My guest today is Dr. Jarik Conrad, vice president of the Human Insights and the HCM Advisory team at UKG. Dr. Conrad also serves as the executive director of the UKG-sponsored Equity At Work Council, an interdisciplinary group of experts and practitioners dedicated to providing you with evidence-based strategies to eliminate workplace inequities. On today’s…
Of course they can. People get fired for all sorts of reasons everyday, and most people in America don’t have any recourse when it happens. But human resources rarely leads the way in firing someone. The decision to terminate an employee nearly always comes from their manager or supervisor. HR’s role is to coordinate the…
My guest today is Dr. Chris Mullen. He’s the executive director at The Workforce Institute at UKG. I am excited to have Chris on the show, because he’s an experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in the technology and HR industries. He’s highly skilled at the employee experience and leveraging technology, and his…
Zach Nunn is a change management consultant and one of the co-founders of the podcast and movement Living Corporate. The goal of that platform is to tell Black and Brown stories related to the world of work. You think you’ve heard good conversations about diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging, but you have not heard Living…
The words “I love you” mean a million different things. However, it always, always is a way to strengthen bonds and demonstrate affection without having to physically show affection. Even when we say we love food or a book, we are affirming and establishing an emotional connection. The feeling of love can be romantic or…
My guest today is my dear friend Vadim Liberman. He’s the editor at TLNT and ERE.net. He’s also affectionately known as “the Liberace of HR” because of the enthusiasm and glamour that he brings to the world of work. Vadim’s on the show today not to get super-nerdy about sourcing or recruiting, but instead to…
On this episode of Punk Rock HR, I’m joined by Mike Sipple Jr. He’s the CEO and co-founder of the Talent Magnet Institute, an organization that helps to build and invest in people. “I’m all about helping develop leaders, developing cultures that people thrive in and can bring out their whole self and best self,”…
There is a universal force that unites all successful and happy business professionals: a love of animals. Some people like dogs, others like cats, but everybody likes animals except for a few cranky people in the office. In fact, I can go through my career and identify a half-dozen miserable people. They had delusions of…
Child care in the United States had problems before the pandemic, and it feels like it’s only gotten worse. I wanted to know what lessons we’ve learned and how HR departments can continue to move the needle forward. So I sat down with someone who deeply understands this issue. Ilnort Rueda is the co-founder of…
Most days, I feel like my work in HR is slowly sucking the life out of me. Can you offer suggestions or enlightenment on how to get past these feelings of drudgery towards this career path I’ve chosen or how to jump into something else. This is not the place that I can see myself…