Workplace MVP

Workplace MVP:  9/11 Survivor Garland Williams, Ph.D., USA COL (ret) Then a Colonel in the United States Army, Garland Williams was working in the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, when American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists and crashed into the west side of the building. In this compelling interview with host Jamie […]

Workplace MVP LIVE from SHRM 2021:  Brandee Izquierdo, SAFE Project About 10 years ago, Brandee Izquierdo was sitting in a jail cell, struggling with a substance abuse disorder. Brandee joined Workplace MVP host Jamie Gassmann to talk about her long-term recovery, her work at SAFE Project, addiction in the workplace, and how her organization battles […]

Workplace MVP: Broadcasting LIVE from the 2021 SHRM Conference Broadcasting LIVE from the SHRM 2021 Annual Conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Workplace MVP  host Jamie Gassmann and R3 Continuum Marketing Specialist Shane McNally discuss R3 Continuum’s presence at this year’s conference. Workplace MVP will be broadcasting live interviews with conference speakers and attendees […]

Workplace MVP:  Jeff Gorter, R3 Continuum Critical incident response veteran Jeff Gorter contends that business and human responses to crisis events are not separate but interwoven. On the twentieth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Jeff and host Jamie Gassman discussed the parallels of that event and the COVID-19 pandemic, and the importance of […]

The R3 Continuum Playbook: The Ripple Effect of Disruption Marking twenty years since the tragic September 11th terrorist attacks, Jeff Gorder, Vice President of Clinical Crisis Response at R3 Continuum, discusses the ripple effects disruptive events have on individuals. Jeff recommends five essential elements as best practices to follow immediately following a disruptive or potentially […]

Workplace MVP: Drew Sewell, CKS Packaging Drew Sewell, COO of CKS Packaging, experienced a compelling call to confront the sources of the problems of drug dealing, prostitution, and crime affecting the area near his company’s Atlanta headquarters. That calling led to the successful development of second chance hiring program for formerly incarcerated individuals at CKS […]

The R3 Continuum Playbook: Understanding Your Employee’s Fears About a Return to the Workplace As employers make decisions about requiring employees to return to the workplace and what form that takes, Dr. Tyler Arvig says they need to consider the concerns and fears employees are having about it as well.  He offers ways employers can […]

Workplace MVP:  Choosing Resources to Support Employee Behavioral Health, with Dr. Thomas Young, nView, Robyn Hussa Farrell, Sharpen, and Dr. George Vergolias, R3 Continuum With all the newly developed approaches, resources, and tools that employers can access to support employee behavioral health, how does one decide on which to use? It’s a high stakes question […]

R3 Continuum Playbook: Proactively Preparing the Workplace for the Next Normal Shane McNally of R3 Continuum addresses the “next normal,” noting that while it might be different for everyone, normal is never static. Shane outlines key steps employers can take in preparing the workplace for employees to return to the physical workspace. The R3 Continuum […]

Workplace MVP: Erika Lance, Chief Human Resources Officer, KnowBe4 Recently named 2021 OnCon HR Professional of the Year, Erika Lane, Chief Human Resources Officer for KnowBe4, joined host Jamie Gassmann to discuss her career journey and share her experiences and ideas on hiring the right person for the job and the culture, holding the hiring […]