In this episode...

HR is all about people because they are the very foundation of any workplace. One of the lessons the COVID-19 pandemic taught us is the importance of the mental health of the people who work for you. The more you care for your people, the more you get high performance. People are wonderful because they do their best, but they can also be messy because they are just people.

Steve Browne is the Chief People Officer at LaRosa's, Inc. He has worked in HR for over 30 years and now focuses on high-level strategy and implementation. In this episode, he talks about the importance of caring for the people in your workplace.

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ABOUT STEVE BROWNE:

Steve Browne is the Chief People Officer at LaRosa's, Inc., a regional collection of pizzeria restaurants in Southwest Ohio with 13 locations that employ more than 1,200 people. Steve has devoted nearly 40 years of his career to human resources. He is an expert in the areas of employee relations, networking, and company culture.

He has been working at LaRosa’s for 16 years, and before that, he worked in manufacturing, engineering, and architecture. After all these years, he still enjoys doing HR, and now he does all the strategy and implementation at the highest level. He has written two books about HR: HR on Purpose and HR Rising! He has another book coming called HR Unleashed.

WHAT TO LISTEN FOR:

1.   Why is taking care of your people important?

2.   How do you continue to grow as a leader?

3.   Why do self-centered leaders not do well?

4.   The value of being genuine.

5.   Keeping employees safe and stable.

FEATURED TIMESTAMPS:

[01.37] Steve’s educational background and career journey include working in manufacturing, engineering, and architecture.

[05.48] You are going to perform better than just hitting a target by taking care of your people.

[10.10] If you need HR only when there’s a crisis, there’s no point in having HR at all. If we use that kind of HR energy at all times, we will be ready when a crisis happens again.

[12.27] Steve’s entry into the LATTOYG Playbook: Effective leadership requires agility and a focus on continuous improvement.

[17.33] Steve’s way of continuing to grow as a leader

[20.44] Books are written by Steve - HR on Purpose: Developing Deliberate People Passion, HR Rising! : From Ownership to Leadership, and HR Unleashed.

[24.29] Leaders who are self-centered and don't consider how things are and how others are affected don’t do well in that context.

[24:48] Signature Segment: Full Disclosure

[26:10] Common missteps leaders often take and how to avoid them

[30.28] Signature Segment: Karan’s Take

LINKS FOR STEVE BROWNE:

LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/steveb5/

Twitter - twitter.com/sbrownehr

Instagram - instagram.com/sbrownehr/

Website - larosas.com/franchise, sbrownehr.com/

PEOPLE AND RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Books by Steve Browne:

HR on Purpose: Developing Deliberate People Passion goodreads.com/en/book/show/35455388

HR Rising!!: From Ownership to Leadership

goodreads.com/book/show/53866987-hr-rising