“This is a big opportunity for thoughtful, purposeful communication, engagement, transparency…getting this right will set organizations on the right foot for decades to come”

The return-to-work process isn’t just about a safe workspace. It’s also about rebuilding and managing through uncertainty and emerging stronger post-pandemic. In this episode of HR in 15, we welcome back R.P. Eddy, CEO of Ergo, to talk about the workforce change that the pandemic has brought on. And how it has caused a huge shift in power between management/employers and human capital. Hear how Ergo’s Return-to-Work Forum and their team of top HR experts are navigating businesses through this extraordinary time in our nation’s history.

R.P. discusses how essential it is for organizations to increase their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts and provide flexibility to employees who have left the workplace throughout the pandemic. By offering better benefit options to working mothers, caregivers, and people of color, organizations will be able to attract the workforce that has left and even, optimize productivity and success.

 

Highlights Include:  

• How to make ensure your return-to-work plan is safe for your employees
• “The Great Resignation” and how businesses are now in a position where they have to sell themselves.
• The new economy and childcare
• The importance of DEI inclusion efforts across organizations and their workforce

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R.P. Eddy is the CEO of Ergo and Co-author of Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes. Ergo provides unique targeted research, industry and competitive analysis, ESG advising, and day-in-day-out diligence on hires, businesses, and investments for clients through actionable intelligence from frontline experts.

“A lot of things will change but, this presents an opportunity for savvy business leaders.”

As the world continues its battle with COVID-19, the future health of our country is still uncertain. In this episode of HR in 15, we welcome R.P. Eddy, CEO of Ergo, a fifteen-year-old global consulting firm for corporations and countries. In March 2020, Ergo launched a COVID-19 task force and intelligence platform that guided clients safely during the pandemic. R.P. and his team at Ergo have also worked with the top CEOs and HR professionals to develop a Return-to-Work forum that outlines how to open offices safely.

RP details the following three phases of COVID-19 and how employers need to prepare themselves for potential delays in reopening their offices. He conveys the importance of implementing policies that will protect employees and create ways to maintain normalcy to improve their mental health and business economics. It’s a matter of creating a new balance between capital and labor.

With RP’s extensive background as a public health and White House official who helped draft the first-ever Pandemic Response Plan under President Clinton, we learn how we should navigate the subsequent phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Highlights Include:  

• The Next 90-days and planning for potential outbreaks as we enter the Fall and Winter months
• The Next Normal and the changes in our culture and society
• The Future of Work and how to safely reopen offices

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R.P. Eddy is the CEO of Ergo and Co-author of Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes. Ergo provides unique targeted research, industry and competitive analysis, ESG advising, and day-in-day-out diligence on hires, businesses, and investments for clients through actionable intelligence from frontline experts.

“Clarity of mission is foundational to the success of companies and their newly appointed leaders”

The disconnect between newly elected leaders and human resource representatives is among the top reasons why these leaders tend to fail. In our latest HR in 15 episode, we welcome back Claire Chandler, business advisor and President & Founder of Talent Boost, to explore what causes this disconnect.

We learn that the three main reasons leaders fail are a lack of preparedness, a lack of mission clarity, and indecisiveness, all stemming from the two most significant areas of disconnect between leaders and human resource personnel; mindset and resources.

Claire dives deeper into these two main issues and explains how mindset can vastly affect the perception that HR and new leaders have of each other, altering the actual reality. The inability of HR to provide their appointed leaders with the right resources also becomes a barrier to success. Claire details and examines the right resources to help new leaders become successful and how communication is essential to bridge the gap between HR and new leadership.

 

Highlights Include:  

• At least 50 % of leaders fail within the first 18 months of being hired
• 3 main reasons why leaders fail
• Two most significant areas of disconnect between HR and Leaders
• Leaders begin with a lack of self-confidence and are often afraid to ask for help
• Executives always have doubts as to whether the right leader has been chosen for the right position
• Ways to increase the confidence and competence in identifying the right leader for the proper role

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Claire Chandler helps ambitious, mission-forward companies scale with fewer growing pains and bottlenecks. She founded Talent Boost because she was tired of finding employees curled up under their desks, crying and disillusioned. She cures workplace misery by fixing the biggest impact on a company’s culture: the behavior of its leaders. Learn more at https://www.clairechandler.net/media.

“How much more effective, more productive, more profitable would a company be if instead of planning for the dip, they planned for the dominance?”

In this episode, Claire Chandler, a business advisor and President & Founder of Talent Boost, discusses how business leaders can improve their preparedness for success.  Business is often a revolving door of constant change in leadership and management.

Business owners should be able to gauge how prepared a leader is. They should be able to understand why they’re in that role, what needs to be accomplished, and the methods required to increase collaboration. The first six months make for an intense first impression, which proves immensely important for HR to smoothen this transition for newly acquired leaders. Claire informs us how direction and clarity are the essential components in allowing leaders to be successful. She speaks to other key attributes to becoming a better leader, and one that’s more prepared to deliver success.

 

Highlights Include:  

• Ways in which HR can bridge the gap between new leaders and their employees
• Internally promoted leaders received little to no handover from HR
• It usually takes an allotted amount of time for a new leader to get acclimated, which generally comes with a fall in productivity
• Even after being appointed as a leader, the work that needs to be done is immense

Have questions? PrestigePEO is always available to help with HR, employee benefits and payroll, and more. Call Us Today at 888-PEO-PEO1 or visit prestigepeo.com.

Claire Chandler helps ambitious, mission-forward companies scale with fewer growing pains and bottlenecks. She founded Talent Boost because she was tired of finding employees curled up under their desks, crying and disillusioned. She cures workplace misery by fixing the biggest impact on a company’s culture: the behavior of its leaders. Learn more at https://www.clairechandler.net/media.

“An organization that wants to avoid burnout needs to start with a big why: a mission, a vision, and core values.”

Employee burnout is becoming a greater topic of focus as the world begins to emerge from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last episode of HR in 15, we explored what employee burnout actually is and how it presents itself with creator of the FTF Burnout-Proof Culture Model, David Shar. Today, David joins us once again to provide a look at how workplace dynamics are changing for both employers and employees, as well as practical advice on how employers can foster a culture that helps their employees avoid burnout.

Highlights Include:  

• Insight into kinds of organizational roadblocks that lead to burnout
• Tips on how employers can help their employees feel supported and productive
• The impacts of COVID-19, and how workplace dynamics are changing as a result
• A look at what can happen if employees continue to experience burnout

Have questions? PrestigePEO is always available to help with HR, employee benefits and payroll, and more. Call Us Today at 888-PEO-PEO1 or visit prestigepeo.com.

David Shar is an international speaker, consultant, business psychology expert, and founder of Illuminate Performance Management Consultants. He combines decades of leadership experience with the latest research in psychology to help organizations attract, retain, and motivate top talent. Learn more at https://www.illuminatepmc.com/.

“We’re working hard, but we’re not seeing the rewards – not necessarily the paycheck, but the recognition and feedback we seek.”

Employee burnout is an important topic, but it isn’t addressed enough. What exactly is burnout, and why should employers pay more attention to it?

To help us answer these questions and much more, in this episode of HR in 15, we’re joined by Illuminate PMC founder and creator of the FTF Burnout-Proof Culture Model – David Shar. David is a business psychology expert who works with businesses to help them foster a positive culture that attracts and retains top talent. He’s here to help us understand exactly what burnout is, how it may present itself in different contexts, and some steps businesses can take to work toward a healthier environment for all.

Highlights Include:  

• A deeper understanding of what burnout is, and how it happens to employees
• The importance of communication between employees and management
• The critical elements of a healthy work environment
• Practical advice for employers to address and mitigate employee burnout

Have questions? PrestigePEO is always available to help with HR, employee benefits and payroll, and more. Call Us Today at 888-PEO-PEO1 or visit prestigepeo.com.

David Shar is an international speaker, consultant, business psychology expert, and founder of Illuminate Performance Management Consultants. He combines decades of leadership experience with the latest research in psychology to help organizations attract, retain, and motivate top talent. Learn more at https://www.illuminatepmc.com/.

“The more you can let bad execution go, and double down on good execution, the greater chance you have at becoming forever employable.”

What does “agile thinking” really mean, and how can both individuals and organizations utilize the concept to find success? We recently sat down with author and executive coach, Jeff Gothelf, to explore personal branding and the five steps to build lasting success. In this episode of HR in 15, we continue the conversation as Jeff explains how agility is tied to long-term success.

Jeff’s latest book, Forever Employable, explores five steps anyone can take to capitalize on their own expertise. Today he takes it one step further by exploring how businesses can harness the individual expertise of their leaders – and the value of agile thinking – to improve their organizational cultures and propel further success.

Highlights Include:  

• A dive into the real meaning of “agile thinking” as it applies to one’s career
• The drawbacks of resisting agility in one’s own career, as well within an organization
• Practical advice on how to become “forever employable”

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Jeff Gothelf is an author, executive coach, and consultant who helps companies of all sizes facilitate growth, transformation, and innovation. Throughout his storied career, Jeff has uncovered the secrets to building platforms and turning the job search on its head to attract rather than seek new opportunities. He coaches individuals and organizations on how to build their own platforms for success and find lasting success.  

“Always start with what you know and what you’ve experienced. Nobody else has that.”

In such a competitive world, how can job seekers remain at the top of their game and continuously find opportunities to help further their personal and professional goals? We’re joined by author, executive coach, and consultant Jeff Gothelf in this episode of HR in 15 to learn about personal branding, building platforms to generate opportunity, and how to work toward lasting success.

Jeff has worked as a designer, information architect, and software development product manager throughout his career. His latest book, Forever Employable, shares his story and others as a blueprint on how we can all capitalize on our expertise to continuously generate new opportunities. In this episode, Jeff will provide a look at the “five steps to success” he details in his book.

Highlights Include:  

• How to change the dynamic of the job search and attract new opportunities
• How to start telling your own story and get better at it
• A look at Jeff’s five steps toward long-term success

Have questions? PrestigePEO is always available to help with HR, employee benefits and payroll, and more. Call Us Today at 888-PEO-PEO1 or visit prestigepeo.com.

Jeff Gothelf is an author, executive coach, and consultant who helps companies of all sizes facilitate growth, transformation, and innovation. Throughout his storied career, Jeff has uncovered the secrets to building platforms and turning the job search on its head to attract rather than seek new opportunities. He coaches individuals and organizations on how to build their own platforms for success and find lasting success.  

“Automating the recruitment process has significantly compromised and even damaged the candidate experience.”

The way candidates search for jobs continues to change as technology evolves. Companies find themselves having to adapt to these changes in order to avoid missing out on top talent for their open roles. As candidate demographics begin to skew younger and more tech-savvy, companies will need to provide a much more robust, fair, and seamless unbiased recruitment and hiring experience.

In this episode of HR in 15, we’re joined once again by Ira Wolfe – accomplished author and president of Success Performance Solutions. Ira explains some of the major friction points in traditional hiring processes, what’s changed from the perspective of job seekers and employees, and what steps businesses can take to move away from legacy systems and toward more seamless and fair hiring practices.

Podcast Highlights Include:  

• A look at how technology has changed the job search for employees and the hiring process for employers
• Steps businesses can take to improve their recruitment process
• The top five questions employers should ask to properly screen candidates
• Common discriminatory pitfalls, and how companies can avoid them

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Ira Wolfe is an accomplished author and president of Success Performance Solutions. He partners with businesses to challenge their preconceived notions and rethink their strategies around unbiased recruitment, hiring, and performance management. Visit www.irawolfe.com to learn more.

“People are a company’s most important asset.”

The world of HR has been evolving for years, and COVID-19 has kicked things up a notch. Businesses everywhere are recognizing the need to adapt to a rapidly changing world and think outside the box when it comes to HR. In this episode of HR in 15, we’re joined by author and HR expert Ira Wolfe to talk about how quickly things are shifting in the world of HR, what that means for both employers and their employees, and the skills individuals will need to succeed moving forward.

Highlights Include:  

• Shifts in employer and employee dynamics, as well as jobs and job descriptions
• A look at the HR challenges employers and employees facing in a world impacted by COVID-19
• The meaning of the term “VUCA”, and how it applies to businesses
• How jobs, job descriptions, and work environments are evolving
• The top five skills required to succeed in the future

Have questions? PrestigePEO is always available to help with HR, employee benefits and payroll, and more. Call Us Today at 888-PEO-PEO1 or visit prestigepeo.com.

Ira Wolfe is an accomplished author and president of Success Performance Solutions. He partners with businesses to challenge their preconceived notions and rethink their strategies around recruitment, hiring, and performance management. Visit www.irawolfe.com to learn more.