At the Edge ⚡On Hybrid Work & Employee Experience

In this episode, Jennifer discusses:-       Her experience leaving one company and joining another in the middle of the pandemic;-       Using donuts and tacos to humanize employee experience;-       How to bring together leaders and employees as communication equals;-       Why “One and Done” is never enough;-       How video games can inform hybrid work;-       Why flexibility is the name of the game;-       And much more! Jennifer Yi Boyer is Chief People Officer and SVP of DEIB at FiscalNote. She leads the FiscalNote People Team and their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility initiatives. Building creative workforce solutions that are responsive and relevant to both individuals' career growth and enabling strategic business capabilities while operationalizing equity, creating community, and enhancing inclusive global leadership capabilities are cornerstones of her team's work. Prior to joining FiscalNote, Jen served as the Chief Talent Officer at ACT where she led the transformation of the HR function to a contemporary, agile-based center of excellence. Throughout her career she has fulfilled various senior-level leadership roles in human resources, customer service, and TQM/quality management for global organizations across financial services, hospitality, manufacturing, and non-profit education. Jen focuses on creating agile, pragmatic practices within organizations to drive complex enterprise-wide change, talent integration, and strategic workforce solutions at FiscalNote. Her goal is that these practices will nurture belonging, inclusive teams, a coaching culture and leadership practices that invite all our team members to contribute in ways that fulfill their passions and purpose while providing measurable results that differentiate FiscalNote from the competition. Jen holds a BS from Cornell University's Hotel School, a Masters in Leadership and Strategic Communication from Seton Hall University, and a Certificate in Executive Leadership from Harvard's JFK School of Government. 

In this episode, Kate discusses:- The pillars of internal communication;- How hybrid work has exposed companies with toxic cultures;- What we need to do to restore serendipitioius communication to the hybrid workplace;- Why knowledge is actually power;- The central importance of inclusion;- And much more!Kate Isichei is a global collaboration and internal communications consultant. She is also the creator and host of the Engagement Express podcast which has published over three dozen episodes so far. She has over twenty years of experience working with multinationals on technology implementations, transformation projects, and leadership visibility, including at Aon, Foundry, Ciber, Sage, Infosys, Medtronic, and the UK Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment. She has recently launched a new collaboration programme for organisations 'Collaboration Station' which is a simple 6-step process to increase collaboration, knowledge sharing and communities within the workplace.

In this episode, Beatriz discusses:- The different HR challenges of working in a not-for-profit “mission-driven” company'- Why traditional Performance Management has run its course;- How she sees HR as similar to customer service'- The special challenges of remote and hybrid work in an international organization;- What a fully virtual office should contain;- The importance of researching what actually works;- And much more!Beatriz Coningham is  Chief People Officer at the Pan American Development Foundation. She has lived, studied, traveled and worked in different countries in Latin America, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Her educational background includes English and Portuguese languages and literature, teaching English as a foreign language, psychology, and human resource development. Beatriz started her professional life as a teacher of English as a foreign language in Brazil, where she grew up. While living in the state of Mato Grosso, she cofounded and led a private language school, which offered her deep exposure to entrepreneurship and local capacity building. Her experiences in recruiting, training and developing teams led her to gradually transition into organizational development and human resources. In 2003, she moved to Washington, DC to pursue a doctorate degree in Human Resource Development at the George Washington University. Since then, she has worked in the non-profit sector in healthcare and international development. Beatriz is known for her dynamic and versatile leadership style, as well as her ability to work effectively in multicultural environments. Her passion is to create human resources functions that are vital to the organization through leveraging technology, great customer service, simplification and continuous improvement.

In this episode, Khalilah talks aboutHow she works as the HR lead for a company staffed by active gang membersWhy skydiving is part of her onboarding process;How you can use the techniques of public interest HR for your corporation;Why the future belongs to impact companies;What she means by “Three the Hard Way”;How and why to make an individual purpose plan to help your company;And more!Khalilah “KO” Olokunola is the Chief People Officer of TRU Colors, where she is the force behind defining a company culture that drives connection, team cohesion, personal & professional growth. She also oversees developing and executing a Re-Engineered People strategy for the seven main areas of traditional HR in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization. She was born and raised in New York and spent much of her teen years on the streets with Brooklyn & Troy's most notorious street gangs.KO remained adamant about the importance of education & making impact in the lives of others. KO is an advocate for workplace diversity, inclusion, and second-chance hiring. She has attended college both in NYC & NC and has completed additional coursework at MIT uLab & Harvard University on Entrepreneurship, Leading from the Emerging Future, and Deliberations of Social Change. KO has been named one of the top twenty  influencers in the People Operations industry by Lattice & Top 22 leader by Conscious Companies. She has been featured online , in print and on TV notably in Forbes, on Good Morning America & Dr. Oz.

In this episode, Sebastien shares about:-       How employee experience is different from engagement, and why experience trumps engagement every time;-       How the health care industry adapted quickly to hybrid;-       How the pandemic has accelerated a talent crisis;-       The need for intentionality in maximizing the hybrid employee experience;-       What types of technology he believes are most important now and into the future;-       Why you should never waste a good crisis;-       And more.Sebastien Girard is Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer at Centura Health. A native of Montreal, Canada, Seb joined Centura from Atrium Health, where he served as the Senior Vice President responsible for workforce engagement and workforce operations. He previously served as the Chief Workforce Officer at Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas, Texas. He spent nearly fifteen years with Randstad, a Dutch-based global human resources consulting firm, in executive and operations roles in both the United States and Canada. Seb has a Masters of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Sloan School of Management. He completed Randstad's international Senior Executive Program and the Human Capital Institute's strategic workforce planning development program. He also serves as an advisory board member with three independent HR companies, innovating in nurse staffing, professional nurse development, and health care workforce-managed solutions. In addition to his professional experience, Seb is passionate in giving back to the community and has engaged in international humanitarian projects to recruit and attract some of the world's best engineers to support those living in India with mobility obstacles.

In this episode, Bridgett shares about the multiplicity of ways that hybrid work has changed the corporate culture, and how her own company has responded to it to transform and improve employee experience, in so many ways that she has given her company's approach it's own name: Ibexology. Bridgett Hart is Senior Director of Communications & Change Management at IBEX. Previous to this, she was the US Director of Training, and before that spent more than twenty years in a variety of positions in the telecommunications industry including at Sykes, Travelocity, AT&T, and Frontier Communications. She holds a bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of Virginia's College at Wise and completed her advanced studies in teaching/education at Western Carolina University. Bridgett has a teaching endorsement in both Virginia and North Carolina and recently received certification in Change Management. Bridgett is a HUGE supporter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where her son was treated and cured of leukemia at an early age.

In this episode, Power discusses “the people stuff”:- How to deal with the increased levels of adversity brought forth in the COVID-19 pandemic by breathing, reframing, and embracing the principles of emotional intelligence;- How to develop emotional flexibility and why it matters;- The techniques to overcome tool fatigue;- The importance of mental hygiene in creativity;- The central role of leaders in modeling mental safety;- The positive impact of a diverse approach to diversity;- And more!Elizabeth Power, M. Ed. is the CEO of EPower & Associates, Inc. She is a speaker, facilitator, teacher, and consultant via the EPower Change Institute and The Trauma Informed Academy. She is a subject matter expert on trauma-informed care, trauma- responsive systems, change and resilience and is also an Adjunct Instructor in Psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center. Power develops cross-cultural adaptations of models of care for the mental health community.  Her current projects include helping Japan create a culturally appropriate model of trauma- informed care, supporting several NHS trusts that are addressing how to help frontline workers develop hope in the face of chronic moral injury, and finishing her Healer series of books. Power's Trauma Responsive System focuses on mastering 9 elements akin to applied emotional intelligence. She was recently published as third author of an article in Family Medicine about the outcomes of the NIMH research project assessing the effectiveness of the use of the core principles of Risking Connection by Primary Care Providers in their clinical settings. She received her M.Ed. in HR Development from Vanderbilt University's Peabody School of Education in 1997 has multiple coaching, educational, and facilitation certifications.

In this episode, Bridgette shares about how hybrid work, employee experience, and culture work differently in higher education, the role of technology, and much more.Bridgette Wilder is Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at the California Institute of the Arts since June 2021. Prior to her appointment at CalArts, she served the Albany State University in the role of CHRO, and before that in the dual role of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Safety Officer/Senior Manager at the City of Memphis. Additionally, she has served as the Chief Human Resources Officer for Media Fusion; Deputy Director of Human Resources/Chief Diversity Officer at The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina. She was the first African American Deputy Director and the only person to hold the dual role; an Employee Relations Representative & Corporate Trainer for Airborne Express; Manager of Recruitment & Training at INROADS, Inc. in Richmond, VA.; Market Source Corporation where she marketed IBM personal systems to the VA higher educational system; Automation Specialist for SouthTrust Corporation and Jefferson State Community College where she coordinated job fairs, presented career seminars, and provided job assistance to undergraduates and alumni; and Communications Link which she owned and specialized in facilitating career planning and software training workshops. Bridgette is also the Owner and Principal Consultant of Wilder HR Management & EEO Consulting which focuses on simplifying HR for small to mid- size businesses through customized solutions to manage their HR function. She earned an MBA from Averett University, a BA in Human Resources from Birmingham-Southern College, a BS in Workforce Education from Southern Illinois University and AAS in Computer Science from Jefferson State Community College. She is a graduate of the Furman University/ Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Academy and a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Humanitarian Award. Bridgette is a member of the Forbes Human Resources Council, SHRM Expertise Panel for Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility and SHRM A-Team.

In this episode, Dr. Larson shares about:-       Working simultaneously as both a CHRO and independent HR and leadership consultant;-       The latest challenges in HR due to the pandemic and hybrid work;-       Specific challenges in the manufacturing industry;-       The primary importance of inclusion and communication in engagement;-       The connection between trust and culture;-       How critical it is to get great feedback;-       And much more.Dr. Wade Larson is the Chief Human Resources Officer for Wagstaff, Inc. and President of Optimal Talent Dynamics. He is on a personal mission to overcome mediocrity and help others achieve the best versions of themselves. Dr. Wade has worked with hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals as a consultant and HR executive to do more, achieve more, and be more. As an international speaker and author, he challenges leaders to transform their organizations, people, and communities. His latest book, Transform HR, helps businesses successfully navigate 6 of the most significant challenges facing leaders today as they manage in the new world of HR 3.0. In addition, Dr. Wade teaches for multiple universities.

In this episode, Awo discusses how the lessons of working in Africa can teach America about employee experience, the importance of asking questions and listening, the special circumstances of hybrid work in the mining industry, how after years in the gold business she's never actually seen gold and how that's a metaphor for hybrid work, and much more.Awo Quaison-Sackey is Regional Vice President, Human Resources, Africa Region, at Newmont Mining. She has forty years of experience in the manufacturing, insurance and mining industries. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from the University of Ghana, and Master of Laws, LLM and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Temple University, Pennsylvania. Awo has participated extensively as a volunteer with such organizations as the United Nations Fund for Women (UNIFEM) where she served as chairperson of the Global Advisory Committee, working to build strategic partnerships between African information technology entrepreneurs and women's organizations and business associations in different parts of Africa. She also worked with a team to found the Digital Diaspora Network for Africa whose purpose was to leverage the resources of the diaspora to enable economic development in Africa. She has served on the Board of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut – a ninety-five-year old organization established to promote awareness and greater understanding of the world through experiences and dialog.  She is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Ghana. In her current role, Awo participates as a member of the regional African leadership team bringing her human resources expertise to create, develop, and support people practices. She collaborates with other functions to ensure that the employee experience and company values are at the heart of actions and decisions that are implemented.  In this role, Awo is able to bring her passion for leadership, employee wellness, community support to implement top-notch programs and policies for over five thousand employees and contractors in the Newmont Africa region. 

In this episode, David talks about:-       How remote and hybrd work are nothing new, but also still far from easy;-       Why hybrid work is the most effective model if done correctly;-       Some tips for how to manage hybrid work well;-       The role and meaning of understanding, identity, and purpose;-       The important balance between freedom and accountability;-       How to maximize trust and communication;-       The role of technology in all this;-       Why hybrid is better than fully remote;-       And much more.David Burkus is the bestselling author of four books about business and leadership, including most recently and relevantly, Leading From Anywhere, a primer on hybrid and remote work. His books have won multiple awards and have been translated into dozens of languages. His insights on leadership and teamwork have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, USAToday,  Fast Company, the Financial Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, CNN, the BBC, NPR, and CBS This Morning. Since 2017, Burkus has been ranked as one of the world's top business thought leaders by Thinkers50. As a sought-after international speaker, his TED Talk has been viewed over 2 million times. He's worked with leaders from organizations across all industries including Google, Stryker, Fidelity, Viacom, and even the US Naval Academy. A former business school professor, Burkus holds a Master's degree in Organizational Psychology from the University of Oklahoma, and a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership from Regent University.

In this episode, Shweta talks about the new definition of employee experience, and what it's composed of, tips and tricks to maximize employee experience both with and without technology, how the hybrid experience is different than the traditional one, and most importantly of all, why employee experience is like ice cream.Shweta Bandi is the Director of HR Technology and Employee Experience at Adobe. Previous to this she worked as the Director of People Technology and Systems and in other positions at Clorox for more than a decade. An innovative strategist and thought leader in Employee Experience and HR Technology, she has been an instigator in bringing the workplace and workforce technology together to deploy a digital mindset and drive a unified experience with employee at the core. Shweta is responsible for defining and executing the Employee Experience Technology strategy and the short- and long-term HR tech roadmap to attract, hire, develop, and grow diverse and inclusive talent at Adobe. Shweta leads a team of Senior managers, tech partners, business analysts and solution architects to design and build solutions and platforms to deliver on business capabilities and trusted, valuable analytics and metrics to drive data driven decision making for Adobe.

In this episode, Susannah discusses conundrums such as:- How the system is more important than the individual in innovation, yet the human is also far more important than the system;- How we don't really understand the problems we're facing, and yet the most powerful step forward will come from understanding the problems;- How although we are generally not very good at collaborating or communicating, it's what we care about most;- And much more.Susannah Childers is the Founder and Creator of Possibility at Ah Ha! Which she has run for the past twenty-five years. She is an experienced facilitator of Organizational Learning, Innovation, Design Thinking, Strategic Planning, Knowledge Transfer, Market Research, and all-around fun and productive visual meetings. Susannah has a BA in Economics and Spanish from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Prior to Ah Ha!, Susannah worked at Helene Curtis (now Unilever) and The Procter and Gamble Company connecting teams and driving learning and innovation. Susannah is an international speaker on the topics of insight, leadership, and innovation. She recently presented at the Creative Problem Solving Institute (Buffalo,NY), Mindcamp Canada in Toronto and the African Creativity Conference in South Africa. She lives in the beautiful North Carolina mountains with her husband Wayne. Susannah's work helps clients connect knowledge and experiences to drive innovation and discovery.

In this bonus episode, Bob talks about what his storied career has taught him about how people and culture, not technology or strategy, that power organizations, and provides insight into how organizational change and flexibility is at the core of delivering on the future of work.Bob Pulver is Global Head of Business Development at Innovation Minds. Previous to this, he was the Director of IT Strategy and Innovation at NBCUniversal Media. And before that he spent nearly fifteen years at IBM in a wide variety of capacities spanning topics from global collaboration and intrapreneurship to social analytics and market intelligence, most recently as the Global Program Leader of Cognitive Innovation. Bob has become a veteran workplace strategist highly versed in helping organizations understand and plan for how emerging technologies will impact their organizations and their people. 

In this bonus episode, Rosemary talks about the importance of connection and of fun in today's world of work, the Great Resignation and its impact, why empathy and transparency are the top qualities needed in leaders today, the sources of great employee experience, why ongoing feedback is way better than occasional pulse surveys, and the power of explaining Why.Rosemary Rein is Senior Vice President of Product at Innovation Minds. Previous to this, she was Director of Learning and Education at Wikipedia. She is an author, international speaker, and global citizen who has helped Fortune 500 Companies, non-profit organizations and private clients achieve their highest potential by mentoring them on leadership, innovation, and engagement. Rosemary is the recipient of South Africa's “Beyonder Award” for her contributions to the field of creativity and has served as Vice-Chair of the Creative Problem Solving Institute. She has taught Creative problem Solving and Innovation in the US, Latin America, UAE, India, South East Asia and Africa. Rosemary has lived in Latin America for fifteen years and currently is based in Ecuador.Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interview a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the hybrid workplace.Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of  At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season included corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this episode, Adriana talks about the ways COVID has changed the employee-employer relationship and the nature of engagement, the increased importance of the manager's role in the hybrid workplace, and how innovation is the secret sauce to maximize engagement. As Chief People Officer, Adriana Bokel Herde is responsible for Pega's people strategy and operations. Adriana leads the company's efforts to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, directing teams focused on talent attraction, career development, performance management, benefits, mental and physical well-being, inclusion and diversity, and social impact. For more than twenty years, Adriana has held leadership positions in fast-growing companies and is recognized as an innovative, high-performing leader with the ability to architect, execute, and drive business growth. Her areas of expertise include business strategy, talent recruitment and development, diversity initiatives, change management, leadership development, operations, innovation, and employee experience. Prior to Pega, Adriana was Chief People Officer and Chief Evangelist Officer at PeopleDoc, an HR software provider, where she was responsible for sales enablement and customer advocacy in addition to internal people strategy. Prior to that, she was Vice President of People Services at Biogen. Born in Brazil, Adriana has held positions all over the world and is fluent in English, Portuguese, and German. She holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, an M.A. in Adult Educational Psychology & Educational Psychology from Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, and a Clinical Psychology degree from Pontificia Universidade Catolica in Rio de Janeiro, earned in conjunction with two years of study at UCLA. She is currently a lecturer at MIT and is on the board of Empirical Hire, a developer of AI tools to improve candidate screening.Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this episode, Dr. Sindhu Joseph talks about what to bring into the way and what to get out of the way, the uses and limits of artificial intelligence for engagement, the source of her childhood fascination with AI, what India taught her about engagement and customer service, and why Sindhu can't fly – yet. Dr. Sindhu Joseph is the founder of Cognicor and inventor of 6 US Patents in artificial intelligence. She was a finalist for Google's Anita Borg Women in Technology Award. CogniCor is a Digital Assistant platform based on knowledge graphs for transforming customer engagement.Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this episode, Dickson Tang talks about the 3Is of innovation, the new mindset demands on today's leaders, the difference between engaging employees in Asia and the West and the use of asynchronous technologies to overcome this, the role of AI in the creative industries, his personalized leadership scorecard, his PPCO method, and making sure to lay out the path to Point B up front.Dickson Tang is a keynote speaker, author and influencer who helps people and organizations get creative towards the future of work and business, so that they can unlock ideas and opportunities in new products, services and processes. He is author of the book "Leadership for Future of Work: 9 Ways to Build Career Edge over Robots with Human Creativity." He was featured in media such as Forbes and Irish Tech News and has trained leaders and executives from companies such as Cartier, CITIC Telecom, JVC Kenwood, Mannheim Business School, Menicon, Montblanc, Novartis and many more. He holds an MBA from ESSEC Graduate School of Management in France and a Bachelor of Social Science from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He lives in Singapore.Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this episode, Niven talks about the ways that leaders can inspire engagement and innovation even in the most conservative financial organizations, how snow melts at the edges, and how the feeling of being listened to is the same as the feeling of being loved.Niven Postma works as a strategy, leadership and culture consultant and facilitator for clients in South Africa, the UK, Germany, Scandinavia and Australia, in industries as diverse as financial services, professional services, media, petrochemicals, retail and manufacturing. She lectures at Henley Business School and on various global leadership development programmes and is the author of the book If You Don't Do Politics, Politics Will Do You: A Guide to Navigating Politics Ethically and Successfully (And Yes it is Possible!) She worked as Head of Leadership and Culture for the Standard Bank Group (the largest bank by assets in Africa) spanning all the countries where the Group operates and affecting all fifty-five thousand employees. She was also Head of External Strategy at the South African Reserve Bank, Head of the South African Reserve Bank Academy, responsible for the delivery of all learning and leadership development, Chief Executive Officer of NOAH (Nurturing Orphans of AIDS for Humanity), one of the largest children's NGOs in South Africa, Chief Executive Officer of the Businesswomen's Association (BWA), the largest association of business and professional women in South Africa, and as a Consultant with the global strategy consulting firm Monitor Company, where she worked on cases for clients in South Africa, Boston and Turkey. She earned her BA degree from the University of Stellenbosch, EMBA at the UCT Graduate School of Business, and her PG Dip Futures Studies at the University of Stellenbosch Business School. She was an inaugural Fellow of the International Women's Forum Leadership Programme and an Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow.Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this episode, Jeff shares his four pillars of engagement, why he thinks experience is a better framework than “service” or even “engagement,” how employees are also customers, and how to overcome the BTTWWADI syndrome.Jeff Tobe has been called "The Guru of Creative Thinking" by Insider Magazine, and readers of Convention & Meetings Magazine chose him as "one of the top fifteen speakers in North America" on a list that includes Anderson Cooper, Condoleezza Rice, and Daniel Pink. He is the author of the books Coloring Outside the Lines and ANTICIPATE: Knowing What Customers Need Before They Do. He is also the co-author of the best-selling books The Sales Coach and The Communication Coach. He is also the co-author of the best-selling books The Sales Coach and The Communication Coach. Tobe is one of the most dynamic speakers in the world as attested to by his clients who include IRS, Microsoft, Chrysler-Daimler, Pepsi Cola, PNC Bank, the Internal Revenue Service, and many others. Jeff believes in the power of creativity to look at your business from a new perspective and that the most important touchpoint for business today is the internal and external customers experience, from the minute they make contact with your organization to the minute they are done. He is also the creator of ACX, the Associate of Customer Experience, online certification program. Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this episode, Coonoor shares with us the secrets of using improv in corporations and shows us a few specific improv techniques. She also talks about the time she taught improv at the Pentagon, and tells us how a pet elephant can improve our situation at work.Coonoor Behal honed her creative problem-solving skills during her years as a strategy and innovation consultant at Deloitte Consulting LLP. For part of her time there, she worked in the firm's Global Innovation Network, spearheading and managing open innovation challenges across more than one hundred member firms. With years of experience as an improv comedian and teacher, Coonoor brings levity, adaptability, and composure to every experience and is an expert in using improv techniques to enhance collaboration and ideation. Prior to her creative business career, Coonoor worked in non-profit international development. She was trained in Product Design at the Wharton School of Business, is a graduate of Adaptive Path's User Experience (UX) Intensive, received her BA from New York University (summa cum laude) and her MA from The University of Chicago. She was awarded the prestigious GovLab Innovation Fellowship at Deloitte Consulting, is certified in “Creative Facilitation and Design” by Retreats That Work, and is a regular guest lecturer on “Improvisational Mindsets for Leadership” at The George Washington University School of Business. She recently published her first book, I Quit! The Life Affirming Joy of Giving Up.Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this episode, Luke tells us about his experience using gamification and play to increase employee enjoyment and deliver far greater impact and success.Luke Jamieson is the founder and CEO of PLAYFULLi®. Named in the Top Global CX and EX thought leaders by Survey Sensum, Panviva, Thinkers360, Rise Global and Engati CX and has been featured in many publications including the Wall Street Journal for his thoughts on employee engagement, motivation and purpose. He's a certified LEGO Serious Play® facilitator and has studied design thinking at D.school at Stanford. He is an expert in helping organisations use play to define purpose, increase employee experience, support diversity, foster positive cultures, and deliver on sustainable progress. His approaches have attracted many coveted awards and his enthusiasm for CX and EX has helped shape some of Australia's largest organisations customer and employee experience programs.Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this episode, Delano talks about Kahlil Gibran and Einstein, why creative people run the world and how they can value themselves more, the challenges of instilling creativity in corporations, as well as some solutions and tricks for doing so successfully including teamwork, problem-solving, and the art of dissociation. He also shares with us about the Guinness World Record he is aiming to break for most books sold in one day, which he calls “the most ridiculous thing I've ever attempted to do.”Delano A. Johnson, aka #TheCEOofCreativity, is originally from the Bahamas and has lived in New York for the past twenty-five years. He is the successor of Dr. George C. Fraser and COO for FraserNET, Inc, the parent company for FraserNation, Winds Financial Learning Centers, and the PowerNetworking Conference. He is the author of the best-selling book, Refuse to Live Talented & Broke!, as well as an international speaker, brand architect and leading authority on personal and corporate creativity who has worked with some of the world's most recognized brands such as BMW, Pfizer, Sheraton, Verizon, ATT, and Disney, just to name a few. He is a Grammy and Dove Award nominee, and a singer/songwriter with 9 Marlin Award wins. In 2008, he was the Online Creative Manager at ToysRus® headquarters responsible for all online visual offers, branding, and new acquisition brands, including the iconic FAO Schwarz®. After 3 years, his creative leadership helped grow the online division from $50 million to over $750 million. Personally, Delano is passionate about helping artists, entertainers, and entrepreneurs manage and maximize the high demand for their creative output. He believes that everyone is a creative genius and teaches his patented Creative Transformational Principles™ to thousands each year. Delano is the proud father of Jonathan Isaac, David Alijandro and Dyamond Jolie. Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this episode, Shawn shares with us the secrets of putting the human at the center of everything he does, how to get large companies to authentically innovate, and most of all, why you need to be inspired by a cartoon to overcome your fear and kiss your dragons.Shawn Nason is the founder of Man On Fire & the Nason Group, which includes MOFI, the Disruptor League, TruthTellers, and The Pink Couch. He's a world recognized expert on both innovation and employee and customer experience. Previously, Shawn was the Chief Experience and Transformation Officer for Healthways and the Chief Innovation Officer for Xavier University. He also worked for six years at The Walt Disney Company. He's the author of the books The Power of Yes! In Innovation and Kiss Your Dragons: Radical Relationships and Bold Heartsets in Changing the World. He challenges the world around him to be fully present, get real, and knock down the barrier that separates the various compartments in their lives. In the world of health care, Shawn's on a mission to disrupt the status quo by daring changemakers to pour their hearts into their work while doubling down on a commitment to humanize the patient and employee experience. Like the charisma-filled revival preacher he once was, he's endlessly searching for the next situation to stir up, inspire, and make sure will never be the same. When he's not out causing trouble in the world, Shawn's at home with his wife, daughter, son, and two dogs. Unless of course he's traveling to Lexington to cheer on his beloved Kentucky Wildcats to win yet another national championship.Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this episode, Jamie and Maddie talk about redefining engagement and culture, the challenges of returning to the office, the critical importance of metrics and measurement, and the value of technology in creating collaboration, transparency, inclusion, and innovation.Jamie Notter helps leaders create stronger cultures and upgrade their workplaces, based on a deeper understanding of their organizational genetic code. He brings twenty-five years of experience in conflict resolution, generational differences, leadership, and culture change to his work with leaders around the world. A sought-after keynote speaker, Jamie also serves as adjunct faculty at Georgetown University. Maddie Grant is an expert digital strategist and culture designer whose superpower is skillful shepherding of organizations through cultural and digital transformation. Maddie was the founder of SocialFish, a successful digital strategy consulting firm and home of one of the most visited and respected blogs written for nonprofit and association executives. Together Jamie and Maddie run PROPEL, a coaching and consulting company that helps companies achieve culture-driven growth, impact, and success. They have written three books together: Humanize: How People Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World (2011)When Millennials Take Over: Preparing for the Ridiculously Optimistic Future of Business (2015)The Non-Obvious Guide to Employee Engagement (2019).Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this episode, Themba talks about how HR and “Ways of Working” is like music, painting, cattle herding, village elder meetings, and warrior collectives, how much better work could be if, as with his son going to school, we went there more for the people than the job itself, and what both African and artificial intelligence have to offer toward employee engagement.Themba Chakela is the General Manager of Ways of Working at Transnet, South Africa's state-owned transport company. a Change Maven, Impact Driver, Culture Chemist, Transformation Trooper, Organisation Whisperer, Complexity Slayer, Value Wrangler, and Engagement Engineer. Before Transnet he was Principal Head HR, Southern Africa at Dimension Data.Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this episode, Clint, aka "The Undercover Millennial," talks about how the kindness of a teacher who helped him become a world-class drummer taught him everything he needs to know about employee engagement and retention. He looks at the importance of providing an individualized human experience for all employees in which they are acknowledged, rewarded, and affirmed for who they are, what they want and need, and where they personally are going. More and more, Clint seems to be saying, engagement IS work, and no one will tolerate being dehumanized in work's future.Clint Pulver is an Emmy Award-winning, motivational keynote speaker, author, musician, and workforce expert. As the president and founder of The Center for Employee Retention, Clint has transformed how corporations like Keller Williams, AT&T, and Hewlett Packard create lasting loyalty through his work and research. Clint has also been a professional drummer for over twenty years, founded the Green Man Group, and directed the Drumline for the NBA's Utah Jazz. Clint was featured in Business Q Magazine as one of their “Top 40 under 40” as a premiere Corporate Keynote Speaker. Clint is also the author of the new book I Love It Here!: How Great Leaders Create Organizations Their People Never Want to Leave.Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this bonus episode, Gary talks about why innovation is so important and yet so challenging for most organizations, some specific techniques he uses to address this and break through silos, and the critical nature of getting employees engaged and feeling valued – along with some methods to achieve that as well.As an executive advisor, Gary Covert helps senior leaders execute strategically, develop exceptional teams, and innovate effectively. Gary's clients work in a variety of industries, including energy, construction, technology, healthcare, senior care, restaurants, and mining. Gary's industry experience outside of consulting includes mining, manufacturing, semiconductor, data storage, flat-panel displays, and thin-film-deposition processes. Gary is a graduate of the Thunderbird School of Global Management (now part of ASU) and earned his B.A. in Japanese from ASU.Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.“Innovation is about people, not technology,” says Innovation Minds' founder and CTO Bala Balasubramaniam.“We believe that innovation OF the workforce is as critical as innovation BY the workforce. Innovation itself offers a critical solution. Innovation can be part of the daily work of everyone in a company, and provides a key to engagement as much as, or even more than, being an end in itself. This podcast aims to help companies manage the new reality in cutting-edge ways.”Michael Lee, host of the podcast and an internationally certified creativity and innovation expert and coach, adds: “Innovation and engagement are two of the most important issues in business today, period. It has been eye-opening talking to these experts – the world has changed very fast, and it's essential for leaders to listen to our guests – they share so much amazing practical advice that needs to be implemented right away.”  Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this bonus episode, Douglass shares his long history with corporate innovation, explores the roots and impacts of “Innovation at the Edge,” offers some surprising details about his early career, and tells stories of specific experiences in his innovation work with companies.Douglass Humphreys is SVP, Sales at Innovation Minds. His entrepreneurial background includes multiple start-ups, roll-ups and turn-arounds. Areas of expertise include: Innovation, digital transformation, experience design and management consulting. He was a Managing Director at KPMG Consulting/BearingPoint, and Director of Global Business Transformation and Innovation at Unisys. Doug is a frequent speaker at Innovation events and has worked with tier-one global brands to capture efficiencies and drive growth for over 20 years. He's a graduate of Swarthmore College and lives in Marin County with his wife, Katie and their four children.Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.“Innovation is about people, not technology,” says Innovation Minds' founder and CTO Bala Balasubramaniam.“We believe that innovation OF the workforce is as critical as innovation BY the workforce. Innovation itself offers a critical solution. Innovation can be part of the daily work of everyone in a company, and provides a key to engagement as much as, or even more than, being an end in itself. This podcast aims to help companies manage the new reality in cutting-edge ways.”Michael Lee, host of the podcast and an internationally certified creativity and innovation expert and coach, adds: “Innovation and engagement are two of the most important issues in business today, period. It has been eye-opening talking to these experts – the world has changed very fast, and it's essential for leaders to listen to our guests – they share so much amazing practical advice that needs to be implemented right away.”  Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

In this bonus episode, Bala shares his own personal journey as an innovator and innovation leader, and tells us the many reasons why he believes that innovation should be something that every single person in a company should be involved with.Bala Balasubramaniam is the Founder, Visionary and CTO of Innovation Minds. Bala believes that human connection is the heart of innovation and that great innovation happens when people have the right mindsets, tools, and processes to collaborate effectively. With that in mind, he founded Innovation Minds to equip enterprise and academic clients with the best crowdsourcing and AI innovation platform and in-person events to move ideas from basic concepts into game-changing solutions. Prior to Innovation Minds, he worked as Head of HR Innovation at LinkedIn, and before that as the leader of Innovation at eBay Research Labs. Bala frequently gives keynotes at Innovation and HR Summits and Conferences.Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.“Innovation is about people, not technology,” says Innovation Minds' founder and CTO Bala Balasubramaniam.“We believe that innovation OF the workforce is as critical as innovation BY the workforce. Innovation itself offers a critical solution. Innovation can be part of the daily work of everyone in a company, and provides a key to engagement as much as, or even more than, being an end in itself. This podcast aims to help companies manage the new reality in cutting-edge ways.”Michael Lee, host of the podcast and an internationally certified creativity and innovation expert and coach, adds: “Innovation and engagement are two of the most important issues in business today, period. It has been eye-opening talking to these experts – the world has changed very fast, and it's essential for leaders to listen to our guests – they share so much amazing practical advice that needs to be implemented right away.”  Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

Guests for our first season are: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie Notter Maddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangThe first full episode will be released on Tuesday 29 June featuring Clint Pulver, Founder of the Center for Employee Retention and author of the new book I Love It Here!: How Great Leaders Create Organizations Their Employees Never Want to Leave.“Organizations today are learning to adapt,” Clint says. “They're learning to change. They're learning to get to the part about their people. And they're seeing the investment, that when they grow humans, not just employees, it changes everything.”Subsequent guests include many best-selling authors and top-ranked speakers and influencers, and current and former heads of innovation and engagement from around the world. You can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode.