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Rare is the HR professional that was formerly a firefighter paramedic and hazardous materials engineer. One such individual found that much of what he learned in his former careers gave him the tools he needed to meet the many challenges that he faced as an HR professional. Taylor Bradley is the Director, HRBP of Global […]
In this episode of HR Works we tackle the so-called résumé black hole: the place where job applicants’ resumes vanish to without hiring managers ever seeing them. What is this mysterious place? Why does it exist? And most importantly: is it really doing anyone any good? We have two experts with us to speak about […]
Burnt popcorn, microwaved fish, and cold offices are bound to get workers all fired up, but what are the most common pet peeves in the workplace?
If you want to combat sexual harassment in a meaningful way, you have to get comfortable having uncomfortable conversations. In fact, a major reason sexual harassment in the workplace still takes place has to do with the culture of silence that surrounds it. Additionally, if your employees are not trained to handle situations as they […]
What are your training roadblocks? Perhaps you don’t have the time or resources to roll out the training you need. Maybe you can’t get buy-in from leadership. It could be that your training never sticks, so why bother? In this episode of HR Works Podcast, our guest believes that such roadblocks are far from insurmountable. […]
The way you recruit talent in 2020 will need to change if you want to stand out among your competition. It starts with HR and IT departments collaborating to digitize the application process. As we know, most jobseekers have turned to their mobile devices to search and apply for jobs, and if your application process […]
We talk a lot about what skills or traits your workers need in order to help your organization succeed, but what about the people that lead these workers? A good or bad manager can make or break your team’s success, so what should you be looking for when hiring and developing your managers?
In this special episode we address the so-called coronavirus. With cases numbering in the tens of thousands across dozens of countries, and hundreds of deaths, this poorly understood disease has created no small amount of chaos and fear. Some of those fears are justified and some not. The U.S. currently has around one dozen confirmed […]
Tackling training can be quite challenging. Other than getting training sticky and making sure it reaches the right people, another major concern concerns how training for one employee might not work so well. In this episode we to discuss an approach to training that takes those differences into account. And, we talk about birds. Merrick […]
Workplace investigations are very serious, usually resulting from unfortunate or unpleasant events. Furthermore, the entire process can easily end up under the scrutiny of a number of legal professionals including employment lawyers and judges. It is very important that HR professionals get their investigations right. This episode’s guest specializes in workplace investigations and is here […]