“[W]e are now in a time when the topic of mental health is finally being destigmatized in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago.” ~ Dr. Nick Taylor. Welcome back! On this episode of Punk Rock HR, my guest is Dr. Nick Taylor, co-founder and CEO of Unmind. Unmind is a workplace mental…
People think HR is there to help workers, no matter how often you tell them otherwise. It’s not like employees are stupid. Intellectually, they know HR is there to do two things: Pay people and protect the company from lawsuits. Everything else is fake-work created by an industry of consultants who realized that a bigger…
In today’s episode, my guest is Ted Nielsen. He is the vice president of product management at UKG, which is the combined entity of Ultimate Software and Kronos Group that merged during the pandemic. We are talking about all kinds of things, from classic languages and individual motivations to ethical AI and the future of…
Today’s guest is the founder and CEO of The Starr Conspiracy, Bret Starr. The Starr Conspiracy is “is a weird mashup of analyst and marketing folks and consultants who have been working specifically in what we now call the work tech industry, which we used to call, back in 1999, the HR software industry; HR…
Welcome to a new episode of Punk Rock HR! Today, I’m joined by Kristy McCann Flynn, CEO and co-founder of GoCoach. This talent development platform meets employees and workers right where they are with personalized coaching and blended learning. Their goal is to upskill anyone. While that may sound like a bunch of buzzwords, Kristy…
Welcome back to a new episode of Punk Rock HR! I’m excited to welcome today’s guest: best-selling author and workplace and equity consultant Minda Harts. Minda is the author of the books “The Memo,” “Right Within” and a new book coming in April 2022 for young adults called “You Are More Than Magic.” Most of…
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