Drive Thru HR

The hosts of DTHR are taking a look at what happened on the Drive-Thru and in HR each week.

With the pandemic under control in the U.S., many employers say time to get back to work... but where are the workers? Cathy Missildine, Chief Human Resources Officer at Southeastrans, Inc., joins host Crystal Miller Lay on the DriveThru to discuss the state of worker availability post-COVID. Join us!

In any given week, a lot happens but can we all agree Fridays should be fun? On Fridays, the DriveThru HR hosts Crystal Lay, Dwane Lay, Michael Vandervort, and Robin Schooling will get together (sometimes all, sometimes some) to talk about the events of the week. With these four, it should be fun. Join us!

Join Michael and Robin on 6/3/2021 as they talk with Katherine Zitterbart (aka Katie Z.), a former HR professional now running a sex-positive counseling and yoga practice.  We will explore how a stint in HR helped Katherine develop her practice and more.

Katie is a no-touch facilitator of practices that help to cultivate compassion, personal power, and balanced relationships. I’m sex-positive, which means I believe that all expressions of human sexuality that do not harm the people involved and occur in a context of consent are valid and worthy. For over 20 years, I’ve guided somatic practices, such as yoga and emotional alchemy, which help folks feel better in their bodies. As a designer of workshops and immersions, Katie draws on decades of experience and training in myriad communication skills.

Compassion. Communication. Consent. The core pillars of my Work and how I operate in the world

I design and deliver workshops, classes, immersions, events in three primary areas, about all of which I am deeply passionate: somatics (movement and yoga), communication, and sexual polarity. The core concepts of all that I do are rooted in over 30 years' of study in myriad traditions including Buddhism, Taoism, Critical/Queer Theory and Psychology.

In the spring of 2020, Katie was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. We will explore how Katie's background in kink and corporate is helping her navigate a long and challenging walk on a path many have walked before, and how she is helping others.

Join Michael and Robin as we chat with Kari Davidson of AFIMAC Global to discuss how to respond to business interruptions including strikes and other types of work stoppages.

At AFIMAC, Kari assists clients of all sizes and in every industry, including many Fortune 500 corporations, plan for and execute business continuity response strategies for plant closures, labor disputes, and mass layoffs or downsizing.

We will look at several components of this process including:

Pre-Planning Services to Address Labor Disputes

How do companies prepare?Transportation Services Tailored for Labor Disputes

Why worry about transportation?Management Services During a Labor Dispute

We already have managers, why do we need more?Coordinating Supplemental Labor to Address Labor Stoppages and Natural Disasters

Is this suplelemental labor like Manpower?What natural disaster?Picket Line Security - Ensuring the Safety of All Parties Involved During a Strike

What's a picket line?Who crosses a picket line?

In any given week, a lot happens but can we all agree Fridays should be fun? On Fridays, the DriveThruHR hosts Crystal Lay, Dwane Lay, Michael Vandervort, and Robin Schooling will get together (sometimes all, sometimes some) to talk about the events of the week. With these four, it should be fun. Join us!

Join Michael and Robin when we chat with Sex and Intimacy Coach Kendra Holliday.  

Kendra is an empowering and enlightening resource for adults seeking to learn more about the delicious complexities of human sexuality.. Her professional consulting website describes the non-traditional therapy and areas of interest and expertise Kendra calls upon to help people learn more about their sexuality and how that fits into the big picture.  Kendra has a professional consulting site Be Open and Honest, where she offers sex and relationship advice and sex surrogacy.  

On the show, we will discuss:

Who Kendra is and what her work entails.How Kendra made the transition from a corporate career to self-employed Sex and Intimacy Coach.The stigma related to sex work.How Kendra helps people deal with personal issues.

Martin Burns is the Editor-in-Chief for Recruiting News Network, a site dedicated to keeping the pulse on the goings-on and pulse of the recruitment industry. He also serves as HireClix’s in-house technology “geek” and copywriter, regularly with major HireClix clients on recruitment initiatives. He also founded, and co-admins, the popular Facebook group Talent Product Plays, focused on TA Tech. 

Tuesday, May 25th, Martin joins co-hosts Crystal Lay and Dwane Lay to discuss what's next for Talent Acquisition in a post-pandemic world. While we're not sure which of the 3 talks the fastest, we are sure it's going to be a lively conversation you won't want to miss!

In any given week, a lot happens but can we all agree Fridays should be fun? On Fridays, the DriveThruHR hosts Crystal Lay, Dwane Lay, Michael Vandervort, and Robin Schooling will get together (sometimes all, sometimes some) to talk about the events of the week. With these four, it should be fun. Join us!

CEOs and business leaders today must be skilled at more than making a profit. They should be industry thought leaders, savvy at all things digital, expert communicators with employees, media, and investors, and sharply attuned to political issues.

Alongside new facets of the job, demand for diversity and inclusion has put more focus on promoting women and people of color into the C-Suite.

This puts corporate America at a crossroads. Caren Kenney, CEO of Evolve Leadership, sees a distinct need for not only promoting women and minorities into the C-Suite—but truly investing in their success once they are there.

It’s widely reported that 2 out of 5 CEOs fail in the first 18 months and women CEOs are 45% more likely to be fired than their male counterparts. This is destructive! Kenney’s ideas for how to change the tenure of CEOs and business leaders include:

How to make boards accountable for CEO successHow to better prepare and support women and minority leaders who are fast-tracked into senior leadership rolesHow to approach leadership development as a “whole person, whole life” equation: health, well-being, family, mental and emotional resilience, executive judgment and decision making, purpose- and character-based leadership.