Today's agenda:

• Check your surroundings (and wait three more stops…)

• Cringe corporate speak: open the kimono (and special bonus: mowing someone else's lawn)

• Hot topic: all things AI - being human in the age of AI at work with special meeting crasher KeyAnna Schmiedl, Chief Human Experience Officer at Workhuman

• How will AI impact the workplace?

• Feeling in control in our roles

• Keeping the unique human touch while benefiting from AI efficiency

• AI tools can allow HR professionals to focus on the human aspects of their jobs

• Predicting how the workplace will be reshaped with AI

• Applying transparency, humility and authenticity to every role in the AI space

• Questions/Comments

Thank you, Workhuman, for sponsoring this podcast episode! If you're interested in attending Workhuman Live 2026, click the link HERE for more info and register.

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We look forward to seeing you in our next meeting - don't worry, we'll have a hard stop!

Yours in Business + Bullsh*t,

Leigh, Jamie & Ashley

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How many of these have you heard in your workplace, Besties?

• Open kimono
• New sheriff in town
• Out of pocket
• Too many balls in the air
• Bang it out
• More to come
• Executive presence
• Ducks in a row
• We're like family

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We look forward to seeing you in our next meeting - don't worry, we'll have a hard stop!

Yours in Business + Bullsh*t,

Leigh, Jamie & Ashley

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Today's agenda:

• The a** itch salad bar
• The pantless employee
• Motion lotion
• Hide your kids at work day
• The (broken) decorative periscope
• Malicious salsa
• Growling at work
• The world's greatest email subject line
• Plan B receipt
• Ear licking

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We look forward to seeing you in our next meeting - don't worry, we'll have a hard stop!

Yours in Business + Bullsh*t,

Leigh, Jamie & Ashley

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Today's agenda:

• Moist legal team in the night club
• Cringe corporate speak: mission critical
• Hot topic: all things time off: how to make the most of your time off and enjoy your vacation
• Bringing the work laptop?
• Total focus on what you're doing in and out of the workplace
• Rest to do your best
• How to support your team members so they can take time off comfortably
• Practicing what you preach as a leader or HR professional and keeping boundaries
• Time should be off (not "off-ish")
• Unlimited PTO
• Questions/Comments

Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you're the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at ⁠⁠https://www.hrbesties.com⁠⁠.

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We look forward to seeing you in our next meeting - don't worry, we'll have a hard stop!

Yours in Business + Bullsh*t,

Leigh, Jamie & Ashley

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Tune in to "HR Besties," a business, work and management podcast hosted by Leigh Elena Henderson (HRManifesto), Ashley Herd (ManagerMethod) and Jamie Jackson (Humorous_Resources), where we navigate the labyrinth of corporate culture, from cringe corporate speak to toxic leadership. Whether you're in Human Resources or not, corporate or small business, we offer sneak peeks into surviving work, hiring strategies, and making the employee experience better for all. Tune in for real talk on employee engagement, green flags in the workplace, and how to turn red flags into real change. Don't miss our chats about leadership, career coaching, and takes from work travel and watercooler gossip. Get new episodes every Wednesday, follow us on socials for the latest updates, and join us at our virtual happy hours to share your HR stories.

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Today's agenda:

• Yep, that's a power trip!
• Cringe corporate speak: one off
• Hot topic: coaching and dealing with difficult coworkers: how to work effectively (even when they're jerks!)
• Defining what "difficult" means is hard, especially in the HR world
• Assuming the best intent and playing dumb
• Are you okay?
• Gatekeeping and lack of consideration
• Productive conversations can make things better
• BTW: check out our Besties newsletter this week for helpful discussion guide questions and prompts
• Knowing when to document and escalate
• You can only control yourself (so don't waste your time or peace on someone else!)
• Questions/Comments

Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you're the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at ⁠https://www.hrbesties.com⁠.

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We look forward to seeing you in our next meeting - don't worry, we'll have a hard stop!

Yours in Business + Bullsh*t,

Leigh, Jamie & Ashley

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Tune in to "HR Besties," a business, work and management podcast hosted by Leigh Elena Henderson (HRManifesto), Ashley Herd (ManagerMethod) and Jamie Jackson (Humorous_Resources), where we navigate the labyrinth of corporate culture, from cringe corporate speak to toxic leadership. Whether you're in Human Resources or not, corporate or small business, we offer sneak peeks into surviving work, hiring strategies, and making the employee experience better for all. Tune in for real talk on employee engagement, green flags in the workplace, and how to turn red flags into real change. Don't miss our chats about leadership, career coaching, and takes from work travel and watercooler gossip. Get new episodes every Wednesday, follow us on socials for the latest updates, and join us at our virtual happy hours to share your HR stories.

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Today's agenda:

• Awkward and lecturing CFO emails
• Cringe corporate speak: per my email
• Hot topic: the importance of HR with Matt Taylor, President of Guardian HR: a leader's perspective on why the function of HR is vital in an organization and the future of HR
• Employers need to be proactive in maintaining working relationships with employees: HR can help with effective employee and employer communication
• What is the role of HR today? What skills will HR professionals need in the future?
• Utilizing the time of HR teams properly
• Attracting and retaining top talent should be a priority in maintaining an organization's steady growth
• AI and HR
• Burnout and setting boundaries as a member of HR

Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you're the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at ⁠https://www.hrbesties.com⁠.

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We look forward to seeing you in our next meeting - don't worry, we'll have a hard stop!

Yours in Business + Bullsh*t,

Leigh, Jamie & Ashley

Follow Bestie Leigh!

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Tune in to "HR Besties," a business, work and management podcast hosted by Leigh Elena Henderson (HRManifesto), Ashley Herd (ManagerMethod) and Jamie Jackson (Humorous_Resources), where we navigate the labyrinth of corporate culture, from cringe corporate speak to toxic leadership. Whether you're in Human Resources or not, corporate or small business, we offer sneak peeks into surviving work, hiring strategies, and making the employee experience better for all. Tune in for real talk on employee engagement, green flags in the workplace, and how to turn red flags into real change. Don't miss our chats about leadership, career coaching, and takes from work travel and watercooler gossip. Get new episodes every Wednesday, follow us on socials for the latest updates, and join us at our virtual happy hours to share your HR stories.

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Today's agenda:

• The manual of me
• Cringe corporate speak: take it offline
• Hot topic: all things start-ups: how to be successful, key traits and how to survive in an evolving organization
• What is it like working as an HR professional in a start-up?
• Reactivity vs. proactivity
• Working in an unpredictable and evolving environment can be an effective way to grow in your career
• Opportunities to build departments from the ground up
• RSUs and equity
• Informing and influencing on the job - it's not for everybody
• How do HR and all other business professionals, employees and leaders help shape a healthy startup culture?
• Questions/Comments

Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you're the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at ⁠https://www.hrbesties.com⁠.

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We look forward to seeing you in our next meeting - don't worry, we'll have a hard stop!

Yours in Business + Bullsh*t,

Leigh, Jamie & Ashley

Follow Bestie Leigh!

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Tune in to "HR Besties," a business, work and management podcast hosted by Leigh Elena Henderson (HRManifesto), Ashley Herd (ManagerMethod) and Jamie Jackson (Humorous_Resources), where we navigate the labyrinth of corporate culture, from cringe corporate speak to toxic leadership. Whether you're in Human Resources or not, corporate or small business, we offer sneak peeks into surviving work, hiring strategies, and making the employee experience better for all. Tune in for real talk on employee engagement, green flags in the workplace, and how to turn red flags into real change. Don't miss our chats about leadership, career coaching, and takes from work travel and watercooler gossip. Get new episodes every Wednesday, follow us on socials for the latest updates, and join us at our virtual happy hours to share your HR stories.

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Today's agenda:

• The best busser
• Cringe corporate speak: heads up
• Hot topic: what to do if you hate your job
• FYI, hating your job affects every aspect of your life
• What makes someone hate their job? Identifying what really makes someone dislike their job vs. what is tolerable or enjoyable at work can help solve the issue
• How to make the most of jobs we hate so they don't affect our lives outside the organization
• Setting boundaries can make a huge difference
• Communicating with leaders, management and colleagues if possible (once again, ChatGPT can be a helpful tool!)
• Don't let a bad job convince you that you're bad at your job
• Questions/Comments

Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you're the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at https://www.hrbesties.com.

Follow your Besties across the socials and check out our resumes here: https://www.hrbesties.com/about.

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We look forward to seeing you in our next meeting - don't worry, we'll have a hard stop!

Yours in Business + Bullsh*t,

Leigh, Jamie & Ashley

Follow Bestie Leigh!

https://www.tiktok.com/@hrmanifesto

https://www.instagram.com/hrmanifesto

https://www.hrmanifesto.com

Follow Bestie Ashley!

https://www.tiktok.com/@managermethod

https://www.instagram.com/managermethod

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyherd/

https://managermethod.com

Follow Bestie Jamie!

https://www.millennialmisery.com/

Humorous Resources: Instagram • YouTube • Threads • Facebook • X

Millennial Misery: Instagram • Threads • Facebook • X

Horrendous HR: Instagram • Threads • Facebook

Tune in to "HR Besties," a business, work and management podcast hosted by Leigh Elena Henderson (HRManifesto), Ashley Herd (ManagerMethod) and Jamie Jackson (Humorous_Resources), where we navigate the labyrinth of corporate culture, from cringe corporate speak to toxic leadership. Whether you're in Human Resources or not, corporate or small business, we offer sneak peeks into surviving work, hiring strategies, and making the employee experience better for all. Tune in for real talk on employee engagement, green flags in the workplace, and how to turn red flags into real change. Don't miss our chats about leadership, career coaching, and takes from work travel and watercooler gossip. Get new episodes every Wednesday, follow us on socials for the latest updates, and join us at our virtual happy hours to share your HR stories.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's agenda:

• He loses his what?
• Cringe corporate speak: ecosystem
• Hot topic: catching up on the hot gossip in the world of HR
• Ashley spills the tea on the ongoing legal drama between Deel and Rippling
• Updates on the SHRM race discrimination trial
• New beginnings
• Announcing the Besties cringe corporate speak bracket challenge winner!
• Questions/Comments

Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you're the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at https://www.hrbesties.com.

Follow your Besties across the socials and check out our resumes here: https://www.hrbesties.com/about.

Subscribe to the HR Besties Newsletter - https://hr-besties.beehiiv.com/subscribe

We look forward to seeing you in our next meeting - don't worry, we'll have a hard stop!

Yours in Business + Bullsh*t,

Leigh, Jamie & Ashley

Follow Bestie Leigh!

https://www.tiktok.com/@hrmanifesto

https://www.instagram.com/hrmanifesto

https://www.hrmanifesto.com

Follow Bestie Ashley!

https://www.tiktok.com/@managermethod

https://www.instagram.com/managermethod

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyherd/

https://managermethod.com

Follow Bestie Jamie!

https://www.millennialmisery.com/

Humorous Resources: Instagram • YouTube • Threads • Facebook • X

Millennial Misery: Instagram • Threads • Facebook • X

Horrendous HR: Instagram • Threads • Facebook

Tune in to "HR Besties," a business, work and management podcast hosted by Leigh Elena Henderson (HRManifesto), Ashley Herd (ManagerMethod) and Jamie Jackson (Humorous_Resources), where we navigate the labyrinth of corporate culture, from cringe corporate speak to toxic leadership. Whether you're in Human Resources or not, corporate or small business, we offer sneak peeks into surviving work, hiring strategies, and making the employee experience better for all. Tune in for real talk on employee engagement, green flags in the workplace, and how to turn red flags into real change. Don't miss our chats about leadership, career coaching, and takes from work travel and watercooler gossip. Get new episodes every Wednesday, follow us on socials for the latest updates, and join us at our virtual happy hours to share your HR stories.

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Today's agenda:

• Is it process or process?
• Cringe corporate speak: bite off more than you can chew
• Hot topic: all things globalization and hiring new talent with special guest Nicole Sahin, CEO of Globalization Partners (G-P)
• First thoughts on globalization from an HR perspective
• Hiring outside of the country is a long and lengthy process for both HR and legal within an organization
• Introducing Nicole and Globalization Partners
• Access to information is key for hiring managers and leaders
• Reassuring our HR members and HR leaders that AI is a tool, not a job-taker
• Emotional intelligence cannot be automated
• AI overwhelm and resistance to change will not benefit an organization
• Advice, strategies and effective human and AI collaboration
• Questions/Comments

Check out G-P Gia! Gia saves you time, cuts the stress, and keeps you compliant. So you can focus on the more important things. Get started today at g-p.com/gia

Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you're the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at https://www.hrbesties.com.

Follow your Besties across the socials and check out our resumes here: https://www.hrbesties.com/about.

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We look forward to seeing you in our next meeting - don't worry, we'll have a hard stop!

Yours in Business + Bullsh*t,

Leigh, Jamie & Ashley

Follow Bestie Leigh!

https://www.tiktok.com/@hrmanifesto

https://www.instagram.com/hrmanifesto

https://www.hrmanifesto.com

Follow Bestie Ashley!

https://www.tiktok.com/@managermethod

https://www.instagram.com/managermethod

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyherd/

https://managermethod.com

Follow Bestie Jamie!

https://www.millennialmisery.com/

Humorous Resources: Instagram • YouTube • Threads • Facebook • X

Millennial Misery: Instagram • Threads • Facebook • X

Horrendous HR: Instagram • Threads • Facebook

Tune in to "HR Besties," a business, work and management podcast hosted by Leigh Elena Henderson (HRManifesto), Ashley Herd (ManagerMethod) and Jamie Jackson (Humorous_Resources), where we navigate the labyrinth of corporate culture, from cringe corporate speak to toxic leadership. Whether you're in Human Resources or not, corporate or small business, we offer sneak peeks into surviving work, hiring strategies, and making the employee experience better for all. Tune in for real talk on employee engagement, green flags in the workplace, and how to turn red flags into real change. Don't miss our chats about leadership, career coaching, and takes from work travel and watercooler gossip. Get new episodes every Wednesday, follow us on socials for the latest updates, and join us at our virtual happy hours to share your HR stories.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices