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If you work in HR, your job is to build a better experience for employees. But how do we really do that? And are our modern HR teams actually standing in our own way? Meghan M. Biro talks to longtime HR practitioner and problem solver Mary Faulkner.

In our increasingly digital candidate experience, we’re seeing more and more videos. So how do we keep a human touch in the hiring process? Meghan M. Biro talks to video pro Elena Valentine about the future of hiring and employer branding.

We all want to work at companies with positive cultures, but how do you really build one from scratch? Longtime HR leader Diane Adams tells the story of how she has transformed culture by building a culture roadmap, partnering with groups outside HR, and listening to employee feedback.

How are HR teams really using AI right now? We’re talking the nuts and bolts of new technology with Future Workplace’s Jeanne Meister.

What can you expect from the biggest HR conference of the year? Meghan M. Biro welcomes SHRM Chief Knowledge Officer Alex Alonso. We’re talking all things SHRM 2019!

Bias. Diversity. Inclusion. Gender. Race. Religion. We’re talking about some of the biggest and most important conversations happening in HR right now with our guest, Yassmin Abdel-Magied.

We’re all about moving beyond the buzzwords, and this week we’re breaking down “diversity in hiring.” What are the tangible steps you can take to attract, hire and retain more diverse candidates and add fresh faces to your About page? Longtime tech leader Carrie Maslen is here to walk you through it.

We’ve all been talking about buzzwords like engagement and retention for years. Today’s guest, Brent Colescott, says NOW is the moment to turn those ideas into reality. He shares how to make sure 2020 is a transformational year for your organization. This episode is sponsored by Skillsoft/SumTotal.

How is work changing, and what role does technology play? We welcome China Gorman back to #WorkTrends to tell us what she has learned planning this year’s UNLEASH America conference.

HR transformation. It’s a buzzword in our space right now, but it’s also a very big and important job. We talk to Jill Goldstein, who oversees talent and HR operations work for 130 clients at Accenture. She gets into the nitty-gritty to tell us the challenges HR leaders are facing today — and how they’re preparing their organizations for the future.

The #WorkTrends crew sits down with some of the speakers from this year’s HR Transform conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

People! They’re the most important part of any organization. On this episode of #WorkTrends, we’re talking all about how YOUR company (yes, YOUR company) can build a more positive, people-focused culture. This episode is sponsored by Citrix.

What was it like to be one of the first female graduates from West Point? We talk to Sara Potecha about her trailblazing career, the legacy she wants to leave as a leader, and how we can all build each other up at work.

We don’t have a good shared language about employee engagement. Author and former executive recruiter Laura Gassner Otting wants to change that. This week on #WorkTrends, we talk to Laura about how to find your own best career path and how to help employees do the same.

It’s no secret: We’re living in a highly politicized time. That affects what we see on our Facebook feed...and what we talk about at work. How can we all cope with our new political reality — and still get along with our coworkers? We asked leadership consultant Eric Pliner, who coaches leaders on building more resilient teams, and leadership trainer Steve Paskoff, who helps eliminate workplace harassment.

We all know the old story: You get a good job. You work hard for 40 years. You retire and put your feed up. But wait...that story is changing for many older workers. How are our ideas about retirement evolving? And what can older workers contribute to the workforce? We talk to public radio contributor and author Chris Farrell about the modern definition of retirement.

Candidate experience! CX! Everyone is talking about it these days. And in the battle for the best talent, IT MATTERS (trust us). So we called Scott Weaver, a talent acquisition leader at Teradata, who has studied the candidate experience and figured out its impact on business metrics like time to hire. He shares how he is “operationalizing and systematizing” candidate experience at Teradata.

Bureaucracy. Silos. Sloooow decision-making. Is that what comes to mind when you think “corporate HR”? This week’s guest, Ed Muzio, says it doesn’t have to be that way. The author of “Iterate” tells us how HR organizations can incorporate agile thinking to move faster, make better decisions and be more people-focused.

Burnout. Overwork. An inbox that never sleeps. Sound familiar? This week on #WorkTrends, we’re talking about how we can beat burnout by addressing the core underlying challenges of modern work. If you want to help your employees stay healthy, or need tips for conquering burnout yourself, tune in to hear from coach Beth Benatti Kennedy.

On this special episode of #WorkTrends, we’re talking innovation. Get a sneak peek at this spring’s hottest HR conference, HR Transform. You’ll hear from conference organizer Samara Jaffe and speaker Ron Storn, chief people officer at Zume. Find out how he is building a people-focused company even amid major change.