It can be hard to know the best moment for HR to step in - whether it's in interpersonal conflicts, ER issues, or business decisions. This week's episode helps to identify when your signal should go off that it's time to get involved. Plus, there's a discussion on how to uncover more of the truth when you are pulled in or stepping in.    Connect with Traci here: https://linktr.ee/HRTraci    Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe!    Disclaimer: Thoughts, opinions, and statements...

In this explicit, shocking, and insane episode, your HR nightmare story submissions are read - plus, I share a few of my own!  Thanks to all who submitted stories :) Don't forget to leave a 5-star rating, write a review, and subscribe!   Connect with Traci here: https://linktr.ee/HRTraci     Disclaimer: Thoughts, opinions, and statements made on this podcast are not a reflection of the thoughts, opinions, and statements of the Company Traci Rubin is actively employed by. ---...

Carrington Smith Trabue, known as "Carrie" to her friends and colleagues, is the founder and President of Carrington Legal Search and best-selling author of "Blooming." A lawyer by training, Carrington left her litigation practice in 2000 to pursue her passion for connecting people. Over the last twenty years, Carrington has become the trusted search partner to a host of Fortune 500 companies, venture-backed start-ups, and AMLAW 100 law firms. Her executive search experience focuses...

Dr. Brad Harris joins the podcast to discuss having a growth mindset, ditching imposter syndrome, and how to find an organization that is closely aligned to the values we hold as individuals.     Dr. Brad Harris, Ph.D. is a Professor of Management and Human Resources at HEC Paris and a co-founder of People Leader Accelerator. He has co-authored two books, 3D Team Leadership: A New Approach for Complex Teams (Stanford, 2017) and Scaling for Success: People Priorities People Priorities for...

Gianna is the Co-Founder and Practice Leader at Vita Assure, a Canadian brokerage firm that specializes in employee benefits for small and medium-sized enterprises in Quebec and Ontario. Vita Assure works with all insurance providers, including Canada Life, Manulife Financial, Sun Life Financial, and many more,to offer thousands of their clients’ employees the best group insurance, group retirement, employee wellness, and other non-traditional employee benefits at a lower cost. ...

This week, Clark aka HRShark joins me for a discussion on how he got to where he is today in his "9-5" and on social media. Clark is widely popular on TikTok and Instagram because of his Evil HR impersonations, sharing tips for advancing in your career, and for making us all laugh about the realities of our jobs.    Be sure to follow Clark on TikTok and Instagram: @hrshark_ Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe!   Connect with Traci here   Disclaimer: Thoughts, opinions,...

Dr. Baktari is the CEO of eNational Testing, e7 Health, & US Drug Test Centers. Jonathan Baktari MD brings over 20 years of clinical, administrative, and entrepreneurial experience. He has been a triple board-certified physician specializing in internal medicine, pulmonary, and critical care medicine.      Dr. Baktari is a preeminent, national business thought leader interviewed in The Washington Post, USA Today, Forbes, Barron’s, and many other national publications. He is also an...

All extroverts, no sense of humor, makes all the decisions, makes no decisions, only looking out for the company and much muchhhhhh more BS on this one team. This week, I teamed up with Alexa Baggio and Tyson Mackenzie from the People Problems podcast for Part 2 of this saucy convo on common HR Misconceptions. Missed Part 1? You can listen by searching the People Problems podcast wherever you get your podcasts or by clicking here!    Follow the People Problems podcast on Linkedin,...

Barrett Scruggs has spent the last decade leading digital transformation in consumer banking and employee financial well-being. With expertise in workforce management, operations, and teambuilding, he knows what it takes to deliver the holistic financial benefits employees crave. As VP and head of SoFi at Work, Scruggs is a loyal partner to 900+ employers who rely on its platform, services, tools, insights, and educational resources to deliver holistic financial well-being benefits tailored...

Quiet Quitting is misrepresented and misleading - what's wrong with having boundaries and doing the job you were hired to do without going above and beyond? Surprise: there's nothing wrong with either of those things! Tune into this episode (and share it with a friend) to hear more about what quiet quitting is doing, v. what we should be doing, v. what companies should actually be focused on.     Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Connect with Traci...

Julie Hamilton has over 20 years of Human Resource Management experience and has been a Certified Fibromyalgia Coach for over 7 years. She was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2009. As a Human Resources Director, she knew the resources to use such as Family Medical Leave Act and workplace accommodations to help her with the tasks she was struggling with. She didn’t need to worry about her job when she needed to take time off for flare days or medical appointments. She went from missing two to...

Daniel Tolson is a successful business coach and is regarded as Asia’s #1 business coach specializing in Emotional Intelligence. He has helped many celebrities, self-made millionaires, and billion-dollar businesses to unleash new income levels. Among many things he enjoys living the expatriate life and has competed with the world's top athletes at extreme games -  he is also a former Australian champion wakeboarder.  Daniel Tolson’s inspiring journey began as a child, from having a Linear...

Thad Price is CEO at Austin-based Talroo, the data-driven job and hiring event advertising platform that helps businesses reach the candidates they need to build their essential workforce. He provides leadership, strategy, and guidance to all departments. With more than 17 years of experience in online recruitment and the job search vertical, Thad is a recognized thought leader in the HR/TA space. He genuinely believes that there is no industry that plays a more integral role in the...

After receiving several messages about how to have difficult conversations with difficult people, it was time to dive in!   As a reminder, only 2 more episodes remain for the year! The last 2 weeks of December will be episode-free to support some vacation time!   Connect with Traci here: https://linktr.ee/HRTraci   Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe!   Disclaimer: Thoughts, opinions, and statements made on this podcast are not a reflection of the thoughts, opinions, and...

Working for brands like Fila, Champion, and Converse brought about Aja’s passion for designing activewear, yet opened her mind to the negative impact fast fashion has on the environment. Completing her 200-hour yoga teacher training inspired her passion for wellness and mindfulness. That, combined with her strong ties to her faith, were the driving forces that led to the creation of Transcendent Active and the desire to create a fashionable, sustainable modest activewear collection....

Andrew Kitchner, CEO & Lead Researcher at New Wave Solutions, joins me to discuss why Employee Commitment is a better metric to measure how engaged your team is rather than Employee Engagement. Plus, we talk about how to make surveys more effective and how surveying can affect turnover.      Connect with Andrew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkitchner  Email: [email protected]    New Wave Solutions: https://new-wave-solutions.com/resources/  Live...

Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD, believes in empowering working parents. She is the founder and CEO of Mindful Return, author of Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave, and co-host of the Parents at Work Podcast. She is also the Co-Chair of the inaugural DC Chapter of Postpartum Support International (PSI). Lori is mama to two wonderful red-headed boys (ages 10 and 12) and is a health care lawyer in private practice. Her thought leadership has been...

Megan Hunter, MBA, is the co-founder and CEO of the High Conflict Institute in San Diego, California. She is an expert in high conflict personalities and helping people influence high conflict situations by adapting their approach. She's written several books on high conflict interactions/disputes, and has provided training across the U.S. and seven countries.   This week, Megan and I discuss navigating high conflict personalities and situations.   Learn more about the High Conflict...

Michelle Harris is the host of the podcast Her Hype Squad with Bosstrack. She founded Bosstrack in 2021 to provide women new to leadership roles with the development, support and mentorship she found lacking for new leaders. Often little thought is given to the new tools and perspectives needed to lead and, as a result, new leaders are expected to just “figure things out”. Bosstrack was developed to fill this gap. Michelle has over 25 years of leadership experience with more than half of...

For the last episode of 2023, Traci is sharing the secret she's been keeping for the last 9 months ;) This episode is sponsored by: CultureBot:⁠ ⁠https://getculturebot.com/humanhr ⁠⁠ Connect with Traci here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/HRTraci⁠ Don't forget to rate this podcast 5 stars, leave a review, and subscribe!   Disclaimer: Thoughts, opinions, and statements made on this podcast are not a reflection of the thoughts, opinions, and statements of the Company Traci Chernoff is...

For more than 30 years, Rita Soronen has worked on behalf of abused, neglected and vulnerable children, providing leadership for local, state and national efforts, working to improve the juvenile justice and child welfare systems while striving to assure safe and permanent homes for North America’s children. Leading the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a national nonprofit public charity, since 2001 and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption-Canada since 2003, Ms. Soronen works to...

Joshua Driver is the Founder of Selflessly, an all-inclusive software platform designed to create, manage, and report on a company’s philanthropy and corporate social responsibility (CSR) program. Selflessly was Indiana’s first dual Certified B-Corp and Domestic Benefit Corporation and Certified LGBTQBE from the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Connect with Joshua here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuadriver/ https://selflessly.io/ This episode is sponsored...

Christophe Martel is the co-founder and CEO of FOUNT Global, Inc., a SaaS company that helps global organizations reduce work friction and improve employee experiences. FOUNT helps companies identify what’s at the root cause of employee dissatisfaction and prioritize what to fix in their environment. Previously, Christophe was CHRO of CEB, a global research and advisory company acquired by Gartner in 2017. Connect with Christophe...

Vivian is the founder of VGT People Advisory, which helps founders and senior executives achieve their biggest career goals and corporate objectives by working with them to identify and resolve areas that are limiting their performance and that of their team. She's worked with 1800+ individuals, including Fortune 500 executives and 30+ startups.  With almost two decades of experience, Vivian had a successful career as an HR leader within financial services, private equity, and investment...