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S3 | Episode 173: Return on Creativity: The changing role of HR with Annissa Deshpande, Loglab

Today we’re going to talk about the changing role of HR and how organizations need to ensure their talent acquisition and retention strategies take into account a broader scope and perspective than narrowly focusing on compliance. Instead, organizations who think of employee acquisition and retention in terms of how other areas of the organization have been thinking about customer acquisition and retention will set themselves up for success. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Annissa Deshpande, Principal of Loglab, and author of The Comeback.

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S3 | Episode 172: Aligning Leadership, HR, & DevOps with Duena Blomstrom, People Before Tech

Today we’re going to talk about the gap between leadership, HR, and DevOps in many organizations, and how aligning them can bring better results to both the individuals within the organization, as well as the success of the organization as a whole. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Duena Blomstrom, Co-Founder and CEO, People Not Tech and author of the book “People Before Tech” to her second time on this show. Duena - welcome back to the show!

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S3 | Episode 171: Return on Creativity: Meaningful Collaboration in the Workplace with Michael Barata, CultureRx

Today we’re going to talk about the challenges and opportunities that organizations face as they return to the office, and how meaningful collaboration can transcend remote, in-person, and hybrid work arrangements. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Michael Barata, Master Trainer at CultureRx.

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S3 | Episode 170: Positive Career Change with Jeremy Cline

You could say that there’s never a wrong time to make a positive change in your life, whether that’s personal or professional. Today we’re going to talk about career changes in the midst of the pandemic, and how the last year has provided us all with some perspective about what we do and don’t want in our lives. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Jeremy Cline, host of the Change Work Life podcast.

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S3 | Episode 169: Return on Creativity: Developing the future workforce through internship programs with Steve Cooper, Exelaration

Today we’re going to talk about why it is so important for organizations to find agile methods to source new talent, including internships and internship programs. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Steve Cooper, CEO at Exelaration, which has an innovative way of working with companies to provide great technology talent via its Professional Internship Organization model.

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S3 | Episode 168: Regenerative Business with Carol Sanford

Today we’re going to talk about going beyond adaptivity and agility into something called regeneration, and how to not lose who you are as a business in the process. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Carol Sanford, Author and Executive Producer at The Regenerative Business Summit.

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S3 | Episode 162: Prioritizing Success with Marlo Higgins

Today we’re going to talk about time as currency. While data has been called the new most valuable resource, the world keeps creating more and more data and information. We haven’t yet found a way to make more time - which is why I believe it is the most valuable resource that exists. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Marlo Higgins, Chief Inspirational Officer, and Coach, Author, Podcaster, and Entrepreneur.

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S3 | Episode 160: CX, EX, and Digital Product Rollouts with Jonathon Hensley, EMERGE

Today we’re going to talk about the relationship between customer experience and employee experience, and how companies need to provide their teams with the right tools to make both successful, as well as to enable success in digital product rollouts. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Jonathan Hensley, Author, Speaker, Co-Founder & CEO at EMERGE, and author of Alignment: Overcoming internal sabotage and digital product failure

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S3 | Episode 159: Meaningful Digital Transformation & CX with Howard Tiersky, FROM Digital Transformation Agency

Today we’re going to talk about meaningful digital transformation. While “digital transformation” is currently a buzzword and many organizations talk about its importance in order to stay competitive both operationally, and in the battle to improve the customer experience, well-executed digital transformation is often easier said than done. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome an expert in this arena - Howard Tiersky, Wall Street Journal best-selling author of they book “Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance” and CEO of FROM, The Digital Transformation Agency.

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Episode 158: Transform Your Data with AI and ML, featuring Brandon Carroll, TEKsystems

Organizations are inundated with data from a myriad of sources. Data is generated from customer, vendor and client interactions, from device sensors, software and application telemetry—and the list goes on. Data is the heart of today’s digital enterprise and having a data strategy is critical to being successful. Companies often start with technology solutions to unlock the value concealed in their data, but the humans tasked with applying that tech can quickly become overwhelmed.

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S3 | Episode 157: Agile Decision Making with Diane Magers

Today we’re going to talk about how organizations can optimize their ability to make decisions, and some approaches that agile companies are using to do this. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Diane Magers Founder and Chief Experience Officer at Experience Catalysts.

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Episode 156: Transform Your Data with AI and ML, featuring Ramesh Vishwanathan, TEKsystems

Organizations are inundated with data from a myriad of sources. Data is generated from customer, vendor and client interactions, from device sensors, software and application telemetry—and the list goes on. Data is the heart of today’s digital enterprise and having a data strategy is critical to being successful. Companies often start with technology solutions to unlock the value concealed in their data, but the humans tasked with applying that tech can quickly become overwhelmed.

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S3 | Episode 155: Leadership and Living Systems with Mark Morey

Today we’re going to talk about the critical role of leadership in company culture. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Mark Morey, Founder, A Connected Leader. He works to transform outdated and struggling work environments into living systems of learning and growth.

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Episode 154: Transform Your Data with AI and ML, featuring Jay Mozo, TEKsystems

Organizations are inundated with data from a myriad of sources. Data is generated from customer, vendor and client interactions, from device sensors, software and application telemetry—and the list goes on. Data is the heart of today’s digital enterprise and having a data strategy is critical to being successful. Companies often start with technology solutions to unlock the value concealed in their data, but the humans tasked with applying that tech can quickly become overwhelmed.

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