Cappuccino with HR
by Rudi Bauer
Latest episode
ANGSTFREUDE - switching between fear and excitement
ANGSTFREUDE - switching between fear and excitement
About this podcast
Welcome to Cappuccino with HR, a place where HR professionals, recruiters, and leaders come together for relaxed, open conversations over a cup of coffee. Hosted by Rudi Bauer, each episode explores everything from HR trends and leadership to sourcing and talent acquisition—no fixed agenda, just real discussions about the topics that matter most.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 76 episodes
- ANGSTFREUDE - switching between fear and excitement · 34 minThis week, Rudi Bauer spoke with Karin Krobath, Founding Partner of Identifire, and Axel Ebert, Founding Partner of wortwelt, about a term that hasn´t been here before…
- Gut Feeling vs. Tech: Who Should Decide Who We Hire? · 32 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer talks with Florian Dyballa, Co-Founder and CEO of Aivy, about the intersection of business psychology, artificial intelligence, and the future of…
- Build or Buy: When to Promote and When to Hire · 36 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer sits down with Barbara Wilk, Head of Global Talent Acquisition and People Analytics at Appfire, to explore the strategic "build vs. buy" dilemma in…
- Building the Base: From Forced Pressure To Sustainable Performance · 37 min“What do I actually need to thrive?” That question from my conversation with Bo Wullings stayed with me long after the recording ended. Bo’s story is fascinating: He started as a…
- The Art of Storytelling: What Makes Stories Stick · 32 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer sits down with Stefan Ganß, Business Trainer and professional Storyteller with over 20 years of experience in radio and TV, to explore why…
- Hiring is Broken: Why CVs Don´t Predict Performance Anymore · 39 minHiring is broken if we still believe CVs predict performance. In my conversation with Nick Leslie from Canditech, we talked about one of the biggest shifts in recruiting right…
- AI Agents Are Coming to HR: Are Recruiters Ready? · 44 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer sits down with Leandro Gomes da Silva, Founder of The AI Laundry and Head of AI Operations at Noble Recruitment, to explore whether the HR world is…
- The AI Recruiter: Why Talent Teams Need to Start Building Their Own Tools · 39 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer sits down with Joe Atkinson, Co-Founder of PromptMates and Director of AI & Automation at Seed, to explore the burgeoning world of "vibe coding" and…
- People, Purpose & Profit: What Corporate Leadership Looks Like Today · 40 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer talks with René Knapp, Member of the Management Board at UNIQA Insurance Group, about navigating corporate leadership in times of uncertainty and…
- Inside AI-First Companies: How They Hire and Build Teams · 40 minThis week, I sat down with Glauco Leal, Founding Recruiter at Lovable, to talk about the intersection of AI-native culture and modern HR practices. We discussed the shift toward…
- The Competitive Advantage of Curious Organizations · 37 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer sits down with Uta Schulz, Head of Human Capability Future at BASF, to explore why curiosity is the ultimate competitive advantage for modern…
- Inside Metaview: Building Practical AI Agents for the Future of Hiring · 36 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer sits down with Siadhal Magos, Co-founder and CEO of Metaview, to explore how AI agents are transforming the most critical process in any company…
- The Borderless Workforce: How Companies Are Hiring Globally · 36 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer talks with Felix Steffens, Co-founder and CEO of WorkMotion, about the evolution of the borderless workforce and how companies can overcome the talent…
- Would You Buy Your Own HR? A Product Mindset for People Leaders · 37 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer talks with Jennifer Christie, Chief People Officer at Docusign, about the evolution of HR into a more strategic, product-driven function. They discuss…
- Why Your Next Best Talent Might Not Be in Your Neighborhood · 40 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer talks with Anastasia Pshegodskaya, Global Director of Talent Acquisition at Remote, about how companies approach global hiring in a remote-first…
- Beyond Hiring: Building a Sustainable Talent Acquisition Engine at Deutsche Bahn · 47 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer talks with Kerstin Wagner, Executive VP Talent Acquisition at Deutsche Bahn, about building future-ready talent strategies in a large, complex…
- A-Players: What It Really Takes to Attract Them and Keep Them · 38 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer talks with Anastasija Remović, Senior Manager Talent Acquisition at Liberty Global, about what it takes to attract and retain A-players. They discuss…
- Designing How Work Feels: The Science Behind Sanofi’s Workplace Experience · 40 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer talks with Roger Morawski, Global Head of Workplace Experience Brand Strategy at Sanofi, and Fernando Faria, Global Head of Workplace Transformation…
- The Climate of Talent: From Microtrends to Macro Forces · 39 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer talks with Jess Von Bank, Global Leader of Digital HR & Workforce Transformation at Mercer, about how the talent landscape is evolving and what HR…
- AI, Risk, and the Future-Ready Workforce: How Enterprises Win the Next Decade · 38 minIn this episode, Rudi Bauer talks with Joe Farrell, Strategic Partner at TrustModel.AI (Ex-KPMG, IBM Partner; Advisor to Fortune 100), about how AI is reshaping organizations…







