Workology Podcast

In the United States, the STEM-skilled workforce is in high demand. There aren’t enough candidates skilled and educated in science, technology, engineering and math to fill the number of positions available nationwide. In fact, STEM jobs are remaining unfilled in large numbers which is why I thought it best to go to the source and talk […]

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Sometimes work can literally be a pain in the neck, back, hip…This year I’ve focused on living a more healthy lifestyle after learning that I had two pinched nerves that were becoming more problematic and painful by the day. I’m not alone in problems like these. Fifty percent of Americans admit to having some back […]

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According to a 2012 study by the Pew Charitable Trust, only 6 percent of teenagers use email. Our future workforce prefers to communicate using their mobile device and preferably using SMS and text messaging. It’s no secret that I have been a fan of mobile communication solutions especially in HR and recruiting. The future is […]

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Episode 30: New Hire Onboarding & Paperwork Goes High Tech with Todd Owens (@Talentwise) First impressions matter especially in this hot recruiting and hiring market. We need to have our hiring and onboarding processes in order to make the best impression for our new and highly engaged and excited employees. Technology is a great way […]

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Wearable devices are everywhere. We’re wearing them with Google Glass, using them to monitor our fitness and calorie counting. One of the newest wearables is a camera that can be pinned on a shirt or placed on a desk. Photos can be taken and controlled using your mobile phone. The wearable market is on pace […]

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A few weeks back, we had our Triple Threat webinar discussing FMLA, Workers’ Compensation and Disability on Blogging4Jobs. It was extremely popular and our speakers, Eric B. Meyer and Casey Sipe received over 70 questions during our hour long webinar. Our webinar sponsor, Optis suggested we continue the conversation answering a number of the webinar questions […]

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Episode 27: How HR Can Think Like a CEO with Libby Sartain (@libbysartain) There is so much conversation and discussion around how HR can get more buy in from the executive team. I’m a fan of going straight to the source and someone who has the experience of getting that executive buy in and building […]

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Earlier this week, I invited HR to Crash the Boardroom. Personally, I’ve been thinking a lot about why HR isn’t seen as a strategic partner when you and I both how important HR is. Personally, I think it’s a lot like Sheryl Sandberg’s concept of “Lean In.” We shouldn’t be asking for permission. We should […]

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Employee relations is an aspect of human resources and business management, that often goes unnoticed until a crisis erupts. Maybe it’s a situation where employee vacation pay is incorrectly calculated on the most recent paychecks or you are involved in a union voting situation at your company. Today’s Workology Podcast guest is Mike Vandervort. We […]

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Episode 23 – How Personal Time Off & Downtime Drives Passion with Ryan Estis (@ryanestis) I am a believer that we, as employees and citizens of the world, want to bring our best self to work. We want to be productive, happy and fulfilled in our careers and jobs just like we do in our […]

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