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November 20, 2018
Employee Manual: Why it is Important
Our Guests:
Diane Windemuller, Principal of i2i Workforce
Do you have an employee manual for your company? You should! Watch today's episode of Higher Results to find out why.
November 13, 2018
Recruiting from the Candidates Perspective
Our Guests:
Diane Windemuller, Principal of i2i Workforce
This week, we continue our series on recruiting and discuss recruiting from the candidates perspective with Diane Windemuller, Principal of i2i Workforce.
November 6, 2018
Privacy & Your Workforce: Part Two
Our Guests:
Liz Coker, COO, 3PHealth
Privacy is the hot workplace issue of the 21st century. Learn about workplace privacy laws for employees, employers, customers and patients. Privacy issues span drug testing, blogs & social media, and even your public information portals. Searches of electronic mail and files, hair and dress codes, arrest records, IoT and wellness data, and compliance audit data all contain privacy risk, not to mention credit reports, medical records, and even off-duty conduct policies. When it comes to healthcare, there is even more to consider. Understanding the privacy implications of the evolving healthcare system makes good business sense. Join us to learn what an employer can do to minimize their risk and create a healthy workplace culture based upon trust and respect.
October 30, 2018
Privacy & Your Workforce
Our Guests:
Liz Coker, COO, 3PHealth
Privacy is the hot workplace issue of the 21st century. Learn about workplace privacy laws for employees, employers, customers and patients. Privacy issues span drug testing, blogs & social media, and even your public information portals. Searches of electronic mail and files, hair and dress codes, arrest records, IoT and wellness data, and compliance audit data all contain privacy risk, not to mention credit reports, medical records, and even off-duty conduct policies. When it comes to healthcare, there is even more to consider. Understanding the privacy implications of the evolving healthcare system makes good business sense. Join us to learn what an employer can do to minimize their risk and create a healthy workplace culture based upon trust and respect.
October 23, 2018
The 1st 90 Days | Onboarding
October 16, 2018
Part 4: Recruiting | How to Interview for a Great Hire
Our Guests:
Diane Windemuller, Principal, i2i Workforce
Interviewing is a vital component of the hiring process, and invariably it is a step that lacks discipline. A lack of discipline often results in poor hires. People frequently hire candidates because they like them, or they were great communicators in the interview, or they listened well; yet, just because you like a candidate doesn’t mean they will be a fit for the position or your company.
October 9, 2018
Part 3: Recruiting | The Bottom of the Funnel – Going from Candidate to Hire
Our Guests:
Diane Windemuller, Principal, i2i Workforce
You often hear the phrase recruiting funnel, but what is it? We call it a funnel, because it is used to guide the process, and the process should be wide at the top (driving awareness and generating a strong slate of candidates) and narrow at the bottom (identifying the right fit candidates). We typically break the process into two parts, the top of the funnel and the bottom of the funnel. The top of the funnel is about employer branding, and candidate sourcing, recruiting, tracking and nurturing. The bottom of the funnel is about qualifying/evaluating candidates, hiring and onboarding.
October 2, 2018
Part 2: Recruiting | The Top of the Funnel – Sourcing and Nurturing Candidates
Our Guests:
Diane Windemuller, Principal, i2i Workforce
In a tight labor market, which generally speaking America is in, finding and hiring candidates is becoming an ever more critical function of a business. For most businesses, the greatest expense is talent and it’s extremely important that you get a good return on your talent investment. It’s not just about filling a job. It’s about hiring a right fit candidate that can get the job done with appropriate quality and achieve a return for the business. According to numerous studies, it takes at least 6 months for an employee to become productive. Some studies say 1 to 2 years. And it is costly to recruit, hire and train, not-to-mention lost productivity in the process, and getting it wrong can be devastating to a business’ performance.
In this series we’ll be exploring the end2end process of recruiting and how to set your business up for success.
Includes: Employer Branding, Sourcing, Social Recruiting, Candidate CRM/ATS, Passive Candidate Nurturing.
Onboarding is the secret sauce for achieving more successful hires, improving performance, driving retention and reducing turnaround. By the time we hire a new employee, we often find ourselves exhausted from carrying the workload because the new hire was needed for quite some time. Often work is so stacked, we drop the new employee into the fray with little guidance and support.
We learned, however, onboarding of new employees has a significantly positive impact and is more than worth the effort. According to the Society for HR Management, 69% of employees are more likely to stay with a company for three years if they experienced great onboarding, and organizations with a standard onboarding process experience 50% greater new-hire productivity. That’s not all. 54% of companies with onboarding programs reported higher employee engagement.
Join Melodie Reagan, CEO, i2i Workforce and learn the how tos of creating a great onboarding process. Ensure your new hires hit the ground running.
September 25, 2018
Leadership in the Workplace
Our Guests:
Rory McLuster, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Human Resources, City and County of Denver; and David Scott, Director HR and Training, Encore Electric Inc.
Another Throwback!
This weeks show is focused on leadership, and what it means in the workplace.
September 18, 2018
The Colorado Talent Pipeline and Recruiting in a Tight Market
Our Guests:
Sam Bailey, VP, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, Jill Tinnes, VP, Digicomm International and Beth Gath, Sr. Director, Juniper Networks.
Today we look back on our very first episode with some very import information. We'll be exploring the Colorado talent pipeline and recruiting in a tight market.
September 11, 2018
Recruiting Techniques and Tools
Join Melodie Reagan, host of Higher Results and CEO, i2i Workforce to explore the recruitment funnel. Learn about recruitment innovations and what is driving these changes. Give your recruitment process a boost and improve your hiring.
September 4, 2018
Employee Lawsuits – Your rights as a worker
Our Guest:
Justin Vaughn, Attorney at Lathrop Gage
In 2017 there 84,254 EEOC charges filed in the US (Not even 1% of the Civilian Labor Force, which is 161,55M). The main drivers of these charges by category were Race, Gender and Disability with the majority being retaliation – all statues and Title VII only. This is actually less than the number of charges filed each year since 2008; however, for the last 10 years we’ve seen between 82k and 100k charges each year.
Most employee lawsuits deal with discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation and injury. So, when does something cross the line and become illegal? What are your rights as an employee? It can be confusing. The law does not require an employer to treat their team members nice, nor does it require them to be particularly fair. Plus, the majority of employees in the US are at-will, and this means employers can end the relationship at any time so long as the employee is not being fired for discriminatory reasons or is not covered by an employment contract.
Join Melodie Reagan and our very own Business Owner’s Attorney Justin Vaughn to learn what are your rights as an employee and how to protect yourself.
August 28, 2018
Retention and Engagement in a Low-wage Workforce
Our Guest:
Linda Montgomery Streeter, Director of Engagement Services, WorkLife Partnership.
In 2Q 2018 the median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers was $876, and for women it was $780 compared to $959 for men (2Q 2018 bls.org). In 2016, the Census Bureau reported real median household income of $59,039. The number of earners per household ranges from 0.43 to 1.36 for the bottom three fifths and from 1.76 to 2.04 for the top two fifths, and income per earner ranges from $30k for the bottom fifth to $105K for the top fifth. We earn money to cover food, shelter, clothing, transportation, health care, child care, education and to have a little fun. So, how are we doing?
According to the 2018 Employee Financial Wellness Survey by PWC, 54% of employees are stressed about their finances. Care.com Cost of Care Survey found that one in three families now spend 20% or more of their household income on child care with a child care center average cost of $211 per week and after-school sitter costing $242 per week. Housing is 41% of the average American families annual spending with transportation at 16% and food at 14% (2017 bls.org). And often because of costs, it’s all over the web that 43% of highly qualified women with children are leaving careers or off-ramping for a period of time.
For many organizations raising salaries is not affordable as they are barely making ends meet. The good news is there are other ways to provide support for your workers. When asked what is a most desired employer benefit that they don’t already have, 25% of workers said financial wellness with access to unbiased counselors and 20% said help with understanding and using their employer benefits (2018 Employee Financial Wellness Survey by PWC). More than one in five workers would be willing to sacrifice future pay increases for better healthcare benefits. Workers would also value Dependent Care Assistance Programs (DCAPs), child care resources and referrals, flexible work schedules, flexible spending accounts and more.
Join Melodie Reagan, CEO, i2i Workforce and Host of Higher Results with guest Linda Montgomery, Director of Engagement Services, WorkLife Partnership to explore employee retention and engagement in a low-wage workforce.
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August 21, 2018
How to Work Remotely
Our Guest:
Trina Hoefling, Co Founder, The Smart Workplace
www.TheSmartWorkplace.com Being Agile in the Mobile Workplace
www.GroupONESolutions.com Just-In-Time Guides on the Side Helping People & Organizations Thrive
www.WorkingVirtually.org Working Virtually: Transforming the Mobile Workplace, 2nd edition
We all know that a majority of companies are embracing remote teams. What does this mean? How do you set-up remote working and is it right for your organization? What are the dos and don’ts? And does it change the way you hire and lead?
It is estimated that over a 3rd of full-time employees will work remotely in the next 10 years (Upwork). Most managers say that remote work is likely to become the new norm, and we know that telecommuting in America is on the increase. According to a 2017 Gallup survey, in the prior year, the of number of people working remotely four or five days a week rose from 24 percent to 31 percent, and 43 percent of Americans said they spent at least some time working remotely, up from 39 percent in 2012.
Joining us is Master teacher, coach, facilitator, organizational & leadership development consultant, serial entrepreneur and Author, Working Virtually, Trina Hoefling, Co Founder, The Smart Workplace.
August 14, 2018
Women & Work: The Power of Inclusion
Our Guest:
Maureen “Mo” Berkner Boyt, Head Moxie, Moxie Exchange
In the US, the male/female split in classical terms is 49%/51%, and since I’ve been on this earth, this split has remained steady…we are about half and half. At the same time, the rate of participation of females in the workplace has been steadily rising and today is at almost 47% (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018). Yet, it has not risen evenly across cities. In many cities in Florida, less than half of working age women were in the paid workforce, while major cities in Wisconsin and North Dakota had more than 75%. It even significantly varies in cities in the same states.
When looking at education, in the 1970s attendance average around 60%/40% male to female. Today it is almost reversed (Source: The Hechinger Report, 2017). Women are ever more focused on their careers. The role of women as the family breadwinner has grown too. In 2014, of 4-in-10 households with children younger than 18, women were the sole or primary financial provider (Source: Pew Research Center, March 2018).
And according to Catalyst (July 2018), in 2018, 75% of businesses have at least one woman in senior management, compared to 66% in 2017. Yet, one quarter (25%) of global businesses have no women in senior management roles. And in the US, women held slightly over a third of management positions in 2017. And although the percentage of US businesses with at least one woman in senior management jumped from 69% in 2017 to 81% in 2018, the percentage of senior roles held by women decreased from 23% to 21% for the same period. It’s gains and gaps.
Join host Melodie Reagan and guest Maureen “Mo” Berkner Boyt, Head Moxie, Moxie Exchange to explore Women & Work and the power of inclusion. It is really important? And where do you start?
DisruptHR Talk "Hack Your Biased Brain"
August 7, 2018
Translating the Multi-lingual Workforce
Our Guest:
Melissa Burkhard, president of Futuro Solido
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, today’s employed workforce is 78% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino 12% Black or African American, 6% Asian. The workforce actually closely matches the distribution of our almost 327m population give or take a percent. Our population and workforce are changing. According to the Brookings Institute, the US will become “minority white” in 2045. What does this mean for business? How we hire? How we manage? How we deliver?
We know that diversity is a powerful positive contributor to business. There are many elements of diversity, and today we are delving into language. Language is a foundational building block in our ability to communicate with each other. According to the 2016 American Community Survey, 40.5m Spanish speakers (12% of the population), the 2nd most dominant language beyond English in the US. All other languages are used by under 2m each in our population. And, of those that speak a foreign language very well, most also speak English very well. 8% of the US population is considered limited-English.
Join Melodie Reagan, Host, Higher Results and Guest Melissa Burkhard, president Futuro Solido, to explore what this means for business.
July 31, 2018
Coaching: Accelerating Your Success
Part 2: How to Create a Successful Coaching Relationship
Our Guest:
Jennifer Kronenberg, President, JMK Coaching and Consulting
Suzanne Levy, President, Bolder Leadership, Inc.
Steve Parry, President, Sales Productivity Consultants
July 24, 2018
Coaching: Accelerating Your Success
Part 1: Coaching is Hot. Does it Really Pay Off?
Our Guest:
Jennifer Kronenberg, President, JMK Coaching and Consulting
Suzanne Levy, President, Bolder Leadership, Inc.
Steve Parry, President, Sales Productivity Consultants
July 17, 2018
The Changing Landscape of Leadership
Our Guest: Lisa Niederman, Managing Director, Speed2Results, and Leadership & OD Specialist with i2i Workforce
July 10, 2018
HR and Small Business: What Matters
Our Guest: Susan Frew, CEO of Award Winning Sunshine Plumbing Heating Air
July 3, 2018
Learning & Development | A Must for Any Organization
Our Guest: Amy Lund
Learning & Development Professional
Works with i2i Workforce
June 26, 2018
Business Process Outsourcing & Contracting | The Future is Now
Our Guest: Erin Beckstein
COO, Crazy Good Marketing
June 19, 2018
Working Remote and Virtual Leadership Part II
Our Guests: Trina Hoefling and Kathy Kacher, Co Founders, The Smart Workplace
June 12, 2018
Talent Availability and Changing Career Paths
Our Guest: Stephanie Veck
Director, Colorado Workforce Development Council
June 5, 2018
HR, What You Need to Know if You Manage People
Our Guest: Kathryn “Kat” Barker, Sr. Business Partner, i2i Workforce
At-Will vs Right to Work
Term Meanings: https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com/general/at-will-v-right-to-work/
Right to Work Laws & States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-work_law
Workplace Posters: https://www.dol.gov/general/topics/posters
May 29, 2018
Key Contracts for your Employees
Our Guest: Justin Vaughn, The Business Owner’s Attorney
Vaughn Law Offices
May 22, 2018
The Fine Art of Finding of a Job Today
Our Guest: Patrice Barber
Director of the Executives in Transition Program and founder of the Touchstone Executive Forum
May 15, 2018
The Office of Today: Location, Location, Location, Design, Design, Design
Our Guests: Meredith Gershberg, Design Resource Group and Tanner Mason
Benchmark Commercial
May 8, 2018
HR Essentials: The Yearlong Calendar
Our Guest: Kathryn “Kat” Barker
Sr. HR Business Partner, i2i Workforce
May 1, 2018
Employee Lawsuits – Your Rights as a Worker
Our Guest: Adam Johnsen, CSP, CPSI, Safety Management Consultant
Colorado Special Districts Property & Liability Pool
Visit https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ for more information on Safety and Health Topics
April 24, 2018
Employee Lawsuits – Your Rights as a Worker
Our Guest: Justin Vaughn, The Business Owner’s Attorney
Vaughn Law Offices
vaughn-law.com
For more information on charges filed with EEOC, visit the EEOC website.
April 17, 2018
Training & Development and the Trades
Our Guest: Danaya Benedetto
Co-Founder & CEO, CHC Training
April 10, 2018
Performance Management
Our Guest: Kathryn “Kat” Barker
Sr. HR Business Partner, i2i Workforce
April 3, 2018
Own Your Time, Improve Productivity and Lower Stress
Our Guest: Stephanie Wachman
Executive Coach, Author & Speaker
stephaniewachman.com
March 27, 2018
Lawsuits that Business Owners Never See Coming
Our Guest: Justin Vaughn
The Business Owner’s Attorney
Vaughn Law Offices
March 20, 2018
What is a PEO? Should or Shouldn’t I use one?
Our Guest: Jim Gosselin
Managing Partner, AmCheck
www.amcheck.com
March 13, 2018
HR Essentials: The Yearlong Calendar
Our Guest: Kathryn “Kat” Barker
Sr. HR Business Partner, i2i Workforce
March 6, 2018
HR - What You Need When Starting & Growing a Business
Our Guest: Blair KochCEO &
Trusted Advisor, The Alternative Board
February 27, 2018
Talent Availability and Changing Career Paths
Our Guest: Stephanie Veck
Director, Colorado Workforce Development Council
February 20, 2018
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Drawing the Lines
Our Guest: Justin Vaughn
The Business Owner’s Attorney
Vaughn Law Offices
