#103: Supporting Leaders in a Pandemic and Beyond - with Lori Ermi

Final Episode - July 2021

My farewell episode...but actually we are moving this podcast over to our sister station HR Oxygen!  Join us there at HROxygen.com or just subscribe to it on any major podcast app. Thanks for listening and we'll see you over at HR Oxygen!

#103: Supporting Leaders in a Pandemic and Beyond - with Lori Ermi

We expect our leaders to guide us in navigating the pandemic and life after it is conquered, but how can we support them?  Our guest on this episode, Lori Ermi [https://www.ermigroup.com/about/founder-bio.html], is a coach, speaker, and consultant who works with leaders, coaching and training them.  Lori has some great tips for moving teambuilding events virtually as well as identifying ways we can all be more effective at communicating virtually.

#102: Bad Body Odor, Terminations, and Other Difficult Conversations - with Amanda Haddaway

As The Boss, you'll have many difficult conversations with employees.  It's one of the toughest parts of the job.  Knowing how to do it properly and legally is key.  Our guest today, Amanda Haddaway, is an award-winning HR consultant and corporate trainer. In her role as the managing director of HR Answerbox [https://hranswerbox.com/our-mission/], she specializes in conducting workplace investigations, solving complex employee relations issues, leading interactive and engaging training sessions, and serving as an advisor to small business owners and leaders. In this episode, Amanda gives up practical techniques on how to plan out and deliver these uncomfortable topics.

#101: They Did What? With Cornelia Gamlem and Barbara Mitchell

Aside from police officers and proctologists, HR professionals have the BEST funny and weird stories about human behavior in the workplace.  Our guests today, Cornelia Gamlem and Barbara Mitchell talk with us today about their latest book They Did What?  Unbelievable Tales from the Workplace [https://www.bigbookofhr.com/they-did-what].  We talk about why strange and mischievous behaviors happen in the workplace and some of the details behind the research for their book.

#100: How Being Your SELF Makes You a Better Leader - with Minter Dial

How authentic should you be as a leader?  According to our guest Minter Dial [https://www.minterdial.com/about], author of You Lead: How Being Yourself Makes You a Better Leader [https://www.minterdial.com/books/you-lead/], very authentic.  Minter is an author, speaker, and well-traveled consultant who advocates bringing  self-awareness into your leadership.  This episode gives you practical steps in discovering and leveraging your true SELF to build your leadership credibility.