From A People Perspective

In this episode, Martin interviews Dr. Adam Zeman, a researcher who has studied aphantasia for the past 10 years. They discuss the concept of aphantasia, which is the inability to visualize mental images, and its implications for individuals' experiences and creativity. Dr. Zeman shares that aphantasia is not a disability but rather a variation in human experience. They also explore the challenges of understanding and describing different subjective experiences, as well as the potential subtypes and genetic factors associated with aphantasia. Dr. Zeman provides resources for further exploration of the topic.

Andrew Tan and I dive into the multi-faceted challenges of being new to a country and finding work despite having an excellent educational background and a robust list of work experience.

The energetic Aly Harji joined me on the podcast to LITERALLY INVITE YOU ON A CANADIAN ROCKETSHIP (almost literally) and while I had him on the line, we talked about how he broke into recruitment in tech and the lessons he learned from helping Shopify scale from 2,000 people to over 14,000 while he was the Talent Sourcing Manager for Commercial and Executive Search at Shopify.
From A People Perspective and The People People Group is made possible by our sponsors, if you're not a member, check out Canada's most engaged HR/Recruitment/Operations community.

• Wavy is a culture management platform for flexible teams
• The Leadership Agency is one of North America and the UK's best boutique startup recruitment agencies
• SpringLaw is Canada's first (and best) virtual employment law firm

Here's the timestamps for the episode:
(2:15) – How they met.

(7:26) – What is SpaceRyde?

(13:00) – What talent is SpaceRyde looking for?

(15:00) – Is Spaceryde’s similar to SpaceX?

(17:15) – Aren’t you getting bored of Earth?

(19:30) – What is Spaceryde looking for in terms of talent?

(22:50) – How to get in touch with Aly! Email: [email protected]

(24:00) – Aly's origin story

(28:00) – Hospitality is a gateway to recruiting?!?!

(30:00) – Getting the opportunity

(32:30) – Transferrable skills

(35:25) – Value of experience from retail/hospitality; experiential learning

(36:55) – Aly’s journey to working for Shopify

(49:50) – Helping growing teams at different stages; startups, scale ups, enterprises...

(53:50) – Does hiring someone who interviews great for the position always translate to someone who performs incredibly well?

(58:05) – Importance of seeing how someone approaches their ‘craft’

(1:04:00) – Lessons from scaling up

(1:06:15) – Scaling vs. Flailing?

(1:07:50) – Aly's final thoughts... :heart:
From A People Perspective is humbly hosted by Martin Hauck and perfectly produced by Krish Dineshkumar.

Shannon Ogborn shares her career journey with us, from being an assistant to jumping into tech and making her way into the world of recruitment operations at Hired, moving onto and away from Google and now leading community and RecOps at Ashby. Shannon shares a ton of amazing takes on the space and shares some key points on ensuring your recruitment practices are inclusive by design.

This podcast and The People People Group is made possible by our sponsors, if you're not a member, check out Canada's most engaged HR/Recruitment/Operations community by heading over to www.thepeoplepeoplegroup.com.

The Leadership Agency is one of North America and the UK's best boutique startup recruitment agencies
- SpringLaw is Canada's first (and best) virtual employment law firm
- Wavy is a culture management platform for flexible teams

(1:00) – Introduction

(2:22) – Should we really call it an ATS!?

(4:50) – Icebreakers

(12:00) – Takeaways from learning photography as a hobby

(14:00) – History of Shannon’s journey in HR/Recruitment

(21:18) – Meaningful people along Shannon’s journey

(25:50) – Shannon’s POV on anonymizing profiles of candidates

(31:00) – Best part of being a recruiter; changing status quo around hiring practices

(35:00) – Shannon’s experience and tips for folks looking to work at larger companies

(42:00) – Diversity hiring, how to be intentional in hiring

(53:21) – Who Shannon modelled her practices after, influences, etc

(59:41) – What’s most exciting about working for Ashby

(65:46) – What Shannon is most excited about with the market and Ashby’s role in addressing problems

(74:10) – Closing remarks

Marsha Shandur and I talk about how to apply the science, magic and art of using storytelling to creating a captivating employer brand and levelling up the employee experience. Given that storytelling is the oldest form of communication, our brains are hardwired to respond better to those who communicate effectively.
Marsha has coached some of the most amazing speakers and helped countless organizations level up their communication skills, here's some of the wonderfully nice things they've said about working with her.
Marsha was kind enough to create a summary and resource page for some of the things we covered in the podcast and you can check that secret link here.
From A People Perspective and The People People Group is made possible by our sponsors, if you're not a member, check us out online, on LinkedIn, on Instagram or Twitter to learn more about North America's most engaged people operations community.

• Wavy is a culture management platform for flexible teams
• The Leadership Agency is one of North America and the UK's best boutique startup recruitment agencies
• SpringLaw is Canada's first (and best) virtual employment law firm

Hosted by Martin Hauck and produced by Krish Dineshkumar