The HR Lady, Podcast

How to survive being a one person HR department? Listen to Wendy Sellers briefly explain how to survive being a one person HR department: planning, organization, using technology and training managers.  

Legal considerations and advice from Wendy Sellers, The HR Lady, for conducting terminations and layoffs, even if they are not called layoffs. Be concerned if you have involuntarily terminated more than 1 person in the past 6 months. "Oh, we choose people based on performance/ behavior not demographics. Oh so you discuss performance/ behavior with employees and document that too? Umm, nope. Well.....

Advice from Wendy Sellers, The HR Lady on conducting stay interviews. Stay interviews are an essential tool for employee retention and engagement. By conducting these interviews, you can identify the reasons employees stay with your organization and address any concerns that might lead to their departure. Listen to  some best practices for conducting stay interviews.  

Axel Neff, our guest today, has amazing and unique experience across multiple lines of business. He currently works in the recruiting space helping to ensure candidates have a leg up in the world of online recruiting.  Listen here before Axel gets famous (again). :)  

Have you used ChatGPT yet? Listen to a summary of how Wendy Sellers, The HR Lady, utilizes it as a tool to get things done (faster) at work and in her personal life too. In fact, ChatGPT got promoted to her best friend level 🙃. Use ChatGPT as a super, awesome, mostly-factual tool!  

How different is the USA from a few other countries? Very different! But then so many similarities too. Listen to Wendy Sellers chat about her recent experience in Paris France.  

Workplace conflict is a normal part of any job, and it's important to address it in a healthy and productive way. Here are some steps you can take to resolve workplace conflict: Identify the source of the conflict Communicate openly and honestly Seek mediation or outside help Find common ground Follow-up and review Need help training managers and/or selecting manager training topics? Train your em...

In the USA, and around the world really, there is a shortage of workers. Wendy Sellers, The HR Lady, and JC discuss Demographic shifts, COVID-19 pandemic, Low unemployment rates and Skills gap (to name a few) and what to do about it. Hint: it is all about investing in your people through training. If you do not, someone else (your competitor) will do it for you.  

In this podcast, Wendy Sellers and JC discuss the fact that remote workers are working MORE than they were when in the office. When employees don’t have to commute, they work (take that all you quiet quitting accusers!). Thanks for joining The HR Lady for direct and factual information.  

How to use ChatGPT to help the HR function? There are pros and con's. Tune in to Episode 1 here. To catch the remaining 4 episodes, head over to our partner company, Aurora Training Advantage, and listen to the HR Empowerment Podcast @ https://ahttps://auroratrainingadvantage.com/hr-empowerment/ Thanks for joining us!    

My book "Suck It Up Buttercup, Be a Leader People Will Follow" delves into who is responsible for communication at work. Take a guess! Be part of the solution, not the communication problem. Get the book on Amazon or directly at www.thehrlady.com for a pdf.   

Wendy and JC discuss leadership versus management and how their role or function is to engage employees, regardless of title. This means manager training is essential for driving the intended culture of your company (not where you hired them from).      

Listen to Wendy Sellers and JC discuss "Employment Concerns 2023" and ponder if, as an employer or a candidate, should we be worried? Tune in to Episode 1 here. To catch the remaining 4 episodes, head over to our partner company, Aurora Training Advantage, and listen to the HR Empowerment Podcast @ https://auroratrainingadvantage.com/podcasts Thanks for joining us!      

I have exciting news. While I will continue the HR Empowerment series, only the first episode will be posted on my podcast channel, The HR Lady (here). For the foreseeable future, the remaining 4 episodes will only be hosted by Aurora Training Advantage. So please find the HR Empowerment Podcast at https://auroratrainingadvantage.com/podcasts . If you become a member, you can get HRCI and SHRM cre...

We will openly discuss why the manufacturing industry has both an employee and skills shortage and how this affects everyone. Listen to us speak with manufacturing expert consultant and educator, Patti Gander of Business Essentials Skills Training (BEST).  

Millions of Manufacturing Jobs Will Go Unfilled Due to Skill Gaps. We will openly discuss why the manufacturing industry has both an employee and skills shortage and how this affects everyone. Listen to us speak with manufacturing expert consultant and educator, Patti Gander of Business Essentials Skills Training (BEST).  

Millions of Manufacturing Jobs Will Go Unfilled Due to Skill Gaps. Resolve this with training and possible grant money too.  

Millions of Manufacturing Jobs Will Go Unfilled Due to Skill Gaps. We will openly discuss why the manufacturing industry has both an employee and skills shortage and how this affects everyone. Listen to us speak with manufacturing expert consultant and educator, Patti Gander of Business Essentials Skills Training (BEST). Connect with Patti here:  https://businessessentialskillstraining.com/About_U...

Overcoming Skills Gaps in the Manufacturing Industry (Series 1 of 5). Millions of Manufacturing Jobs Will Go Unfilled Due to Skill Gaps. We will openly discuss why the manufacturing industry has both an employee and skills shortage and how this affects everyone. Listen to us speak with manufacturing expert consultant and educator, Patti Gander of Business Essentials Skills Training (BEST). Connect...

Wendy Sellers chats with guest Tahmina Watson of Watson Immigration Law about Tips for Employers and Workers Regarding Work VISA’s.      

Wendy Sellers hears from guest Tahmina Watson of Watson Immigration Law about how COVID affected both workers and employers with VISA’s.  

Real world advice regarding immigration and visa's for HR and hiring managers (3 or 5). Wendy Sellers hears from guest Tahmina Watson of Watson Immigration Law about real life success stories.  

Wendy Sellers talks with guest Tahmina Watson of Watson Immigration Law regarding where does an employer start with considering bringing in immigrants?      

Real world advice regarding immigration and visa's for HR and hiring managers (1 or 5). Wendy Sellers talks with guest Tahmina Watson of Watson Immigration Law regarding Immigration Advice for HR and Hiring Managers to help with the staffing crunch in the USA.

Sometimes coworkers are the nightmare! How do we work with them without losing our minds? Dealing with not-so-great coworkers is part of life. Let’s discuss how!