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How to Scale Social Impact - Madison Campbell
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11/17/20 • 52 min
At a statuesque 5'3', Madison stands tall over the competition; launching several social enterprises. Iyanu, a software development shop based in Lagos, Nigeria, was dedicated to ending the unemployment problem in Western Africa, by placing top talent with partner companies around the world.
Today she leads Leda Health - A Company on a mission to to quell the many systemic shortcomings surrounding sexual assault services. They give a voice to the voiceless and provide the care and resources needed for a full recovery. They’re a company created for survivors, by survivors.
While we originally had this discussion in the early days of the global pandemic, the key sentiments are even more relevant today. We chatted before the Global HR Summit, the first enterprise culture conference presented in virtual reality, to get her thoughts about the potential for the technology. We chatted about social issues, entrepreneurship & leadership.
We chatted as we always have; openly, honestly & without fear of speaking our individual truths. And this was another one for the scrapbook. I hope you enjoy it.
Madison Campbell
Madison Campbell is a serial rule-breaker and status disrupter. Since defying her parents and leaving high-school to enter the competitive ballet world, to going to college to study epidemiology in space populations, Madison is a well seasoned entrepreneur. Standing at 5'3' she stands tall over the competition, and even started a company before this called "Iyanu", which was a software development shop based in Lagos, Nigeria.
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How Organizations Ensure Alignment of Employee Experience & Employer Branding - Nigel Miller
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01/13/20 • 44 min
Bringing people together is a theme that runs through the career of Nigel Miller. An experienced cross-functional executive, Nigel has a breadth of experience that spans Human Resources, Marketing & Public Relations with some of the world’s leading brands, including Coca Cola, Anheiser Busch & Weber Shandwick.
Now as Senior Advisor, Employee Experience with Edelman, a global communications firm of 6,000, Nigel advises other organizations on topics ranging from corporate culture change, employee experience, and employer branding.
The similarities between Marketing & HR are striking when viewed through a certain lens. Each is tasked with influencing outcomes without authority - a competency that grows in importance as organizational structures become more flat. Each counts segmentation of audience, curation of messaging and storytelling as necessary elements to drive awareness.
Organizations that treat them disparately miss a real opportunity to drive synergies through the sharing of knowledge, skills and resources. They also assume a heightened risk that messaging will be misaligned. And when your outside voice doesn’t match your inside voice, you lose all credibility. In today’s landscape, that destroys organizations.
Over the next 40 minutes we get into it, discussing everything from the influence of technology in supporting broader organizational strategy, to the importance of quantifiable measures in assessing its impact.
Nigel Miller
Having served as Edelman’s Chief Human Resources Officer for almost three years, Nigel has returned to a career-long passion – helping clients on topics ranging from employee experience & engagement to employer branding, change management & internal communication.
Prior to joining Edelman, Nigel led HR & employee engagement functions at Coca Cola Enterprises and Anheuser-Busch InBev.
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How We See the Pandemic - Enrique Rubio, Bob St. Jacques & Krystal Gabriel
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03/30/20 • 49 min
An experienced HR executive, innovative community builder and diverse, talent strategist come together to share their early thoughts on the covid-19 pandemic that’s swept over our planet.
In our present circumstances, we find it hard to distinguish reality from hyperbole. The 24 news cycle, social media & an increasingly-connected world conspire to inundate our senses.
In contrast, our present circumstances have made it easy to distinguish the important from the convenient. People are afraid, uncertain & narrowing their focus. To health, family and loved ones.
And yet, time marches on, as many organisations begin their first weeks as digital enterprises supported by a dispersed network of remote workers. Leaders must learn to design, develop and communicate goals; manage performance & drive engagement using a technological interface. Employees must learn to collaborate, align, and support one another in service to collective, agile goals.
We use our time to discuss how best to make these transitions. How best to support organisations, their leaders & employees in navigating the largest digital transformation initiative of our time.
It’s incumbent on those of us with experience to help. If you have questions, reach out. We’re here to help.
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Nicholas A. Christakis
Nicholas Christakis is a Sterling Professor of Social & Natural Science at Yale. Physician. Author.
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Sam Harris
Sam Harris is an American author, neuroscientist, and host of the Making Sense Podcast.
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How to Preserve Humanity in the Future of Work - Catherine de la Poer
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03/27/20 • 52 min
Catherine de la Poer is the founder of Halcyon, a London, UK-based management consulting firm that emphasises the importance of emotional intelligence. With individuals, small teams and organisations, Catherine’s practice addresses both the professional and the personal, helping clients to strengthen their self-awareness to realise happier employees and better performing teams.
In this episode, Catherine & I discuss what it means to be human in the future of work, how we architect and enable personal transformation - both in ourselves and others, and how we create workplaces that reinforce the clear, evidence-based connection between employee psychological, emotional and physical fitness and better organisational results.
As a reminder, the teams at BentoHR & Thinking Inside the Box podcast are here to support you. In particular, if you are an executive or HR leader with questions, comments or feedback, please reach out.
Until then, be safe.
Catherine de la Poer
Catherine is a leadership coach, with a 20+ years in senior commercial roles. She has extensive experience working in start-ups/ scale-ups. Pragmatic, reflective, with a commercial edge, best describe her coaching style. She works with individuals and teams to grow their resilience, agility and emotional fitness. Emotional Intelligence forms the centre-piece of her coaching approach.
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How a CHRO Becomes a CEO - Jay-Ann Gilfoy
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05/12/20 • 43 min
By her own admission, Jay-Ann Gilfoy, CEO, Vancity Community Investment Bank, has always been passionate about leading people and businesses to generate benefits for employees, shareholders, and the broader community culture.
She has a gift for entering into complexity and applying systems-thinking to achieve tangible business outcomes.
In this insightful conversation, she shares her unique journey from an HR leadership role to CEO, along the way leading several large transformation projects - from cultural transformations, to enterprise technology implementations.
Regardless of the role or organisation, she’s successfully implemented new growth strategies and developed high-performance teams geared for the new social, technological and economic realities.
Jay-Ann Gilfoy
Appointed the CEO of Vancity Community Investment Bank in March 2018, Jay-Ann leads a bold impact-driven vision to finance a sustainable tomorrow. Jay-Ann joined VCIB, a subsidiary of Vancity Credit Union, as senior vice-president of digital solutions and business technology where she led the development and implementation of a new core banking system.
Originally from Toronto, Jay-Ann now leads her team with a motto of “Bank on Change”, to deliver on their purpose-driven mandate to bring to the rest of Canada a unique business model that works to ensure money is being put to good use for organizations doing good for their communities.
Jay-Ann is also passionate about personal health and well-being, an advocate for physical and mental health and sits on the Board of ParticipACTION.
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How CFOs Become Cultural Champions - Amanda Hobson
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05/07/20 • 36 min
Amanda Hobson is an award-winning strategic and results oriented finance leader with more than 20 years’ experience in large and international public companies specialising in finance, treasury, investor relations, foreign exchange and interest rate risk management. She is presently the SVP, Investor Relations & Treasury at Finning International.
In this episode, Amanda shares the experiences and learning she’s gleaned as a Finance leader tasked with supporting organisations in the midst of widespread market disruption. It’s rather relevant given our present (quarantined) circumstances.
She discusses the importance of investing in human resources and technology shares her thoughts on the importance of building business cases that achieve meaningful impact and not only financial returns. She’s candid when emphasising that motivating and engaging the teams is, in her own words “an incredibly rewarding experience”.
Amanda Hobson
Amanda was recognised as one of BC’s Most Influential Women in Finance by BC Business in 2019, named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2018 by WXN and recognised as 2017 BC CFO of the Year in the Emerging Leader category by Business in Vancouver and CPABC. Amanda currently serves on the board of the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation where she is Treasurer and Chair of the Finance, Investment and Audit Committee. Amanda is currently in the midst of a career transition from the BC Lottery Corporation, where she served as the CFO and VP of Finance and Corporate Services, to Finning International, where she will assume the role of SVP Investor Relations and Treasury.
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Matt Burns is an award-winning executive, social entrepreneur and speaker. He believes in the power of community, simplicity & technology.
How to Screw Being Shy - Mark Metry
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04/03/20 • 35 min
Mark Metry, the author of ‘’Screw Being Shy’, believes that communicating your authentic self to others is crucial to achieving success, and counts himself among the 40%-60% of people who report being uncomfortable in social situations. My anecdotal research tells me the number is closer to 100%.
Tackling a difficult subject, social anxiety, head-on, Mark has curated over 50 scientific references about mental health, social anxiety, and personal transformation. Though it’s the personal anecdotes Mark includes, that bring this book to life.
I’d use another word to describe Mark: ‘resilient’. His experience tells him that life’s challenges are best faced head-on. So it should come as no surprise that he’s taking the broader view when discussing the challenges of having your first book launch coincide with the proliferation of a global pandemic.
‘Perhaps the timing has never been more appropriate to discuss social anxiety?’ Feeling largely isolated growing up, Mark turned inward which led to myriad health issues, including asthma, insomnia, and gastrointestinal ailments which together zapped his physical energy.
The isolation many of us are feeling now isn’t the same. It isn’t all that much different. And Mark has developed a framework that works for him. The same framework that has resulted in Mark being a Forbes Featured keynote speaker, podcast host and strategist. In total, his thoughts, views, podcasts, and videos have been viewed over 50+ Million times, featured in the likes of Forbes, Influencive, Inc, Huffington Post, Fearless Motivation, and on over 100 radio and podcast shows. His Humans 2.0 podcast reached #96 globally on August 16, 2018.
For those grappling with social anxiety, or know someone who may be, particularly as we move from an in-person modality to a virtual one, this is a podcast worth checking out.
Mark Metry
Mark Metry is a Forbes featured Keynote Speaker, on Amazon Prime's TV Docuseries ''The Social Movement'' season 2, and the Host of the Global Top 100 podcast, Humans 2.0 featuring the greatest leaders of our time exploring today's dynamic of the human experience and mental health in 2020.
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From Executive to Entrepreneur - Jill Katz
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01/23/20 • 37 min
Jill Katz had everything. An HR Executive at a prestigious NYC-based fashion retailer, a loving husband and two beautiful children, Jill had a life most can only dream of. Though something was missing - impact.
In an era where entrepreneurship and the now-(in)famous ‘side hustle’ is romanticised, Jill took the proverbial leap of faith & left her corporate career behind. It hasn’t always been easy. There is no sugar-coating life’s challenges with Jill. Juggling entrepreneurship and a young family hasn’t always been easy.
Preaching a mantra of ‘Candour, Courage & Care’, Jill hopes to inspire others to live the most authentic version of themselves.
Jill’s unique authentic style is on full display in this episode, as she shares the lessons learned in transitioning from an executive to entrepreneur, and the advice she believes other working professionals need to hear.
This is a must listen for any working professionals considering their own ‘leap’ into entrepreneurship.
Jill Katz
Jill Katz is an Influencer, Speaker and Coach that is passionate about shifting the workplace to be more people focused. She is the Founder and Chief Change Officer of Assemble HR Consulting, a boutique Human Resources firm that focuses on Organisational Transformation and Employee Experience. LinkedIn
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How DEIB Became a Business Imperative - James Cheng
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06/30/20 • 41 min
As the Global HR Director of Inclusion & Diversity and Talent Acquisition at Gilead Sciences, James Cheng leads strategy, development, and growth initiatives to attract and retain top talent in over 30 countries. He brings a wealth of experience in employee engagement, brand loyalty, and stakeholder relations.
In this episode of Thinking Inside the Box Podcast, James discussed the application of technology to drive inclusive hiring and employee engagement practices that support a psychologically safe environment. He’s passionate about leveraging diversity, inclusion and reducing the impact of unconscious biases.
It was such a pleasure connecting with James. I always enjoy our chats.
James Cheng
Global Director of Inclusion & Diversity and Talent Acquisition at Gilead Sciences, with over 15 years of strategy and leadership experience in the space. Responsible for leading the strategy, development, and growth in all things related to attracting top talent and workforce growth in 35+ countries across the globe.
Passionate, results-driven strategist with a record of achievement and demonstrated success driving sustained impact while providing inspirational leadership in a highly competitive market through Diversity & Inclusion. Unwavering in developing employee engagement, securing brand loyalty, building strong relations with internal and external business partners, and supporting the community.
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How We Hear the Voice of New Orleans - Mark Romig
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08/02/22 • 33 min
In today’s episode, I chat with Mark Romig, the Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer of New Orleans & Company, the New Orleans tourism industry’s destination marketing and sales organization.
Mark’s public relations career has spanned more than four decades. From teaching in college classrooms, to the 1984 Louisiana World’s Fair. From working as a Staff Assistant to U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole and on the 1987-88 presidential campaign of U.S. Senator Bob Dole.
In 2013 Mark became the Stadium Announcer for the NFL’s New Orleans Saints in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, succeeding his father, Jerry, who served in the same role for 446 consecutive Saints home games over 44 years. Mark is also a member of the Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank, headquartered in New Orleans.
In the discussion, Mark & I cover a lot of ground. From his professional journey - complete with some really compelling twists & turns, to how he took up the challenge of cementing his father’s legacy, while forging his own path.
It was such a pleasure connecting with Mark. And I hope you enjoy it.
Mark Romig
A native New Orleans, Mark is the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of New Orleans & Company, the New Orleans tourism industry’s destination marketing and sales organization.
Mark is a former member of the Xavier University Board of Trustees, former Chairman of Project Lazarus, former member of the Board of Commissioners of New Orleans City Park, former member of the Board of Directors of the Audubon Nature Institute, past International President of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and former President and Chairman of the Board of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Committee.
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How many episodes does Thinking Inside the Box have?
Thinking Inside the Box currently has 179 episodes available.
What topics does Thinking Inside the Box cover?
The podcast is about News, Culture, Future Of Work, Leadership, Psychology, Entrepreneurship, Business News, Podcasts, Technology, Human Resources and Business.
What is the most popular episode on Thinking Inside the Box?
The episode title 'How Sourcing Talent Has Changed Forever - Jim Stroud' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Thinking Inside the Box?
The average episode length on Thinking Inside the Box is 43 minutes.
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Episodes of Thinking Inside the Box are typically released every 7 days.
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The first episode of Thinking Inside the Box was released on Jan 13, 2020.
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