that someone who wasn’t a good fit for his company has found a work situation that may be a better fit. On this episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, Gampel says he believes in “purpose” on the job. “I think purpose is the key driver of everything we do.” Recruitics is a recruitment marketing agency that specializes in using data and analytics to help companies recruit more effectively by giving them a better idea of how effective their ads are. He says, “When we started the company there was a vision and a mission and a hope that we were going to become something that could make a meaningful difference.” Gampel also gets great satisfaction out of watching Recruitics employees stay with the company and advance in their careers. As an added episode bonus, Gampel and Lorne discuss some of their favorite movies.
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Lorne and Abby Cheesman, co-founder and CFO of Skill Scout, talk about how you can make free videos that will engage job candidates and help them learn about your workplace by bringing jobs to life. And it’s relatively simply. Abby says all you need is “a smartphone, a microphone to get good audio, a way to stabilize your shot, and then you can produce videos that are much higher quality than you might think". Here’s one of her pro video tips: "flip your camera horizontally as it captures double the resolution." Abby says that "Candidates want to hear stories from behind the scenes; they want to see a typical day," she says. Lorne and Abby also talk about the best questions to ask employees when creating videos. Her favorite question, she says, is "what surprised you most about this job?" Abby says based on their research "people watch the video for about a minute and 36 seconds" so the stories need to be short and concise. You can email Abby at Abby@SkillScout.me to get her slides about producing inexpensive, high-quality videos for free. You can follow Abby on Twitter at @AbbyNeilson
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Lauryn Sargent loves a good story. Who doesn’t? So, in 2011 she co-founded Stories Incorporated, a marketing firm that helps companies recruit by using the company’s employees to sell their workplace to job applicants. Stories uses multiple platforms, including videos and blog posts, to get the word out. The key, Sargent says, is to tell a story that is “not generic.” Sargent says they want to “highlight the moments that matter to employees”. Among those moments, she says, they ask current employees to talk about the moment they knew they made the right decision to work at that company. Sargent says they look for stories that are not about the “mechanics of the (work) day” but that reflect the company’s culture to give prospective employees a good picture of the workplace. @laurynsargent
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When asked about the return on investment for diversity and inclusion, Torin Ellis says, “I tell them…that the ROI for pursuing D&I is Greater Humanity. That greater sign and then the word humanity and if that's not enough to move you then I'm not really sure what's going to move you to build better high-performing more diverse representative teams.” Torin Ellis Ellis is a Human Capital Strategist and the host of “Career Mix,” a weekly show on Sirius XM. He also runs a “progressive” boutique firm that focuses on D&I. He says, “Too many people feel like D&I is only an HR issue or D&I is only a talent acquisition issue. D&I is an issue of you and I working with one another. And if you and I…do not have the same fervor the same desire the same drive to create that inclusion and belonging…then it doesn't even matter.” Ellis also says D&I is more than an HR issue; companies need to look at every single Value Point, including supply chain, logistics, accounting, and corporate governance. @torinellis
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“It always comes down to process,” according to Kara Yarnot, Vice President of Strategic Consulting Services at HireClix, a boutique recruitment advertising and consulting firm. Yarnot says “Time to fill is one of the most [evil] metrics we have in talent acquisition. The primary reason is that it actually drives the wrong behavior…” because recruiters are evaluated on how long it takes to fill a position, rather than on filling positions that are “going to have the biggest business impact.” Yarnot says HireClix focuses on evaluating the total talent acquisition process for companies because all the areas “play off each other…It always comes down to process…if your process is broken, or misaligned, it doesn’t matter what amazing technology you pick, it’s not going to solve that problem.” Yarnot has worked with a number of Fortune 50 companies, including SAIC, Boeing, and Intel, and is a frequent speaker at HR conferences. @klyarnot
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George Zarkadakis leads Willis Towers Watson’s consulting practice in London on the Future of Work and the impact of Artificial Intelligence in the workplace and is a leader in digital innovation on Artificial Intelligence and analytics. For the past twenty-five years, George has been providing leadership in management consulting, media, marketing, and communications, digital strategy and innovation. George holds a doctorate in Artificial Intelligence and is the author of In Our Own Image: will Artificial Intelligence Save Us or Destroy Us. You can follow George on Twitter at
George said “automation, machines doing what humans do, only better and [using] augmentation as cognitive multipliers, [is] making us superhumans.” George continued saying that “Analytics can now predict the future, add rules and have prescriptive analytics, and tell us what the best actions are to take to have the best results.”
What questions should HR leaders ask when using AI? “How do you understand data now?” and “How do you create dashboards?” “HR leaders need to understand that data is at the heart of everything. AI is the means to derive value from the data.”
What steps should HR leaders take? “Start with a real business use case, like culture, people are leaving the company. Start with the business problem. What data do we need and where can we get it? What questions do we want this data to answer? What do I need to solve this problem in a new and innovative way quickly?”
George said that “In the past, it was hard to connect disparate data so it can speak to each other and that predictive analytics allows you to run different scenarios.” His program at Willis Towers Watson is addressing how companies are sharing data. What companies are sharing data? “Some airlines are working with hotels. Companies are working with companies in their supply chain.” George believes that “We are in the age of the humans. AI takes out things from the workplace that are boring and tedious, [AI] takes away many of the tasks to make us more human. How we relate and mentor and lead these are the things that will shape our future.”
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Pernille Spiers-Lopez was the CEO and President of IKEA North America. She currently serves on both corporate and non-profit boards such as Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. Homeboy evolved into the largest gang intervention, rehab and re-entry program in the world. She is the co-founder with her daughter of Good Life Designed. Pernille published her book about personal leadership experience and taking responsibility for our own lives titled “Design Your Life.” Follow Pernille on Twitter @PSpiersLopez. Check out her website for information on her coaching and learning programs.
I asked Pernille how her transition from C level executive to executive coach is going, she said “I love the life I have designed for myself. Pernille said she could not imagine what is happening now 5 years ago and that “We are facing a decade of the unknown, which can be scary and exciting.” And that her focus is to be “comfortable with this unknown.” I asked how she gets comfortable and she said: “Compassion for one another is the way to figure this out.” I asked her what has been men’s roles in the board room, she said “Men on boards and the top management are holding back men. Men are afraid of their own position in power. They think that one woman is a token and two are a conspiracy and three is a breakthrough.” She continued that “CEOs are worried about succession and including more women will mitigate this concern.”
I asked her what were some of the surprises with working with her daughter Sina and she said she knows how to “handle a lot of things and multi-tasks and has an openness to new things, they comprehend more than I did when I was at that age. They learn on their own.”
Carol Leaman is the CEO of Axonify and a thought leader with an impressive track record of successfully leading tech companies. She is the brains behind the Axonify Microlearning Platform. Prior to Axonify, Carol was the CEO of PostRank Inc, a social engagement analytics platform she sold to Google. She was also the CEO at several other technology firms, including RSS Solutions and Fakespace Systems. Carol sits on the boards of many organizations and advises a variety of Canadian high-tech firms. Welcome to the show.
What does microlearning mean: “Micro is a methodology that maps to how the brain works, in short bites.” When I asked Leaman the best way for the brain to learn, she said “The brain is good at remembering 4 to 5 new things in one condensed period of time. Brain Attention span is about 11 minutes. The best way to train is to keep it short and convey 4 to 5 new ideas in each session.” She continued to say that “The brain needs a break. We are overwhelmed. The brain is not wired to stay alert and on to work this way.”
Shally is the President of The Sourcing Institute (TSI), Founder of the Sourcing Institute Foundation, and one of the originators of the talent sourcing discipline. With over twenty-two years of recruiting experience, Mr. Steckerl has served as a corporate sourcing leader for many Fortune 500 brands. Mr. Steckerl is the author of both the industry-standard textbook “The Talent Sourcing and Recruitment Handbook”, and his recently published book, “The Sourcing Method". You can follow him on twitter @shally.
Dr. Leann Pereira designs behavioral development programs that enhance self-awareness, self-regulation, and executive functioning skills in adults. The purpose of her work is to increase self-efficacy, team functioning, and management and leadership effectiveness. Her doctoral degree is in education with a concentration on women’s leadership development. Emotions have a level of complexity and how we feel.
Dr. Pereira said that “There is a big connection between feelings and how people think. You can hammer away with what every feeling you have. However, your ability to work with others and collaborate, how we connect to one another and work together is based on emotions.”
Ravin Jesuthasan is a recognized global thought leader and author on the future of work. He is a regular presenter at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos and is a member of the forum’s Steering Committee on Work and Employment. He has been recognized as one of the top 25 most influential consultants in the world, one of the top 8 future of work influencers and one of the top 100 HR influencers. Ravin has authored 3 books and over 100 articles. You can follow Ravin on Twitter @ravinjesuthasan
We recommend you read these additional writings by Ravin and John Boudreau
- How to break down work tasks that can be automated – Harvard Business Review.
- What we often get wrong about automation – Harvard Business Review
- Ravin’s articles posted to Forbes.com
- Ravid and John Boudreau’s Book Reinventing Jobs: A 4-Step Approach for Applying Automation to Work. I have read it and highly recommend it!
Lucy Adams is the CEO of Disruptive HR and the former human resources Director of the BBC. Lucy created Disruptive HR after having held senior-level HR roles in a variety of sectors. She grew frustrated with the lack of innovation and fresh thinking in the profession and wanted to find new ways of tackling old problems. She now runs the agency to help HR leaders do things differently. She is the author of two books; HR Disrupted and The HR Change Toolkit. You can follow Lucy on Twitter @lucy4dams.
Dr. Janet Shaner is an expert in learning, networking, and managing organizations, as well as an experienced workshop facilitator and writer. She has more than twenty years of experience in the management education industry with institutions such as IMD, INSEAD, and Harvard. Janet is a networking expert both through academic research and in real-world practice, and she has recently published a book entitled Networking: Coffee not Cocktails. You can reach Dr. Shaner on twitter at @janet_shaner
Dr. Shaner said “Networking is more complicated than just meeting people” “When I am new in an organization, I am not considered legitimate, so I find mentors, as I go up I have more flexibility as to have an open network and contact a whole range of people.” When I asked her what she would do first Shaner said “Ask yourself what your objective is? The answer “will tell you how to leverage your network.”
She went on to share that “If innovating is my objective, I will use the part of my network outside of my network, new thoughts.” I asked Shaner what tools you can bring to understand your network and she said “you can draw a map, look at your map and see what its characteristics to what I want to accomplish” “Your LinkedIn network may or may not be your close network. We connect on LinkedIn and don’t connect with people who are closer.”
Shaner said that “We associate networking with cocktails, one-off, transactional when you look at the research it is about building relationships and bringing energy to that relationship.”
When asked about minorities finding a mentor she said “The research shows that there are differences between men and women at the beginning of their career when you are a minority you have more difficulty. They need to go to the majority group for support or advice. Women are an example of this; they need men to mentor them.”
When asked how companies can make a difference Shaner said: “It is important for the organization to establish a culture to reward performance and deal with issues around mentoring and development of people.”
Any company looking to get in on the ground floor of quantum computing should ask itself three questions, advises Chad Rigetti, CEO of Rigetti Computing, which is building the first cloud service powered by quantum computing. 1. Does your organization use advanced computing? 2. Do you know what your unmet computing needs are? 3. If you could meet those computing needs, would it grow your top line revenue? “If the answer to three of those questions is yes, then the time to start thinking about doing something in quantum is now,” Rigetti concluded Monday at the Forbes CIO Summit in Half Moon Bay, California. On today’s show our guests will start to answer these questions. Michael Brett is Chief Executive Officer of QxBranch. QBranch is a start-up technology company solving data analytics problems for finance, insurance, pharmaceuticals, media, and energy customers worldwide. Founded in 2014, QxBranch specializes in developing algorithms for predictive analytics that support businesses with decision making on pricing, risk and user behavior. The company has unique expertise in quantum computing, an emerging new technology. You can follow him on Twitter at @michaelsbrett.
Arthur Herman, Ph.D. is a New York Times best-selling author, Pulitzer Prize Finalist historian, and Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, and Director of the Quantum Alliance Initiative. He received his Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University, and is the author of nine books which have been translated into seven languages, including most recently 1917: Lenin, Wilson, and the Birth of the New World Disorder (HarperCollins, 2017). You can follow him on Twitter at @ArthurLHerman.
Today we continue our conversation about B-Corp and Benefit Corporation with experts Rick Alexander and Ben Garthwaite. We will touch on the differences between operating a typical corporation and B-Corp certified corporation. We will also explain what it takes to start a Benefit Corporation.
Rick Alexander has practiced law for 26 years at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell and has been a managing partner for the last four. In 2015, he became the Head of Legal Policy at B Lab, where he is currently working as a Fellow, creating a framework to support responsible corporate ownership. Rick prepared the initial drafts of both the Delaware and the ABA model benefit corporation legislation, and is author of the first comprehensive book on benefit corporations, published in 2018. @Rick__Alexander
Ben Garthwaite is a Senior Vice President and Co-Founder of Fors Marsh Group. Fors Marsh Group is a research-first company that understands influence and measuring the way people and organizations think to make choices. The company is an Inc. 5000 Hall of Fame awardee and an American Marketing Association Gold Top 50 firm. They are also a certified B Corp and Benefit Corporation.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) represents Maryland’s eighth district in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2016. Prior to that he served as a member of the Maryland State Senate for three terms. He has also taught constitutional law at American University’s College of Law in Washington, D.C. Jim Epstein is the Chairman of EFO Capital Management. As a philanthropist, he has been a supporter of the benefit corporation movement and has worked with non-profit groups. He is also a founder of Blue Ridge Produce in Virginia, which sells regionally gown produce to local wholesalers.
In this show, Lorne speaks with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Jim Epstein, author, entrepreneur and philanthropist, about benefit corporations, which are required by law to consider both long-term financial benefits and impact on society, including impact on workers, the community and the environment. In 2010, as a state senator in Maryland, Raskin was a sponsor of a bill establishing benefit corporations in the state. Jim Epstein has spent decades supporting mission driven investing and social entrepreneurship. One day in 2010, Raskin invited Epstein to take a walk. It was on that walk that Epstein told Raskin about benefit corporations and shortly after Maryland became the first state to pass benefit corporation legislation.
Jerome and Tracey discuss ways to capture great talent in today’s
candidate driven market. “The war for talent is over and the candidates have won,” Jerome shares. “Today is about how you attract talent to your organization with the culture and the value proposition, and how you match that talent to the needs of your business. You are marketing candidates and bringing talent in, rather than, ‘I have a job, who wants to apply?’” Tracey shares that to hire talent in today’s market, recruiters must “have a seat at the table at strategic discussions.” She offers an example of the critical role that finders of talent should be playing within companies. “If I know that we are building new production facilities–I’d like to think I have a voice, there is a talent pool–let’s build the facility there.” To make the best hires, recruiters and hiring managers need to work more closely together. In the interview, Jerome explores how new technology platforms support stronger collaboration through shared data. Instead of a relationship of, “‘Send me the resumes and they better be good ones,’ now you have both people in the system. . . . shoulder to shoulder.” It creates a culture of, “‘We work together. We will be successful together.’” Yet those in talent acquisition too often don’t have the tools and resources they need to be successful. Companies must recognize that digital technology is now fundamental to recruiting.
Today we are hearing from HR Technology expert Bill Kutik. His forte is having 30 years of historical knowledge about all HR systems and people and remembering almost all of it. Bill talks about Chabot’s and the hundreds of Artificial Intelligence technology lines that companies are telling.
Bill has over 30 years' experience is human resources technology and has been the leading independent technology analyst and impresario. His broadcast-quality video series Firing Line with Bill Kutik is in its fourth year on YouTube, I highly recommend you check it out. The five to six minute videos are enlightening for everyone who is not in HR. He has been the monthly Tech Columnist for Human Resource Executive magazine. He started their technology conference, building it into the world’s largest until he stepped down in 2013. He has created and moderated over 100 panels, almost 200 podcasts and over 40 videos. Normally, he is the interviewer.
Bill will be at the 22st Annual HR Technology® Conference & Expo, in Las Vegas, Oct. 1-4, 2019. Learn what you should already know about the Cloud and how it operates by watching SVP James Harvey, in charge of SAP SuccessFactors’ 14 data centers, on his six-minute video and current the current episode of Firing Line with Bill Kutik®. He can be reached at hreletters@LRP.com.
In October of 2017, the New York Times reported that Harvey Weinstein was battling allegations of sexual harassment and unwanted sexual contact, and had reached at least eight settlements with women. This event fueled the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements bringing greater national awareness to the degree to which women are being sexually harassed in the workplace and what people are doing to address it.
Today we are hearing from experts about sexual harassment in the workplace. We will touch on what policies have not been working, what our guests are doing to create healthier work environments, and what the future holds.
My guests on today’s show are on the leading edge of making the workplace safer for everyone.
Ally Coll Steeleis President of the Purple Campaign, a non-profit that is succeeding in ending workplace harassment by implementing stronger corporate policies, establishing better laws and empowering people to create lasting change within their own workplaces and communities. Follow Ally on Twitter at @allycollsteele
Andrea Johnson is the Senior Counsel for State Policy at the National Women’s Law Center where she coordinates efforts to advance state policies on sexual harassment. She has worked directly on legislation and litigation related to sexual harassment and is closely involved with the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund. You can follow Andrea on Twitter at @andylynnjo
Johnny C. Taylor is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world's largest HR professional society. SHRM members impact the lives of over one hundred and fifteen million workers every day. Johnny is frequently invited to testify before Congress on critical workforce issues such as sexual harassment. He authors the weekly column, "Ask HR," in USA Today. You can follow Johnny on Twitter at @JohnnyCTaylorJr
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While the discussion about augmented reality (AR) has been focused on the incredible potential this technology will present in years to come across all aspects of our lives, what receives less attention is that AR is delivering results today.
Guest Roy Ashok CEO of DAQRI shares how DAQRI’s professional-grade AR products are currently being deployed to enhance workforce effectiveness and employee experience. Plus, he provides examples of how workforce augmentation will be critical to keep pace with the ever-increasing rate of change in the workplace.
This episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, recorded on location at the UNLEASH America Conference in Las Vegas in May brought together thought leaders from around the world to provide learning opportunities on the future of work that is quickly becoming the NOW of work!
We are living in a world where four out of every five companies are embarking upon a digital transformation. However, there’s a big gap between what digital transformation actually is and what most businesses think it is. That has a lot to do with most companies failing to adopt a digital culture.
Guest Donna Murdoch, Global Head of Learning Technology and Innovation for S&P Global Ratings, discusses two multi-pronged digital transformation programs S&P Global Ratings is running successfully and how!
This episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, recorded on location at the UNLEASH America Conference in Las Vegas in May brought together thought leaders from around the world to provide learning opportunities on the future of work that is quickly becoming the NOW of work!
Do you want to design an intentional culture that drives winning results and captivates your organization in a way that delivers unparalleled enthusiasm and positivity? Silly question but most organizations have issues building and maintaining an effective workplace culture. Plus, they don’t recognize the role technology often plays in this process.
Guests Diane Adams, global culture change consultant and Jennifer Vaughan is a Digital Strategist at TMP Worldwide discuss how to build a captivating workplace culture one step at a time and put processes AND technology in place that helps your culture thrive!
This episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, recorded on location at the UNLEASH America Conference in Las Vegas in May brought together thought leaders from around the world to provide learning opportunities on the future of work that is quickly becoming the NOW of work!
So many companies have approached diversity and inclusion from a perspective of compliance. But recently many are starting to shift their focus and are now taking a more strategic approach to diversity and inclusion. This allows an organization to bring their people together and bring out the best in their people. This episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, recorded on location at the UNLEASH America show in Las Vegas, features guests Janine Truitt, Chief Innovations Officer at Talent Think Innovations, LLC and Founder of The Aristocracy of HR and Stacia Sherman Garr, Co-founder and Principal Analyst at RedThread Research.
The stories of the 'humans' of human resources are often lost in the bigger picture that's predominantly dominated by the analytics that guide the strategic direction of the company. And those stories continue to fade into the background as companies focus on business needs, revenue goals and stakeholder value. But guests Robin Schooling and Bill Boorman believe that when companies balance the human element with the business strategy that not only helps retain sustainable competitive advantage but also has a positive impact beyond the workplace. @RobinSchooling @BillBoorman
This episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, recorded on location at the UNLEASH America Conference in Las Vegas in May brought together thought leaders from around the world to provide learning opportunities on the future of work that is quickly becoming the NOW of work!
According to Gartner, 75% of digital transformations are going to fail.
One of the main reasons is that new technology implementations are ineffective in large part because the employees using the technology do not know HOW to use the technology, even after being trained.
Raj Sundarason, Global Head, HR Line of Business at WalkMe discusses how companies can ensure the ROI on the technology investments they make are realized, simply by giving employees’ real-time onboarding guidance. Their use of new technology is immediate and effective! @RSundarason
This episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, recorded on location at the UNLEASH America Conference in Las Vegas in May brought together thought leaders from around the world to provide learning opportunities on the future of work that is quickly becoming the NOW of work!
Talent continues to become the sustainable competitive advantage companies have in their marketplace. And LinkedIn continues to be a source for finding great talent. However, with 550 million members and growing, the data available goes well beyond filling open positions.
Guest Dan Francis, LinkedIn Senior Product Manager discusses how LinkedIn has embarked on a real-time mission to use data and insights to build talent strategy and supercharge the recruiter! Whether it be developing sourcing strategies to prepare for hiring manager conversations or informing decisions on where to open a new office, LinkedIn Talent Insights, coming in late 2018, is a new self-serve tool to help leaders make smarter talent decisions.
This episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, recorded on location at the UNLEASH America Conference in Las Vegas in May brought together thought leaders from around the world to provide learning opportunities on the future of work that is quickly becoming the NOW of work!
By 2025, over $400 billion spent on digital technology, with $30 billion of that on Human Resources -- but the majority of investments will fail to drive the business case promised. Why? Because year over year 74% of organizations repeat the same ineffective methods of training and change management that fail to empower employees.
Guests Nicole Lindenbaum, Director of Product Marketing at PeopleDoc Inc., and Holger Mueller,VP & Principal Analyst at Constellation Research, discuss how technology is changing the way we work but we haven't necessarily changed the way we work with technology.
This episode will give you more comfort in letting technology into every aspect of your world, especially your work world! Plus, Nicole Lindenbaum and @holgermu share their #SHOEY! And besides the hashtag, there is nothing techy about that!
Recruiting these days is MUCH different than what recruiting looked like even 5 years ago. Specifically, the candidate experience is more important than ever before! Technology and Big Data are key. But both have their own challenges coupled with new and upcoming data privacy issues.
Guests Rebecca Carr, VP, Product at SmartRecruiters and Bill Boorman, Founder of #tru conferences, discuss the current state of recruiting and what to expect in the next few years. @rjmeissner @BillBoorman
This episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, recorded on location at the UNLEASH America Conference in Las Vegas in May brought together thought leaders from around the world to provide learning opportunities on the future of work that is quickly becoming the NOW of work!
Guests Julie Knight-Ludvigson, CMO of Topia a technology firm that helps company literally move their employees around the world and China Gorman, Managing Director for UNLEASHGroup America, join Lorne to discuss how work has changed and will continue to do so. From finding and keeping the best talent (wherever they may be and letting them work from where ever they are), to creating an engaging environment and company culture for a distributed workforce, and implementing the technology AND mindset that makes the workplace of the future possible, this episode explores the characteristics that make the future of work, work--especially since it will be here tomorrow!
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Einstein said, “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” Today’s digital data is constantly exchanged in supposedly secure and trusted environments, yet history shows that no system is unhackable. HR has seen corrupted data, altered records and falsified credentials. Blockchain has emerged as proven strategy against data corruption and in restoring trust.
Guest Yvette Cameron, Founder of NextGen Insights, reviews how companies are applying Blockchain to HR processes, from seemingly small use cases to those with broadest enterprise impact. @YvetteCameron
This episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, recorded on location at the UNLEASH America Conference in Las Vegas in May brought together thought leaders from around the world to provide learning opportunities on the future of work that is quickly becoming the NOW of work!
Marc Coleman, Founder & CEO of UNLEASH Group (formerly HR Tech World & HRN Europe) is on a mission to help companies UNLEASH the potential in employees by changing how we work. Marc's passion is for building a global community on the Future of Work & Technology where people can be inspired, thrive, feel safe yet challenged, have fun and help make the world a better place. Lorne got a chance to catch up with Marc at the recent UNLEASH Conference last month in Las Vegas, NV. From the impact of happy employees to tech's impact on employees, Marc provides insights and a roadmap leaders can use to unleash the potential in employees. @unleashmarc
In this first in a series of podcasts from the #UNLEASH18 conference, Lorne interviews Jason Averbook, well-known thought leader and keynote speaker in the area of human resources. Jason is the CEO and Co-Founder of Leapgen, a consulting firm that helps companies shape their future workplace. Jason focuses on the impact technology has in the workplace and works with executives to deliver services to employees that meet and in some cases exceed the expectations of the workforce. Follow Jason on Twitter @jasonaverbook and @Leapgen
The process to get, maintain and defend a security clearance is an involved one. Which is not surprising. What is surprising is some of the nuances that can impact whether or not an individual receives or keeps their clearance.
Using a variety of interesting scenarios, this week's podcast explores the world of security clearances and what you need to know to prepare for a clearance application and how to respond to administrative actions including security clearance appeals. Plus, you learn answers to questions like, "What do the polygraph and Wonder Woman have in common?" You will be surprised!
Eric Eisen is an attorney and partner at Eisen & Shapiro in Bethesda. He began his career in Alaska, where he clerked for the state supreme court, canoed down the Yukon River, and frequented the Howling Dog Saloon during dark, winter days in Fairbanks. Eric has represented countries, states, and companies before the federal government and these days focuses on helping individuals get, maintain, and defend security clearances. Eric is a founder of the Security Clearance Lawyers Association.
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There's a small company out of Seattle called Amazon that is interested in Arlington as a possible location for their second headquarters.
There are a variety of opinions on the pros and cons including the addition of knowledge-working jobs, the economic impact, increased traffic congestion, displacement of certain workers, and diversification of industry in the region.
While the world waits to hear where Amazon HQ2 ends up, this week's guests provide perspective to prepare us for what is a very real (and near-term) possibility.
Christian Dorsey is a good friend and a board member of Arlington County. He was elected to the board in 2015 and is serving as the vice chair. Christian represents Arlington county on the board of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and is Vice-Chair of its Finance and Budget Committee. Outside of public service, Christian is a policy and communications consultant supporting organizations in realizing their missions. @CD4arlington
Jonathan Aberman is a highly respected thought leader on entrepreneurship and innovation. He is a venture investor, innovation consultant, university professor and media commentator. All of these roles keep him connected to the business community and innovation. Jonathan was recognized by Washingtonian magazine as a “Tech Titan,” and by Washington Business Journal as a member of the “Power 100” to name a few of the honors he holds. And Jonathan has his fingers on the pulse of the technology community here in the DC area. @jaberman
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One of our most powerful podcasts to date, Juan Reid and Allison Basile share their amazing stories as well as their journey to meeting one another and starting Tightshift Coop, a worker coop of returning citizens and at risk youth. More than just top quality affordable labor services, they provide hope and meaning to their labor force!
Moving and inspirational, this podcast provides perspective on how work can work for everyone!
Allison Basile believes in the inherent kindness, generosity, and genius in all people, and spends her days creating the spaces that bring those qualities out in others. She co-founded Tightshift Laboring Cooperative, one of Washington DC's only worker-owned cooperative businesses which is comprised primarily of formerly incarcerated people and people who are at risk of going down that path. She helped to start the DC Time Bank, Impact Hub DC, Coop DC, and peer study groups. @allisonbasile
Juan Reid is native Washingtonian who entered the criminal justice system as a boy and spent over 14 years in prison. Upon re-entry into his community, he made a commitment not only to heal himself, but to do everything in his power to better the lives of others. He helped to start Tightshift Laboring Cooperative -- a worker-owned cooperative that offers services such as moving, landscaping and cleaning. The business provides work and healing to its members. Juan believes deeply that unity is crucial for our shared liberation. @tightshift
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Long gone are the days of writing a one-size-fits-all resume that can simply be sent out to a variety of employers. In fact, in the digital age, writing your resume is just one aspect of your application process. But it's the cornerstone.
Experts China Gorman and Amanda Augustine break down the most important components of writing a resume that captures your accomplishments specific to the job/ industry you're applying for, matches your LinkedIn profile, will not be filtered out by an Applicant Tracking System(ATS) and that will land you an interview. Plus, find resume samples from Top Resume here.
China Gorman is a successful business executive in Human Capital Management. She is the Managing Director for UNLEASH America, an HR technology conference firm, and Managing Director of the Future Talent Summit. China was the CEO of the Great Place to Work Institute and held several C-level executive positions with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). She currently serves on a number of corporate and not-for-profit boards. @ChinaGorman
Amanda Augustine is a returning guest and the resident career advice expert for TopResume. TopResume is the largest resume-writing service in the world. She is a certified professional career coach and resume writer with over 15 years of experience in helping people like you improve their careers and find the right job. @JobSearchAmanda
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This week we hear from Allison Pugh on her experiences of how people adapt to economic trends such as insecurity, commercialization, overwork, and risk impacts their relationships at work and in intimate life.
There has been a trend towards “Othering” – that is, identifying people we deem “not one of us”. We make them seem so different than ourselves, making it easier to dismiss them as being in some way less human, and less worthy of respect and dignity, than we are.
Allison Pugh is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. Her teaching and research focuses on the emotional cultures of capitalism, particularly how trends in work and inequality affect intimacy and selfhood. In 2015 she published The Tumbleweed Society: Working and Caring in an Age of Insecurity, a study on the broader impacts of job precariousness. @allison_pugh
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The conversation (and debate) around income inequality and the shrinking middle class has been getting louder over the years. Known as Universal Basic Income, a livable minimum wage has been a growing part of the narrative both domestically and internationally.
But what are the pros and cons of a livable, unconditional government guaranteed wage?
Experts Steven Shafarman and Veronique de Rugy dive into the impact universal income could have on current welfare programs, poverty, gender equality, and employment as well as how it will be funded and its influence on economic growth.
Whatever side of the debate you're on, this episode will give you a new perspective on the implications of a Universal Basic Income.
Steven Shafarman is a member of the Basic Income Earth Network and the U.S. Basic Income Guarantee Network, and is a co-founder of Basic Income Action. He lives in Washington DC, and is the author of seven books. His most recent book is Basic Income Imperative: For Peace, Justice, Liberty, and Personal Dignity.
Veronique de Rugy is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a nationally syndicated columnist. Her primary research interests include the US economy, the federal budget, homeland security, taxation, tax competition, and financial privacy. Her popular weekly charts, published by the Mercatus Center, address economic issues ranging from lessons on creating sustainable economic growth to the implications of government tax and fiscal policies. @veroderugy
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Katherine Foster is the Executive Director of Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration (BLOC), and an advisor to global startups, the World Bank and many international programs. She was a Diplomat on Human Security and International Trade including the NAFTA, and Business Lead for Europe's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative. Katherine is a driving force in the Financial Technology and Blockchain community. You can follow Katherine on Twitter @foster_change
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Dr. Karyn Trader-Leigh is the CEO of KTA Global Partners and she consults on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Strategy. Karyn helps organizations with transformative practices, culture change, gender equity & unconscious bias. She is an Executive coach and offers coach certification training for the International Coaching Community. She and her husband lived in a war-torn country in Africa. @ktaglobal
After a long career in the federal government with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Carolyn Wheeler joined the employment and civil rights firm--Katz, Marshall & Banks in August 2015. She is currently litigating two Title 9 sexual harassment and assault cases in federal court as well as representing numerous clients with sexual harassment complaints. She serves on the National Women’s Law Center Gender Equity Network and provides legal advice to victims of harassment.
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Listen to my heroes, Becca Leech - a teacher from Tennessee who is a rock star of a human being and Rafael Alvarez who helps students make a life for themselves. Both of these amazing people are leading the way in education and I think you will learn about what YOU and I can do to help.
Becca Leech received a Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching to the United Kingdom in order to research upper secondary educational options. In England she focused on apprenticeships and now brings those ideas to students in rural Warren County Tennessee. She has worked in education since 1991 as a teacher, consultant, and program coordinator. @beccaleech
Rafael Alvarez was named by Forbes Magazine as one of the world’s top 30 social entrepreneurs and is founder and CEO of Genesys Works. Rafael became an Ashoka Fellow in 2006, was awarded the sole Entrepreneurial Leadership Award from Texas A&M University in 2012 and was inducted into the Immigrant Entrepreneur Hall of Fame also in 2012.
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Steve Polo is the Managing Partner at OPX, a design consultancy whose mission is to help companies work better. Through embracing a culture of innovation and thought leadership, OPX has been able to pursue new avenues to help their clients, such as developing software and, most recently, hosting an event called Work Better Day. Held this past September, the event included inspiring speakers and exercises that allowed attendees to interact, share their stories, and explore ideas around working better. You can follow Steve on Twitter at @polo_IOE
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A nationally recognized leader in government administration, Odie Donald II is responsible for more than 300,000 people finding employment through government programs, resulting in $3B+ being directly reinvested in the US economy in his career.
Currently he is the City Manager/CAO of the City of South Fulton Georgia, previously holding the title of Director of the DC Department of Employment Services, He directed $80M+ in active capital projects and $150M+ in district and federal funds for workforce development, training, unemployment compensation, universal paid leave, and labor standards enforcement. You can follow Odie on Twitter at @odonaldii. The DC Department of Employment Services is on Twitter at @DOES_DC
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This episode of "The Lorne Epstein Show" features an interview with Daniel Pink, author of the new book, "WHEN: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing” as we discuss the science of timing and when we should do certain things!
His other books include the long-running New York Times bestsellers, "DRIVE," "TO SELL IS HUMAN," and "A WHOLE NEW MIND." Dan's books have won multiple awards and have been translated into 35 languages. He lives with his family in Washington, DC. You can follow Dan on Twitter at @DanielPink
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This week's episode is on the emerging use of Artificial Intelligence in the workplace -- and what it means for business, including hiring and managing people. Join me this week on The Lorne Epstein Show as you hear from:
Al Naqvi is the pioneer of the field of Applied Artificial Intelligence in business and strategy and is the CEO of American Institute of Artificial Intelligence. His goal is to democratize artificial intelligence responsibly. He has developed a large knowledge base for the field, culminating in the development of a dozen courses in applied artificial intelligence. @theaipost
Enrique Rubio currently works as a human resources specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank. He is also the founder of Hacking HR which is dealing with issues at the intersection of technology and human resources. Enrique is an electronic engineer and was a Fulbright Scholar. Enrique is now very interested in the digital transformation of the workplace and HR. You can follow Enrique on Twitter @erubio_p
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This episode of The Lorne Epstein Show talks about linking the next generations to jobs. Our guests this week are:
Mahan Tavakoli was the Founding Executive Director of Genesys Works here in Washington, DC. Now he is the CEO for Strategic Leadership Ventures. Mahan is a highly accomplished executive with a multi-faceted background in global operations management, sales and professional services. During his career with Dale Carnegie, Mahan turned around underperforming operations on five continents. Now he is focused on bringing success to children’s education. @mahany
James Williams is an Associate Director of Programs at YearUp here in Arlington, Virginia. He explored his passion for youth advocacy and uplifting marginalized communities during his college experience. Since joining Year Up in 2015 he has worked within the Nation's Capitol Region to close the opportunity divide. You can follow YearUP on Twitter @yearup
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What does it take to have a personal brand? Find out here on The Lorne Epstein show with my branding experts Melanie Spring and Phil Strazzulla
I have known Melanie for almost ten years and have been trying to get her on the show since we started. One thing I can say is that when she walks into a room, she lights it up. She will make you want to be her best friend, yet when she gets to know enough of your story, she’ll push you outside of your box. @melaniespring
Phil is the CEO of NextWave Hire. NextWave's software captures employee stories that enhance your career site, build talent communities, and spread the word on social media. Phil is a business nerd that started trading stocks when he was eleven, a self-taught programmer, graduate of Harvard Business School, and former venture investor at Bessemer Venture Partners. @philstrazzulla
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How would you like to work at a company that is values-driven and puts workers and community benefits at the core of their purpose?
On today’s show, worker cooperative experts Michael Alden Peck and Vernon Oakes explain what a cooperative is and how you can have one.
Michael is the co-founder and executive director of 1Worker1Vote, an economic development non-profit focusing on expanding widespread and deepened worker ownership through Mondragon cooperative worker principles. Michael also serves as Mondragon’s North America delegate and as a corporate advisory board member of the BlueGreen Alliance.
Vernon is the host of Everything Co-op radio show that airs Thursday mornings on WOL. He learned about cooperatives by managing housing cooperatives in his property management business. He loves the cooperative business model for teaching people how to start a business to produce quality products and create a surplus they can use to increase their financial wealth.
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How many times have you applied for a job only to hear nothing in return?
I have heard from thousands of people that it feels like my resume goes into a black hole. This is a horrible experience and one that I want to help you avoid, as does my amazing guests from Volkswagen. Megan Joseph, and Toni Buchanan share their tips and secrets for getting noticed by the hiring manager.
Megan is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with Volkswagen Group of America supporting the recruiting activity for Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, and Bugatti. She has been a part of special project centered on Talent Acquisition initiatives. Prior Megan worked at Fannie Mae.
Toni is a talent acquisition leader at Volkswagen Group of America since 2013 and is responsible for the hiring efforts of the companies brands including VW, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, and Bugatti.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated that there are now more jobs than there are working people. So why are there still so many people unemployed? How can we solve it?
A major blocker for people is the skills gap, which means many people don’t have the skills needed for today’s available jobs. There is another blocker that those of us with first world problems don’t see. There is a culture bubble that these people live in which prevents them from finding out how to get the skills they need. This is demonstrated by the students who participate in programs such as YearUp and Genesys Works.
In today’s show I speak to two experts on the subject of how to bridge the skills gap and what is happening now to get more people employed. Please join me and my guests Karan Chopra, founder and EVP of Opportunity@Work and Tom Adams (returning guest) and the former CEO of Rosetta Stone and current CEO of Pedago.
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Journalism is being attacked as “fake news” by American’s who do not believe that the media should be trusted. This is a problem for democracy. The purpose of the press is to act as a check on the power of politicians, corporations, and those with influence. They can be the linchpin to uncovering criminal and unethical behavior. Consider how the free press covered these events and brought reform and justice to government and business.
1902: Ida Tarbell profiles John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company
1969: Seymour Hersh exposes the My Lai massacre and cover-up.
1971: The Pentagon papers are leaked and published
2013: The Washington Post and the Guardian report on NSA surveillance
How do these reporters do their job and keep the public informed?
Find out today on The Lorne Epstein Show with my guests Rob Pegoraro who writes about computers, gadgets, telecom, the Internet, and things that beep or blink and Tajha Chappellet-Lanier, a technology reporter at FedScoop.
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Today’s show is a little harder to discuss. Sharifa Gomez (HR Professional) and Carolyn Wheeler (Employment Lawyer) walked into the WERA studios to share with me their thoughts and expertise about Sexual Harassment in the workplace.
Sharifa Gomez is an HR Professional in the U.S. and Canada, with over a dozen years of experience dealing with people in the workplace. She is the Executive Director for the Northern Virginia Society for Human Resource Management and is the Principal at Jomez Consulting.
Carolyn Wheeler was an appellate attorney at the EEOC for over 25 years. She worked on several sexual harassment cases in the Supreme Court involving the defense for cases of supervisor harassment, the meaning of severe or pervasive harassment, and protections in “same sex” harassment cases. In 2015 Carolyn joined the Washington DC firm Katz, Marshall & Banks, which specializes in harassment, and whistleblower cases.
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William Tincup is the President of RecruitingDaily. He lives at the intersection of Human Resources and technology. William is a writer, speaker, advisor, consultant, investor, storyteller and teacher. He serves on the Board of Advisors as well as Board of Directors for 20 HR technology startups. Follow William on Twitter @williamtincup
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How do you brand yourself? This concept of personal brand has been around for a few years and yet still many of us don’t know what to do to understand and leverage our brand for our betterment.
Today, Ed Barrientos, and Matt Charney and yours truly discuss how to brand yourself.
Ed is the CEO of Brazen Technologies a high-growth tech company that has developed software to help companies recruit and hire as well as assist associations in connecting with their members. Ed is a well-known serial entrepreneur and angel investor and is an entrepreneur in residence at the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland. Follow Ed on Twitter @snowcrash65
Matt is the Chief Content Officer at Allegis Global Solutions and Executive Editor at Recruiting Daily, whose websites is the world's largest destination for recruiting and talent acquisition news, views and industry insight. Matt currently serves on the board for high growth companies in the HR Tech space. @mattcharney
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Join me as I speak with Peter Hinssen as he reveals the future of organizational structures. Peter is a serial entrepreneur, advisor, keynote speaker and author, Peter is one of the most sought-after thought leaders on radical innovation, leadership and the impact of all things digital on society and business. He lectures at various business schools such as London Business School (UK) and MIT in Boston. Peter has founded Nexxworks to help organizations become fluid, innovate and thrive in The Day After Tomorrow. Peter can be found on his website.
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While the labor market is tight, I am sure you know someone who has been laid off from their job. It is a very stressful and complicated time in a person’s life. Today we have our experts Michelle Vitus and Tim Wenzel giving you tips on what to do when you get laid off.
Michelle is Founder & CEO of Slate Advisers, a career transition services platform that helps people transition to their next job. Michelle was Director of Business Development for two venture-backed energy efficiency companies, Serious Energy and SCIenergy. Michelle holds an MBA from Stanford. @michellevitu
Tim is passionate about people, he simply loves helping people connect with each other. It is a passion he discovered when he was one of the first recruiters at PayPal over 20 years ago. This same passion allowed for a successful career helping companies like eBay, PayPal, Tesla, Tokbox and Chegg maximize their human capital growth potential. He is now Principal for (A)Lyst.
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Jerome Ternynck is the CEO and founder of SmartRecruiters, a SaaS based Applicant Tracking tool that recruiters use all over the world. In his words: “I am an entrepreneur with his heart in recruiting and soul in technology. Passionate for what I do, hate status quo, love innovation especially when it reaches disruption. My goal is to bring the economy to its full potential by removing friction in the labor market.”
Bob Blake is the Chief of Staff for the FBI’s IT Applications and Data Division. The division is responsible for enterprise applications supporting the FBI’s special agents and intelligence analysts. Previously, Bob was a deputy branch chief at the White House as the webmaster for WhiteHouse.gov . He is also a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Dale Calreburt is the Co-Founder and CEO of Weirdly, recruitment software that focuses on cultural fit and alignment in the recruitment process using data science and analytics. @daleclareburt
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Have you been working for a while and keep wondering when it will be your turn to be a CEO, CMO, CFO, (fill in the blank)? There are hundreds of thousands of amazing leadership roles at the Vice Presidents’ level and above. The secrets of getting there are revealed by my guests Jonathan Edwards and Kara Yarnot.
Jonathan is the Vice President for Executive Search at Wilson HCG. He was a member of the Talent Acquisition Leadership Team at Red Hat and the Head of Executive Recruiting globally. Prior he was an Associate and Research Leader at Egon Zehnder and a member of the firm's CIO, CTO and Technology & Communications Practices.
Kara Yarnot leads the strategic talent acquisition practice at HireClix, a recruitment advertising and consulting firm. Kara led recruiting teams at a variety of Fortune 500 companies such as SAIC where she was vice president of Talent Acquisition where she led her team to hire 7,500 people annually.
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The workplace of 40 years ago had jobs for secretaries, elevator operators, mailroom clerks, and technology like Dictaphones and typewriters. All of these are gone and will never return. What do we do now at work that will be gone in 5 years or 10 years? Join me and Daniel Kline – reporter, and Cathy Barrera Chief Economic Adviser for ZipRecruiter as we have a deep discussion of Robots and Jobs.
Daniel has been writing since his early 20’s and now shares stories about consumer goods, technology, careers, and breaking news for The Motley Fool. His latest book, "Worst Ideas Ever," can be purchased everywhere.
Cathy Barrera is the Chief Economic Adviser for ZipRecruiter, where she serves as the team’s authority on U.S. unemployment, labor and job market issues – especially as they pertain to ZipRecruiter’s core customer base of small and medium-sized businesses. Cathy’s resume includes a PhD from Harvard University and a Master's mathematics from the London School of Economics.
on product and market fit. He works with Oracle, BBC, Naspers, Hard Rock Cafe and others on technology use and method of work, and is in-demand to speak around the world.
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At HR Tech World in San Francisco, I was lucky enough to sit down with Johnny Campbell and Bill Boorman (both from the other side of the pond) to hear what they think motivates people. This is an insightful and interesting conversation from two men with a good deal of experience in leading others.
Bill is a recovering recruiter and currently leads innovation and technology at reallinks and running #tru events, as well as advising a range of talent technology start-ups.
Johnny Campbell is the CEO of Social Talent. Over 20,000 recruiters and salespeople from companies like Oracle, GSK, Siemens, Manpower, Randstad and Adecco have used the platform to turn themselves into Ninjas in over 90 countries around the world. Johnny's wife and family think he finds people jobs and his 3 kids think he is a trained assassin.
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This week we learn what clothing to wear to a job interview. My guests Betsy Fisher and Christina Pham share their best tips for men and women. Listen to this to learn how to dress to get hired.
Betsy opened her boutique, Betsy Fisher Inc., in 1988 because she couldn’t find an interview suit. As a new college graduate, she was not interested in the big-shouldered suits with floppy bow ties than in style. Her husband Lyle joined the business in 1994, and their two daughters, now 20 and 17, claim the back room of their Dupont Circle store as their primary residence.
Christina is a Style Advisor at Knot Standard, and was previously with Blank Label, an award-winning custom clothing company with locations in D.C., Boston, and Chicago. As someone that is passionate about menswear and tailored clothing, she believes in the transformative power of what you wear and how you wear it.
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In today’s show I get to speak to two of my go-to guys when it comes to understanding the nature of work and talent acquisition. Gerry Crispin and Lou Adler are experienced and wise to the nature of jobs. We examine what challenges remain in the workplace and the fundamental underpinnings that have kept employee engagement stagnant/what can be done about it.
Gerry is a life-long recruiting student and the co-founder of CareerXroads, a community of Talent Acquisition leaders from more than 100 multinational employers who share strategies and practices. Gerry is also the co-founder of Talent Board.
Lou is the CEO and founder of The Adler Group – a consulting and training firm implementing Performance-based Hiring at companies around the world. Lou is also the author of Hire With Your Head, The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting Hired (Workbench Media, 2013) and the Lynda.com Performance-based Hiring training program.
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Join me as we discuss the paths two veterans take to bring themselves back to the work-force after a career in the military. Captain Brendan Devine (Ret.) was on our show last year and got a job from being on air and soon to be separating Captain Gregory Procaccini share their stories.
Brendan is a returning guest to the show and a proud former active duty Marine Officer who separated from the Marines in June of 2016. He is consulting to the Marine Corps to support the relocation of Marines in the pacific.
Jim Carman served as a Navy pilot and commanded at the squadron and air wing levels. He’s now Vice President of Member Support at the Military Officers Association of America.
Major Gregory Procaccini is an active duty Marine Engineer with 11 years of service. He has been deployed to Haiti, Afghanistan, Africa and Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.
Karin Childress has 20 years in the Human capital industry. Now she leads employment at Military.com.
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Join me and Paul Costello as we discuss the secrets of making meaning at work. What will make your work a more satisfying experience?
Paul Costello is the president and founder of New Story Leadership. Paul has been a lifelong educator, writer and recognized world expert in the area of narrative practice. In addition, he has worked as the founding director of The Center for Narrative Studies. He also designed trainings and leadership programs that use the power of stories for transformative change, most notably in peace programs including the Washington Ireland Program, South African International Program and New Story Leadership for the Middle East. @paulstorywise
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Jason Dana wrote an article entitled The Utter Uselessness of Job Interviews in the New York Times this past April. I found it very interesting and wanted to have him on the show to discuss this in more depth, which we did with the help of talent acquisition expert Mike Bruni.
Mike has been in the talent acquisition space for over 20 years. He has sharpened his skills in Human Resources and finding great people to work in the National Security Industry. Since 1997 Mike as led teams in recruiting and Veteran Outreach. @mikebruni
Jason is an assistant professor of management and marketing at the Yale School of Management.
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In this episode we hear from data analytics expert Dr. Jen Golbeck, an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, on how companies are using data to hire you.
Jen is a leader in social media research and science communication. She began studying social media on the web a decade ago. She is a pioneer in the field of social data analytics, which is discovering people’s hidden attributes from their online behavior, and a leader in creating human-friendly security and privacy systems. She can be followed on twitter. @jengolbeck
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Ashoka was formed in 1980 by Bill Drayton with the mission of investing in the people and creating patterns of collaborative entrepreneurship, which are necessary in an ‘everyone’s a changemaker’ world. Or to put another way, make the world a better place by teaching people to create positive change. Who can argue with that?
On today’s episode Bill and I chat about all sorts of things economy and his wisdom and insights are wonderful to absorb.
Bill is found and current CEO of Ashoka. Ashoka launches and unites the world’s leading social entrepreneurs with over 3,700 start-ups. Ashoka brings big systems-change to the world’s most urgent social challenges. Over half of the Ashoka entrepreneurs have changed national policy within five years of launching their businesses.
Bill was a consultant with McKinsey and Company and has taught at Stanford and Harvard. He was also an Assistant Administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency and chairs Get America Working!
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Dr. Karyn Trader-Leigh is the CEO of KTA Global Partners and she consults on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Strategy. Karyn helps organizations with transformative practices, culture change, gender equity & unconscious bias. She is an Executive coach and offers coach certification training for the International Coaching Community. She and her husband lived in a war-torn country in Africa. @ktaglobal
After a long career in the federal government with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Carolyn Wheeler joined the employment and civil rights firm--Katz, Marshall & Banks in August 2015. She is currently litigating two Title 9 sexual harassment and assault cases in federal court as well as representing numerous clients with sexual harassment complaints. She serves on the National Women’s Law Center Gender Equity Network and provides legal advice to victims of harassment.
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The evolution of the legality of smoking marijuana has kept pace with the other social changes in our society. In today’s episode of You’re Hired we speak with our expert labor lawyer Jim Reidy from Sheehan Phinney and political director for NORML, Justin Strekal. We will explore the current laws and cultural shifts in how the workplace relates to employees who smoke weed.
Jim is a partner with Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green in Manchester New Hampshire where he is the chair of their Labor and Employment Practice Group. Jim represents management in all matters of workplace issues. Most recently he was asked to comment on the workplace impact of changing marijuana laws.
Justin is the Political Director for NORML, where he served as an advocate to end the federal prohibition of marijuana and to reform our nation’s laws to no longer treat pot consumers as second class citizens. Justin works with the Congressional Cannabis Caucus and is a strategist to NORML chapters.
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Why does applying for a job feel so yucky? For years people like you and me have been applying to jobs and having a lousy experience. We send our resumes in and get no reply. We hear from someone months later or the interviewer asks the lamest questions.
All of this is changing as the War for Talent heats up, employers are tuning up their recruiting teams to make the experience more enjoyable and one that you will speak well of.
Today my guest experts Eileen Raymond who is the Executive Director for Experienced Hire Recruiting at KPMG and Elaine Orler, the founder and CEO of Talent Function tell you what is getting better and why.
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Today we delve into the subject of what is happening with immigration for highly skilled workers. We will hear from our immigration experts as they share their expertise and personal experiences.
Rebecca Peters has worked with the Council for Global Immigration advancing high skilled green card, visa and employment verification reforms with the U.S. Congress, the White House and other federal agencies. She is an advocate for reforming U.S. immigration policy for highly educated professionals.
Dawn Lurie is senior counsel in the Immigration Practice Group of Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s. Dawn advises on corporate immigration issues involving the recruitment, hiring, transfer, and retention of employees worldwide. She is a forward thinking immigration compliance authority and EB-5 investment strategist.
Our guest Juan is originally from Mexico and works in the food and beverage for a Hispanic grocery and dairy company. He has been living in the United States since August 2013 under an L2 Visa.
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Join Lorne Epstein as he interviews John Vihstadt and Christian Dorsey along with Falls Church Mayor David Tarter as they share their personal journey with being part-time elected officials.
Christian was elected to the Arlington County Board in 2015 continuing two decades of service to the community. Mr. Dorsey also serves on the Board of Directors for the Metro system and the Council of Governments. Professionally, Christian was a senior leader at the Economic Policy Institute, a think tank that promotes economic policies that foster broadly shared prosperity. Mr. Dorsey resides in the Columbia Forest neighborhood with his wife and two children.
David Tarter has been the Mayor of Falls Church since 2014 and is also a partner at Tarter NoVa Law, helping found the firm back in March 2013.
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Today on my show we hear adventure stories from FBI Chief Explosives Scientist Kirk Yeager, Adventurer Robert Williscroft, and Private Investigator Alison Caine as they share what it took for them to have these exciting jobs and a few stories from the trenches.
Robert is a retired submariner, scientist, and adventurer. He spent time underwater, at the equatorial Pacific, and a year at the Geographic South Pole conducting atmospheric research and he holds a PhD.
Kirk has been with the FBI for sixteen years. Currently, he is their Chief Explosives Scientist. Kirk has a fondness for things that go boom, chemistry, and engineering. Also, he is considering becoming a superhero in his spare time.
Alison has worked for the last twenty-eight years as a legal investigator or as we like to say, a private detective. She does research into complex civil and criminal defense litigation on many issues such as child abduction and sex trafficking.
Themes: FBI explosives stories, explosions, South Pole adventures, Private Investigators, Sex trafficking
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How do working moms reclaim their careers? Our expert Carol Fishman Cohen and guests Cat Davis Ahmed and Elisa discuss the paths their lives took from professional to mom and back to being a vibrant working mom.
Cat started her career in international development in Cambodia, Bosnia, and at the United Nations in New York, but took many years away from the workplace to be home with her children.
Elisa is a marketing professional. While focusing on raising her three kids over a period of nineteen years, she did a shifting mix of consulting, music, and volunteer work.
Carol is the CEO of iRelaunch. Carol wrote "The 40 Year Old Intern" on this topic and is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review. Her TED talk “How to get back to work after a career break" has been viewed over 1.4 million times and translated into twenty-seven languages.
Themes: Stay at home mom, rejoining the workforce, return to work from stay-at-home parenting
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How many times have you not gotten an interview and wondered if it was because of your resume? You were right. If you are not getting interviews your resume could use repair.
Today we get into the details of writing a great resume! As you know I have read tens of thousands of resumes over the last twenty years. Today I am asking Amanda Augustine from TopResume and Maureen Pappas an Executive Recruiter and Founder of Talent Strategy, to go through a resume in specific detail and tell us what the best practice is.
Amanda Augustine is the career advice expert at TopResume. TopResume is a leader in resume writing services. She has over twenty years as a career coach and certified professional resume writer.
Maureen Pappas is a talent acquisition professional and runs Talent Strategy, an executive search firm that identifies talent for organizations in the metro DC area.
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When you need to have that hard talk with your boss or coworker, what do you do? Learn how to speak the unspoken at work with Courageous Conversations expert Colin McLetchie. Are you tired of not being able to have the hard conversations with your co-workers, boss, and subordinates? Yea, me too! So I invited Colin to share his tips for making these conversations possible and painless.
Colin McLetchie is the president of Five Ways Forward, a leadership coaching and teambuilding firm based here in Arlington. Colin dedicates himself to helping individuals, managers, executives, teams, and organizations find their way forward to greater success and fulfillment.
I also invited David Abramowitz, a senior manager with Humanity Forward to lend his experiences and reflect on what Colin is suggesting. David Abramowitz has worked in the public and philanthropic sectors for over thirty years in the U.S. and abroad.
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Why do you have bias and how does that affect your work life? Listen to our experts on unconscious bias, Howard Ross and his wife Leslie Traub as we discuss the source and effects of how our brain creates this thing called bias.
Howard Ross is a lifelong social justice advocate, and the Founding Partner of Cook Ross, Inc. He is considered one of the world’s seminal thought leaders on identifying and addressing unconscious bias. He is the author of several books including the Washington Post bestseller, Everyday Bias.
Leslie Traub is Partner and Chair of the Board at Cook Ross and a world-class facilitator, and trainer who has inspired evidentiary instructional designs that have created meaningful organizational change. Leslie has more than thirty years of experience leading organizations to improve their diversity, inclusion, and change management initiatives which have led to creating sustainable systems in many organizations.
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Join us as our experts inform you on how to navigate office politics without getting hurt or hurting others.
Leigh DeWulf is a Senior Human Capital and Resources expert with proven track record building programs that maximize human potential in the workplace. She specializes in programs for organizations as they grow from 100 employees and beyond and is currently the Chief Coach and HR Consultant at HR Coach.
Karla Miller dispenses advice on workplace dramas and traumas as the Washington Post Magazine's @Work Advice columnist. Karla tackles questions on annoying office mates, bullying bosses, and getting by in the current job market.
Nicole Wallace graduated from the University of Maryland in 2007 and has been in the consumer products industry ever since and currently manages Channel Sales at Lassonde. During this time, she has worked for several large, leading companies in her field. She now leads a team dedicated to providing insights and strategy to top retailers in the country.
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Jonathan Segal is a lawyer and partner with the Employment Services Group in Philadelphia. He helps employers maximize compliance and minimize legal risk as they pursue their business objectives. And lastly, Jonathan is active in social media, including Twitter.
Shashi Bellamkonda is Chief Marketing Officer of Surefire Social and an adjunct faculty member of Georgetown University. Shashi is passionate about helping small businesses grow and has spoken on both Small Business and social media at conferences like SXSW. He has co-authored chapters in two books and has been featured in many others on marketing and social media topics.
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Hear from generation experts Dr. Robert Del Cam, Nicole Wallace, and Joey Price as they talk with Lorne about what the workforce is like now and how to navigate it.
Joey Price is the CEO of Jumpstart HR. Most recently, Joey was recognized by the Society of Human Resource Management as one of the country’s Top 30 HR professionals under 30.
Dr. Robert DelCampo is the executive director of the Innovation Academy and Rutledge Endowed Professor of Management at the University of New Mexico He has authored seven books and written over 75 academic papers.
Nicole Wallace, a Sales Manager at Lassonde, graduated from the University of Maryland in 2007 and has been in the consumer products industry ever since. During this time, she has worked for several large, leading companies in her field. She now leads a team dedicated to providing insights and strategy to top retailers in the country.
Why are resumes becoming useless for companies looking to hire? Hear from our experts Mark Feffer, Editor and Publisher at HCM Technology Report, and Torin Ellis, Principal of the Torin Ellis Brand, as they share what companies are doing to hire without the use of resumes.
Mark is an award-winning journalist and content expert covering HR, Technology, and data. His work as a journalist, editor and producer is focused on topics related to Human Resources, workforce development, recruitment, analytics, technology, and careers. Has written, edited and produced hundreds of stories, videos, multimedia programs and other content on analytics, technology, talent management, and finance.
Torin is a diversity strategist, published author, and contributor on the Karen Hunter Show on SiriusXM. As a tenured practitioner, he addresses talent development and recruitment through the leadership lens. He focuses on curating conversations around bias, race, and inclusion in the workplace. His current efforts are focused on empowering the strategic exploration, and tactical execution of workforce composition as it continues to shift. Torin served in the United States military and has several Board of Director appointments and projects. He is an unwavering spirit of contribution to his community.
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We discuss what you should do during your first 90 days on your new job to make it a success. How important are those first impressions? Critical!
Doctor Joelle Davis Carter is currently the Dean for Student Development at Piedmont Community College located in North Carolina. She has focused on employee performance and strength development and improving collaboration in the workplace environment.
Ric Fleisher has over thirty years of experience in start-up and has been leading employees to succeed. He is currently the COO of Manor which is changing the way people buy and sell real estate.
And Hilary Potts, CEO of The Hap Group, is a leadership strategist and executive coach specializing in organizational change and executive transitions. She is the author of The Executive Transition Playbook: first 90 days; executive onboarding and other books.
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In this episode, we hear from the front lines on how you can grow your business and hire people who have been in prison.
Elizabeth Jones Valderrama is the Executive Director of Offender Aid and Restoration of Arlington, Alexandria, and Falls Church. Elizabeth has been an integral part of the OAR team since 2003 in various positions. She was born in Costa Rica and moved to Arlington at the age of 9 and earned a BA from the University of Virginia and a Master’s Degree from the University of Phoenix.
Rob Krupicka is a former State Delegate for Virginia’s 45th district. He strongly believes in the vital economic role of small businesses and the value that people from all backgrounds can make in our economy, and his donut shop Sugar Shack proves his point well. As the owner of Sugar Shack Donuts.
And our special guest Adryann Glenn, who was formerly convicted and is now a well-regarded writer, hard worker, and poet.
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How often do you get a call from a recruiter only to be disappointed by not getting the job or having a bad experience? Listen to this episode to learn from two very experienced recruiters on how to work with a recruiter to assure you have a positive experience.
For the previous thirteen years, Derek Zeller has been leading federal recruiting hiring professionals who have top-level security clearances for the intelligence community at RMS Lockheed Martin. He is a prolific writer of poetry and on the subject of recruiting as well as using out-of-the-box tactics and strategies to identify and engage talent. You can follow Derek at @Derdiver
Steve Levy started his career as an engineer and then crossed over to the dark side of Human Resources and recruiting, landing at M&T Bank. During his 28 years of matching people, companies, and opportunities, he has helped countless people with their careers. Steve is one of the most influential people in recruiting. You can follow Steve at @LevyRecruits
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Leading experts in military job transition, Patricia Cole, Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret), from the Military Officers Association of America, Andrew Morton, (former military) and Director of Veterans and Certification Affairs at the Society for Human Resource Management, and jobs expert from Military.com, Karin Childress (wife of military spouse). They combine all of their expertise to help Marine Corps Captain Brendan Devine find a job as he transitions out of the Marine’s into the civilian world. Spoiler Alert: He ends up getting a great job from one of the show guests networking him to the right people.
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Career and Life Coach Paul McFadden and Leigh DeWulf clarify and demonstrate the value of having a personal career or life coach. We hear from an actual coaching client Kate Gibbons.
Leigh DeWulf is a career coach and HR Consultant with a twenty year track record of creating corporate success by bringing out the best in people. Leigh is a graduate of Virginia Tech and lives the Hokie motto “Ut Prosim” – That I May Serve. She received her career coaching credentials from The Coach Training Institute and holds numerous certifications in human behavior.
As COO of Zero Point Leadership™ and an expert in many disciplines, Paul takes an integrative and purpose-driven approach to help individuals, leaders and teams develop the practices necessary to disrupt the status quo, optimize themselves and also upgrade the human interactions between themselves and others. Paul has been exemplifying leadership excellence for over thirty years in the Military, Private, Public and Voluntary sectors.
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Sales turnover costs your company 1.5 to 2 times their salary and hiring has become more of a challenge in the tight labor market. Learn from SalesFuel, a company that does it best, on how you can determine which sales candidates are going to be a fit for your sales team.
In this episode, we hear from C. Lee Smith, the CEO, and Founder of SalesFuel - a Columbus, Ohio-based firm that was named one of the Top 10 Sales Enablement Vendors in 2020 by Selling Power, after ranking in the Top 15 in 2019. Through its unique portfolio of sales tools, training, and intelligence, SalesFuel empowers thousands of sales teams nationwide to Sell Smarter®, providing further value to their accounts, standing out from the competition, and attracting a higher level of talent and clientele.
Connect with Lee @cleesmith on Twitter, and on LinkedIn. For more information about SalesFuel, please visit http://salesfuel.com.
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What we already know about recruiting women: it’s ineffective, insufficient, and often a dismal failure. We acknowledge there's a problem. What we haven’t identified are actionable recruiting solutions. The critical talent-acquisition question is, “What’s so different about hiring women than men?”
In this episode, we hear from Margaret Spence who is the CEO of C. Douglas & Associates and Founder of The Employee to CEO Project, which is aimed at empowering organizations to champion pathways to C-Suite Leadership for diverse women. Margaret has had an amazing journey from a career as an insurance adjuster to building an award-winning Risk & HR Consulting practice, she also authored “Leadership Self-Transformation: 52 Career-Defining Questions Every High-Achieving Woman Must Answer”. You can follow Margaret on Twitter @margaretspence
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Today’s guest is the newly appointed Executive Director for the Association of Talent Acquisition Professionals, Kristen LeBlanc. Kristen is a Certified Association Executive and has helped build many well-known associations through outreach, fundraising and delivering value to members. Welcome to the show Kristine. I should disclose that I am a proud lifetime charter member of ATAP and everyone in the association is super excited to have you lead us. You can follow Kristen at @KristenLLeBlanc
Podcast Hosted by Lore Epstein
Music and Engineering by Afotey Odai
In my hometown of Arlington Virginia, we are all talking about our newest corporate neighbor, Amazon. With me today is the recruiting manager for Amazon Web Services in the Specialty Recruiting Organization, Alan Henshaw. Alan’s mission is to produce and execute innovative ideas that allow Amazon Web Services to hire software engineers more efficiently for Amazon globally. Alan has over a decade of experience in talent acquisition from both corporate and agency environments. He thrives on scaling up recruiting operations.
Podcast Hosted by Lore Epstein
Music and Engineering by Afotey Odai
Raise your hand if you have eaten a bowl of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream with brownies? Since the 70’s I have been a fan of Ben and Jerry’s since the ’70s. Well with me today is the leader of the company that bakes those brownies, Mike Brady. Mike is the President and CEO of the Greyston Foundation and Greyston Bakery. Greyston is building on the organization’s 37-year heritage as a leading social enterprise. Greyston is best known for its practice of Open Hiring which embraces an individual’s potential by providing employment opportunities regardless of background or work history. Mike’s TED Talk is titled, "Why We Hire Unemployable People", go ahead, google it, I’ll wait. Mike is now leading the vision to launch The Greyston Center for Open Hiring, a non-profit with offices opening around the county. Greyston – New York’s first Certified B-Corporation that bakes over 35,000 pounds of brownies a day and they are delicious. You can follow Mike at @themikebrady
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Music and Engineering by Afotey Odai
I am excited to introduce our guest who flew the furthest distance to be here with us today at ERE DC. She is the Director of Talent Acquisition at Avature, Denise Dresler. Avature, if you have not heard about them (you must be under a software rock) is an HCM software provider serving the United States and the world. They have a strong presence here in the DC area with their federal clients. Denise has helped customers design and implement TA technology solutions and now brings her recruiting expertise in-house and to be Avature’s talent acquisition leader. In her current role, she is focused on delivering high-quality hires. You can follow Denise at @denisedresler
Podcast Hosted by Lore Epstein
Music and Engineering by Afotey Odai
Lorne interviews Céline Cousteau about her documentary Tribes on the Edge, which is the story of the devastation that is happening to the indigenous peoples in the Vale do Javari region in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. Céline is a socio-environmental advocate and public figure. She is known for her work as a documentary film director, producer, explorer, artist, public speaker, brand ambassador and designer, and is a frequent panelist at the United Nations in New York. She is the Founder/Director of CauseCentric Productions and Co-Founder/ Chairman of the Board of the Outdoor Film Fellowship. Céline is the daughter of ocean explorer and filmmakers Jean-Michel Cousteau and granddaughter of Jacques Yves Cousteau. Find out where to watch this powerful feature-length documentary here.
Lorne interviews Bob Geldof KBE at the UNLEASH World conference in Paris. Bob shares his wisdom about the state and future of our world. He talks about the future of Live Aid and rock and rolls affect on the world in the past and going into the future. If you care at all about our shared struggles you will enjoy Bob's ability to conduct a symphony of words into powerful ideas.
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