UpstartHR
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I enjoy writing, speaking, and training on HR, leadership, culture, and humorous topics. I started writing because I wanted to help make the HR profession better, one HR pro at a time.
UpstartHR
1M ago
“I also enjoy the face to face with employees. And I think I really have chosen this field of benefits, this discipline, because I want to help employees maximize the benefits that are offered to them.”
Summer Martin, Human Resources Generalist, STRATA-G Solutions
We’re Only Human — Episode 174
The episode features a conversation between Ben Eubanks and Summer Martin about Summer’s journey in pursuing the Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) certification. Summer shares her passion for educating employees on benefits and helping organizations enhance their benefits offerings. She dis ..read more
UpstartHR
1M ago
“And someone says, ‘I don’t think management’s for me.’ Celebrate that! When somebody says that to you, you need to celebrate and say, ‘Great decision!’ As an individual contributor, you have joy in your job by being excellent, by being a subject matter expert.”
Cheryl Gochis, Chief Human Resources Officer, Baylor University
We’re Only Human – Episode 173
In this episode, Ben Eubanks interviews Cheryl Gochis, the chief human resources officer at Baylor University. They discuss the importance of enabling and selecting great leaders. Cheryl highlights the impact of a good manager ..read more
UpstartHR
2M ago
“I would be remiss to tell our employees ‘you have the power to question your doctors’ if I didn’t tell HR people ‘you have the power to question your consultants and brokers’ the exact same way.”
Melissa Cassidy, Human Resources Leader, Valpak
We’re Only Human — Episode 171
In this podcast episode, host Ben Eubanks engages in a conversation with Melissa Cassidy, focusing on the topics of benefits, HR, and employee wellness. They discuss Melissa’s background and her experience in the field. Melissa shares the challenges she faced when implementing a new benefit plan and the importance of gath ..read more
UpstartHR
3M ago
“So when it comes to training and learning as a viable solution for helping people be the best that they can be in the roles that they serve, I believe that that’s always been important. We’ve just not always been able to illustrate impact in the past the way in which we’re able to now. That is because of the different types of tools and resources and knowledge that we’ve gained about the science of measuring the impact of training and learning.”
Kevin M. Yates, The L&D Detective
We’re Only Human — Episode 170
It’s an age-old problem: We’re training people, but how do we know ..read more
UpstartHR
3M ago
“So it’s really designed to be a two-way street and to create that conversation from the very, very beginning points. So we’re setting the expectations for what employment is going to be like, especially as a leader at our company.”
Nicole Hirsch, Sr Recruiting Manager, Lattice
We’re Only Human — Episode 169
Teaching hiring managers how to interview… It sounds like a foregone conclusion, yet data from the 2023 Lighthouse Research & Advisory Modern Screening Practices Study of more than 500 employers shows that it’s not happening as much as it should. Employers put their reputation ..read more
UpstartHR
3M ago
“Like a lot of people, it’s something I fell into. I don’t think there’s anybody out there that woke up and said, “When I grow up, I want to be an HR tech/HRIS person. So I had a background in social work, counseling, and nonprofit, then got into it and then ended up working in an HRIS role implementing a learning management system.
That was my first kind of true HRIS and I’d never worked with learning management before. I’d never worked in HR before. So it was a learning experience for me. But since then, I’ve grown in responsibility and different systems that I’ve worked with, and I’ve gott ..read more
UpstartHR
6M ago
So we’re looking at how the words are actually formed. When you’re hiring for a technology manager, what does that mean? Are you looking for a technical technology manager? Are you looking for someone who grew up in the chops of software development, knows all of the full delivery life cycle, or are you looking for someone who’s more project focused? If your job description isn’t conveying those skills or that type of clarification in the job description, you’re not gonna get the right person. You might get lucky. But when you’re hiring at scale, you know you can’t do that time and time ..read more
UpstartHR
7M ago
“ I do think that there is so much hidden talent inside our organizations, and we don’t even realize it. How do you find that? How do you leverage that? How do you build and develop that? This is what I find so interesting about the skills conversation. Everything that we’ve just been talking, about the potential and impact for any one of us is huge.”
Heidi Perloff, SVP, Global HR Strategic Initiatives and Delivery Solutions at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
We’re Only Human – Episode 165
Think about yourself and your work for a moment. Does your job title capture everything you are ca ..read more
UpstartHR
9M ago
I’m really excited we are a fully remote organization. It’s why I get to do the work I do from Hawaii. It does mean I have really early mornings, so be aware of what you’re signing up for, but I get to work fully remote. In supporting fully remote organizations, we have to be incredibly intentional about the culture and the way we work.
Diana Brown, Head of People, Eco
We’re Only Human — Episode 163
Working remote. It’s a polarizing topic overall, but perhaps even more so when it comes to HR positions. Should HR be in the office, or is it okay if People professionals work remotely?
In this ep ..read more
UpstartHR
9M ago
On Thursday, August 10th, George Rogers and I will be hosting a special livestream to look at our brand new data on Performance, Engagement, and Culture Enablement (PEACE). Based on 1,000 global workers, this study has some incredible insights on how employees feel about their experiences at work today, what employers need to do to support them, and more.
We’re analyzing and planning to share some important signposts for employers that want to maximize workforce productivity, including:
The biggest blockers to worker alignment with performance expectations
What culture can (and can’t) do to ..read more