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Episode 22
In this episode, Coffey and Cheri Garcia, who runs Cornbread Hustle--a staffing firm specializing in helping former offenders find work--discuss hiri…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Role of Diversity in Product Design & Marketing
Episode 21
Diversity is a hot topic for employers today.
Not only are businesses trying to diversify their employee population, they’re trying to develop service…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Cure for Stupidity: Using Brain Science to Explain Irrational Behavior
Episode 20
Many managers often have WTF moments.
We give someone instructions as to what we want them to do and then, though some sort of ninja-esque mental gym…
4 years, 7 months ago
Covid and Other Crisis Communications
Episode 19
The last couple years have been full of monkeys flinging poo at businesses’ reputations.
Companies’ response to Covid last spring – do we go remote or…
4 years, 7 months ago
Why You're Probably Doing Performance Management Wrong
Episode 18
If there is one thing that almost all employees and managers agree is broken in many workplaces, it is performance management.
In many organizations, …
4 years, 7 months ago
Broadening Security Concerns in the Workplace
Episode 17
In this episode, Mike talks to personal security expert Jeff McKissack about violence inside and outside of the workplace and a few simple tools empl…
4 years, 7 months ago
Effective Workplace Investigations
Episode 16
Today I discuss workplace investigations with employment law attorney Dan Stern. We discuss when a complaint warrants an investigation, how to determ…
4 years, 8 months ago
Vaccines and the Workplace
Episode 15
Given the hot mess that 2020 delivered, perhaps it is no surprise that 2021 has been the year of the Covid vaccine controversy. Some employees are af…
4 years, 8 months ago
Using Science to Create a Thriving Culture
Episode 14
More than ever, employers are struggling with employee engagement.
Some businesses claim that remote employees are harder to manage and many surveys …
4 years, 8 months ago
Texas' New Strict Sexual Harassment Law
Episode 13
On September 1, 2021, three major changes to the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act went into effect. These changes give those who have been the vi…
4 years, 8 months ago