EP 30 Learning to Lead from the Middle with Connie Martin

EP 34 - Entrepreneurship Through Public Speaking

Is public speaking one of your most troubling fears? Tune in to hear Dawn chat with Marianne Hickman, a speaker and sales coach who brings moving speeches to empower women (and a few men) as they seek self-made careers through her This Is Me LLC company. She does this by speaking and mentoring people on domestic as well as international stages alike to captivate audiences through her deep mentoring strategies on how to make it to the top. In this podcast, listen to Dawn and her talk about how she started her company, the ways that she helps people make the big bucks, the podcast influencers that serve as their role models, and more.  ---- Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at: www.sipleythebest.com [http://www.sipleythebest.com]

EP 33 - Different Healing Techniques To Help With Mental Health

Tune in to hear Dawn chat with Alisa Gracheva, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor that works with people through a variety of different therapy modalities. Some of these methods include counseling psychology, EMDR, CBT, and existential therapy. Listen to her and Dawn talk about these processes that help overcome mental health issues while giving us insight into how our ever-changing culture is impacting forms of communication in the real world and in the workplace.  ---- Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at: www.sipleythebest.com [http://www.sipleythebest.com]

Employees as the MVPs of Your Business: From HRs Perspective

Do you know what it means to turn a brown squirrel into a purple one within your business? Find out from Lisa Ealy, the CEO of Purple Squirrel Group and our most recent guest on the Hiring Happy Humans Podcast. Purple Squirrel Group is a Maryland-based HR consulting agency providing full-suite leadership, organizational, and employee development to help businesses build stronger teams and scale operations. Hear about Lisa’s background as an HR generalist and recruiter, and the critical roles that Purple Squirrel plays in fortifying businesses and coaching job seekers. Lisa shares insights into the role of HR experts as advocates for employees, who are the most valuable players - the real MVPs - of a business. She and Dawn also discuss organizational culture, powerful interview questions to help you deeply learn about your candidates, and the relationship between minimizing costs and investing in the humans who work for you.  Timestamps  0:00 - Introduction  1:31 - How Lisa Founded Purple Squirrel Group 8:20 - The Team at Purple Squirrel 10:47 - Lisa’s Career Journey  13:51 - The Intimate Role of HR Consultants as a Business Partner 16:10 - Defining Organizational Culture and Culture Audits 21:15 - Lisa’s Favorite Interview Questions 26:00 - Asking Candidates About Generative AI 35:10 - About Lisa’s Book, Profit Amplified 41:15 - Advice You Would Give Your Past Self Follow along with Lisa and Purple Squirrel Group!   Lisa’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lisaealyDreams?app=desktop [https://www.youtube.com/@lisaealyDreams?app=desktop]  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisarealy/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisarealy/]  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LisaEaly8 [https://www.facebook.com/LisaEaly8]  ---- Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at: www.sipleythebest.com [http://www.sipleythebest.com]

EP 31 - Building Community Among a Remote Workforce with Tricia Shields

Tune in to hear Dawn chat with Tricia Shields, the CHRO with Naviant. Tricia’s work is critical in integrating technology into HR processes for efficient, human-centric operations, and in managing a remote workforce of over 100 employees while building community and collaboration among diverse teams. Tricia shares about her career pathway and how she leverages the power of curious, open communication in her work as an HR professional.  Timestamps  0:00 Introduction  2:46 - What HR looks like at Naviant  8:52 - Employer branding at Naviant  17:34 - Recommendations for candidates 20:58 - Challenges of executive leadership 23:51 - Tricia’s favorite books 28:00 - Tricia’s career path and family 36:30 - Fostering engagement among a fully remote team  42:10 Favorite icebreaker questions  46:05 What advice would you give your 18-year-old self?  Follow along with Tricia and her work at Naviant:  Naviant’s Website: https://naviant.com/ [https://naviant.com/]  Tricia’s LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tricia-shields-3b112a21/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tricia-shields-3b112a21/]  ---- Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at: www.sipleythebest.com [http://www.sipleythebest.com]

EP 30 Learning to Lead from the Middle with Connie Martin

Dawn speaks today with Connie Martin, author of the book The Art of Picking Up Dog Poop: Leading from the Middle, and founder of Words From The Meander, LLC. With over 25 years of experience working at Lockheed Martin and a background in military service internationally, Connie shares insights and nuggets of wisdom for leaders managing the front lines of their businesses and organizations.  00:00 Introduction 4:08 Military school and Connie’s career in the military  6:45 Working with Lockheed Martin  12:50 Her tenure with Lockheed 15:22 Advice for females in male-dominated fields 18:25 The changing world of work for women  21:56 Retirement and founding her business  42:38 Handling disciplinary action and conflict as a leader 57:54 Tips to your 18 year old self  Learn more about Connie Martin here: Website: www.wordsfromthemeander.com/ [https://www.wordsfromthemeander.com/]  Connie’s book, The Art of Picking Up Dog Poop: https://a.co/d/9xrk7i9 [https://a.co/d/9xrk7i9]  Facebook: www.facebook.com/connie.b.martin.3#/ [https://www.facebook.com/connie.b.martin.3#/]  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/connie-martin-0131907b/ [http://linkedin.com/in/connie-martin-0131907b/] ---- Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at: www.sipleythebest.com [http://www.sipleythebest.com]