Dear Human Resources:

In this episode, Dr. Bill Satterwite, physician, attorney, former Chief Wellness Officer, and CEO of Sneez, discusses how technology can help improve employee wellbeing.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

In this episode, Jo Aggarwal, founder and CEO of Wysa, talks about the loneliness of isolation associated with working from home.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

In this episode, Shari Foos, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, talks about the power of apologizing, including in a workplace setting.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

In this episode, Hart Kaminker, attorney-at-law, talks about employment and immigration laws in Canada and how they impact HR professionals.

Hart founded Kaminker & Associates in 2004, a full-service boutique immigration law firm that helps individuals and businesses with relocation to Canada. Hart has nearly 3 decades of experience in Immigration and Citizenship laws in the Greater Toronto Area.

Host: Marie-Line, Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Matt Schlegel, a high-tech leader with over 20 years of experience talks about his experience working in Japan and the lessons learned.

Matt delivers expertise in the areas of expense reduction, problem-solving, team leadership, product development, and working with Japanese joint development partners. He founded Sakino Consulting to help companies in joint product development ventures with Japanese partners bring new products to market. He is the author of the book, Teamwork 9.0. In the 90s, Matt was granted a Mombusho Scholarship to perform research at the University of Tokyo. He then spent 3 years living, studying, and working in Japan.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Sam George, a communications professional with decades of experience working with politicians such as Nancy Pelosi and George Soros and the author of the book, "I'll Get Back to You", discusses how digital communication has changed the way people interact in business, and the stress we experience from an unreturned email or TXT.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

John Abrahamson, HR professional at Spectrum, talks about Employees with Disabilities and how organizations can best accommodate their needs.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Melissa Agnes, Founder & CEO of the Crisis Ready Institute, talks about organizational crisis management.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

In this episode, Vicki Meath, Executive Director of Just Economics of Western North Carolina, talks about "Living Wage" and how employers can become living wage certified.

David Sawyer, Founder and President of Safe Places, talks about employers' background screenings of job candidates and employees. He discusses trends (think social media) and the law.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis