All About HR

Episode 31: Quinton Barrett Breaks Down People Element’s 2023 Global Engagement Report Data

4/18/23

Each year People Element compiles all their global engagement data and publishes a comprehensive report that covers the state of engagement across all industries over the previous year.  In today's episode, People Element’s top Analyst, Quinton Barrett, unpacks the key elements of engagement from that report.  He also hosted a webinar on this data that you can find a link to in our show notes.  THIS IS YOUR ONE-STOP CONVERSATION ON UNDERSTANDING ENGAGEMENT AND THE DRIVERS OF ENGAGEMENT!  Add in some talk about the best queso in Denver, Quinton’s go-to whiskey and you have yourself a fun 45 minutes!

Noted in Podcast:

• People Element 2023 Global Engagement Report

• Dixieland Delight, Alabama

• What Quinton is listening to:

• Webinar: Unpacking the Elements of Engagement: Key Pieces of a Thriving Workforce, Hosted by Quinton Barrett

Our Guest, Quinton Barrett

Quinton Barrett works as a People Experience Analyst for People Element. He has analyzed client-specific surveys, interpreted results, and built action plans for clients across several industries. In his role, Quinton has gained extensive experience working with HR and leadership to target key areas of opportunity such as turnover or low engagement.

Our Sponsor: People Element 

Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before.  People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act.

www.peopleelement.com

LinkedIn: People Element

Twitter: @People_Element

Find Us:

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Episode 30: Tom Daniels & I talk about Running, Change Management, and Creating the Leaders of Today

4/4/2023

Tom Daniels and I first connected on Twitter as part of the #HRCommunity tag.  Tom’s an active contributor to the HR community and a great person to be connected with.  He’s always contributing, sharing, and motivating those in the HR space.  After 2 years of online chatting, I’m extremely excited to sit down with Tom and dig into his expertise in Change Management and the coaching of today’s leaders.  We open the show by talking about running and the positive impact it has on both our business and personal lives.  Check out our HR Hot Sauce Playlist on Spotify and be sure to follow Tom Daniels via his links below!  Thanks for joining us to learn All About HR!

Noted in Podcast:

• HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist” 

• Wherever I May Roam, Metallica

• What Tom is listening to:

• HR Social Hour ½ Hour Podcast with Jon & Wendy

• Avenues For Autism: Charity Marathon

• Event is April 23rd so donate today if you can!

Our Guest, Tom Daniels

Husband, father, advisor, coach, mentor, speaker, community member, friend, runner, and podcast junkie.  Tom’s primary role is Associate Director for Graduate & Executive Programs in Business at Bowling Green State University.  He is very active in the local community:  Workforce Readiness Chair, Northwest Ohio HR Association (local SHRM chapter).  Tom is also a Board Member of Avenues for Autism, Leadership Toledo, and Owens Community College Foundation (alum).  He also works as a Moderator for the HRUnite! Group in Toledo area.

Twitter: @tomrdaniels419

LinkedIn: Tom Daniels

https://www.bgsu.edu/

Our Sponsor: People Element 

Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before.  People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act.

www.peopleelement.com

LinkedIn: People Element

Twitter: @People_Element

Find Us:

On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR

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Episode 29: James Schofield lays out a process for creating a culture of trust, respect, and communication.

3/22/23

James and I talk about his passion for “creating environments where people feel they are trusted and respected”.  James presents his team’s process for helping organizations systematically approach the structures and learnings needed to foster this type of organizational culture.  During the podcast, we have a conversation about pay equity/equality that is insightful.  He shares the framework of that process with us on this podcast and it’s a fantastic approach!

Noted in Podcast:

• HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist” :

• Pearl Jam & Sound Garden (I’m picking songs for both since he said the bands, hope he approves!)

• PJ “In Hiding”

• For Fun: The Stormlight Archive Series, Brandon Sanderson

Our Guest, James Schofield

James Schofield is a Partner at Roman 3 Solutions, a People and Culture training and advisory company dedicated to helping leaders and HR professionals take a systematic approach to assessing and implementing culture change. At Roman 3 James leads the implementation work of coaching leaders and managers to take the tools, resources, and strategies learned in training and apply them to their unique situation.

Prior to starting Roman 3, James spent 10 years coaching owners and managers of SMEs through a wide variety of challenges but HR and labor force were always the common pain points regardless of size or industry.  He later moved into an Economic Development role designing and implementing workforce solutions primarily in the Agriculture and Manufacturing Industry.

Twitter: @JamesFromRoman3

Podcast: www.roman3.ca/podcast

LinkedIn: James Schofield

www.roman3.ca

Our Sponsor: People Element 

Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before.  People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act.

www.peopleelement.com

LinkedIn: People Element

Twitter: @People_Element

Find Us:

On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR

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Episode 28 - 2/22/23 

Ron joins the podcast to share how he drives both safety and engagement in the manufacturing environment through a focused and designed strategy. We also dive into Ron’s systems for helping solve one of the #1 areas of improvement for every company > communication coaching! It’s a great conversation with lots of actionable insights to take away so jump in and have a listen! 

Noted in Podcast: 

• HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist” : 

• Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Theme Song) 

•  What Ron is listening to: 

• Never Split the Difference, Chris Voss

• GROW Coaching Model  

Our Guest, Ron Alexander 

Ron Alexander is a board-certified safety professional with over 50 years' experience in developing and managing safety programs in a variety of environments - for companies having a few dozen employees to those having thousands of employees.  His employment experience includes heavy industry, nuclear, secondary metals, explosives, and light manufacturing.  Additionally, he has performed safety consulting work at or for many or our national laboratories as well as some fortune 500 companies.  Mr. Alexander is a co-recipient of the Secretary of Energy’s “Award of Excellence” for innovations in radiation shielding design as well as Vice-President Al Gore’s “Hammer Award” for making government work better and cost less. 

LinkedIn: Ron Alexander 

Youtube: Ron Alexander  

[email protected] 

Our Sponsor: People Element   

Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before.  People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act.  

www.peopleelement.com  

LinkedIn: People Element  

Twitter: @People_Element  

Find Us:  

On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR 

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Episode 27 - 1/25/2023 

Leo joins the podcast for our first in-depth conversation about Total Rewards. We cover Total Rewards at a high level but also focus on how Total Rewards Strategies can be leveraged in today’s uncertain economy. Leo also connects the dots of how to engage your employees with Total Rewards to drive the best employee experience.  

Noted in Podcast: 

• HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist”:  Coldplay 

•  What Leo is listening to:  

• Marketing School Podcast 

Our Guest, Leo Tokar 

Leo serves as President, People Solutions and partner with Lockton Companies, a consulting and brokerage firm that provides insurance, risk management, total rewards, employee benefits and retirement solutions. Lockton is the 8th largest risk and benefits management firm in the world and the largest firm that is private and independent. 

Leo leads the strategy and financial performance of health & welfare, retirement, and executive benefits practices. In addition, he oversees consulting teams for key accounts and manages employee benefits and total rewards strategy for public and private organizations in a variety of industries.  

Leo has a MS in Marketing and MBS from the University of Colorado executive programs, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Kansas.  

Leo is a current board member of Delta Dental of Colorado, Denver Metro Chamber, Ensemble Innovation Ventures, and the American Cancer Society. He is also a graduate of Leadership Denver and has won the “Forty Under 40” Award from the Denver Business Journal. 

[email protected] 

LinkedIn: Leo Tokar 

Lockton Website 

** Keep your eye out for their upcoming YouTube Channel: “Breaking Bad Rewards” which will go live within the next month! ** 

Our Sponsor: People Element   

Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before.  People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act.  

www.peopleelement.com  

LinkedIn: People Element  

Twitter: @People_Element  

Find Us:  

On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR 

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Episode 26: Jon Thurmond Talks Podcasting in the HR Space as we Celebrate 250 Episodes of the HR Social Hour Half-Hour Podcast 

1/8/2022 

 With Jon and Wendy Dailey closing the doors on an amazing 318-episode HR Social Hour Half-Hour Podcast, I’m excited to sit down with Jon for his first interview/podcast since their final farewell episode.  We talk podcasting, community building, tie-in HR talk to G.I. Joe and Star Wars, and where to find the best Twitter Chat #HRSocialHour 

Noted in Podcast: 

• HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist” :  

• Ben Folds Five - Underground 

•  What Jon is listening to:  

• Never Not Funny with Jimmy Pardo 

• Star Wars The Clone Wars (TV Series) 

Our Guest, Jon Thurmond 

LinkedIn: Jon Thurmond 

Twitter: @Jon_Thurmond 

HR Half-Hour Social Hour Podcast 

StarJoes Podcast 

HR Social Hour Twitter Chat:  2nd and 4th Sunday’s 5pm EST each month.  Just search for #HRSocialHour and you’ll find the chat.  The next chat is 1/22/23 

Our Sponsor: People Element   

Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before.  People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act.  

www.peopleelement.com  

LinkedIn: People Element  

Twitter: @People_Element  

Find Us:  

On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR 

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Episode 25: Kimberley Tipps Wallace Talks About The Art of Compliance & “Getting Wide with Your People” Plus a Special EOY HR Feed with Laura Hundley! 

12/28/2022 

Our Guest, Kimberley Tipps Wallace 

Kimberley Tipps Wallace is a HR leader with 30+ years of experience in not only the field of HR, but also operations, technology, and sales/marketing. Her diversified business acumen yields a unique and business-minded approach to Human Resources, which sets her apart from others in her field. 

LinkedIn: Kimberley Tipps Wallace 

Company Website: AlchemyHR “The Power of Good Advice" 

• Al·che·my /ˈalkəmē/ a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination. 

Noted in Podcast: 

• HR HOT SAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist”: "Something By Led Zeppelin” - How About this?? Led Zeppelin - Fool in the Rain or maybe this one Dyer Mak’er 

•  What Kimberley is listening to: 

• Led Zeppelin - The Crunge 

THE HR Feed  

• Movie: Office Christmas Party 

Our Sponsor: People Element   

Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before.  People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act.  

www.peopleelement.com  

LinkedIn: People Element  

Twitter: @People_Element  

Find Us:  

On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR 

Spotify: Spotify: All About HR Podcast 

Apple Podcast: All About HR on Apple Podcasts 

Episode 24: Britt Griffin Talks About Building, Implementing, & Creating a Culture of DEIB 

12/14/2022 

Noted in Podcast: 

• HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist”: I Ain't No Joke - Eric B. & Rakim 

Our Guest, Britt Griffin 

Britt S. Griffin is a Human Resources and Diversity executive.  Currently he is the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging for IEA (Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives) which is a $2.5 Billion-dollar, 6,000 employee national leader in the Renewable Energy and Construction industry headquartered in Indianapolis. Britt has over 25 years of experience leading Human Resources and Diversity initiatives for many companies throughout his career.  Currently, he is developing strategies and initiatives to create a culture of Belonging at IEA where all people can be seen, heard, understood, and valued.   

Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, as well as cheering on the Chicago Bears, Bulls, White Sox, and Blackhawks. 

LinkedIn: Britt Griffin 

Company Website IEA 

Our Sponsor: People Element   

Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before.  People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act.  

www.peopleelement.com  

LinkedIn: People Element  

Twitter: @People_Element  

Find Us:  

On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR 

Spotify: Spotify: All About HR Podcast 

Apple Podcast: All About HR on Apple Podcasts 

Episode 23: Sims Tillirson Talks Benefits, EX, Being Your Genuine Self, and how HR Tech NEEDS to approach sales to HR Leaders 

11/16/2022 

Sims Tillirson brings a ton of energy to today’s episode where we talk about employee benefits, music, bringing your whole self to work, and how HR Tech vendors need to better refocus how they sell to HR Leaders. Sims and I talk about his newest HR Song “Ice-cream Tuesday”. When we discuss benefits, we’re not just talking about what benefits matter but focus more on making sure your benefits drive employee experience. How do you connect your team to the benefits you’ve invested in for them?  Sims dives into his story of how he integrates his whole self (the good, the bad, the ugly) into his professional life. We finish the episode talking about how selling to HR needs to be different than just the same old sales metrics. Hint: focus on connections, not outbound calling stats. Focus on outcomes not just demoing your “industry leading product” 

Noted in Podcast: 

• HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist” : 

• J.Cole - 95 South 

•  What Sims is listening to:  

• J. Cole - Interlude 

Our Guest, Sims Tillirson 

Over the past 10 years, Sims has worked in a variety of leadership positions at Fortune 500 insurance carriers, enrollment firms, and benefits technology firms.  

During that time, he had the opportunity to provide benefits technology to companies ranging from 25 - 10,000 employees. Outside of the office, he is an avid Community Volunteer, Tattoo Enthusiast, Recording Artist, Multi-Instrumentalist, Singer/Songwriter, and People Connector. 

Sims lives in Forest Acres, SC with his wife Brianne, son Jack, and dog Doc. 

LinkedIn: Sims Tillirson 

Sims Personal Branding Website 

Perks 

Our Sponsor: People Element   

Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before.  People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act.  

www.peopleelement.com  

LinkedIn: People Element  

Twitter: @People_Element  

Find Us:  

On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR 

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Episode 22: Chris Hadley Shares His Journey to HR, Recruiting/Engaging Deskless Employees & Maternity/Paternity Benefits 

11/1/2022 

I am excited to welcome back another guest that’s out on the front lines of HR helping to directly support his employees. We talk about Chris’ journey into HR and how the community helped him break into his career. Chris leads HR for a team of deskless workers and he speaks about how they recruit and support top talent in a highly specialized space. We close out the conversation by talking about maternity/paternity benefits and how important they are to so many employees.  

Noted in Podcast: 

• HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist” : 

• Nelly: Country Grammar  

•  What Chris is listening to:  

• Metallica: Enter Sandman 

• Noted in the show 

• The Avalanches  

Our Guest, Chris Hadley 

Chris is a non-college-educated HR Director for Choices In Community Living, a non-profit that provides services for adults with developmental disabilities to live their best life. 

Chris has not given any TED talks, keynote speeches, or done any blog posts, but he is a huge advocate of changing the stigma that the human resources department is just like the principal's office. 

Chris earned his Professional in Human Resources certificate from HRCI in 2020 and is a member of the City of Beavercreek’s Youth Development Committee and currently is a part of the Beavercreek Rotary’s Board of Directors. 

Lastly and most importantly, Chris is a husband and was recently promoted to father of 3. 

LinkedIn: Chris Hadley 

Twitter: @TheRealGappa 

Our Sponsor: People Element   

Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before.  People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act.  

www.peopleelement.com  

LinkedIn: People Element  

Twitter: @People_Element  

Find Us:  

On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR 

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Apple Podcast: All About HR on Apple Podcasts