The new shape of work
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Businesses are reinventing in response to COVID-19. The new shape of work reflects a focus on values critical to business success. More flexible, sustainable work models and business practices are the keys to helping companies address today’s realities and tomorrow’s challenges. This podcast addresses the challenges and uncertainty in the workplace and focuses on how we transition to a more agile workforce for the future. For more Mercer insights, please visit https://www.mercer.com/insights/people-strategy/future-of-work/podcast-new-shape-of-work/
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Think and be digital: How AI will improve jobs
The fast pace of change has employees exhausted, but adding AI into the HR digital transformation has the potential to enhance jobs in the future. Jason Averbook joins our podcast to share three pressing trends for the future of HR.
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Aug 13, 2023
How Novo Nordisk paved the path for inclusive business transformation
How did HR and IT at Novo Nordisk collaborated to elevate DEI as a critical piece of the business transformation agenda? Listen to the journey they took and what they see moving forward.
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Jul 24, 2023
Benefits in transition. How Ericsson is enhancing the employee experience
Transforming total rewards programs to create consistent and cost effective benefits offerings for employees can be an effective way to attract and retain top employees. In this episode we share the total rewards transformation journey Ericsson has taken to enhance employee experience while reducing benefit costs and risk.
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Jul 10, 2023
Work Here Now: Think like a human and build a powerhouse workplace
How can we do things differently today to improve the future of work? Melissa Swift shares practical fixes to basic things that are wrong with work. Website: https://bit.ly/2XAZ7pp
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Jun 26, 2023
Infosys placed skills at the center of rewards for success
Organizations are looking for ways to win the war for talent. In this episode, Nandini Nathan, Group Head of Compensation and Benefits at Infosys, talks about how putting skills at the heart of the talent and reward processes has been critical for their success. Website: https://bit.ly/2XAZ7pp
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Jun 8, 2023
People are central to success in M&A deals
In this episode Jeff Black, Mercer’s Global M&A Advisory Leader, shares how organizations need to understand the talent they have and ensure they have people, with the right skills and in the right roles, to make an M&A deal move forward effectively. Website: https://bit.ly/2XAZ7pp
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May 23, 2023
AI at work: What is shifting and how HR can help
Today we'll be diving deep into Generative AI to discuss how generative AI is impacting the workplace, and more critically how we can at an individual and organizational level prepare ourselves for its impact.
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Apr 13, 2023
Refocusing on employee experience in a challenging market
Employee engagement is critical, but as people rethink their relationship to work, organizations have an opportunity to improve their approach engagement. Hear two of our specialists sharing their ideas on how organizations can refocus on employee experience.
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Mar 3, 2023
Embracing equity, inclusion and belonging
In the discussions about the evolving future of work, the idea of transitioning from traditional roles into skills-based work has many people excited. But it brings with it a challenge that we cannot overlook. According to our Global Talent Trends study, women tend not to believe that the skills that they have today could be suitable for a role they might move in tomorrow. This brings concern for gender equity in the future of work.
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Feb 15, 2023
Attract and retain the talent you need
Organizations worldwide are facing big challenges. Whether it is talent shortages, inflationary challenges and how they affect compensation, or recession concerns in different countries, 2023 is starting as a challenge. Our conversation today features three global experts from Mercer talking about these talent challenges and opportunities.
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Jan 13, 2023
Prioritizing a living wage with Yara
Forward-thinking organizations are reinventing themselves under the new shape of work as responsible, innovative employers making proactive commitments to good work. In this episode, hear how Yara International is working to ensure a living wage across their full time employees.
Website: https://bit.ly/2XAZ7pp
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Dec 15, 2022
How the economy is influencing business and people agendas
In this episode, we speak about the current economic situation and the potential impacts on the business and people agendas in 2023.
Amelia Hadfield the Head of the Department of Politics, Dean International at the University of Surrey
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Nov 15, 2022
Addressing the human energy crisis
We are seeing a human energy crisis in workplaces today. People are feeling especially depleted and HR is concerned that if we can’t bring back people’s energy, the whole conversation around returning to the office is a non-starter. In this episode, we hear about the four types of energy as well as how we need to work collectively as individuals and organizations to recognize and resolve the human energy crisis.
Eren Rosenfeld Managing Director, Leadership at The Energy Project
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Oct 7, 2022
The ROI of supporting employee mental health
Employees have been bruised by the events of the last two years and many are feeling a form of despair, anxiety and a lost sense of belonging. While the road ahead still appears rocky, employers can provide mental health options to help cultivate a feeling of belonging, encourage psychological safety, and provide tools and training to help struggling employees find the support they need.
Wolfgang Seidl, Leader of workplace Health consulting in the UK and Europe for Mercer Marsh Benefits
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Sep 15, 2022
Total rewards at the center of innovation at SAP
The employee reward landscape is adapting to better support new ways of working and it is becoming a critical lever in culture change. In this episode, Chetna Singh, Head of Total Rewards at SAP, shares how total rewards goes beyond compensation and benefits to support transformation and innovation for employee culture and careers.
Chetna Singh, Head of Total Rewards at SAP
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Aug 15, 2022
Radically transforming HR with BMW
In this episode, we are talking with Moritz Kippenberger, head of HR services at BMW group, about how HR needs to radically transform the way it operates to survive post-COVID. And, the role of employee experience can play to ensure that the jobs that we have are attractive today and offer growth path for skills of the future.
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Jul 18, 2022
Delivering workforce security and flexibility with Unilever
Workplace flexibility is high on the business agenda and, as a result, organizations are looking at adjustments to their work operating model. This has big implications for people responsible for talent management. In this episode, Placid Jover, Unilever’s VP HR for Latin America, talks about a new approach to talent management that balances the need for critical skills and workforce flexibility to help both the company and employees succeed.
Guest: Placid Jover, VP HR for Latin America, Unilever
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Jul 13, 2022
Help employees thrive with total wellbeing
Executives ranked total well-being as one of the top employee initiatives that will deliver ROI in 2022. Learn what employees are looking for from their employers based on the Health on Demand research, and how employers are responding by offering new and innovative benefits programs.
Guest: Nicole Passmore Cohen, Principal, Advice & Solutions, Global Health & Benefits at Mercer
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Jul 6, 2022
Redesigning work, working and the workforce
Employers are managing through a tremendous amount of change. In this episode, Ravin Jesuthasan and Brian Fisher with Mercer discuss employers’ need for agility, and how technology, new operating models and cultures need to come together to help employers be successful in the future of work.
Guest speakers
Brian Fisher, Global Skills Solutions Lead Mercer
Ravin Jesuthasan, Global Transformation leader Mercer
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Jun 29, 2022
Blending Talent and Transformation ambitions with Bayer
At its core, transformation is more than just business model transformation, it is also about people. We can start the transformation journey by thinking about the needs of our people and our cultures to help us define the path forward.
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Sarena Lin, Chief Transformation and Talent officer with Bayer
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Jun 3, 2022
How men can break the bias
With men still holding the majority of the positions of power in the global workforce, gender equality will simply not happen without their involvement. Join us as Mercer’s Angela Berg discusses how to equip men to participate in the DEI journey and how embedding DEI across the organization can lead to competitive advantage.
Guest: Angela Berg Global Diversity,
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May 16, 2022
A revitalized vision for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workforce
COVID-19, racial and social unrest, and a growing ESG agenda have accelerated the need for a more diverse, equitable and inclusive world. Join as Till Leopold and Gitanjali Chaturvedi from the World Economic Forum discuss how companies can make a positive societal change as part of their own sustainability agendas.
Guests: Till Leopold and Gitanjali Chaturvedi with the World Economic Forum
Website: https://bit.ly/2XAZ7pp
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May 13, 2022
Progressing ESG and sustainability goals
At this stage in the pandemic, many organizations are finding themselves on growth trajectories again. But, those growth trajectories need to be sustainable and factor in environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals to meet the expectations of employees, customers and investors.
Guest: Kai Anderson, Transformation leader for Mercer Europe
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Apr 13, 2022
Progressing ESG and sustainability goals
At this stage in the pandemic, many organizations are finding themselves on growth trajectories again. But, those growth trajectories need to be sustainable and factor in environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals to meet the expectations of employees, customers and investors.
Guest: Kai Anderson, Transformation leader for Mercer Europe
Website: https://bit.ly/2XAZ7pp
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Mar 10, 2022
Reskilling employees to win the war for talent
In part two of our conversation with Tripti Jha, we discuss the importance of skills, building a skill-fueled culture, and how you might approach the talent marketplace as a way to bring in new skills to the organization, and to build skills more effectively in the organization.
Guest: Tripti Jha, Chief Talent and People Solutions officer at Novartis
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Mar 9, 2022
Employee well-being is a core part of your business culture
Tripti Jha, Novartis discusses the shift away from seeing well-being as a benefit, as well as how the unbossed culture journey that Novartis started prior to the pandemic has allowed them to focus both on understanding and meeting employee needs, and working toward their vision and purpose for the future of working.
Guest: Tripti Jha, Chief Talent and People Solutions officer at Novartis
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Feb 16, 2022
Evolving for the new shape of work while optimizing for today
David Henderson Group CHRO at Zurich Insurance shares how the future of work has shifted during the pandemic; the critical role that upskilling and reskilling play in having an organization that can perform today and stay relevant tomorrow; and the role of psychological safety as they build toward work sustainability.
Guest: David Henderson, Group CHRO at Zurich Insurance
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Feb 9, 2022
Addressing people risks in the US healthcare industry
The healthcare industry faces a variety of significant risks from rising demand for service, rapid technology adoption and a workforce on the front line of the pandemic response. We discuss these issues and ideas on how providers can address these issues now and in the near future.
Guests: Gisele Norris, Managing Director, US National Healthcare Practice at Marsh, and John Derse, Partner, Healthcare Industry at Mercer
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Jan 20, 2022
Addressing people risks in the US healthcare industry
The healthcare industry faces a variety of significant risks from rising demand for service, rapid technology adoption and a workforce on the front line of the pandemic response. We discuss these issues and ideas on how providers can address these issues now and in the near future.
Guests: Gisele Norris, Managing Director, US National Healthcare Practice at Marsh, and John Derse, Partner, Healthcare Industry at Mercer
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Jan 19, 2022
Is the future of work agenda shifting?
The workplace and the workforce has changed at an accelerated pace. It's clear that we're still figuring out how best to respond to this new landscape. We're diving into how the future work agenda has been reset, and what individuals, companies and societies do to thrive in this new world order.
Guest: Till Leopold, World Economic Forum
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Dec 21, 2021
Flexing to support growth at Pandora
77% of companies said that flexibility is going to drive their transformation agenda this year according to our Global Talent Trends research. Companies are looking to understand how to develop a more flexible workforce and work model. Our guest shares the flexibility journey Pandora is taking.
Michele Wilkinson, Chief Talent Officer at Pandora
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Dec 17, 2021
Factoring DEI data into business decisions at GE
Organizations’ are increasingly focused on ensuring that different populations of their employees are truly thriving. Join us as we speak with Travis Barton, Talent manager and analytics leader at GE to hear the proactive steps that GE has taken on the path to a more diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment.
Guest: Travis Barton, Talent Manager and Analytics Leader at GE
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Dec 2, 2021
Leading the way on diversity
The pandemic has magnified the impacts of social inequality. There is more awareness of racial discrimination, gender inequalities, and mental health challenges. It is more critical than ever for companies who want to remain relevant and best positioned for the future to have leaders committed to DEI.
Guests: Angela Berg, Mercer Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and engagement practice partner and David Jackson, Mercer talent strategy partner
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Nov 19, 2021
Longer working lives demand a flexible approach to retirement
Flexible working supports longer and more fulfilling careers, giving employees newfound freedom and employers access to experienced talent. Interestingly, it’s also an inclusive way to support ALL generations in the workforce, an important component of today’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agendas.
Guest: Yvonne Sonsino, Partner and Global Co-Leader of Mercer’s Next Stage platform, Mercer
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Nov 17, 2021
Keeping benefit plan costs under control
Providing cost-effective benefit plans that protect and improve health requires optimizing costs while maintaining a focus on employee wellbeing. Employee benefits programs play an important role in supporting the employee retention, engagement, and employee wellbeing. But COVID-19 has brought uncertainty to medical trend rates and risks to cost containment and employee health. Listen to learn more.
Guest: Amy Laverock, Mercer Marsh Benefits Global Strategic Initiatives and Solutions Leader
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Nov 10, 2021
Mapping HR’s bold new future
Mercer’s Global Talent Trends 2021 research shares four key trends that will enable companies to navigate in the future. COVID-19 has accelerated many trends identified in Mercer’s Global Talent Trends report. Listen to hear how the top four trends are reshaping HR strategies and prompting organizations to reimagine the employee experience. Listen to learn more.
Guest: Kate Bravery, Mercer global advisory solutions & insights leader
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Nov 5, 2021
Supporting mental health when returning to the workplace
Pairing empathy and design thinking can support plans for a safe return to work factoring in the diverse physical, mental, and social needs of the workforce to provide a balance of flexibility and stability. Empathetic leaders are well placed to support employee health and wellbeing, and identify early warning signs that employees are struggling. Listen to learn more.
Guest: Wolfgang Seidl, Mercer Partner and Workplace Health Consulting leader
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Oct 27, 2021
The benefit of talent sharing
Temporary talent sharing can help you optimize costs and workforce — and avoid layoffs — by flexing roles and talent, allowing employees to learn new skills in new environments. Listen to learn more.
Guest: Brian Fischer, Mercer’s global leader for job evaluation and career frameworks
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Oct 22, 2021
New ways of working and living
Looking at the coronavirus in three phases – respond, return, and reinvent – can help employers plan for the unique challenges that businesses must address in each phase. The crisis has shifted how we work and is providing the opportunity to incorporate the successful changes we’ve made in our daily work in response to COVID-19. Listen to learn more.
Guest: Norman Dreger, Partner and CEO Mercer Germany
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