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foHRsight

Mark Edgar and Naomi Titleman

148 episodes

18 hours ago

This week co-host Mark Edgar has connects ith Aamna Coskun to learn more about her HR journey. Aamna is Founder of PocketHR with extensive experiences across a broad range of sectors and HR disciplines. Aamna describes herself as a "collector of workspaces" rather than a job hopper and shares insights on her journey to entrepreneurship originally starting in recruitment, moving through various HR roles before specializing in people analytics and then becoming a fractional HR consultant. She s...

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This week co-host Mark Edgar has connects ith Aamna Coskun to learn more about her HR journey. Aamna is Founder of PocketHR with extensive experiences across a broad range of sectors and HR disciplines. Aamna describes herself as a "collector of workspaces" rather than a job hopper and shares insights on her journey to entrepreneurship originally starting in recruitment, moving through various HR roles before specializing in people analytics and then becoming a fractional HR consultant. She s...

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Episodes (20/148)

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Collecting Workspaces with Guest Aamna Coskun

This week co-host Mark Edgar has connects ith Aamna Coskun to learn more about her HR journey. Aamna is Founder of PocketHR with extensive experiences across a broad range of sectors and HR disciplines. Aamna describes herself as a "collector of workspaces" rather than a job hopper and shares insights on her journey to entrepreneurship originally starting in recruitment, moving through various HR roles before specializing in people analytics and then becoming a fractional HR consultant. She s...

1 day ago

43 minutes

foHRsight

Using AI to 10x Performance by Focusing On Humans with Guest Jodi Baker Calamai

This week co-host Naomi Titleman has the opportunity to connect with future foHRward friend Jodi Baker Calamai. Jodi is the National Managing Partner for Deloitte’s Human Capital Practice in Canada. They explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the world of work — not just through efficiency, but by augmenting human performance. The conversation bridges strategy, experimentation, and the human side of AI adoption within organizations. You can follow Jodi on LinkedIn here: https://w...

1 week ago

33 minutes

foHRsight

Leading Change with Guest Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta

This week Mark had the opportunity to connect with change leadership strategist Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta. Yvonne is a change strategist, author and board director who through her company The Change Leadership helps organizations navigate change. Yvonne shared her career journey, including how an early career experience was her "eureka moment" that shaped her perspective on change. She shares what the distinction is between change management (tactical, time-bound, framework-driven) and change lead...

2 weeks ago

36 minutes

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Collaboration and the Need for Collective Intelligence with Guest Nigel Scott

This week Mark had the opportunity to connect with behavioural expert Nigel Scott to discuss workplace collaboration challenges including how collaboration is often treated as a tool rather than a mindset and how ego and competitive behaviors hinder effective collaboration. Nigel also shares more details on the "People Puzzle" - an experiential diagnostic tool that helps organizations understand collaborative behaviors and overcome silos. You can follow Nigel on LinkedIn here: https://www.lin...

3 weeks ago

42 minutes

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Stress Mastery with Guest Dr. Safia Debar

This week Mark meets with fellow podcaster Dr. Safia Debar about stress management and resilience. Dr. Safia is a general practitioner with expertise in stress management. They discuss her concept of "stress mastery" rather than stress management, the definition and medical criteria for burnout, including physiological markers and the importance of breathwork as a technique for managing stress. They also talk about how organizations should approach employee wellbeing strategically rather than...

4 weeks ago

41 minutes

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Are We the Clutter We're Trying to Cut Through? How We're Adapting to AI at future foHRward

In this week’s special episode, Mark Edgar and Naomi Titleman share how they are responding to how AI is impacting the way content is created and information gets accessed by making some changes to their weekly newsletter format. Here are some of our favourite newsletters: Flex Index - https://www.flexindex.com HR Brew - https://www.hr-brew.com I Hate it Here - https://workweek.com/dm/i-hate-it-here-newsletter-og/ Recruiting Brainfood - https://www.recruitingbrainfood.com WFH Research - https...

1 month ago

20 minutes

foHRsight

Does HR Still Need Humans?

In this week’s episode, co-hosts Mark Edgar and Naomi Titleman have a discussion focused on the changing role of CHROs and HR in organizations. Key topics discussed include statistics showing CHRO influence declining since pandemic (42% of C-suite executives don't view HR as equal partners, down from 57% in 2021), the importance of redefining HR's purpose as "supercharging human performance" and how AI is transforming HR functions. We believe that while AI can handle many traditional HR tasks...

1 month ago

26 minutes

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The AI Gender Gap with Guests Jeanne Meister and Leo Goncalves

In this episode is joined by Jeanne Meister who is a future of work strategist and author and Leo Goncalves who is Head of Workforce Solutions at the University of Phoenix. They share insights from their recent combined research on the state of AI in organizations. You can learn more about their work here: 2025 generative AI Report: Learning Fuels Human + AI Collaboration How Companies Are Using AI As a New Team Member And follow them here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannemeister/ https://w...

1 month ago

41 minutes

foHRsight

The Power of Simplicity with Guest Ben Clarke

This podcast episode of the features host Mark Edgar interviewing Ben Clarke, who transitioned from a 15-year career as a geologist to becoming an HR professional and executive coach. The conversation focuses on simplifying HR practices. Ben advocates for HR simplification through building trust and focusing on employee needs. He shares how he restructured an HR team into two parts: a proactive team preventing issues and a responsive team handling immediate needs. Ben suggests HR teams should...

1 month ago

35 minutes

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The Purpose of Purpose with Guest Ron Tite

This week co-host Naomi Titleman connects with thought leader and keynote speaker Ron Tite who shares insights from his recent book the Purpose of Purpose. You can follow Ron on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rontite/ Don’t forget … To sign up for our weekly newsletter foHRsight at http://www.futurefohrward.com/subscribe. Follow us on LinkedIn: Mark - www.linkedin.com/in/markedgarhr/Naomi - www.linkedin.com/in/naomititlemancolla/future foHRward - www.linkedin.com/company/future-fo...

2 months ago

39 minutes

foHRsight

The Curiosity Advantage with Guest Kayla Campbell

This week co-host Mark Edgar connect with Kayla Campbell from Canadian Tire who is writing a book called "The Curiosity Advantage" scheduled for release in all 2026. Kayla explains that curiosity is an innate trait that everyone possesses but often loses with age. She shares practical ways to enhance curiosity: Curious observation - becoming more aware of surroundingsQuestion storming - brainstorming questions rather than answersInternal curiosity - asking questions about oneself for greater ...

2 months ago

37 minutes

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Loving to Human with Guest Ruth Penfold

We were excited to have Ruth Penfold on the podcast this week. Ruth is a former Chief People Officer who now works with organizations, leaders and women leaders to help them thrive. Ruth courageously shares how her own experience has informed the work she does and make the compelling case for thinking differently about work using her BLOOM framework. We share our perspectives on the additional work that needs to be done to support women at work to ensure they can truly bring their full selves...

2 months ago

43 minutes

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Flourishing at Work with Guest Julian Chapman

This week we welcome Julian Chapman to the podcast to share his insights on flourishing at work and leadership. Julian is President of Forrest & Co. a Toronto based consulting company focused on helping to create great places to work that achieve the strategy of the organization. Julian shared that the Flourishing at Work Concept is part of a broader human flourishing movement aimed at addressing the impact of AI on humanity. He also shared the three key aspects to leadership: Authentic l...

2 months ago

39 minutes

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How to Think Like a Marketer and Train Like an L&D Pro with Guest Bianca Baumann

This week Bianca Baumann joins co-host Naomi Titleman to share marketing strategies to help you thrive in your career. Don’t forget … To sign up for our weekly newsletter foHRsight at http://www.futurefohrward.com/subscribe. Follow us on LinkedIn: Mark - www.linkedin.com/in/markedgarhr/Naomi - www.linkedin.com/in/naomititlemancolla/future foHRward - www.linkedin.com/company/future-fohrward/ And on Instagram - www.instagram.com/futurefohrward/ Support the show Support the show

3 months ago

38 minutes

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How the Aging Workforce Can Close the Wisdom Gap with Guest Steve Hatfield

This week co-host Naomi Titleman chats with her former Deloitte colleague Steve Hatfield about the value of wisdom. Don’t forget … To sign up for our weekly newsletter foHRsight at http://www.futurefohrward.com/subscribe. Follow us on LinkedIn: Mark - www.linkedin.com/in/markedgarhr/Naomi - www.linkedin.com/in/naomititlemancolla/future foHRward - www.linkedin.com/company/future-fohrward/And on Instagram - www.instagram.com/futurefohrward/ Support the show

3 months ago

43 minutes

foHRsight

The Future of the HR Operating Model

In this episode, co-hosts Mark Edgar and Naomi Titleman connect to share their insights on the future of the HR operating model. With Moderna recently announcing that they are integrating their HR and Technology teams, organizations are leveraging AI as they look to do more with less. Mark and Naomi refer to a couple of articles that you can find here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-moderna-merged-its-tech-and-hr-departments-95318c2a https://medium.com/the-ready/from-service-to-produc...

3 months ago

33 minutes

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Onboarding as a Chief People Officer with Guest Margot Lackenbauer

In this episode, co-host Mark Edgar connected with Margot Lackenbauer to learn more about her experience on-boarding as Chief People Officer with professional services firm BDO. Margot shares insights on the importance of focusing on building relationships, staying agile and the importance of understanding the language of the organization. In the episode we refer to Michael Watkins’ book (from 1956!) The First 90 Days. You learn more here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-first-90-days-update...

3 months ago

35 minutes

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Balancing AI Transformation and Humanity

This episode is brought to you by our partner Endorsed In this episode, Naomi Titleman connects with Jasmine Burns who is Chief People Officer of cyber-security firm Censys. They share insights on how to successfully navigate AI for the benefit of the organization and specifically HR teams by emphasizing the human elements. You can connect with Jasmine here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasmineatcensys/ This episode is brought to you by Endorsed ... Stop chasing headcount. Today’s great compan...

4 months ago

27 minutes

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Why HR is Made to Measure for AI with Guest Mark Jesty

This episode is brought to you by our partner Endorsed Mark Jesty is the SVP Customer Solutions at AthenaOnline. In this episode Mark provides a compelling call to action to HR teams to adopt AI and redefine their relationships with employees. We spend time talking about why catalysts are more important than ever and what challenges organizations are dealing with when it comes to managing change. You can connect with Mark at Quick Coach and follow him on LinkedIn using these links...

4 months ago

38 minutes

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Being a Catalyst with Guests Shannon Lucas and Tracey Lovejoy

Shannon Lucas and Tracey Lovejoy are co-founders and co-CEOs of Catalyst Constellations – a company focused on transforming companies from the inside out. Catalysts represent the natural innovators and fire starters in your organization that represent 5 to 11% of your population and can be leveraged by HR teams to support change. We spend time talking about why catalysts are more important than ever and what challenges organizations are dealing with when it comes to managing change. &nb...

4 months ago

39 minutes