Cornelia Gamlem & Barbara Mitchell. Authors of The Big Book of HR have a new book -  They Did What? Unbelievable Tales from the Workplace. Filled with captivating and occasionally irreverent stories, this book casts a light on human behavior, explores how bad behavior manifests itself fin the workplace, and highlights what HR professionals and managers can do when faced with people-doing-people-things.  

Written as narrative non-fiction, this book is about “real-life” HR including the type of WTF stories that those of us who work with people are well acquainted!

Join us for a fun show as we chat with the authors!

Wayne Crawford, Ph.D, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington whose primary research interests include work-life issues, identity work, leadership and dyads and quantitative research methods.

Join us for a chat,  drawn from Dr. Crawford’s research, about the interplay between work time, family-time, (the work-life interface) and the impact of friend support (really!) on job burnout and depression.

It's been just over a month since President Biden took office and, as expected, issues related to the workplace. labor relations and HR are front-and-center.  Join us for today's show as Michael and Robin discuss the minimum wage, OSHA and activities on the labor/organizing front.

John serves as Director for Business Career Management bringing with him over 13 years of recruitment and talent management experience. He is responsible for developing new relationships with companies that might have an interest in establishing a college relations/college recruiting program with the College of Business.  John has a BBA from FIU, an M.S. in Health Services Administration from Barry University, and his Senior Professional in HR (SPHR) certification.

Talking cancel culture including MyPillow guy, Goya guy and historical figures on the side of red and blue.

Join Michael and Robin as we chat with our buddy Jay Kuhns.

On the call we will discuss the start of the NHL season, the state of the state,  and the impact a Biden administration may have on the workplace and employment issues around the recent conflict at the Capitol. Also social media and coffee will probably come up.

Join Michael and Robin as they chat with Patrick Brandt, president of Shiftsmart and co-founder of Get Shift Done, on DriveThru

We will discuss:

Get Shift Done, in response to hospitality workers losing their jobs during the pandemic.  How they helped hospitality workers registered with Shiftsmart by millions of dollars to pay the displaced hospitality workers to work at the Food Banks so they could continue to deliver food to those in need. Get Shift Done has provided 500,000+ hours of skilled shifts to 110+ non-profits in 11 cities.

Join Robin and Michael on Tuesday, January 6 when we will discuss some of the labor and employment law changes that HR pros will deal with in 2021 as the Biden administration takes the reins. Our guest is labor law counselor and employment adviser David Pryzbylski is diligently focused on achieving the right result for each client he serves. He is dedicated to providing legal solutions to the challenges his clients face by incorporating not only legal and business strategy into problem-solving but also compassion in consideration of the human element of managing a workforce.

Well, it's the 2020 Holiday season which is something mere mortals should not have to endure.  If you have grievances (work-related or otherwise), join Michael VanDervort, Robin Schooling and Paul Hebert for a morning-after-Festivus show.

This year, of course, will go down in the books; a raging global pandemic, the US POTUS who refuses to concede his loss of the election, and the need for action (not just chatter) for justice and equality.

Folks working in Human Resources have been busy - and if they previously sat on the sidelines and valiantly refrained from "rocking the boat," 2020 required them to grab an oar and steer.

Join Mike and Robin for a discussion about 2020 and why we're giving "thanks" to those in the HR/people field who have finally "stepped up" (albeit, some of them reluctantly) in a year that's been like no other.