Tom’s ENGAGING HR

Rachel Kitty Cupples joins me after many conversations in the #HRCommunity on Twitter to talk about the state of recruiting today and where it’s heading over the coming months.  Rachel has a fun TikTok Channel, great social media, & fantastic blog that I’ve always loved…having her as a guest didn’t disappoint.  We talk about Tom Brady’s HOF Speech, break down the types of TA Roles you may interact with, the state of Recruiting ...

On Today’s show we sit down for lunch on location at a great Mexican Restaurant in Littleton, CO to talk about his non-profit Longer Tables.  Tim has identified the power of connecting at a table, over food and with phones down as one of the true human connections.  We dive into how the phone is “microwaving” connections, I love that analogy btw, and what it means to really create meaning with those you connect with.  Tim’s perspec...

Sims Tillirson is a well-known personality from LinkedIn and I’m super excited to sit down with him again to catch up.  You may know him from his skits he posts, the songs he sings, his raw and open presentation of himself, but I sit down and get a few layers deeper on this episode.  We both share an affinity for Nike’s in the workplace so we dive into that topic to get the engines running before pivoting to a lengthy conversation ...

We're excited to present a special episode that I recorded with Leo Tokar from Lockton in 2023.  I think the content is especially relevant to what companies and employees are focused on today.  Leo joins the podcast for our first in-depth conversation about Total Rewards. We cover Total Rewards at a high level but also focus on how Total Rewards Strategies can be leveraged in today’s uncertain economy. Leo also connects the dots o...

John Bernatovicz joined me to talk about his journey to writing his best-selling book HR Like a Boss.  We cover a lot of ground from his early days at ADP, to a great story about how he beat Tiger Woods in a golf tournament, how he founded Willory and finally the main topic: How to HR Like a Boss.  It’s a really fun and engaging conversation with a great leader and voice in the HR Space.

Our Guest: John Bernatovicz, Founder, Author...

RyanMae joins us to talk about how her team came to the decision to roll out a 4 day workweek.  I’ve heard this talked about a lot but excited to finally speak with someone who’s successfully launched it for their organization.  It may not be for every organization but Ryan shares how they came to the decision, rolled it out, where some of the pitfalls are, how they manage it and what it’s done for their company.  We also dig into ...

Christie joins the podcast to talk all about networking in HR.  The conversation starts out talking about college sports before we get into some of the great place for HR to network and share Ideas.  Christie talks about the bi-monthly #HRSocialHour Twitter chats and how you can find them.  We also get into some of the other places to find a HR Community and some of the truly wild questions that get asked.  Tune in, it’s a great co...

This is our first episode with video: Check us out on YouTube Here: Tom's Engaging HR YouTube, Matt Meadows

In our 3rd episode Matt Meadows joins us to talk about the much debated topic of Performance Reviews.  Does doing reviews once a year make the most sense for the employee and the business?  We share stories of people we know engaged in months long review processes and explore ways that organizations can better leverage feedba...

In our 2nd Episode we connect with TA Leader Laura Mazzullo and dig into vulnerability, building walls, and burnout in HR.  We get pretty deep into a pretty hot topic for many people, looking inward.  Laura’s compassionate approach and genuine desire to help leads us through a discussion addressing the outcomes of these pressures HR faces.  Heck, we even hold up the mirrors to ourselves and unlock opportunities for empathy and to b...

Tom Horne has been podcasting in the HR space for over 3 years and is excited to release his new podcast: Tom's ENGAGING HR.  In our Introductory Episode our guest Jon Thurmond turns the tables and interviews me to showcase what Tom’s Engaging HR is all about.  We talk about what it takes to start a podcast, introduce the goals of the show, preview some of our upcoming guests and set the stage for Tom’s Engaging HR.  We dig into so...