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Michael will be talking with Rob Chesnut, author of Intentional Integrity: How Smart Companies Can Lead an Ethical Revolution, about to talk about ethics in a post-COVID workplace or integrity during times of crisis. Rob recently left his position as chief ethics officer of Airbnb but continues to consult in this area with Airbnb, eBay, Chegg, and others. Possible areas of discussion might be how integrity can guide decisions about:

How and when to bring people back into physical workspaces. People are nervous about the transmission of the disease in closed spaces, but you need to get people back to work. Is it ethical to bring them back to work if you can’t guarantee they won’t get sick? How can you draw on integrity and values to make and build support for these decisions.How to handle furloughed staff – this is a group that will need some TLC. They are going to have conflicted feelings about returning to work, their key duties may have been unfulfilled leaving a backlog of work, and they may feel like they are on tenuous ground or borrowed time, making them less vocal about their needs or reporting ethical issues for fear of rocking the boat.Whether your ethics code worked… You’ve been through fire – it’s a great time to evaluate how your integrity and ethics codes worked for your company. Did it make decisions easier? Harder? Did it provide the guidance you needed? It may be time for an integrity reboot, but where to get started?

 How to support parents who have been juggling more than just work? How to manage remote workforces so they strive for integrity every day? What new ethical traps have come up beyond the Top 10 Rob identifies in the book? Who is responsible for ethics in a company – legal, HR, the CEO? And on.

Join Michael on the Friday lunch edition of Drive Thru HR when he will be talking HR With  Kris Dunn aka The HR Capitalist

We will discussing some NBA, some of KD's book and where the Talent market is heading...or not.  And of course, it wouldn't be a conversion with KD unless you talk a little hoops - specifically Covid and the NBA Bubble in Orlando.

Join Michael and guest Nick Kalm, founder and President of the Chicago-based communications consulting firm Reputation Partners.

Over the past 30+ years, Nick has worked with hundreds of leading corporations, non-profits, and academic organizations and their leadership teams to enhance, protect, and restore their reputations. With a hybrid background that includes leadership roles at multinational corporations and public relations agencies, Nick helps clients address their most pressing opportunities and challenges.  In his role as president of Reputation Partners, Nick oversees the strategic direction of the firm, leads the firm’s business development efforts, and serves as senior client counsel to a number of clients.

On the show we will cover:

Keeping Company Culture Alive While Working Remotely

How do you nourish a culture that’s rooted in face-to-face engagements when your full team has to work remotely for an extended period of time?

Are You Prepared for the End of COVID-19?

Successfully navigate the communications challenges that will arise as we approach a new state of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What are some of the less-discussed implications of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and what organizations can do about them?

Responding to Movements

What are some best practices for employers to take when movements like  Me Too, LGBTQI, or the current protest against incidents of police brutality against African-American people?

How can companies prepare for the next issue they will be confronting?

What are some of the hidden risks employers may facein these troubled times?

Organizational and HR Leaders have faced some challenging times over the last several months while navigating the turbulent waters of “work in the time of a global pandemic.” In addition to business continuity and sustainability they’ve had to reflect and review (continuously) how they’re putting their VALUES into action. This year, more than ever before, has shown us that what companies (and leaders) DO for their employees, partners and communities during a crisis is the true test...regardless of the words on a wall or web site.

Join us for a discussion with Rob Caswell, Manager of Employee and Labour Relations with Carewell Innovative Health Care as we explore why and how “values” (corporate AND personal) are your best guide in times of crisis.

#OhCanadaWeek (#Take2)

Success in today’s business environment means working differently; top-down, bureaucratic, hierarchical organizations are dead (and dying!) while trust and agility have taken center stage. Making an organizational shift to a new way of working, while not easy, can become EASIER when HR professionals influence their organizations by understanding various components of this transformation including purpose, freedom and the fact that leadership is a choice....not a “position”.

Join us for a chat with our guest Pam Ross with Blue Rebel Works who specializes in leadership development, culture design and reinventing work for a discussion centered on how YOU can find your groove and easily implement changes to reimagine and reinvent work.

#OhCanadaWeek

Year after year numerous Canadians further their careers when they move and work in the US (thanks TN visa!). Due to current events however, some of these “plans” have been put on hold and it’s causing consternation for both employees AND employers.

Join us for a chat with our guest Tim Baker, HR consultant/adviser and Director of HR with Syndesus, Inc. as we discuss “crossing the border” and how, even now, opportunities exists to recruit and hire the needed talent from another country.

#OhCanadaWeek

There’s the practice of HR in large corporate enterprises and then there’s the practice of HR in small/mid-sized business or start-ups. While both offer exceptional opportunities to do “great HR,” there’s something about the multi-hat-wearing creativity and boot-strappin’ HR that often occurs in smaller (or newer!) companies.

Join us for a chat with our guest Jeff Waldman, HR consultant/adviser and Founder of Social HR Camp as we dive into what he’s discovered about successful HR in the world beyond the massive corporate settings.

#OhCanadaWeek

Compensation design (“how should we PAY and REWARD these people?”) is often one of those areas of people management that seems to be a mix of art-and-science. And NOW, in the Covid-19/POST Covid-19 world of work, it’s become even more complex.

Join us for a chat with our guest Bonni Titgemeyer, Managing Director at The Employer’s Choice Inc. (TEC) – a Toronto-based HR consulting firm.

#OhCanadaWeek

HR is changing and evolving at an accelerated pace, moving from the staid and ordinary into a more progressive era. Or so we like to think.  For while the “work” may be evolving, we have to wonder if HR leaders/professionals simultaneously evolving?

Join us for a discussion with HR professional – and involved community leader/activist - Christine Assaf as we explore how and when HR should lift its voice for justice and equality.

Join us this Thursday evening 5/28/2020 at 8 PM ET as MIke and Robin welcome legendary DriveTHruHR co-host William Tincup back to the show.  We will be talking about a bunch of stuff, but you'll have to tune in to hear where we go.  Please feel free to call in at (516) 387-1968 if you want to be part of the show. 

 

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