I’ve put together a short podcast based on my new book, Culture Convo.
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V. Michael Ferdinandi, former Senior VP and Chief Human Resources Officer for CVS Caremark (he’s also my dad), and I discuss organizational culture.
What is it? Why does it matter? How do you change it? (11:33)
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Michael’s business career spans 30 years with three leading Fortune 100 companies, including CVS Caremark, PepsiCo and Ford Motor Company.
In his most recent role, Michael was the Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for CVS Caremark, a 215,000 employee retail pharmacy and clinical healthcare provider.
Michael has a long career of managing organizational behavior and workforce development initiatives. Under his leadership, the Department of Labor, the National Council on Aging, and several other notable organizations have recognized CVS Caremark for its commitment to outstanding workforce development.
In 2009, HR Executive magazine named Michael to the “Human Resources Honor Roll.”
Michael earned both a BS and an MS degree in Industrial Education from Rhode Island College. He received a Doctoral Degree in 1995 from Boston University where his major research focused on business process re-engineering.
Paul Hebert, a leading expert on incentives and motivation, talks with me about incentive programs 101, how motivation is different from incentives, and Dan Pink’s new book, Drive. (35:38)
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Many people think, “I know what motivates me, therefore I’ll just package that up and offer it to people. Unfortunately, motivation isn’t that simple.
A lot of times money is nothing more than a yardstick. That’s their yardstick for success – how they prove to other people that they’re valuable.
If HR could train people better on how to do recognition, how to align company goals with what individuals need to get done, that’s the training that’s missing.
Lance Haun and I discuss the multigenerational workforce. What’s fact? What’s myth? And what’s actually important for HR pros to focus on? (19:40)
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Is Generation Y different than other generations in the workplace? Sure. Are they that they different? No, I don’t think so.
There’s no money in exploring what’s similar and common among generations. To me, that’s why a lot of focus has gone in that direction. Instead of focusing on similarities, focusing on differences.
It’s not a generations thing. It’s about setting expectations, communicating clearly, and then holding people accountable.
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It’s been a while since I’ve done a podcast here at Renegade HR (four months, to be specific). Today, I wanted to let you know that they’re coming back.
Renegade HR Podcasts are a series of interviews and how-tos about recruiting great people and helping them do amazing things.
I have short conversations with some really smart people, with a focus on what you as an HR pro can do to become more of a rockstar than you already are. I already have three recorded, edited and ready to go live:
The first podcast with Lance kicks off next Wednesday. I’m hoping to publish one or two a month.
These take a bit more time to create than blog posts do, though, so if things get too crazy, you may see a bit of a gap between podcasts. Sorry!
If you subscribe to Renegade HR, you’ll already receive updates when they come out. If you have an iPod, though, and want them to automatically download, you can subscribe via iTunes as well.
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Tim Sackett from Fistful of Talent discusses HR metrics. (17:09)
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I think a lot of HR pros tend to measure without knowing the bottom-line impact to the business.
What does that mean? And what does it mean to the business. And if it doesn’t mean anything to the business, why are you measuring it?
Laurie Ruettimann of Punk Rock HR discusses the future of human resources. (34:52)
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