HR After Hours Podcast

After an unplanned and lengthy break, Mick and Hanna are back to share a few laughs while discussing how to implement an effective hybrid work model based on your business and people. Is there a uniform template you should be utilizing? Could your decisions and design create turnover? Does your team have a strong disdain for the term “new normal?” Click play and find out!     Do you have a great s...

This podcast has something for everyone! In this episode Mick & Hanna exchange their thoughts on Valentine’s Day and scorned lovers’ revenge, anti-work threads on Reddit, a true work & life balance, and Dan Price’s livable wage success at Gravity Payments.   Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice to share? If so, we would love to hear from you. Contact Us: Email: hraft...

Let’s face it, quite a few Human Resources leaders have admitted to having a tough time at work since March of 2020. In fact, most people have felt deflated and unmotivated at work recently. Mick & Hanna decide to reach out and attempt to help us pick ourselves up and shake off the demoralizing dust that has been the last two years in this episode of HR After Hours.   Do you have a great story, qu...

During our attempts to grow as HR professionals and human beings we sometimes face obstacles. One of these hurdles is lacking the insight or true understanding of those around us and their life experiences. In this unique episode we go outside of the workplace and take a deeper and personal look at representation and how it impacts our peers and co-workers. Mick and special guest Taj, discuss how...

Ho Ho Huh?!  Is the North Pole feeling the labor market pinch? Mick and Hanna take a deep dive into the current labor shortage and discuss theories of how long it will impact the workforce and the actions required for employers to be removed from the Naughty List. PLUS, Mick gets caught up in the conversation and gets super sappy!   Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practi...

This quick episode is packed with quirky and even awkward moments while Mick & Hanna review shocking statistics regarding employee satisfaction and engagement in the currently unpredictable and sometimes uneasy work environment. Is Mick one splash of patchouli away from joining a drum circle? Will Hanna actually put the Human back in Human Resources? Who knows?! This is HR After Hours.   Contact U...

Mick & Hanna's love of all things Halloween is one of the few topics in which they consistently agree. Join our devious duo as they cackle over the details of one of America's scariest haunted houses, the ten scariest horror films, and what candies will earn you a blitzkrieg of rotten eggs hurled upon your domicile. Ready or not, ‘This is NOT a HR Podcast’s Halloween Spooktacular’ is waiting for y...

Hanna & Mick get worked-up while discussing a thread on LinkedIn referring to poor interviewing practices regarding notifying candidates that they are not moving to the next round. Do you think our dynamic duo is overreacting and need to “chill out?” Listen in and share your thoughts!   Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice to share? If so, we would love to hear from...

Mick and Hanna have battled with the restraints of professionalism while discussing and debating sensitive topics that pertain to Human Resources and business for years. In this long overdue departure from HR protocol, our dynamic duo unleashes their rage and laughter on volatile topics like a chimp and his forbidden friendship with a zoo patron, UFOs, Hanna’s secret love of fast-food, and Mick’s...

Mick and Hanna are perplexed by the increasing number of verbal assaults on individuals in the service industry and other related fields. Is the customer always right? When is it appropriate to step in and protect your employees? Mick & Hanna have plenty to say about this topic. Listen in and see if you agree.   Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice to share? If so, w...

Our dynamic duo has too much fun while breaking down the post pandemic talent market and how it is worse than most employers realize. Hanna & Mick analyze various causes and help you begin your defense against the workforce epidemic and prevent additional casualties.  If you only listen to one episode of HR After Hours this summer, you want to make it this one for sure! Also: Mick makes an excitin...

Mick & Hanna discuss the joys of rejoining society and OSHA declaring most employers "no longer need to take steps to protect their workers from COVID-19 exposure in any workplace, or well-defined portions of a workplace, where all employees are fully vaccinated," as new office guidelines. However, things get a little tense when discussing the likelihood of having a 100 percent vaccinated staff an...

Hanna shares a problem created by a payroll error that was a hot topic in a Human Resources forum not anticipating her and Mick’s heated disagreement over potential solutions. Check out what is possibly the most entertaining 20+ minutes of debate over payroll withholding and employer accountability. Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice to share? If so, we would love...

Mick and Hanna conclude their highly opinionated discussion regarding Tim McElgunn's article "5 ways the COVID-19 Crisis will transform HR's role" hitting what they consider non-negotiable actions that businesses need to consider as they prepare the workplace for "the new normal."    Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice to share? If so, we would love to hear from you...

Mick and Hanna enthusiastically discuss and expand upon Tim McElgunn's article "5 ways the COVID-19 Crisis will transform HR's role" hitting what they consider non-negotiable actions that businesses need to consider as they prepare the workplace for "the new normal."    Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice to share? If so, we would love to hear from you. Contact Us:...

Hanna shares a cautionary tale of people development going unbelievably haywire resulting in all kinds of “WTF?” How does an eager associate become so distraught at a conference she leaves feeling stressed, mentally abused, and humiliated with accusations of cult-like “torture?  Listen and find out on this episode of HR After Hours! Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practi...

Mick and Hanna discuss the workplace as depicted by television over the years and how it provides insight to the state of inclusivity and equality in the work environment. Is your company culture more like Superstore or Mad Men? Check out this episode and let us know what you decide!   Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice to share? If so, we would love to hear from y...

Will the US workforce experience post-COVID improvement in work-life balance and company empathy?  Mick & Hanna discuss another slew of sexual harassment cases in the hospitality industry and whether or not they indicate the difficulty in improving company culture in the US.   Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice to share? If so, we would love to hear from you. Conta...

Mick & Hanna return from sabbatical to reluctantly yet passionately discuss whether or not participating in the Washington shenanigan’s is grounds for termination. PLUS, our dynamic duo reviews why Mick and his pea sized bladder should avoid working in China. Welcome to 2021 with HR After Hours!   Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice to share? If so, we would love to...

Mick & Hanna discuss McDonald’s efforts to replace the “McGrabass” by making changes to their Human Resources leadership team. Will this move by the golden arches end the barrage of sexual harassment accusations? Also, our heroes review whether 2020 was the most stressful year for HR professionals and offer up advice and hope.   Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice t...

Hanna & Mick look at the lighter side of human resources and business in this mischievously amusing episode. Listen in as our dynamic duo discuss the proper way to deal with problematic parrots, how to cure your craving for airline food, and even create a drinking game to play while enjoying this episode. “Please place seat backs and tray tables in their full upright position as we take off on HR...

Talk about outside of the box thinking! In this episode Hanna discusses her most recent team building exercise while Mick focusses on a way cannabis can help you reduce stress without consuming it. No reason to reread the episode description, you got it right the first time. This is HR After Hours.     Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice to share? If so, we would lo...

Mick and Hanna share their love of Halloween and all things horror in this special edition of HR After Hours. Get ready to turn off the lights, pour yourself a glass of blood red wine and enjoy the telling of spine shivering, real-life HR nightmares experienced by our truth-seeking heroes in celebration of the workplace macabre.     Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practi...

Mick and Hanna give a sneak peek into their upcoming episodes covering the new work environment and how it will be influenced by your team’s concerns and expectations. Our dynamic duo covers five key pieces while discussing a recent article from Work Design Magazine by Kristin Cerutti and Laura Grodoski.*   *Article Link: https://www.workdesign.com/2020/06/five-post-covid-behaviors-and-attitudes-t...

To celebrate the upcoming Fall season Mick and Hanna discuss George Costanza’s interview and onboarding at Play Now Sporting Goods after his failed summer sabbatical. What could go wrong when the Human Resources Department is not utilized you ask? Only a false claim of a disability, an epic battle over the handicap restroom, and typical Costanza shenanigans.   Do you have a great story, question f...