Jonathan Whistman, CEO of WhoHire.com and the author of The Sales Boss: The Real Secret to Hiring, training, and Managing a Sales Team, talk about why hiring sincere employees can hurt performance. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
Jodi MacPherson, CEO and Co-Founder at Work Simplr talks about the impact of artificial intelligence on entry-level jobs. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
Kelsey Pytlik and Rachel Bauer are the co-founders of Gild Collective, an organization dedicated to change individual views and behaviors that shift workplace cultures and break down gender barriers. In this episode, they talk about how HR managers can make a measurable difference in gender equity. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis If listeners are interested in furthering your organization’s journey towards gender equity, Kelsey and Rachel have a very simple audit that listen...
Vicky Brown is a seasoned HR professional with a passion for helping entrepreneurs succeed. She has extensive experience in HR management, strategy, and transformation across diverse industries. In this show, Vicky talks about debunking common at-will employment misconceptions. Vicky’s gift for our listeners: The Ultimate HR Workflow Guide at www.morehumanmoreresources.info/podcastgift Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
Dr. Suzanne Wertheim is a linguistic anthropologist expert with over two decades of experience in the subject of inclusive language. Her recent book, The Inclusive Language Field Guide: 6 Simple Principles for Avoiding Painful Mistakes and Communicating Respectfully offers principles to guide all kinds of communication with all kinds of people. In this show, Dr. Wertheim talks about common interview language that causes companies to lose out on potential hires, and on workplace language that can...
Jeremy Vesta is Chief Financial Officer of Curally. With his background as an economist and a wealth of experience in business leadership, Jeremy is passionate about helping companies optimize their investment in their most valuable resource—their employees. He empowers businesses to create a thriving and productive workforce. In today’s episode, he shares his insights on how to impact employee health insurance expenses. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
Summer Davies is a 15-year award-winning leadership development expert focused on cultivating thriving work environments where people feel equipped, capable, valued, and connected. Summer has been coaching, teaching, and studying leaders around the world. She lives in Parker, Colorado. In this show, Summer talks about the role of empathy and emotional intelligence in leadership development. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
Shane Foss is the founder & CEO of Hooray Health. Shane Foss has over 20 years of tenure as an executive in the medical industry. Shane served as Chief Commercial Officer of ProNerve, The Chief Operating Officer of EmployerDirect Healthcare, and Partner at Castle Development Group. At Hooray Health, where he is the CEO, Shane and his team focus on offering peace of mind to lower-income individuals and families who face medical challenges, while also providing business owners with an affordab...
Gianna Ricciardi is co-founder and Practice Leader at Vita Assure, a Canadian brokerage firm that specializes in employee benefits for small and medium-sized enterprises in Quebec and Ontario. Gianna has 20 years of experience working with the payroll, HR, and finance departments to create employee benefit plans that take into account the changing demands of the workforce. In this episode, Gianna talks about how to modernize benefits by adopting technology, and how foreign businesses with teams ...
Dr. Jonathan Baktari is a CEO, a vaccine expert, and a physician with specialties in internal, pulmonary, and critical care medicine. Dr. Baktari has launched multiple innovative startups that leverage technology that expands and disrupts traditional markets. He has also focused on growing a corporate culture that empowers the leadership and staff to innovate. In this episode, Dr. Baktari talks about what he believes are the top 5 underrated CEO skills. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Ke...
Sally Loftis is the Managing Director at Loftis Partners, a 100% woman-owned human resources consulting firm located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Loftis Partners specializes in strategy, people, facilitation, and pay justice. In this episode, Sally talks about HR and consulting; some dos and don'ts and how to start an HR consulting practice. https://www.loftispartners.com/ Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
Chellie Phillips is a sweet-tea-sipping, sassy Southerner with a passion for helping dynamic, driven, career-minded professionals write their own success stories. She’s a coach, corporate trainer, and motivational speaker, as well as the author of two award-winning books: When In Doubt, Delete It, and Get Noticed, Get Hired. Her new book is titled, Culture Secrets. In this episode, Chellie discusses some ways to become irresistible in today’s digital job marketplace. chelliephillips.com Host: Ma...
Darren Short has managed Learning & Development teams for 31 years in both the United States and the United Kingdom. This includes 15 years of leading HRD in global high-tech multi-billion dollar companies. In this episode, Darren talks about how technology is changing the way people learn at home, and how that is transferring into the workplace to change what employees expect of HR in their organization. Darren's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-short-63653010 Host: Marie-Line G...
In this episode, we talk about employee happiness and why work-life balance doesn't make any sense. Rob Dubin is an entrepreneur who created multiple 7-figure businesses. At age 42, Rob and his wife moved onto a 40-foot sailboat to spend the next 17 years sailing around the world studying… Guess what… Happiness! Rob combines lessons learned sailing with the science of happiness to teach courses that increase engagement, reduce resignations, and end quiet quitting. www.robdubin.com Host: Marie-Li...
Christophe Martel is the Co-founder and CEO of FOUNT, a company that focuses on employee experience and on removing friction from work. In this episode, Christophe will talk about some aspects of Employee Experience: What it is? How COVID has changed Employee Experience, and what HR and organizations can do to improve it. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
Anitra St. Hilaire is an HR professional with more than 25 years of experience who is currently employed at ThreeFlow. Anitra talks about recruiting remote workers: some myths about remote work, what qualities are most sought after, and she gives her take on the future of remote work. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
Lily Zheng is a sought-after diversity, equity, and inclusion speaker, strategist, and organizational consultant who specializes in hands-on systemic change to turn positive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion intentions into positive DEI outcomes for workplaces. Lily has been featured in and writes for media outlets including the New York Times, NPR, Harvard Business Review, Quartz at Work, and HR Executive. They are the co-author of the book Gender Ambiguity in the Workplace and of a second book,...
Carrington Smith Trabue is a former trial lawyer, book author, single mom, and owner of Carrington Legal Search. For the past 22 years, Carrie has advised executives on careers and life. She talks about some legal employment trends in compensation, benefits, and remote work, and about advising executives on careers and life. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
John Robertson is the Founder and President of FORTLOG Services. He is a Workforce Wellness Expert and a Culture Alignment Specialist with over 30 years of experience in crisis intervention. He talks about resolving root workplace causes of crises as opposed to treating crises. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
In this episode, we welcome Wellness Officer Percy, a brown and white bunny rabbit in a tiny K9 police uniform and his spokesperson, Lieutenant Michelle Brazil. They work at the Yuba Police Department in Yuba City, California. This forward-thinking police department in Northern California recruited a bunny rabbit as part of a push to focus on the mental health of its staff. Emotional support animals have become increasingly popular in recent years. A fardel of research studies concurs about pets...
Deb Calvert is the President of People First Productivity Solutions and founder of People First Leadership Academy. Previously, she was an HR Director with a Fortune 500 company. She talks about why the elimination of employees’ performance reviews is a growing trend and suggests some new ways we can assess employees’ performance. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D Mixing: Kelly Minnis
Dr. Divyang Purohit talks about his recent research article about graduate students’ jobs and career choices and how HR professionals can attract them. His article was published in the European Journal of Training and Development. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
The goal of the Series "It’s Personal" is to get to know the HR person behind the books, the research articles, and the lectern. Our guest is Dr. Jia Wang, a professor in the Department of Educational Administration & Human Resource Development at Texas A&M University. Her research areas include Career/Family Issues, Crisis Management, National and Cross-Cultural Human Resource Development, Workplace (In)civility, and Workplace Learning. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minn...
We welcome Albrey Brown, General Manager and Senior Vice President of Strategy at Joonko, a large platform focused on recruiting underrepresented talent. Joonko has been used in large organizations such as Adidas, American Express, Crocs, and PayPal. Mr. Brown was recently featured in Fast Company where he talked about Diversity & Inclusion. Before working at Joonko, he built out Diversity, Equity & Inclusion programs from the ground up at DocuSign and Airtable.
Jennie Blumenthal talks about how women can break free from the hustle culture, reinvent their careers and reimagine the way they work. She is a professional speaker, author, CEO, and founder of Corporate Rehab, a professional coaching consultancy that’s helped hundreds of executives ditch workplace hustle culture and find their path toward a greater sense of purpose. Her new book is titled Corporate Rehab: Ditch The Hustle Culture and Thrive Again. Her website is https://www.corporate-rehab.com...
We talk about Women’s Careers and Resigning with Sara McElroy, an ex-chief marketing officer, the Wall Street Journal’s poster girl for pandemic career burnout, and a two-time member of the Great Resignation: class of 2021 and 2022. Sara is a journalist and founder of the RAZE TO RISE project, a movement aimed at amplifying the powerful voices of women from the Great Resignation. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
Marcus Sawyerr talks about how Web3 will impact the future of work. He is the Founder & CEO of EQ Community, which is a private group cultivating connections, community, and careers for multicultural professionals interested in tech. Marcus is also an active startup advisor, drawing on his extensive experience in technology and in recruiting from his roles at companies such as the Adecco Group, CareerBuilder, and Microsoft. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
We welcome Anirban Chakrabarti (AC). AC is CEO of Hirelogic, an HR tech software firm that recently received seed funding from several prominent investors, including Edward J. Zander, former CEO and chairman of the board of Motorola. AC talks about ramping up internal hiring. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
Anitra St. Hilaire, an HR professional with more than 25 years of experience is currently employed at the company ThreeFlow. Anitra talks about her experience being a Black female HR leader. She also gives us some tips on how to create attractive employee benefits packages on a shoestring. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
Ee welcome Steven Rothberg and his wife Faith Rothberg. Steven is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of the company College Recruiter. Faith is its CEO. We’re going to discuss some pros and cons of co-directing a company with your spouse/live-in partner. Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis
