Synopsis
The Workplace Champions Podcast: Its all about inspiring talent-minded business leaders as they learn from the failures, Ah-ha! moments, and workplace successes of others. In the age of the millennial workforce, people want to feel that theyre a part of something larger than themselves and that their work isnt just a job but a meaningful experience. Here too middle-market firms can be counted among industrys foremost innovators. While larger companies arent always effective at making employees feel that their work has a purpose, many middle-market firms keenly aware of how business and markets are changing are rethinking and retooling the way they inspire and retain employees.WWW.WORKPLACECHAMPIONS.COM is our headquarters, where you can find everything from posts of our show notes to our Monday Briefings to must-have resources for talent-minded business leaders.
Episodes
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Ep 7: Culture & Competencies
31/05/2021 Duration: 27minFeaturing the Workplace Champions CFO Harmit Singh of Levi Strauss &Co. CFO Mark Shifke, of Billtrust CFO Bill Kelley of Treehouse Foods Read More
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Ep 6: Trust & the Individual
30/04/2021 Duration: 40minFeaturing the Workplace Champions CFO Arleen Paladino of Crum & Forster CFO Guy Blanchard of Aerofarms CFO Mike Rasic of Synapse CFO Ross Tennenbaum of Avalara
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Ep 5: Greetings From the Post Covid World
26/03/2021 Duration: 33minThis Episode Features Human Capital Insights & Commentary from: Tom Berquist, CFO, TIBCO, Terry Coelho,CFO BioDelivery Sciences , Kevin Ingram,CFO, FM Global, Robert Linder, CFO, Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar The Workplace Champions Podcast explores the innovative workforce practices of talent-minded business leaders tasked with opening a new chapter of growth for their midsize organizations. More keenly aware of the competitive price of employee burnout and workforce attrition — many midsize companies are today busy rethinking how they attract, hire and inspire employees.
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Ep 4: For the Luv of Dictators, Marching in Step with OKRs
19/02/2021 Duration: 30minThis Episode Features Human Capital Insights & Commentary from: Dynshaw Italia, CFO, Soldo Brad Kinnish, CFO, Aryaka Will Bondurant, CFO, Castlight Health The Workplace Champions Podcast explores the innovative workforce practices of talent-minded business leaders tasked with opening a new chapter of growth for their midsize organizations. More keenly aware of the competitive price of employee burnout and workforce attrition — many midsize companies are today busy rethinking how they attract, hire and inspire employees.
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Ep 3: When Purpose Eases Workforce Stress | Four CFOs Tap the Powers of Purpose
29/12/2020 Duration: 32minThis Episode Features Human Capital Insights & Commentary from: Chad Cohen, CFO, Adaptive Biotechnologies Tom Tuchscherer, CFO, TripActions Deborah Ricci, CFO, Guidehouse Dan Stokely, CFO, Ampio Pharamceuticals More keenly aware of the competitive price of employee burnout and workforce attrition — many midsize companies are today busy rethinking how they attract, hire and inspire employees. The Workplace Champions Podcast explores the innovative workforce practices of talent-minded business leaders tasked with opening a new chapter of growth for their midsize organizations.
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Ep 2: In Search of a Culture Metric | Four CFOs Measure What Matters
25/11/2020 Duration: 29minThis Episode Features Human Capital Insights & Commentary from: Ross Tennenbaum, CFO, Avalara Kieran McGrath, CFO, Avaya Drew Vollero, CFO, Allied Universal Sandra Harris, CFO Tupperware Brands More keenly aware of the competitive price of employee burnout and workforce attrition — many midsize companies are today busy rethinking how they attract, hire and inspire employees. The Workplace Champions Podcast explores the innovative workforce practices of talent-minded business leaders tasked with opening a new chapter of growth for their midsize organizations.
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Ep 1: COVID Keeps People Top of Mind Among Business Leaders
23/10/2020 Duration: 36minThis Episode Features Human Capital Insights & Commentary from: Michelle McComb, CFO, Bluecore Brian Whalen, CFO, Branch Markus Harder, CFO, Contentful More keenly aware of the competitive price of employee burnout and workforce attrition — many midsize companies are today busy rethinking how they attract, hire and inspire employees. The Workplace Champions Podcast explores the innovative workforce practices of talent-minded business leaders tasked with opening a new chapter of growth for their midsize organizations.
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30: Building a Collaborative Team | Mike DeCata, CEO, Lawson Products
02/10/2018 Duration: 31minMore keenly aware of the competitive price of employee burnout and workforce attrition — many midsize companies are today busy rethinking how they attract, hire and inspire employees. The Workplace Champions Podcast explores the innovative workforce practices of talent-minded business leaders tasked with opening a new chapter of growth for their midsize organizations.
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029: Mike Walters, CEO, USA Financial
13/07/2018 Duration: 26minJoin us when Mike Walters, CEO of USA Financial, explains how a loyal network of financial advisers and new technology adoption -- and some solid hiring -- is helping the Grand Rapids, Michigan, financial company to open a new chapter of grow
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026: Silicon Valley Smarts, Midwestern Culture | Dave Kellogg, CEO, Host Analytics
04/06/2018 Duration: 26min -
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024: When the Product is Your People | Phil Carpenter, Pan Communications, Boston
18/05/2018 Duration: 33min“Sometimes we’ll be competing against very large agencies that are global in nature—so they’ve got offices in New York and in Hong Kong and in Munich. At other times, we’ll be playing against a specialty firm that operates out of maybe just one geography, like San Francisco or New York, and operates only in one sector, like tech. So it’s for us both interesting and hard because we sit in the middle. We have good ways to compare ourselves against the smaller firms and to position ourselves against the larger ones.” –Phil Carpenter
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023: Behold the Employee Experience | Mathew Schiltz, CEO, Conga, Broomfield, CO
11/05/2018 Duration: 28min -
022: When Hiring & Culture Are One | Ray Rothrock, CEO, Redseal, Sunnyvale, CA
05/05/2018 Duration: 30min -
The Talent Transformation | Seven Corners, Indianapolis, Indiana
26/04/2018 Duration: 24minIndianapolis, Indiana—As companies grow and advance beyond their entrepreneurial roots, talent often becomes a major growth hurdle. To meet the demands of an expanding workforce, firms must steadily enhance their talent best practices. Join us when Justin Tysdal, Cofounder, Seven Corners, explains how talent became the primary path for opening a new chapter of growth for the international travel insurance firm. Guest: Justin Tysdal, Cofounder, Chief Strategy Officer Company: Seven Corners Headquartered: Indianapolis, Indiana Ownership: Privately Held Revenues: $40 Million Employees: 150 Contacts: www.sevencorners.com @sevencorners (Twitter) From Brett’s Strategy Note BIG step to get outside help. Apollo – proactive, structure Need for new ideas , innovation Transparency KPIs THANK people
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021: A Workforce Pilgrim's Progress | Glenn Nott, President, simPRO, NA, Broomfield, CO
20/04/2018 Duration: 34min -
020: When Scale & AI Become Part of the Talent Solution | Risk Strategies Company, Boston
12/04/2018 Duration: 29minHaving grown to 38 offices and more than 900 employees, Risk Strategies Company has entered the ranks of leading national insurance brokers with a strut that signals an appetite for M&A. Join us when the firm’s founder and CEO, Mike Christian, explains how acquiring companies in key markets, with key business practice areas, has made the firm a discriminating buyer inside an industry known for its frequent waves of consolidation.
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