HR Tea

The pandemic has had a tremendous impact on women in the workplace. In this episode, Larry sat down with Terri Boyer, the Founding Director of the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women’s leadership at Villanova, to discuss the impact of COVID on women specifically and what is needed to support women reentering the workplace post-pandemic.

Thousands of businesses are currently dealing with the loss of workers through “The Great Resignation.” In this episode, Larry and Keith Black, a Villanova HRD alum and current HRD faculty member, discuss how “The Great Resignation” is changing the landscape for hiring post-COVID.

Every business owner has had to change their thinking on hiring and business management post-pandemic. In this episode, Larry sits down with Marcia O’Connor, a Villanova HRD alum, CEO and Founder of the O’Connor Group. Marcia shares her perspectives on COVID and the workplace as a business owner.

In this episode hear from Susie Couture, Villanova HRD Alum and Senior Director of HR at Marborg Industries. Susie shares her thoughts on Covid and the workplace from the perspective of essential workers and the challenges that not having as much flexibility might have on a company.

Organizations have been through massive changes due to COVID. In this episode, Larry sat down with Tricia Steege, an organizational change expert, to discuss how remote and hybrid environments have changed the way of work forever.

In this episode Bethany will introduce you to Dr. Larry Cozzens, this season’s new host. Hear about Larry’s career in HR and his passion for learning, development, and technology. His passions are the perfect lead into Season 4.

We are back with Season 4 of HR Tea! This season we have a new host joining HR Tea, Dr. Larry Cozzens, Villanova HRD Faculty Member. This season we will be tackling the post-pandemic world of work with topics like the great resignation, remote work, equity and mental health. You will hear from HR leaders taking on the changes the pandemic has given us and shaping our future in HR for the better.

Is your organization having conversations about DEI? What do they entail: hiring initiatives, unconscious bias training, inclusive holidays? These are great, but they do not address the structural issues that hold back DEI efforts. Join Todd Corley, DEI Global Expert, on this episode as we discuss the foundational changes needed in strategy if we are truly going to move toward a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive future for our organizations.

Join the co-founders of Blacks in I/O, Shavonne Holman and Macy Cheeks, for a conversation about the importance of bringing diversity into industrial and organizational psychology research. Shavonne and Macy are challenging organizations, institutions, and academia to diversify their research to be more representative of the workforce of the future.

In this episode, Helynn and Bethany sit down with Traci Bermiss, Global D and I Leader at IBM and Board Member of Partners in Parenting (PIP), an Austin-based non-profit focused on supporting the well-being of new parents. Traci will share her experience in both DEI and PIP and how both were been impacted by the events of 2020.