Leigha Jansen joins the pod to discuss all things AI in HR! Tune in to learn how to best leverage AI in the workplace and what needs to be done to govern it.    Leigha Jansen, EdD, CPACC, is the director of educational technology at Continued. With degrees from the University of Minnesota and Nova Southeastern, Dr. Jansen brings brains, heart, and over 20 years of experience to the table. Her passion is leveraging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), to deliver top-notch continuing education for adult learners nationwide. A self-proclaimed lifelong learner, Dr. Jans ..read more

Jody Thompson is the Founding Principal of CultureRx®, headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Thompson is an engaging domestic and international keynote presenter on the future workplace and has been featured on the covers of BusinessWeek, Workforce Management Magazine, HR Magazine, and HR Executive Magazine, as well as in the New York Times, TIME Magazine, USA Today, and on Good Morning America, CNBC, MSNBC and CNN. She has coauthored two best-selling books on the modern workplace and contemporary management principles, Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It and Why Managing Sucks and How to Fix It. She ..read more

Employee burnout has been a hot topic, but what about those responsible for tackling that issue? HR professionals have gone through a lot the past 4 years. Erica Reed joins the show to discuss the reality of HR burnout, and how we tackle the challenge.   Guest: Erica Reed: Founder and CEO @ Leading Well Solutions https://www.leadingwellsolutions.com/about#:~:text=As%20Founder%20and%20CEO%20of,skills%2C%20and%20self%2Dleadership.   Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedin.com/in/jessienovey   INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP? Please email sponsors@tcsh ..read more

Dr. Ben Granger joins the pod to discuss Qualtrics' 2024 Employee Experience Trends Report.  Dr. Benjamin Granger is Chief Workplace Psychologist and Head of EX Advisory Services. He has over a decade of experience building Experience Management (XM) programs across the globe and leads EX thought leadership and research initiatives across Qualtrics and the XM Institute.   Get the report here! https://www.qualtrics.com/ebooks-guides/2024-ex-trends-report/   Guest: Ben Granger: Chief Workplace Psychologist | Head of EX Advisory Services @ Qualtrics linkedin.com/in/benjamin-granger ..read more

Kristina Fusella joins the podcast to discuss the benefits of non-linear career paths. Kristina Jiali Fusella is a purpose-driven, transformational commercial leader with deep expertise in market access, brand marketing, commercial strategy, analytics, and insights across the pharmaceutical sector. Since joining Novo Nordisk, Inc., in 2015, she has progressed through multiple roles to serve as director of strategic planning and executive support for strategy and rare disease where she ensures seamless operations and provides strategic insights for a sustainable future beyond the core business ..read more

Percent Pledge's CEO Joel Pollick joins the show to discuss Percent Pledge and Workplace Philanthropy. They recently released a report outlining all of their findings from 16,000 surveys. In this episode we discuss what employers need to offer around philanthropy and what employees desire.  Joel Pollick is the Founder & CEO of Percent Pledge. Board Director at Lymphoma Research Foundation. Joel grew up in philanthropy (Marc Pollick founded The Giving Back Fund in 1997), which drove his passion for doing good. Then Joel built Percent Pledge to make workplace philanthropy easy for busin ..read more

Gen Z workers bring high expectations to their workplaces, including how they’re trained. Research has shown that Gen Z values career-advancing learning and development opportunities, expecting companies to invest significantly in professional growth. According to a report by Linkedin Learning, a surprising 67% of L&D pros may not realize what motivates Gen Z to learn.   Administrate's CEO John Peebles joins the podcast to discuss his findings and how their system has helped close the gap.   Guest: John Peebles: CEO at Administrate linkedin.com/in/johnjpeebles   Hosts: Mike ..read more

Summer Davies is an award-winning leadership development expert focused on cultivated thriving work environments where people feel equipped, capable, valued, and connected. It has been my privilege to coach, teach, and study leaders around the world and my unique depth and breadth of experience has given me an unending passion for helping managers bring to life the leader they want to be, and LOVE leading.   Guest: Summer Davies M.Ed.: Leadership Development Expert linkedin.com/in/summer-davies-m-ed-b3250727   Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedi ..read more

Kevin Mosher joins the show to give us a compliance update on multiple new pieces of legislature. See below for time stamps and topics.   2:00 - Affirmative Action in Higher Education: Federal 8:30 - Parental Leave Update: Minnesota 11:10 - Break Time for Expressing Milk: Minnesota 13:35 - Cannabis is Legal in Minnesota 22:25 - Paid Sick & Safe Leave Update: Minnesota 35:05 - Captive Meeting Law: Minnesota 42:00 - Pay History Law: Minnesota   Guest: Kevin Mosher: HR Attorney. Partner at Thompson Coe https://www.thompsoncoe.com/resources/myhrgenius/   Hosts: Mike Thul - linke ..read more

What the HR! recently won the SHRM Pinnacle award! In this episode we have TCSHRM Past President Becky Lauseng interview us to get a behind the scenes look into the creation of the podcast. Tune in to hear our story from the beginning, and what Jess and I have learned over the 3 years of hosting this podcast.    Guest: Beck Lauseng - Vice President of People Operations at Onsights (formerly Anno.Ai) linkedin.com/in/becky-lauseng   Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedin.com/in/jessienovey   INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP? Please email sponsors ..read more