Human Resolve
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIs there a more turbulent terrain than the HR department these days? Human Resolve goes behind the scenes with HR leaders to discover real human solutions to real human challenges. We’ll celebrate together. Laugh a lot. Sharpen our minds and might even shed a few tears. But that's fine. We’re HR. Nobody will ever know.
Hosted by Mark Minner, Human Resolve is proudly brought to you by the minds and hearts of First Person Advisors, the same Indianapolis-based benefits, compensation and organizational health advisory firm that brings you the RESOLVE Conference every year and RESOLVE Increments learning and growth opportunities. For free resources to help you excel in your HR career, please visit firstpersonadvisors.com.
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Episodes
Teresa Tanner | Creating a Workplace that Supports Women and Gender Equity
July 05, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes - 74 MBEver since Teresa Tanner entered the workforce at the age of 16, she knew things were different for women. This understanding led her to found Reserve Squad, a business that helps companies retain employees who pause their careers to take care of family or other obligations. “We've lost about two and a half million women from the workforce,” Teresa says of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are at the lowest workforce participation rate that we've been in 33 years, so basically, my enti...
Jessica Lopez & Monique Harty | How to Create a Nationally Ranked Wellness Program for Your People
June 21, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 69.9 MBFeatured Leaders Name: Jessica Lopez Title: Chief of Staff Company: U-Haul International, Inc. Noteworthy: Jessica was a finalist for 2018 Business Leader of Year and a 2020 Health Intelligence Hero. Where to find Jessica: LinkedIn Name: Monique Harty Title: Wellness Program Manager Company: U-Haul International, Inc. Noteworthy: Monique was on azcentral.com’s “Who’s Next” list for emerging health experts. Where to find Monique: LinkedIn Human Resolve Episode 13 Highlig...
Angela Smith Jones | Having Resilience and Empathy in Your DE&I Journey
June 01, 2021 16:10 - 37 minutes - 87.1 MBWhen Angela Smith Jones was Deputy Mayor of Indianapolis, she set the tone as an inclusive leader by extending a hand to people who normally don’t get one – people like herself. “I took an intern every single quarter that we were able to get interns and the people who ran the internship program knew we're going to pitch the people to Deputy Mayor Angela Smith Jones that other people might not take because I was all about access,” Angela says. “I was like … I'm going to give you acc...
Sally Hornick Anderson | Breaking Down Google’s Devotion to Their Core Values & People
May 17, 2021 04:00 - 37 minutes - 35.2 MBWhen Sally Hornick Anderson’s 13-year-old child came out to her as non-binary, wanting to use the pronouns “they” and “them,” they went to the right person. Sally remembered the story“The therapist that they were working with said ‘Hey, how did your parents respond?’ And they said, ‘Well, my mom works in diversity. So of course, she was OK with it.’” Sally, Google’s Workforce Diversity Director, believes it’s every HR professional’s duty to make employees feel accepted and comfor...
Ed Carpenter | A 230mph Lesson in People Leadership, Volatility & Competition
May 03, 2021 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBEven three-time Indianapolis 500 pole winner Ed Carpenter was once told his dreams were too big. “One of the first assignments we had was to write a five-year success plan,” Ed says of his time at Butler University’s Andre B. Lacy School of Business. “I obviously wrote a paper largely based around my racing career, and kind of tied in my time at Butler and how I was there to complement that as kind of a plan B. … [The professor] told me that it was nice to have dreams, but you nee...
Elliott Parker | How to Develop Your People by Embracing Risk
April 19, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBElliott Parker isn’t perfect, and he’s happy to admit it. As some become more advanced in their career, they feel they're not in a position to make a lot of mistakes. As a result of that mindset, Elliott believes people "actually render [themselves] fragile. We benefit from learning and from making mistakes.” And, a certain degree of risk and variability are central to this mindset. After studying finance at Brigham Young University and then earning his MBA from the University of ...
Summer Crenshaw | How the Future of Work Will Support Underrepresented People
April 05, 2021 04:01 - 36 minutes - 83.6 MBSummer Crenshaw grew up in poverty, teaching her the importance of education and hustle at a young age. “What motivated me to make an impact was knowing that so many of my friends and my family struggled because they couldn't get jobs in the standard sense,” she said. “My dad got a great job at a steel company because he showed up at the HR office and sat for hours on end until somebody in HR was willing to talk to him. … I just was horrified that really good people, regardless of ...
Martha May | Living Your Truth, Fueling Your Passions, and Leading with Courage
March 22, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes - 81.2 MBMartha May, the Chief Human Resources Officer at academic apparel company Varsity Brands, realized something was up several years ago while working for another firm. While setting goals for a new year, Martha felt she couldn’t move forward professionally without confronting a long-hidden truth: she’s attracted to women. So, she separated from her then-husband and eventually married her now wife. “I'm so grateful for the acceptance — and in particular, my wife's mom and my daughte...
Seth Morales | Taking Over a Family Business and Trailblazing Diversity & Inclusion
December 14, 2020 13:01 - 35 minutes - 82.7 MBTwenty years ago, Seth Morales made a fateful move. Playing as a wide receiver for Purdue University, he scored a touchdown against Ohio State and won the 2000 Big Ten Football Championship. Seth’s football days are long gone, but he learned a lot playing at Purdue. For instance, he discovered the importance of listening, coaching and never settling for complacency. Seth regularly applies these lessons to his role as CEO at the Morales Group, a recruitment and staffing agency based...
R. J. Talyor | Building an Employee-First Culture by Living Core Values
November 30, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 77.7 MBR. J. Talyor likes to keep it real. He doesn’t pretend 2020 has been easy, and he tries to let his employees know that he’s struggling just like anyone else — so why not let loose a little during the workday? “From a remote work perspective, we've made a little bit of fun of it,” R. J. says. “We did ‘Pattern89 Cribs’ like the MTV show where people if they were interested, could volunteer to give us a tour of their home. I went first and I showed our disgusting, dirty toy pit baseme...
Dr. Lisa Penney | Why You Feel Stress and How to Prevent Burnout
November 16, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 88.8 MBFeeling stressed? On the brink of burning out? Worried about the pandemic or your never-ending work from home situation? Dr. Lisa Penney is exactly who we all need to hear from in 2020. Dr. Penney is an award-winning researcher who received her doctorate in industrial-organizational psychology and has spent almost 20 years studying job stress, counterproductive work behavior, and burnout. In her current position as a Professor of Management for USF's Muma College of Business, Dr. ...
Ashima Kapur | Balancing Data and Emotions while Defying Cultural Norms
November 02, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MBEpisode Summary Ashima Kapur has a deep-rooted faith in people — and no doubt has it played a pivotal role in her success. “I believe that ultimately we all want to do a good job,” Ashima says. “I can't think of a single person that's walked in and said, ‘You know what, I really don't care.’” As an immigrant from India, it took Ashima awhile to break into human resources in the U.S. But her first American bosses at The Morley Group helped her get to where she is now: Vice Presid...
Adam Weber | Discovering Freedom and Clarity as a Leader
October 19, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 86.8 MBFormer pastor Adam Weber practices what he literally preaches, both as an author and the co-founder and Chief People Officer of Emplify, an employee management software and consulting firm based in Indianapolis. Since leaving the church and venturing into the business world, he’s pushed for authentic leadership, a catalyst for unlocking people’s true potential. "It's not about your product, it's not about all these other things. As a leader, you can truly create a high-performance...
Karen Mangia | Salesforce Exec on Leading 50,000 Employees through Change
October 01, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 45 MB“Success is as much about what you divest as where you invest.” Author, big tech leader and amateur climber, Karen Mangia says that accepting opportunities often requires declining others, an important step in progressing toward your goals. With over 20 years of experience engaging with customers and growing revenue at Fortune 50 companies, Karen is now the Vice President of Customer and Market Insights at Salesforce. Recently, she’s helped more than 50,000 employees around the wor...
Introducing Human Resolve
September 25, 2020 17:43 - 2 minutes - 3.5 MBYour organization relies on you and your HR team now more than ever. An unsung hero dedicated to the employee experience, you’re entrusted with casting a vision for the culture and grappling with sudden changes all while engaging your colleagues. Human Resolve, a new podcast from FirstPerson Advisors, explores the modern challenges that HR leaders face, as well as their creative, human-centric solutions. Join host Mark Minner as he speaks with everyday human resources leaders to ...