Tag: HR Podcast

  • Want to see me get a performance review LIVE for the first time in 6+ years?

    Recently I had the pleasure of joining Troy Vermillion on Eight Hour Grind, a show that looks at work trends. The topic? Performance management.  After sharing with Troy some of the best ideas from our research, he sprung a surprise on me: my very own performance review! If you click to watch the video below,…

  • The Top 5 Podcast Episodes of We’re Only Human in 2019

    The Top 5 Podcast Episodes of We’re Only Human in 2019

    Nearly 11 years ago I started writing this blog as a way to capture my learning moments in a new HR job. Today, I still write a good bit but it comes in the form of reports, research, and case studies. I still create plenty of content, but the podcast has become an increasingly fun…

  • 4 Ways to Get Employees to Use More Vacation Time

    4 Ways to Get Employees to Use More Vacation Time

    Did you know that you can now hear the HR Happy Hour show on your Alexa? Simply enable the HR Happy Hour skill and you can hear flash briefings a few times a week. These 3-5 minute episodes cover all kinds of topics that will help you keep your HR skills sharp and stay on…

  • How Talent Technology Enables Employee Engagement [Podcast]

    Talent management technology has come a long way in recent years. I can still remember seeing a demo for a technology solution back in 2014 and the salesperson was so proud of the fact that I could copy and paste data into the system. By the way: It wasn’t searchable. You couldn’t run reports. You…

  • University of Phoenix Research: Your Employees Aren’t Innovative Enough [Podcast]

    Note: If you’re looking for a good app to access We’re Only Human and other podcasts, I personally use Stitcher on my Android device.  Did you know that your employees aren’t innovative or creative enough? That’s the latest from a research study performed by University of Phoenix on workplace innovation. In an interesting mix of data, the…

  • Sourcing: How to Find Great Talent on Purpose [Podcast]

    [Email subscribers click through to listen to the episode] Sourcing isn’t a new activity in the talent acquisition world. There have always been hard to fill jobs, but we’re seeing more of this kind of issue than ever before. In fact, a recent CareerBuilder study puts the cost of open positions at nearly $800,000 annually,…

  • 8 Powerful Ways to Create a Culture of Innovation [Podcast]

    Innovation is often discussed as an activity available only to a select few people or companies. but it is an incredibly powerful tool for companies, especially when we seek ways to use our HR influence to drive a culture of innovation. [Click here to listen to “8 Ways HR Can Drive Enterprise Innovation“] In this…