THE HR L&D PODCAST with Nick Day & Guests
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7 Principles for Effective DEI Data Gathering with Caroline Drake #47
Nick Day is joined on The HR L&D Podcast by Caroline Drake, Chief People Officer at Award-winning payroll and HR solutions provider, Zellis to discuss the findings following a report, developed in cooperation with the Economist, focused on diversity data to determine what it is that is holding back progress in delivering effective, data-led DEI campaigns. We also explore the Seven principles for effective DEI data gathering that were discovered during the research for this report.
10 Strategies to Improve Recruitment Diversity Post-Pandemic with Margaret Ochieng #46
Many studies behind current recruitment strategies highlight weaknesses that need to be addressed if businesses want to improve their processes for attracting and retaining diverse talent. Many of these processes are embedded in the cultural values, strategies, and behaviours of organisations. Margaret Ochieng and Nick Day discuss 10 Strategies to Improve Recruitment Diversity Post-Pandemic and explore why it is essential businesses and talent leaders recognise the value behind building a robust diversity recruitment strategy.
Organising HR from the Inside Out with Julie Morgenstern #45
Julie Morgenstern, Organising and Productivity expert and New York Times best-selling author has shared her expertise on countless TV and radio shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, The Today Show and Good Morning America. On this HR L:&D Podcast, Julie teaches us all how we can organise our lives more effectively! As we watch companies transition back into the office, or at the very least, new ways of working, many companies, hiring managers and HR leaders are being forced to navigate new obstacles created by the pandemic, from preventing employee burnout to finding ways to re-engage their workforces after so much time on Zoom. Julie teaches how her impactful insights and her unique Inside Out approach can help!
Using VR for Good: Reducing Bias & Improving DEI with Dr. Robin Rosenberg #44
Dr. Robin Rosenberg, a clinical psychologist and textbook author explains how virtual reality (VR) can be used "for good" by helping to foster in employees a deeper understanding of how and why other people may feel slighted or marginalized, and how we can utilise immersive technologies to approach such interactions differently. Dr. Rosenberg explains that by combining the science of psychology and emotional and cognitive learning, with immersive virtual reality and online learning, we can address incivility and demographic-based bias, such as that related to race/ethnicity and gender, to help create workplaces that are more respectful and inclusive for all.
Preparedness, Leadership, & “Finding Your Why” with Claire Chandler #43
Claire teaches leaders, employees and companies the importance of preparedness. Claire discusses the crucial link between "finding your why" with accelerating performance. Finally, Claire talk about the "decision-dashboard" to fix the “plug and pray” method of deploying talent so that companies can become revenue-generating machines!
HR Digital Transformation: Advancing Employee Net Promoter Scores with Barry Harper #42
How can companies accelerate their Digital Transformation Journeys? Barry Harper, founder of Nvolve Group discusses how businesses can drive Positive Business Outcomes from reducing costs and workloads to improving productivity, all of which help advance the ENPS (Employee Net Promoter Scores). Find out why the ENPS is a critical component for improving overall employee experience and engagement.
Creating Inclusive Workplaces with Jes Osrow #41
Jes an all-around HR go-getter with 10+ years in HR, recruitment, DEI, and L&D. Her goal is to create fundamental change by empowering inclusive workplaces and cultures that are inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible for all employees. As Co-Founder of The Rise Journey, she works to operationalize DEIBA (diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility) strategies as part of building foundational and sustainable organizational culture.
Protecting employees from Cyber Attacks & Cyber Fraud with Bryan Seely #40
Bryan has advised the White House and is the only hacker and speaker who has successfully wiretapped the United States Secret Service and the FBI, which has put him on the front page of Wired.com, CNNMoney, CNET, Forbes and The Washington Post. Bryan joins Nick Day on the HR L&D Podcast to discuss the importance of cyber security and why it is essential we protect ourselves, our employees and our organisations against cyber and ransomware attacks, phishing attempts, and the web of lies.
How has WFH impacted our Mental Wellbeing? with Ama Afrifa-Tchie #39
Ama Afrifa-Tchie, Head of People, Wellbeing & Equity at Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England joins Nick Day, Founder of JGA Recruitment Group to discuss the impact Working From Home is having on our mental health in the new world of work. Ama is a valiant cultural builder whose specialism spans people’s experience, workplace culture, diversity & inclusion, mental health and well-being, and corporate responsibility and in this episode, she brings a number of fascinating insights into how WFH is affecting Mental Health.
Achieving a High-Performance Culture with Andrew Freedman #38
Andrew Freedman, discusses the strategies that can help provide global leaders with the foundations required to transform business growth. Co-author of the book: Thrive: The Leader's Guide to Building a High-Performance Culture, we learn exactly what it takes to build and achieve a high-performance culture
Why Performance Feedback is Essential For Success with Tina Clements #37
Tina Clements is a high energy, Learning & Development expert and author of "The Art of Facilitation" who is focused on helping businesses to move forward by motivating and growing talent. Ciritical to optimising the performance of workforces is feedback. We discuss the importance of giving performance feedback; how we can bring it more relevance; and why it is more essential than ever that we provide it as we move in to remote ways of working.
Developing Elite Business Performance with Graham Ravenscroft #36
Graham is not just an elite business performance coach, he someone who has supported the development of athletes at every major global championship, including the London Olympics! We discuss elite level coaching and we explore the characteristics and behaviours behind high-performance within businesses and leaders. We also examine how stress can impact performance and strategies for building resilience.
The Speed of Trust & HR Leadership with Stephen M. R. Covey #35
Nick Day asks the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of “The Speed of Trust” (which has sold over 2 million copies worldwide), Mr Stephen M. R Covey, questions related to how HR Leaders can truly develop trust! Significantly, once trust has is established, we explore how it can positively impact and improve engagement and productivity. Is trust a learnable skill? Discover why Trust is the "One Thing That Changes Everything!".
Stephen is also the co-author of the #1 Amazon bestseller Smart Trust. A Harvard MBA, Stephen also co-founded and currently leads Franklin Covey’s Global Speed of Trust Practice.
Stephen is also the co-author of the #1 Amazon bestseller Smart Trust. A Harvard MBA, Stephen also co-founded and currently leads Franklin Covey’s Global Speed of Trust Practice.
Investing & Integrating HR Tech with Robert Hicks #34
Robert Hicks, Group Human Resources Director at Reward Gateway joins Nick on the HR L&D Podcast to talk about HR tech, employee wellbeing, reward programmes and Diversity and Inclusion. Listen to this episode to discover why all firms should be considering investing in HR innovation and technology – not just the big brands!
HR, Performance, & Attention to Detail with Chris Denny #33
Reduce mistakes, improve task accuracy, and improve overall productivity. Chris Denny is a researcher, trainer, author and consultant who specialises in working with individuals and organizations to become more detail-oriented. Following over 6 years of research, Chris has developed a system that can improve performance with attention to detail. Listen in to find out more.
Why Aligning HR with Marketing is Critical with Neil Bedwell #32
Aligning HR with Marketing is Critical which is why Neil wants to inspire HR practitioners to think and work like marketers to build belief, fuel adoption, and create opportunities for all employees to become owners of change. Why? Because the future of work depends on it.
Recruiting in the Age of Googlization with Ira Wolfe #31
Ira Wolfe, President and Chief Googlization Officer of Success Performance Solutions is ranked by Thinkers360 as the #1Global Thought Leaders and Influencers in Future of Work category, #3 in HR, and top 20 for Leadership. He has been described as a “Millennial trapped in a Baby Boomer body and the world’s first Chief Googlization Officer. We discuss recruitment in the age of Googlization!
Employee Burnout & Performance Management with David Shar #30
David Shar examines how organisations can improve their leadership and culture, combat burnout, and design meaningful work. David combines decades of leadership experience with the latest psychological research to help you discover how you can prevent burnout to attract, retain, and motivate top talent.
Remote Onboarding a Modern Workforce with David Secunda #29
David Secunda, The Founder and CEO of WorkBright discusses how we can overcome the challenge of remote onboarding. Clearly a relevant HR topic with the world experiencing repeated lockdowns in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, David takes the opportunity to demonstrate how a modern workforce can be onboarded remotely, helping businesses to build and support established remote or decentralized teams
The Childcare Provision Conundrum for Working Parents with Tom Broome #28
Childcare benefits can help providers to maximise occupancy for providers, build loyalty for employers and offer huge support for working parents. Find out how HR can maximise employee wellbeing by through the provision of childcare benefits.
Closing the Gap from HRD to CEO with Lisa Haggar #27
Closing the Gap from HRD to CEO with Lisa Haggar explores the main reasons why there are so few Human Resources Directors who make it CEO. We also discover where the CIPD fit into the CEO journey and the one thing in HR that Lisa would change...
Becoming a Leader Worth Following with Tim Spiker #26
Tim Spiker, the author of the book “The Only Leaders Worth* Following,” joins Nick Day to discuss exceptional human resources leadership effectiveness and the tools required to help people become, be, and stay leaders who are actually worth following. Tim has identified the ingredients that create exceptional leaders, so I recommend tuning in if you also aspire to become the best HR or L&D leader you can possibly be.
How Neuroscience can help HR and L&D with Simon Ashton #25
Simon Ashton, a business psychologist, trainer and certified coach and head of Learning & Development at Phoenix Leaders, discusses how neuroscience can help organisations gain a better understanding of how people act, think and feel, transforming performance and maximising potential to achieve tangible business outcomes.
Thriving in Uncertain Times with Suzanne Sibilla #24
Suzanne is an experienced Leadership and Employee Development Coach and best-selling author of “Pivot YOU! 6 Powerful Steps to Thriving in Uncertain Times. Master Your Mindset and Achieve Your Goals.”. With working from home (WFH) a hot topic right now as a result of the Covid19 pandemic, we discover how HR Leaders really can thrive in uncertain times!
Putting the Human back into HR with Su Patel #023
Su is author of "Putting The Human Back Into HR - Success as an HR professional Begins With You" which aims to provide leaders within Human Resources with solutions to build credible brands for people. We discuss this concept in more detail to discover the key strategies that can help HR leaders to ensure people are always at the heart of a business.
Creating High-Performing Cultures with Chief People Officer, Jason Treu #022
Chief People Officer, Jason Treu is an executive coach who works with HR leaders, managers and executives to help them build high-performing cultures and teams with unbreakable connections. Jason achieves this by promoting courageous conversations that maximise leadership potential and performance. Jason also helps leaders to build and execute their career blueprint. He's the best-selling author of Social Wealth, a how-to-guide on building extraordinary business relationships; he was a featured speaker at TEDxWilmington 2017.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace – with Woosh Raza #021
Recorded prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Nick Day sat down with Senior HR Leader, Woosh to discuss ED&I strategies for the Workplace. His passion for Equality & Diversity (BAME & LGBTQIA+ workstreams) meant I couldn't wait to get his voice on the show! Woosh is also an expert in developing strategic people plans that align with organisational goals and leading high performing HR teams.
Making Collaboration Work with Richard Watkins #020
Richard Watkins, a lifelong collaboration expert, has ran over 75 collaborative projects in over 20 countries. He has led teams to the creation of major brands and products in China, Europe and the US. In this episode of the HR L&D Podcast, Richard explores human dynamics to help us understand how organisations can collaborate better to help them thrive, become more effective and progress.
Management Mess to Leadership Success with Scott Miller #19
Scott Miller serves as FranklinCovey’s executive vice president of thought leadership and the bestselling author of FranklinCovey’s "Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would Follow". Discover what makes a great leader and how you too can become a better leader.
Culture Types and iX Leadership with Dr. Rachel Headley and Meg Manke #18
We explore how an understanding of leadership development and culture types improve can improve corporate strategic alignment, communication, situational awareness, internal cultures and develop skills to help businesses prosper and thrive. We also discuss the IX Leadership Framework and Rachel and Meg's new book: iX Leadership: Create High-Five Cultures and Guide Transformation
Diversity & Inclusion Thought Leadership with Margaret Ochieng #017
Margaret Ochieng is a Business Psychologist and Diversity & Inclusion expert who designs workplace solutions that enable people and organisations to adopt “a village culture approach to inclusion”. Margaret’s approach to D&I helps individuals and organisations to identify and remove barriers to inclusion, performance and creativity posed by silos, “clans” and “tribes” that often emerge explicitly or implicitly in social groups including workplaces. Let's evolve organisational cultures!
Coaching Skills for HR Managers with Matt Somers #016
Matt Somers an MSc HR qualified leading voice on training and coaching in the UK. In this episode, we focus on the importance of coaching skills for HR Managers to discover what coaching means, when it should be used and why. We also learn that when mastered, coaching can drastically improve employee engagement, retention, growth and performance and enable you to leave a lasting legacy on any business.
Aligning Culture with Community, Leadership & Profits with Devin Halliday #015
Devin talks about how and why we need to focus on aligning cultures if we wish to inspire action and improve processes to deliver bigger profits. Most organizations have well-written, well-intentioned culture and values statements but when they are reviewed or challenged, they are often wholly inaccurate out outdated. In this episode, Devin talks about how we can reimagine core values, cultures and brands in a way that inspires tremendous loyalty, builds community, and delivers profits.
The Dark Side and the Good Side of HR – with Emma Wynne #014
The Dark Side and the Good Side of HR - with Emma Wynne is a podcast episode focused on employee engagement, mental health, wellness and workforce management practices that can improve happiness at work. Emma tells us how we need to develop a better understanding of how to create and promote a happy workplace if we really want the people we employ to operate at their best.
Will a robot steal your job? Talking HR Disruptive Tech with Devyani Vaishampayan #013
"Will a robot steal your job?". Nick Day from JGA HR Recruitment is joined on the HR L&D Podcast by Devyani Vaishampayan to discuss this vital question. Devyani is uniquely positioned to answer this question as she is the Managing Partner of the HR TECH Partnership, a People Tech Investment venture whose investors are all senior Non- Executive / Corporate Directors. The HR TECH Partnership run Human Capital Digital Innovation Hubs which help corporates/HR teams learn and experiment around the ‘Future of Work’.
Achieving Productivity Gains in Business with “Mr Productivity”, Mark Struczewski #012
Mark Struczewski (AKA “Mister Productivity”), joins the HR L&D Podcast to talk about how we can all be more productive - despite our distracted worlds. Mark is a professional who has dedicated his life to improving productivity (including how we can become the boss of our own emails!!). With productivity and engagement often found at the heart of HR & L&D Strategies, I think this is an episode you are going to enjoy.
Maverick Leadership for HR Managers with Judith Germain – #011
Since 2005, Judith Germain (Fellow CIPD) has been working specifically with leadership teams that want to become more maverick in nature. The Maverick Paradox builds and accelerates the development from her book The Maverick Paradox: The Secret Power Behind Successful Leaders. Judith works with companies that need a maverick approach to their leadership because what they have, isn’t working.
Acting as a Career: Gender, Opportunity and Love with the Cast of “How Love is Spelt” #010
Acting as a Career: Gender, Opportunity and Love with the Cast of "How Love is Spelt". Nick Day has a rare opportunity to sit down with the cast of the play "How Love is Spelt" starring Michelle Collins (EastEnders and Coronation Street), Nigel Boyle (Line of Duty) Benjamin O’Mahoney (Ripper Street) , Yana Penrose, Larner Wallace-Taylor (Humans) and Duncan Moore. We discuss Acting as a career, promotions, gender imbalance in the acting profession, how actors handle multiple jobs at the same time, tax implications and a lot more! Plus we get some exclusive insights into what the acting life is like as well as learn more about this amazing new production!
Wealth Creation and Wellness with Om Suthar #009
Nick Day of JGA HR Recruitment is joined on the HR L&D Podcast by Om Suthar, Founder of SQRL, a wellness and wealth creation platform that allows employers to advocate for the physical and financial wellness for their employees. Is this the future?
Career Coaching & Talent Sourcing with Joanna Vinacour #008
Joanna Vinacour, a qualified Career Coach and an experienced HR professional, joins Nick Day on the HR L&D Podcast to explain exactly how clients & candidates can make better career-related decisions. We also discuss exactly how employers can improve their abilities to not just recruit top talent but also retain it.
Unlocking Performance with Josh Schneider – #007
I am joined by on the HR L&D Podcast hot-seat by Josh Schneider, author of “5 Days to Your Best Work Yet: A Human Like Approach to Better Work”. Josh is a sought-after keynote speaker and author and we sit down and discuss how businesses and HR departments can go about successfully unlocking performance to achieve better employee engagement and employee happiness at the same time! Discover the strategies we can all use to help us find meaning in our daily lives while at the same time unlocking new levels of performance
The HR Algorithmic Leader with Mike Walsh – #006
The HR Algorithmic Leader: 10 Principles for Leadership Success. In this episode of the HR L&D Podcast, Nick Day from JGA HR Recruitment. is joined by Futurist and global nomad Mike Walsh who has synthesized years of research and interviews with some of the world’s top business leaders, AI pioneers and data scientists into a set of "10 principles about what it takes to succeed in the algorithmic age".
Disruptive HR for Progressive Transformation – with Coreyne Woodman-Holoubek– #005
Disruptive HR for Progressive Transformation was recorded with Coreyne Woodman-Holoubek, a strategically focused GLOBAL HR LEADER and HR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT professional and President of Disrupt Milwaukee & Disrupt Madison; Co-Founder of Contracted Leadership and the Creator behind the hugely popular Progressive HR blog! With over is 17 years of global business and human resource leadership expertise gained living and working in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Spain, Coreyne was listed as one of the BRAVA 2018 "Woman to Watch" and she is particularly passionate progressive disruptive HR business professional who believes that "It's time we progressed HR and L&D processes through digital disruption and transformation".
HR L&D “When we Laugh we Learn” with Celia Delaney – #004
Today I am joined on the L&D Podcast, by Celia Delaney – a keynote speaker and comedian who boasts a brilliant track record in both HR Management and L&D but who offers a totally new approach to Learning. Celia has developed an online course called iPersuade which is focused on the principle that "When you Laugh you Learn"
Holistic Learning with Open Source Technology for L&D with Lars Hyland – #003
Holistic Learning with Open Source Technology for L&D and HR Professionals". In this episode of the HR L&D Podcast, we sit down with Lars Hyland – Chief Learning Officer at Totara Learning to explore his deep knowledge of learning technology in all its forms to learn more about how L&D Professionals can harness this technology to deliver effective and engaging learning experiences, both in the workplace and in education.
Talent Management & the Power of Conversations with Hesketh Emden – #002
In this episode "Talent Management & the Power of Conversations" of the HR L&D Podcast, I sit down with Hesketh Emden – a multi-award-winning talent management professional to discuss his experience in developing employee cultures, his passion for promoting and training the power of conversations and of course, to understand more about his learning and development design and strategy implementation expertise.
Content Curation for L&D Professionals – with Stephen Walsh #001
In this "Content Curation for L&D Professionals" episode of the HR L&D Podcast, we take a deep-dive into Stephen's 20-plus years in learning technology and communications to discover how learning and development practitioners can achieve a culture of continuous learning and content curation its workforce
THE HR L&D PODCAST with Nick Day & Guests
This HR L&D Podcast is focused on helping HR and learning and development professionals to get the best out of their workforce by providing advice, guidance and best practice initiatives that will help develop the skills and capabilities that can drive the performance of your company. With advice provided by HR and L&D industry leaders, we cover a range of subjects including content curation, leadership practices, technology, organisational development, recruitment, strategy and training practices to help you to get the best out of your workforce.
This HR and L&D Podcast aims to help you boost company performance by unearthing best practice techniques that will genuinely help HR and L&D professionals to align and execute learning, training and development strategies with the requirements and priorities of your company. So, if you are an HR or Learning and Development professional responsible for boosting company performance, evaluating training programmes, delivering coaching and mentoring initiatives or developing training strategy then this HR L&D Podcast is for you.
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