HRchat Podcast
Listen to the HRchat Podcast by HR Gazette to get insights and tips from HR leaders, influencers and tech experts. Topics covered include HR Tech, HR, AI, Leadership, Talent, Recruitment, Employee Engagement, Recognition, Wellness, DEI, and Company Culture.
Hosted by Bill Banham, Pauline James, and other HR enthusiasts, the HRchat show publishes interviews with influencers, leaders, analysts, and those in the HR trenches 2-4 times each week.
The show is approaching 1000 episodes and past guests are from organizations including ADP, SAP, Ceridian, IBM, UPS, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Simon Sinek Inc, NASA, Gartner, SHRM, Government of Canada, Hacking HR, McLean & Company, UPS, Microsoft, Shopify, DisruptHR, McKinsey and Co, Virgin Pulse, Salesforce, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Coca-Cola Beverages Company.
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Podcast Music Credit"Funky One"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Episodes
923 episodes
AI Without Leaving People Behind with Valerie Capers Workman
What does it take to scale technology without leaving your people behind? Bill Banham sits down with Valerie Capers Workman - CHRO at Empower Pharmacy and author of Quantum Progression - to unpack the real playbook for building an AI-enabled wo...
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Episode 882
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21:14
Design the Future of Work Before it Designs You with Tom McCarty
The ground keeps shifting under every org chart, and AI is speeding up the tempo. We sit down with Tom McCarty, CEO of OrgCh...
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Episode 881
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23:59
Neuroscience Tips To Thrive In Later-Career Work with Dr. David Rock
Your brain doesn’t “age out” of growth. With Dr. David Rock of the Neuroleadership Institute, Pauline James unpacks the science showing why learning capacity stays strong well into our later years and how motivation, novelty, and meaningful cha...
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Episode 880
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28:14
Building Jobs That Matter with Professor Carol Atkinson
What if most workplace well-being initiatives miss the real issue—not how people feel at work, but how the job itself is designed?In this episode of the HRchat Podcast, host Bill Banham is joined by Carol Atkinson, Professor of Hu...
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Episode 879
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22:47
HR in Constant Change with Perry Timms
In this episode of the HRchat Podcast, host Bill Banham is joined by Perry Timms, author of Transformational HR and founder of PTHR, to explore how HR leaders can design for constant change rather than react to it....
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Episode 879
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21:32
Later-Career Advantage in an AI World with Ben Zweig
Careers don’t peak and fade—they evolve.In this episode of the HRchat Podcast, host Pauline James is joined by Dr. Ben Zweig, economist, data scientist, and CEO of Revelio Labs, to unpack what AI, remote work,...
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Episode 878
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26:07
How Clear People Principles Turn Disruption into Advantage with Danny Stacy
In this episode of the HRchat Podcast, Bill Banham is joined by future of work strategist Danny Stacy to unpack the growing disconnect between what employees now expect from work - fl...
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Episode 877
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20:57
Friction To Flow with James Davies, Kinetic Data
What if the fastest way to modernise HR isn’t ripping out systems or buying another mega-platform but connecting what you already have in a smarter way?In this episode of the HRchat Podcast, Bill Banham sits down with
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Episode 876
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Closing The Activation Gap On Workplace Mental Health with Ryan Komori, Savor Lining
What if mental fitness sat on your calendar like any other business priority? We sit down with Ryan Komori, founder and CEO of Savor Lining, to map a practical path from good intentions to r...
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Episode 876
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20:12
How Smarter Employee Benefits Close the Value Void with Neil Ryland, Benifex
Benefits have become the make-or-break factor in how people choose employers, stay engaged, and perform at their best. We sit down with Neil Ryland, CRO at Benifex, to unpack the
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Episode 875
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21:14
Ireland’s HR and Leadership Priorities in 2026 with Alison Hodgson
Want a clear view of where HR in Ireland is heading and how to prepare your team for what’s next? Bill Banham sits down with Alison Hodgson, Market Director at CIPD Ireland, to map the p...
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Episode 874
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21:46
Menopause, Work, and What We Can Change with Dr Woganee Filate
The hidden cost of untreated menopause in the workplace isn’t just personal discomfort—it’s lost productivity, stalled careers, and organisations quietly losing experienced talent.In this episode of the HRchat Podcast, host Paulin...
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Episode 873
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29:49
AI, Middle Managers, and the New HR Mandate with Brian Kropp
What if the biggest AI disruption isn’t at the entry level, but right in the middle of your org chart? Bill Banham sits down with Brian Kropp, VP of Global Insights at Heidrick and Struggles, to explore why the winners are treating AI as a peop...
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Episode 872
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27:08
How Automation is Changing the Talent Game with Stuart Potter, ARU
In a tight labour market, employers can’t afford slow, unclear hiring - yet moving fast without fairness creates risk, bias, and damage to your employer brand.In this episode of the HRchat Podcast, Bill Banham welcomes
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Episode 871
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21:08
Redefining the Next Chapter at Work with Gillian Johnston
Is mid or late career really a slow fade — or could it be a powerful new beginning?In the first HRchat episode of 2026, host Pauline James is joined by career development pioneer
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Episode 870
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34:18
The Return of Disrupt Dublin with Ben Geoghegan
With the support of Personio, we’re bringing Disrupt back to Dublin with a format built for action: five-minute lightning talks, auto-advancing slides, and z...
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Episode 869
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14:50
Why the Future of Work Depends on Valuing Experienced Talent with Lisa Taylor
What if the biggest disruption to work isn’t AI, automation, or hybrid models—but a 100-year-old idea about when careers are supposed to peak and decline?In episode 868, Pauline James speaks with
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Episode 868
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40:05
Upskill or Be Outpaced: Leading People Through AI, Skills Gaps, and Constant Change with Jennifer McClure
In this episode, Bill Banham sits down with Jennifer McClure, founder of DisruptHR, to explore how HR leaders can turn people strategy into measurable business results, build credible investment cases, and lead in an era where ...
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Episode 867
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34:33
Why Calling AI a “Digital Workforce” Misleads Leaders with Phil Wainwright
Forget the headlines predicting a “workerless workforce.” In this episode, host Bill Banham sits down with longtime cloud and SaaS analyst Phil Wainwright to cut through t...
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Episode 866
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15:20
From Learning To Measurable Enablement in the Age of AI with Rob Rosenthal, Udemy Business
The Future of Learning: Turning Training into Performance with Rob Rosenthal, President of Udemy BusinessThe ground is shifting under every team — and the biggest winners are the ones treating learning not as a checkbox, but as a perfor...
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Episode 865
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23:53
Your Workforce Isn’t “Woke,” It’s Wiser with Dean Delpeache
Pressure is rising on DEI programs, but the smartest companies aren’t retreating—they’re getting clearer. In this episode, Bill Banham welcomes global inclusion expert Dean Delpeache back...
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Episode 864
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17:13
Why Most Companies Confuse Ambition With Strategy with Rupert Morrison
Strategy isn’t a wishlist—it’s a series of tough choices about where to play and how to win. In this episode, economist, entrepreneur, and Strategic Value Creation author Rupert Mor...
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Episode 863
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28:17
AI at Work: Fear, Facts, Forward with Dr. Mary Hayes
Want a real-world look at how AI is reshaping work without the hype? Dr. Mary Hayes joins us to explore what employees actually feel about AI, why optimism varies across countries and roles, and how leaders can turn uncertainty into momentum th...
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Episode 862
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18:26
From Operations To Strategy: HR’s Pivot To Project-Led Transformation with Karla Eidem
Strategy beats panic when work changes this fast. We sit down with Karla Eidem, North American Regional Managing Director at the Project Management Institute, to explore how HR can turn AI disruption into a sp...
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Episode 861
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25:03
Why Personalization Turns Employee Benefits into Business Results with David Duckworth, Ben
How much of your benefits budget actually helps people live and work better?In this episode of the HRchat Podcast, host Bill Banham sits down with David Duckworth, Co-Founder a...
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Episode 860
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