Best Job Ever!

Tim Sackett talks getting back to work and taking risks to build a better company coming out of COVID.

Sara Best from In 2 Great talks about Emotional Intelligence and why it is vital to welcome employees after COVID furlough. 

Karen and Deanna talk about getting approval for the first new SHRM Chapter in 5 years!!!!!!!

Calum:
Today I'm joined by the wonderful Sarah Best from In 2 Great. We were talking this morning about the Starbucks challenge that you might have remembered from a year and 1/2 2 years ago. People constantly paid it forward and would like to do the same thing, but with HR professionals. So Sarah's graciously started to get this kicked off. Please tell us a little bit about our HR practitioner, who's just doing wonderful work right now.        

Sara:
Thank you, Calum. I am so happy to call out Dr Sheri Caldwell, who currently serves as the VP of HR for Northstar Blue Scope Steel. Sheri has always been the epitome of professionalism and excellence in HR, but along with that, she has brought to the table incredible integrity, energy, fun and a certain indelible style. Anybody who knows Sheri would appreciate that she is always matched to the T and looks phenomenal. But she's just a really dedicated, diligent hard worker. She's always after results, what she does that with and through people. So I just wanted to call out Sherry. She came to mind immediately when I thought about who's a rock star in HR and sherry I'm gonna throw this your way. Give you a chance in the next couple of days to call out somebody you designate an HR rockstar. Love you Sheri!

Calum: 
Sara, that was fantastic and for anyone else that is watching this and listening to this. If you want to get in on this please send us a note to myself or Sara. Just say, hey, you know what we would like to do something. Or do this on your own, right? Just set up a quick Zoom meeting record it and send it out HR and Payroll professionals tend to be overworked, underappreciated anyway, and with everything that is going on right now we just wanted to send a little bit of love your way. 
So Sara thank you so much. I think we'll just keep on paying it forward. Hopefully every day, even on the weekends. Send it over here. This is a 7 day a week operation over here right now. All right. Talk to you soon. Bye now.

The amazing Kristi Stuetzer from Revere Plastics talks HR Vision & Culture building.

Time in minutes.
0 - 2:35: Get rid of paperwork now, tech is your best friend! Leverage it! 
2:35 - 5:20: CHRO replaces CFO & how HR can work with execs better.
5:20 - 8:30: E-mail can cause major issues & reducing the divide between HR & Finance.
8:30 - 9:50 Manager evaluation bias.
9:50 - 13:20 How I got into HR & it's good for your career to be curious.
13:20 - 16:20 HR Unite & the courage of conviction will see you through. 
16:20 - 20:00 Transition from HR worker to HR management. Ground rules for mixing with subordinates outside and inside the workplace.
21:00 - 23:00 Kristi's HR vision. Everyone that walks into the building wants to be there and loves their job. Yeah I'm that ambitious. 
24:30 - 27:20 Consistent brand message helps build culture. If an employee feels some control of their destiny they are happier at work. 
27:30 - end Training and EQ is vital for supervisors and HR is always the last to know anything... Sigh...

James and Calum talk about why we started this Podcast. Why it is important to support HR & Payroll as they are usually the most overworked and underappreciated departments in a company.

We kick things off with a COVID-19 update then a Bio on the hosts. 

Time in minutes. 
0.37 COVID update.
3.10 fun and games with Calum & James.
6:20 James shirt caught on fire. 
7.00 Calum was boring in Scotland. Really, really boring
9.05 – 10:30 James goes to MI State and turns into Skelator. 
10:35  - 12.00 Calum talks about serious golf in Scotland.  
12:15 – 13:15 They closed the shipyards, coal mines, car plants and steel mills so Calum went to work in Australia and nightclubs in the Greek Islands.
14:55 – 17.00 James gets his first real job as an attorney. Then 2008 hits and he has to adapt to survive.
17:20 – 21:38 Calum talks working in Bikerbars and EPCOT where he met the love of his life. Brief hotel career history, non profit stint including a refugee camp story. 
22:00 – 25:00 - James grinds it out for 5 years becomes a partner at the law firm and sacrifices his health. Takes up competitive cycling and wins EVERYTHING! Unbelievable.  
27:45 -  29:41 Calum talks why he loves working with HR & Payroll professionals. Sell the dream & service the nightmare is never OK!
30:00 – 32:30. We talk networking, being empathetic is vital and Calum is the world’s worst liar.
32:40 – 35:30. Why we are doing the Podcast. Creating an HR support group and valued resource. No sales pitches, no judging and of course we drink wine.

Best selling author and health & wellness guru Cassie Sobelton walks us through how HR departments can manage their health & wellness during tough times. 
James Reid Employment & Business Attorney from Dinsmore makes sure we keep it legal and Calum Maclean from Paylocity,,, well I probably talk too much. 

Enjoy.