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Survive HR

Survive HR
Being an HR professional is one of the most demanding, yet unappreciated, professions in business. This podcast will be an encouragement to HR professionals and help them become better at what they do by sharing cutting edge HR practices and giving them insight into how they can become a strategic business partner and be more valued by their organization. New episodes are updated every Tuesday!
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Episodes

Is it okay to say NO?

Listen this week as Steve and I discuss the power of the word "No" and why it is so hard for us to use sometime?

Sep 22, 202022 min

When I grow up, I want to be in HR!

Why did you join the HR profession? Listen to Steve and Kelly this week discuss why people should go into HR and why some people should stay away from the profession!

Sep 08, 202023 min

How do employees legally work from home?

We are back with our 2 favorite attorneys Chris and Perry!!! We sent our employee to work from home in a hurry a few months back-- now we need to think about the legal implications!!

Aug 25, 202021 min

What are parents supposed to do now??!

As the world starts opening....one thing that complicates the situation is school for children!! It begs the question...what on earth are parents supposed to do now????!!!

Aug 19, 202018 min

What Do CEOs Want From HR?

On this week’s Survive HR podcast, Kelly and I sat down and spoke with two CEOs regarding their opinions about what traits great HR professionals possess. The major criticism of our CEOs is the same as that of the CFO, lack of business knowledge. I sense a theme here, don’t you? Two of the most important corporate positions, that probably have significant influence on your career progression, think you need more business acumen. Every HR professional that cares about being their best must determ...

Jul 28, 202022 min

Purpose

This podcast is the most vulnerable podcast we have ever done! We discuss the concept of purpose, life, and the role we play in it all!! Thank you for listening!!

Jul 22, 202020 min

Why CFO's hate HR?

Unless you have lived a very blessed HR life, you have, from time to time, had difficulties dealing with your CFO. Is it just that CFOs are mean and nasty people? Perhaps, but have you ever thought that there might be legitimate reasons that HR does not always get along with their CFO? The CFO has to answer to not only their CEO, but to the organization’s Board of Directors, Investors, and Stock Market Analysts. A CFO has no room for error when representing the financials of the organization. On...

Jul 14, 202032 min

Change the World- Do Your Part!

PART 2 is here!!!!! Listen this week as we discuss the unfortunate levels of injustice that plague our nation and our role as business leaders to change the world for the better!!!!

Jul 07, 202023 min

HUGE!!! SCOTUS LGBTQQIA RULING!!!

The United States Supreme Court ruled on June 15, in a 6-3 decision, Bostock v. Clayton County , that Title VII’s prohibitions against sex discrimination in the workplace protects gay, lesbian and transgender employees. Justice Neil Gorsuch, who wrote the majority opinion, concluded that the term “sex” in Title VII applies to one’s identification as LGBTQQIA, writing, “An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or actions it would not hav...

Jun 30, 202023 min

Ready or Not, Back to the Workplace We Go!

Wow, can you believe that many of us have been working from home for 4 months! Some like it and some hate it, but regardless of what you think of working from home, businesses are reopening all across the country. Many employees are fearful and with an uptick in COVID-19 cases over the past couple of weeks, rightfully so. So how should employers reopen? What precautions should they take? What if employees refuse to return to work? These questions present employee relations issues in addition to ...

Jun 16, 202024 min

How are you?

A few weeks ago, we had the privilege of recording a podcast episode with Nika White. Nika is just a fantastic person! She is a speaker, writer, and Diversity and Inclusion influencer. We recorded a meaningful episode about what companies should do during this pandemic as it relates to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. It was great, and I hope you listen. We began our episode by Nika asking a simple question of both Steve and I. She asked, how are you? What a simple question? However, how often ...

Jun 09, 202022 min

The Secret Blessings of this Crisis!

The news is a scary thing these days! The COVID-19 crisis has led to many freighting days and anxious nights—we are all scared about the health of ourselves and those we love, and the economy is on a tailspin down! However, every day a story seems to bubble up that shows just how amazing humanity can be in the face of this pandemic. So today friends, instead of writing to you about the Human Resource function, I am instead going to link several great stories—happy stories—blessings! I hope you e...

May 26, 202023 min

How to Communicate During COVID-19

Human Resources and business, in general, have been forced to change the way they communicate with their team members. The communication, in some instances, has gone from face-to-face to virtual, or socially distant and behind a mask! However, contact with our teams has never been so necessary- in whatever form it takes. This week on SurviveHR, we interview our friend and accomplished author, speaker, and communications leader Deb Sofield. She is a wealth of knowledge, and I hope you listen in! ...

May 19, 202015 min

How to SHOW UP when you don't have to SHOW UP

COVID-19 has forced those who normally work in an office every day to transition to a work from home set-up. I firmly believe this will be our reality of sometime and even after this COVID-19 pandemic is behind us, there is a strong likelihood that this pandemic will shift the way business is done forever.

May 12, 202022 min

Making Lemonade Out of Lemons

Businesses, just like people, can be either positive or negative. Sure, there are lots of things that we can legitimately point to that are negative due to COVID-19 and the effect it is having on physical health, families, mental well-being and the economy. However, we as individuals, families and businesses have a choice. We can sink into depression and feel sorry for ourselves, or we can find the good in this situation and use this time to better ourselves, our relationships with others and ou...

May 05, 202032 min

How to Terminate an Employee in the Day of COVID-19

Recently released federal government statistics indicate there have been 26 million employees enter the ranks of the unemployed over the past 6 weeks. Added to that, schools are closed and parents are now having to “home school” their children. We are in close proximity with, and spending much more time, with our family members. The stress, anxiety and lack of control is overwhelming for some. So why do we not take precautions to protect employees as we conduct mass layoffs, furloughs and flat o...

Apr 28, 202020 min

Mental Health and COVID-19

Fever, shortness of breath, flu like symptoms is what we hear are the symptoms of COVID-19. However, this virus has a hidden impact that is plaguing our society and needs attention. This impact of quarantine and the anxiety caused by COVID-19 have caused a mental health tsunami. As an HR professional, I feel smacked in the face by the title wave of information and fires that we need to deal with daily. We are also tasked with ensuring our employees are okay during these challenging times. How do...

Apr 21, 202023 min

How Should HR Behave During this COVID-19 Crisis

These have certainly been interesting times for the Human Resources Profession. We were faced almost overnight with a pandemic that forced us to consider how it is that we work and react instantly to the changing world!

Apr 14, 202022 min

Dating in the Workplace

It's true that "everything you do is a representative of who you are." Tune in to see how dating and fashion choices in the workplace can impact your career. We even feature a firsthand account of dating in the workplace that you don't want to miss!

Mar 31, 202037 min

More Money, More Money, More Money! How to Negotiate your Salary coming out of School!

Obviously, we are not in times where walking up to an employer and asking them for “More Money” would be a smart move! The COVID-19 crisis has screeched all hiring and businesses to a halt. It will be interesting to see what the world will look like at the other end of this crisis. It will be particularly interesting to see what the economy looks like! This episode is geared to those just coming out of school, or new in their career, and we try to answer the question of “How do I negotiate my sa...

Mar 24, 202028 min

Active Shooters in the Workplace and Learning How to Survive

According to a 2016 report by Everbridge, “69% of workplaces view an active shooter incident as a top threat, but 79% of organizations responded that they were not prepared for this level of threat.” On this week’s podcast, we are joined by our friends, Proactive Response Group, to learn more about how to take a survivor’s attitude during the unfortunate act of a workplace violence incident.

Mar 17, 202022 min

HR Technology Trends and Landscapes

It's no secret that we live in a technology driven age, especially within the business world. In this week's podcast, our guest Kelly Prange discusses her role at Gallagher, the most popular technology systems, the importance of implementation of technology and everything in between.

Mar 10, 202018 min

The Coronavirus Trickles into the HR World

The Coronavirus is clearly a topic on every news source right now. However, most people may not know how this effects the HR world. This talk features professionals who speak on modifying paid time off, prevention methods, and pre and post travel tips to help people navigate through this new outbreak.

Mar 04, 202023 min

Funny Stories

This week we are keeping things light-hearted. If we could write a book, these HR stories would make the cut. We discuss awkward and comical situations we've encountered and even share the outcome. This episode offers enough entertainment for everyone!

Feb 25, 202029 min

OK Boomer

Unfortunately, today’s society is more uncivil and unkind than I can ever remember. It seems that people’s differences are being accentuated and instead of appreciating those differences and the richness they might bring to an organization or community, they are mocked and despised in many cases.

Feb 18, 202024 min

What is Employee Engagement? Do you know?

Employee Engagement is one of the most monitored and discussed human capital metrics today. We are told that in order to be a strategic partner to the organization, we need to engage our employees. However, what does that really mean? We throw countless hours and dollars at the concept of employee engagement, but do we even know what we are measuring. Have you ever seen an organization that truly has won this battle and has an engaged workforce, or are we all still fighting the battle?...

Feb 12, 202026 min

Saving Drake and Vivian

When Steve Nail and I began the SurviveHR podcast, we expected our episodes would cover Human Resources related topics. However, this one is different- this one will cover just the Human side.

Feb 04, 202020 min
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