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Agile Mastery: Thriving in the 2024 Maze of Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity from 2023-12-08T08:01
Is your organization ready to dive into the heart of 2024's unpredictable whirlwind? This isn't your typical New Year's resolution pep talk. It's a clarion call for a transformative jo...
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Workplace Culture Unveiled: The Top 5 Trends You Need to Know with Humanworks8 from 2023-12-07T09:00
Welcome to GGG Unleashed by Humanworks8! In this episode of Culture&, Sean Gulyas and Jason Cochran reveal the top 5 transformative trends that will impact and reshape the...
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The Neuroscience of Connection, Loyalty, Synchrony, and Focus in the Modern Workplace: Insights from Wharton’s Michael Platt from 2023-12-01T09:00
From debunking attention span and multitasking rumors to unlocking the secrets of human connection, renowned Wharton neuroscientist Michael Platt debunks myths about the brain and unco...
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Leading with Love: How Jasmine Bellamy Transformed Reebok's Culture from 2023-11-22T10:00
Step into a groundbreaking discussion with Jasmine Bellamy, the visionary Vice President of Merchandising, Planning, and Allocation at Reebok, and the founder of Love 101 Ministries. T...
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Embracing Vulnerability: Unlocking Resilience in the Business World with Colonel Charlie Davis, Part 1 from 2023-11-21T08:31
In another enlighening episode of Better Leaders, Better Workplaces, host Vivian Blade invites Colonel Charlie Davis, a retired military intelligence expert, to delve into the untapped potential...
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The Alarming Invisible Costs of Brain Fatigue and Mental Health in the Workplace from 2023-11-17T09:00
Growth at what cost? That’s what we unpack in this episode as Paula Allen, a data-driven strategist from TELUS Health, sounds the a...
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Zooming In with Joe Serio: Unlock Your Focus Superpower from 2023-11-16T08:00
Focus can be a game-changer in your work and personal life, especially living in our life of uncertainty and constant distractions. Get ready for a mix of engaging stories and practical tips to ...
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2024 Economic Forecast: From GDP Gyrations to Global Unrest from 2023-11-11T15:00
From confusing labor market reports to the volatility of geopolitics, you’ll want to tune into this episode to get a sneak peek of what’s ahead in 2024. Because if any group can make a...
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Unlocking the Potential of the Everywhere Workplace: How IT is Changing the Employee Experience Game from 2023-11-09T08:00
Discover how technology-forward companies embrace the everywhere workplace to deliver exceptional customer experiences. Ivanti's COO Dennis Kozak take us on a deep dive into the transformative i...
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Unleashing Gratitude: Cultivating a Culture of Appreciation at Work with HumanWorks 8 from 2023-11-07T08:37
Welcome to this month's Culture & podcast as Humanworks8's Shawn Gulyas gets you rethinking leadership development and your next team meeting. He guides you through the jungle of leadership jarg...
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At the Intersection of Hybrid Work, Employee Experience, and Company Culture from 2023-11-06T19:23
We took a break from our live show last week but dug into our recent archives for a few thought-provocative excerpts from recent shows with Vibhas Rantanjee (Gallup), Gabriella Kellerman (Better...
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Introducing the Fourth FIRED Leader Quality: Expressive and Challenging with Paul McCarthy from 2023-11-02T07:02
Get ready to throw your leadership rulebook out the window! Ever think challenging the status quo is a bit like being the class clown at a stuffy dinner party? Well, it's not all about...
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Hybrid Work: The Scapegoat or the Catalyst for Unlocking Employee Engagement? from 2023-10-31T07:00
Before you blame Zoom fatigue or those office desks gathering dust in your physical office for your team's woes, let's set the record straight. Gallup’s Senior Practice Expert Vibhas R...
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East Meets West: Remote Work Cultures Unveiled with RKL's Harshank Mistry from 2023-10-26T07:00
In this episode, Beyond the Office host, Bill Keller dives into the colorful tapestry of international work cultures with Harshank Mistry from RKL.
In this episode of...
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Clarity is Your Superpower with Joe Serio from 2023-10-19T06:59
Brace yourself for a mind-expanding journey as Joe Serio dives into the first superpower - "Clarity." He asks three pivotal questions that can reshape your life:
1) W...
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Mastering HR Strategy: Lisa Johnson on Why It's the Game-Changer for Modern Businesses from 2023-10-17T07:31
Explore the pivotal role of HR strategy in modern organizations with seasoned HR expert Lisa Johnson. Equip yourself with insights...
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Jacob Morgan: Lead with Vulnerability: Dumb or Superpower? from 2023-10-15T10:00
Jacob Morgan was taught that vulnerability was dumb and weak. Until he discovered the ability to lead with vulnerability is a human superpower. If you've ever pondered the fine line between show...
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Bridging the Preference Gap in the Everywhere Workplace with Dennis Kozak from 2023-10-12T06:49
In this episode of Ivanti’s Protect and Connect, COO Dennis Kozak dives deep into Ivanti's jaw-dropping 2023 Everywhere Workplace report. Spoiler: There's a whopping 28-point preferenc...
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Neuroscience Cracks Leadership Secrets: Building Trust and Engagement with Paul Zak from 2023-10-09T07:05
If you're itching for the insider's guide to leadership secrets that'll have employees engaged and thriving in a culture of trust, you’re going to want to press play right now. In this...
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Culture&the Future of Workplace Culture with HumanWorks8 from 2023-10-03T07:00
Ever felt like a cog in the machine at work? Yearning for a "I can't believe it's not just a paycheck" experience? Sean Gulyas, Humanworks8’s work...
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Mental Wealth: How Organizations Are Prioritizing Mental Health in the Workplace from 2023-10-02T18:00
Mental health in the workplace isn't just an HR issue, it's a leadership issue, a YOU issue! Neglect it, and your talent pool might just disappear like an Snapchat conversation you for...
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Teamwork Across Time Zones: Smashing Global Work Barriers with Bill Keller from 2023-09-28T07:00
This Beyond the Office episode aims to be your compass in the world of cross-cultural collaborations.
Get ready to dive deep with Bill Keller, a seasoned pro ...
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Unlocking the Whole You: A Life Unleashed with Joe Serio from 2023-09-21T07:06
Ready for an awakening? Tune in to the first episode of "The Whole You: Work Home Life," where Joe Serio is your guide on this transformative journey. And be assured, this isn't just a...
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Thriving in the Never Normal with a Resilient Tomorrowmind with Gabriella Kellerman from 2023-09-20T07:02
If terms like "future shock," "AI," and "post-traumatic growth" make your ears perk up, then you're in for a treat. During this episode we talk about everything you need to build resil...
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Reengineering Talent Retention with Vivian Blade from 2023-09-19T09:55
Get ready to crack the code to retaining top talent in the ever-evolving world of work. In this episode of GGG Unleashed: Better Leaders Better Workplaces, host Vivian Blade is your gu...
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Introducing The Whole You: Work, Home, Life with Joe Serio from 2023-09-15T10:00
Prepare for liftoff as Joe Serio takes the mic on the newest GGG Unleashed series from Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization - The Whole You: Work, Home, Life. Have you ever questioned your place in ...
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It's Time to Defeat the Workplace "Loneliness Epidemic" (and Why RTO Is NOT The Solution!) from 2023-09-13T21:06
Are Ready to Defeat the "Loneliness Epidemic" in the Workplace? No, we're not serving click-bait on a digital platter! This is reality, wrapped up in hard-hitting stats and amplified by the Surg...
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Well-Being Unleashed: Creating a Thriving Environment for Employees with Humanworks8 from 2023-09-05T06:00
If you think well-being at work is all about free yoga classes and that lonely vending machine stocked with 'healthy' options? Think again! It’s more than just wellness programs; it's ...
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A Deep Dive into FAMA’s Explosive Workplace Misconduct Report with Ben Mones from 2023-09-04T06:00
Hold onto your office chairs, folks, because we're diving into a new report that has CEOs breaking out in a cold sweat—Workplace Misconduct! That’s right; today, we're not just breakin...
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Manufacturing and Trade in Tomorrow's World with Bill Keller from 2023-08-24T10:00
In another compelling episode of GGG Unleashed, Beyond the Office, host Bill Keller takes a deep dive into two remarkable books that guide us in understanding the complexities of the f...
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Introducing the Third FIRED Leader Quality: Real and Accountable with Paul McCarthy from 2023-08-22T08:00
In this episode, Paul’s dives deep into third leader quality in his FIRED leadership model: R, the importance of leaders being Real and accountable. Welcome to another provocative episode of the...
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Whispers to Roars: Finding Your Voice in a Speak Up Culture with Stephen Shedletzky from 2023-08-21T10:00
Are you ready to turn those employee whispers into resounding roars? This iepisode is about to rock your company culture conversations as we ask Stephen “Shed” Shedletzky: “Is psycholo...
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HR's Silent Struggle: Michele Fantt Harris on Gaining Ground and Influence from 2023-08-15T08:40
In this episode of "Better Leaders, Better Workplaces," host Vivian Blade sits down with Michele Fantt Harris, the former Executive VP of Human Resources at National Cooperative Bank. Together, ...
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Love as a Business Strategy with Renee Smith from 2023-08-10T08:38
Just a few years ago, the closest we'd come to discussing love in the workplace was in the context of issues like sexual harassment. But here we are on this episode, discussing Love as...
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EPIC Economic Update 2023: Fed Interest Rate Hike, Inflation, Student Loan Debt, AI&MORE! from 2023-08-07T10:01
Buckle up folks for the most positive economic update of the year! Just hours before this interview, breaking news dropped positive and unexpected updates about GDP, inflation, jobs, unemploymen...
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Learning and the Future of Workplace Culture with AJ Kruse from 2023-08-01T17:23
Tune in to this enlightening episode of Geeks Geezers Googlization as we explore the converging worlds of culture, performance, and learning. In today's fast-paced business environment...
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Productivity Reimagined: It's Time to Become a Quantified Organization with Steve Hatfield from 2023-07-31T07:00
In this episode, we take a deep dive into a whole new approach to productivity, acknowledging that the age-old "proven" methods of the last 100 years, focused on output and efficiency since the ...
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Future-Proofing Remote Teams in the Age of AI with Bill Keller from 2023-07-27T10:00
Are you perplexed by how to future-proof your remote teams in an age of accelerating digital transformation and the AI revolution? That’s exactly what GGG Unleashed host Bill Keller ta...
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From Good to Great: Driving Organizational Transformation with Better Leaders with Vivian Blade from 2023-07-20T06:06
In another insightful episode of Better Leaders, Better Workplaces, Vivian Blade shines the spotlight on HR's pivotal role in driving organizational transformation. Drawing from IBM a...
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Employment is Dead: The Metaverse is Calling and the Possibilities are Infinite from 2023-07-19T15:21
Feeling trapped in a corporate world that stifles your creativity and hampers your dreams? You're not alone. Get ready to break free and embark on a mind-expanding journey into the fut...
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Introducing the Second FIRED Leader Quality: Inquisitive Nature with Paul McCarthy from 2023-07-18T06:00
This episode unlocks the second leader quality - inquisitive nature - required to become a FIRED leader. Welcome to another provocative episode of the Future of Leadership! Get ready to ignite y...
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How Soon will 1 Billion People Embrace Generative AI, Spatial Computing, and the Metaverse? from 2023-07-17T10:00
Just 6 months ago, most people had no clue what Generative AI was and now people are using it to find their next date! Can 1 Billion People be using it along with spatial computing and...
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Unleash the Secrets of Thriving Workplace Cultures with Shawn Gulyas | GGG Unleashed from 2023-07-13T06:02
Welcome to another enlightening episode titled "Unleash the Secrets of Thriving Workplace Cultures with Shawn Gulyas," where he embarks on a captivating journey into the fascinating realm of wor...
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Building a Resilient Culture in the Face of Adversity with Randie Dial from 2023-07-03T10:00
Buckle up folks for a captivating ride into the future of accounting, business, AI, and workforce trends with our guest Randi...
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GGG Unleashed: The Digital Transformation with Bill Keller from 2023-06-29T10:00
This episode delves into the topic of digital transformation, AI, and automation, emphasizing the significance of embracing the AI revolution and its potential advantages and challenges. To prep...
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GGG Unleashed: Technologies that Impact Quality of Hire with Amy Warren&Micole Garatti from 2023-06-28T09:00
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Unlock your Jedi-like powers of adaptability with Ross Thornley, The Jedi Master of Adaptability from 2023-06-24T17:36:59
In this extraordinary episode of Geeks Geezers Googlization, Ross Thornley, the visionary CEO of AQai, reveals the urgent need to rewrite our approach to adaptability and shares secret...
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GGG Unleashed: Fine-Tuning Company Culture for Employee Experience + Retention, Part 2 with Vivian Blade and Michele Koch from 2023-06-20T09:00
In Part 2 of Fine-Tuning Company Culture for Employee Experience + Retention, Vivian Blade reflects on the fine-tuning or overhauling of company culture to meet the expectations of employees to ...
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Shattering Stigma: Trailblazing Transformations in Employee Mental Health with Keenan Hart from 2023-06-16T13:00
Brace yourself as AI and ChatGPT unveils a list of potential future mental health conditions, such as Techno-Anxiety Disorder and Impostor Syndrome. To unravel this complex intersection between ...
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GGG Unleashed: What Makes a Great Candidate Experience for Job Seekers with Kevin Grossman from 2023-06-15T09:00
RecThe past 3+ years have shown job seekers just how competitive and volatile their job search can be. And while it may not be as much of a candidate market as it was a year ago, there are still...
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GGG Unleashed: Introducing the First FIRED Leader Quality: Fresh Thinking with Paul McCarthy from 2023-06-13T09:00
This episode dives into the heart of modern leadership, highlighting the vital traits leaders need to excel amidst disruption. With research and insight, Paul McCarthy forms a new approach to le...
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Unleashing the Power of Resilient Leadership and Business Operating Systems with Scott Abbott from 2023-06-12T12:00
In this game-changing episode, we dive deep into the world of resilient leadership and the transformative power of a solid business operating system. We sat down with the remarkable
Maslow, Maslow, and Mattering at Work with Zach Mercurio from 2023-06-08T12:00
Are you tired of feeling like just another cog in the corporate machine? Yearning for a deeper sense of purpose than just picking up a paycheck? In this episode, we're throwing out th...
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GGG Unleashed with Shawn Gulyas and Sarah Marshall: Everyone Contributes from 2023-06-06T09:00
In this episode, Sarah Marshall, The Experience Architect at humanworks8, shares the foundational components to successful internal communications that make up the 365 Communication Model. Wheth...
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Once Upon a Change: Innovative Storytelling with Susan Lindner from 2023-06-04T17:33:44
Have you ever wondered how to encourage resistant old-school managers to lead change? To shift their way of thinking about recruiting, retaining, and engaging workers in this Never Nor...
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GGG Unleashed: Cross-Cultural Collaboration - The Key to Overseas Staffing Success with Bill Keller | GGG Unleashed from 2023-05-31T09:00
In this episode, Bill Keller is joined by Aaron Nair, Director of Talent Acquisition at Staffing Global to dive into the intricacies of overseas staffing operations in India and America. They di...
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GGG Unleashed with Amy Warren: The Intersection of AI and Human Creativity from 2023-05-30T11:46:31
In this episode, Amy Warren talks with FAMA's Head of Data Science, Amber McKenzie to tackle different perceptions of AI, and how we should consider using AI as a tool instead of a solution. Lis...
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The Importance of Structured Interviews and Providing Feedback | GGG Unleashed with Kevin Grossman from 2023-05-18T09:00
Organizations are making efforts towards a fair and candidate-friendly interview process that involves consistent structured interviews across job types to reduce bias. The highest-rated CandE W...
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Disruptive Leaders: How to Identify, Recruit and Onboard Them, Part 2, GGG Unleashed with Paul McCarthy from 2023-05-17T09:00
In Part 2 of this conversation, Paul McCarthy provides guidance to disruptive leaders who are challenging existing norms, practices of thinking, behaviors, and ways of conducting business. Disru...
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Fine-Tuning Company Culture for Employee Experience + Retention, Part I | GGG Unleashed with Vivian Blade from 2023-05-16T09:00
In this episode, Vivian Blade reflects on the fine-tuning or overhauling of company culture to meet the expectations of employees to be seen as human beings first. She is joined by Michele Koch,...
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The Wacky, Unvarnished Truth about HR, AI, Remote Work, and Pay-on-Demand from 2023-05-10T12:00
Do you know what happens when four HR podcaster giants walk into a bar? They join forces to produce this first-time event that is sure to knock your socks off. Buckle up, folks, and ge...
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GGG Unleashed with humanworks8: Everyone Connects: High Performing Teams from 2023-05-09T09:00
It takes two to be a team, and two is better than one, but teamwork starts with the individual and with connection. In this episode, Shawn Gulyas of humanworks8 redefines teamwork and shares the...
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Measuring The Financial Value of Company Culture with Tom Bradbury from 2023-05-08T13:00
In this episode of The Geeks Geezers and Googlization Show, our guest Tom Bradbury sheds light on how to get a company's leadership to prioritize improving company culture. Traditionally, compan...
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GGG Unleashed with Bill Keller: Navigating the Global Hiring Landscape from 2023-04-27T09:00
Businesses are facing a challenging hiring environment. While tapping into overseas labor markets can be an effective solution, it's important to recognize this comes with its own set of challen...
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Revitalizing the Workplace: Unlocking Employee Experience per Square Foot with Bryan Berthold from 2023-04-26T13:00
Looking for ways to get your employees to want to return to the office?
On this episode of Geeks Geezers Googlization, the focus is on where and how people work, and t...
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GGG Unleashed with Paul McCarthy: Disruptive Leaders: How to Identify, Recruit and Onboard Them, Part I from 2023-04-26T09:00
Disruptive leaders challenge existing norms, practices of thinking, behaviors, and ways of conducting business. They are known for their inclination to take risks and push boundaries to create i...
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GGG Unleashed with Amy Warren: Identifying + Solving Recruitment and Hiring Issues with HR Technology from 2023-04-25T09:00
Amy Warren, VP of Marketing at Fama Technologies sits down with Recruitment Marketing Expert Shelley Billinghurst, President of Hire Value Inc. to explore technology solutions that can address t...
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Peer-to-Peer Learning and Teamwork in a Hybrid World with Zech Dahms from 2023-04-22T19:32:13
Are you feeling overwhelmed and under-skilled in this fast-paced work environment? Well, you're not alone! In this episode, we discuss how peer-to-peer learning and remote work can mer...
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GGG Unleashed with Kevin Grossman: A Positive Candidate Experience Means More Referrals from 2023-04-20T09:00
Referrals are the most significant advantage for employers, as a positive and equitable candidate experience significantly increases the likelihood of receiving referrals. Even candidates who ar...
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Unleashed with Vivian Blade: Positive Leadership Part II: Your 5-Step Roadmap from 2023-04-18T09:00
Are leaders born or made? Tune in to Part II of Vivian Blade’s powerful interview with Dr. Ryan Quinn, Associate Professor and Academic Director for the Project on Positive Leadership at the Uni...
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Cracking the Leadership Code with Alain Hunkins from 2023-04-16T16:43:14
This episode of the podcast was all about cracking the leadership code for the Never Normal 21st century and how to navigate the challenges of communication in the workplace. While a tough conv...
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GGG Unleashed with Ivanti: Technologies Required for the Everywhere Workplace from 2023-04-13T09:00
It is vital to leverage technology and automation to solve issues proactively and in real-time. These solutions and technologies are vital for enabling a seamless, Digital Employee Experience. T...
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Navigating The Current Chaotic State of the Economy with Dick Bove and Mat Van Alstyne from 2023-04-11T17:00:47
It's time for a little economic update! The latest episode of Geeks Geezers and Googlization dives into the uncertainty and chaos of the current economy and society. From the Silicon Valley Bank...
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GGG Unleashed with humanworks8: Everyone Believes from 2023-04-04T09:00
In this episode, Shawn Gulyas, Founder and The Thought Catalyst at humanworks8 explains that the core values of your organization are like the cultural landscape that defines it. These values ar...
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Introducing Beyond the Office: Building and Leading Remote Teams: GGG Unleashed from 2023-03-30T09:00
GGG Unleashed is a series featuring expert advice from industry thought leaders on how to adapt, grow, and thrive in the never-normal world we live in.
Our newest partner in the series is...
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Secret Sauce for Building Connected Teams with Brian Mohr from 2023-03-28T19:46:33
Want to know the secret to building a Connected Organization? It begins by creating employee moments that matter.
Geeks Geezers Googlization co-host Jason Cochran roc...
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GGG Unleashed with Amy Warren: How to Pitch HR Tech to the C level from 2023-03-28T09:00
Tying HR technology to business outcomes requires a strategic approach that focuses on the impact of the technology on the organization's goals and objectives. Introducing a new HR technology to...
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2023: The HR Odyssey with Sarah White from 2023-03-23T22:03:01
Are you ready for the 2023 HR Odyssey? Join us in this episode as we chat with Sarah White, CEO of Listen
Ordinary to Extraordinary: Redefining Human Capability with Dave Ulrich from 2023-03-22T16:24:36
The future of HR isn’t about creating best practices but about how human resources can add value to its customers and the business in a VUCA world. That shift starts with redefining human capabi...
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GGG Unleashed with Vivian Blade: Positive Leadership: Key to a Positive Workplace Culture from 2023-03-21T09:00
Among the biggest reasons why people are quitting, quiet quitting, or adopting 'bare minimum Monday’s' is because of a bad boss and toxic culture. We see it in Gallup’s Engagement research - onl...
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GGG Unleashed with Kevin Grossman: Improved Pre-Boarding and Onboarding Hiring Practices Impact Retention from 2023-03-16T09:00
The current candidate market is volatile and intense, making it difficult for employers to recruit and retain talent. To address this challenge, many companies are focused on improving the pre-b...
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Unlocking Generational Brilliance with Lindsay Boccardo from 2023-03-14T23:32:52
Are you feeling like your coworkers from different generations and ages are aliens from different planets?
Don't worry - Lindsay Bo...
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GGG Unleashed with Paul McCarthy: Making the Case for the Disruptive Leader from 2023-03-14T09:00
A disruptive leader challenges the status quo and traditional ways of thinking, behaving and doing business. Known for their ability to challenge conventional thinking and to push boundaries to ...
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Having the Courage To Do What Scares You with Dr. Joe Serio from 2022-04-21T09:00
Nothing scares people more than the unknown. And the concentration of the uncertainty the world is currently experiencing is unprecedented.
In this episode of Geeks, Geezers, Googlization...
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Inclusion is for everyone, not just a lucky few with Amy C Waninger from 2022-04-13T21:00:09
Inclusion has officially become a buzzword. Companies tout it all the time, but it's mostly all talk, little action. It's time for them to stand up and read the w...
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How Relationship Intelligence Helps Leaders Excel and Communicate Better from 2022-04-12T14:00
Relationship intelligence is a missed opportunity for managers and businesses. It helps leaders excel and communicate better. But many leadership development and ...
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Creating an Army of Recruiters Through Recognition with Sarah McVanel from 2022-04-07T09:00
A paycheck alone isn’t enough anymore. Meaningful compensation and recognition have become just as important. So how can you show your people appreciation to both attract and retain talent?
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Vocal Empowerment for Virtual Communication with Dr. Laura Sicola from 2022-03-24T09:00
We’ve gone from phone, to email, to text, to video. Communication is constantly evolving. Are you adapting with them to make sure you’re both heard and, more impo...
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Everywhere Workplace in a Never-Normal World from 2022-03-23T21:03:10
Remember the good old pre-pandemic days when people woke up, showered, got dressed, crawled through long commutes, and searched for a coveted parking spot, just s...
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Build a Burnout-Proof Work Culture from 2022-03-17T16:05:34
Workers are stressed. Many employees are burned out, running on fumes. Symptoms of stress and burnout are proliferating. A recent McKinsey report revealed that ne...
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Level Up Your Career Transition, Find Your "It" factor from 2022-03-12T20:43:39
To everyone else, it looked like Dr. Loubna Erraji had a perfect life. She is a high achiever, a neuro...
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Putting the Humanity Back In HR with Steve Browne from 2022-03-10T10:00
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Positive Impact of Purpose with Kiersten Rippeteau from 2022-03-06T20:49:32
For Kiersten Rippeteau, purpose, meaning, and company culture aren’t just lofty words but high-impact actions. Unfortunately for many business leaders, they are j...
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Taking a Pulse on Today’s Labor Market with Gad Levanon from 2022-02-24T10:00
“We are now experiencing two, once-in-a-century trends happening at the same time—the labor shortage is one and the s...
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How to Grow Your Growth Mindset from 2022-02-16T23:37:18
On this episode of Geeks, Geezers, Googlization, show hosts Jason Cochran and Ira S Wolfe are joined by the Dulead leaders...
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Plan, Integrate, Automate with Chad Sowash from 2022-02-10T10:00
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Resilience Ready | Live with Vivian Blade from 2022-02-04T21:05:19
Burnout and stress are at all-time highs. In what has been dubbed The Great Resignation, over 26 million people have said adios to their bosses in just 5 months. Nearly one-third of the workforc...
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Welcome to the never-normal: Geeks, Geezers, Googlization from 2022-02-03T10:00
In Geeks, Geezers, Googlization, Ira Wolfe and Jason Cochran explore the new, challenge the old, and dare to push back on everybody who’s said “When we’re back to normal tim...
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Live with Ben M. Bensaou, Built To Innovate from 2022-01-20T15:33:08
If there ever was a time that HR and business leaders needed to reimagine their future and how they approach managing people, it's right now. Listen
Live with Mo-Hamzian, CEO of VEL from 2022-01-06T23:02:31
Imagine yourself loving to go to work, where your office workspace is equipped with perfect air quality, light, sound, and personalized design (even if you're lef...
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Modern HR is not about HR from 2021-12-30T14:33:58
Modern HR is not about HR, according to the “father of modern HR,” D...
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Hiring and Recruiting Predictions 2022 from 2021-12-23T00:01:13
Plagued by the double whammy of a record number of job openings and employee resignations, many companies have opened up their purse strings to toss money at revo...
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Jobs, Labor, and What to Expect in 2022 from 2021-12-16T15:20:40
Making the right business (and personal) decisions heading into 2022 can be freaking terrifying! We want certainty and predictability. We’re experiencing “VUCA-fa...
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Thinking About A Career Change? Start Here! from 2021-12-09T22:39:43
If you’re thinking that the first place to start a career change is your resume, think again. On this week's episode of the...
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Reimagining the Future of Education from 2021-12-01T22:29:35
Schools are opening back up but education will never be the same. Let’s start with a record number of teacher vacancies, alarming quit rates, and 1 out of 9 high ...
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Rocky Road to Hybrid Work from 2021-11-24T21:57:21
The much anticipated post-pandemic return to work has gotten off to a very rocky start. Getting hybrid work to work it seems is definitely tougher than going all-...
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Reimagine Your Tomorrow with Life-Work Integration from 2021-11-17T23:57:16
It’s your choice. What will it be in 2022? There is no get-out-of-jail-free card to escape uncertainty. Change is accelerating and there is no pause button. Listen
How Hybrid Employee Experience Works from 2021-11-11T21:00:33
On the Geeks, Geezers, & Googlization Show as we welcome Gil Cohen, Founder of Listen
Staying Power, Becoming a MAGNET to Keep Employees from 2021-11-07T20:41:17
The Great Resignation is in full bloom. Quitting your job is no longer a black mark on your resume but a badge of honor on social media. No one should be surprise...
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9 Notable Leadership Skills of The Future Leader from 2021-10-27T22:33:12
Leadership expectations are being transformed every second of every day. What has become painfully clear is that the leadership skills of yesterday won't solve or...
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Dare to Dream, Connect Purpose and Work from 2021-10-21T15:59:22
We all have dreams. But the fact is that 7.5 out of 10 people have experienced loss, trauma, or betrayal and if people don’t transform that energy, they transmit ...
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Can Design Thinking Solve Your Hiring Woes? from 2021-10-06T23:00:32
With labor markets in freefall, there is no other business function that requires as much reimagination as recruitment and hiring. Can design thinking solve your ...
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Post-Pandemic Legacy: The Hybrid Workplace from 2021-09-29T21:38:35
Can your company culture survive when your workforce works remotely? Is it possible to create that spur-of-the-moment water-cooler or passing-in-the-hallway momen...
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Let's Be Honest! Where Has Trust Gone? from 2021-09-22T19:54:07
Trust is deteriorating all around us. We have lost trust in our government, military, police, public health officials, business leaders, and even neighbors and fa...
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Google for Jobs Unleashed from 2021-09-15T20:29:11
No job candidate should be left behind. In a labor market when overall jobs are up 96% compared to pre-pandemic norms and job openings significantly exceed availa...
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68 Million Conversations But Is Anyone Listening? from 2021-09-09T00:00:07
Recruiting and retention woes are wreaking havoc on businesses as a result of the collision of the Perfect Labor Storm and the Great Resignation. One reason why m...
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Recruiting Gen Z in a Tik-Tok World from 2021-09-01T23:43:16
This episode is a masterclass on what your company must do to recruit and retain Gen Z in a Tik-Tok World. Gen Z is the newest cohort to join the working ranks. K...
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What You Need to Know About Human Capital Management Disclosure from 2021-08-18T20:57:06
Top 100 HR Influencers of 2021 from 2021-08-11T21:50:32
Engagedly recently announced the “Top 100 HR Influencers of 2021” and Geeks Geezers Googlization host Ira S Wolfe was one of them! During the show, Wolfe intervie...
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Taming Employee Turnover from 2021-08-04T22:19:07
The quit rate of U.S. employees is at a record-breaking pace. In June 2021 alone, nearly 1 million workers left their jobs. This couldn’t come at a worse time wit...
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How to Solve the Remote Work Puzzle from 2021-07-28T21:30:31
In March 2020, the physical workplace went dark for millions of businesses including a company called Listen
Cognitive Dissonance: Where Have All The Workers Gone? from 2021-07-21T22:16:31
Where have all the workers gone? That is the question nearly every employer is asking. So I invited Futurist David Houle to tell us! Houle believes Listen
Elevate and Monetize HR from 2021-07-14T20:38:17
When it comes to filling open jobs these days, almost nothing should be off the table...and it's about time. The current labor shortage has finally forced compani...
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Virtual Reality in HR and Stay Interviews from 2021-07-07T23:09:33
For years, virtual reality (VR) has been synonymous with gaming. Matt Burns, founder of Listen
Microaggressions at Work from 2021-06-30T19:51:26
Microaggressions are a workplace reality. Nearly 50 percent of Americans have experienced some type of microaggression at work. Over time, microaggressions, even ...
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Game Changer: How To Be 10x in the Talent Economy from 2021-06-23T20:10:06
Rishon Blumberg isn't just any other game-changer in the world of talent acquisition and talen...
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Post-Pandemic Recruiting College Students and Recent Grads from 2021-06-16T22:36:09
Before February 2020, recruiting college students and recent graduates was a recurring annual tradition. Employers camped out on campus to secure the best and bri...
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Can Video Job Postings Help Fill Open Jobs Faster? from 2021-06-09T21:30:30
Struggling to attract great candidates fast? Open positions suffocating your company’s growth plans? What trends are shaping the future of recruitment and talent ...
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The Future Workplace Will Be Hybrid. Now What? from 2021-06-02T23:13:06
Nine out of 10 companies will be embracing the hybrid workplace model according to a new McKinsey report. But 68 percent of them have no detailed plan. A recent W...
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Women in the Workplace, Diversity Hiring Practices from 2021-05-26T22:58:02
With job openings at an all-time high, it’s crunch time for companies to get diversity hiring right. Women dropped out of the workforce in droves during the pande...
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How to Get Millennials and GenZ to say "I Love It Here!" with Clint Pulver from 2021-05-20T18:55:23
Can you imagine leading an organization where employees from all generations respond to “What’s it like to work here?” with “I love it here!” Instead of making M...
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Human Capital Management Meets Wall Street from 2021-05-12T22:19:08
Companies have promoted very proudly that “people are their most important asset.” But behind closed doors, they managed human capital as an expense. Recent chang...
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Recruitment Crickets? Your Hiring Sucks from 2021-05-05T18:53:30
If you’re hearing recruitment crickets, this could be why: your hiring process sucks! The economy is showing signs of a boom. The job market is heating up. The la...
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Working Women Over 50 Are Not Done Yet! from 2021-04-28T21:14:25
Working women have made impressive progress. Just 20 years ago, S&P 500 companies claim...
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What Is Virtual Reality and How Can It Change Our World? from 2021-04-22T00:20:17
Have you experienced VirtualReality yet?
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Is It Time for Employers to Embrace Side Hustles? from 2021-04-14T21:51:09
Did you know the average W-2 employee is working 13 hours per week from a side hustle? From the extraordinary growth of workers pursuing side hustles to how peopl...
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4-Day Work Week in a Remote Work World + Diversity&EQ from 2021-04-07T21:13:51
On the brink of normalcy, many organizations are wrestling with what a return to work looks like. Conversations about the future of remote work and the evolution ...
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Women&Masculinity: Glass Ceilings to Sticky Floors from 2021-03-31T19:50:35
You're probably familiar with the glass ceiling? But have you ever heard about the glass cliff, glass escalator, and sticky floor? Listen
The Day Tomorrow Said No, Reboot Your Future from 2021-03-24T21:18:25
Tomorrow said NO to today sometime in the year 2020. It refused the handoff to carry business-as-usual into the Future, according to our guest Bill Jensen, author...
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Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay from 2021-03-18T16:49:39
Recruiting top talent is one thing. Getting your best employees to stay is another. But it’s not just about keeping people on your payroll. Listen
Gender Diversity, Recruiting 2021, and the FairyGodBoss from 2021-03-10T22:27:47
The case for gender diversity has never been stronger. An overwhelming 98% of organizations in a recent Listen
Investing in Diversity and Social Impact from 2021-03-04T21:52:16
As an investor, Marjorie Radlo-Zandi doesn’t just pay lip service to diversity and social impact. S...
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Walk the Talk | Brand and Culture Alignment from 2021-02-24T21:03:53
Shhh! Your company culture is speaking. What is it saying? Who is listening? What are they hearing? Is your messaging aligned with the vision of executives workin...
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Emerging Mega HR Trends: Ethical Leadership&Anti-Fragility from 2021-02-17T21:21:49
As companies emerge from the pandemic, the real work of HR is just getting started. Management and workers alike are facing a new era of perpetual uncertainty. Wh...
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What's Next for Higher Ed? from 2021-02-10T20:07:27
Whether you’re a teacher or parent, student or job seeker, this is a must-listen.
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Key Takeaways from the 2020 Candidate Experience Research Report from 2021-02-03T23:38:16
Whether they are hired or not, do your job candidates walk away feeling like they mattered? Are candidates who are not hired motivated to apply again or become c...
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Your Employee Experience is All FCDD-Up! from 2021-01-27T23:28:07
Employers have an opportunity to be heroes, not goats! Unfortunately, from pre-hire to departure in most organizations, the employee experience is all FCDD-up! The employee life cycle is filled ...
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Boost Your AQ with Improv from 2021-01-20T22:11:11
The last thing most people would associate with the year 2020 would be laughter. But not Nancy Watt, our gue...
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Creating a Culture of Caring from 2021-01-13T23:05:44
You’ve likely heard about Match.com and the hundreds of other dating platforms. What if your business could use the same business model and technology to match pe...
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The End of Jobs, The Future of Work from 2021-01-06T23:30:22
The headlines suggest that robots and on-demand labor markets like Uber and Lyft are the future of work. Not so fast, says our guest Jeff Wald, best selling autho...
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Business and HR Forecast 2021 from 2020-12-23T18:55:18
Geeks Geezers and Googlization was selected by Thinkers360 as one of the top 50 podcasts to listen to in 2021!
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Reimagining How We Protect Our Digital Data from 2020-12-16T23:41:35
Cybersecurity thought leader Dennis Hill believes our data privacy vulnerabilities lie in the fact that co...
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Economic Outlook 2021: Boom, Doom, or Gloom from 2020-12-09T21:01:49
Following a tragic pandemic, raucous election, devastating economic crisis, and massive social unrest, everyone seems ready to move on. So what Listen
Employee Experience: Stop Beating the Human Out of HR from 2020-12-02T23:10:56
Companies have spent billions of dollars on improving employee engagement for more than 30 years. But according to our guest Listen
Recruiters Beware: Job Aggregators May Be Killing Your Candidate Experience from 2020-11-25T23:20:10
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Torin Ellis on Inclusion: It's Time to Table Our Fragility from 2020-11-19T00:21:48
We can again send men and women into outer space but we still can't figure out how to bring black men and women, veterans, and disabled people into our workforce? How can we do better? What wil...
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The Submarine Way to Inclusion and Leadership from 2020-11-11T22:15:30
If you are wondering what a submarine has to do with diversity and inclusion, it’s EVERYTHING! On a submarine, inclusion is critical to teamwork, to accomplish the mission, to reduce conflict, a...
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Combatting Zoom Fatigue from 2020-11-04T23:45:44
Are you feeling more exhausted at the end of your workday? You’re not alone. Zoom fatigue is real. Ever since the unofficial social exper...
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Hiring for Culture “Add” vs Culture "Fit" from 2020-10-28T19:27:33
The long-held practice of hiring for culture fit (hiring only “round pegs” for “round holes”) is problematic. The realities of today require a better approach. Ou...
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375M People Stuck in Deep SHIFT: Is AQ the Solution? from 2020-10-21T20:07:25
The year 2020 will be remembered for many generations as the year the SHIFT our plans. Tomorrow will be so profoundly different that we can’t even begin to imagine it. Long after the coronavirus...
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Shattering Black Male Stereotypes&Adversity Myths from 2020-10-14T19:42:10
Michael Taylor is a successful motivational speaker, entrepreneur, author, and radio show host. Mic...
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I Simply Can’t Take It Anymore!| How to Survive Burnout from 2020-10-07T19:39:38
Michael Levitt is a burnout survivor and one of the world’s leading authorities in burnout recovery and prevention. In just one year Mi...
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The Talent War: Great Organizations Avoid These 3 Hiring Mistakes from 2020-09-30T19:38:11
Is Empathy Fatigue Inevitable? from 2020-09-23T19:43:09
From HR to politics, Main Street to Wall Street, an impassioned plea for more empathy can be heard. It’s being hailed as the cure for conflict and the catalyst for inclusion. But like everything...
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Will Post-Pandemic Work Ever Be Safe Again? from 2020-09-16T20:02:58
In this episode of Geeks Geezers and Googlization, Gordon Zeilstra, Chief Revenue Officer at Tracesafe, joins us to talk about the power ...
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HR Needs Data Literacy More Than Ever from 2020-09-09T21:38:44
It’s undeniable: The year 2020 will soon be written into the history book and HR needs data literacy more than ever. And who better to talk about HR Data Literac...
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Noble Selling and the Purpose-Driven Culture from 2020-09-02T22:28:04
Do you know what separates top sales performers from average ones? It’s not grit, money, perks, finely tuned sales scripts, or a motivational tag line but a sense...
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Diversifying Voices of HR Influence from 2020-08-26T18:36:47
Micole Garatti is another not-so-Millennial Millennial, defying the stereotype as she helps to transform the future of work and the role Human Resources will play...
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Creating a Blue Ocean of Top-Tier Talent from 2020-08-19T19:54:33
When the SHIFT hits your plan, hire a corporate anthropologist! Whether your business growth is stalled, sales are in a slump, or your talent pool is bone dry, it...
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Success on the Corona-Coaster | Foresight&FutureNEXT from 2020-08-12T21:07:02
Living on a “Corona-coaster?” Welcome to the New Normal where many of us are pinging between hope and despair, leaving us exhausted. Amidst all the disruption and uncertainty our guest John Sane...
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Your Worth Is Not Your Work from 2020-08-05T22:04:25
Many people assume their job title as their identity. Any change in job status (from sudden unemployment to promotion) then puts well-being and self-worth on a ro...
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Leaders Worth Following from 2020-07-29T19:57:20
Help wanted: Leaders worth following! More than ever people seek effective leaders. Who can blame them? The world is a pretty complex and uncertain place...
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Tips to Stay Healthy from The Health Hero from 2020-07-22T19:36:51
The Health Hero rode into the Geeks Geeze...
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Business Red Flags, Small Steps to Profits from 2020-07-15T21:12:06
Never let a good crisis go to waste is a philosophy that drives Ton...
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HR, The Labor Multiplier from 2020-07-08T22:45:19
Most companies overlook the idea that Human Resources should be a labor multiplier. If you spend $100,000 each month on payroll, HR’s job is to multiply the effec...
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Extreme Leadership: Respect Trumps Harmony from 2020-07-01T18:00
Do you think sheltering in place and working from home is tough? Imagine finding yourself in the world’s most extreme workplace, experiencing a plane crash, livin...
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43%: The Motherhood Penalty from 2020-06-24T20:17:23
Forty-three percent of women drop out of the workforce after becoming a mother. When they return or even while balancing work and raising kids, women are forced t...
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Meet Your Next CEO (Chief Experience Officer) | Experience Rules from 2020-06-17T21:18:10
Delivering a positive customer service has always garnered a lot of attention. But then the SHIFT hit our plans. COVID-19 was the last straw. Every company, custo...
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We Need A Better Future Now from 2020-06-10T20:46:11
We’ve got another first on this week’s episode of Geeks Geezers and Googlization. Our guest is the “World’s 1st Industrial Philosopher” - Listen
What's Next for Recruiting, Video, Branding from 2020-06-05T21:48:30
Recruiting in a VUCA world? (BTW, VUCA represents Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous.) To get a sense about what’s going on and where talent acquisition is h...
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Future of Work: Unemployment and Income Inequality in America from 2020-05-27T18:42:40
Unemployment in America is headline news in the U.S. As high as it is, Vinay Singh has real...
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Hiring Right is Hardly a "No-Brainer" from 2020-05-20T20:53:43
Hiring right is definitely not the “no-brainer” many HR and hiring managers think it is. They often allow conscious and unintended bias to cloud their judgment an...
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We All Need More Grace from 2020-05-13T18:47:47
Success will not be measured the same way in the New Normal as it was just a few months ago. Hopefully that’s a good thing. Recovering from the pandemic stronger ...
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The Post-Pandemic Dawn of HR Digitization from 2020-05-06T20:43:13
Business is re-opening and life is anything but normal. The past has been decoupled from the present and future. HR practices and processes that used to work don’...
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They Didn't Get Your Memo from 2020-04-29T20:05:26
Chances are that between emails, Zoom, Slack, text, and even phone, you’ve sent an important message to your employees that was missed or ignored. The information...
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Shattering the Millennial Stereotype from 2020-04-22T21:25:48
Brianna Shelko is a Millennial. But you’d never guess she belongs to the generation that’s been called Trophy Kids, spoiled brats, self-centered, digital addicts....
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Life on the Exponential Curve from 2020-04-15T22:25:35
A funny thing happened on the road to tomorrow. The SHIFT hit our plans! Now that the pandemic curve is flattening, our focus shifts to re-opening America (or the...
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Chomping at the Bit to Reopen Your Business? from 2020-04-08T21:39:34
Is there anyone on this planet that would question that navigating the pandemic has been disruptive, uncomfortable, stressful, and downright confusing? It’s no su...
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The Race to Normalcy, Throw Out Your Old Playbook from 2020-04-01T23:53:57
Eventually, the COVID-19 crisis will pass. Management will reach for its playbook for getting back to normal. Unfortunately this time, there is no playbook. There...
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New Normal Survival Kit: Shift Your Mindset from 2020-03-25T22:42:02
The Shift just got real! The Covid-19 pandemic turned the theoretical exponential curve into a very personal experience. The lines between sci-fi and reality blur...
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Video Interview Software in the Age of Covid19 from 2020-03-18T20:39:52
To say the shift hit work plans this week would be a ...
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Mindfulness and Wellbeing: Skills to Thrive and Survive a Pandemic from 2020-03-11T22:18:35
Our health and wellbeing are being severely tested. Personal stress levels are in overdrive, or as we like to say on Geeks Geezers and Googlization, the SHIFT is ...
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Critical Moment: How to Manage Coronavirus Fears in the Workplace from 2020-03-04T21:52:31
There’s a lot of things your company can’t control and the coronavirus is just one of them. But how you respond should be at the tip of your tongue. According to ...
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Candidate Resentment: Not The Experience HR Expected from 2020-02-26T21:19:13
A job candidate should walk away from the recruitment experience feeling good, even if rejected. But despite billions of do...
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Say YES to Intuition from 2020-02-20T21:25:38
Do you get your best ideas standing in the shower or when you wake up a few minutes early? Or how about a “hunch” that something good or bad is going to happen bu...
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Straight From the Heart: Leading and Living Above The Line from 2020-02-12T22:48:51
Companies spend billions of dollars trying to get the best of their people. They coach, mentor, and train and yet talent shortages grow and employee engagement si...
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Phishing, Civil War, Job Descriptions from 2020-02-06T22:31:36
It just doesn’t get any wilder than this triple play of odd HR topics: phishing, Civil War, and job descriptions. But as it turns out, lessons learned from the Ci...
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Remembering The Father of Disruptive Innovation from 2020-02-02T15:10:11
Kobe, Shaq, Bono, Sting, Madonna, Cher are celebrities recognized by one name. A less famous but no less extraordinary individual was also recognized in the entre...
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The New ROI: What's the Worth of Your Employees? from 2020-01-22T23:42:32
“People may be a company’s most valuable asset” but they don’t appear on a company’s balance sheet as an asset<...
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Disrupting HR: Why It Can't Be Just Another Buzzword This Time from 2020-01-16T18:39:48
Three in 5 HR leaders believe if the HR function ...
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Breakthrough! Unleashing Human Potential from 2020-01-10T15:11:22
With so many organizations challenged to grow and become more productive and innovative, maximizing each employee’s “bandwidth” is imperative. That oftentimes see...
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Hiring Outlook 2020: Deja Vu All Over Again? from 2019-12-19T00:08:28
With the unemployment rate at historic lows, quit rates near all-times, and a stock market on fire, business leaders are anxious about the hiring outlook 2020. Wi...
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Recruiting in a World of Talent Poverty from 2019-12-13T20:54:03
Imagine a workplace where projects replace jobs, skills replace job titles, workers pitch their skills, and employers bid on them to create the best possible matc...
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Beyond the Resume: Video Screening from 2019-12-04T21:46:06
The hiring process is broken. The reliability of the resume and interview is no better than flipping a coin. Can video screening fix it? For starters, a 1-minute ...
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A Cure for the Common Company Culture from 2019-11-27T21:35:22
Toxic workplace cultures cost US businesses $223 Billion in the past 5 years and drove 20% of employees out of their jobs. Investment in growing engagement throu...
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9 Faces of HR Meets Future of HR from 2019-11-21T20:02:45
Candidates hate it. Most recruiters aren’t satisfied either. But more than 98% of Fortune 500 companies use an ATS (applicant tracking software) to recruit worker...
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Moms Return to Work After Career Break from 2019-11-14T17:00
Are you a working Mom on a career break (or an employer seeking more skilled workers?) Then don’t miss this episode of Geeks Geezers and Googlization. Listen to s...
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Why Does Everyone Still Love to Bash Millennials? from 2019-11-11T22:45:27
Millennials are possibly the most maligned generation in modern history. Why? The oldest Millennials are 40-something, the youngest in their 20s. They are the lar...
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Why Are We Still Talking about Candidate Experience? from 2019-11-03T21:04:55
After spending $250 Billion on HR technology for recruitment, interviewing, and assessments, the candidate experience should be spectacular. But it’s not. In fact...
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HR Must Learn to Spell CX from 2019-10-24T02:31:16
CX. Just what HR needs, another acronym! But don’t swipe left just yet. Bad candidate experience is almost single-handedly killing your talent acquisition effort...
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Unleash Your Curiosity, The Skill That Just Keeps Giving from 2019-10-16T20:09:51
If you could pick just one job skill to learn, develop, and grow, it should be curiosity. Curiosity is so important that you might say that curiosity lies behind ...
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An Athlete's Fight to End Gender Discrimination from 2019-10-11T14:53:41
Rhonda Leeman Taylor is taking the same competitive fight and lessons of leadership, teamwork,and perseverance she learned on the ice to beat an even tougher oppo...
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HR Tech: Transformative, Scary, and Weird from 2019-10-04T22:51:25
Congratulations Geeks Geezers and Googlization. To celebrate Season 2, my co-host Keith Campagna is live on the floor of #HRTechConf 2019.
Design a Company Culture Employees Love from 2019-09-25T20:59:29
Josh Levine has a disturbing message for HR and executives in the C-Suite: ignore company culture at your own risk. New SHRM stats prove his point. 1 out of 4 Ame...
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The Evolution of Leadership: Lead with Purpose from 2019-09-24T14:52:18
“Leadership needs to evolve,” says our guest John Dame. “Leaders need to lead with purpose.” Employees need leaders who they can trust, deliver compassion, provid...
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Mindful Leadership: A Business Imperative from 2019-09-11T18:19:41
Pandit Dasa, a former monk, has an extraordinary vision for Workforce 2030, quite different than the dystopian view of r...
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Conflict Management Can Be Like Fertilizer from 2019-09-08T20:45:51
“Conflict can be like fertilizer. It stinks while you’re in it, but in the long run, it fosters growth,” says our guest Listen
Artificial Intelligence and HR from 2019-08-29T15:19:57
How would you explain artificial intelligence to your 4 year old or 95 y/o mother? That might seem like a silly question to ask our guest Ben Eubanks when our aud...
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Using HR Tech to Humanize Recruitment from 2019-08-22T18:40:43
HR has a human bandwidth problem. The demand for talent is skyrocketing at the same time companies struggle with unprecedented competition for labor. Unfortunate...
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Leadership When SHIFT Hits Your Plane from 2019-08-14T22:40:14
When Dave Sanderson sat down on that plane 10 years ago, he had no clue that he was about to experience a "plane crash moment" that would alter his life forever. Prior to that day, Dave had no f...
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Your Recruiting Sucks, Stop Lying and Fix It! from 2019-08-08T16:49:43
Talent acquisition is at the tipping point. The way talent acquisition gets done should scare the SHIFT out of management. Recruiting is broken and for many companies, that means it’s either gam...
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Prediction Isn’t My Job, Rehearse the Future from 2019-08-01T18:42:22
What good is a futurist if he can’t predict? According to our guest Frank Diana, “prediction isn’t my job.” That seems to be a pretty odd thing for a futurist to ...
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Leading Change with Empathy from 2019-07-24T17:00
Video Learning: What You Need, When You Need It| Season 02:027 from 2019-07-17T22:20:34
When you purchase a device and you need help learning how to use it, it's likely you tap your screen and search YouTube. When employees want to learn a new skill, they typically have to request ...
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Did the Future Come Too Soon for HR? Lessons From #SHRM19 | Season 2:026 from 2019-07-11T16:00
The future came too soon for HR, according to HR veteran and one of HR's top bloggers Mike Haberman. He joined us just a few days after #SHRM19. Mike attended quite a few session on AI at the co...
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DREAMS Big! It’s Time to Reinvent Education | Season 2:025 from 2019-06-26T21:00
The demand for skilled workers is skyrocketing. Workers need new and better skills. Unfortunately education is tied with prisons and churches when it comes to innovation according to Noelle Kell...
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Did Google Just Blow Up Your Recruitment Strategy Again? | Season 2: 024 from 2019-06-19T22:57:30
Happy birthday Google for Jobs! It's been 2 years since you disrupted recruitment marketing forever. To "celebrate" Google recently announced another major algorithm update. This time mobile-fi...
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Warning! We're Living in Future Shock | Season 2: 023 from 2019-06-13T22:18:04
50 years ago Alvin Toffler warned us about Future Shock, a time when "too much change in too short a period of time” would leave us overwhelmed, disconnected, and suffering from shattering stres...
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How Do You Unlock Employee Potential? | Season 02:022 from 2019-06-06T21:48:54
Unemployment rates are at record lows. Employee turnover is at a 10-year high. Your competitors have undoubtedly placed targets on the backs of your top talent. Without training and development...
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Can Podcasting Open A Recruiter's Door to Top Talent? | Season 2 : 021: from 2019-05-30T22:43:27
Hey Recruiters? Looking for a way to attract and engage more top talent? I'll bet you never thought about podcasting for talent! Podcasting might just be that sec...
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Season 2:020 Save Your Job: Boost Your Emotional Intelligence from 2019-05-23T21:49:11
Worried about a robot taking your job? Boosting your emotional intelligence may be your ticket to a long, lucrative career. With machines becoming more intelligent every day, it is essential th...
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Season 2: 019 Millennials, Labor, and 2020 Economic Trends from 2019-05-11T14:48:58
Wondering where emerging trends will lead our economy and labor markets in 2020? You'll want to tune in and hear from our guest today, Listen
Season 2: 018 Crippling Costs of Caregiving Crisis from 2019-05-02T16:24:43
A caregiver crisis is growing at an alarming rate ... and we're not just talking about a lack of caregivers. Every day workers are forced to choose between being a good employee and being a good...
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Season 2: 017 People Analytics: Can Data Save The H in HR? from 2019-04-29T21:34:47
Technology, globalization, and shifting demographics are emasculating the traditional ways and means of recruitment. Are candidates instantly engaged? Did they find it easy to navigate the job l...
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Bonus Episode: Pre-Employment Testing: Junk or Science? from 2019-04-22T14:57:29
Listen to this podcast before using another pre-employment testing! Are pre-hire tests just junk marketing or based on predictive science? In this special episode of Geeks, Geezers, and Googliza...
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Season 2: 016 Knock, Knock! Humor That Works from 2019-04-19T14:52:39
Humor Engineer is not an oxymoron. It's a new role every worker should master, according to the first Humor Engineer and Humor That Works author Andrew (Drew) Tarvin. With 83% of Americans stres...
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Session 2: 014 Engaging Top Talent with Digital Age Job Descriptions from 2019-04-04T17:17:39
The recruitment process is a terrible experience for most job candidates beginning with job descriptions. Ongig co-founder Rob Kelly has a better idea. Imagine posting your next job listing usin...
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Season 2: 013 Why Is HR Still Fighting for a Seat at the Table 25 Years Later? from 2019-03-31T20:51:57
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Season2 : 012 HR, UX, and World of Unknown Unknowns from 2019-03-21T20:58:14
Jeff Gothelf, author of "Sense and Respond," shared his favorite stat - Amazon releases new software updates every 11.6 seconds - during this episode of Geeks Geezers and Googlization. Amazon an...
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Season 2: 011 Hacking HR: Saving "Technology Refugees" from 2019-03-15T15:41:08
Are you a "technology refugee? HR evangelist Enrique Rubio stopped by this week's Geeks Geezers Googlization show to chat about his article "Do humans have room in the future of work?" We wasted...
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Season2: 010 HR&People Analytics: Where's the Proof? from 2019-03-09T14:15:03
People analytics is consistently one of the top 2 trends in HR today (the other being candidate experience), but despite the fact that more than 70% of CEOs i...
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Season 2 : 009 AI, Video&Emergence of Microlearning from 2019-02-27T17:00
First of all, before I jump into this week's Geeks Geezers and Googlization podcast about the evolution of L&D (learning and development), who would ever think that content creation would be ass...
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Season 2: 007 Workplace Violence: Tips to Prevent and Survive from 2019-02-22T22:08:52
Workplace Violence: Is it something that social media and news outlets have normalized within our culture? Current statistics state that over the course of a year...
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Season 2: 005 How to Plug Company Career Site Leaks from 2019-02-20T10:00
David Searns, Haley Marketing CEO, stopped by Geeks Geezers and Googlization this week to discuss the staffing industry's post-Indeedageddon era. (For those of you who don't know, effective 1/7/...
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Season 2: 006 How to Make Google for Jobs Work for You from 2019-02-19T20:22:47
According to our guest Venkat Janaparaddy, CEO of Jobiak, over 80% of jobs are not getting indexed by Google. That's a huge problem because 73% of job seekers start their job search on Google! T...
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Season 2: 004 -Job Descriptions&Accidental HR Manager from 2019-02-01T18:58:50
Job Descriptions are the most unlikely topic for a fun but informative podcast. And yet, our guest today, Karen Young, CEO of Listen
Season 2: 003 Are 3rd Party Recruiters Worth The Money? from 2019-01-24T17:00
Is working with a 3rd party recruiter worth it? If yes, when is the right time to hire a recruiter and what are reasonable expectations? As more and more companies turn to search firms, or "head...
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Season 2: 002 Job Hunting: Time to Go Back to School from 2019-01-18T17:00
Job hunting used to be so easy. Send a resume. Fill out an application. Schedule an interview. Get hired. Today, it's become a lot more complicated. Both job seek...
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Season 2: 001 Candidate Experience or Resentment 2019 from 2019-01-09T17:00
Founded in 2011, Talent Board wanted to shed light on companies that were attempting to improve the candidate experience. About 3 ½ years ago, our guest on today’s show, Listen
012 Is The Diploma A Bad Hiring Credential? from 2018-12-20T17:00
Our guest today is Danny Iny, author of Listen
011 Social Media, AI, MeToo&Employment Law from 2018-12-13T17:00
Today, Keith and I are happy to have Eric Meyer on the show discussing social media as it applies to at-will employment and HR.
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Episode 010: Employee Well Being Builds Bottom Line from 2018-12-06T17:00
With 300 million people worldwide suffering from depression and with depression and anxiety disorders costing over 1 trillion dollars each year, I thought a discussion with Listen
009 Helping HR and Recruiters Become Marketers from 2018-11-29T17:00
Today we’re talking with Phil Strazzulla, CEO and Founder of the recruitment marketing company, Next Wave Hire, and creator of the YouTube series Listen
008 Hire Veterans For The Right Reasons from 2018-11-23T17:00
Today, we’re talking with a man who was pronounced dead at birth, diagnosed as retarded by his guidance counselor, and never spoke a word until he was 6 years old. Additionally, he had a documen...
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005 Can AI Help Hire Talent Who Have Jobs? from 2018-11-01T16:00
Is AI something that could be utilized in the recruitment process without eliminating the need for the human element in HR? This week, Keith and I cover this topic during a great conversation w... Listen
004 The Future of Talent Acquisition from 2018-10-26T16:00
This week’s podcast features our guest Janine Woodworth, Director of Strategic Services at Jobvite. Janine, Keith, and I had a fast-paced conversation about the c...
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003 HR's Role in the Era of #MeToo from 2018-10-18T16:00
This week on The Geeks Geezers and Googlization Show we’re talking about the #MeToo movement and its effects on the culture of HR as we know it. Rebecca Weaver an...
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002 Why Do Older People Bash Millennials? from 2018-10-10T16:00
On this episode of The Geeks Geezers and Googlization Show, we’re talking with the Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, Jason Feifer. Keith, Jason, and I div...
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BeTheTalk147: Make Change Work for You with Ira Wolfe from 2018-06-27T19:34:54
Join me on BeTheTalk, a 7 day a week podcast, where Nathan Eckel chats with me about my journey to and from my TEDx...
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Is HR on the Fast Track to Irrelevance? from 2018-05-26T14:31:22
Is HR on the fast track to irrelevance or what will it take for HR to finally get a “seat at the table?” Those are just a few of the critical questions discussed in this episode of Geeks, Geezer...
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Future of Work: Meet Generation R(obot) from 2018-04-29T18:47:03
True or False?
There is a brewing technological storm threatening to eliminate hundreds of jobs and leave millions of workers without a paycheck.
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6 Ways to Make Your Job Posts Stand Out from 2018-03-20T16:00
This podcast is the second in a 2-part series. You can listen to the 1st podcast here.<...
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Business Builders Show Interview with Ira S Wolfe from 2018-03-18T14:10:11
Simple SEM and SEO Hacks for Recruiters in 2018 from 2018-03-17T15:44:41
Google receives 300 million job-related search requests each month, which makes...
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Introduction Chapter | Recruiting in the Age of Googlizations from 2018-03-07T23:19:49
"Shift or die. It's that simple." These are the opening words of the new best seller Recruiting in the Age of Googlization. Author Ira S Wolfe expla...
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Talent Acquisition: 2018 is the Year of the Video from 2018-01-27T17:53:18
“Is this year going to be more challenged than last year” when it comes to talent acquisition. "Yes" is the nearly unanimous answer!
Consequently, recruiters and HR are scrambling to chas...
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How to Use Video to Attract and Engage Top Talent with Guest Lou Bortone from 2017-12-15T14:22:21
Recruiting top talent in 2018 - from the production floor to the C-Suite - will be more competitive than ever. To reach and engage qualified candidates, organizations must stand out. And no matt...
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Millennials: Bad Attitudes or Low Emotional Intelligence? from 2017-04-15T20:46:03
Sociology professor Tony Campolo said, “I am convinced we don’t live in a generation of bad kids. We live in a generation of kids who know too much too soon.” Listen
It’s Not a Misprint: Millennials on the Same Page as Baby Boomers from 2017-02-14T19:53:11
A Baby Boomer walks into a room and finds 3 smart, hard-working Millennials sitting at a table.
That’s it. There is no joke. Sparks didn’t fly. Attitudes didn’t clash. The Millennials did...
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Leadership Needs a New Game Plan with Dr. Liz Alexander and Dr. Ira Wolfe from 2017-01-28T20:55:29
In these VUCA (Volatile-Uncertain-Complex-Am...
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What's the Purpose of Business if It Isn't Money? from 2016-12-27T17:28:41
Purpose, vision, and mission often get bantered about in board rooms as if the words held magical powers. They don't. It's the passion and action behind those words that matter.
During t...
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What Does the Future of Work Look Like Now? from 2016-12-04T22:32:16
What does the future of work look like was the focus of a recent interview I had with Rick Anthony on his Entrepreneurs Network Radio...
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It's Extraordinary: Millennials, Gen Z, and Technology Converge from 2016-09-26T11:52:58
Whether you believe that change is going to impact your business 2 years, 5 years, or 10 years from now, Ira S Wolfe has some breaking news.
There is something extraordinary happening. ...
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"Code Red" for Talent Management? from 2016-08-28T19:47:18
Talent management is in a “state of confusion.” Those were the words of Mike Haberman, a long term friend and colleague of mine. I res...
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Setting the Record Straight about DISC from 2016-06-24T14:49:39
DISC is one of the most popular assessment tools on the planet. Millions of people complete the assessment each year. And still it's often misunderstood and misuse...
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What Happens When The Tired, Wired, and Technology Converge from 2016-05-31T19:54:57
Bashing Millennials has become a national pastime. Older generations watch and wonder who invaded the souls of nearly 80 million American youth...along with hundreds of millions worldwide. As Ri...
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Recruiting is Changing Faster Than You Think from 2016-05-24T16:00
Most everyone recognizes that technology is changing the way we work and the pace of change is accelerating ...except when it comes to how companies recruit and hire employees. It seems that man...
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Recruiters to Millennials: Can you hear me now? from 2016-05-23T17:16:13
85 percent of Americans ages 18-29 (Millennials) are smartphone owners. For many of them, the...
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Confessions of a Millennial Basher from 2016-05-22T20:42:18
Bashing Millennials has become a national pastime. Described as narcissistic, immature, trophy kid slackers, this generation (born between 1980 and 1996) has become the "alien" generation. Other...
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High Cost of a Bad Hire from 2016-05-15T02:46:47
Truth be told, the cost of a bad hire induces widespread collateral damage — like spending $100 bills to earn pennies. When you consider that a toxic employee has a negative impact on both cowor...
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Recrooglization: Recruiting in the Age of Googlization from 2016-05-15T00:54:55
“This [interview] is a clinic for small business owners and HR.”
Those were the words used by Business Builder Show hosts Marty Wolff and Kerry Kearney to descr...
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The ABCs of Emotional Intelligence from 2016-05-12T20:44:17
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