Transform Your Workplace

Lacey Halpern joins Brandon Laws as co-host in this episode as they discuss an article on LinkedIn Pulse titled "Millennials Don't Want Work Life Balance." During the conversation, Lacey and Brandon draw upon their own workplace needs as millennials and discuss the points in the article about flexibility, outcomes and collaboration.

Returning guest, Jan Foster, of Performance Resources, Inc, joins the Human Resources for Small Business podcast to discuss recruiting and hiring the perfect sales person for an organization. During the episode, Jan and Brandon discuss common challenges with hiring sales reps, behaviors to look for in the perfect hire, interview questions to ask, whether you should hire for culture or skill, and much more. You can contact Jan Foster at jan@prol.ws Notes Common variances between sales roles (as referenced in discussion): Company size Startup, emerging, established organization Collaborative vs. confrontational culture Self-directed vs. micro-management Supportive (resources) or self-reliant environment Formal training vs. on-the-job Hunter/farmer/both Type of buyer – CEO/VP (decision maker), purchasing, maintenance, etc. Target client industry - industrial vs. professional organization Software vs. hardware Services vs. products Value sale vs. commodity Concrete vs. conceptual sales Size of sale – millions, hundreds or dozens of dollars Sales cycle – enterprise long-term, transactional

Lacey Halpern joins the HR for Small Business podcast to talk about strategic interviewing. In this episode, Lacey gives tips, techniques and best practices for how to become a great interviewer. You will hear such things as what questions to ask, how many interviewers should be in the room, how to conduct remote interviews, how many rounds of interviews should take place, and whether or not anything should be done differently with key hires. Resources: Intelligent Hiring workshop Strategic Interviewing workshop Interview Etiquette for employers Tell us what you think: Take the Survey

Megan Leatherman, a human resources consultant in Portland, Oregon, joins the HR for Small Business podcast to discuss conflict management in the workplace. In the episode, Megan gives examples for how conflicts start and how to identify it, and she also shares tips on how best to manage conflict. Tell us what you think: Take the Survey Resources mentioned during the podcast: Megan Leatherman's email: megan.leatherman@gmail.com http://mediate.com/ http://www.omediate.org/ Concious Communication by Miles Sherts Staying with Conflict by Bernard Mayer

Lacey Halpern joins Brandon Laws on the HR for Small Business podcast to discuss workforce planning. During the episode, Lacey discusses the process of workforce planning such as doing a gap analysis and implementing a talent acquisition strategy in an organization. Are you a regular listener? Take our survey and tell us what you want to hear: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XeniumPodcast

Wendy Maynard, Strategic Director & Founding Partner of Kinesis, joins the HR for Small Business podcast to discuss how the collaboration of marketing and HR can produce a successful employer brand that impacts talent attraction. She also shares about attracting, retaining, and understanding the Millennial generation. Tell us what you would like to hear: Take the Survey

Anne Donovan, President of Xenium HR, joins the HR for Small Business podcast to discuss her career in human resources and the role it played in business leading up to present day. The discussion later turns to the role HR currently has in business and people practices and where the focus of HR is going in the future. Take our quick survey about the HR for Small Business podcast: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XeniumPodcast Learn about Anne Donovan at http://www.xeniumhr.com/about-xenium/meet-the-team/anne-donovan/

Need answers to your employee’s questions around Oregon’s legalization of marijuana effective July 1, 2015? This informative podcast featuring Suzi Alligood will provide you with information on the law and its implications for employers and their employees. During the episode, you will take away the following: understand what Measure 91 really means for employers, review guidelines for developing and enforcing drug & alcohol policies, including testing and learn tips for communicating workplace expectations and policies with employees. This podcast episode is perfect for managers, human resource professionals and business owners. Resources: www.oregon.gov/olcc http://www.oregon.gov/olcc/marijuana/Pages/Frequently-Asked-Questions.aspx http://www.barran.com/display-alert.asp?AlertID=293 Take our quick survey about the HR for Small Business podcast: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XeniumPodcast

The onboarding process can have a significant impact on whether or not new employees “make it” in their new role. So what is onboarding, and why are employers talking about it more and more in their HR practices? Brandon Laws sits down with Molly Kelley of Xenium HR to discuss the traditional onboarding process and how employers are shifting to new, innovative onboarding practices to make sure employees properly onboard into their role and into the company culture. In this episode, Molly shares great takeaways for listeners and actionable items that can jump-start the onboarding process in any organization. Take our quick survey about the HR for Small Business podcast: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XeniumPodcast

Have you heard the term "employer brand" before? Do you know what it means and why there is a lot of buzz around this concept? In this episode, Lacey Halpern and Brandon Laws of Xenium HR discuss what it employer branding means and why plays an important role in attracting specific types of people to organizations. During the discussion, you will find out what employer branding is all about, what departments usually play a role in its development and how employers can use employer branding to find people that are a perfect fit for their organization. Take our quick survey about the HR for Small Business podcast: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XeniumPodcast