What the FTE? Podcast by Certn | Insights on HR, Risk Management & Employee Experience
What the FTE?
Hosted by Andrew McLeod and team, What the FTE? is Certn’s podcast tackling the big questions about the future of work, risk management, and employee experience.
Whether you’re an HR leader, a talent acquisition newbie, or simply curious about how work is evolving, this podcast delivers practical insights to help you stay ahead and secure your seat at the table.
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Flexible Pay Future
Sean Paulseth, Head of Revenue, Canada at ZayZoon, is here to show why pay timing matters as much as pay level.
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Flexible Pay Future - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Flexible Pay Future
Feb 9· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Rethinking Titles and Talent
Alison Kaizer, Partner, Talent at Golden Ventures is one of today’s most incisive thinkers on early stage hiring.
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Rethinking Titles and Talent - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Rethinking Titles and Talent
Jan 26· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The Risk Inside Hiring
Cybersecurity founder Simon Wijckmans talks about how AI and remote hiring have changed where risk shows up inside companies.
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The Risk Inside Hiring - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The Risk Inside Hiring
Jan 12· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The 1% Energy Edge
Andy talks with wellness strategist and energy coach Rich Ellis, whose approach to executive performance starts with the body.
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The 1% Energy Edge - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The 1% Energy Edge
Dec 29· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Kill the CV
Former Australian Army Captain turned HR disruptor, Josh Hill, joins us to dismantle outdated hiring systems.
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Kill the CV - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Kill the CV
Dec 15· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The Bold New Metric: Talent Replenishment Ratio
Rolando Lopez drops a bold new metric: Talent Replenishment Ratio – the hidden signal most leaders aren’t tracking.
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The Leaky Talent Test - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The Leaky Talent Test
Dec 1· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
How Instant Verification Is Redefining Speed in Hiring
Chris Milligan, CEO of Konfir, unpacks a quiet revolution: instant employment and income verification. It is not just faster. It is better all round.
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Reinventing Verification - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Reinventing Verification
Nov 17· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Optimizing Team Performance With Physics
Forget personality tests. Wei Houng says your wiring is the real story. In this episode, we unpack how physics, not psychology, could be the future of team performance.
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Rewiring Team Performance With Physics | Wei Houng - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Rewiring Team Performance With Physics | Wei Houng
Nov 3· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Making Comp Make Sense
From building salary bands from scratch to navigating the messy truth of transparency, Katy shares how fairness, trust, and storytelling intersect inside a modern reward strategy.
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Making Comp Make Sense - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Making Comp Make Sense
Oct 20· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The Battle for Focus
Steven Puri walked away from Hollywood blockbusters and he’s now on a mission to help remote teams cut through distraction and find flow.
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The Battle for Focus - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The Battle for Focus
Oct 6· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Systems Eat Culture for Lunch
Aubrey Blanche, global inclusion strategist and founder of The Mathpath, tackles one of HR’s most stubborn challenges: operationalising values.
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Systems Eat Culture for Lunch - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Systems Eat Culture for Lunch
Sep 22· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Radically Rethinking Top Talent
Dan Eberhard, CEO and founder of one of Canada’s fastest-growing fintechs, unpacks a radically different approach to talent strategy.
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Radically Rethinking Top Talent - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Radically Rethinking Top Talent
Sep 8· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Culture Under Pressure
In this episode, Maya Bellay interviews Stacy about the complexities of maintaining organizational culture during times of significant change.
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Culture Under Pressure - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Culture Under Pressure
Aug 25· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Make Or Break: Executive Hiring
Brent Lazanik, VP of Talent Acquisition, shares how they’ve built real loyalty – not with perks, but with purpose, growth, and follow-through.
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The Real Talent Magnet - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The Real Talent Magnet
Aug 11· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Discipline is Underrated
In this episode of What the FTE, Certn’s CTO Saba El-Hilo discusses the importance of discipline in leadership, the evolving role of AI in the workplace, and the critical need for effective communication in tech teams.
Discipline Over Motivation - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Discipline Over Motivation
Jul 14· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Embodied Leadership
This week’s guest, Anitta Krishan, shares how burnout in the tech trenches led her to breathwork, Bali, and a whole new philosophy of leadership. Anitta is the Chief Culture Officer at Hoogly and former VP, Global Head of People & Strategy at TikTok.
Deel’s Remote Playbook
Glassdoor’s “Best Place to Work.” 6,000+ people across 119 countries. No office. How does a company like Deel actually pull that off and still move at hyper-growth speed?
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How Deel Built a World-Class Culture with Zero Office Space - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
How Deel Built a World-Class Culture with Zero Office Space
Jun 16· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Preventing Insider Threats
Still think cybersecurity isn’t an HR problem? Think again. Discover how insider threats start with hiring and how smarter screening can prevent credential leaks and internal fraud.
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HR's Role in Preventing Insider Threats - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
HR's Role in Preventing Insider Threats
Jun 1· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The Smart HR Stack
Martin Hauck and host Andrew McLeod we break down how top TA teams are cutting through the noise, vetting tools, and building AI fluency that drives real results.
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The Smart HR Stack - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The Smart HR Stack
May 20· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
DeepFakes & Hiring
Donal Greene and Doug Beavis dive into the rise of deepfakes, synthetic candidates, and the AI-fueled fraud risks reshaping hiring. From a real CEO impersonation attempt to tips for deepfake-proofing your TA process.
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How to Deepfake-Proof Your Hiring Process - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
How to Deepfake-Proof Your Hiring Process
May 6· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Broken Interviews
Certn CEO Andrew McLeod sat down with Zack Cormier, a senior sales and strategy leader at VidCruiter, a company specializing in structured video interviewing and recruitment automation software to talk about hiring.
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Can AI Fix Broken Interviews? - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Can AI Fix Broken Interviews?
Apr 22· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Workforce Planning
Krista Skalde, a seasoned global talent executive, captures it well: “The future is now.” In a world of job design disruption, hybrid workforces, and machine-human teaming, here’s what HR leaders need to know, and do, to stay ahead.
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The New Rules of Workforce Planning - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The New Rules of Workforce Planning
Apr 10· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The Leadership Gap
In this episode, Melissa Marcelissen breaks down why leadership training needs to start at the first level, why DEI without real culture change fails, and how HR can fix the leadership gap.
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The Hidden Power of First-Level Managers - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The Hidden Power of First-Level Managers
Mar 25· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
HR’s #1 Overlooked Metric
On this week’s episode of 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘛𝘌?, Certn’s CEO, Andrew McLeod, sits down with Susy Martins, Founder & CEO of Advise2Rise, to unpack the real challenge facing HR leaders today: creating connection at scale.
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HR’s #1 Overlooked Metric - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
HR’s #1 Overlooked Metric
Mar 9· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The AI Opportunity
Andy sits down with Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn’s first Chief HR Officer and renowned talent advisor. While AI presents immense opportunities for efficiency, the true potential lies in how we balance it with a human-centric approach.
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Steve Cadigan: Harnessing AI is HR’s Biggest Opportunity Yet - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Steve Cadigan: Harnessing AI is HR’s Biggest Opportunity Yet
Mar 4· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Scaling Smart
Hiring fast can fill roles, but hiring smart builds teams that last. In a competitive market, it’s not just about getting people through the door, it’s about bringing in the right people who will help your company grow and thrive.
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Scaling Smart: How to Drive High-Growth Hiring Without Sacrificing Quality - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Scaling Smart: How to Drive High-Growth Hiring Without Sacrificing Quality
Mar 17· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The RTO Debate
CEO Andrew McLeod interviews Maya Bellay, Global People & Culture Advisor, to discuss how HR leaders can navigate this conversation. Maya brings a human-centered approach, considering both business goals and employee well-being.
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The Return-to-Office Debate ( ... and a CEO's RTO Fail) - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
The Return-to-Office Debate ( ... and a CEO's RTO Fail)
Feb 24· What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.
Redefining Recruitment
In this episode, Corey Shaw, the Founder of North Star Talent, joins Maya in a conversation about totally rethinking recruitment to make the candidate experience worth talking about, getting real buy-in and making things happen.
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Redefining Recruitment - How Top Companies Nail Candidate Experience: Talent Expert Corey Shaw - What the FTE? - Tackling the tough questions about the future of work.