Molly Kelley leads a discussion with Brandon Laws and Suzi Alligood on an article from HBR.org titled Cancelling One-on-One Meetings Destroys Your Productivity. During the episode, they share their opinions on why cancelling one-on-one meetings

Should Employers Scrap Annual Performance Reviews?

Oct 2nd, 2015 12m 24s

Suzi Alligood leads a discussion with Molly Kelley and Brandon Laws on an article from the Washington Post about why Accenture plans to get rid of annual performance reviews and rankings.During the episode, they discuss whether or not annual p

Should the U.S. Government & Employers Offer Paid Leave for New Fathers?

Sep 18th, 2015 14m 55s

Suzi, Molly and Brandon discuss an article in the Washington Post called "Richard Branson has announced a great paid leave policy for 0.2 percent of his workers". They discuss the details of the paid paternity policy, discuss what other employe

Is Drug Testing Pointless?

Sep 4th, 2015 12m 3s

Molly Kelley leads a discussion with Suzi Alligood and Brandon Laws on an article from The Atlantic on "The Pointlessness of the Workplace Drug Test."During the episode, they discuss why drug testing become so common, whether or not it actuall

How to Build a Remote Workforce

Aug 7th, 2015 12m 33s

Brandon, Molly and Suzi discuss an essay from Inc.com called "The Right Way to Build a Remote Culture." In this episode, they discuss the main ideas from the essay and also share some of their experiences in working with clients that have remot

Leading and Working With Millennials

Jul 3rd, 2015 12m 2s

Molly, Brandon, and Suzi discuss the articles "5 Tips for Leading Millenials" from Entrepreneur and "What you think about millennials is wrong" from the Washington Post. They also share what they have learned about working with millennials from

Tony Hsieh and the Holacracy Model at Zappos

Jun 19th, 2015 11m 33s

Suzi, Molly and Brandon discuss an article from Business Insider in regards to Zappos' CEO Tony Hsieh moving the organization to a holacracy, which is a self-management model. Each of them share whether or not they can think such a drastic chan

One Company's New Minimum Wage - $70k a Year

Jun 5th, 2015 10m 32s

Brandon, Suzi, and Molly discuss a New York Times article about how Dan Price, the founder of Gravity Payments, is raising his company's minimum wage to $70,000 a year. They discuss the implications of implementing such a high minimum wage as w

Tips for Building Company Culture

May 22nd, 2015 12m 3s

Brandon, Suzi and Molly discuss an article by the Harvard Business Review titled "6 Rules for Building and Scaling Company Culture." They discuss what they agree with and add commentary based on their experience in developing company cultures.

Coaching Remote Employees

May 15th, 2015 14m 50s

Molly, Suzi and Brandon discuss an article from Harvard Business Review on managing and coaching remote employees. During the episode, they touch on popular tools, technology and other methods for coaching remote employees.

Will a Walking Treadmill Desk Boost Your Productivity at Work?

Apr 27th, 2015 6m 55s

Brandon Laws and Suzi Alligood discuss an article from Fast Company titled, "Treadmill Desks Aren't Just Healthier, They'll Also Boost Your Work Performance." Suzi and Brandon debate whether or not treadmill desks are practical in the workplace

How Will Technology and Automation Impact the Workplace?

Apr 10th, 2015 12m 17s

Suzi Alligood, Molly Kelley and Brandon Laws of Xenium HR discuss how cognitive technology and increased automation is changing the workplace. During the episode they talk about the changing workplace, how we should adapt, and what trends to

Proposed FLSA Regulations

Apr 1st, 2015 10m 30s

Molly Kelley of Xenium HR has been closely watching the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations proposal, which has been delayed. In this episode, Molly leads a discussion with Suzi Alligood and Brandon Laws where they discuss the statu

2015 HR Trends and Predictions

Mar 25th, 2015 11m 58s

In the "It's About People" podcast premiere, Suzi Alligood leads a discussion with Brandon Laws and Molly Kelley of Xenium HR about the SHRM article "What's in Store for HR in 2015" written by Josh Bersin. During the episode, they highlight som

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