Episodios

  • HR Works Podcast: Behind the Scenes of SPARK Talent with Staples VP

    HR Works Podcast: Behind the Scenes of SPARK Talent with Staples VP
    Oct 23 2025
    SPARK Talent saw some of the greatest minds in HR speak on the most pressing topics in the workforce. They didn’t just talk theory; they handed us a playbook for the AI and outlier era: First, know exactly what work needs to change. Second, know who can lead the change. Third, design the experience that attracts them. Bertrand Dussert, VP of Talent Acquisition at Staples, detailed in his session exactly who HR needs to fill and drive these roles being transformed by technology: Talent Outliers. These are the people who don’t just work within the system; they change and reframe it. After his presentation, HR Daily Advisor had the chance to sit down with Dussert and pick his brain on all things AI and talent acquisition, where he gave us a behind-the-scenes look at what he considers is the most important changes HR leaders need to be aware of. If you want to stay ahead in the HR world, listen to our full conversation below!
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    24 m
  • HR Works Podcast: What HR Professionals Need to Know About Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act with Amanda Czepiel

    HR Works Podcast: What HR Professionals Need to Know About Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act with Amanda Czepiel
    Oct 7 2025
    Over the summer, the Senate and House passed President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, enacting sweeping changes across all facets of the country, including substantial increases in funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, changes to AI policy, and many other facets that have cause anxieties among both employees and employers to skyrocket. Today, we’re joined by Amanda Czepiel (SEE-pea-ill), HR legal expert at Brightmine, to discuss the three critical areas HR leaders can’t afford to overlook regarding the passing of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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    26 m
  • HR Works Podcast: What Starbucks’ RTO Policy Means for HR Everywhere: Here’s What CMP Research Says Pt. 2

    HR Works Podcast: What Starbucks’ RTO Policy Means for HR Everywhere: Here’s What CMP Research Says Pt. 2
    Sep 30 2025
    HR Works Podcast: What Starbucks’ RTO Policy Means for HR Everywhere: Here’s What CMP Research Says Pt. 2 by HR Daily Advisor
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    23 m
  • What Starbucks' RTO Policy Means for HR Everywhere: Here's What CMP Research Says Pt. 1

    What Starbucks' RTO Policy Means for HR Everywhere: Here's What CMP Research Says Pt. 1
    Sep 23 2025
    In a world still debating the future of work, Starbucks is making a bold, definitive statement. By offering a cash exit package to corporate employees unwilling to return to the office, CEO Brian Niccol is sending a clear signal: this isn't just about office policy, it's about reshaping the company's culture. For today's episode, we're sitting down with Nicole Kyle, Managing Director of CMP Research, to unpack this move and its broader implications. Kyle shares why this unprecedented step is an indicator of a hardline approach to cultural alignment, what it means for other employers considering similar strategies, and how HR leaders can make in-office time truly meaningful—not just a mandate. Check out part one of our talk below!
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    22 m
  • HR Works Podcast: How Coca-Cola is Making Their People Strategy Build the Business

    HR Works Podcast: How Coca-Cola is Making Their People Strategy Build the Business
    Sep 16 2025
    How can you do it all at once? It’s a question that rings in the mind of many HR professionals, saddled with goal after goal, and for good reason. The workload of HR professionals is mighty, and the deliverables are grand. Upholding a business model, supporting your people strategy, keeping up with everchanging legal issues, all while attempting to plan for the future of work—it feels like carrying an entire tray of freshly shaken bottles of Coca-Cola, waiting to explode. But what if you could work towards these goals all at once, one sip at a time? Sue Lam, VP of People Insights, Strategy, and Culture at The Coca-Cola Company and HCI Advisory Board Member, suggests to the HR world that a proper people strategy can work to help every part of the business, not just the people. Lam is set to speak at the SPARK Talent 2025 conference in San Antonio, Texas in October, where she’ll discuss how to not only align but embed your people strategy into your business strategy, and the tips and tricks on how to get there. On today's episode, HR Daily Advisor got to sit down with Lam to get an early look at her insights, and how she’s innovating just what HR can do.
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    31 m
  • HR Works Podcast: How Portillo’s Is Turning Employees Into Its Best Brand Storytellers

    HR Works Podcast: How Portillo’s Is Turning Employees Into Its Best Brand Storytellers
    Sep 9 2025
    In a world where consumers crave authenticity and employees demand purpose, how can HR leaders bridge the gap between internal culture and external brand? In this episode, we talk with Jill Waite, Chief People Officer of Portillo’s, about their groundbreaking Internal Influencer Program. This isn’t your average employee-generated content initiative. By empowering 15 team members to become brand storytellers, Portillo’s is fueling its marketing, social media, and internal training with authentic, behind-the-scenes content. Waite shares a new blueprint for building your brand from the inside out. You’ll learn how this program drives employee engagement, provides a cost-effective content strategy, and offers a fresh model for internal brand-building that can transform your organization’s culture and credibility.
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    22 m
  • HR Works Podcast: Leading the AI Leap—Why Your Managers are Key to Workplace Transformation

    HR Works Podcast: Leading the AI Leap—Why Your Managers are Key to Workplace Transformation
    Jul 29 2025
    In today’s fast-changing workplaces, AI isn’t just a tech trend; it’s reshaping how we work, from the top floor to the front lines. But for this big shift to truly succeed, your managers are the secret ingredient. In this episode, we sit down with Julie Bedard, Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Bedard is a leading voice in workplace transformation, and she’s here to share why it’s crucial for HR teams to equip middle and frontline managers with the skills to use AI.
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    22 m
  • HR Works Podcast: A Sneak Peek of SPARK Talent's AI Conversation With CPO Peter Lynch, Cardinal Group Companies

    HR Works Podcast: A Sneak Peek of SPARK Talent's AI Conversation With CPO Peter Lynch, Cardinal Group Companies
    Aug 5 2025
    On this special episode of HR Works, HR Daily Advisor editor Griffin Cobb sat down with Peter Lynch, Chief People Officer at Cardinal Group Companies and speaker at SPARK Talent, to discuss the "Human Advantage" and how AI is helping the workplace be more human, not less.
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    14 m