Talent Talk

Dr. Lepora Menefee, Vice President and Consultant, Human Resources, Talent Management, and Change Leadership for Nextgen People talks about the need for culture assessment, and the tools and analytics that can be used to ensure companies make improvements. She also shares how Change Management and Six Sigma are both tools that a company should have in their business repertoire, and how important it is for leaders and companies can draw on both of these tools.

Adriana Cabre, the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources for National University Systems talks about the challenges of leadership development and what is facing HR in the coming year. Mark Magnacca, the President and Co-Founder for Allego shares how his company helps businesses improve their performance through their video knowledge platform, as well as what it takes to create a strong, cohesive management team.

Today's guests include Carol Anderson, Principal at Anderson Performance Partners and Scott Wintrip, Founder of Wintrip Consulting Group. Carol talked about the power of human resources and the ability of this area to accelerate a business.  Scott shared how corporations leverage the power of their people, and how the top talent can be hired through high velocity hiring.

Ron McKinley, Vice President and Chief Standards Officer for the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Nicole Le Maire, Director at The People Engine.  Ron talked about HR management standards on an international level, as well as understanding your management philosophy. Nicole shares her thoughts on what businesses typically need to improve upon to improve their bottom line, along with the importance of defining culture within a virtual office environment.

Jaime Gonzales, the Head of Leadership and Organizational Development with JPL, and Kim Sullivan, the CHRO for The Univeristy of Texas System join Chris to talk about leadership and talent management.

Sean Huurman, the CHRO for Service King Collision Repair Centers and Tim Silvera, the President of Optimum Comp Advantage join Chris to share their experiences in leadership and talent management. Sean shares his thoughts on what has made Service King's culture a successful one, and also the importance of developing a talent structure. Tim speaks about workplace optimization and the necessary tools needed for manager/employee collaboration. 

The guests for this show include Lily Lam, Principal and VP of Growth for OneDigital and Claudia White, an Industrial and Organizational Psychologist at White Sand Consultants. Lily speaks about the importance of benefits as a part of the strategic landscape of HR and company culture. Claudia White shares about what is needed to increase workplace performance and productivity, things like work/life balance, along with the tools needed to measure successful employee/employer relationships.

Wayne Bulato, the President and CEO of Webco HR, and Jillian Phelan, a Co-Founder and Board Member of Red Canoe Adventures join Chris Dyer to talk about their experiences in talent management, leadership and the importance of HR analytics in evaluating success.

Grace Villanueva, Chief Consultant for Human Capital Partners joined Chris Dyer to talk about lega compliance and legal issues that might face a company that is lacking in compliance. Mandy Clark, President of Optimize You shared her thoughts with Chris on coaching executives to become better leaders, and the negative environment that can come into a company via bad leadership.

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.