Guest:
Rachel Duran, manager of talent acquisition marketing, CA Technologies
The employer brand has emerged as one of the most important tools for today’s recruiters. In fact, 75% of job seekers consider it before they even apply, according to a recent CareerArc study. But what exactly is it? And how can you influence and shape it to attract the type of talent your business needs?
In this episode of HR Break Room, Rachel Duran, manager of talent acquisition marketing at CA Technologies, joins us to look at what one of the year’s most anticipated movies can tell us about the employer brand. In this conversation, we discuss:
Guest:
Dave Ryan, director of the Illinois State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
With the holiday season among us,so is your year-end office party. These festive get-togethers can be a great way for the entire company to celebrate the accomplishments of the last 12 months. While these parties are planned to be fun, they also can be a potential source of HR violations. Are you prepared?
In today’s special episode of HR Break Room, Caleb talks with the director of SHRM’s Illinois State Council, Dave Ryan, about the dos and don’ts organizations can implement to ensure all attendees have a wonderful and safe time. In this talk, they discuss:
Guests:
Melody Muniz, Science Museum Oklahoma guest relations director
Clint Stone, Science Museum Oklahoma vice president of programs
According to the recruiting firm Korn Ferry, 80% of retailers plan to hire the same amount of seasonal staff as they did last year – or more! Thanks to the lowest unemployment rate the nation has seen in 16 years and the rising gig economy, 2017 has proven challenging for employers to fill such positions with the right talent. With the processes of identifying and hiring new top performing employees growing more difficult and expensive, what can your organization do to retain the top performers from your seasonal workforce for future years?
In this episode of HR Break Room, Caleb and Chelsea talk with Muniz and Stone about:
Guest:
Mark Sanborn, motivational speaker, leadership expert and international best-selling author
Building a top-performing organization is challenging enough, but how do you continue to improve after you’ve mastered your trade or industry? In his new book, The Potential Principle, leadership expert Mark Sanborn reveals strategies for doing even better once you already have given your best.
In this episode of HR Break Room, Caleb and Chelsea talk with Sanborn about:
From somewhere within overstuffed filing cabinets of an unnamed office come two terrifying tales. The first story investigates a haunted onboarding experience caused by excessive paperwork, while the second explores an infestation of manual processes so creepy, your skin will crawl. Luckily, these HR nightmares can have a happy ending when the right HR technology comes into play.
In this special Halloween episode of HR Break Room, Caleb and Chelsea share “HR Nightmares” that cover how:
Guests:
Jessica Miller-Merrell, Founder of Workology.com
Tony Puckett, attorney at McAfee & Taft
Sexual harassment has dominated headlines lately. Following recent allegations of sexual harassment and assault that led to the firing of film producer Harvey Weinstein, organizations all over the country are taking note. What can HR and organization leaders nationwide do to prevent sexual harassment and create a safer workplace for their employees?
In this episode, Jessica Miller-Merrell and Tony Puckett join the HR Break Room to discuss:
Guest:
Misha Goli, Dunkin’ Donuts Franchisee
Coffee remains an integral part of most organizations. In fact, a recent Workonomix survey discovered that 80% of adults consume caffeine every day. According to the Food and Drug Administration, the average intake is 200 milligrams or about two 5-ounce cups of coffee a day. Employees continue to be more passionate about their caffeinated beverage choices than ever before.
To celebrate the recent National Coffee Day, HR Break Room sits down with a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee to discuss:
Guest:
Mihir Desai, Mizuho Financial Group professor of finance at Harvard Business School and author of The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return
According to a recent study by Pricewaterhouse Coopers, more than 81% of college-educated millennials have at least one term debt, but only 24% can demonstrate basic financial knowledge. With such a need, how can organizations use financial education programs to recruit top talent and engage employees?
In today’s episode, Mihir Desai, author of The Wisdom of Finance, joins HR Break Room to discuss:
Guest Host:
Jacob Morgan, futurist and author of The Employee Experience Advantage
In our last episode, special guest Jacob Morgan described “The Employee Experience Equation” and one of its key pieces: an organization’s “reason for being,” which Jacob said directly affects an organization’s ability to attract and retain talent. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the quitting rate rose to over 3 million employees earlier this year, so retaining your talent has become even more challenging. How can having a strong purpose and “reason for being” help you retain your workforce?
In today’s HR Break Room discussion, Jacob Morgan, futurist and author of The Employee Experience Advantage, returns to:
Guest Host:
Jacob Morgan, futurist and author of The Employee Experience Advantage
Recently, “the employee experience” has gained the attention of today’s industry leaders. According to the Deloitte 2017 Global Human Capital Trends report, while nearly 80% of executives rated the employee experience as very important, only 22% said their companies excelled at building one. But what exactly is the employee experience, and how does it impact your bottom line?
In today’s HR Break Room discussion, special guest Jacob Morgan, futurist and author of The Employee Experience Advantage, will:
Office drama can be an expensive distraction in your workforce. According to Cy Wakeman’s book No Ego, employees spend nearly three hours each workweek on drama, which costs organizations millions in lost time. Navigating especially toxic office dynamics can be a challenge, even for the best managers. How can HR assist leadership in creating policy that sets the foundation for a drama-free culture?
In today’s HR Break Room discussion with special guest Cy Wakeman, author of The New York Times’ best-seller The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace, you will learn:
In the wake of a heated, post-election season, political conversations often seem inevitable. The strongest organizations are made up of diverse groups of people from many different walks of life. When those varying worldviews all come together to work under one roof, strong opinions and disagreements – especially related to politics – often can emerge.
In this episode of HR Break Room, SPHR, SHRM-SCP and Vice President of HR for Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge, Robin Schooling, joins Caleb and Chelsea to discuss:
Guest Host:
Adam Smiley Poswolsky, Author of The Quarter-Life Break Through
Global Workforce Trends reported that by the end of 2017, 3.6 million baby boomers will retire. As they do, more and more millennials will begin transitioning into management roles. And behind the millennials is the even younger generation – Generation Z – who are on track to make up 27% by 2030. With a shift in the workforce upon us, what can organizations learn about these new trends to better prepare?
Adam Poswolsky, author of The Quarter-Life Breakthrough, rejoins HR Break Room for part two of our discussion on the role of millennials in the workforce.
In this episode, you will learn:
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Guest Host:
Adam Smiley Poswolsky, Author of The Quarter-Life Breakthrough
According to Pew research, in 2015, the millennial labor force surpassed Generation X as the largest in the workforce. Understanding their needs will be critical in motivating and retaining the employees of today and the future.
Adam Poswolsky, author of The Quarter-Life Breakthrough, joins HR Break Room for a special two-part conversation to discuss the needs and demands of millennials in today’s workplace.
In part one of this HR Break Room conversation, you will learn:
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Guest Host:
Jim Quillen, Director of Tax, Paycom
The United States of America may be more than two centuries old, but the examples laid down by the founding fathers still teach us new lessons every day. In honor of Independence Day, HR Break Room dives deep into the American Revolutionary War by examining the important leadership lessons from one of its most pivotal and iconic moments: George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River.
In this episode of HR Break Room, Caleb and Chelsea are visited by Paycom’s Director of Tax and American history buff, Jim Quillen, to discuss the full story before reflecting on the historic event’s biggest takeaways for today’s HR leaders. You will learn about:
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Guest Hosts:
Chad Raymond, Vice President of HR, Paycom
Chanse Moucka, HR Manager, Paycom
Paycom attended the 2017 SHRM conference in New Orleans to meet with industry thought leaders, SHRM volunteers and conference attendees, and learn more about the latest workforce trends.
In this talk, HR Break Room concludes our 2017 SHRM conference special. Caleb rejoins Paycom’s Vice President of HR, along with one of Paycom’s HR Managers to reflect on the entire conference and talk about their biggest takeaways from the final day of sessions.
In this special episode, the panel discusses:
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Guest Hosts:
Dave Ryan, Director of the Illinois HR State Council of SHRM
Brad Galin, President and Principal Consultant of Allegro HR, SHRM Blogger
Paycom attended the 2017 SHRM conference in New Orleans to meet with industry thought leaders, SHRM volunteers and conference attendees, and learn more about the latest workforce trends.
In this special SHRM 2017 conference HR Break Room conversation, Caleb joins Dave Ryan and Brad Galin to talk about the big changes happening in SHRM’s leadership, along with the story behind how they got involved in SHRM’s state and national positions through local volunteering. Brad also reflects on his favorite session of the day with Patrick Lencioni.
In this special HR Break Room talk, the panel will discuss:
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Guest Hosts:
Mike Shaw, Director-Elect of the Oklahoma HR State Council
Neen James, SHRM Keynote Speaker and Author of Folding Time
Every year, the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) holds an annual conference so that HR professionals from around the world can gather and learn from industry experts, and share their experiences. Paycom attended the 2017 SHRM conference in New Orleans to meet with industry thought leaders, SHRM volunteers and conference attendees, and learn more about the latest workforce trends.
HR Break Room continues its special coverage as Caleb talks with Keynote Speaker and the Author of Folding Time, Neen James, and the Oklahoma HR State Council Director-Elect, Mike Shaw, about the breakdown of SHRM’s different session offerings and the networking opportunities available through SHRM. Neen talks about the premise of her book and offers insights about the difference between time and attention management.
In this special HR Break Room talk, the panel will discuss:
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Guest Hosts:
Chad Raymond, Vice President of HR, Paycom
Chanse Moucka, HR Manager, Paycom
Every year, the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) holds an annual conference so that HR professionals from around the world can gather and learn from industry experts, and share their experiences. Paycom attended the 2017 SHRM conference in New Orleans to meet with industry thought leaders, SHRM volunteers and conference attendees, and learn more about the latest workforce trends.
HR Break Room sat down for recaps with industry experts and Paycom’s own leadership. For our first recap, Caleb joins Paycom’s Vice President of HR, along with one of Paycom’s HR Managers to talk about their big takeaways from day-one sessions.
In this special episode, the panel will discuss:
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Guest Host
Jim Reidy, Attorney at Sheehan Phinney
In the November 2016 election, eight of the nine states with marijuana-related decisions on the ballot voted to legalize the drug for medical and/or recreational purposes. And now that marijuana is legal for medicinal purposes in more than half the nation, tensions have emerged between the new laws and companies’ existing drug policies across the country. Workplaces are still trying to find the right strategy that protects their organization and allows them to remain attractive to prospective employees.
In this episode of HR Break Room, Caleb and Chelsea talk with attorney Jim Reidy about the challenges organizations face in updating their drug policies amid ambiguity in 2017.
In today’s HR Break Room, you will learn about:
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Guest Hosts:
Brent Gooden, Founder and CEO, Gooden Group
Chad Raymond, Vice President of HR, Paycom
Matthew Paque, Director of Legal and Compliance, Paycom
On April 9, a United Airlines passenger was removed from Flight 3411 by airport security when United employees were unable to convince him to give up his seat. In the weeks since, this incident has become an infamous public relations crisis of huge proportions. The storm of negative PR and costly legal action has forced the entire airline industry to review its policies. Where did things go wrong and how can HR work with their public relations and legal teams to create policies in hopes of preventing such publicly embarrassing incidents?
In this episode of HR Break Room, a panel of experts from the fields of HR, PR and legal join Caleb to examine the incident and reveal the important HR lessons buried beneath the ensuing media disaster.
In this HR Break Room conversation, you will learn:
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Guest Host:
Tiffany McGowen, director of national recruiting, Paycom
Conducting a successful interview can be difficult. It may sound easy on paper, but knowing how to talk with prospective employees about what they can bring to the table can make or break the quality of your hires.
With new workforce data from the recent U.S. Jobs report showing that an increased number of people are entering the workforce and Americans are quitting their jobs at a rate not seen since 2009, it’s more important than ever to ensure you are conducting the sharpest interviews in order to find today’s very best talent.
In this edition of HR Break Room, Caleb and Chelsea sit down with Paycom’s Director of National Recruiting, Tiffany McGowen, to discuss the importance of interviews along with some of today’s best practices.
In this episode of HR Break Room, you will:
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Guest Host: Stacey Pezold, Chief Learning Officer, Paycom
HR Break Room concludes its “What Employees Want” series by talking about the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic motivators with Paycom’s chief learning officer, Stacey Pezold.
Intrinsic motivators are important, yet often overlooked. Employees whose work is acknowledged are 47% more productive and, according to Gallup, companies with productive and engaged employees have 147% higher earnings per share than their competition. Even though it pays to give your employees what they really want, many organizations still neglect the intrinsic piece essential to creating a motivated workforce.
In this episode of HR Break Room with Stacey Pezold, you will:
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Sharlyn Lauby, Founder of HR Bartender
HR Break Room continues its “What Employees Want” series by discussing how feedback and clear communication can help reduce turnover, with special guest Sharlyn Lauby from HR Bartender.
One of the best ways to combat turnover is by creating a culture that facilitates consistent, two-way communication, and empowers teams to successfully acknowledge and implement feedback.
In this episode of HR Break Room with HR Bartender’s Sharlyn Lauby, you will:
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Guest Host:
Heidi Lively, Paycom’s director of new client setup
Disengagement costs the U.S. economy up to $550 billion per year. That’s more than the gross domestic product of Georgia — the state and the country! What is it costing your company? It pays to learn more about about your people, but you may have to look beyond survey results to find out what really drives employee engagement.
In today’s episode of HR Break Room, Caleb and Chelsea continue the “What Employees Want” series by talking with Paycom’s director of new client setup, Heidi Lively, about the essential needs of every employee through Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Listen to learn about how security, recognition and self-actualization impact your workforce.
Learn more by reading our new "What Employees Want" white paper.
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