Adapting and Innovating: The Critical Role of People Leaders in Startups
Kristy McCann Flynn and Natalie Ledbetter share their extensive experiences in HR within startups, emphasizing the importance of adaptability and strategic alignment in such dynamic environments. They discuss the necessity of customizing HR approaches to fit the unique challenges of startups, including rapid scaling and evolving company cultures.
Finding a Balance: Technical Skills vs. Soft Skills at Work
Embracing a focus on skills can enhance your company’s adaptability to market changes and innovation. Yet, many employers struggle to balance technical skills vs. soft skills as they develop their teams and recruit new hires.
AI at Work: The Importance of Soft Skills in the Workplace
AI has been a specter on the horizon for some time, especially for those who feel any type of automation represents a risk to how humans work — or if they work at all. While AI isn’t actually coming for anyone’s jobs, it has put a spotlight on the importance of soft skills in the workplace.
Nurturing Intrinsic Motivation in the Workplace
Imagine your team showing up to work ready to dig in, make a difference, and deliver on your company goals. Most leaders dream of the potential that could come from fostering intrinsic motivation in the workplace, but inspiring employees to this level doesn’t happen overnight.
Enhancing Workplace Culture: Empowerment, Engagement, and Enablement
Discover the transformative power of empowerment, enablement, and engagement in workplace culture, driving productivity, growth, and employee satisfaction.
How to Accept Negative Feedback for Better Work Performance
Experiencing setbacks or not meeting expectations at work can be tough. However, employees across all levels must master how to accept negative feedback and learn how to detach from work. This skill ensures that neither failures nor critical evaluations impair their future performance.
HR as change agents
Discover how “HR as Change Agents” transform organizations by leveraging talent development and strategic alignment with business goals. This episode of HR Confessions explores the dynamic role of HR in driving change, emphasizing adaptability, strategic HR management, and the importance of building relationships for organizational success. Join host Kristy McCann Flynn and guest Ruby Roscioli for insightful discussions on HR’s pivotal role in shaping the future of work.
Why Human Skills Are More Important Than Hard Skills at Work
As technological advances continue to influence our workplaces, the skills required to master those technologies are going to change rapidly. Companies will need to prioritize human skills such as communication, leadership, adaptability, collaboration, coaching, empathy, and emotional intelligence.
Career mobility is about the mind, body, and spirit
Kristy McCann Flynn is joined by Geoffrey Roche, Director of Workforce Development at Siemens Healthineers, discuss everything HR and what it means to find purpose, mentors, and the roles the mind, body, and spirit play in career mobility.
Breaking Free from Disconnected Performance Management Tools
As companies grow and develop, there is an increasing need to build skills to navigate new business challenges. Creating a skills inventory should be the first step for organizations to gain clarity on their current positioning and needs.
