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My Favorite Podcasts: Future of Work, Speaking, Entrepreneurship — And Just for Fun

My Favorite Podcast - June 2023

I’m an avid podcast listener, and I’m often asked for recommendations of some of my favorites, so here are a few, as of June 2023.

Let’s start with the assumption that you’re already subscribed and listening to MY podcast – Impact Makers with Jennifer McClure. 😉 (You ARE subscribed, right?)

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Podcasts are currently my favorite learning and professional development resource, and I have about 30 different podcasts in my listening rotation, most of which fall into the following categories:

  • Future of Work / Human Resources
  • Professional Speaking
  • Business / Entrepreneurship
  • General Interest / Just For Fun

I’ve shared a few of my favorites below from each of the categories above, along with a sample episode or two from each that would give you a flavor of what the podcast is like, and that I think you’d enjoy:

Future of Work / Human Resources

Re:Thinking with Adam Grant

  • Recommended episode: ChatGPT did NOT title this podcast (w/Allie Miller & Ethan Mollick)

Redefining Work (formerly Redefining HR) with Lars Schmidt

  • Recommended episode: People First and Mission Always with NASA Chief Human Capital Officer Jane Datta

All Hands with Katelin Holloway

  • Recommended episodes: Adopting an Open Salary Model with Cuvva’s Gemma Boulton, and How to Create an Anti-Racist Workplace with James and Krista White

Punk Rock HR with Laurie Ruettimann

  • Recommended episode: Evaluating the State of DEI with Zach Nunn

HR Famous with Jessica Lee, Madeline Laurano, and Tim Sackett, SPHR, SCP

  • Recommended episode: How to Make a Viral LinkedIn Post, Is Hiring Slowing Down?

Professional Speaking

The Wealthy Speaker Podcast with Jane Atkinson

  • Recommended episodes: Move Your Presentation From Good To Epic With Kelly Swanson (Part I), and Move Your Presentation From Good To Epic With Kelly Swanson (Part II)

Mic Drop with Josh Linkner

  • Recommended episode: How Two Experienced Meeting Planners Hire Speakers (ft. Debbie Lipsky & Jason Callori)

The Speaker Lab with Grant Baldwin

  • Recommended episode: How to Build Your Speaking Business and Not Just Get Gigs

Speakernomics – produced by the National Speakers Association

  • Recommended episodes: Online Presentations with Robbie Samuels, and Make Your Presentations More Inclusive with Donna Mack

Business / Entrepreneurship

Online Marketing Made Easy with Amy Porterfield

  • Recommended episode: Becoming An Expert: How To Position Yourself As An Authority in Your Field

Business Accelerator Podcast with Megan Hyatt Miller and Michael Hyatt

  • Recommended episode: 6 Essential Ingredients for Effective Strategic Planning

The Goal Digger Podcast with Jenna Kutcher

  • Recommended episode: A Website Refresh for When You’re Short on Time

The Influential Personal Brand Podcast with Rory Vaden, and AJ Vaden

  • Recommended episode: The Fastest Way to Become a Paid Professional Speaker with Kindra Hall

You Are The Brand with Mike Kim

  • Recommended episode: How to Maximize Your Mastermind Group

General Interest / Just For Fun

Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell

  • Recommended episodes: The Mennonite National Anthem, The Rise of the Guinea Pigs, and The Department of Physiological Hygiene

The Rich Roll Podcast with Rich Roll

  • Recommended episodes: Mike Fremont: A Centenarian On Breaking World Records, Running At 100 & Thriving Beyond Expectations

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

  • Recommended episode: Jimmy Fallon

Flightless Bird with David Farrier

  • Recommended episodes: Game Shows, RVs, Football, Bottled Water, Dog Shows, and Disney Adults

Categories: Blog, Entrepreneurship, Future of Work, Speaking
Posted on June 29, 2023

Written by Jennifer McClure

Redefining HR: Embracing Modern People Practices To Fuel Business Success With Lars Schmidt

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Since it’s a new year, I’m already hard at work on achieving the goals that I set for myself, and my businesses in 2021. And one of my goals this year is to read 24 books.

Thankfully, I’ve got some good friends who are helping to fill my reading list with books that they’ve written, which were set for January 2021 release dates!

I spoke with my best friend Laurie Ruettimann about her new book, Betting On You, which released a couple of weeks ago in Episode 53 of the podcast, and in this episode, I’m chatting with my friend Lars Schmidt about his new book – Redefining HR – which releases worldwide on January 26, 2021.

I really enjoyed my conversation with Lars, and he has a great grasp on how leaders in all areas – not just human resources – should approach building strong and capable organizations through implementing modern people practices.

Lars Schmidt is the Founder and Principal of Amplify – a firm that helps progressive people leaders and companies navigate the future of work.

Long interested in emerging work trends, tech, and people practices, his curiosity fueled a career that has afforded him the privilege of solving complex talent challenges for some of the biggest brands in their respective fields including NPR, Ticketmaster, SpaceX, Duo Security, and Hootsuite. He’s always been drawn to HR leaders who operate at the leading edges of the field, who embrace 21st Century HR, and who are redefining people practices through their vision, experience, and approach.

Lars has long worked to accelerate the evolution of Human Resources’ capabilities and impact through efforts like co-founding the HR Open Source initiative, by contributing regular columns for Fast Company and Forbes, and also writing books, including Employer Branding for Dummies in 2017, and his latest book – Redefining HR, which will release worldwide on January 26, 2021.

Redefining HR provides a framework for leaders to build modern and world-class people teams, enabling them to create people-centric organizations that lead to long-term success.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:​​

  • Lars’ transition from recruiting leader, to employer branding expert, to HR and People Operations community leader and curator.
  • How Lars and Ambrosia Vertesi applied the Open Source concept to create a platform for HR leaders to share case studies, templates, and learnings to accelerate innovation.
  • How curation of resources, experts, and the work of others can be an important part of building credibility, and a personal brand.
  • 7 communities Lars suggests where HR and people leaders can get learning and development opportunities.
  • 5 visionary leaders in the HR and people space Lars suggests that others follow and learn from.
  • 3 skills that Lars believes modern people leaders need to master or develop in 2021 and beyond.

IMPACT MAKERS PODCAST – EPISODE 55

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Key Quotes From This Episode:

“To me, one of the most significant changes in the field of HR over the last 5 years is our evolution from black box, to open source. That’s the single most important enabler of the shift from legacy HR to modern HR.” ~ Lars Schmidt

“I think, in legacy HR, your role was based upon having HR acumen. Modern HR is based on having business acumen AND HR acumen. HR acumen is table stakes. You have to understand how to do x, y, or z  depending upon what your job is, but you have to understand how that connects to the business, how that supports the business, how is that going to enable to the business to achieve its goals.” ~ Lars Schmidt

“Don’t limit yourself to HR resources and communities. Especially if you’re in a leadership role – you need to sharpen your business acumen. So whether that’s other forums – like Harvard Business Review or The Economist – or other platforms and publications that aren’t necessarily looking at things purely from an insular HR perspective, but more of a broader business perspective. You’ve got to be plugged into those other networks as well.” ~ Lars Schmidt

“Find some of the leading thinkers in the space, and absorb not just their own content, but find out who they are reading, where they are learning from, and where they’re getting their ideas from.”  ~ Lars Schmidt

“If we’re not diversifying our sources, if we’re not diversifying the perspectives and the voices that we’re taking in, our outlook is going to have deep blind spots. You do need to be intentional and deliberate about diversifying the voices that are informing our perspective on the field.” ~ Lars Schmidt

“For leaders, your value to your organization, to your employees, to your company – it’s not just the knowledge that you have, it’s the knowledge that you have access too.” ~ Lars Schmidt

People & Resources Mentioned In This episode:

Amplify Talent

Redefining HR

Book -> Redefining HR: Transforming People Teams to Drive Business Performance by Lars Schmidt

Podcast -> Redefining HR

Newsletter / Blog  -> Redefining HR

Book -> Employer Branding for Dummies by Richard Mosley and Lars Schmidt

Lars Schmidt LinkedIn

Lars Schmidt Twitter

Lars Schmidt articles on Fast Company

People Geeks – a Culture Amp community

Workhuman

HR Open Source Community

Hacking HR

DisruptHR

Google Rework 

Bersin Academy

Redefining HR Episode 37 – Reddit VP People & Culture, Katelin Holloway

Redefining HR Episode 40 – Spotify CHRO, Katarina Berg

Redefining HR Episode 28 – VaynerMedia Chief Heart Officer, Claude Silver

Erin L. Thomas, PhD – Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging and Talent Acquisition at Upwork

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Categories: Human Resources, Podcast
Posted on January 21, 2021

Written by Jennifer McClure

Leading With a People First Approach with Steve Browne

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Are HR leaders the only leaders in an organization who can (or should) lead with a people first approach?

My guest in today’s episode – Steve Browne – doesn’t think so!

Steve has been my friend and mentor for over 20 years now, and he’s also a constant source of encouragement, wise counsel, connections and smiles for leaders around the world through his work as an HR executive, a board member of the largest HR association in the world, his popular blog (Everyday People), and his best-selling books (HR on Purpose !! and HR Rising !!).

Topics Discussed In This Episode:​​

Steve is well-known for his high-energy and positive approach to people leadership, and in this episode, we chat about:

  • What it’s been like to be an HR leader at an organization during a global pandemic, and the key approach all leaders must take in times of crisis.
  • The importance of building meaningful relationships to be able to lead effectively.
  • The shifts that are still to come in the workplace, and what leaders should be doing now to prepare themselves and their organizations.
  • Why Steve wrote his first best-selling book HR on Purpose !! and what compelled him to write his latest book HR Rising !!
  • How telling stories helps leaders to get their ideas and messages heard.
  • Why a people-first approach is key for all types of leaders, not just those who work in human resources.
  • And so much more!

IMPACT MAKERS PODCAST – EPISODE 40

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People & Resources Mentioned in this episode:

Impact Makers Episode 003 – The Heart of Human Resources with Steve Browne

Steve Browne’s blog

Steve Browne LinkedIn

Steve Browne Twitter

HR On Purpose !! Developing Deliberate People Passion by Steve Browne

HR Rising !! From Ownership to Leadership by Steve Browne

Bob Goff

Lars Schmidt

Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal Tom Lichtenheld

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership, Podcast
Posted on September 23, 2020

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