HR BESTIES

Welcome back, Besties! With the year coming to an end, we thought we'd highlight some of our most insane, unhinged and *facepalm* moments as HR professionals.

Today's agenda: 

• Toe sucking
• Flying dentures
• Nightmare startup
• Love square
• When HR saves the marriage
• Bovine piss
• The hidden Plan B
• The vaccine checker
• Ear licking

Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you're the first to kno...

Today's agenda: 

• Brostel warehouse
• Cringe corporate speak: moonlighting
• Hot topic: all things over employment
• Why is job stacking so popular?
• Staying financially afloat in a post-covid world
• The internet and the gig economy boom
• The pros and cons of fractional work
• When can job stacking and side hustles become a conflict of interest?
• Questions/Comments 

Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make s...

Today's agenda: 

• Remember the good ole days?
• Cringe corporate speak: come to Jesus
• Hot topic: all things layoffs: what we're hearing in the news, current trends, best practices and advice to employers and job seekers
• The latest on layoffs and unemployment in the United States
• How does AI play a role?
• Do organizations have an obligation to hire and retain talent?
• Learning how to navigate difficult times from past recessions
• Lay...

Thanks for joining our mid-week Happy Hour, Besties! Whew, do we ever need it.

In this Happy Hour:

• Spilling the latest on SHRM's lawsuit, the importance of holding each other accountable and a juicy reveal at the end...
• Quick recap and how did we get here?
• Troubling, troubling, troubling
• What lessons can HR professionals take from all of this?

Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that...

Today's agenda: 

• Swish swish
• Cringe corporate speak: fireside chat
• Hot topic: answering questies sent by our fellow Besties
• Receiving feedback: is it all worth listening to?
• Keeping your social media activity on the DL
• How to deal with the negative feedback
• So your work bestie got promoted... what now?
• What are some mistakes that we've made and how did we recover?
• Questions/Comments 

Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Q...

Today's agenda: 

• Word cloud
• Cringe corporate speak: don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
• Hot topic: all things fear-based work culture and actions you can take
• What are some signs that an organization has a culture of fear?
• Lack of psychological safety and fear of speaking up
• It doesn't have to be outright hostile to be toxic
• Reaping the benefits of employees who enjoy their work environment
• Questions/Comments 

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Today's agenda: 

• Spilling more SHRM tea
• Cringe corporate speak: push the envelope
• Hot topic: all things work besties and celebrating National Work Besties Day!
• Why we love our workplace partners in crime
• How to find and support your work bestie
• Showing appreciation for our office besties can go a long way
• Emotional Support People
• FYI, October 18 is our HR Besties Podcast anniversary!
• Questions/Comments 

Your To-Do List: ...

Thanks for joining us for a mid-week Happy Hour, Besties! Whew, did we ever need it...

In this Happy Hour:

• Dishing the latest on SHRM
• But don't forget your (almost) free canvas tote bag!
• If not SHRM, then who?
• Sharing a heart-wrenching story from a listener Bestie
• The F word (flexibility)

Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you're the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (...

Today's agenda: 

• Hey big boy
• Cringe corporate speak: I know just enough to be dangerous
• Hot topic: all about AI anxiety: what does AI in the workforce mean for your job, your company and your future
• What is driving the anxiety around AI in the workplace?
• How to manage AI stress at work
• Normalizing conversations and open discussions about AI within an organization is important to help manage AI fear and hesitancy
• Treating AI as...

Today's agenda: 

• Inappropriate meeting invite
• Cringe corporate speak: get granular
• Hot topic: all things remote work: what does it mean these days and did we fumble it?
• The RTO trend
• The early days of working from home and why some organizations may have trouble trusting their remote workers
• The importance of face time and social interaction is pushing Gen Z towards hybrid work
• How can leaders support remote workers?
• The keywo...

Today's agenda: 

• Square affair
• Cringe corporate speak: mother's milk
• Hot topic: all about opting out of leadership
• Why are employees choosing to avoid leadership roles in an organization?
• The work-life balance concerns
• Training and sharing knowledge with others doesn't have to mean managing a team
• Navigating middle management
• What are some positives that we've experienced in leadership roles?
• Finding and following your calling
...

Today's agenda: 

• Really, Ohio?
• Cringe corporate speak: drill down
• Hot topic: all things ghost job epidemic: applying, interviewing and never hearing back
• Have we experienced this or seen it happening IRL?
• The graveyard of forgotten job postings
• Gathering intel on competitors and making an organization seem bigger
• Blue sky recommendations
• Higher volume of applications means visibility on every candidate is unlikely
• Do your own ...

Today's agenda: 

• An unmuted crash out
• Cringe corporate speak: too many cooks in the kitchen
• Hot topic: all things workplace crash outs
• Reflecting on our past crash out moments (and what does "crash out" even mean?)
• Venting it out
• Addressing the cause and taking action when it's needed
• Response vs. reaction
• What do you do when you see a team member crashing out?
• In the end, we're all human
• Questions/Comments 

Your To-Do ...

Today's agenda: 

• #Justice4Jerry
• Cringe corporate speak: hit the ground running
• Hot topic: how to be promoted at work: tips, tricks and career advice from HR
• The best advice we have ever received
• What does success look like to you? How will this change throughout your career?
• Thinking about what the new position entails, new hours and work-life balance
• Making yourself indispensable and how to stand out is key
• Questions/Comments...

Welcome to our first Happy Hour of Season six, Besties! Whew, this is one hell of a week.

In this Happy Hour:

• Updates on Jamie's layoff story
• Taylor Swift and Life of a Showgirl
• Cringe Corporate speak on the New Heights podcast
• The four quadrants of workplace communication
• Checking in with our old friend Thomas J. Henry
• Leigh's dream

Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you're th...

Today's agenda: 

• Whipped vodka
• Cringe corporate speak: Chinese wall
• Hot topic: all things Gen Z in the workplace
• WTF is the Gen Z stare?
• Gen Z employees aren't the problem
• Embracing the opportunity to teach team members the skills they need to be a part of an organization
• Managers can learn how to have productive conversations about workplace behavior
• Phones and multitasking
• Manager training and development is key
• Gen Z wants ...

Today's agenda: 

• HR Worsties
• Cringe corporate speak: difficult but necessary
• Hot topic: all things layoffs, job loss and coping with uncertainty and a big transition
• Taking the time to heal and reach out for support
• Not only the loss of benefits, but perhaps self worth and identity
• Letting it in and letting it out - taking the time to process or be upset is more than okay
• Letting go of the control over the situation
• Honesty = ...

Today's agenda: 

• Workplace wubbie
• Cringe corporate speak: core competency
• Hot topic: all things work-life balance - who is responsible and is it achievable?
• What does work-life balance look like to us?
• The B word (boundaries)
• Unbalanced power dynamics - work-life balance is a shared responsibility but not always an equal opportunity
• Balance is fluid and circumstantial
• Questions/Comments 

We'll be back for season 6 in Aug...

Today's agenda: 

• A thoughtful (and bold) introduction
• Cringe corporate speak: workshop
• Hot topic: toxic positivity: what it is and how to deal with the toxic positivity trap in the workplace
• #goodvibesonly
• Seeing the silver linings is okay and so is having feelings
• Toxic positivity and layoffs
• Feeling safe to talk about ways to improve in an organization
• Hype vs. hope
• Toxic positivity and support are not the same thing
• Questio...