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“Getting Evolved (NOW)”
With Andre Young
“Getting Cerebral with David Creelman”
If you’re a fan of evidence-based theory, you’ll appreciate this conversation with David Creelman. For the scientist or engineer (or like-minded individual) the assortment of management theories offer very little factual outcomes.
“Saving The World with LK Kihlstadius”
Larry (LK) Kihlstadius is a coach to the C-Suite, a leadership consultant, and a soon-to-be recurring presence in reality TV.
“Getting (Up) Skilled with Jessica Miller-Merrell”
long-time Human Resources influencer and entrepreneur.
Side Hustlin’ with Jen Hope
stead, one day you wake up and realize that you have accumulated quite a few additional commitments in your professional life. It seems contrary to the narrative of an over-whelmed and sometimes burned out workforce, but there are many people (me included) who aren’t thriving if they aren’t juggling chainsaws.
Suicide – The Reality of Mental Wellness Gone Bad
**From time to time I’ll receive an unsolicited request from a reader or listener asking to use my platform to share content. Rarely is the topic as important as this article submitted by Michael Stephenson. Mental health was an issue before the COVID pandemic, but now more than ever people are isolated, confused, lonely, and in many cases clinically depressed. If suicide has impacted your life at any point, you know the residual effects that continue for generations. Be vigilant, be aware, and self-care intentionally. – jw**
Saving Humanity w/ Debbie Cohen & Kate Roeske-Zummer
In a workplace that continues to get more virtual and impersonal, the value of re-establishing humanity cannot be overlooked…or understated.
Winning Against Digital Distraction with Julienne Ryan
You know a couple years back I wrote an article called "The Lookdown Generation" to describe the experience we had with my then 16-year old son. Well, it turns out I wasn't the only one who noticed this phenomena. In episode 19 (Season 2), I speak with Julienne Ryan,...
Pivoting with Andrea Butcher
Have you ever taken the time to look back in your professional and personal life to identify those pivotal moments that helped guide you to your current state? Andrea Butcher has some great stuff to share.
OSHA Mandating with Kris Dunn
The Biden administration announces an ambitious plan to pressure employers into mandating vaccines. Unfortunately, very little has been shared in terms of the “how” this plan will be implemented.
The Bloody History of Labor Day
Our ability to enjoy a 3-day weekend in September did not come without a price. Learn more about the history of Labor Day.
Storytelling with Jerome Deroy
The power of storytelling is worth the dedicated time, space, and effort it takes to craft and present a meaningful message to your team.
Can You Really Follow Your “Passion”?
If you’re going to follow your dreams, take the time to set yourself up for success.
Getting Connected with Steve Browne
So how's your network doing these days? Feeling connected with colleagues, peers, friends, strangers and other interesting people? News alert - we're all amateurs. In Episode 14 I'm talking with my friend Steve Browne, Chief People Officer at LaRosa's Pizzeria based...
Saving The World with Larry (LK) Kihlstadius
Listen to LK Kihlstadius discuss “4 Days To Save The World” and leadership principles in general. Only “little j’s” allowed.
Evolving (NOW) with Andre Young
How can you develop a work environment that offers leaders the opportunity to grow, evolve, and be in harmony with their personal lives?
Getting Cerebral with David Creelman
With the great advances made in almost every earthly endeavor, why has people management continued to lag behind?
Getting Deuced with Jessica Miller-Merrell
Season 2, Episode 10 – The HR Hardball Summer schedule kicks off with the great Jessica Miller-Merrell, HR influencer extraordinaire.
The “Why” of Returning
A recent Gartner polling question shows 76% of employees think culture has IMPROVED with remote work. What are employees really saying?
Getting Political with Nancy Halpern
How’s your office politics game? Listen to Nancy Halpern and I discuss ways to improve your Political IQ.
Getting Ranty With KD and Saks – The RTW Edition
As employees wrestle with returning to a live workspace, company owners are having the same internal dialogue times 100. Let’s hear from a couple.
$15? Wake Me When You’re Serious
Hello HR,How long have we heard about an increased minimum wage? Long enough for the increase to be meaningless, that's for sure. Would it even help? Could it actually hurt? Well hell yes it could hurt - for every person lifted from poverty, another 1 ½...
Getting UN-busy With Garland Vance
There is only so much weight you can put on the mule’s back before he decides to lay down. Stress kills, and most of it is self-inflicted.
Hitting the Snooze with Sarah Moe
Somehow we have even managed to screw up sleeping. Why are we so bad at healthy sleep and why is it so important?
Have Spear, Will Travel
The term "freelance" has such a cool hippie vibe but actually has a pretty primeval origin. As a former purveyor of the greatest board game the world has ever seen, a "free lance" was a mercenary-for-hire offering his or her services to the highest bidder in times of...
Hitting the Trifecta with Karen Whitaker
Who interviews their wife as a podcast guest? Apparently I do, and the experience was even better than I had hoped. Has it been a crazy year? Yeah, it has, but that statement has become cliché. For many people it was a life-changing year, and that includes my...
No Degree? No Problem.
Considering the blue-collar deficit, you might be interested in knowing about the highest-paying jobs that don’t require a degree.
Each of these 25 jobs have higher than average to average job growth and pay up to 80K a year.
Getting Woke(r) with David Creelman
Like a Happy Days episode from days gone by, I teased this topic into a "To Be Continued" two-parter. In case you need to re-visit last week's episode, you're now hooked up: In this episode David gives some in-the-workplace application to encourage robust,...
It’s The End of Jobs As We Know It (and I feel fine)
Will the robot overlords spare a few of us in the future workforce? Or, have we slightly exaggerated the End of Jobs?
Join John Whitaker and Jeff Wald and let’s hash it out.
Helping Them Grow with Julie Winkle-Giulioni
Your employees are craving more development opportunities. It all starts with a conversation, so what are you waiting for?
Election Fraud (no, not that one)
Year 2020 – “Worst year ever.”
Year 1960 – “Hold my beer, son.”
A contested election can change the course of history in a radical and immediate way. Need proof?
Being Rebellious with Kyle Roed, S.1 Episode 12
Episode 12 brings us Kyle Roed, senior HR practitioner with CPM Holdings, author of the "New School HR" blog, and the creator and host of the Rebel HR Podcast, found wherever you fancy your podcast platforming.We prove that we can both go in any number of...
HR Hardball Episode 8, Owning It with Andy Storch
Andy Storch is a busy guy…host of two podcasts, founder of the Talent Development Think Tank conference and Talent Development Virtual Summit, husband, father, friend and just for kicks…author!
Caution, Gaslighting in Process
Starting Monday July 27th, many of us will start a #MediaFast. Join the movement!
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