Providing insights to HR leaders around their greatest challenge – their people.

Where to Listen

Holly and Margaret share their insights and lessons learned from years of managing people and consulting with employers around their people challenges. They will be joined by leading HR and People Leaders who have successfully tackled this important business strategy. If you are responsible for any aspect of your employer’s people process, you won’t want to miss these high-energy, engaging and informative interviews.

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E14: Building a People-First Culture with Rectangle Health’s Jamie Heinze

This episode, Rectangle Health’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Jamie Heinze, talks about her journey to building a people-first culture, the importance of work-life balance, and what different generations want out of their jobs.

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E13: Servant Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and Employee Retention with Kreischer Miller’s Mary Ellen Harris

Mary Ellen Harris, Kreischer Miller’s Chief Human Resources Officer, talks about the importance of servant leadership and emotional intelligence in employee retention, the biggest challenge for leaders to embrace servant leadership, and the negative impact of annual performance evaluations.

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E12: Employee Engagement and Building Trust with Independent Community Bankers of America’s Valerie Utsey

In this episode, the Independent Community Bankers of America’s Chief Human Resources Officer Valerie Utsey talks about the different aspects that impact employee engagement, the ways to build trust in an organization, and how to onboard staff in a virtual environment.

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E11: Reducing Staff Turnover and Boosting Wellness with Celebree School’s Kristen Masters

In this episode, Celebree School’s HR Director Kristen Masters talks about different ways to reduce staff turnover rates, how to promote wellness in your team in a cost effective manner, and the different benefits of having a culture mentor.

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E10: Covid’s Impact on HR with The Y in Central Maryland’s Keisha Sitney

In this episode, The Y in Central Maryland’s Chief People Officer Keisha Sitney talks about the unique challenges HR faced during Covid, the ways Covid changed the HR world, and how HR leaders can properly identify and share the accomplishments they achieved during this difficult time.

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E9: Culture Building Strategies with Bluebird Bio’s Andrea Walton

In this episode, bluebird bio’s Chief People and Culture Officer Andrea Walton talks about the different strategies to build and maintain a company’s culture, how to keep your employees mission-focused, and the best practices for achieving a strong DEI strategy.

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E8: Power of Self-Care in the Workplace: Strategies for HR Professionals

In this episode, Chief People Officer at Optimal, Eloise Lepesqueur, talks about the emotional labor involved in HR, the risk of HR professionals experiencing burnout, and how to encourage your team to practice self-care.

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E7: The Crossover Between Marketing and HR

In this episode, Mandelbaum Barrett’s Chief Marketing & Culture Officer Lauren Lynch talks about the ways marketing can help HR, how HR professionals can build a relationship with their marketing team, and how to reinforce a company's core values.

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E6: How to Balance Culture and Performance

In this episode, Co-Founder of Juno Search Partners Mikal Harden talks about how she built a people-focused company culture, how to respond to an employee that performs well but doesn’t fit in your culture, and the fine balance between culture and performance.

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E5: Why HR Shouldn’t Focus on Diversity

In this episode, Chief Culture & Communications Officer at American Conservation Experience Alex Tremble talks about the importance of focusing on underrepresentation rather than diversity, how to create a more representative workforce, and more.

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E4: How to Build Trust with your Employees

This episode, Chief People Officer and EVP Amplity Health Becky O'Loughlin talks about how to provide a humanistic HR approach, how new leaders can build trust with their employees, and different communication methods that can connect people.

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E3: The Changing World of Hybrid Work

This episode, Chief People Officer at Yieldstreet Joel Greengrass talks about how to improve your skills as an HR leader, the downsides of working with a fully remote team, and how to maximize the potential of hybrid workspaces.

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E2: Building Connection in Companies

In this episode, Senior HR Business Partner at Suvoda Janet Potts talks about different HR initiatives, ways to change employees’ mindsets, and how HR can help managers connect with their staff.