How can organizations create a truly inclusive environment where everyone can grow? Join Dr. Dieter Veldsman as he speaks with organizational effectiveness and DEI expert Amri B. Johnson about building inclusive workplaces.

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In this episode of The HR Dialogues, Dr. Dieter Veldsman sits with Amri B. Johnson – organizational effectiveness and diversity, equity, and inclusion expert – to discuss the importance of creating conditions for people to thrive within organizations.

Amri believes that true inclusion transcends individual group identities and focuses on actions that foster growth, responsibility, and a shared organizational purpose. He uses his extensive background in DEI to advocate for building companies that are constantly moving forward based on their organizational purpose.

In this episode we’ll discuss:

• Moving beyond performative DEI initiatives
• Creating a culture of growth and shared purpose
• Building "river companies" that are constantly advancing

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How can you set boundaries and manage expectations in HR? Find out how a seasoned HR executive, with nearly two decades of experience, delivers responsive HR support while maintaining clear boundaries on when HR should step in to address people-related queries.

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In this episode of The HR Dialogues, Dr. Dieter Veldsman sits with Laksh Sharma – an HR expert with 18 years of experience leading global HR advisory, HR operations, talent transformation, and organizational change. Together, they explore how HR can guide the relationship and set the right boundaries to enable managers with credibility into the future.

Laskh is currently a subject matter expert at AIHR. He’s held leadership positions in companies such as IBM and Deloitte Engineering, and is an advocate of DE&I practices and mental well-being in the workplace.

In this video we’ll discuss:
- The importance of setting clear HR roles while empowering managers to handle people-related queries
- The 3Es to empower managers: enablement, engagement, and effectiveness
- The value of business acumen to understand managers’ perspectives

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How do you structure your HR department for growth? Find out how an experienced HR adviser at Learngility navigates through different inflection points of scaling start-ups.

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In this episode of The HR Dialogues, Dr. Dieter Veldsman sits with JooBee Yeow – an adviser to start-ups, educator, speaker, writer and entrepreneur at Learngility – to explore how HR departments should adapt and evolve as start-ups grow. Together they explore identifying the challenges, HR’s priorities, and how HR can set up both itself and the business for success at each phase.

JooBee is a trained Systems Engineer with a PhD in Leadership Development. With experience working with 2, 20, and 200 year-old companies as a consultant and internal HR, she has helped start-ups navigate their inflection points and transition from the creative chaos stage to repeatable performance.

In this video we’ll discuss:

• The 6 business foundations HR departments at scaling start-ups should focus on
• The HR best practices to navigate inflection points and avoid pitfalls
• The importance of setting guardrails and boundaries for HR

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How can HR professionals revitalize performance management to drive employee engagement and business success? Find out how Talent Management Strategist and Consultant Megan Bickle shifts the focus from evaluation to development and growth.

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In this episode of The HR Dialogues, Dr. Dieter Veldsman sits with Megan Bickle - Talent Management Strategist and Consultant – to explore how you ensure performance goals are directly linked to overall business objectives.

Megan’s philosophy is that a great HR strategist understands more than just one HR specialty. She uses her extensive background in performance management, talent succession planning, and employee engagement strategy to support organizations through talent management transformation.

In this episode we’ll discuss:

• Performance management’s place in a modern organization
• Re-branding your organization’s performance management process
• Pitfalls in performance review strategy and philosophy

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Want to create an organizational culture of mobility and career growth? Find out how The Walt Disney Company fosters an organization where employees are engaged, satisfied, and eager to grow their careers.

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In this episode of The HR Dialogues, Dr. Dieter Veldsman sits with Dayana Falcon – Senior Manager, Career Infrastructure and Engagement at The Walt Disney Company – to discuss how you can create a culture of mobility and career growth within your organization.

Dayana Falcon is a HR tech visionary with an extensive background in talent management and digital marketing. With her expertise in employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, and career development, she spearheads innovative initiatives to address the evolving needs of the modern workforce.

In this episode we’ll discuss:

• The importance of a human-centered approach to HR
• The power of culture and mobility
• The intersection of employee experience and business priorities

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How do you ensure your HR practices are future-proof? Find out how a director of talent, organization, and digital AI uses tech and people to align with a rapidly changing industry.

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In this episode of The HR Dialogues, Dr. Dieter Veldsman sits with Vinay Singh, director of future of work at NTT, to discuss how HR professionals can optimize their organizations to stay ahead of the curve.

Vinay is a driving force in human capital and technology, committed to building a future where organizations thrive with data-driven talent strategies. In his Director of Future of Work role, he helps organizations develop data-driven employee pathways for retention and productivity.

In this video we’ll discuss:

• How do you engage a four-generation society at work?
• Does HR take maturity models too far?
• Why should HR be concerned about AI bias and hallucination?

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What is a corporate university, and is it the right choice for your organization? Learn about the benefits of corporate universities, different approaches to implementing a corporate university, and more.

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In this episode of The HR Dialogues, Dr. Dieter Veldsman is joined by Debra Dee Bradford — Senior Consultant and Adjunct Professor — to discuss the value that corporate universities offer, and compare the benefits (and limitations) of an internal or external approach. They also discuss learning ROI, and evaluating learning partners.

Debra Dee Bradford is a business consultant who combines employment law, analytical data, strategic HR, industry compliance, transformational OD, & executive coaching to align employee actions with the strategic goals of the organization. She is also the creator and facilitator of customized training and professional development workshops in leadership.

In this episode of The HR Dialogues we discuss:

- The pros and cons of outsourcing your corporate university

- What we get wrong with learning ROI

- The difference between learning journeys and learning programs

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What does the future of HR leadership look like? Find out how HR leadership is changing, and how HR leaders of the future can make the most of HR-Board relationships.

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In this episode of The HR Dialogues, Dr. Dieter Veldsman is joined by Emmanuel Michael — Leadership and Career Coach — to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing HR leaders of the future, and how leaders can build their influence using HR-board relations.

Emmanuel Michael is a leadership and career coach, author, public speaker, and host of HRwithEM. He uses his 20+ years of management experience to help future leaders leverage their potential to accomplish their dreams.

In this episode of The HR Dialogues we discuss:

- Two key skills CHROs need to be effective today

- How the business acumen gap is affecting HR

- The golden rule for CHROs in board meetings

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