Why Is AI In HR A Bit Like A Fancy Coffee Machine? With Guillermo Miranda

Hear from Jenn Vigliotti, Director, Head of Global Leadership, Product & Go-to-Market Recruiting at Sonos, on the importance of candidate experience at the tech brand – and how they get Hiring Managers and TA aligned. Jenn tells Sultan why the tech brand has made stellar candidate experiences core to its talent strategy, how her Exec Search background has helped facilitate that approach… and how being a competitive synchronized ice skater in her youth has made her who she is today. Learn more about: Skills-based hiring approachesDifferentiating your tech brand in a competitive talent marketBuilding equitability into the hiring processUsing your company values to shape talent experiencesCreating a TA team that can be themselves at work ❤️The Talent Blueprint podcast is for business and HR leaders who want to build talent-first, skills-based organizations. In each episode, Beamery co-founder Sultan Saidov chats with industry experts who share their insights and experience around using talent to create a competitive business advantage.Subscribe today and receive episodes every two weeks to guide you to become a talent-first organization, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Captivate. Discover more episodes of The Talent Blueprint podcast here.

Elle Lebourg, Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Hilti Group, is also a career coach – and she has found that her training in coaching has opened up new ways of thinking about leadership, hiring, and HR in general. Listen to this fascinating conversation between Elle and Sultan to learn more about how a varied career path and ‘coaching mindset’ opens opportunities, plus: The value of hiring for potential – and the power of curiosityBuilding the future for TA, as trusted talent advisorsHow Hilti is repositioning the construction industry in its EVPProgrammatic advertising to targeted talent poolsPartnerships that make a positive social impact, while closing skills gapsThe Talent Blueprint podcast is for business and HR leaders who want to build talent-first, skills-based organizations. In each episode, Beamery co-founder Sultan Saidov chats with industry experts who share their insights and experience around using talent to create a competitive business advantage.Subscribe today and receive episodes every two weeks to guide you to become a talent-first organization, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Captivate. Discover more episodes of The Talent Blueprint podcast here.

AI is a hot topic in HR – and our Talent Blueprint guests have had plenty to say about it. Listen to this episode for some interesting insights about the role of AI in HR (and HR in AI) from the talent leaders who have joined us this season…Art Lokerson, HR Product Management Director for Talent Acquisition at Wells FargoStefan Begall, Group Head of Talent at Telia CompanyDavid Brammer, former Global Head of Talent Acquisition at OcadoAdam Artar, Director of Global Talent Acquisition, Edwards LifesciencesDarren Peiris, VP & Group Head of Recruitment at National GridAsh Walvoord, Head of Talent Management at VerizonSarah Keisling, Associate Vice President, Talent Management and HR Operations at Banner HealthJami Sinick, Vice President Talent Acquisition at Banner HealthNazim Unlu, Global People and Organization Director at Novartis,Guillermo Miranda, HR & Tech expert Discover what these industry leaders think about the benefits and challenges of using AI in recruitment, talent management and workforce planning, and how we ensure that we don’t lose the human touch when we bring automation to HR processes. The Talent Blueprint podcast is for business and HR leaders who want to build talent-first, skills-based organizations. In each episode, Beamery co-founder Sultan Saidov chats with an industry expert who shares their insights and experience around using talent to create a competitive business advantage.Subscribe today and receive episodes every two weeks to guide you to become a talent-first organization, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Captivate. 

In this episode, Nazım Ünlü, Global People and Organization Director at Novartis, shares his thoughts on organizational transformation, and why we should question the role of HR – and get better at “unlearning” in order to be successful. Nazım and your host Sultan Saidov discuss: The changing landscape of HR, and the need for HR professionals to adapt traditional practices.The power of technology, particularly AI, in providing HR with easy access to strategic data – and shaping the future of the function.How HR can own and use workforce data, and the importance of creating a tangible use case for HR data.Looking at roles based on skills and experiences, rather than predefined job descriptions.Recent forays into internal talent mobility initiatives, and letting employees find their own upskilling paths… particularly in response to changing skill demands.Listen now to learn more about the evolving role of HR, the impact of technology on workforce data, and the need for HR professionals to embrace continuous learning – and unlearning. The Talent Blueprint podcast is for business and HR leaders who want to build talent-first, skills-based organizations. In each episode, Beamery co-founder Sultan Saidov chats with an industry expert who shares their insights and experience around using talent to create a competitive business advantage.Subscribe today and receive episodes every two weeks to guide you to become a talent-first organization, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Captivate. Discover more episodes of The Talent Blueprint podcast here.

On this exciting episode of the Talent Blueprint podcast, Sultan speaks to TWO Talent leaders from Banner Health, a non-profit Health system. Hear Jami Sinick, Vice President of Talent Acquisition, and Sarah Keisling, Associate Vice President, Talent Management and HR Operations, talk about how they work together in order to bring in the skills the organization needs today… and in the future.  Listen now to discover: How they are building talent pipelines at Banner Health, with a view to what happens after people joinHow looking at “career pathways” has led to different ways of thinking about how to integrate Talent Management with Talent AcquisitionHow they think about agility in talent decision-making, and when to hire for skills or develop for skills (versus needing qualifications)The mindset shifts needed to embrace skills-based talent managementHow technology is facilitating talent development programs, and how they engage employees and managers in digital transformationHow to create inclusion in the communities and areas you recruit from.As well as advice they would share to people taking their career paths… and things they wished every CEO and executive knew about their departments. The Talent Blueprint podcast is for business and HR leaders who want to build talent-first, skills-based organizations. In each episode, Beamery co-founder Sultan Saidov chats with an industry expert who shares their insights and experience around using talent to create a competitive business advantage.Subscribe today and receive episodes every two weeks to guide you to become a talent-first organization.Discover more episodes of The Talent Blueprint podcast here.

In this episode of the Talent Blueprint, Art Lokerson, HR Product Management Director for Talent Acquisition at Wells Fargo, shines a light on some of the ways the bank – and financial services in general – has responded to the rapidly shifting talent and technological landscape. Listen to this episode to learn more about:  How technology is helping to meet customer and candidate needs at Wells Fargo, with AI aiding personalization at scale.The evolution of Talent Acquisition, and how TA is anticipating future skills needs rather than just replacing existing roles. Why Talent Acquisition is integrating more with Talent Management, learning development, promotions, and gig work.How insights from AI and other tools will make recruiting leaders more anticipatory and proactive in working with business partners.Programs for transitioning military and underrepresented communities, and silver medallists. “Our candidates are expecting a customer grade experience every time we have an interaction. They expect our ATS to be as dynamic as our ATMs.” – Art LokersonThe Talent Blueprint podcast is for business and HR leaders who want to build talent-first, skills-based organizations. In each episode, Beamery co-founder Sultan Saidov chats with an industry expert who shares their insights and experience around using talent to create a competitive business advantage.Subscribe today and receive episodes every two weeks to guide you to become a talent-first organization, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Captivate. Discover more episodes of The Talent Blueprint podcast here.

Do you know why HR leaders need to be more like the Italian grandmother who got really good at making ristrettos…? Guillermo Miranda, Talent Management expert, Digital Adoption & AI Transformation Leader, and a partner and advisor to several companies, speaks to Sultan Saidov about why AI, talent agility, human-centricity, non-traditional perspectives, and being able to learn (and unlearn) are all organizational advantages in 2023 and beyond. Listen to the episode now to learn more about: The importance of skills in today’s talent landscape How a design thinking workshop changed Guillermo’s entire outlookThe connection between a fixed mindset and a traditional (relational) databaseFeeling the fear and doing it anyway, when it comes to new technologies.  The Talent Blueprint podcast is for business and HR leaders who want to build talent-first, skills-based organizations. In each episode, Beamery co-founder Sultan Saidov chats with an industry expert who shares their insights and experience around using talent to create a competitive business advantage.Subscribe today and receive episodes every two weeks to guide you to become a talent-first organization, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Captivate. Discover more episodes of The Talent Blueprint podcast here.

Listen as host Sultan Saidov speaks to Adam Artar, Director of Global Talent Acquisition at Edwards Lifesciences, about the real impact TA can have on people – patients as well as candidates and employees – and how his company is growing the skills they need to succeed as a business, and improve lives.  Sultan and Adam discuss the unique attributes of the medical devices industry, finding (and developing) niche skills with a distinct employer brand proposition, embracing a new model for TA, and creating your own talent market for the future. In this episode, learn more about how Adam and Edwards Life Sciences: Focus on keeping potential candidates ‘warm’ and being front of mindBuilt Recruiter Academies and a center of excellence for Talent Acquisition Collaborate between functions for better talent outcomesGet more from their Talent CRM with smart integrations. “It is rather fascinating to see the number of skills that we have a need for, not just today, but three, five years down the road… and understanding that it’s going to impact patients’ lives, it's going to impact families' lives long-term, because of the skills and because of the devices and products that we’re building.” – Adam Artar The Talent Blueprint podcast is for business and HR leaders who want to build talent-first, skills-based organizations. In each episode, Beamery co-founder Sultan Saidov chats with an industry expert who shares their insights and experience around using talent to create a competitive business advantage.Subscribe today and receive episodes every two weeks to guide you to become a talent-first organization, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Captivate. Discover more episodes of The Talent Blueprint podcast here.

Listen as host Sultan Saidov speaks to Stefan Begall, Group Head of Talent, Telia Company, about leading from a distance, the new role of Talent Acquisition, extending employee tenure, the importance of dedicated career coaches, the results of the ‘war for talent’, and increasing internal hires. “It’s neither sustainable nor financially sane to keep looking across the fence and not having your glasses on when looking at your own already existing workforce.” In this episode, learn why Stefan believes: AI is an opportunity, not a threat, to HREmployees have their own part to play in staying employableYou need to “build the plane while you fly it” Transparency (and good data) is crucial to talent managementHarmonizing your job role architecture is a bit like a fruit salad...  🤔🍎“Ideally our entire workforce should be part of our talent pool and, now that we are putting a content-based and skill-based job role architecture in place across our entire footprint, it gives us a totally different visibility of what we actually have access to.” The Talent Blueprint podcast is for business and HR leaders who want to build talent-first, skills-based organizations. In each episode, Beamery co-founder Sultan Saidov chats with an industry expert who shares their insights and experience around using talent to create a competitive business advantage.Subscribe today and receive episodes every two weeks to guide you to become a talent-first organization, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Captivate. Discover more episodes of The Talent Blueprint podcast here.

Host Sultan Saidov speaks to Darren Peiris, VP & Group Head of Recruitment at National Grid, about building a best-in-class recruitment function, hiring for skills to deliver diversity as well as longevity, and why learning agility matters so much.   Darren discusses working proactively with hiring managers, owning your own career path, and the importance of great leaders. Discover: Some of the unique aspects about working (and recruiting) at National GridDarren’s views on when to build, borrow or buy talentHow automation frees recruiters up to have richer conversations  The power of giving employees information about ‘where they stand’. “Where I want to be able to head as an organisation is that we’re bringing people in with depth and breadth, which means that these are the individuals who can do five to six, seven different roles. Something that I'm a huge fan of is learning agility.” – Darren PeirisThe Talent Blueprint podcast is for business and HR leaders who want to build talent-first, skills-based organizations. In each episode, Beamery co-founder Sultan Saidov chats with an industry expert who shares their insights and experience around using talent to create a competitive business advantage.Subscribe today and receive episodes every two weeks to guide you to become a talent-first organization, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Captivate. Discover more episodes of The Talent Blueprint podcast here.