Nine To Thrive HR

Join us for an exciting conversation with Jeffrey Spector, co-founder of Karat, as he takes us on a journey from the foundational cross-country research to the launch of Brilliant Black Minds, a program backed by Serena Williams. Discover how Karat is at the forefront of the paradigm shift in Talent Acquisition, and gain insights into the realities of interviewing and how to build bridges, not barriers, to opportunities. With Jeffrey's expert knowledge and experience, this conversation promises to be a valuable and engaging exploration of talent acquisition and career development.

Explore the findings of a survey of nearly 1,000 full-time employees as isolved Chief Strategy Officer James Norwood shares the surprising and not-so-surprising trends of 2023 – as told by employees. HR leaders will want to listen in to hear more about the important topic of burnout, the future of the Great Resignation, what employees are most upset about and how they are best engaged.

We are beyond a time when employer branding is only meaningful to recruitment and retention. Tiffany Myers, Director of Brand and Creative at Built In, shares with us the awesome impact a holistic brand has on our organizations. She says, “It is the sum total of every interaction we have with our candidates, our employees and our public.” The landscape warrants organizations to ensure ownership/control of the brand narrative and consider a shift to recruiting marketing as a tool.

Together with Gild Collective co-founders, Rachel Bauer and Kelsey Pytlik, join us for a new year extended podcast with a deep dive into ways to address both the stress and the stressors in your personal and professional lives in order to hit reset on the far-reaching effects of burnout. We talk data, workplace boundaries and get a little personal about this time of year when everyone is either making resolutions, already breaking resolutions, or feeling resentful toward the idea that they have time for resolutions. If you’re in that third category, you’ve probably started the new year in a state of burnout—and maybe it isn’t new. Referenced book: Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

After a serendipitous meeting with his now publisher, Jen , Dr. Steve Yacovelli defined his brand. “The three things everyone will know,” he said, “I’m gay. I am self-described as a dude. And I really like to talk about leadership.” Voila, “The Gay Leadership Dude®” was born. With decades of work in this space, “The Gay Leadership Dude®” shares some simple phraseology for building inclusivity influence as a leader. "The Gay Leadership Dude®” also invites you to check out his FREE learning on silent collusion: https://topdoglearning.learnworlds.com/course/mopsam and his latest book "Pride Leadership-Strategies for the LGBTQ + leader to be the King or Queen of their Jungle."

In today’s episode we meet with Ryan Jenkins, a good friend to HCI. Ryan shares with us a deep dive into loneliness and how it impacts our humanness. We talk about some data points, steps and tools related to connection (or lack of connection), and why it's so important for organizations/leader to invest in workforce well-being and make connection a known topic. Ryan shares from his book "Connectable" as well as steps he works through with organizations to aid in intentionally encouraging workforce (or other) connections a reality. Ryan shares some great stories to aid us in visualizing how this all works! You can also hear Ryan in HCI’s webcast "Inspire Your Audience With Wow & Know-How" - https://www.hci.org/webcast/inspire-your-audience-wow-know-how

In this podcast we talk all things adult learning. We all have moments in our lives that learning has shaped; whether it be to further our career, guide us to change course, add onto our existing skill set or beliefs or a number of other enhancements. Significant theory surrounding the idea of adult learning was catapulted by Malcolm Knowles in 1968, giving the field an identity. Dr. Graham uses those adult learning theories to inform best practices in the work she does alongside her clients. And in a time when upskilling and reskilling is rampant, Dr. Graham talks about how we don't have to go back to the beginning. Most organizations (and individuals) can add to what they have whether it be in course design or a personal skill set. Lastly, we touch on the importance of building out a learning strategy, aligned with organizational values, serving as somewhat of a flexible roadmap but prioritizing the many needs of the adult learner.

In this conversation, Jake Wood - CEO of Groundswell - will detail why empathy should no longer be one of the most commonly overlooked workplace tools, and how helping employees feel safe and supported at work leads to innovation. Drawing from his experience leading a Marine scout sniper unit through two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as his time building and leading Team Rubicon, one of the most highly regarded nonprofits in America, he will also share how empathy, transparency, and purpose-driven communication translates from the battlefield to the workforce and creates a more engaged workforce with the potential to increase business success.

Investing in the employee lifecycle brings out the best in people, so they can bring out the best in their organization. In this episode, Christine Maxwell - VP of People at Rippling - will share how her employee investment strategy at Rippling is unifying organizational goals with employees’ personal and professional development. We will also discuss how Rippling has scaled their employee investment strategies as they’ve grown to +1,000 employees, and the importance of continuing to prioritize employee investments during the current, volatile business climate.

People often use the terms “Remote Work” and “Distributed Workforces” interchangeably when in reality they are two completely different models with their own unique sets of challenges. In this episode, Casey Bailey - Head of People at Deel - will speak to working across both remote and distributed teams, and what she is currently implementing at Deel to improve culture and processes to benefit its employees. We'll also cover the challenges Deel has faced as they've grown their team to 1,000+ employees across 70 countries in less than three years, and what she is doing to not only make a change for the company but to set the standard for distributed workforces moving forward.