HR Snacks

Compliance is a huge and rather nebulous bucket that encapsulates the adherence to the laws, regulations, policies, and procedures that govern the physical workplace, the treatment of employees, and employee practices. And just like a good 7-layer dip, there are different layers of labor laws and regulations spread across federal, state, and local levels. Oh, and did I mention each state has it's...

HR professionals are over tasked, under tremendous pressure to drive tech-enabled efficiencies, and are on the front lines of a paradigm shift in organizational structure and the way we work...which consequently has led to burnout and over a third of professionals considering a career change out of HR. My friend, Kyle Lagunas, along with other HR leaders and analysts have surfaced these concerns o...

It's critical for business leaders, HR leaders, and HR tech solution providers to keep abreast of how life is impacting work, work is impacting life, and how tech is impacting both. That's why I was so excited to have Sarah White on this episode of HR Snacks discuss some of the key findings and insights from Aspect43's latest Insights at Work Research report. We discuss the unique research approac...

The nature of being in the people profession exposes HR to practically every workplace fad whether it's employee well-being, AI and automation adoption, skills mapping, work redesign...the list goes on and on. Navigating these fads is quite taxing and overwhelming for HR teams but fear not—my guest Mark Stelzner dives into the best practices of evaluating HR fads and the common pitfalls to avoid w...

It's hard for companies to truly stand out in B2B tech markets and this is especially true for HR Tech. Categories across the industry are saturated with companies making the same market claims, touting the same product promises, and flaunting the same features and technology. There are ways to stand out in noisy markets and it starts with a simple two-word phrase "saying no". JESS VON BANK from M...

Professional communities have always been great channels to network, learn, and share ideas with peers in your profession or niche industry. But they can also serve as key talent pools for recruiters and organizations to source from efficiently. Learn how these communities are fueling the hidden job market from Summer Delaney, MBA, the founder, and CEO at CollabWORK, and how candidates can better...

The HR Tech is experiencing rapid innovation while at the same time dealing with a soft market and stagnated growth. Continued consolidation and startup exits across the industry are clearing the way for more established, integrated platforms. Is it even feasible for HR professionals to keep up with this rapid innovation within their tech stacks? JESS VON BANK from Mercer joins me in this episode...

Recruiters and talent acquisition teams are walking a tightrope between reductions in team headcount and budget and TA tech (AI) that has not lived up to the promises of efficiency and productivity. In this episode, I chat with Aaron Kraljev, a seasoned talent acquisition leader who led teams at Wells Fargo and Coinbase, about the current challenges in TA and how he evaluates and purchases new tec...

Reorgs, restructures, and going lean have been bandwagon trends this year. Most of these are positioned as necessary work redesigns but are these reductions in headcount a necessary first step in the process or simply an appealing short-term gain on the P&L sheet? Dan Riley, Co-founder at RADICL and Future of Work thought leader, joins me to discuss best practices around work redesign and how orga...

Companies are evolving work design and labor models to keep pace with rapidly changing labor dynamics. As organizations restructure to become lean and account for shifting skills needs, contingent and fluid labor models are becoming more widely adopted. David Weiss has spent decades in the contingent labor industry and joins me on this episode to discuss external talent adoption and trends in the...

My guest, Dani Johnson, the co-founder and principal analyst at RedThread Research, discusses the trends happening across learning and talent development, how AI is being implemented in those systems, and what she's most excited about in L&D. Whether you're a cat person, dog person, or you don't really care for animals, you'll enjoy this insight-packed episode of HR Snacks! Learn more about your a...

If you've been to an HR conference this year, there's a good chance you heard speakers and exhibitors talking about agentic AI. It's the next buzzword du jour for an industry that seems to be cycling through these at an increasing rate. But behind the buzz and hype are really practical and exciting applications for AI in the workplace that'll continue to shape the division of labor/tasks between p...

The more things change, the more they remain the same. Perhaps not universally true, but this idiom certainly applies to the HR tech industry and the buyers in the market. There are some key principles and considerations that are just as relevant today in the AI era as they were when on-premise HRMS dominated the market. My guest on this episode, Steve Goldberg, has seen it all over the decades an...

In the hospitality, restaurant, and retail world, employees power the guest experience. You don't have to look hard to find a trove of case studies and examples of great companies, like Costco or Hilton, that have a dedicated focus on providing a positive employee experience and high customer satisfaction and engagement. When we think of employee experience and factors that impact employee engagem...