PCTY Talks: HR, People and Culture

Learn the Art of Speaking Up with Hope Timberlake

Tune in to learn the art of speaking up. In today’s culture, explore effective ways to speak up at work with HR communication.

It's not enough to have a job description to tell you what's expected of you. Despite your best efforts, it's difficult to participate fully in meetings. You become disoriented or distracted. You go off track and begin to digress. Intimidation might make you feel like you don't have a voice, so you avoid speaking up.

Stop. You have a platform from which to express yourself. So, let's find out more about how to be an effective communicator and speak up!

Guest: Hope Timberlake, Keynote Speaker, Coach, Author, Founder of Forte Consulting and Principal at Timberlake Communications. 

Hope has worked with clients for more than 10 years to enhance their performance and workplace influence. Through programs that simultaneously build understanding and impart valuable new skills, Hope helps individuals and groups become more effective as leaders, presenters and team players. Her energetic, creative, results-driven approach makes her training and coaching sessions fun, engaging and impactful.

Resources Mentioned:

• Book: Speak Up, Dammit! How to Quiet Your Fears, Polish Your Presence, and Share Your Voice
• The Speak Up Masterclass is a 4-week live virtual course focused on reducing nerves and improving communication skills: https://hope-s-school-82a9.thinkific.com/. 
• Connect with Hope on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hopetimberlake/ or email: hope@hopetimberlake.com 

 

 

HR 2021 Recap and Planning for 2022 with Lindsey Greenberg and Sara Friedman

The end of the year is nearing, which means there are lots of deadlines to meet - but what about your own professional goals as an HR expert? Taking stock of your accomplishments and possibilities, setting new year's goals, evaluating engagement, preparing for the holidays, and fostering self-care are all critical things for HR to do during this time.

In this episode of PCTY Talks, Lindsey Greenberg, Sara Friedman and host Shari Simpson discuss:

• Reflecting on 2021
• Setting Goals for 2022
• Self-Care for HR

Guest: Lindsey Greenberg, Senior HR Business Partner, Paylocity, and Sara Friedman, HR Business Partner, General Mills

Lindsey Greenberg joined Paylocity in February of 2020 as an HR Business Partner supporting our Finance and Corporate functions and recently has added the Learning & Development and Talent Acquisition teams to the department she supports. Lindsey has over 8 years of experience in HR and has worked in several aspects including recruiting and benefits. Her focus as an HRBP is to drive progressive talent solutions to meet current and future business needs while embracing a people-first philosophy.

Sara Friedman (previously Sara Greenberg) joined General Mills in 2014 and is currently the HR Business Partner for the HR and Corporate Communications functions based in Minneapolis. Sara has nearly 10 years of HR experience and has spent her time at General Mills supporting Supply Chain, R&D, and Marketing, including a short-term assignment in France early in her career. Her focus as an HRBP is partnering closely with leaders on organizational development as well as talent development and overseeing the HR early career program.

Second Chance Hiring: Untapped Talent with Jeffrey Korzenik

Guest: Jeffrey Korzenik, Chief Investment Strategist at Fifth Third Bank, Author, Speaker, Economic Explorer

"The solution to our labor shortage lies with those who are truly marginalized from this labor market.” –  Jeffrey Korzenik, Untapped Talent

In this episode of PCTY Talks, Jeffrey Korzenik and host Shari Simpson discuss:

• Second chance hiring programs
• Mental health resources
• Best practices for second chance programs

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Order Untapped Talent by Jeffrey Korzenik
• SHRM Getting back to Work
• Jeffrey Korzenik

Championing Gender Equity with Dawn Kelley

Guest: Dawn Kelley, Human Resources Manager at City of Modesto, TEDx Speaker

Remember when race or ethnicity was classified with broad identifiers? Look how far we have come with the adoption of more accurate descriptive words since then. How about gender? Are we moving forward here? 

In this episode of PCTY Talks, Dawn Kelley and host Shari Simpson discuss:

• Understand the term “nonbinary.”
• Understand how gender expression is not a threat to traditional roles or personal standing.
• Hear how HR can impact the success of nonbinary employees.

Dawn Kelley serves as the Human Resources Manager for the City of Modesto. She has 25+ years of experience and has the privilege of serving as an employee advocate by providing a high level of expertise to the organization in the areas of FMLA, HIPAA, Employment Law, Benefits Administration, Salary Compensation/ Strategy, and California specific regulatory requirements.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) > Ensuring Workplace Inclusion for LGBTQ Employees
• Harvard Business Review (HBR) > Creating a Trans-Inclusive Workplace
• Open to All > Open to All^® is a nonprofit nondiscrimination campaign that believes everyone should be welcome regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, immigration status, religion, or disability. 

Gen Z: What Do They Want

Join our host Shari Simpson (HR Program Manager, Paylocity) with guests Taylor Evers (HR Business Partner, Paylocity) as they talk about what Gen Z is looking for from a company and from work in general.

Disability Inclusivity

Join our host Shari Simpson (HR Program Manager, Paylocity) and guest Clare Killy (Vice President, Digital Experiences at Aspire) as they talk about the importance of disability inclusivity and what your organization can be doing.

Aspire is a leading non-profit organization that is defining what it means to be radically inclusive. Aspire invites the community to join in the movement to change how society includes and empowers people with disabilities.

Clare Killy is Vice President, Digital Experiences at Aspire and leads the organizations growing collection of virtual resources focused on disability inclusion. Her team equips businesses with training and consultation to advance their DEI efforts and sparks community engagement through live events and the Amplify Inclusion podcast, which Clare hosts.

• Amplify Inclusion podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3zA5HTr8GEbkTzuTcJHaxG
• Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646508/demystifying-disability-by-emily-ladau/
• www.AspireChicago.com
• www.AspireCoffeeWorks.com -- *Code: pctygives for $5 off an initial online order
• www.Art360Gallery.org

Social Justice and Your Organization

Join our host Shari Simpson (HR Program Manager, Paylocity) and guest Marc Morial (President and CEO of the National Urban League) as they talk about the state of social justice and what your organization needs to consider. 

Marc Morial is President and CEO of the National Urban League, the nation's largest historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization. As Mayor of New Orleans from 1994 to 2002, Morial led New Orleans’ renaissance and left office with a 70% approval rating. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Economics and African American Studies, he also holds a law degree from Georgetown University.

 

Inclusive Benefit Offerings

Join our host Shari Simpson (HR Program Manager, Paylocity) and guest Katie Brown (Benefits Manager, Paylocity) as they talk about what inclusive benefit offerings look like.