Talent Talk

Aaron Shaffer, the CHRO and Principal at the Shaffer Psychological Institute talked about the importance of managing stress and having a focused and balanced mind in decision making situations. He also shared about the key competencies and tools that leaders need to have if they are going to be transformational in their leadership.

Maria Cordova, the President and Founder of Humanage HR talks about annual performance reviews being a thing of the past and what companies need to do to change their culture. Greg Simpson, Managing Director at Agent of Engagement talks about how important it is to have an engaged workforce.

Dan Harris, Workplace Insights Analyst for Quantum Workplace talks about some of the employee engagement trends that are happening in 2017, and also about the interesting stories that demographics have to tell about employees. Ben Martinez, the CEO and Founder of Sumato Coffee shares about his passion for HR technology, and how he strives to support and motivate HR professionals.

Herb Callahan, the Senior Director of HR for Golden State Foods and Ed Rodriguez, the Chief HR Officer for Golden State Foods join Chris for a great talk about changing the culture of hte company to a performance based culture and the roadblocks and victories that can come from this type of shift. They also discuss the move from performance reviews to goal setting as a more effective tool for management to assess performance.

Jennifer McClure, the President of Unbridled Talent, LLC joined Chris Dyer to talk about her involvement in DisruptHR and the valuable tool that this model of information exchange can be. She also shares about her "6 Tips to Build Influence and Get Your Ideas Heard" and talks about how important it is to continue to increase one's influence in order to make things happen.

Cara Silletto, the President & Chief Retention Officer for Crescendo Strategies talks about the Millennial Generation and their contributions to the workforce. In addition, she provides insights into how to handle the changing workforce and how to avoid unnecessary employee turnover.  James Hamilton, the VP of Inspired Performance for The Vincit Group shares what it takes to hire the right people for your organization and get them to commit to staying and growing as the company grows.

Scott Dimmick, the Senior VP and CHRO of Lakeland Regional Health talks about how he has helped to create a workforce that is optimized to perform at high levels through leadership development that involves outside the box thinking. Lizz Pellett, the Director of Great People at Image Solutions talks about the changes that occur through company growth and the pains of that growth which involves possible cultural change. She follows the motto, "Hire the best, train the best & retain the best."

Frank Cottle, the Chairman and Founder of Alliance Business Centers talks about the benefits of companies that utilize a virtual model and the solutions that are available to help them in their success.

Angela Lamsback, the Senior Team Lead in Staffing for ZipRecruiter talks about recruiting top talent and some of the challenges inherent within the staffing industry. Rieva Lesonsky, the President and Founder at GrowBiz Media shares about her success as an entrepreneur and what is needed for an entrepreneur to create a winning and effective culture in their business.

Pattie Grimm, Author, Radio Show Host and Trainer joins Chris to talk about empowering women in the workplace, including her book Quiet Women Never Changed History – Be Strong, Stand Up & Stand Out – Let’s Go Kick Some Glass. Jim Palmer, author of the book Just Say Yes shares his thoughts on the challenges that entrepreneurs face, and how business coaching and meeting challenges head on can make a difference for any business leader.

Michael Ehlers, the Executive Vice President of Biogen talks about the biotechnology field, and how top talent coupled with quality leadership leads to developing the results needed to help patients.  John Livesay, speaker, author and podcast host, talks about the importance of storytelling and how people need to be able to sell themselves just ask much as they sell their products to be successful.

Barbara Marder, the Global Innovation Leader at Mercer talks about the innovative methods of Mercer, including gamification as a method of training and development.

Kirsten Helvey, the Chief Operating Officer for Cornerstone OnDemand talked about her article "5 Big Things on the Minds of Today's Most Innovative CHRO's," which focuses on the shift in talent management and how the role of HR has changed. Kevin Cloutier, Co-Founder of Feet First Eventertainment, talked about how important it is to build the internal relationships in a company which will directly impact the culture.

Autumn Manning, the Co-founder and CEO of YouEarnedIt talks about businesses having success when they focus on people and culture, and how to use analytics to measure the success or needs of their company culture.  Joe Rogers, the Co-Founder and CEO of RGB Projects, Inc. shares his thoughts on the importance of being an Executive Heart Coach and helping leaders avoid the burnout stage by aligning their heart and mind to make them more effective in their work and leadership.

Angelica Gamble-Wong, the SVP of HR for Rubios Restaurants and Craig Bryant, the co founder and CEO at We Are Mammoth joined Chris to talk about the challenges of developing people to realize their passion and potential, and how to be effective in not only managing change, but also how to adapt one's leadership style as the focus changes within a company.

Val Brown, the Founder of Visual Bridge Communication and Paul Claxton, the CEO and Founder of Reciprocity ROI, LLC joined Chris to talk about the need for company's to find their story and the importance of great relationships influencing great business.

Cecilia Gorman, Owner of Creative Talent Partners and Chelsea Szabo, Owner of Verbal Courage joined Chris Dyer to talk about their new joint venture, Empowership. Empowership is designed to help women overcome hurdles and empower them in their professional lives through mentorship, camaraderie, networking, training and coaching.

Tom Becker, the CEO and Founder of Talennium talks about the important of analytics in HR and Talent Acquisition, as well as the use of gamification in recruiting. Kim Shepherd, the CEO of Decision Toolbox shares her thoughts on women in leadership and how to build a winning culture!  

Aisling Teillard, the CEO of Tandem Solutions joined Chris was Ireland and talked about the need to coach both employees and managers, and the need for HR to have a strategic presence that makes a difference in the organization.  Bianca McCann, the VP of HR, Cloud HCM Expert Network for SAP shared the importance of HR professionals connecting peer to peer and the importance of employee enablement.

Angie Kramer, the CEO and Founder of JobBliss talks about the future of work and the importance of freelance talent.  Torrence Freeman, HR Generalist for G & A Partners, shares her thoughts on how to handle executive burnout and the importance of coaching in transforming leadership.