This HR Life

In this episode, we talk with Kat Steinmetz, former Head of HR at Burning Man, now  Principal at venture capital firm Initialized Capital. Kat shares the variety of responsibilities and growth she experienced at Burning Man and lessons from her current role as a principal at Initialized Capital advising on talent and culture to founders and portfolio companies. Find Kat on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katsteinmetz/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/katsteinmetz/] Learn more about Initialized Capital: https://www.linkedin.com/company/initialized-capital/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/initialized-capital/]

Employees have capabilities and aspirations that go far beyond their current job descriptions, but their talent is often untapped. In this episode, Edie Goldberg, author ofThe Inside Gig,discusses how to optimize and energize your workforce by deploying the skills of the employees you already have inside your firm across organizational boundaries. Edie shares how unlocking the hidden skills within your organization keeps your employees happy and engaged, improves your organization’s agility, and lowers your costs. Edie Goldberg [https://www.linkedin.com/in/edie-goldberg-phd], PhD, is the president of E.L. Goldberg & Associates in Menlo Park, California. She has specialized in talent management and organization development for more than thirty years. Read more: Check out The Inside Gig: How Sharing Untapped Talent Across Boundaries Unleashes Organizational Capacity [https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Gig-Boundaries-Unleashes-Organizational/dp/1928055605] on Amazon today! https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Gig-Boundaries-Unleashes-Organizational/dp/1928055605

For the past year and a half, HR Teams were asked to combat with the pandemic, decreasing employee moral, and social and political unrest. In this episode, Dave Hanrahan, Chief Human Resources Officer at Eventbrite, discusses managing burnout and stress, personally and as a leader.

In this episode, social media guru and HR practitioner Jasen Hayes shares his perspective on career transitioning. Listen in to hear why people transition careers and best practices to employ when transitioning.

In this episode, Dave Burchfield, Director of People Strategy at McDonald's, shares his perspective on delivering the best employee experience to front-line fast-food workers who face high workplace stress, high turnover, and competing retail work opportunities. Listen in to hear lessons on supporting a workforce spanning five generations, building a strong talent network, and training employees to meet a variety of modern customer needs.