Working with People Podcast

Harrison Kim Interview Christina Wang on the importance of continuous performance management. 

1. What is the purpose of performance management? Why is it important?
2. Continuous performance management and feedback have become "popular" in the last several years - what are some of the big challenges with shifting into this from traditional PM?
3. Should you have annual reviews, even if you have continuous feedback?
4. What are your thoughts on ratings?
5. Professional services firms are structured differently from most traditional organizations. They are truly project-based businesses - does PM look different in any way? Why or why not?
6. How do you assess the ROI of a performance management program?

Find Christina on LinkedIn and check out her website Six Tomatoes!

Find Harrison Kim at Pavestep at [email protected].

To be featured on Working with People by Pavestep, email Riley Steinbach at [email protected]. 

Recorded April 2022

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Harrison Kim interview Ramona Shaw on how to best support new managers in their transition to leadership

1. What are some essential skills that new managers need?

2. What are the biggest challenges new managers face? 

3. How can organizations better support their new managers?

4. What is something that new managers can do today to improve their skillset? 

Find Ramona on LinkedIn and check out her website and podcast. Don't miss out on her new book, "The Confident And Competent Lead Manager" coming May, 2022! 

Find Harrison Kim at Pavestep at [email protected].

To be featured on Working with People by Pavestep, email Riley Steinbach at [email protected]. 

Recorded April 2022

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Harrison Kim interviews Thad Price on the importance of employee development programs. 

1) Can you define what an employee development program is?

2) Why are development programs crucial for employee retention?

3) What are the most challenging parts of creating a successful development program?

4) How can companies calculate the ROI of employee development programs

Find Thad on LinkedIn! 

Find Harrison Kim at Pavestep at [email protected].

To be featured on Working with People by Pavestep, email Riley Steinbach at [email protected]. 

Recorded April 2022

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Harrison Kim interview Jessica Williams on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

1) Can you discuss the importance of DEI for organizations?

2) How does DEI (or lack thereof) impact recruiting and retaining initiatives?

3) What DEI initiatives help attract & retain top talent at an organization?

4) What challenges have you seen when it comes to implementing DEI initiatives at organizations?

5) What are some best practices to develop & drive an impactful DEI strategy?

Find Jessica on LinkedIn and check out her website Hidden Gem Career Coaching!

Find Harrison Kim at Pavestep at [email protected].

To be featured on Working with People by Pavestep, email Riley Steinbach at [email protected]. 

Recorded March 2022

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Harrison Kim interviews Sony Das on  team dynamics and preferences.

1.  You've run an internal initiative to get a better understanding of your team members' preferences and team dynamics. Can you tell me more about how this got started?
2. What are some of the methodologies / steps you took? 
3.  What were your findings? What have been the benefits?
4. What could have gone better?

Find Sony on LinkedIn!

Find Harrison Kim at Pavestep at [email protected].

To be featured on Working with People by Pavestep, email Riley Steinbach at [email protected]. 

Recorded March 2022

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Harrison Kim interview Erica Rooney on leadership coaching.

1. Can you define leadership coaching? How is this different than traditional leadership/ managing? 
2. What types of questions should leaders be asking when trying to coach their employees? 
3. What challenges do leaders run into when trying to coach their employees? 

Find Erica on LinkedIn and check out her website!

Find Harrison Kim at Pavestep at [email protected].

 To be featured on Working with People by Pavestep, email Riley Steinbach at [email protected]. 

Recorded March 2022

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Harrison Kim interviews Allison Sproul on talent attraction tips for startups.

1.  Should a startup's approach to attracting talent be different from a more mature corporation's?
2. What are some challenges that startups face when attracting talent? 
3. What are some talent attraction tips for startups?
4. What role does the company culture play in attracting talent?

Find Allison on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Find Harrison Kim at Pavestep at [email protected].

To be featured on Working with People by Pavestep, email Riley Steinbach at [email protected]. 

Recorded February 2022

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Harrison Kim interview Alison Eyring on the importance of growth leadership 

 1) Can you define growth leadership? 

2) What are some qualities or skills that growth leaders have? 

3) How can leaders develop the right mindset to become a growth leader? 

4) What challenges to growth leaders run into? 

 Find Alison on LinkedIn and on Twitter

 Find Harrison Kim at Pavestep at [email protected].

To be featured on Working with People by Pavestep, email Riley Steinbach at [email protected]. 

Recorded January 2022

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Harrison Kim Interview Bethany Turon on “Old school” vs “New School” Management! 

 1) What are the "old school" and “new school” management styles?

2) Can you explain the importance of management in employee development and engagement and overall organizational success?

3) What are some new leadership challenges for the virtual/hybrid world of work?

4) How can organizations train their managers to become great leaders? 

Find Bethany and her thought leadership on LinkedIn!

Find Harrison Kim at Pavestep at [email protected].

To be featured on Working with People by Pavestep, email Riley Steinbach at [email protected]. 

Recorded January 2022

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Harrison Kim interviews Annissa Deshpande on modernized human resources! 

1) How do you define modern HR?

2) How is modern HR different from traditional HR?

3) What are the benefits of modern HR?

4) What are the biggest obstacles companies face in implementing these modern HR initiatives?

Find Annissa on her website at theloglab.net.

 Check out her book "The Comeback: A Modern HR Novel". 

Find Harrison Kim at Pavestep at [email protected].

To be featured on Working with People by Pavestep, email Riley Steinbach at [email protected]. 

Recorded January 2022

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