About the show

The Bob 'n Joyce Talk HR 'n OD podcast, hosted by Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford, is for Human Resources and Organizational Development change-makers committed to bold work in an era that calls for the skills, values and partnership of these two disciplines. Bob and Joyce are former HR and OD C-suite executives who share their successes, failures, and hacks. They believe that it's an exciting time for this work and give specifics around acquisitions, policy nightmares, and grand moments. This podcast is to support your work and to take a moment to step away from the daily chaos. Come on in, grab a snack, and welcome!

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Episodes

  • Episode 28: Why Leaders Need To Be More Curious

    July 20th, 2021  |  22 mins 29 secs
    business, creativity, csuite, curiosity, executive, hr, human resources, innovation, leadership, od, organizational development

    In this episode, Bob’nJoyce explore why curiosity is a critical 21st Century leadership skill.

  • Episode 27: Hats Off to HR/OD Heroes

    July 13th, 2021  |  22 mins 7 secs
    business, csuite, executive, hr, hr heroes, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development

    This episode salutes front line HR/OD professionals who do the tough work every day to move people and organizations forward.

  • Episode 26: Managing Versus Leading

    July 6th, 2021  |  25 mins 54 secs
    business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, leading, managing, od, organizational development

    In this episode, Bob and Joyce talk about the difference between leading and managing.

  • Episode 25: Making Lemonade from Lemons - Creating Good From Nothing

    June 29th, 2021  |  24 mins 34 secs
    business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, open space, organizational development

    Bob 'n Joyce talk about unexpected or "no obvious solution" moments where there is no time for a planned OD intervention.

  • Episode 24: Hire Right or Else

    June 22nd, 2021  |  21 mins 30 secs
    business, csuite, executive, hire right, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development

    In this episode, Bob 'n Joyce talk about the hiring process and the demand on HR/OD to get it right.

  • Episode 23: Guided Imagery – A Powerful Alignment/Visioning Tool

    June 15th, 2021  |  26 mins 21 secs
    business, csuite, executive, guided imagery, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development

    In this episode, Bob 'n Joyce share how the use of guided imagery helped kick off a profound culture shift in the Hannaford Supermarkets of New England.

  • Episode 22: Confronting Burnout as HR/OD Professionals

    June 8th, 2021  |  19 mins 31 secs
    burnout, business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development

    Bob’N Joyce discuss the pervasive issue of employee and organizational burnout.

  • Episode 21: Seeing Through the Bramble of Internal OD Work

    June 1st, 2021  |  25 mins 36 secs
    business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, odn global od model, organizational development

    OD practitioners wear a lot of hats. In this episode, Bob’nJoyce sort through these many hats using the Global OD Model developed by ODN.

  • Episode 20: Our Turn - Common HR/OD Flaws and Why They Matter

    May 25th, 2021  |  17 mins 29 secs
    business, common hr od flaws, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development

    Turnabout is fair play. In this episode, Bob’n Joyce discuss common OD/HR leadership flaws and their unintended consequences.

  • Episode 19: CEO Flaws and Why They Matter

    May 18th, 2021  |  24 mins 5 secs
    business, ceo flaws, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development

    CEOs are human and, as a result, imperfect. They all possess flaws that if left unattended, diminish both their impact as well as that of the team reporting to them. In this episode, Bob’n Joyce discuss common flaws they have observed and their unintended consequences.

  • Episode 18: Culture – An Invisible Power

    May 11th, 2021  |  36 mins 30 secs
    business, csuite, culture, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development

    A company needs a culture that supports the business and energizes its employees. Today's episode delves into the power of culture.

  • Episode 17: Honor Thy Managers

    May 3rd, 2021  |  42 mins 49 secs
    business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, middle managers, od, organizational development

    In this episode, Bob’nJoyce focus on line supervisors, and middle managers who are critical to getting the important work done.

  • Episode 16: 10 Criteria for a CEO/OD Partnership to do Bold Work Together

    April 28th, 2021  |  28 mins 13 secs
    business, ceo, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development

    In this episode, Joyce shares the criteria that she and the CEOs she's worked with agreed to that enabled them to do bold work.

  • Episode 15: Managing the Discomfort of Transition

    April 20th, 2021  |  27 mins 53 secs
    business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development, william bridges

    In this episode, we dig into the challenge of keeping an organization moving forward in times of turbulent transition.

  • Episode 14: Meeting Magic and Gaffes

    April 13th, 2021  |  26 mins 55 secs
    business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, meeting gaffes, meeting magic, od, organizational development

    In Episode 14, we lean into the discomfort of learning from meeting facilitation gone awry. The magic is to act, in the moment, to get back on track.

  • Episode 13: Following Your Energy – It Never Disappoints

    April 6th, 2021  |  21 mins 45 secs
    business, csuite, executive, follow your energy, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development

    In Episode 13, we continue our conversation on 2021 leadership being reimagined. Joyce’s article on the “C’s” of leadership created a context for a new model of modern leadership. Today, we followed our energy to focus on feminine characteristics of leaders, many of which are included in the “C’s.”