HR Works: The Podcast for Human Resources

Nolan Church, co-founder and CEO of Continuum, joins to discuss the future of the talent marketplace, explains the rise of the gig workforce, and shares why some of most valuable employee roles in the US right now are in People Operations.

Dave Carhart, VP of People at Lattice, a market-leading people management platform, joins to take a closer look at performance management in the current working environment. Listen as he offers tips for finalizing year-end reviews and goal setting for the upcoming year, and shares how technology is changing the process of people management as we know it.

Cassidy Rouse, Global GM of Corporate Wellness at Peloton, joins to discuss the connection between employee wellness, engagement, and business outcomes, explains why employers should consider integrating employee-sponsored wellness programs into their benefits packages, and shares how the driving factors behind the launch of Peloton Corporate Wellness.

In this special episode, we are joined by lead editor of HR Daily Advisor, Bianca Herron, to premiere her latest show, A Seat at the Table (launching in December 2021). Bianca shares her recent conversation with Kerry Unflat, Chief People Officer at Zipari, the company behind the first and only Consumer Experience Platform built specifically for health insurance. Listen as they discuss ways that H...

In this latest episode, we are joined by Nikki Salentetri, Vice President of People at Gympass, to discuss the importance of a establishing a corporate wellbeing strategy and the role that wellness can play in the overall health of an organization’s culture.

Today’s guest is Erin Diehl, founder and CEO of professional development company, Improve It! Learn how Erin embraces a mindset of “failfluence” and uses improvisational comedy tactics to create cultures of trust, teamwork, and collaboration across some of the largest organizations in the business world.

As many employers are pushing for a return to the workplace, often in a hybrid capacity, employers are naturally cautious about their safety and security. In episode 165 of HR Works, we talk about workplace vaccine issues in general, and specifically about vaccine passports. Today’s guest is Dr. Dena Bravata, Chief Medical Officer at Castlight Health. Dr. Bravata is the Co-Founder of Lyra Health w...

We all know that getting culture right is an absolute must at any organization. But sometimes the stakes are higher than just a potential loss of motivation or high turnover. For example, when poor work cultures intersect with poor safety cultures, lives can be at risk. In episode 164 of HR Works Podcast, we talk about the space shuttle Columbia disaster, a fatal incident in the U.S. space program...

In episode 163 of HR Works Podcast, we talk about diversity at the C-Suite level and the role human resource professionals play in it. Today’s guest is Fiona Hathorn, CEO of Women on Boards UK, which exists to supports its 30,000 members into the boardroom. Hathorn is an expert in the areas of Governance, Regulation and Talent Management who has sat on both marketing and audit & finance committees...

According to experts, the number of adults with ADHD is between 8 and 9 million. Although we can’t say for sure what the numbers are among the workforce, but it is likely you have employees with ADHD – and if you don’t, you will. ADHD is one of those things that is vastly misunderstood and poorly portrayed in the media. And even the name itself poorly describes what ADHD is and what it is really l...

Guest: Annie Lin, VP of People, Lever Evaluating soft skills has always been a challenge, and that challenge only increased with the move towards remote interviews, onboarding, and work. What has been lost since the transition to remote hiring and onboarding? What has been gained? Today I am going to talk about this with my guest. I am pleased to have with me today Annie Lin, VP of People at Lever...

Guest: Brenda Smith, Workplace Possibilities Director, The Standard Mental health was a serious issue even before the pandemic in the United States, and the effects of the pandemic on mental health have only begun to be felt. Some attribute at least part of the great resignation to mental health challenges, and that is just a tiny part of the overall impact that these concerns will have. Today we...

This special episode is a Faces of HR (https://bit.ly/3jtLArQ) interview that I conducted with Scott Millar, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Corporate HR/Audit, Ethics & Business Consultation at Canon USA & Canon Solutions America (https://www.usa.canon.com). We discuss his career, as well as the guiding principle of Canon: working together in harmony for the common good. Millar applies t...

Guest: Carolyn Cannistraro, Account Relationship Manager, Wells Fargo According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the current unemployment rate for persons with a disability is 12.6% compared with the total unemployment rate of 5.4%. False myths about people with disabilities often lead to their termination before other employees, as evidenced by the 1 million such employees who were let go...

Guest: Bill Armstrong, President, Gava Talent Solutions A convergence of factors has aligned to create record-breaking turnover over the last few months, a trend that does not seem to be backing off anytime soon. In fact, The BLS has shown a very high voluntary quit rate for the last four months. In July it was 3.9 million per month. What does it all mean? How do organizations survive? Today’s gue...

Guest: Sanja Licina, Ph. D., President of Workforce Experience, QuestionPro The needs and concerns of employees have changed significantly over the last year and a half. But have they become more difficult to address? Today’s guest does not believe so. She believes employers need to get out of the transactional mindset that pervades employment and take some time to reexamine their employees. She a...

Guest: Greg Portell, Lead Partner in the Global Consumer Practice, Kearney Is the 8-hour workday dead? Today’s guest thinks so and maybe for good. What will take its place? Will organizations move into new territories with grace? I am pleased to have with us today Greg Portell, Lead Partner in the Global Consumer Practice of Kearney (https://www.kearney.com), a strategy and management consulting f...

Employee benefits, and especially health plan costs are among the top costs that employers have. Therefore, they have a vested interest in the health and wellbeing of their employees. But there is a big difference between encouraging healthy behavior among employees, and employees actually sticking to them. That divide costs employers big every year, especially in regards to chronic diseases. In t...

Perhaps the best indicator of the current hiring crisis is the extent to which large organizations, especially those from the fast food industry have gone to try to acquire talent. That includes everything from posting pay at the drive through to offering extensive benefits; this is a symptom of a larger issue at play and one we are going to talk about briefly today with our guest. I am pleased to...

Guest: Zenita Henderson, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at SCTE If you are looking for a STEM industry that got gender equity and diversity right, look no further than the cable industry. Today's guest shares how she helped create and maintain these goals over her thirty year career. I am pleased to have with me today Zenita Henderson, Vice President of Marketing and Business...

It may be odd to say there has never been a better time than now, during the recruiting crisis, to be a recruiter, but today’s guest maintains that this is true, and she can back up the claim. I am pleased to have with me today Barb Bruno, CEO of Good As Gold Training (https://goodasgoldtraining.com/). Barb will be conducting a webinar with us on August 17th at 2:00PM Eastern Time called Proactive...

Guests: Brandy Rosner, VP of People Operations and Rachel Lutz Guevara, VP of Global Wellness & Resiliency, TaskUs Today’s episode is part of the HR Daily Advisor’s HR Appreciation: Leadership Week, 2021 (https://bit.ly/3iAbGbc), which features unique content like this and online sessions and talks each day this week. There is a link with more information in the description. I’m also pleased to an...

Guest: Danny Nelms, President, Work Institute Next week is the HR Daily Advisor’s HR Appreciation: Leadership Week 2021 (https://bit.ly/3iAbGbc) during which there will be daily events and a daily offering of unique and relevant content. Today we are going to set the stage for that event with our guest, Danny Nelms, President of Work Institute (https://workinstitute.com). You can find a link to HR...

In this episode, we are going to visit a long-overdue topic: employee burnout. What is it precisely? Why is it still a problem? Do we have solutions? If we do, how do we apply them successfully? Today’s guest has dedicated herself to understanding and addressing this destructive condition. I am pleased to have with me today Paula Davis, JD, and author of her recently published book Beating Burnout...

Guest: Guest: Kerry Unflat, Chief People Officer, Zipari Because HR is such a people-facing role, it requires a certain level of intuition and perception to master. Today's guest says her superpower is understanding people's strengths and how to leverage them for everyone's success. It's a skill she has honed over years and one that you likely will find in yourself as an HR professional. I am very...