This SHRM Accurate: Intersection episode with William Tincup features Benjamin Granger, Chief Workplace Psychologist at Qualtrics. He discusses employee experience and workplace desirability, among other HR topics. Granger shares insights into the evolving nature of desirable workplaces and highlights the importance of understanding human universal truths.

Ben explains how humans adapt to change but evolve slowly, emphasizing that while the details may differ, the need for certain motivators remains consistent. The discussion touches on topics such as workplace flexibility, stressors across generations, and the potential impact of artificial intelligence on industries like acting and fashion.

In this SHRM Accurate: Intersection episode, John Pauly from AZOVA Health discusses their fully integrated digital healthcare ecosystem that offers digital at-home physicals and drug testing. They provide a box with medical tools like a blood pressure cuff and a tape measure for individuals to conduct their own physicals at home.

The collected data is then reviewed by doctors who provide online consultations to discuss the individual's health history, mental health, and diet. The aim is to offer employees a baseline health assessment and improve healthcare accessibility and convenience. The conversation also touches on the positive impact of telehealth, the importance of preventive healthcare, and the shift towards AI algorithms in recruiting.

In this SHRM Accurate: Intersection episode, Lucy Guillen from Criteria Corp discusses their role as an assessment company focused on boosting the talent signal for companies. They offer a range of assessments, including cognitive, personality, emotional intelligence, risk skills, and more. They provide clients with access to all assessments and additional services like validation studies, consulting, structured interviewing, and video interviewing.

They are also introducing live interviewing as a new product. The conversation touches on topics such as global hiring, remote work, candidate experience, and the importance of using assessments as one data point among others to make informed hiring decisions.

In this SHRM Accurate: Intersection episode, Tali Rapaport, co-founder of Puck, a recruiting tech company, discusses the challenges faced by talent and HR professionals in the evolving world of recruitment. She emphasizes the need to improve the job application process, eliminate surprises, and provide a personalized and transparent candidate experience.

Tali highlights the importance of aligning job descriptions with the actual job and managing candidate expectations. She also shares insights on global hiring and the significance of cultural context in job descriptions.

On this SHRM Accurate: Intersection episode, William Tincup interviews Steve Browne, the Chief People Officer for La Rosa's Pizza, and Josh Rock, the talent acquisition manager for Nuss Truck and Equipment. The conversation revolves around their experiences at the SHRM 23 conference and their perspectives on HR and talent acquisition.

Steve discusses his newly released book, "HR Unleashed," which emphasizes a different approach to HR in a post-pandemic world. Both Steve and Josh express the importance of staying positive in the HR profession and highlight the need for continuous learning and staying updated with innovative HR practices. They also discuss the value of networking and building connections within the industry.

On this SHRM Accurate: Intersection episode, William Tincup interviews Lorne Epstein, who has a background in talent acquisition and adult experiential education. Epstein shares his journey of developing a workshop on mitigating unconscious bias, which eventually became his profession. He discusses his recent studies on the impact of bias in the workplace and highlights the findings of the 2023 Bias Impact Study, which focused on psychological safety and communication.

The study revealed that bias significantly affects communication in the workplace, with executives having the least impact and employees facing the most challenges in talking to remote teams. Epstein also emphasizes the importance of addressing bias throughout the entire organization and shares his plans to create change management cases as a resource for organizations seeking solutions.

In this SHRM Accurate: Intersection episode, William Tincup interviews John Permenter, the head of product for eMed Digital Healthcare. John discusses their new product: virtually proctored drug screening for employment purposes. Permenter explains that their platform eliminates the need for scheduling appointments and provides instant negative results, allowing for faster hiring decisions.

They discuss the changing landscape of drug screening due to the pandemic and cultural changes, as well as the flexibility of their solution in supporting different panels based on state or company policy needs. They also touch upon their partnership with Accurate and the potential synergy between their offerings. Additionally, Permenter mentions the global capabilities of their platform and the various use cases for pre-employment, post-employment, random screening, and reasonable suspicion scenarios.

On this episode of the SHRM Accurate: Intersection Podcast, William Tincup gets a chance to sit down with John Friend from PS Industries. The conversation revolves around John's experience in the HR field, his involvement in the manufacturing industry, and his thoughts on various HR challenges. He highlights the importance of safety in manufacturing and discusses the impact of the pandemic on work environments.

Additionally, John expresses concerns about mental health issues and the reluctance of people to seek help. Overall, the discussion emphasizes the significance of caring for people and being a resource for them.