SpeakEasy HR
An unfiltered, uncut, and authentic blend of real HR talk, business challenges, and workplace solutions—served up SpeakEasy style. Join me LIVE on LinkedIn and YouTube for raw, insightful conversations tackling both the easy and tough topics shaping HR and the workplace today. What Makes SpeakEasy HR Different? My guests bring passion, authenticity, and deep expertise, sharing powerful personal stories and game-changing insights from their careers. Each episode is packed with real-world advice designed to challenge perspectives, spark ideas, and inspire action. Our mission is to deliver compelling, thought-provoking content that challenges the status quo and sparks meaningful discussions within the HR and business communities. We strive to inspire innovation, encourage new perspectives, and empower our audience to think beyond the conventional to drive impactful change in their organizations and careers. At SpeakEasy HR, we are committed to igniting action and fostering a community of professionals dedicated to growth, transformation, and continuous improvement.
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October 19, 2026 • 44 mins
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HR can’t fix every people problem—especially when leaders aren’t willing to own their part.In this episode of SpeakEasy HR, David Noe sits down with Greg Modd, founder of Penultimate People Consulting, to talk about leadership accountability, workforce strategy, and the role relationships play in building strong organizations.Greg shares his perspective on Extreme Ownership, leadership alignment, workplace ...
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October 16, 2026 • 5 mins
New technology can help us move faster, but does it actually solve the problem?
In this Top Shelf Take, David Noe explores a leadership lesson inspired by the buzz around flying cars: sometimes we're so focused on finding a better way around a problem that we forget to ask why the problem exists in the first place.
From investing in new HR technology to introducing AI and addressing employee burnout, David challenges leaders to...
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October 12, 2026 • 51 mins
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Ready for Change. Now What?What happens when you know you’re ready for something different—but you’re not quite sure what that “something” is?Maybe you’ve outgrown your role. Maybe your career has taken an unexpected turn. Maybe you’re an athlete transitioning into life beyond sports. Or maybe you simply know there’s more you could be doing but can’t quite articulate what...
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October 9, 2026 • 5 mins
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It’s OK to not be OK. In recognition of World Mental Health Day, David Noe shares a reminder that we all face challenges, asking for help is a sign of strength, and sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is simply listen. Because people matter—and that includes you.
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October 5, 2026 • 45 mins
AboutWhat if the same drive that helped you succeed is also the thing driving you toward burnout?For high performers, leaders, and corporate professionals, burnout doesn’t always look like falling apart. Sometimes it looks like showing up, getting the work done, answering one more email, taking on one more responsibility—and quietly running on empty.In this episode of SpeakEasy HR, David Noe sits down with Ivy Watts, me...
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October 2, 2026 • 6 mins
HR can be a lonely profession, but you don’t have to navigate it alone.
In this Top Shelf Take, David shares four ways HR professionals can feel less isolated.
Whether you’re new to HR or have been doing it for decades, connection matters. You’re human, you won’t always have the answers, and you were never meant to do this work alone.
Book mentioned in this episode is by my good friend, Pete Schramm. ht...
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September 28, 2026 • 60 mins
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Fun Is the Secret Ingredient to Success with Joel Zeff
What if having more fun at work isn't a distraction from success—but actually a key ingredient to achieving it?
In this episode of SpeakEasy HR, David Noe sits down with Joel Zeff, dynamic speaker, improvisational humorist, author, and longtime advocate for bringing more energy and celebration into the workplace.
Joel shares why organizations and individuals sho...
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September 25, 2026 • 5 mins
Stay Out of the Woods
A class trip with 8th grade son taught David an unexpected lesson about leadership.
As a chaperone, he learned his job wasn’t to do things for the students—it was to keep them safe, encourage them, and let them figure things out. Watching them struggle to build a survival shelter reinforced a lesson that applies directly to leadership: sometimes stepping in isn’t helping.
The takeaway: Don...
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September 25, 2026 • 47 mins
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What happens to HR when artificial intelligence changes the way we work?
In this episode of SpeakEasy HR, David Noe sits down with Cole Napper, a globally recognized leader, author, speaker, educator and practitioner in people intelligence, AI workforce transformation, people analytics and workforce strategy.
Cole is the world's first Chief People Intelligence Officer at HRBench and brings experience spanning Fortune 500 c...
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September 18, 2026 • 5 mins
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After two decades in HR, David Noe has spent a lot of time interviewing people—and he’s been on both sides of the interview table. From recruiting and hiring to onboarding and working with employees after the interview is over, he’s seen what can make the difference between simply filling a position and making a successful hire.
In this Top Shelf Take, David shares one simple approach hiring managers can ...
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September 14, 2026 • 45 mins
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What happens when your workplace becomes toxic—and you feel like you’ve lost control?In this episode of SpeakEasy HR, David sits down with HR leader and author Theresa Chilcoat to talk about one of the most difficult workplace experiences: surviving a toxic environment while protecting your peace, your confidence, and your career.With more than 15 years of HR experience, Theresa has seen the workplace from both s...
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September 8, 2026 • 5 mins
In this week’s Top Shelf Take, David Noe celebrates National Payroll Week and takes a closer look at what a paycheck really represents.
Payroll isn’t just about numbers, taxes, deductions, and deadlines. Behind every paycheck is a person—and every paycheck creates possibility.
David highlights the important role payroll professionals play in making sure employees are paid accurately and on time, often doing crit...
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September 7, 2026 • 53 mins
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In Episode 85 of SpeakEasy HR, David sits down with Adam Weisner—entrepreneur, investor, executive coach, author, and business leader—for a powerful conversation around The 7 Unbreakable Laws of Leadership.With more than two decades of leadership experience across banking, manufacturing, investing, and financial technology, Adam has built and scaled organizations while staying grounded in a belief that leadership...
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September 7, 2026 • 4 mins
Labor Day is about more than a day off—it’s about recognizing the people behind the work.
While we often focus on productivity, performance, revenue, hiring, and growth, every organization is ultimately powered by people. Labor Day gives leaders an opportunity to pause and appreciate those who consistently show up, serve customers, solve problems, support their teammates, and make the organization better.
The challeng...
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September 1, 2026 • 6 mins
What does your company culture actually feel like?
In this episode of SpeakEasy HR, David Noe takes a closer look at what really shapes workplace culture—and why culture isn’t what’s written on the wall or in the employee handbook. Culture is the experience people have every day at work.
From leadership and managers to recruiters, new hires, and every employee in the organization, everyone plays a role in shapin...
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August 26, 2026 • 5 mins
In this week’s Top Shelf Take, David challenges job seekers to rethink the traditional interview. An interview isn’t just an opportunity for a company to decide whether you’re the right candidate—it’s also your opportunity to decide whether the company, leader, team, culture, and role are right for you.
David shares practical questions to ask, things to watch for during the recruiting process, and why...
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August 24, 2026 • 5 mins
This week’s Top Shelf Take focuses on seven simple ways job seekers can stand out in an interview—not by trying to be extraordinary, but by doing the basics exceptionally well.
David is an HR leader with 20 years of experience, small business owner, recruiter, content creator, and host of SpeakEasy HR.
He brings recruiting experience to highlight the importance of preparation, knowing your story, using real examples...
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August 19, 2026 • 4 mins
In this episode of Top Shelf Take, David Noe explores a different way to think about AI in HR. Instead of focusing only on what AI might take away, what if we focus on what it could give back: time?
With HR professionals facing increasing complexity, expectations, and pressure. HRCI’s 2026 State of HR research, which found that 41% of HR professionals are considering careers outside of HR.
The episode asks an important qu...
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August 18, 2026 • 51 mins
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Great leadership isn't about having the perfect title—it's about consistently demonstrating the qualities that inspire others to trust, grow, and succeed.
In this episode of SpeakEasy HR, we're joined by Jay Kuhns, enterprise healthcare HR executive, executive coach, keynote speaker, and author of Unstoppable Power, to discuss The 3 Essentials of Great Leadership and why these principles are more important than ever...
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August 14, 2026 • 2 mins
Top Shelf Take: One Voice. One Take.
A new segment of SpeakEasy HR where I step behind the mic solo for a quick five-minute conversation about one HR or workplace topic.
While the podcast’s longer guest conversations aren’t going anywhere, Top Shelf Take is designed to be short, practical, and easy to fit into your day—with one topic, one perspective, and one takeaway you can actually use.
The first episode i...
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