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Debugging WorkBrad DiPaolo on modern recruitment and candidate nurturingBrad Polo is the Founder & CEO of Candidate Hub. He has 25+ years in sales, marketing, and recruitment.Key Topics DiscussedThe Recruitment ProblemOnly 10% of recruiters actually go back to their candidate databaseThe "biggest lie recruiters tell": "We'll keep your resume on file"Traditional ATS systems aren't built for candidate nurturing, just processing hiresCandidate Hub's SolutionMarketing automation for recruitment - bringing quality candidates to recruiters' inboxes dailyCreating "virtual benches" of candidates segmented by role/industryLead scoring for candidate engagement to prioritize follow-ups90%+ reduction in sourcing costs for...2025-06-1752 minDebugging WorkLynn Osler on building a strong remote first cultureLynn Osler is an HR and Culture Specialist. She has worked in a variety of sectors from retail startups to large health care organizations. She is currently a human resources generalist at Pagefreezer, a remote-first software company. In this episode, Lynn shares some of the tools and practices they use to create a strong remote culture and safeguard the well-being of team members.Links from the episode:https://ca.linkedin.com/in/lynnoslerhttps://www.amazon.ca/Coaching-Manual-Definitive-Principles-Personal/dp/1292084979. h...2025-03-1134 minDebugging WorkJamar Parris on quitting his job in tech to take a sabbaticalJamar Parris started his career on the technical side, working as a full stack engineer and systems architect. He was a tech lead at Buddy Media, which is Derek and Jamar first crossed paths after Salesforce acquired the company in 2012. His background has always been a blend of the technical and business sides. About 10 years ago, he switched from engineering to product management and has worked primarily in fintech and e-commerce, including companies you know like PayPal and Braintree. The pandemic led to some reevaluations for Jamar and his husband, which led them to quitting their jobs at the...2025-02-2543 min
Movie Deputy REVIEWSThe Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)12 Days of Christmas (Day 1)
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Christmastime is a time filled with magic and joy. A time that we all find the magic within ourselves and others. How did that begin? Was it the birth of a king? Was it a pagan ritual? Or, was it something else entirely? This dares to explore the mind of Charles Dickens. You may be thinking, whoa... wait... but stay with me, it'll all make sense soon. Charles Dickens was/is a well-known author. His stories inspired many all over the world. When he finds himself blocked (commonly known...2024-12-1406 minDebugging WorkRob Smith on stepping into new roles, moving from corporate to fractional executive leadership, launching a conference, and being chronically curiousRob Smith was cajoled into filling out a paper application in a pub that turned into a 25 year career at 3M where he says he kept being asked to step into roles he wasn’t qualified for. After leading many initiatives in digital transformation, ebusiness, commerce, marketing automation, business strategy, and more, Rob reimagined his career and became a fractional executive, providing access to his experience and expertise to companies that otherwise would not be able to afford an executive of his caliber.He is also the founder of FRAK, an in-person conference for fr...2024-05-1044 minDebugging WorkNajla Elmachtoub on human-centered on-call practices, leading with empathy, retrospectives, and knowing what is just enough to do and then letting goNajla Elmachtoub is an engineering leader. In her most recent role as a Director of Engineering at Etsy, she led product teams across several domains including mobile, machine learning, adtech, and more. Prior to Etsy, Najla worked at a fintech startup in New York as an engineering manager and a product manager. She believes in growing teams with empathy, bringing people along for tough decisions, and advocating for others. In this episode, Najla shares how she applies human-centered thinking to engineering leadership. And stick around for her story about moving to Mexico City to o...2024-03-2834 minDebugging WorkDr. Leeno Karumanchery on DEI and helping organizations engage inclusion in a way that drives positive, sustainable and measurable changeLeeno Karumanchery is a sociologist with a PhD focused in Diversity and Inclusion. Dr Karumanchery has 30+ years of experience in the field, he is widely published and is an internationally sought after speaker, facilitator and consultant. He is co-founder and head of behavioural sciences of MESH Diversity where his research underpins the MESH Diversity software platform.Leeno combines his education, research and expertise to help organizations engage inclusion in a way that drives positive, sustainable and measurable change.Links from the episode:Leeno Karumanchery...2024-03-2847 minDebugging WorkSergio Pereira on building remote teams, fractional CTOs, and fostering human connectionsSergio Pereira was an advocate for remote work years before the pandemic forced everyone to think about it. Over the past decade, Sergio has worked in full-time and fractional CTO roles, hiring and leading teams distributed all over the world. He is the creator of the Remote Work Academy, the Remote Jobs Braintrust, and the Remote Work newsletter.Links from the episode:Jobs CoPilot The Bootstrapped Founder Podcast with Arvid KahlThe Pragmatic Engineer newsletter from Gergely Orosz2024-03-2834 minDebugging WorkTrailer - Debugging WorkIntroducing the Debugging Work podcast. Modern work can be a hot mess. This podcast is for discussing ways in which work doesn’t work. Host Derek Hatchard talks with guests about their areas of expertise and experiences making work better.2024-03-2600 min
The Impact Investing Podcast28 - A technology solution for solving the riddle of impact measurement and managementThe emphasis of this podcast is the very first word: impact. We’re constantly exploring how organizations and individuals can invest more responsibly, in a way that makes a real difference for people, communities, and the environment.
That sounds simple enough. But when it comes time to measure the impact that an investment has made, that’s where most initiatives fall short. It’s difficult to understand what impact really means, especially with such a wide and diverse set of potential criteria. Some might even call it a riddle.
In this episode of the po...2021-04-2352 min
Late Tee TimeThe BetBites Podcast - Episode 10. 17.12.2020
BetBites reaches double figures as our experts give you the best bets for the week ahead, each in under 90 seconds. We don't waste your precious time.
Episode 10 finds Dave Easson back on Premier League duty, Naz Premji is all over the EFL, Derek Clark finds the betting value north of the border and Kevin Hatchard takes us to the German Bundesliga.
The Cricket Badger, James Buttler looks at the Australia vs India Test series and NZ vs Pakistan T20is, Andy Clark brings us boxing as Canelo Alvarez fights Callum Smith and Harry Dennis is our...2020-12-1719 min
Ardent Development Podcast#006 – Developer Evangelism and Lessons from Musical Theatre with Chloe CondonChloe Condon, a former musical theatre actress and Hackbright Academy graduate, is a Developer Evangelist at Sentry. Perhaps the only engineer you’ll meet who has been in “Hairspray”, “Xanadu”, and “Jerry Springer: the Opera,” she is passionate about bringing people with non-traditional backgrounds into the world of tech. If you’re trying to place her face, yes, she’s the young woman giving the awkward thumbs up in the “What It’s Like to be a Woman at a Tech Conference” article (which she also wrote). A quick Google search of her will provide you with getting started with Docker videos, thea...2018-01-1624 minArdent Development Podcast#005 – Programmer Nostalgia with Kevin GrossnicklausKevin Grossnicklaus is an old school developer who lives in St. Louis, MO and runs a great team of 7 developers at his company ArchitectNow. At ArchitectNow, he and his team build apps targeting a variety of platforms ranging from web to desktop to mobile. When not building apps for customers, Kevin can be found traveling, chicken pickin’ on his Telecaster, or tracking his expanding amount of grey hair thanks to his three teenage daughters. He’s also still holding out for a second season of Firefly.
Kevin is also the co-author of Building Web Applications with Visual Stud...2018-01-0921 minArdent Development Podcast#004 – Meet the Host with Derek HatchardDerek Hatchard is an independent writer and software creator, although he took a seven-year hiatus from self-employment to work at Salesforce where he was a developer, software architect, people manager, and product owner. He is a husband and father based in New Brunswick, Canada.
Where to Find Derek Hatchard
@derekhat on Twitter
@derekhat on Medium
On the web at derekhat.com
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...2018-01-0214 minArdent Development Podcast#004 – Meet the Host with Derek HatchardDerek Hatchard is an independent writer and software creator, although he took a seven-year hiatus from self-employment to work at Salesforce where he was a developer, software architect, people manager, and product owner. He is a husband and father based in New Brunswick, Canada. Where to Find Derek Hatchard @derekhat on Twitter @derekhat on Medium … Continue reading #004 – Meet the Host with Derek Hatchard
The post #004 – Meet the Host with Derek Hatchard appeared first on Ardent Development Podcast.2018-01-0200 minArdent Development Podcast#003 – Meet the Host with Ron SmithRon Smith is the founder of Chalder Consulting, a consultancy offering IT advisory, project management, and business analyst services. He is a husband and father based in New Brunswick, Canada.
Ron also runs Managing Projects, a site dedicated to helping project managers with thought-provoking articles, interviews, and training tips.
In this episode, Derek interviews Ardent Development co-host Ron Smith about his journey in the IT industry and why he’s doing the podcast.
Where to Find Ron Smith
@manage_proj on Twitter
On the web at https://ch...2017-12-2611 minArdent Development Podcast#002 – Weird Things About Time with Andrew BurkeAndrew Burke has been a professional independent developer for over 20 years, working in everything from HyperCard and Lotus Notes to Ruby on Rails and iOS. Besides building software for various businesses, he teaches web development, speaks at conferences, and has several SaaS products and iOS apps on the side. In his spare time, he also does fan art mash-ups of iconic science fiction ships and characters with equally iconic Nova Scotian scenery – which are surprisingly popular in Halifax.
In this episode, Derek Hatchard and Ron Smith talk with Andrew about some weird things about time and what le...2017-12-1926 minArdent Development Podcast#001 – Emotional Intelligence and Leadership with Mike HayesMike Hayes is a certified coach, teacher, and speaker with the John Maxwell Team and the president of Changing Leaf, a leadership development company dedicated to developing better leaders. He’s also the co-author of Dreaming Big Being Bold 2: Inspiring Stories from Trailblazers, Visionaries and Change Makers.
In this episode, Derek Hatchard and Ron Smith chat with Mike about emotional intelligence, leadership, and ways to make positive changes in your career.
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Dreaming Big Being Bold 2: Inspiring Stories from Trailblazers, Visionaries and Change Makers
Michael Hyatt
Patrick Lencioni
Liz Wiseman
En...2017-11-2333 minArdent Development Podcast#001 – Emotional Intelligence and Leadership with Mike HayesMike Hayes is a certified coach, teacher, and speaker with the John Maxwell Team and the president of Changing Leaf, a leadership development company dedicated to developing better leaders. He’s also the co-author of Dreaming Big Being Bold 2: Inspiring Stories from Trailblazers, Visionaries and Change Makers. In this episode, Derek Hatchard and Ron Smith … Continue reading #001 – Emotional Intelligence and Leadership with Mike Hayes
The post #001 – Emotional Intelligence and Leadership with Mike Hayes appeared first on Ardent Development Podcast.2017-11-2300 min