The HR Sound Off Podcast Show

Heidi Torres joins me this week to talk about her book, " The CEOS of Networking ."   In this episode, Heidi shares: 📌 Why she wrote the book 📌 The intended audience for her book 📌 Networking as an introvert in HR 📌 Why your social media presence as an HR professional matters   Heidi's picks: Books 📚 Athena Rising - Brad Johnson & David G Smith  📚 Grit - Angela Duckworth 📚 Saturday Morning...

Nakisha Hicks is one of my favourite people in the HR for HR space. In addition to working a full-time job, Nakisha runs her firm, The ElevateHer. Her mission is to help women get clear on their career paths so that they can land fulfilling and purpose-driven roles faster.   In this episode, Nakisha and I talk about: 📌 The evolution of HR moving from "The Help" to being valued 📌 Working through...

Dr. Vivian Woo is the Lead People Science Analyst at Culture Amp. In this episode, we discuss the value of people data to the organization as translated by HR. If you struggle with presenting your HR data, this episode is just for you. Listen to our conversation as Vivian: Shares her HR story Defines People Science Shares the advantages and disadvantages of storing your people data in Excel Explai...

Joan Underwood joins me for our first episode of the new year, ringing in 2022 as we discuss Joan's: Career in HR. New book "The Manager's First Aid Kit." Passion for psychological safety in the workplace. Vision for the future of HR. I love Joan's drive to support her clients as they navigate their seat at the table, and I hope that her journey and experiences will inspire you as you continue you...

What would you say if I asked you what your relationship as HR is like with your in-house legal counsel? Unfortunately, most HR teams only go to their legal counsel at the sound or sight of trouble. Most legal teams only get involved when things are getting terrible, but what if there was a way to counteract all of that by creating a good relationship from the start?   Kim Freeman joins me in the...

This is a special episode where I get the opportunity to interview Jon Thurmond and Wendy Dailey as I celebrate two years in podcasting, and they get ready to celebrate 200 episodes.   I have learned a lot about podcasting from Jon and Wendy, and they have been so unselfish in what they share with me, I wanted to give a little something back to them to thank them.   In this episode, we : 🦸🏽‍♀️ G...

Kristina Ashley Williams (she/her) is a leading voice in organizational cultures, futurist thinking, and inclusive design, known for her illuminating personality and experiential learning innovations. She currently serves as CEO of two dynamic ventures. Focused on the future of work, Unpacking is an online learning & certifications platform for diversity, equity, and inclusion. As the great-great...

Alisha Harris describes herself as a Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Friend, and your HR Advocate, and she means it. This week Alisha joins me to talk about the new HR community she has created called CollabHR .   In this episode, you will learn: 🎯 What is CollabHR 🎯 Why Alisha Created the community 🎯 What CollabHR can do for you as an HR professional and lots more   It is no secret that I love...

Upskilling and Reskilling in HR are words that we hear all the time. We work very hard to develop learning opportunities for the employees we serve,  but what about HR? Where can we go to effectively upskill and reskill to prepare us for that next role or to widen our scope of knowledge and expertise in HR? I am very honoured today to introduce you to The Academy to Innovate HR ( AIHR ).   In this...

Matt Phelan joins me live and direct from this years CIPD conference in my home town of Manchester. Matt is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of The Happiness Index and is passionate about his mission to improve the way organizations treat people. A mission that completely aligns with my values.   The Happiness Index helps organizations measure the key employee engagement and happiness drivers to power th...

Victoria Yang joins me this week to introduce you to Bonusly . Bonusly is a fun and easy-to-use employee engagement platform that has an incredible impact on motivation and morale. If you have been searching for a platform to help you to encourage frequent and timely recognition, then Bonusly is the one for you.    Recently I shared my thoughts on compassion and empathy in the workplace in one of...

Do you struggle with having difficult conversations with your leadership? Are you tired of being seen as the cleanup crew instead of being a part of the immediate response team? Then you are going to love today's show.   Liz Kislik is one of the most wonderful human beings I have ever met. Today, she shares her insights on how HR can manage difficult conversations when we feel misaligned with our...

Sean Glavin and Paul Roberts of the Boston HR Council join me this week to talk about the community they founded just before the start of the pandemic.   Established specifically for HR senior-level executives, #BostonHRCouncil provides key decision-makers with trend updates, profiles of fellow HR visionaries, success stories, and human resources ideas and innovations.    In this episode we discus...

I love to share HR communities with you because it is not easy being in this profession, and community is everything. This week, I have the privilege of magnifying the voice of Adese Okojie, who is the Founder of the Black Women in HR ( BWHR ) community. In this week's episode, we will learn: 🌟 Adese' HR origin story 🌟 The origin story of BWHR 🌟 What the BWHR community can do for you 🌟 The upc...

Known as authentic, transformational business leaders, Co-Founders Hema Crockett and Jamie Jacobs believe that people should do what they love and love what they do. Synthesizing decades of combined experience as business and HR executives across a broad range of companies and industries, Hema and Jamie provide their vast consultant and client base with the tools and resources they need to succeed...

Ricklyn Woods is an HR Pro on a mission to support her fellow colleagues in landing the job they deserve and she does it with great passion and style. Taking all of her knowledge and experience from her HR career, Ricklyn chose to pivot in 2020 during the pandemic to offer her services to the people supporting the people. In this episode, Ricklyn and I discuss: 🌟 Her inspirational HR origin story...

Sejal Thakkar is a woman on a mission to bring awareness to the many unconscious beliefs we hold in the workplace that limit our ability to create great relationships and experiences with others. Sejal is an employment law expert and currently holds the position of Chief Culture Officer at Nobody Studios in California. In this episode, I had the privilege of talking to Sejal about: 🌟 The inspirat...

Fat phobia is defined as the fear of fatness and fat people and is something that Dr. Joy Cox and I are no strangers to, unfortunately. Dr Cox joins me in this episode to discuss her book, "Fat Girls in Black Bodies: Creating Our Own Communities," as well as to share her insights on how we can create a more inclusive workplace by showing support to employees who are fat. When I read Dr Cox's book...

Adam Posner describes himself as a human connector and has a firm belief that to be the best recruiter, you need to fully understand the needs of your client and the candidate. A formula that many in the talent acquisition space get wrong. In this episode, Adam and I discuss: 🎯 Adam's origin story into recruitment 🎯 Life as an entrepreneur and lessons learned 🎯 Why everyone cannot recruit 🎯 Th...

If you are an HR Manager, VP, Director, CHRO, how would you describe your leadership style? Are you approachable? Does your team like working with you? or do you rule with fear? This week, Lotus Buckner joins me to discuss what authentic leadership in HR means and what it should look like. Some key takeaways from this episode include: 🎯 How to build trust as a leader 🎯 The power of vulnerability...

Judon Bowden is no stranger to Industrial Relations and Compliance. He gives credit to his mother for seeing something in him that moved him to develop his career in HR. Judon joins me in this episode, to touch on one of the most heated topics in the HR space at this time and that is the subject of mandatory vaccinations in the workplace. In addition, we discuss: 🎯 Judon's career highs and lows...

I met Darlene Slaughter earlier this year while I was moderating a panel discussing at the Hacking HR conference on moving from insight to action in DEI. I knew from that moment that we needed to continue the conversation we started from the panel, on the show. Darlene is the VP, Chief People Officer with March of Dimes and her knowledge and experience in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion space is...

Aubrey Blanche is an absolutely incredible human being. Aubrey joins me today to talk about her journey in the DEI space and why she is so passionate about the work she does. Aubrey is the Director of Equitable Design, Product & People at Culture Amp and I am a huge fan of her and this organization. In this episode you will learn: What equity in the workplace means to Aubrey Aubrey's mental health...

Shannon Pritchett is the Head of Community at Hiretual/Evry1 and joins me this week to discuss the Evry1 community and why creating such a forum matters to her. In this episode, we will also discuss: 🎙 What sets Evry1 apart from other online communities in Talent Acquisition 🎙 What Shannon believes Recruiters should be focussing on to enhance the candidate experience coming out of COVID 🎙 Her expe...

Gethin Nadin joins me in the sound booth this week to talk about employee wellbeing through the pandemic and beyond. Gethin is an award-winning MBPsS Psychologist, employee wellbeing champion, author and speaker, and likely to be the one to walk up to your employees on the street to ask them, "do you believe that your employer cares about you?" In this episode, we talk about why employee wellbeing...