This week we are having a fantastic conversation with Richard Pummell about the importance of checking in with your employees. Richard is a Human Resource expert with 25 years of experience in the field. He is also the founder of Workonnex, a platform created to help small business track and maintain employee satisfaction.

Richard believes that an annual check-in with your employees is not enough, and implementing brief daily check-ins instead can be highly beneficial. He also talks about the importance of giving your employees your time. We discuss how making employees feel seen and heard can improve job satisfaction, employee retention, and really improve the workplace all around. Tune in to here what this HR professional thinks could improve HR everywhere.

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This week on Quirky HR, we've got a special guest: our very own host, Dana Dowdell. Dana is a seasoned HR professional who not only runs this podcast, but runs her own business, Boss Consulting, as well. At Boss Consulting, we provide consulting and support for any and all of our clients HR needs.

During this episode, Dana talks about the power that lies within networking. While it can seem intimidating, and maybe even unnecessary, networking is the key to making not only a strong and successful business, but for making a name for yourself as well. Tune in to hear the 3 key steps to successful networking in the opinion of a professional.

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We talk with Jill Westhoff, Director of Strategy and Wellness Solutions with Alight about employee wellness, why it requires a strategy, how to get buy-in from upper management and engagement from employees and why culture is essential for a wellness strategy.

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Boss Consulting HR is taking things one step further. Tune in to hear about our newest endeavor: coaching others in the field of Human Resources! This training is for any and everyone working in HR. No matter who you are, we want to help you.

With this training, you get the chance to meet with our host, Dana Dowdell, for just under an hour every 2 weeks. Throughout 5 whole sessions, you can present her with your proposals and ask for editing, you can ask for advice with a difficult client or employee, and just about anything else HR is at your disposal.

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Melissa Root: psychologist, professor, author, and this week’s guest speaker. On this episode of Quirky HR, we will be hearing from Melissa Root, who in addition to all of the accomplishments listed above, is also the CEO and founder of Root Success Solutions LLC, which supports businesses to create videos for their training processes.

Melissa tells us about her creation of the CalmPak, a keyfob you hold to your phone and it takes you to a website full of calming sounds and recordings. This mental transportation device is meant for the worker who just needs a break, or anyone who is just simply stressed. Tune in to hear all about her device and what all of her experiences have taught her.

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Joining us for this episode is one of our own: HR Consultant Allie Geilich! Allie has been with us at Boss Consulting for almost a year now, and she brings a new perspective to our work! She recently wrote an excerpt for our website that discusses the gig economy and how it has grown exceptionally, especially over the last few years.

Tune in to hear Allie’s professional opinion on the stigma surrounding jobs in the gig economy and how people label themselves based on what society may consider to be a “real job”. She goes in depth about how important it is to include any and all experience when applying for jobs, and she has one big message for any job candidates listening: never under-sell yourself.

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We talk with employee engagement data genius Kevin Campbell. Kevin is an Employee Experience Scientist at Qualtrics and talks about everything employee experience.

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We talk with Jen Trumm, a life coach for women in Human Resources about managing our roles and commitments while being the most effective support systems for employees.

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How do I hire good employees?  What are some small business hiring challenges?  How do I hire great talent?  We talk with Dr. Sabrina Starling, the Business Psychologist, author of the How to Hire the Best series, and co-host of the Profit by Design Podcast.  Dr. Sabrina has coached thousands of entrepreneurs to overcome the day-to-day struggles of business growth by getting out of their own way and developing a success mindset that propels them to higher and higher levels of success (and profitability).

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Brad Federman joins us this week to talk to us about his company, Performance Point, and what it was like to travel and experience different cultures while writing his book, Cultivating Culture: 101 Ways to Foster Engagement in 15 Minutes Or Less.

We dive into discussing his book, which revolves around the idea that society today has an overall short attention span. Federman believes that meetings at work should never be longer than 20 minutes, and walks us through how to look at things today through somebody else's lens. Tune in to hear his take on the importance of one’s approach to topics such as race and gender, and how society’s expectations are constantly changing.

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