HR Break Room
146 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 72 ratingsHR Break Room is a podcast from your friends working in human resources, dedicated to bringing you interesting break room conversations with experts on the latest buzz surrounding HR and HR tech. HR Break Room brings together industry experts to discuss brewing trends and robust solutions to today’s workplace challenges.
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Women in the Workplace: Fostering Women's Leadership and Influence
March 08, 2024 09:00 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MBIn this episode of the HR Break Room® podcast, we welcome Paycom’s director of HR business services, Tiffany Gamblin, and Sharlyn Lauby, president of HR consulting firm ITM Group. In honor of Women’s History Month, Gamblin and Lauby discuss women in the workplace, their influence and how organizations can best support them. From women in leadership to trends in benefits policies to the engagement opportunities of employee resource groups (ERGs), our guests discuss how women can be empowe...
Talking Time Off With HR Expert Trish Steed
February 16, 2024 09:00 - 28 minutes - 653 MB VideoAs employees place an ever-increasing premium on work-life balance and mental health, time off plays an even more significant role in the modern workplace. That’s why it’s essential that the modern HR professional stay abreast of the terms, nuances and technology surrounding this benefits staple. Trish Steed, co-founder of H3 HR Advisors joins the HR Break Room® podcast to break down the many factors of the common benefits program. Steed brings industry insight and first-hand experience ...
Steve Boese Talks the Latest in Time-Off Tech
January 26, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBDelayed time-off decisions can create an avalanche of problems. Scheduling is slowed down, budgeting is hampered, employee trust may erode and the risk of non-compliance fines grow ever larger. Nobody wants time-off requests to languish in limbo — and for good reason! In this episode of the HR Break Room® podcast, HR Technology Conference co-chair Steve Boese shares his take on where pain points may arise in the time-off process when things aren’t automated, the realities of staffing s...
Talent Strategist Steve Cadigan on Building a Positive Workplace Culture
January 05, 2024 09:00 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBLinkedIn’s first chief HR officer, Steve Cadigan, continues his HR Break Room® visit with a discussion about employee well-being and the idea of workplace wellness. He examines wellness in a professional context and shares ways employers can support their teams. Cadigan earned his workplace culture expertise overseeing LinkedIn’s recruitment, engagement and culture strategies during a period of tenfold growth. He’s an avid proponent of in-person workplaces, a topic he took on in ...
Talent Strategist Steve Cadigan on the Future of Work and Cultivating a Richer Employee Experience
December 08, 2023 09:00 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBMost people understand that diversity and inclusion in the workplace are important, but can we do more than simply recognizing this as a fact? Is it possible to leverage diversity and inclusion to build a positive organizational culture, improve work quality and increase productivity? LinkedIn’s first chief HR officer, Steve Cadigan, joins the HR Break Room® podcast to answer questions about investing in the diversity of your workplace. Cadigan earned his workplace-culture expertise as h...
Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Myth of Multitasking
November 17, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes - 812 MB VideoStress has a sneaky way of turning into burnout before we can recognize the symptoms and take steps to protect our mental wellness. Can cutting-edge science help us regain some of our lost calm? For that answer, we turned to a leading scientist. Astrophysicist, author and all-around science ambassador Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D., visits the HR Break Room® to take on the myth of multitasking. Multitasking can lower productivity, increase the amount of time needed to compl...
The HR Automation Agenda: Best Practices for Efficient Processes With Steve Boese
November 03, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBWith so many administrative duties on HR’s plates, multitasking can quickly give way to mental exhaustion and cognitive overload. The solution? Automating basic HR and payroll tasks! In the evolving world of work, automation is a double-edged sword. Sure, it opens doors to better, more efficient HR processes. But it can also introduce complex challenges. Join Steve Boese, HR Technology Conference chair, on a journey through the world of HR automation. We’ll address the ...
AI, Ransomware and the Changing Digital Landscape With the AHA's Cybersecurity Expert, John Riggi
October 11, 2023 20:14 - 32 minutes - 44 MBAs AI and other technologies continue their rapid advance, effective cybersecurity that can evolve with the times becomes equally important. In comes John Riggi — veteran FBI agent, senior representative to the CIA, a member of the White House Cyber Response Group and the American Hospital Association’s very first advisor for cybersecurity and risk. With years of experience in a variety of fields, Riggi visits HR Break Room® to discuss all things cybersecurity. Riggi ...
Robin Roberts on the Significance of Authenticity for Employee Engagement
June 08, 2023 13:09 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBIn order to create opportunities for transformational success, your employees first must have the freedom to be themselves. Emotional transparency and inclusivity are key to achieve this, and no person has demonstrated these values quite like Robin Roberts, the versatile co-anchor of the top-rated morning news program, ABC’s Good Morning America. In this previously recorded episode of HR Break Room®, Roberts shares her perspective on the many obstacles employees may encounter an...
AI and the Evolution of Work and Leadership With Futurist Mike Walsh
May 23, 2023 15:49 - 37 minutes - 278 MB VideoGuest: Futurist Mike Walsh You may have heard about it at work or on the news. It’s artificial intelligence or “AI” for short — a complex subject that’s still evolving. While some people express concern, others are optimistic and excited. Regardless of the hype or the pundits’ daily hot take, the future of work is something nearly everyone is experiencing in real time. Futurist Mike Walsh has been a leading authority on disruptive innovation and digital transformation. In thi...
Gwyneth Paltrow on Inspiring, Empowering and Investing in Your Employees
May 09, 2023 18:26 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBStarting a business can be scary, especially when you step outside a successful career for the unknowns of entrepreneurship. That’s exactly what Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow did when she founded the lifestyle brand Goop. What started as a simple newsletter in 2008 grew into an industry-leading wellness operation and a source for unique, innovative approaches to health. Goop exists to enrich its customers just as its CEO aspires to enrich her employees’ experience...
Flying Past Barriers: Celebrating Women’s History Month With America’s First Black Woman Combat Pilot Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour
March 07, 2023 12:00 - 46 minutes - 480 MB VideoGuest: Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour As part of our observance of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we wanted to hear from someone who has played a substantial role in that history. Meet Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour, America’s first Black woman combat pilot. That’s a big first for aviation, but it isn’t the only first in her exciting, groundbreaking story. FlyGirl joins host Morgan Beard in the HR Break Room®, to discuss her gutsy, trailblazing path from the Nashville Police ...
Digging Deep: The Costs of Payroll Errors With Steve Boese
February 15, 2023 19:45 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBGuest: Steve Boese, H3 HR Advisors In a new nationwide study, Ernst & Young (EY) revealed the high cost of common payroll errors under the traditional system. On average, fixing a single payroll mistake costs a company $291. The cost isn’t simply financial. Organizations also pay in time spent fixing these errors and managing the fallout they create. EY found, on average, a full-time payroll employee spends nearly 29 workweeks on corrections. In this episode of HR Break Room...
Lessons on Leadership, Diversity and Grit From the Life of Jim Thorpe
December 06, 2022 16:28 - 17 minutes - 270 MB VideoGuest: David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe In this episode of the HR Break Room® podcast, host Morgan Beard sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss to discuss Oklahoma native, athlete and sports legend Jim Thorpe. Maraniss shares insights on workplace leadership, inclusion and determination he learned as he wrote the biography Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe. Maraniss and Beard also touch on th...
Secret Ingredients: Mindset, Diversity and Entrepreneurship With Candace Nelson
November 22, 2022 15:36 - 23 minutes - 289 MB VideoGuest: Candace Nelson, author and founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes Candace Nelson, entrepreneur, author and founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes, makes her first visit to the HR Break Room® podcast. From a self-made pastry chef to a permanent judging spot on Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, Candace Nelson has rewritten the recipe on turning a passion into a successful career. After opening the world’s first cupcake bakery in 2005, Nelson continued to grow, becoming an angel investor and author of two ...
The Consequences of Payroll Errors: How They Disrupt Employees’ Lives (and How Beti® Prevents Them)
November 15, 2022 15:31 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MBGuests: Christie Schmidt, manager of HRIS, and Sarah Johnson, payroll supervisor What if there were a way to fix a problem before it became a problem? Paycom’s Beti guides employees to do just that. With Beti, employees find and fix potential problems ahead of unpleasant payday surprises. Christie Schmidt, Paycom’s manager of HRIS, and Sarah Johnson, payroll supervisor, join Morgan Beard to highlight industry-first technology and why it’s vital to millions of employees. In this episode...
Growing Pains: Compliance and Scalability With AJ Griffin
November 08, 2022 15:51 - 20 minutes - 295 MB VideoGuest: AJ Griffin, Paycom’s director of government and community affairs An expanding company brings excitement, hope and, of course, growing pains. AJ Griffin, Paycom’s director of government and community affairs, joins host Morgan Beard to discuss the obstacles a business faces as it grows. In this episode of HR Break Room®, Griffin explains: the most important considerations for business growth the difference between federal and state compliance regulations how businesses can ke...
HR Tech Conference 2022: Highlights From HR Break Room®
October 25, 2022 12:00 - 22 minutes - 31.6 MBGuests: Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane of H3HR Mark Stelzner and Kimberly Carroll of IA Stacey Harris of Sapient Insights Group HR Tech is one of the biggest and most prestigious human resource conferences in the world, bringing the industry’s top thought leaders to the forefront. HR Break Room®’s Morgan Beard sat down with several guests during this year’s conference to talk about the importance of HR tech and HR’s place in the world today. In this “best of” compilation from La...
Activating the Individual: Discussing Career Development With Ben Brooks
October 18, 2022 12:00 - 22 minutes - 287 MB VideoGuest: Ben Brooks, founder and CEO of PILOT As a part of Paycom’s HR Tech series, HR Break Room®’s Morgan Beard sat down with Ben Brooks, an executive coach and thought leader, for a wide-ranging conversation in Las Vegas. From HR practitioner to the founder of his own company, PILOT, Brooks taps into his expertise of career coaching to discuss the state of HR, the workplace and the future of both. “Work can be a transformative, exciting place where we meet best friends and have these ...
Prepared for Takeoff: How an Aviation Company Reached New Heights of Efficiency With Paycom
October 04, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutes - 299 MB VideoGuest: Kim Hancock, vice president of human resources When you’re a state-of-the-art aviation company, streamlined and reliable processes are essential in everything you do. And when safety is absolutely critical during every part of your process, eliminating distractions and inefficiencies can have an enormous impact felt by everyone in the organization. As the vice president of human resources for a large firm that repairs and tests commercial aircraft engines, Kim Hancock has helped h...
The Future Is Now: Examining Generational Change and Engagement With Seth Mattison
September 20, 2022 10:00 - 23 minutes - 294 MB VideoGuest: Seth Mattison, Future of Work Keynote Speaker 2020 reshaped norms across society, including unprecedented dynamics in the workplace. Two years later, the dust has settled and a new question has emerged: What is the future of work? Business strategist Seth Mattison has spent his career researching how the world of work is changing. According to him, we’re building the workplace of the future right now. “We are the architects of what the future of work is going to look like, and I...
Behind the Curtain: A Look Into Paycom Marketing With Adam Ballard and Casey Twenter
September 06, 2022 16:40 - 21 minutes - 29.4 MBGuests: Adam Ballard, VP of Marketing Casey Twenter, Senior Creative Director From TikTok to TV, Paycom has partnered with influencer Corporate Natalie to reach audiences nationwide with its message on the power of employee-driven payroll through Beti®. But how did these efforts come to fruition? Paycom’s vice president of marketing Adam Ballard and Casey Twenter, senior creative director, join host Morgan Beard for a discussion on what it takes to make these campaigns happen. “O...
Be Curious: Leveraging the Changing Landscape of Learning and Development With Sharlyn Lauby
August 22, 2022 19:28 - 27 minutes - 298 MB VideoGuest: Sharlyn Lauby, consultant and HR Bartender founder The future of work is changing, but what does that mean for current and future employees? In this episode of HR Break Room®, training consultant and HR Bartender founder Sharlyn Lauby discusses the role of learning and development programs and how they’re adapting to the ever-changing work landscape. Lauby offers her take on how these programs must be flexible to all employees, regardless of generation or skill level. To learn m...
Uncharted Territory: How Recruiters and Candidates Interact in the Evolving World of Talent Acquisition
August 03, 2022 16:02 - 28 minutes - 298 MB VideoGuests: Tiffany McGowen, VP of Talent Acquisition Jennifer Mathew, Manager of Talent Acquisition Paycom’s Tiffany McGowen and Jennifer Mathew join host Morgan Beard to discuss talent acquisition in an ever-changing marketplace. “The first thing is acknowledging that we know it’s a different market,” said Mathew, Paycom’s manager of talent acquisition. “What we did yesterday might not work today, and what we do today might not work tomorrow.” McGowen, Paycom’s vice president of tale...
When Work and Life Connect: Rethinking Purpose, Engagement and Happiness
July 19, 2022 13:00 - 26 minutes - 265 MB VideoGuest: Jenn Lim, CEO of Delivering Happiness Happiness at home carries over into our professional lives, but what happens at work may affect us more than we realize. CEO and bestselling author Jenn Lim says, “If you have a sense of purpose or you're actually working on the path of a purpose, that actually can increase your odds of being sustainably happy over time.” In this episode of HR Break Room®, Lim discusses discovering one's personal purpose and how that ties into the workplac...
The Workplace Tech Challenge: Pro-Level Productivity With a Consumer-Grade Experience
June 30, 2022 20:32 - 33 minutes - 506 MB VideoGuest Host: Steve Boese, H3 HR co-founder and At Work in America podcast co-host Guests: Tiffany McGowen, Paycom’s vice president of talent acquisition Tiffany Gamblin, Paycom’s director of HR business services In today’s world of work, employees are engaging with workplace technology that is evolving faster than ever before. As such, organizations are figuring out how to best align their workforce with that technology while making it an enjoyable and engaging experience. In this...
Hill Harper Talks Juneteenth and Championing Organizational Diversity
June 30, 2022 14:40 - 28 minutes - 282 MB VideoGuest: Hill Harper, best-selling author, philanthropist and award-winning actor Initiatives geared toward promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) are increasingly vital to a business’s success. Philanthropist and award-winning actor Hill Harper says, “We are only as good as the person who doesn’t feel heard, who feels marginalized, who is not experiencing pay equity, who doesn’t have their holiday celebrated, who doesn’t even have their holiday acknowledged, who’s t...
Ready for Realignment: The Employee Experience, HR and the New Age of Work
January 06, 2022 16:55 - 24 minutes - 33 MBGuest: Ravin Jesuthasan, futurist, author and human capital thought leader With competition in the labor market at an all-time high, it’s essential that an organization’s culture attracts and retains in-demand talent to achieve and maintain success. Therefore, HR must innovate, evolve and reinvent its processes to create an experience that meets the demand of today’s employees. In order to remain competitive, having the tools candidates expect isn’t just an option — it’s essential! Acc...
Winning the Talent Battle: How to Elevate the Employee Experience With Tech
December 02, 2021 02:08 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBGuest: Steve Boese, HR Technology Conference program chair and HR Happy Hour podcast co-host Last year forced many employees to engage with workplace technology more than ever before. As a result, top candidates are paying close attention to the tech potential employers provide employees. With the U.S. Department of Labor reporting more than 10.4 million open jobs in September, the competition for talent is heated. In order to remain competitive, having the tools candidates expect in tod...
The Future of HR: Chad Richison on the Evolution of HR Tech
September 30, 2021 20:57 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBGuest: Chad Richison, Paycom founder and CEO In 1998, the World Wide Web wasn’t yet a household necessity, but something that tied up phone lines. However, that didn’t stop Chad Richison from bringing his idea of businesses seamlessly processing payroll entirely online to life with Paycom. From the days of dial-up internet to the smartphone boom and beyond, Richison has led Paycom through every major electronic advancement of the 21st century. Throughout the evolution, Richison has maint...
An HR Break Room Take 5: Paycom’s Beti®
September 15, 2021 20:20 - 5 minutes - 6.98 MBBeti®, Paycom’s industry-first, employee-driven payroll experience, is making waves in the HR technology industry. Recently named a Top HR Product of 2021 by Human Resource Executive magazine, Beti is revolutionizing how organizations view payday by putting the power of payroll in employees’ hands. In this HR Break Room Take 5, host Caleb Masters consults Steve Boese, HR Technology Conference Program Chair, and Barbara Corcoran, famed investor and personality, about what this innovation me...
An HR Break Room Take 5: Paycom’s Beti™
September 15, 2021 20:20 - 5 minutes - 6.98 MBBeti™, Paycom’s industry-first, employee-driven payroll experience, is making waves in the HR technology industry. Recently named a Top HR Product of 2021 by Human Resource Executive magazine, Beti is revolutionizing how organizations view payday by putting the power of payroll in employees’ hands. In this HR Break Room Take 5, host Caleb Masters consults Steve Boese, HR Technology Conference Program Chair, and Barbara Corcoran, famed investor and personality, about what this innovation me...
The Next Step: The Future of Remote Work Solutions
August 06, 2021 17:16 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MBGuest: Nicholas Bloom, William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University According to Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom, “the fully remote plane is about to crash. I’m surprised it’s lasted this long — probably only due to the social capital we’ve built prior to the pandemic.” He now believes “hybrid is really the sweet spot long-term.” Bloom has studied remote-work practices worldwide, and his research offers a clear-eyed understanding of the dynamics at play for both emplo...
Removing the Barriers: Talking Tech, Wealth Creation and Philanthropy With Hill Harper
July 14, 2021 21:45 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBGuests: Hill Harper, best-selling author, philanthropist and star of ABC’s The Good Doctor AJ Griffin, Paycom director of governmental and community affairs To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission is building the Greenwood Rising history center, a state-of-the-art institution that creates an immersive educational experience to educate visitors about this historic event and honor the legacy of Black Wall Street....
The HR Hierarchy of Needs: Insights and Strategies for Reaching the Top
June 10, 2021 20:02 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBGuest: Amy Edmondson, Ph.D., Harvard Business School professor of leadership and management From lack of time to lack of C-suite buy-in, there’s no shortage of reasons HR professionals might find themselves feeling more than a little frustrated — or even stuck — in their roles. In fact, in a role as challenging as HR, it would almost be more surprising if this weren’t the case! However, these feelings need not be permanent. By visualizing the HR profession as a classic hierarchy of nee...
Making Meaning: How to Foster Innovation at Work With Guy Kawasaki
May 21, 2021 16:08 - 19 minutes - 26.5 MBGuest: Guy Kawasaki, chief evangelist of Canva Guy Kawasaki, host of the podcast Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People, visits the HR Break Room® to share his unique insights regarding attitudes toward innovation, both as it relates to HR tech and within modern organizations as a whole. In his position as chief evangelist of Canva, Kawasaki has seen and spearheaded positive changes across a diverse group of entities and understands the unique dynamics that play into organizational transfor...
Reconsidering HR Tech’s Impact on Employee Frustrations and the Employee Experience
April 09, 2021 21:02 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBGuest: Steve Boese, HR Technology Conference program chair and HR Happy Hour podcast co-host As a challenging year forced more organizations to embrace the reality of the digital transformation in the workplace, how employees incorporate technology into processes becomes more important by the day. Steve Boese, chair of the HR Technology Conference, returns to the HR Break Room® to discuss the relationship between workplace tech and employees’ frustrations. Boese addresses a new nation...
A Time of Opportunity: The Current State of the Digital Transformation
March 25, 2021 15:07 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBGuest: Sharlyn Lauby, founder of HR Bartender The events of 2020 exerted profound shifts in the way we think about work, including the technology we use to get our jobs done. But even as we enter the spring of 2021, a surprising number of organizations lag behind in their prioritization of automated workplace tech. Meanwhile, remote or hybrid working arrangements pose challenges of their own. For example, in a recent OnePoll survey of American office workers, obtaining timely approval...
Effective Talent Acquisition Starts With Efficient Background Checks
March 12, 2021 00:31 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBGuest: Justin Cameron, Paycom manager of background check product The ability to make informed hiring decisions is a crucial part of an effective talent acquisition process because it affects nearly every part of an organization. However, many businesses often overlook the importance of background checks or don’t have the right HR tech to provide necessary information about candidates to help mitigate risks associated with hiring. Protecting the safety and the culture of an organizatio...
Workplace Culture Q&A With Adam Grant
February 12, 2021 14:28 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MBGuest: Adam Grant, organizational psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals and Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know In episode 91 of HR Break Room®, Adam Grant, organizational psychologist and New York Times bestselling author, joined us to talk about creating a resilient workplace in 2021 in the midst of burnout and fatigue. Throughout the conversation, we received questions from the audience that only Grant could answer. In toda...
Creating a Resilient Workplace Culture in 2021 with Adam Grant
January 14, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBGuest: Adam Grant, organizational psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals, and Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know For businesses, 2020 was marked by exponential change. Many HR professionals who were on the front lines leading changes are now dealing with burnout and fatigue. How can HR teams address burnout and help create a culture of resiliency for a successful 2021? Few people understand what it takes to overcome unexpecte...
Workplace Background Check Trends for 2021
December 17, 2020 22:00 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBGuests: Louis R. Lessig, Brown & Connery, LLP partner AJ Griffin, Paycom’s director of government and community affairs The pre-employment screening process — criminal background checks, credit checks and so on — is crucial to many organizations’ ability to bring in reliable talent. But the laws that govern that process exist in an often surprising state of flux, with the year to come being no exception. From the “ban the box” movement (to eliminate criminal history from consideratio...
Culture of Courage: Empowering Employees to Speak Up
December 03, 2020 17:32 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBGuests: Karin Hurt and David Dye, authors of Courageous Cultures Have you ever had a potentially good idea that you kept to yourself? It’s a common experience, and in the world of work, it can be a problem. Organizations of all sizes and industries employ thoughtful, talented people who have ideas that could improve the customer experience, increase organizational efficiency and more. But for various reasons — from assuming they wouldn’t be taken seriously to simply not being asked in ...
Better Conversations: The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion
November 10, 2020 23:16 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBGuests: Jennifer Kraszewski, Paycom vice president of human resources Dickens Aubourg, Paycom director of client learning Creating an atmosphere of inclusion starts with the hiring process and extends through initiatives and conversational channels that make employees feel understood for the duration of their careers. Crucially, diversity means more than demographic differences. It also applies to the differing viewpoints and perspectives that combine to form the intellectual and emo...
Tomorrow’s Workforce: Creating Autonomy Through a Better Employee Experience
October 15, 2020 18:42 - 35 minutes - 49 MBGuest: Steve Boese, HR Technology Conference program chair and HR Happy Hour podcast co-host With the employee experience becoming more important than ever and the continued desire of workers to function autonomously through technology, it pays to make your processes as simple as possible. If your employees can’t — or, worse, won’t — use your HR tech because it’s not sufficiently user-friendly, you’ll never see the autonomy your employees need to thrive. The same is true for managers. ...
Organizational Leadership: Navigating Unexpected Business Disruptions
October 01, 2020 13:25 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBGuests: Ken Blanchard, founder and chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies Scott Blanchard, president of The Ken Blanchard Companies As organizational leaders around the country continue to pursue new avenues for innovation, preparing for possible business disruptions remains a priority. A company’s executive team sets the tone, making it essential for organizational leaders to ensure the traits of caring, positivity and innovation cascade down to managers in order to ...
Shark Mindset: Why the Right HR Strategy Is Vital to Success
September 17, 2020 16:09 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBGuest: Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group and investor on ABC’s Shark Tank Rapid change is a major challenge in every business, but it also presents great opportunity for innovation. Times like these can lead to the best ideas to move your business forward if you’re smart enough to encourage and tap into your talented workforce. A competitor might be developing the next great business idea right now. Valuable employees today expect a seamless experience with workplace tec...
Tech Touchdown: The Patriots’ Game Plan for HR Compliance
September 01, 2020 21:25 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBGuests: Robin Boudreau, the New England Patriots (the Kraft Group and Affiliates) senior vice president of human resources Miranda Blaiklock, the New England Patriots (the Kraft Group and Affiliates) director of benefits, compensation and HRIS New legislation can create complex rules, weighty administrative responsibilities and allows zero margin for error: When it comes to complying with employment legislation, the burden for U.S. businesses — both large and small — is substantial. ...
Tech Touchdown: How Employee Usage Led an NFL Juggernaut to HR Victory
August 18, 2020 14:27 - 29 minutes - 41 MBMany paths exist to help you avoid profit drain in today’s digital reality, with employee usage of HR technology serving as your compass. Take it from the New England Patriots’ senior vice president of human resources, Robin Boudreau, and New England Patriots director of benefits, compensation and HRIS, Miranda Blaiklock, who believe executing an employee usage strategy has enabled their organization to realize an even stronger return on investment in their technology. Their team’s investmen...
Learning Never Stops: LMS Training in Today’s Digital Reality
August 06, 2020 15:02 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MBGuests: Rob Magness, Paycom’s regional vice president of sales A key to organizational effectiveness is the ability to adapt. One major element is an efficient process that allows you to inform and train all employees on organizational changes. Unfortunately, many companies don’t have a training platform that allows for easy customization and consistent instruction. Instead, businesses are trying to tackle the job with makeshift tools like email and video conferencing, which come with ...