PCTY Talks: HR, People and Culture

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. 

Mental Health and Battling Burnout with Tatiana Oliveira Simonian

Guest: Tatiana Oliveira Simonian, veteran marketer, maker, and musician.

Tatiana Oliveira Simonian’s former work as an Amazon Music, Twitter, Tumblr, and Disney executive with a passion for growing great teams give her a unique perspective on managing mental health and dealing with burnout.

A study by Lattice found that 90% of HR professionals reported that their stress levels increased in the last year. In addition, 60% of the same respondents cited “emotional exhaustion” as their biggest challenge. After 18 months of unrelenting change, HR is burned out!

In this episode of PCTY Talks, Tatiana Oliveira Simonian and host Shari Simpson discuss:

• finding digital/life balance
• avoiding burnout
• protecting your mental health

Hear more from Tatiana Oliveira Simonian about embracing silence in her Ted Talk. Learning how to embrace silence may sound hard for someone immersed in the music industry. However, Tatiana has become an expert at it. Through a thought-provoking and witty talk, she will share her personal story and some tips on why she believes it’s important to learn to love the discomfort of silence.

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.

Finding Meaning in HR

Join our host Shari Simpson (HR Program Manager, Paylocity) with guests Traci Scherck (Chief Strategy Consultant and Owner, Elevated Talent Consulting) as they talk about the importance of finding fun and meaning in your HR role.

Traci Scherck, MPA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, NHA is the Chief Strategy Consultant and owner of Elevated Talent Consulting. Traci is a certified HR professional with nearly two decades of experience in employee development and engagement, performance consulting and training facilitation.

Traci uses her consulting expertise to serve clients in applying behavioral concepts to hiring and selection, designing and implementing talent pathways, coaching, motivation, and more.

Unlocking Future Talent Strategies

Join our host Shari Simpson (HR Program Manager, Paylocity) with guests Kathryn Minshew (Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, the Muse) as they talk about what talent strategies are going to be important now.

Kathryn is the Muse’s CEO and number one swashbuckler. Kathryn has spoken at MIT and Harvard, appeared on The TODAY Show and CNN, and contributes on career and entrepreneurship to the Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review. She has also been named to SmartCEO’s Future50 Visionary CEOs and Inc.’s 35 Under 35. Before founding The Muse, Kathryn worked on vaccines in Rwanda and Malawi with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and was previously at McKinsey. Say hi on Twitter @KMin.

Current Climate of Employee Sentiment

Join our host Shari Simpson (HR Program Manager, Paylocity) with guests Bryanna Hines and Shayna Brown (Product Development Interns, Paylocity) and Melisa Maxson (Senior Manager Talent Acquisition, Paylocity) as they talk about current research and tactics to address current candidate and employee sentiment in today’s climate.

BONUS 3: ETS Vaccine Mandate

Join our host Shari Simpson (HR Program Manager, Paylocity), and guest Corinne Tirone (Director of Government Relations, Paylocity) as they walk you through the recent Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on COVID-19.

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