Win The Talent War

In this episode, Ryan interviews Elizabeth Knox, Principal of MatchPace. Elizabeth explains how organizations today can retain their BEST employees. To optimize an organization's pace, one needs to evaluate how people spend their time. If organizations fail to give employees flexibility and create a purpose-driven workplace, their top talent will ultimately move on to entrepreneurship or another workplace. Tune-in and discover some tips and tricks to create a purpose-driven workplace that will result in a happier and more productive workforce.

In this episode, Ryan interviews Ian Ziskin of Exec Excel Group. Ian kicks off this podcast by sharing his five forces of change which have revolutionized the workplace. Organizations that cling onto traditional working models will slowly become obsolete and irrelevant. Ian provides some great tips for organizations that are struggling to adapt to these changes. He shares what you can do to attract and retain top talent—for instance, providing a flexible workplace, giving people opportunities to build their skills and ways to achieve a greater work-life balance. Tune-in as Ian stresses the importance of adapting to the changes in workplaces today.

Ben Brooks is the CEO and founder of Pilot, a high-value, coaching product. Ben speaks to the need of employees to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset and how organizations can create an environment which will help facilitate this. Ben emphasizes the importance of balancing long-term vision with tactical implementation. He also provides insights into Pilot and shares why it is an effective and cost-effective alternative to enterprise solutions. Tune-in to learn how taking action NOW and developing self-awareness and confidence gives you the entrepreneurial mindset needed for success.

In this episode, Ryan interviews Steve Adams, CEO at EmployeeChannel, Inc. Steve shares the drastic changes in the workforce and in work attitudes over the years. He shares how organizations are faltering as far as employee engagement is concerned and provides insights into how you can come up with an optimum, communication strategy that will BOOST engagement levels. Assess, Design and Follow-up are the three steps that an organization needs in order to analyze their current communication strategy. Tune-in to learn how you can set up the RIGHT employee communication strategy that will get your organization on the path to success.

Brad Owens, owner of HRCoaching and host of the popular podcast, The Small Business Hiring Network is a recruiter focusing on helping small businesses adopt the best hiring practices. A decade of working with large Fortune 500 companies opened Brad's eyes to the inadequate HR practices present in small businesses. Today, Brad discusses the importance of assessing a candidate's ATTRIBUTES rather than their behavior. He shares how you can generate the ultimate candidate experience by adopting some simple, common sense measures. Tune-in to learn how you can interview candidates the RIGHT way, hire the TOP talent, and get your organization firmly on the path of success.

Thor Neeb, the President of Afterburner, is an ex-Air Force officer who teaches companies to leverage the skills of pilots, Navy SEALS and Army rangers into their business. As a stage 4 cancer survivor, Thor understands that our time is finite. Therefore, he is a big proponent of zeroing in on the critical things that you absolutely NEED to do. He also discusses the importance of establishing a company culture at the outset and explains why this will help you attract the RIGHT people for your team. Tune-in to hear the value of knowing your "Why"—as individuals and as a company—and how inspired alignment and disciplined execution will propel you forward to success.

Mervin Dinnen, a HR and Talent Trends Analyst has been named among the Top 50 HR & Recruiting Thought Leaders by Glassdoor. Author of Exceptional Talent: How to Attract, Acquire and Retain the Very Best Employees, Mervin starts off by comparing the main differences in HR practices from mainland Europe to UK and the US. Since current market conditions are constantly changing, hiring a person based on their past performance will likely be counter-productive. Instead, Mervin stresses the need to hire AGILE workers and build a talent pool. He also explains why providing a great candidate experience can only boost your sales and branding. Tune-in to learn some key tactics that will help you attain, hire and retain top talent!

Adam Gordon, CEO and co-founder of Candidate ID , the only dedicated, talent pipeline management and service company. Drawing on his two decades of experience, Adam talks about various tips and tricks to nurture the talent in your pipelines. With more and more of our processes moving towards being automated, humans will move on to higher value jobs and recruiters will no longer be involved in the initial phases of recruitment process. Adam delves into the implications of this and explains how AI has made it possible to provide highly personalized candidate experiences. Tune-in to learn how technology is changing the entire recruiting process and why Adam believes it's move to more efficiency.