Tresha Moreland has over 30 years of experience in HR leadership, serving as CHRO for a slew of big-name organizations. Tresha defines ‘meaningful workplaces’ for us before giving us an in-depth analysis of what it means to be a workforce planning specialist. It is better to have a holistic approach to workforce planning and Tresha tells us how it could be beneficial to delegate important conversations, how to go about doing it, and laying out the importance of having a mentorship program. We finish off with an educational conversation about creating a culture of great communication and good practices in the workplace, highlighting the importance of knowing your employee’s hearts and minds before they hand in their resignation. 

 

Key Points From This Episode:

 

• What Tresha’s current role is and what her job entails. 
• Why she switched from an internal role to a consulting position. 
• How her motivation shifted to wanting to impact as many lives as possible.
• What a ‘meaningful workplace’ is: a space with a meaningful purpose. 
• Characterizing the scope of Tresha’s offerings. 
• What workforce planning is and what it means to be a workforce planning specialist. 
• Taking a look at a holistic approach to workforce planning. 
• How to start the retirement conversation with lower-level employees and candidates.   
• The benefits of having a mentorship program. 
• Why it’s a good idea to delegate important conversations and how to do it. 
• How to create understanding and a sense of community in a remote-work world. 
• Creating a culture of great communication and good daily practices.
• Why you should fully understand the hearts and minds of your employees before their resignation.  
• Tresha’s example of ‘stay interview’ questions.
• Her words of advice for those looking to follow her trajectory and forge a career in HR.

 

Tweetables:

 

“I'm among millions of other workforce members who are now reassessing their priorities. We've seen through the pandemic that life is short. We knew that intuitively, but now we're seeing it firsthand.” —@HRCSuite [0:02:52]

 

“I've reassessed my priorities, and I see now that I want to make a bigger difference in the world. I want to be a part of something where I'm making an impact and having some meaning or purpose that goes beyond just the daily grind.” —@HRCSuite [0:03:14]

 

“People are looking for purpose over popcorn. They want to be a part of something where they're making a difference, something bigger than themselves.” —@HRCSuite [0:04:43]

 

“I don't know about you, Rob. But I'm not liking surprises much anymore. I'm pretty sure leaders and HR professionals throughout the nation are feeling the same way.” —@HRCSuite [0:06:02]

 

“I'm a workforce planning specialist, and I'm a data nerd.” —@HRCSuite [0:06:41]

 

“What you want to do, getting into the career, take a look at your values and what makes you tick, and then look for organizations that might align and support you in that way.” —@HRCSuite [0:26:28]

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Tresha Moreland on Twitter

Tresha Moreland on LinkedIn

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