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Tune in and explore the positive impact of feedforward assessments, rather than feedback, during the employee performance review cycle.
In contrast to traditional feedback assessments, feedforward assessments focus on how a situation can be improved. Feedforward is empowering and eye-opening, not judgmental, and it helps strengthen bonds between coworkers. In this episode of PCTY Talks, author, trainer, and keynote speaker Jason Lauritsen and host Shari Simpson discuss feedforward vs. feedback approaches. They explore the positive impact of divorcing compensation from performance and the difference between employee experience, employee engagement, and performance management.
Guest: Jason Lauritsen, keynote speaker, trainer, and author
Jason liberates managers from outdated and inhumane practices so they can cultivate human potential at work and improve people’s lives. He’s known for his authentic and vulnerable storytelling that challenges you to see things differently. It’s nearly impossible to come away from an interaction with Jason without having your perspective on management changed. His experience ranges from startup CEO to Fortune 1000 executive. He also spent several years leading the Best Places to Work program for an HR technology company, where he gained deep insight into some of the best workplaces in the world.
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There is no escaping the fact that every applicant you interview will be talking about their experience with you. And in today’s digital world, a poor candidate experience may not only be shared with their pals but the world via Glassdoor.com.
Every applicant deserves a positive recruiting experience. Even if it's a single phone call, your company's recruiting process is a representation of your employer brand. A few thoughtful touches can go a long way toward creating a memorable and favorable prospect experience.
In this episode, William Tincup and host Shari Simpson discuss best practices for creating a candidate experience, the role recruiting plays in pay equity and creating better job descriptions.
Guest: William Tincup, President & Editor-at-Large of RecruitingDaily.
William is at the intersection of HR and technology, he’s a writer, speaker, advisor, consultant, investor, storyteller & teacher. He's been writing about HR and Recruiting related issues for longer than he cares to disclose. William serves on the Board of Advisors / Board of Directors for 20+ HR technology startups. William is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a BA in Art History. He also earned an MA in American Indian Studies from the University of Arizona and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University.
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In this episode of PCTY Talks: HR, People and Culture, Lauren Rivera-Haire and host Shari Simpson discuss how HR professionals are dealing with their mental health and what we can do to support each other, as well as employees.
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Guest: Lauren Rivera-Haire, Senior HR Business Partner, Paylocity
Lauren Rivera-Haire has been at Paylocity since January 2018, and before joining Paylocity, she had extensive experience in various HR, legal, and compliance roles. Currently, in her role as a Senior HR Business Partner, she provides strategic support to the client services organization by partnering with and coaching leadership teams, creating and refining talent programs to align with future needs of our growing operations organization, and creating engagement plans to ensure a positive employee experience. Additionally, she works in partnership with the business to drive their strategic initiatives forward to ensure we have the right talent in place at the right time.
A company's personnel make it great. And exceptional people seek out leading brands. Recruiters are increasingly actively seeking the best applicants, even those who aren't actively looking. Employer branding can help you compete with large organizations with well-known brands. According to LinkedIn research, an employer brand is twice as likely to be linked to job consideration as a corporate brand.
In this episode of PCTY Talks, Monica Robert and host Shari Simpson discuss how having a great brand identity can help you attract great talent.
Guest: Monica Roberts Vice President of Talent Acquisition
Guest Bio: As Vice President of Talent Acquisition, she is responsible for shaping the vision and strategic initiatives that enable Paylocity to compete for the top talent in the market. Doing so also involves collaborating with business leaders, HR leaders, and external partners. She has a well-developed point of view and drives a strong and efficient methodology that sets us up a successful, motivated workforce today and beyond while delivering a high-touch experience.
She has a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and prior to joining Paylocity, spent 17 years with Abbott. During that time, She held many roles with increasing responsibilities, including a 2.5-year expatriate assignment in Singapore leading Abbott’s APJ Talent Acquisition team. In her last role, she led global talent acquisition for Devices, Diagnostics, and Nutrition organizations, setting the strategy and successfully leading a team of internal recruiters and external partnerships.
She believes that the ability to attract high-performing, top talent is a direct reflection of a company's culture and that recruiting teams are integral partners to the business. By translating market trends into executable plans, we’re enabled to continue delivering best-in-class products and services.
HR is living through a Reinvention Revolution right now. Every facet of HR is being examined and challenged against what employees want now a more modern employee experience. One of these important moments is onboarding.
HR needs to think through:
In this episode of PCTY Talks, Paylocity CHRO, Cheryl Johnson and host Shari Simpson discuss what employers need to do now to reinvent their onboarding programs.
Guest: Cheryl Johnson, CHRO, Paylocity
Guest Bio: Cheryl Johnson, Paylocity’s Chief Human Resources Officer, oversees strategy for HR, culture, and employment brand. She joined Paylocity in 2018 and brings with her more than 20 years of progressive HR experience with an extensive focus on developing strategies for high-growth companies to shape and scale their culture. Cheryl has devoted her career to enabling progressive organizational mindsets and breaking down cross-functional silos so those top organizations can achieve more, together. She is extremely passionate about co-elevating the HR community as critical drivers of a better workplace for all.
Exit interviews are a great way to find out what went wrong when employees leave the company. Why wait until the end of an employee's time with you to ask these important questions?
In order to keep your employees, you need to know what they like and don't like about your company so that you can improve retention. Why not ask your employees directly what keeps them at your company? Stay interviews give employees a safe place to openly discuss how you can better support and develop them.
In this episode of PCTY Talks, Kate Grimaldi and host Shari Simpson discuss the tactics behind conducting stay interviews and how you can start doing this today in your organization.
Guest: Kate Grimaldi, Senior Director of Talent Management and Human Resources
Kate joined Paylocity back in 2016 as an HR business partner and quickly excelled to Director, responsible for managing the HRBP and HRIS teams. Most recently, Kate drives strategic enterprise-wide HR initiatives. Kate also works closely with our C-suite to foster a strong business and Human Resource partnership. She brings a wealth of HR experience from a variety of different industries and her passion lies in cultivating an inclusive culture where the modern workforce is holistically supported.
Retaining employees is critical during this "Great Resignation" because of the tight labor market. "Competition from other employers" was cited as the primary obstacle by HR professionals in the survey at a rate of 43%. (SHRM)
In this episode of PCTY Talks, Tim Sackett and host Shari Simpson discuss:
Guest: Tim Sackett, President of HRU Technical Resources
Author of The Talent Fix: A Leader's Guide to Recruiting Great Talent, President of HRU Technical Resources, and Chief Storyteller at Fistful of Talent Blog. HR Tech Analyst, Influencer, Top 10 Global HR Influencer, Recruiting Executive, Author, World's Foremost Expert on Workplace Hugging, Husband, Father, and Backup Point Guard.
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“Cal Newport, author and associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University, has coined the term “deep work,” which he describes as “professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit.” In other words, the kind of work that only 10xers can handle.” - Excerpt From Michael Solomon & Rishon Blumberg. “Game Changer.”
In this episode of PCTY Talks, Rishon Blumberg and host Shari Simpson discuss:
Guest: Rishon Blumberg co-founder of 10x Management, 10x Ascend, Brick Wall Management, and co-author of Game Changer
Rishon Blumberg is co-founder of 10x Management, a talent agency for tech professionals that has rocketed to the forefront of the tech industry, carving out its place as a trusted and exclusive resource for companies seeking the best and most coveted freelance tech experts. Rishon is, first and foremost, an entrepreneur. It’s what he studied — graduating from the Wharton School of Business with a degree in entrepreneurial management in 1994. It’s what he’s lived, and it’s what he loves. For more than 25 years, he’s harnessed that spirit to create and lead successful organizations based in tech, entertainment, and the nonprofit sphere— finding new solutions to long-standing and emerging challenges.
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In their lifetime, the average American works 90,000 hours. That astonishing amount exemplifies why it's critical to pick a career that fulfills both your passion and your purpose. But what if you don’t know what that career should be?
In this episode of PCTY Talks, Ginny Clarke and host Shari Simpson discuss how you define for yourself what your career looks like through self-reflection, competencies and resume writing techniques.
Guest: Ginny Clarke, CEO | Talent Strategist | Organizational Builder
Ginny Clarke was Director, Executive Recruiting at Google from August 2016 until November 2020. In this role, she led the Diversity, Internal Mobility and the Non-tech Recruiting teams. Her team of North American recruiters found and hired senior leaders (Directors +) for finance, sales, marketing and other G&A functions across Google.
Before Google, Ginny was a Partner at Spencer Stuart, the global executive search firm, based in Chicago. For 12 years, she worked in the firm’s Financial Services and Financial Officer Practices, and co-founded and led Spencer Stuart’s Global Diversity Practice. She left Spencer Stuart to write a book titled Career Mapping: Charting Your Course in the New World of Work, which was published in 2011. The book provides a framework that empowers individuals to plot and assess their professional competencies, and strategically navigate their careers.
After the book was published, Ginny ran her own executive search and talent management firm for 3 years before becoming a Senior Partner for Executive Search in the U.S. at Knightsbridge, a Canadian human capital solutions firm.
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Employee burnout is on the rise, according to a recent analysis from Indeed: 52 percent of all workers are burned out, up 9% from a pre-COVID survey.
Employees of all ages and backgrounds are affected by stress, exhaustion, and mental health issues.
When you look at some of the current employee burnout numbers, it's clear why this is a massive issue for businesses.
In this episode of PCTY Talks, Paula Davis and host Shari Simpson discuss:
Guest: Paula Davis, CEO of the Stress & Resilience Institute| Author of Beating Burnout at Work | Global Expert Specializing in Resilience & Burnout Prevention
Founder of the Stress & Resilience Institute, she is uniquely qualified to teach resilience skills within high-stress professions. One of only three lawyers in the world to have graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Applied Positive Psychology program and been trained to teach resilience skills and tools to Army personnel as part of Penn’s resilience program with the Army.
Her work has appeared in the New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, Forbes, Fast Company, and other publications around the globe. She is known for taking a "science-help" approach to work.
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