PSHRA's Public Eye Podcast

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Episode 35: Preparing for AI-Driven HR Transformation: a Conversation on Navigating a Changing World Dec 12, 2023

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Neena Kovuru is a HCM thought leader and consultant who, through public speaking, shares ideas on many HR topics including strategic and purpose-driven leadership, HR technologies, company culture, and DEI&B. She has worked in both private and public sectors in her career and joins us to discuss data-driven decision making for strategic HR, and the role of AI in Human Resources.

Episode 34: Go Together: How the Concept of Ubuntu Will Change How We Work, Live and Lead Nov 28, 2023

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Our guest Shola Richards is a sought-after workplace civility expert who speaks, coaches, consults, and is the best-selling author of two books on workplace bullying. He and his work have been featured on the Today Show, CBS, Forbes, Black Enterprise, and numerous other venues. Shola's most recent book is titled, Go Together: How the Concept of Ubuntu will Change How We Work, Live and Lead, which is what our conversation primarily focused on – with several detours into our shared passion for NBA basketball (and basketball podcasts).

Warning: Parts of this episode touch on suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with your mental health, call or text 988.

Episode 33: Key Findings from New MissionSquare Research Institute Report on Young Public Service Workers Nov 21, 2023

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Dr. Rivka Liss-Levinson, Senior Research Manager at MissionSquare Research Institute, discusses their recently published report on the experiences of younger public service employees – a critical issue as attracting and retaining talent, particularly among those 35 and younger, is one of the top challenges public sector agencies face today. Rivka shares findings on job satisfaction, stress levels, factors that attracted younger employees to public sector work, and what leaders should prioritize in order to attract and retain more talent.

Episode 32: Strength Through Peacebuilding: Conflict Resolution in the Public Sector Nov 14, 2023

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Dr. Jeremy Pollack, founder and CEO of Pollack Peacebuilding System, a conflict management consulting firm, joins us to discuss conflict psychology in the workplace. He defines the term peacebuilding, various points of conflict in today's typical public sector organization, best practices in conflict management, and the “5 Core Competencies of the Peaceful Leadership” style.

Episode 31: An Eye on Talent with PSHRA Publication's Editor Mark McGraw Nov 07, 2023

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Pardon the pun, but this marks the third appearance on our pod of Mr. Mark McGraw, the editor of Public Eye, PSHRA's bi-monthly digital magazine, and editor of PSHRA's weekly digital newsletter, Of Public Interest. Mark gives us a tour d'horizon of the latest issue of the Public Eye (October/November), which focuses on talent: what agencies are doing to attract talent to public sector careers and to hang on to the talent they already have. He also gives us a preview of what he and his crack staff are working on for the year-end issue. A great convo with Mark, as always - check it out!

Episode 30: Adding a Touch of Disney Magic to Public Sector Leadership and Organizational Development Oct 31, 2023

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Pete Blank is a leadership expert, author, and national speaker who spent 13+ years at Disney and 13+ years in local government. He spoke to us from the PSHRA annual conference in San Diego. We discussed the differences between "Disney culture" and public sector culture, and how he fused the two experiences in providing training and organizational development support. We also discussed his two books - Employee Engagement: Lessons from the Mouse House and 55 Ways to Add Disney Magic to your Organization - and he gave us a sneak preview of his third, which is coming out in 2024.

Episode 29: How Public Sector Agencies Can Realize the "Proven" Benefits of a Four-Day Work Week Oct 24, 2023

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If you're on the fence about the benefits of a four-day work week, this is the pod for you! Our guest Sarah Dickinson is Sr. Performance Management & Data Analyst—CountyStat, Montgomery County Government, and the founder of Four-Day Workweek Consulting. Sarah joins us to discuss its impact on productivity, retention, employee wellbeing, and gender equity. She also shares practical advice on implementation.

Episode 28: The "Great Retirement": Oracle's Alex Smith on Managing Transformative Change in the Public Sector Workforce Oct 17, 2023

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Alex Smith is Head of Strategy and Execution, HCM - Public Sector, for Oracle. She is responsible for driving HCM Cloud growth by working with customers throughout all stages of their lifecycle as well as working with internal Public Sector teams to develop and execute Oracle’s GTM strategy. Alex spoke to us about the challenges public sector agencies face as waves of employees retire: what public sector HR leaders can do to attract and retain young talent while remaining vibrant and productive during this period of transformative change.

Episode 27: Culture Change Made Easy Oct 10, 2023

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We spoke with Jamie Notter, Co-Founder of and Culture Designer with PROPEL (formerly Human Workplaces), a coaching and consulting company that helps leaders achieve breakthrough performance and accountability by integrating culture, strategy, and execution. Jamie is also the author of four books, including "Culture Change Made Easy," which will be out in November. He joined us at the PSHRA Annual Conference in San Diego, where he was also a keynote presenter. We spoke about defining culture at work, how to fix a culture that's broken (mainly because of internal organizational politics), how to contend with employee survey fatigue, and managing competing commitments.

Episode 26: Fighting the Good HR Fight: a Conversation with the City of Richmond's Gerald Westry Oct 03, 2023

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Gerald Westry is HR Division Chief of Labor & Employee Relations at the City of Richmond. Gerald joined us to discuss how his background in the military and as an HR professional with the U.S. Army, the U.S. Military Academy, and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs informs his approach to building an inclusive workforce that optimizes organizational performance and growth. We also talk about using metrics to enhance leadership accountability, the value of IPMA-SCP certification in his professional development, and the challenges of attracting millennials to the public sector.

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