Drive Thru HR

Laura Mazzullo is the Founder and Owner of East Side Staffing, a boutique recruitment firm focused on the placement of Human Resources professionals. She works with Executives and CHROs to find the talent and she works (extnsively) with HR professionals from all specialties and backgrounds as a coach, partner and adviser as they navigate their next career move.

Join us for a captivating discussion with Laura about the state of "hiring for HR" (and "job hunting for HR!") in our post-pandemic world.

You may know him as a #HRPuckhead, but Josh Rock @jrock96 is so much more! With more than 17 years of experience in the Recruitment, Social Media & Marketing/Sales industries, he's uniquely positioned to take on the topic of Marketers v Recruiters in Talent Acquisition with hosts Crystal Miller Lay @theonecrystal and Dwane Lay @dwanelay. Sure to be an engaging and lively discussion, this is one DriveThruHR you won't want to miss!

Thoughts on the week and a look ahead to what's coming up.

Join Host Crystal Miller Lay (@theonecrystal) with guest Alex Her (@alexhawj7) on the DriveThru as we talk about people issues related to talent attraction, Employer Brand, and more! Who is Alex Her, you may ask? He's a top-notch content marketing, game-changing, employer brand strategist focused on providing the highest level of service to organizations committed to providing equitable employment experiences. He also sits on the Talent Brand Alliance Board, leading the Marketing Committee, lead the Talent Brand Alliance Austin Chapter, and am one of many leaders at The Employer Brandwagon (by The Martec).  He and Crystal always have lively conversations, so this is a DriveThru you won't want to miss!  Join us at 12 pm Central Standard Time for what's sure to be a great conversation.

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!

On May 4th, Jenn Tharp, VP of Strategy at Joveo, and Crystal Miller Lay (DTHR co-host) talked about the Basecamp debacle that led to the mass exodus of 21 (and counting?) of their 58 employees. Together, they wandered the myriad of related HR issues but couldn't get through it all! So they're back again to talk about the communications angle, both internally and externally. What do you do? Tune in to DriveThruHR to find out.

If you have opened Twitter, a newspaper or let's be real, your news app of choice, you've likely heard about the mass exodus at Basecamp last week.  If not, read it here.  Jenn Tharp will be joining Crystal on DriveThruHR to talk about this event, what may have been going on and the forward implications from an HR and Recruitment perspective. Join us!

Join Robin and Michael as we speak with Elizabeth Goss who is a leading immigration attorney and founder of Goss Associates, focused on helping immigrants obtain temporary and permanent visas.  We will discuss:

How has the pandemic affected work visas in the U.S?

Why is it It’s harder than ever to obtain talent?

What is the impact on the economy and companies who rely on global talent?

What steps can employers take?

Where do individuals turn when they need help?

Join Michael and Robin on 4/28/2021 when they discuss Employee Resource Groups and how to make them more effective with Cassie Whitlock, director of HR at software company BambooHR. An answer for workplace inclusivity in the past has often been affinity groups or employee resource groups (ERGs). Need more women in leadership or initiatives more LGBTQ+ friendly? Make a group for that. 

Cassie Whitlock believes that while there’s an opportunity for ERGs to provide value within an organization, they’re not an end-all solution. At some point there becomes a scaling issue -- a group can’t be made for every possible delineation. And on top of that, ERGs can inadvertently exclude employees, creating the opposite desired effect.

ERGs can have a positive impact -- it all comes down to how they’re structured and if there is an internal locus of control and employees feel empowered to affect change. Here are the core elements Cassie believes companies need to focus on when creating/refining ERGs:

Establish a clearly defined purpose for each ERG that are aligned with a business need, and actively work toward that purpose 

Each group needs an involved executive sponsor

Group leaders need to be knowledgeable and not waste time being counterproductive

Annie Lin, VP of People for Lever, joins us for a discussion about connecting your company’s DE&I priorities with action. In this wide-ranging discussion, Annie shares some tips for reducing bias in hiring, explains why it’s vital for companies to acknowledge employees’ gender identities, and offers practical tips if you’re wondering “where to start.” 

Join us for a fun show and connect with Annie on Twitter or LinkedIn.