PSHRA's Public Eye Podcast

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Episode 5: Putting the Human Back in HR: from Human-Centered Leadership to the Human Need for Belonging Apr 05, 2023

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Jonathan M. Pugh is anexperienced consultant with a background in organizational effectiveness/OD and broad-based HR functional expertise in the public and private sectors. He spoke to us about the decline in job satisfation and engagement across the federal government and what can be done to arrest this decline; he also spoke to us about the disparity between what’s important to employees vs. what employers think is important, the importance of “human-centered” leadership and what agencies can do to promote a greater sense of belonging.

Episode 4: Forecasting Public Sector HR with Jennifer Fairweather Mar 23, 2023

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We are joined by Jennifer Fairweather, Chief Human Resources Officer with Jefferson County, located in Golden, Colorado. Jennifer was the immediate past president of PSHRA. She discusses her transition from the private to the public sector, how her role and public sector HR have changed over the past decade, the challenges of recruitment, and what skills leadership needs to acquire and develop to lead their agencies forward.

Episode 3: A Sneak Preview of April’s Action-Packed Public Eye Magazine Mar 20, 2023

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Today’s guest is Mark McGraw, the editor of PSHRA's bimonthly digital publication, Public Eye (formerly HR News), and weekly newsletter, Of Public Interest. Mark talks about his team’s overarching editorial mission: spotlighting the positive, change-affecting work of HR leaders in public agencies. He then gives us a sneak preview of the action-packed upcoming issue: a feature titled “Bringing Young Talent into the Government Tent,” that looks at a new online portal designed to be a one-stop shop for individuals seeking federal internship, and “The Public Sector Rethinks Education Requirements,” that looks at a handful of states – Maryland, Pennsylvania, Utah and, most recently, Alaska – that have dropped advanced degree requirements for nearly all state government jobs. Check it out!

Episode 2: A True LA Story: Building Alternative Job Paths for Underrepresented Populations Mar 06, 2023

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Vincent Cordero, Chief Personnel Analyst at City of Los Angeles and Cinthia Fletes, Personnel Analyst at City of Los Angeles, join us to discuss the very successful L.A. Local Hire program. The program takes an innovative approach to creating city employment opportunities for underrepresented groups. Cinthia and Vince tells us what drew them to working in the public sector, and how they see the program evolving in the years ahead.

Episode 1: The Inaugural Public Eye Podcast with PSHRA CEO Cara Woodson Welch Feb 15, 2023

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Cara kicks off the Public Eye podcast by discussing the reasons behind rebranding IPMA-HR - founded in 1906 - as the Public Sector HR Association (PSHRA), and how it better reflects the organization's mission in addressing the top public sector workforce challenges in a dramatically changed environment. Cara touches on the top priorities or areas of focus in creating better places to work and PSHRA's main initiatives in 2023. We expect this to be the first of weekly fascinating and illuminating conversations with the many people doing outstanding, important, and too often unheralded work in the public sector.

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