In the video 12 minute video above you will hear Susan Steinbrecher share how to handled emotionally challenging interactions with 4 simple techniques. This 12 minute video will save you hours of frustration and I know there is plenty of that going on these days.

We were having so much fun learning about wine and chatting, the two hours flew by before we had a chance to say goodbye. So, I asked Susan Madonia to give is a one minute recap of our first virtual Wine & Wisdom event.  Find out her her definition of TLC!

Thank you again to ECC for making it possible for all of us to get together and 'network' virtually at Wine and Wisdom.

If you haven't connected with Susan on LinkedIn, please take a minute to connect and thank her for sponsoring this fun event!

Until next time!

Check out this short VLOG post with Ashton Jeffries, Associate Director of Corporate Engagement at Year Up.org to learn about the opportunity divide and how YearUp.org is helping young adults prepare for the jobs that are needed in corporate America today. His student success stories & average retention rates blew me away!

With 12 million jobs requiring post secondary education that will go unfilled in the next decade and 5 million young adults disconnected from stable career pathways, there needs to be a way to make the connection.  That's where Year Up comes in.

To learn how you & your organization can help close the opportunity divide while getting important roles filled contact Ashton at [email protected]

No time to watch the video? Read transcript HERE.

"At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished...it's about who you've made better. It's about what you've given back."

Denzel Washington

Enough said. 

With states opening up more and employers beginning to bring their employees back to work, HR has a new set of COVID-19 obstacles to overcome:

• Testing employees before they can return to the office 

• Where employees can be tested 

• What companies should look for in a service provider

Join me in watching this month's blog with Jon Alexis and Dr. Nick Karr

(https://safeworkhealth.com/contact-us/) the founders of SafeWork Health, a company that provides on-site testing for COVID-19. They both knew that testing would be critical as companies began to emerge from quarantine.

In this one-hour interview you will hear their combined insights from Jon's experience of event logistics and Dr. Karr's medical & urgent care background...

The testing industry is only eight-weeks old, but could provide HR with an additional wellness solution to continue to provide their employees with the best possible benefits and care. 

Watch this vlog ...

After continuously hearing that HR struggles to find time for strategic work, we wanted to gather data that would help HR leaders build a business case for more resources and “by George I think we’ve done it!”

We took a different approach to the traditional benchmark surveys that only analyze the current state data. We think that approach is flawed when the entire HR profession seems so understaffed. So, we also asked HR leaders to provide self-analysis through two key questions:

      1. Are you adequately staffed in HR?

     2. If not, how many more HR FTEs do you need to be adequately staffed.

 The results showed that the understaffed HR leaders have a very good idea of the resources they need in order to have more time to be strategic:

• Those who felt they are “not adequately staffed” stated on average they needed 15% more staff and as much as 49% more for small companies.

• No surprise the “not adequately staffed HR functions” are supporting 16% more FTEs than
...

Now more than ever it is critical to keep your top people. There is so much uncertainty yet top talent is always looking for advancement.

Join me in a walk down memory lane when I interview my past Director of HR Eric Mraz (culture creator) on how we took our turnover from 50%+ to less than 10% and gross profits from 37% to 43%!

To download career pathing road map enter your info here:

 https://www.chropartners.com/careerpath

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Now more than ever, HR leaders are needed on corporate boards. But, to get on a board, you can't wait for the search firms to call.  There are three critical things you need to do to prepare.

Please watch this 15 minute summary by Lisa Keglovitz, CHRO of GameStop on actionable tips to position yourself for corporate board seats. 

Lisa won this WOB2020  workshop at our last BigHR event and does a great job summarizing it for us. Don't miss it!

No time to watch? See machine generated transcript below.

 Book referenced in the interview:

 https://www.amazon.com/Board-Game-Become-Corporate-Directors/dp/188331898X

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Have you ever been super excited about an HR initiative just to have the business leader de-prioritize it?  If so, you aren't alone.

Before the pandemic, many of you told us you were looking for a way to prioritize HR initiatives.  Now that things have settled down a bit, many are starting to think about getting back to strategic HR initiatives.

We hope this is the right time to share this prioritization tool.   This tool will...

...give you a comprehensive list of Human Capital activities and tasks

...help you and your business unit leaders prioritize initiatives based on impact

...help educate non-HR leaders on the best sequencing of projects

This crowd sourced Google Sheet is a "work in progress" and will continue to be updated and improved as we receive your feedback.

The above video will walk you through how to use the HR Initiatives prioritization tool.

You can also read the instructions and download the document here

https://www.chropartners.com/HRPrioritiesForm

All of us are navigating new territory during COVID-19.

 As HR leaders, we’re making daily decisions that impact people’s lives in significant ways. Now more than ever, decisions require quick action and are often based on limited data. Policies must be crafted to meet local, state, and national directives. Each situation creates an endless list of concerns to consider.

 Do you feel overwhelmed at best and frightened at worst?

 If so, you’re not alone. Members of the global HR community are expressing the same concerns.

 Now more than ever, you need easy-to-use tools that help you track business decisions and which provide the steps to manage the workforce and workplace during this crisis.

 In response to the questions, concerns, and calls for help, we created the HR COVID-19 Survival Kit which includes three easy-to-use tools:

COVID-19 Protocol Template

The COVID-19 Protocol Template is a framework for you to use to design COVID-19 protocol for your organization. For each situ...

 Has the recent chaos caused your organization to transition to working from home? 

 Do you feel out-of-touch with your team or employees? 

 Are you struggling to coordinate schedules to share and collaborate? 

 Need a SUPER inexpensive solution to share workflow or produce quick training videos? 

 Watch the video above for a quick tutorial.

After 5+ years of working from home and managing projects with my staff and interns I have discovered several tools that have benefited our productivity...

One of our FAVORITE tools is, Screen-Cast-O-Matic, an app that allows you to record your screen! It is simple to use and extremely inexpensive.

Join me in watching this quick 10-minute video where I share my personal experience implementing Screen-Cast-O-Matic and: 

• How to find and download the app 

• Tips on utilizing some of the features 

• Advice on how to save and share your recordings 

We are all adjusting to the new normal and Screen-Cast-O-Matic is pe...

All too often HR is still viewed as “personnel” and it’s often due to the context of the leaders’ previous experiences. This "administrative" reputation of our profession hinders the value HR leaders can bring to their organizations so, don't miss this vlog post if you are:

     ...Starting up a new HR function

     ...Creating a center of excellence

     ...Or transforming HR

We bring you this month’s VLOG interview with Ellen Trytek, the CMO, of Wipfli a national accounting firm where Ellen discusses 5 strategies to re-branding a corporate function to position HR as a strategic partner. And when done right...

     ...HR will have the opportunity to change perspectives

                                     AND

     ....Help the business achieve strategic goals

Catch this video or listen to the audio to learn: 

     1. How to redefine initiatives based on strategic impact based on people

     2. Ideas around renaming the function and communicating...