SHRM-Long Island

The Sound of HR: SHRM-Long Island Podcast

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The Sound of HR is the official podcast of SHRM-Long Island, hosted by Elizabeth “Liz” Saitta. Each episode features practical conversations with HR leaders and business professionals across Long Island on HR leadership, mentoring, workplace culture, employee benefits and wellness, employee relations and compliance updates. Built for HR pros, HR departments of one and business owners wearing the HR hat. Learn more at SHRMLI.org.

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Episodes

Change Management in HR: Communication, Fear and Adoption (with Michele Rebetti) 07.07.2026 28:26

Elizabeth Saitta, Executive Director of SHRM-Long Island, sits down with Michele Rebetti, President of Crestcom Key Alliance and SHRM-Long Island’s Programming Chair, to discuss change management and why it has become a critical HR issue in today’s workplace. They cover why many change initiatives fail, the human side of change and employee resistance, the 7 by 7 communication rule, leading change...

HR + Marketing: Employer Branding and Recruitment Marketing That Actually Works (Morgan Marran) 23.06.2026 24:27

Elizabeth Saitta, Executive Director of SHRM-Long Island, sits down with Morgan Marran of Ampersand Marketing and SHRM-Long Island’s Marketing Chair to discuss employer branding and recruitment marketing. They cover what culture content helps candidates picture themselves at a company, common online branding mistakes, which platforms matter most, how SEO and AI search are changing discovery and wh...

Student to Professional: Advice from 2 New HR Graduates (Keira Birycki, Sofia Frigiola) 09.06.2026 21:04

Laurie Langella, President of SHRM-Long Island, sits down with Keira Birycki and Sofia Frigiola for a candid conversation about the transition from student to professional in HR. They discuss what helped them build confidence in their first roles, what onboarding and mentorship should look like, how to ask for help without feeling behind and what leaders can do to support early career professional...

Preparing First-Time Managers: Delegation, Feedback + Leadership Growth (Anne Davis) 26.05.2026 21:25

What’s the #1 concern HR leaders are talking about right now? Preparing individual contributors to become strong people leaders. In this episode of The Sound of HR from SHRM-Long Island, host Liz Saitta sits down with Anne Davis of H2M to unpack what she heard at a national HR conference and why leadership development is becoming a make-or-break issue, especially in fast-growing industries with ti...

Managing Difficult Employees: Documentation, Complaints + Investigations (Taylor Ferris) 15.05.2026 18:02

How do you handle a difficult employee without making the situation worse? In this episode of The Sound of HR Podcast from SHRM-Long Island, host Liz Saitta sits down with Taylor Ferris of Jackson Lewis to talk through practical, real-world guidance for managers and HR teams dealing with complaints, performance issues and workplace investigations. This conversation covers what to do, what not to d...

Mentorship, Membership and Community: A Kickoff Conversation with SHRM-Long Island President Laurie Langella 24.04.2026 17:15

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Sound of HR Podcast from SHRM-Long Island . Host Liz Saitta (Executive Director, SHRM-Long Island) sits down with Laurie Langella , VP of Human Resources at David Lerner Associates and President of the SHRM-Long Island chapter. They talk about why the chapter started the podcast, how SHRM-Long Island supports HR professionals and business leaders and why mentorship and...