Hr Works: The Podcast For Human Resources

Guest: Whitney Walker, Director of People Operations at Rhymetec What are the signs of a healthy coaching culture? What role can HR teams play in keeping their organization’s approach to coaching fresh, innovative, and engaging? In this latest episode of the HR Works Podcast, Whitney Walker, Director of People Operations at Rhymetec, helps us take a closer look at the benefits of building a people culture that creates and supports good coaching habits from the bottom up. Listen as Whitney shares some of the key indicators of healthy coaching culture and how a companywide buy-in to coaching can unlock your workforce’s full potential!

What can leaders do to address workplace toxicity and other culture issues? Lena McDearmid, Co-Founder, COO, and Chief Culture Officer at Momnt, joins HR Work Break to discuss Toxic Behavior Carryover (TBC), company culture, and more!

Guest: Jâlie Cohen, Group SVP and Head of Global Talent at The Adecco Group Is the 'September Surge' actually happening in 2023 or is it just optimistic buzz? And who is currently driving the talent marketplace – Existing employees, prospective talent, or the employers? In this latest episode of the HR Works Podcast, we check on the pulse of the hiring market and examine the current buzz surrounding 'September Surge' with Jâlie Cohen, The Adecco Group's Group SVP and Head of Global Talent. An expert in leading talent acquisition and the talent experience initiatives, Jâlie shares her great insight on unique trends from the current talent pool and offers valuable advice to HR and talent acquisition leaders on where they should be investing their resources to be most-effective in the final months of 2023.

What should hiring teams keep in mind as they incorporate new technologies into their recruiting strategy? Will Rose, Chief Technology Officer at Talent Select AI, joins to discuss the future of hiring technology, the influence of AI in recruiting, and more!

Guest: Lisa Ryan, Founder and Chief Appreciation Strategist of Grategy With five generations of workers currently coexisting in the modern workforce, is each generations looking for the same thing out of their workplace experience in 2023? What factors are keeping these unique generational groups ‘locked-in’, engaged, and motivated? In this week’s episode of the HR Works Podcast, we are joined by Lisa Ryan, engagement expert, best-selling author and Grategy’s founder and Chief Appreciation Strategist, as we examine what it takes to build a corporate culture that meets the needs of multiple workforce generations. Originally shared as part of our recent HR Now: Turnover & Retention virtual summit, listen as Lisa brings her expert insight and passion for engagement strategy into a conversation that gives HR leaders and their organizations the keys to creating a culture that all generations of employees will want to be a part of in 2023!

Sadie Funk and Sara Redington, leaders from The Best Place for Working Parents, join HR Work Break to share best practices for supporting parents, the importance of flexible and inclusive benefits, and more!

Guest: Kathy Cullen-Cote, Chief People Officer at Teradata What does it mean to have a fully flexible work environment in 2023? What elements of the employee experience need to be factored into making a decision on the balance between in-office and remote work? In this latest episode of the HR Works Podcast, Kathy Cullen-Cote, Teradata‘s Chief People Officer, helps us understand what it means to embrace a fully flexible work environment – one that provides employees with the right balance between in-office and remote work, all without sacrificing the employee experience. An expert in building engaged, connected, and caring workplace cultures, Kathy explains how organizations and their HR leadership teams are being defined by their decisions of being in-office, fully remote, or hybrid and shares how HR leaders can best determine the right balance for their workforce.

Building a better culture is a wise investment in your organization’s future. Like a gardener, organizations must keep their garden (workplace) healthy and productive. So, what does this entail? Well, mindfulness and intentionality are key. And that starts with being intentional about what seeds you plant in your organization. My guest today is all about intentionality and mindfulness. Listen in as Tiffany Castagno, CEO and founder of HR consulting firm CEPHR, LLC, discusses seeds organizations should be intentional about planting to harvest a healthy culture, how organizations can use their company handbook to design a thriving workplace culture, and what it takes to maintain a healthy and productive workforce.

How can HR professionals bring together the power of AI while maintaining the human connection in interviews? Rich Mendis, CMO of HireLogic, joins this episode of HR Work Break to answer this question and more.

Guest: Kelly Scheib, Chief People Officer at Crunchbase Can company culture still be built and clearly defined with a fully remote workforce? Are employees less productive when they are not in a shared office space together? In this latest episode of the HR Works Podcast, we are joined by Kelly Scheib, Chief People Officer at Crunchbase, to discuss her first-hand experiences in leading the people operations of a ‘remote-first’ company. Listen as Kelly helps us bust a few of the myths and misunderstandings that are commonly associated with distributed and remote-first workforces.

Melissa Danielsen, CEO and Cofounder of Joshin, joins to discuss the importance for companies to adopt a human-first approach to disability inclusion though leadership, policies, benefits, and more.

In the latest episode of Pages of HR, I’m joined by Josh Bersin, author, global HR research analyst, and CEO of The Josh Bersin Company. Listen in as we discuss his new book, Irresistible: The Seven Secrets of the World’s Most Enduring, Employee-Focused Organizations. This HR management book is a leader’s handbook for today’s unpredictable business world, where people and culture are more important than ever. Irresistible challenges companies to rethink their current approach to organizational design, leadership development, and human resources strategy. Listen in as we discuss the seven principles detailed in Irresistible, which are designed for remote and hybrid work, and reflect the need for diversity, purpose, and belonging, all with the goal of higher performance at work.

Guest: Paige Hoster Good, Attorney and Shareholder with McAfee & Taft What constitute as "reasonable accommodations" under the newly proposed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) regulations? What steps are employers required to take when a qualified employee requests accommodation for a “known limitation” due to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition? Our coverage around the PWFA continues, as McAfee & Taft's Paige Hoster Good joins the HR Works Podcast to discuss the EEOC's recently proposed regulations that are currently subject to a 60-day comment period, ending on October 10, 2023.  An expert in employment law, Paige shares what employers and HR teams need to be aware of in the current regulation proposal and breaks down the PWFA's interpretive guidance on employer responsibilities.

Originally presented as part of a panel discussion from HR Daily Advisor’s Employee Benefits Week 2023, we’re sharing the audio from this great, informative conversation with experts Joshua Dunsby from One Medical, Gwen Gollmer from Ally Financial Inc, and Sony Jean-Michelle Thornton from Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center. Tune in for an exciting conversation about the evolving landscape of employee benefits.

Guest: Neil Bryant, Vice President of Coaching and Leadership at Bluepoint Are all business leaders great communicators? Why is it important for organizations to focus on developing flexible communication skills are part of their leadership development initiatives? Listen as we examine the multiple lenses of leadership communication and the need for adaptive, unique methods to messaging with Bluepoint’s Vice President of Coaching and Leadership, Neil Bryant. Originally presented as part of HR Daily Advisor‘s HR Leadership Week, Neil and host Josh Zygmont take a closer look at the four major language dimensions that all effective leaders must harness and understand. Learn how how HR teams play a crucial role in helping their organization’s develop their leaders and strengthen their essential communication skills in a workplace that is anything but “one-size-fits-all”.

Allison Ellison, CHRO of Avesis, joins HR Work Break to discuss how employee recognition programs benefit company culture, employee happiness, and retention.

Guest: Ken Schmitt, CEO and Founder of TurningPoint Executive Search What factors define an employment brand? More importantly, do organizations have a true understanding of how their employment brand measures up in this highly-competitive hiring market? Recruiting expert, author, podcast host and CEO and Founder of TurningPoint Executive Search, Ken Schmitt, joins this latest episode of the HR Works Podcast and shares why employment brand matters for hiring teams, HR teams, and the C-suite of organizations, especially in 2023. Ken shares the red flags that signal an employment brand is working against efforts to attract and retain top-talent, and we learn some quick and simple ways for HR teams to immediate improve their organization’s reputation out in the hiring marketplace. Ken also shares some great leadership lessons and learnings from his recently released book (and so to be audiobook), The Practical Optimist: An Entrepreneurial Journey Through Life’s Turning Points.

In the latest episode of A Seat at the Table, Leslie Wingo, DEIB Strategic Consultant and CEO of Sanders\Wingo, an independent advertising agency that specializes in multicultural marketing, joins to discuss the importance of storytelling within and about DEIB, the value of listening to understand, why DEIB cannot be “lip service,” and more.

Curtis Bateman, Vice President of Internarial Direct Offices at Franklin Covey and co-author of the book, Change: How to Turn Uncertainty into Opportunity, joins to discuss best practices for leaders in times of change. Tune in for our discussion on change management, leadership best practices, change fatigue and more. This podcast is presented as part of the HR Daily Advisor’s HR Leadership Week 2023. Don’t miss your chance to check out the full lineup of leadership-focused programming!

Guest: Dr. Jessica Kriegel, Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture for Culture Partners Are we reaching a virtual meeting overload? In this post-pandemic, modern workplace, the use of virtual meetings and communication tools have become as second-nature to the workplace as desks, chairs, conference rooms, and break rooms (Some of you still remember when those were a thing, right?!). Are these tools that were initially meant to make us more efficient and better communicators, actually become a threat to workplace culture and productivity? Dr. Jessica Kriegel, Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture for Culture Partners, has the answer and is calling for a “Meeting Apocalypse” as the solution! Jessica joins this latest episode of the HR Works Podcast, as we discuss the current trends (and challenges) defining today’s workforce culture and unpack the burden that the current trend of virtual communication has placed on our overall productivity. She explains how an approach that she has dubbed the “Meeting Apocal