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We are interested in talking all things HR - from industry trends, insights, and everything in between. Join us as host Laura Hundley talks with thought leaders, HR practitioners, and industry insiders with one goal in mind: to learn all about HR.

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July 25, 2024Episode 4328 min

Building Strong Organizational Culture with Ed Brzychcy

Welcome back to All About HR! In this episode, host Laura Hundley sits down with Ed Brzychcy, a versatile expert with a career spanning the military, academia, and entrepreneurship. Ed shares his wealth of experience in consulting organizations on building effective teams, executing new strategies, and fostering innovative mindsets. Ed delves into the intricacies of organizational culture, defining it as the unspoken norms and behaviors that unify a team. He discusses the importance of intentional culture-building led by top-down leadership and the challenges organizations face in maintaining a cohesive culture, especially in mature organizations. The conversation also touches on the impact of hybrid work models on organizational culture and the emerging digital divide. Ed shares best practices for integrating remote employees and emphasizes the importance of gratitude and active engagement in team-building. Join us for an insightful discussion on how to create a thriving organizational culture that enhances the employee experience and drives long-term success. Don't miss Ed's valuable tips and inspiring stories from his consulting and teaching journey. Stay tuned for more engaging conversations and expert insights on All About HR! Where to find Ed: Website - leadfromthefront.net Linkedin: Ed Brzychcy Our Sponsor: People Element Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before. People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act.

May 16, 2024Episode 4133 min

Boundaries at Work and Beyond with Dana Skaggs

This episode features an engaging conversation between Laura Hundley and Dana Skaggs about setting boundaries, work-life balance, and the importance of addressing mental health in the workplace. Dana, known as the Queen of Boundaries, shares insights on recognizing boundary issues, dealing with difficult coworkers, and seeking therapy without stigma. She also discusses her upcoming course and resources for managing boundaries effectively. About our Guest: Meet Dana, also known as the Queen of Boundaries! With over 15 years of experience in private practice, she’s a true expert in helping clients understand how healthy boundaries (or the lack thereof) can impact their overall wellbeing. Dana specializes in anxiety and adjustment issues, as well as trauma work, and takes great pride in supporting her clients on their journey towards healing and personal growth. Dana earned her Masters degree in Clinical Psychology at East Tennessee State University in 1992. She is also licensed as a Senior Psychological Examiner with a Health Service Provider designation. Where to find Dana: LinkedIn: Dana Skaggs Website: danaskaggs.com Dana's Podcast: Phoenix & Flame Noted in Podcast: HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist”: Word Up - Cameo Our Sponsor: People Element Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before. People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act. www.peopleelement.com LinkedIn: People Element Twitter: @People_Element

April 19, 2024Episode 4035 min

The Power of Gratitude: A Conversation with Dr. Peggy DeLong

This episode delves into the importance of gratitude in personal and professional life, discussing the benefits, effects on mental health, and practical strategies to incorporate gratitude. Dr. Peggy DeLong shares personal anecdotes, insights, and recommendations for building a gratitude practice, emphasizing its impact on individual well-being and workplace dynamics. About Our Guest: Dr. Peggy DeLong is a psychologist, known as The Gratitude Psychologist. She teaches people how to harness the power of gratitude, joy, and nature to live their best lives, especially through difficult times. She does this through speaking engagements, psychotherapy, on-line courses, books, and even bracelets. Peggy is the author of: 1) I Can See Clearly Now: A Memoir about Love, Grief, and Gratitude, 2) The Gratitude Journal: A 365 Day Gratitude Journey, and 3) Feeling Good: 35 Proven Ways to Happiness, Even During Tough Times. She is also the owner of LOVE in a Bracelet, where she designs bracelets for coping with grief and loss, mental health, and inspiration. When she’s not focusing on her businesses, you’ll find Peggy in the mountains, downhill or telemark skiing, kayaking, hiking, or mountain biking. Where to find Dr. Peggy: LinkedIn: Dr. Peggy DeLong Instagram: @The.Gratitude.Psychologist Website: Dr.PeggyDeLong.com Noted in Podcast: HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist”: Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell 365 Day Gratitude Journal Our Sponsor: People Element Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before. People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act. www.peopleelement.com LinkedIn: People Element Twitter: @People_Element

March 5, 2024Episode 3637 min

Vanessa Zazueta Discusses Wellbeing Programs in the Workplace

Episode 36: Vanessa Zazueta Discusses How to Launch Successful Wellbeing Programs in the Workplace 3/5/2024 Vanessa Zazueta joins us to discuss how HR leaders can help employees thrive in their personal and professional lives by focusing on three wellbeing pillars: physical, mental, and financial health. As a director-level HR Generalist, Vanessa shares her experience launching successful wellness programs and fostering an open, inclusive work culture. Vanessa also emphasizes the importance of navigating your own wellbeing journey — while also leading wellbeing initiatives for your team. Additionally, the conversation includes a fun anecdote about an office fish named Tugboat, which brought the team together and created a sense of community. Noted in Podcast: HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist”: Jump in the Line by Harry Belafonte What Vanessa is watching: How to Get Rich - Netflix For practical advice on improving your financial wellbeing Our Sponsor: People Element Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before. People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act. www.peopleelement.com LinkedIn: People Element Twitter: @People_Element

September 12, 2023Episode 3953 min

Erich Kurschat Talks About Creating Meaningful Connections

Episode 35: Erich Kurschat Talks About Creating Meaningful Connections 9/13/2023 Erich joins us to talk about creating meaningful connections, building community and developing lasting relationships. We also delve into our time spent both working in the restaurant industry. Erich is passionate about helping organizations build and grow teams that value productive communication with diverse personality styles. He provides insight into DISC and how it can help transform organizations. Noted in Podcast: HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist”: Dancing Queen – there’s a story to this, you have to listen! What Erich is listening to: Music: Justin Roberts Where to Find Erich! Twitter: @HarmonyInsights LinkedIn: Erich Kurschat Harmony Insights HRHotSeat.com Find Us: On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR Spotify: Spotify: All About HR Podcast Apple Podcast: All About HR on Apple Podcasts Our Sponsor: People Element Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before. People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act. www.peopleelement.com LinkedIn: People Element Twitter: @People_Element

August 29, 2023Episode 3848 min

Karen Eber, The Perfect Story

8/29/2023 Karen Eber joins us to talk about the power and importance of great storytelling. With the upcoming release of her book “The Perfect Story”, I couldn’t be more excited to have had the opportunity to sit down with her. Can eating crayons change your eye color? What if Dolly Parton wrote the song 9 to 5 today, what would that song be? Just a few of the questions that get answered in this masterclass on storytelling. Noted in Podcast: HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist”: Taylor Swift: All Too Well (10 Minute Version) The Perfect Story, How to Tell Stories that Inform, Influence, and Inspire Where to Find Karen Twitter: @KarenEber1 LinkedIn: Karen Eber Eber Leadership Group Karen’s TED Talk: How Your Brain Responds to Stories – and Why They’re Crucial for Leaders Find Us: On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR Spotify: Spotify: All About HR Podcast Apple Podcast: All About HR on Apple Podcasts Our Sponsor: People Element  Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before.  People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act. www.peopleelement.com LinkedIn: People Element Twitter: @People_Element

August 15, 2023Episode 3746 min

Claire Stroh Brings Her Passion for Coaching Early Career Leaders to All About HR

8/15/2023 Claire Stroh, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP is currently the Director of Technology Talent Management at Lighthouse Technology Services and President & CEO of Claire is Coaching. She has used LinkedIn and Twitter to build her personal brand and uncover new opportunities for herself and the companies she’s worked for and she’s passionate about helping others do the same! She is currently on the board of the Buffalo Niagara Human Resources Association, a member of SHRM’s young professional advisory council, and was named a 2022 HR Impact Award Winner by Buffalo Business First. Noted in Podcast: HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist”: With Confidence: We'll Be Ok What Claire is listening to: Music: Illenium, William Black Podcasts: New Mindset, Who Dis w/ Case Kenny Claire's Blog: A Note on Confidence Claire's Blog: Confidently Writing About Yourself Where to Find Claire! Twitter: @_strclaire LinkedIn: Claire Stroh Claire is Coaching Find Us: On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR Spotify: Spotify: All About HR Podcast Apple Podcast: All About HR on Apple Podcasts Our Sponsor: People Element  Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before.  People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act. www.peopleelement.com LinkedIn: People Element Twitter: @People_Element

May 23, 2023Episode 3638 min

Sue Collin Talks About How to Maximize Qualitative Conversations to Drive Actionable Data

5/24/2023 Today we delve into another great topic that you all know about but most likely don’t realize the true power of. Sue Collin joins us to talk about the best practices for collecting, utilizing, and driving action with Qualitative Data. So often quantitative data takes the spotlight, X% said Y, and so forth but the power of understanding the why behind the data is just as powerful. Tune in and learn the important nuances around leveraging Qualitative Data. Noted in Podcast: HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist” : A Thousand Miles, Vanessa Carlton & Greatest Day, Take That What Sue is listening to: Music: Chicago, Steely Dan, Tony Bennett Podcasts: Mel Robbins Podcast & Empathy-LED Podcast Our Guest, Sue Collin Sue Collin is Senior VP, Director of Qualitative Research at RTi Research. Sue spent 25+ years guiding corporate teams through Quantitative research. She now designs and moderates quantitative conversations as a Human Stories Champion. When she is not helping clients find the consumer truth and develop a brand strategy, she is in her little art studio making mixed media collages with lots of layers. SCollin@rtiresearch.com LinkedIn Sue Collin Our Sponsor: People Element Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before. People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act. www.peopleelement.com LinkedIn: People Element Twitter: @People_Element Find Us: On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR Spotify: Spotify: All About HR Podcast Apple Podcast: All About HR on Apple Podcasts

May 10, 2023Episode 3543 min

Paul LaLonde Shares How Philosophy is a Difference-Making Pursuit in Life & Business

Episode 32: Paul LaLonde Shares How Philosophy is a Difference-Making Pursuit in Life & Business 5/10/2023 Today's conversation covers some serious ground! We talk about Stone Cold Steve Austin and Metallica before diving into a phenomenal conversation about Paul’s approach to bringing Philosophy to both his life and work. Noted in Podcast: HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist” Metallica: Blackened What Paul is listening to: Metallica’s new album 72 Seasons Epictetus Ryan Holiday: The Obstacle is the Way Book: Meditations, Marcus Aurelius You are going to run into people that are naysayers, people that are going to cheat you…but remember they are still human beings and you’re still here to work with them the best you can The Socratic Method Laurie Ruettimann HRUnite! DisruptHR HRMavericks Our Guest, Paul LaLonde Paul A. LaLonde, SHRM-CP, is a deliberate HR professional, who believes philosophy is a difference making pursuit in life and business. Learning, teaching, and being of service to others are his purpose. Currently, Paul serves as the VP of People & Culture for CEDA of Cook County, Inc. in Chicago. He writes for his award winning blog the HR Philosopher and is also a bestselling author of the book People Fusion: Best Practices to Build and Retain a Strong Team. Paul is a proud husband, father, disobedient cat owner, Star Wars nerd, and metalhead. Connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter at @HRPaul49. Twitter: @HRPaul49 LinkedIn: Paul LaLonde https://hrphilosopher.com/ Book: People Fusion Our Sponsor: People Element Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before. People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act. www.peopleelement.com LinkedIn: People Element Twitter: @People_Element Find Us: On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR Spotify: Spotify: All About HR Podcast Apple Podcast: All About HR on Apple Podcasts

April 18, 2023Episode 3453 min

Quinton Barrett Breaks Down People Element’s 2023 Global Engagement Report Data

Episode 31: Quinton Barrett Breaks Down People Element’s 2023 Global Engagement Report Data 4/18/23 Each year People Element compiles all their global engagement data and publishes a comprehensive report that covers the state of engagement across all industries over the previous year. In today's episode, People Element’s top Analyst, Quinton Barrett, unpacks the key elements of engagement from that report. He also hosted a webinar on this data that you can find a link to in our show notes. THIS IS YOUR ONE-STOP CONVERSATION ON UNDERSTANDING ENGAGEMENT AND THE DRIVERS OF ENGAGEMENT! Add in some talk about the best queso in Denver, Quinton’s go-to whiskey and you have yourself a fun 45 minutes! Noted in Podcast: People Element 2023 Global Engagement Report HR HOT SAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist” : Dixieland Delight, Alabama Bull & Bush, A Classic Denver Brewery & Restaurant with some of the best queso in town! What Quinton is listening to: Webinar: Unpacking the Elements of Engagement: Key Pieces of a Thriving Workforce, Hosted by Quinton Barrett Our Guest, Quinton Barrett Quinton Barrett works as a People Experience Analyst for People Element. He has analyzed client-specific surveys, interpreted results, and built action plans for clients across several industries. In his role, Quinton has gained extensive experience working with HR and leadership to target key areas of opportunity such as turnover or low engagement. Our Sponsor: People Element Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before. People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act. www.peopleelement.com LinkedIn: People Element Twitter: @People_Element Find Us: On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR Spotify: Spotify: All About HR Podcast Apple Podcast: All About HR on Apple Podcasts