Best Talent Corp Podcasts (2024)

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Scammed - Ken Westbrook 58:06

21d ago58:06

58:06

"I'm too sophisticated to be scammed, that happens to elderly people." Think again. Global crime organizaitons have stepped up their game with new attacks you won't recognize, and the under 50 crowd are twice as likely to get scammed. Ken Westbrook, CEO of Stop Scams Alliance is on a mission to inform you and stop them.…

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The Art of Human Centered Design - Shashank Khandelwal 53:52

2M ago53:52

53:52

“If you think technology can solve your problems, then you don’t understand technology and you don’t understand your problems” (Four Talks by Laurie Anderson). Moved by this quote, Shashank Khandelwal, CEO of Blue Tiger shares how to overcome barriers to Human Centered Design within government agencies in order to build technology that users actual…

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A Digital CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) 1:07:15

4M ago1:07:15

1:07:15

AI unchecked is a massive problem. "We need a place, or places, in public service where we can collaborate with citizens and private sector partners to develop new ways to conduct the business of public service." The A Team – Chuck Brooks, Dr. David Bray, and Dr. Tiffany Vora – tackle the challenge. We love it when a plan comes together!…

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Culture Changer - Sujey Edward 51:55

5M ago51:55

51:55

“Change the culture” - a commonly offered cure for agency modernization challenges. But how can a CIO/CTO actually do it? Sujey Edward, CTO IBM Federal, busts through the bureaucracy providing concrete examples that drive change.By GovCon Different

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Beyond the Contract - Rob Baum 29:42

7M ago29:42

29:42

Got what it takes to win a $2.1 B TSA contract? Rob Baum, TechFlow CEO sharesthe playbook to forge deep customer relationships through creative mission solutions and relentless performance that go well beyond the contract.By GovCon Different

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What Being A CPO Looks Like At A Small Company with the CPO of Aperian 18:57

7M ago18:57

18:57

The CPO of Aperian, Addie Johnsen talks about what it's like to be CPO at a 65-employee organization. We discuss: how she uses the smaller company size to personally coach every leader. how she indexes company values team by team her book recommendations for HR professionals Enjoy! ☕️ 🎧By Kevin Kruse

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RANT: My Problem with the Kirkpatrick Model 7:51

8M ago7:51

7:51

I break down my problem with the Kirkpatrick model and what you should do about it!By Kevin Kruse

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CyberCast has moved! Follow our new feed 0:52

8M ago0:52

0:52

CyberCast, along with GovCast and HealthCast, will now be published in the GovCIO Media & Research Podcasts feed. Subscribe and listen today on the podcast platform of your choice.By GovCIO Media & Research

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L&D’s Transformation From Order Taker To Trusted Learning Advisor with the CLO of BDO Canada 19:49

8M ago19:49

19:49

If L&D wants to evolve from "order-taking" into a strategic entity, a significant mindset and behavior shift is required. In comes Dr. Keith Keating, author of The Trusted Learning Advisor and CLO at BDO Canada. He covers: 1. The most common stumbling block L&D professionals run into as they adopt a strategic mindset. 2. How to leap over this stumb…

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Education CISO Breaks Down ICAM Progress for Zero Trust Goals 50:18

8M ago50:18

50:18

The Department of Education is kicking off the second phase of its zero trust strategy by focusing on security orchestration and automation response to stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape. Education CISO Steven Hernandez discusses how the agency is tailoring its cyber tools and technologies by automating manual processes and leveraging iden…

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How Consensus Cloud Solutions Scales And Sustains A Thriving Hybrid Culture, with CPO Lynn Johnson 30:00

8M ago30:00

30:00

In this interview, CPO of Consensus Cloud Solutions, Lynn Johnson, explains how she scales and sustains company culture to 600 hybrid and remote employees. A few highlights include: 1. How she sustains culture with "an iron fist but a velvet glove." 2. How despite being a 600-employee company, she scales executive coaching to all of her first-line …

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The Secret To Great Leadership? Develop Your Aspiring Leaders with The Aerospace Corp's CPO 46:47

9M ago46:47

46:47

In this episode, we sit down with Heather Laychak, the CPO at The Aerospace Corporation. She covers everything from her best-in-class approach to aspiring leadership programs to an industry-shifting diversity initiative and her top three book recommendations. Key topics include: The Aspirational Manager Program: How and why Heather and her team tak…

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RANT: Why Bot Coaches Don't Work (And What Works Better) 5:19

9M ago5:19

5:19

Five years ago, I wrote a check for $1 million to launch an AI-powered coach using IBM Watson. We then created the world’s first executive coach bot (long before Chat GPT). And it DID NOT work. Here’s why: Even though the leaders liked the tool… The BUYERS—CPOs, CHROs, CLOs—DID NOT. The issue was this: Occasionally the bot would make a mistake. And…

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A Look at Federal Cybersecurity Trends in 2024 28:06

9M ago28:06

28:06

Federal agencies are modernizing their cybersecurity strategies as threats continue to evolve. Faced with the National Cybersecurity Strategy, zero-trust implementation and recruiting a cyber workforce, agencies are primed for a busy 2024 in cyber and IT. Managing Editor Ross Gianfortune and Staff Writer/Researchers Nikki Henderson Whitfield and Jo…

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A Scrappy And Highly Practical Approach To Develop Frontline Leaders with Collective Health's CPO 34:05

9M ago34:05

34:05

Abbie Buck, CPO of Collective Health, breaks down her scrappy approach to leadership dev. This one's full of creative and stealable ideas! Key Topics Covered: Her scrappy approach to develop frontline leaders: Abbie designed and delivered in-house development programs and recorded them for future use. Cultivating a customer-centric culture: The com…

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Why Leadership Development Is The Key To Scaling Culture with Symphony's CPO 35:40

9M ago35:40

35:40

In this conversation with Courtney Panik, CPO of Symphony, we cover: How she helped Symphony scale its culture as it grew from a startup to a scale-up How Symphony's flat organizational structure and an open-door policy foster accessibility and trust. The role of people managers as "culture carriers" at Symphony. Leadership Development Tactics: Pan…

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How A Personalized Approach Solved For Attrition with SugarCRM's CHRO 22:39

9M ago22:39

22:39

This episode explores the innovative way the CHRO of SugarCRM reduced employee turnover from 23% to 9% after joining the company. In addition to reducing turnover, CHRO Shana Sweeney shares: How she cultivates a unique company culture: She unveils the core values that make SugarCRM’s culture stand out, including the transformative "Yes, if" approac…

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Drive Employee Engagement By Building A Culture Of Caring with One Medical's CPO 29:21

10M ago29:21

29:21

LEADx and Gallup research on employee experience shows that “your manager cares” is now a top five driver of employee engagement. One great example of “caring” in action is at One Medical, where “manager care” is a top-scoring item on their engagement survey year over year. To learn more, I had the chance to meet with CPO Christine Morehead. Here a…

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COMMUNITY: How to Design and Deliver Your Aspiring Leaders Program with the Sr. Mgr of Leader Dev at OLYMPUS 44:54

10M ago44:54

44:54

This episode is a LEAKED event from our private, members-only Community of Practice for Leadership Development Professionals. We covered how to design and deliver an aspiring leaders program with the Sr. Manager of Sales Training at OLYMPUS.By Kevin Kruse

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Top 2023 Federal Cybersecurity Trends to Follow 25:15

10M ago25:15

25:15

The White House released its National Cybersecurity Strategy in March and is ending the year with the first permanent National Cyber Director in nearly a year. On CyberCast, we covered it all. Take a listen back to some of the highlighted interviews with federal IT leaders, officials and experts this year as CyberCast traveled to Hawaii, California…

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The Case For Intertwining Company Culture And Product with NerdWallet's CPO 30:40

10M ago30:40

30:40

An unexpected sign of a thriving company culture is when the culture and product go hand in hand. Here are a few examples: At Headspace, a mindfulness and wellness app, company culture is fostered with guided meditations, “MINDays” devoted to letting employees unplug, and peer-to-peer gratitude. At Collectors, a collectible authentication company, …

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The Case For Putting Your Mission At The Heart Of Your Strategy with Waymo's CPO 27:50

10M ago27:50

27:50

In the HBR article, “Put Purpose at the Core of Your Strategy,” the authors describe an intensive study that they conducted to understand the strategies high-growth companies use to drive growth. The authors were surprised to discover one strategy that kept surfacing: putting purpose at the core of your company strategy. Across my thirty plus inter…

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Winning the Battle for Talent - Robert Miller 35:02

10M ago35:02

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The battle for tech talent is brutal. And federal contractors can't match commercial sector salaries. But there's a way to outflank them. Robert Miller, CEO at SilverEdge shares how mission storytelling can inspire and entice the best to focus on what really matters.By GovCon Different

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An Authentic Culture Is The Ultimate Moat with the CPO of Dave 27:15

10M ago27:15

27:15

"Building a real authentic culture is a moat because it's hard to replicate," said Shannon Sullivan the CPO of Dave. In this episode, Shannon shares how she built her moat at Dave. Here are a few highlights: 1. Two Ways she fosters authenticity in Dave's culture She injects all-hands meetings with 1) live interviews with customers, and 2) a highly …

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The Secret To Great Company Culture Is ‘Less But Better’ with the CPO of Headspace 21:40

10M ago21:40

21:40

Culture isn't magic. It's the product of thoughtful effort. As Josh Bersin puts it, “To change the culture, don’t start with the culture. Start with the problem that you are trying to solve, what success looks like, and why it matters to your company.” Nowhere is this mentality more present than at Headspace, where Chief Operating Officer (COO) and…

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The Key To A Thriving Culture? Develop Your Emerging Leaders with the CPO of DocuSign 18:02

10M ago18:02

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Leadership development is the lever for a thriving culture. Gallup research indicates that 70% of engagement can be traced back to an employee’s relationship with their manager. At DocuSign, employees actively love their leaders. In fact, year after year, one of the company’s highest-scoring items on its employee engagement score is “How likely wou…

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Season 5 Episode 24 - A Look at Zero Trust in Defense Indo-Pacific Region 22:08

10M ago22:08

22:08

This episode we're diving into zero trust at the Defense Department. Specifically, how that is playing out for the Indo-Pacific region. We recently had the opportunity to connect with several leaders at the AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific conference in Honolulu where they shared with us how they're thinking about this quickly changing landscape and what…

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Think Of Your First-Line Leaders As Player-Coaches with the CPO of Box 18:10

11M ago18:10

18:10

With their deep involvement “on-the-floor” frontline managers are a lot like player-coaches. That’s how the CPO of Box Jess Swank likes to think of them. And I think it makes a lot of sense! Jess shared five critical ways she develops her frontline leaders Monthly manager power hours on timely skills A bi-weekly manager newsletter A Slack channel f…

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Season 5 Episode 23 - FEMA is Leveraging AI to Secure Networks 18:07

11M ago18:07

18:07

FEMA is developing prototypes for AI use cases in cybersecurity implementation amid a White House artificial intelligence executive order that directs agencies to establish and maintain standards for safety and security of the technology. FEMA CISO Gregory Edwards discusses how the rapid pace of AI innovation is spurring partnerships across federal…

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How To Reverse-Engineer Highly Impactful Leadership with the CPO of CEI 23:23

11M ago23:23

23:23

At Cupertino Electric Inc. (CEI), the company grew so fast that they’ve found themselves at an inflection point. Now, CEI is attempting to slow down to observe its most effective leaders and determine what makes them great. To learn more, I met with CEI’s CPO Estrella Parker. A few highlights from our conversation include: 1. How she decoded the mi…

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How An Evidence-Based Culture Can Drive Performance with the CPO of Virta Health 29:58

11M ago29:58

29:58

As I approach 40 podcast episodes with CPOs, an interesting theme has emerged: Companies that lean into quirky values stand out as especially creative and authentic environments. At Virta Health, employees operate around the value: "Evidence based." To learn more about what this looks like in action, I met with Dr. Lucia Guillory, the CPO. A couple…

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How Leadership Development Can Reverse Turnover Quickly with the CPO of Bristlecone 33:18

11M ago33:18

33:18

Gallup research indicates that 70% of engagement can be traced back to an employee’s relationship with their manager. This just goes to show that at the heart of any thriving culture is thriving leadership. Bristlecone is no exception. When the company attrition rate grew to 27% nearly two years ago, Chief People Officer (CPO) Lisa Lesko knew she n…

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How Radical Candor Can Float Your Company Through Times Of Change with the CPO of Neo4j 36:20

11M ago36:20

36:20

When a company experiences rapid growth, growing pains are inevitable. Original employees find themselves in a sea of new employees. The way things are done shifts. The culture evolves. So what can a company do to ease its growing pains? One of the more creative approaches I’ve heard is at Neo4j where employees adopted a company-wide mentality of r…

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How To Scale And Sustain A Culture Of Caring with the CPO of Seismic 23:27

11M ago23:27

23:27

A tricky challenge many companies face as they grow: The high-touch, personalized approach to culture is tough to scale. At Seismic, the company’s founder-led culture revolves around caring. So much so that many employees were former customers. Despite rapid growth to 1600 employees, Seismic has managed to hold onto its culture of caring. CPO Linda…

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Foster Your Culture With Exponential Changes (Not Incremental) with the CPO of Denali Therapeutics 20:11

11M ago20:11

20:11

It’s not so often you get to hear from a CPO who was a company’s first hire. CPO at Denali Therapeutics, Cindy Dunkle, is exactly that. She’s done a stunning job of scaling culture on the company’s growth path to 450 employees. The biotech company injects science into its culture at every turn. Here are a few highlights from our conversation: 1. Cu…

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Season 5 Episode 22 - National Cyber Strategy Supports a More Resilient Water System 39:25

11M ago39:25

39:25

The Environmental Protection Agency is honing in on multiple pillars from the National Cybersecurity Strategy to secure critical infrastructure at its water and waste-water operations. The agency deems water security to be national security and is an area that needs critical attention. Efforts are underway to increase cyber awareness in the water s…

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Create A Culture Of Learning With “Teaching At Scale” at Alto Pharmacy 33:06

11M ago33:06

33:06

Josh Bersin wrote in the Harvard Business Review that “the single main driver of business impact is the strength of an organization’s learning culture.” But how do you go about creating one? At Alto Pharmacy, the initiatives to scale a culture of learning are uniquely creative, action-oriented, and practical. To learn more about Alto’s approach, I …

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How to Nourish a Culture of Recognition with the CPO of Collectors 32:28

11M ago32:28

32:28

Research shows that recognition is the eighth-strongest driver of employee engagement. But how can a company go about fostering recognition at scale without being disingenuous or forced? One great example is at the company Collectors, where recognition ranges from Slack shout-outs to custom-made, collectible-style cards of the person being awarded.…

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The Best Training Programs Are Data-Informed with the CPO of HackerOne 20:37

12M ago20:37

20:37

NEW data from McKinsey: 90% of CEOs don’t believe their people development efforts have a clear business impact. More often than not, this is because learning professionals aren’t using, measuring, or communicating their impact in a useful way. One of the simplest and most effective examples of data-informed people development that I’ve seen recent…

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COMMUNITY: People Analytics for Dummies & Leadership Development at Penske 1:17:18

12M ago1:17:18

1:17:18

This episode is a LEAKED event from our private, members-only Community of Practice for Leadership Development Professionals. The agenda for the October session of the Leadership Development Community of Practice included: 1. Author: Mike West on his book People Analytics For Dummies 2. Case: How Penske Paves The Way To A Legendary Culture Of Learn…

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Season 5 Episode 21 - The Cybersecurity Talent Gap Peak Challenge for the Government 16:16

12M ago16:16

16:16

The U.S. Digital Corps is bringing innovation to government by placing early-career technologists at agencies. Operated by the General Services Administration (GSA) Technology Transformation Services (TTS), the Corps’ fellowship program gives individuals the chance to work on critical issues at the intersection of technology and public service. Dig…

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The Ridiculous Edge Companies Gain By Doubling Down On Company Culture Early with the CPO of Syapse 26:30

12M ago26:30

26:30

Considering that 70% of employee engagement can be traced to an employee’s relationship with their manager, you might expect companies to get intentional about leadership development and company culture early on. BUT, most companies don’t do so until it’s nearly too late. Despite having just 115 employees, Syapse boasts more robust and effective le…

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