Dear Human Resources:

Dr. Keri Ohlrich is co-founder of Abbracci Group and co-author of the bestselling book, The Way of the HR Warrior. She's spent years working in what she calls the messy, unglamorous middle of HR—the situations that don't fit neatly into research papers or best-practice presentations. She's also an experienced podcaster herself, having co-hosted The Breakout Podcast. https://www.abbraccigroup.com/

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

John Sansoucie is Chairman and CEO of CogNet and brings more than 27 years of experience across HR outsourcing, third-party administration, and professional employer organizations. Today, much of his work focuses on helping HR organizations use AI and automation to streamline workflows, reduce manual work, and operate more efficiently.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

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Vanessa Errecarte is an award-winning lecturer at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and creator of one of the nation’s only for-credit MBA courses in personal branding. Vanessa works directly with students navigating this new reality, and she argues that AI is transforming personal branding from a marketing tactic into a core leadership competency that universities must intentionally teach.

She is also the author of the book, Valuable & Visible: Redefining Personal Branding by Leading With Impact Over Image.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Gustavo Razzetti is a culture strategist, speaker, and author of the book Forward Talk: The Bold New Method for Getting Teams Unstuck. In this episode, he introduces the idea of conversational agency: the belief that your voice actually matters and can move work forward.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Kim Bohr is President and CEO of SparkEffect, an author, a strategic advisor to executive teams, and a podcast host herself. She brings more than 25 years of cross-functional leadership experience, backed by SparkEffect’s decades of work with organizations navigating disruption. More info at sparkeffect.com/DearHR

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

David Deane-Spread, a leadership advisor and founder of Metattude and former military officer and CEO, has spent more than 25 years advising over 150 CEOs and boards across Australia and the UK. He is the creator of the ABC Practice of Leadership, a framework designed to help HR and executive teams turn culture into performance.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Today’s episode might surprise you, because we’re talking about archaeology—yes, archaeology—not as history, but as a leadership and wellbeing tool.

My guest is Celia Orsini, an archaeologist and the founder of Archaeology for Wellbeing.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Today’s episode sits at the intersection of leadership, empathy, and lived experience. Our topic is Dementia’s Surprising Lessons for Today’s Leaders. My guest, Glenna Hetch, is a leadership speaker, consultant, and author with more than three decades of executive leadership experience in HR and training. She has worked with organizations such as Starbucks, Levy Restaurants at Walt Disney World, Buffalo Wild Wings, franchise leadership groups, and national associations.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Today’s episode focuses on something we have all experienced virtual and hybrid meetings. Many organizations are still struggling to make virtual meetings feel engaging and worth people’s time. To help us rethink how we design these experiences, I’m delighted to welcome Mark Mallchok, Principal and Chief Event Strategist at Brella Productions.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis