Guest: Candace Nelson, author and founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes Candace Nelson, entrepreneur, author and founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes, makes her first visit to the HR Break Room® podcast. From a self-made pastry chef to a permanent judging spot on Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, Candace Nelson has rewritten the recipe on turning a passion into a successful career. After opening the world’s first cupcake bakery in 2005, Nelson continued to grow, becoming an angel investor and author of two books, the most recent being Sweet Success: A Simple Recipe to Turn your Passion into Profit, hitting shelves in November 2022. Candace joins host Morgan Beard to discuss her first foray in the cupcake market, women in entrepreneurship and how shaping her own mindset was instrumental to her success. In this episode of HR Break Room, Nelson discusses:  how mindset plays a role in entrepreneurship tackling imposter syndrome female representation in the startup and venture capital arena 

Secret Ingredients: Mindset, Diversity and Entrepreneurship With Candace Nelson

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  Tech disengagement happens when tools intended to make our work easier actually make things more difficult. It compounds what we do, forcing us to find workarounds or abandon the tech outright. How can you bridge the gap between technology and business needs?    On this episode of the HR Break Room® podcast, HR Technology Conference co-chair Steve Boese dives into the topic and helps you identify tech disengagement and spots the pitfalls of the technology generation gap. Along the way, he’ll examine the implications of a workforce that’s struggling with tools that are supposed to help.       Boese also discusses:    how tech disengagement affects the workforce      understanding tech in a multigenerational workforce  spotting the difference between bad tech and too much tech   managing mental health and burnout related to tech disengagement  

Steve Boese on Tech Disengagement in a Multigenerational Workforce

In this episode of the HR Break Room® podcast, we welcome Paycom’s director of HR business services, Tiffany Gamblin, and Sharlyn Lauby, president of HR consulting firm ITM Group. In honor of Women’s History Month, Gamblin and Lauby discuss women in the workplace, their influence and how organizations can best support them. From women in leadership to trends in benefits policies to the engagement opportunities of employee resource groups (ERGs), our guests discuss how women can be empowered to bring their unique perspectives to work and add value that sets an organization apart from the rest. Our guests will discuss:  statistics about women in the workforce the importance of the manager-employee relationship how mentoring programs benefit women in the workplace creating a positive environment for sharing feedback 

Women in the Workplace: Fostering Women's Leadership and Influence

As employees place an ever-increasing premium on work-life balance and mental health, time off plays an even more significant role in the modern workplace. That’s why it’s essential that the modern HR professional stay abreast of the terms, nuances and technology surrounding this benefits staple. Trish Steed, co-founder of H3 HR Advisors joins the HR Break Room® podcast to break down the many factors of the common benefits program. Steed brings industry insight and first-hand experience as she discusses the future of benefits, mental health, PTO policies, unpaid time off, employee vacation blackout periods and more. Drawing from her own experience, Steed also examines how automation and the right tech helps HR professionals streamline their work and uncover greater efficiency. Trish Steed and our host will discuss:  the latest in HR technology and automation the future of work the nuances surrounding time-off approvals time-off policy samples preventing burnout 

Talking Time Off With HR Expert Trish Steed

  Delayed time-off decisions can create an avalanche of problems. Scheduling is slowed down, budgeting is hampered, employee trust may erode and the risk of non-compliance fines grow ever larger. Nobody wants time-off requests to languish in limbo — and for good reason!   In this episode of the HR Break Room® podcast, HR Technology Conference co-chair Steve Boese shares his take on where pain points may arise in the time-off process when things aren’t automated, the realities of staffing shortages and more. Listen in as Steve Boese discusses: ·       the ins and outs of automated time-off request decision-making·       maintaining the human touch as you embrace automation ·       developments in HR technology and the future of work ·       ensuring fairness and reducing bias in time-off decision making ·       the benefits of automated time-off tracking

Steve Boese Talks the Latest in Time-Off Tech

  LinkedIn’s first chief HR officer, Steve Cadigan, continues his HR Break Room® visit with a discussion about employee well-being and the idea of workplace wellness. He examines wellness in a professional context and shares ways employers can support their teams.       Cadigan earned his workplace culture expertise overseeing LinkedIn’s recruitment, engagement and culture strategies during a period of tenfold growth. He’s an avid proponent of in-person workplaces, a topic he took on in his bestselling 2021 book, Workquake.       In this second episode of his two-part discussion, Cadigan addresses:  ·        wellness in the workplace  ·        mental health and employee well-being  ·        the importance of a healthy workplace culture   ·        employee wellness programs and human connection in the workplace

Secret Ingredients: Mindset, Diversity and Entrepreneurship With Candace Nelson

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