Podcast appearances and mentions of jeff wellstead

This episode my guest is Jeff Wellstead, The challenges of maintaining a healthy midlife are universal, Jeffs honesty and humour makes for an interesting conversation. Jeff' was an athlete in his youth but a sedentary work life and a busy family took their toll on his health. He gained a lot of weight and Type 2 diabetes came knocking. Jeff was well on his way back to health when Covid 19 came and threw a spanner in the works. Enter yours truly. Jeff shares his experiences of gastric bypass surgery and now he is keen to find his way back to a more physical future. How do we find our way back to thrive in middle and older age? Let me explain. Settle down with a cuppa or grab your ear buds and get in a few steps. This 40 minute conversation is the perfect dose of fun and information. Disclaimer- The content of this podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your Doctor or other healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you heard on this podcast.

In this episode, Kevin and Peju explore the way artificial intelligence is changing the world of work. We've all seen the headlines promising mass unemployment due to AI — but how realistic are these concerns? How will AI impact who is hired and who isn't? And what does the future workplace look like when our colleagues are algorithms? Join us as we put these questions (and many more) to our experts, Deepak Paramanand and Jeff Wellstead. Deepak is Product Lead at Hitachi Europe, and former Senior Product Manager at Microsoft. Jeff Wellstead has had an incredible 25-year career as a HR leader, helping organisations across investment banking, consulting and technology prepare for rapid growth. Together, they'll share their insight on AI and jobs, so you can work out the questions you need to be asking about this crucial topic. If you enjoy this episode, make sure to rate, review and subscribe, so you can join us on the next stage of our journey to investigate the invisible. References: The news headlines mentioned in this episode are: ‘Bank of England economist warns thousands of UK jobs at risk from robots and AI' published in the Independent, Monday 20th August 2018 Job Loss From AI? There's More To Fear!, Forbes.com Aug 7, 2018 A.I. and Unemployment: Which Cities Face Biggest Impact, Dice.com November 21, 2019 Notes on the Amazon case study The software was created by a team at Amazon's Edinburgh office in 2014 as a way to automatically sort through CVs and select the most ‘talented' applicants. But the algorithm taught itself to favour male candidates over female ones The problem seemed to have been caused by bad data. The system was trained on data submitted by applicants over a 10-year period – most of which came from men. It was started in 2014 and scrapped by Amazon in 2015 — so five years ago rather than 6 as Kevin said. You can find out more about the Amazon here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-jobs-automation-insight-idUSKCN1MK08G 21 jobs of the future The article we were talking about was the ‘21 HR jobs of the future' published in August 2020 in the Harvard Business Review Authors are Rob Brown from the Cognizant Center for the Future of Work and Jeanne Mesiter who is the Managing Partner of Future Workplace — both organisations that deal in predicting the future of jobs. Find the article here: https://www.cognizant.com/whitepapers/21-jobs-of-the-future-a-guide-to-getting-and-staying-employed-over-the-next-10-years-codex3049.pdf McKinsey study Kevin mentions a Mckinsey study, Skill shift: Automation and the future of the workforce For more information about the issues discussed in this episode, take a look at our blog post on: https://weandai.org/blog/

We're joined by Jeff Wellstead to discuss his journey across a variety of multinational corporations/startups and his passion to make 'the future of' work great again.

Today's guest is Jeff Wellstead. Jeff is CEO of Big Bear Partners and Chief Strategy Officer at GtmHub. Jeff is an expert in helping rapidly growing or hyper growth start ups manage their people challenges effectively. Before moving in to Consulting Jeff was the VP of Global HR at Message Labs and Global Director of HR at SpinVox.  In both roles Jeff was responsible for helping these rapidly growing starts up overcome the people challenges as they grew and continue their hyper growth trajectories. In the case of SpinVox Jeff oversaw the 9 fold expansion of the team from just 50 people to over 450 in under 2 years! As a consultant Jeff works with organisations to create the environment to allow their people to thrive and succeed at work while supporting the founding teams in overcoming the  strategic challenges that they face as hyper growth start ups. We cover some really interesting topics in this conversation including: How Jeff and the team grew SpinVox so quickly and the challenges they faced along the way The people and cultural challenges that hyper growth start ups face as they scale and the  warning signs you need to watch out for if you're growing a business The importance of understanding where you are in your growth journey and ensuring you build the necessary structures to maintain your unique culture as your firm grows The importance of employee experience In todays world  and what you should be thinking about if you're looking to recruit and retain the top talent in the industry And much much more! You can find out more about Jeff on her LinkedIn page – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrwellstead/ You can email Jeff at Jeff@BigBearPartners.com Specific Things We Discuss in The Show: Dunbars number - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number   Message lab - https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/messagelabs   SpinVox - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpinVox     Employees First, Customers Second by Vineet Nayar - http://amzn.eu/edvxufq Exponential Organisations by Salim Ismail, Michael Malone and Yuri van Geest - http://amzn.eu/henljqZ

Much like the terminator, That HR Podcast is back – and this month we want to know if artificial intelligence really is coming for HR and L&D roles. We talk about the rise of workplace tech with resident expert Jeff Wellstead; and take a trip to the glamorous central London offices of Condé Nast International, to discover how the publishing industry is tackling the shift online. Plus, agony uncle Tim Pointer advises a listener looking to take a dive into self-employment. Join People Management staff writers Emily Burt and Lauren Brown on the podcast that takes the pulse of HR – and don't forget to give us your feedback by tweeting us at @peoplemgt or email pmeditorial@haymarket.com. Thank you to our guests from this episode: Jeff Wellstead, founder & CEO of Big Bear Partners Ltd Zoe Walters, people director at Condé Nast International Tim Pointer, founder of Starboard

Second part of our interview with Jeff Wellstead, Talent & Innovation Accelerator and Future of Work Consultant focusing on digital transformation & adoption within the talent and human resources function.

Jeff Wellstead is a Talent & Innovation Accelerator and Future of Work Consultant for small businesses in the emerging, fast growth high-tech sector, as well as mature businesses under taking digital transformation. His primary focus is on digital transformation & adoption within the talent and human resources function.