In this episode, Dr. Cynthia Mathieu, professor at the Universite du Quebec, discusses the effects narcissistic and psychopathic bosses have on their colleagues.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 017 - Narcissists and Psychopaths in the Workplace - Dr. Cynthia Mathieu

In this episode, Hart Kaminker, attorney-at-law, talks about employment and immigration laws in Canada and how they impact HR professionals.
Hart founded Kaminker & Associates in 2004, a full-service boutique immigration law firm that helps individuals and businesses with relocation to Canada. Hart has nearly 3 decades of experience in Immigration and Citizenship laws in the Greater Toronto Area. 
Host: Marie-Line, Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 040 - Canadian Employment Laws and Working in Canada - Hart Kaminker

Melissa Dexter is Chief People Officer at Uprise Health. She is a leader in mental health human resources. and digital solutions and is responsible for building the blueprint for the well-being strategy. Melissa brings over 25 years of HR experience in all facets of People Operations including specialization in building HR infrastructure, talent acquisition, employment law, cultural transformation, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. She received a dual JD/MBA degree from Southern Methodist University. Melissa gives us some actionable ways HR professionals can use to deal with the re-invention of work and the huge toll it is placing on them.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 050 - The Re-Invention of Work and the Toll on HR Professionals - Melissa Dexter

Darren Short has managed Learning & Development teams for 31 years in both the United States and the United Kingdom. This includes 15 years of leading HRD in global high-tech multi-billion dollar companies. In this episode, Darren talks about how technology is changing the way people learn at home, and how that is transferring into the workplace to change what employees expect of HR in their organization.
Darren's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-short-63653010
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 070 - How technology is changing learning at home and at work - Darren Short

Sally Loftis is the Managing Director at Loftis Partners, a 100% woman-owned human resources consulting firm located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Loftis Partners specializes in strategy, people, facilitation, and pay justice. In this episode, Sally talks about HR and consulting; some dos and don'ts and how to start an HR consulting practice.
https://www.loftispartners.com/
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 072 - How to start your HR consulting practice - Sally Loftis

Dr. Jonathan Baktari is a CEO, a vaccine expert, and a physician with specialties in internal, pulmonary, and critical care medicine. Dr. Baktari has launched multiple innovative startups that leverage technology that   expands and disrupts traditional markets. He has also focused on growing a corporate culture that empowers the leadership and staff to innovate. In this episode, Dr. Baktari talks about what he believes are the top 5 underrated CEO skills.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 073 - Top underrated CEO skills - Dr. Jonathan Baktari

Gianna Ricciardi is co-founder and Practice Leader at Vita Assure, a Canadian brokerage firm that specializes in employee benefits for small and medium-sized enterprises in Quebec and Ontario. Gianna has 20 years of experience working with the payroll, HR, and finance departments to create employee benefit plans that take into account the changing demands of the workforce. In this episode, Gianna talks about how to modernize benefits by adopting technology, and how foreign businesses with teams in Canada can offer competitive employee benefits. Gianna will also talk about ways to care for employees who suffer from anxiety and depression.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 074 - Modernize benefits by adopting technology - Gianna Ricciardi

Shane Foss is the founder & CEO of Hooray Health. Shane Foss has over 20 years of tenure as an executive in the medical industry. Shane served as Chief Commercial Officer of ProNerve, The Chief Operating Officer of EmployerDirect Healthcare, and Partner at Castle Development Group. At Hooray Health, where he is the CEO, Shane and his team focus on offering peace of mind to lower-income individuals and families who face medical challenges, while also providing business owners with an affordable way to reward and retain employees. In this episode, Shane talks about how small businesses and nonprofit owners can afford to offer healthcare to their employees.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 075 - Small businesses & nonprofit can afford to offer healthcare - Shane Foss

Summer Davies is a 15-year award-winning leadership development expert focused on cultivating thriving work environments where people feel equipped, capable, valued, and connected. Summer has been coaching, teaching, and studying leaders around the world. She lives in Parker, Colorado. In this show, Summer talks about the role of empathy and emotional intelligence in leadership development.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 076 - Role of empathy and EQ in leadership development - Summer Davies

Jeremy Vesta is Chief Financial Officer of Curally. With his background as an economist and a wealth of experience in business leadership, Jeremy is passionate about helping companies optimize their investment in their most valuable resource—their employees. He empowers businesses to create a thriving and productive workforce. In today’s episode, he shares his insights on how to impact employee health insurance expenses. 
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 077 - Yes, small businesses can afford health insurance - Jeremy Vesta

Scott Greenberg, a business speaker, writer, and coach helps leaders and teams perform at a higher level. He has given presentations in the U.S. and throughout the world with clients including McDonald’s, the U.S. Air Force, TEDx, Allstate, Great Clips, RE/MAX, Salesforce, Nike, and others. His book, "Stop The Shift Show: Turn Your Struggling Hourly Workers into a Top-Performing Team", was released in 2024.
In this episode, Scott talks about "Overcoming the “Kids These Days” effect: seeking to understand the values and expectations of younger generations to “earn their devotion" and what that means for employers and HR.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 085 - Overcoming the “Kids These Days” effect and impact on HR - Scott Greenberg

Dimple Dhabalia, a human-centered leadership coach and founder of Roots in the Clouds, talks about her book, Tell Me My Story– Challenging the Narrative of Service Before Self, a map to healing for those doing humanitarian work. She also talks about “generational trauma and its surprising impact on wellbeing in the workplace”. 
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 090 - Generational trauma and its impact on wellbeing in the workplace -Dimple Dhabalia

Keith Goode, Vice President of Client Services at ZeroedIn, talks about HR Analytics and the Power of Predictive Models.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 091 - HR Analytics and the Power of Predictive Models - Keith Goode

Listening to your biological cues - Dr. Randy Brazie & Dr. Geoffrey VanderPal.
Dr. Brazie is a licensed Psychiatrist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.
Dr. VanderPol is a Certified Financial Planner and a professor at Purdue University Global. They are the authors of the book "The Steadfast Leader"  and the co-founders of the NeuroConsulting Group.
Drs. Brazie and VanderPal talk about “Listening to Our Biological Cues: Applying how our nervous systems work in dealing with safety and danger to becoming better leaders, managers, and business professionals".
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis. 

Ep. 092 - Listening to our Biological Cues - Dr. Randy Brazie & Dr. Geoffrey VanderPal

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Dr. Pam Hurley is the founder of Hurley Write Inc. She talks about “Enhancing Remote Recruitment with Effective Writing”
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 093 - Enhancing Remote Recruitment with Effective Writing - Dr. Pam Hurley

No more headaches with managing your leave process. Head over to Cocoon.com/hr to learn more and get up to a 50% implementation fee discount. https://bit.ly/46LTAM1
Ty Wang left his tech job at Palantir in 2019 to build a modern, digital-first healthcare company called Angle Health. Inspired by his immigrant parents' struggles with chronic illnesses and inadequate healthcare, Ty aimed to make Silicon Valley tech company health insurance plans  accessible to all employers through digitization. Ty has taken the business from $0 to over 70 million dollars in annualized revenue in the first 18 months of launching. In this episode, Ty talks about some roadblocks to health care coverage and how to overcome them.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 094 - Roadblocks to health care coverage and how to overcome them - Ty Wang

No more headaches with managing your leave process. Head over to Cocoon.com/hr to learn more and get up to a 50% implementation fee discount. bit.ly/46LTAM1
Dr. Andi Simon is a pioneering corporate anthropologist renowned for guiding companies through transformative change. She is the Founder and CEO of the Award-winning agency, Simon Associates Management Consultants. Her third book titled, "Women Mean Business," co-authored with Eddie Fraser and Robyn Freedman Spizman, is the topic of this episode. 
Host: Dr. Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 096 - Women Mean Business - Dr. Andi Simon

Jacquiline Wagner, Founder and President of the HR consulting firm Wagner HR talks about ways HR can help reduce employment lawsuits.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 098 - Reducing the risk of employment lawsuits - Jacquiline Wagner

Kelly Meerbott is a TEDx presenter and leadership expert who works with senior executives and military officers. As the daughter of golf professional George Burns III, Kelly was inspired by the pivotal role of coaching in achieving excellence. She is the author of the book, From Burnout to Bliss, in which she provides practical strategies for managing burnout. In this episode, she talks about the Employee Retention Crisis.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis


Ep. 099 - The Employee Retention Crisis -Kelly Meerbott

Laura Nguyen is an experienced marketing executive and entrepreneur with an extensive background in data-driven marketing, digital marketing and communications for Fortune 500 companies. She is the founder of Solle Solutions, a marketing consultancy. In this episode, Laura talks about taking a career break. 
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 100 -  Taking a Career Break - Laura Nguyen

Ray Smith is Senior VP of people and culture at The Arbinger Institute. In 2022, she and her team received the Champions of Health Care Award for diversity and inclusion. In this episode, she talks about self-deception and leadership: what it is, how it impacts employees and company culture, and some strategies for overcoming self deception. 
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 101 - Self-deception in Leadership - Ray Smith

Dr. Roger Gerard is the owner of Sloan & Gerard Consulting, a private consulting practice serving executives and boards in strategic planning, operational planning, executive coaching, and management development. Dr. Gerard has a 52-year career history leading executive and management development initiatives. He’s the author of "Owning the Room: Leading with Mind, Heart and Spirit to Make Extraordinary Choices in a Demanding World" and "Lead With Purpose: Reignite Passion and Engagement For Professionals in Crisis". And he has co-authored “On the Mend: Revolutionizing Healthcare to Save Lives and Transform the Industry.”
Producer and Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 102 - Employee Incentives are Manipulators - Dr. Roger Gerard

Tiffany Houser is an Executive Coach, Leadership Development Facilitator & Trainer. She is the Founder of EVOLVE, and the Creator of Self Worth Advantage®, where she and her team work with leaders, founders, and HR, People & Talent stakeholders on transforming hidden leadership insecurities into trust, agility, and impact where they develop their teams into high-performance units. In this episodes, she talks about the massive ROI around bragging about yourself in the workplace
Producer & Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 103 - Massive ROI about Bragging About Yourself - Tiffany Houser

Amy Bouque is Chief People Officer for Kelly, a global leader in providing strategic workforce solutions and connecting talented people to great companies. Amy leads the human resources practices for the more than 5,000 internal full-time Kelly employees around the world. In this episode, Amy talks about ways to maintain trust and connection with remote employees. 
Host and producer: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 104 - Maintaining trust and connection with remote employees - Amy Bouque

 Rahshea Cardiff is Vice President of Partnerships at Happy Companies. She has over 20 years of leadership experience at major Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, Starbucks, and Best Buy. In this episode, Rahshea talks about “Using technology to deliver coaching”. 
Host and Producer: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 105 - Using technology to deliver coaching - Rahshea Cardiff

Cary Sparrow is the founder and CEO of WageScape. He is a former US Navy officer who served on several nuclear submarines and turned entrepreneur. He has over 35 years of combined experience in engineering, military, consulting, technology, and operations leadership. At WageSpace, Cary paves the way for HR professionals and consulting firms to predict the future of wage-pay. In this episode, Cary is going to talk about the future of wage pay. 
Host and Producer: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 106 - The Future of Wage Pay - Cary Sparrow

principal at the Virginia-based law firm Woods Rogers. She is a management-side labor and employment attorney who works with business leaders and HR teams nationwide. She advises employers through the entire employment life cycle, from recruitment to termination and severance to ensure their compliance and keep them out of court. In this episode, Leah discusses the legal side of Workplace Romance and various legal advice. 
Host and Producer: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis


Ep. 108- Workplace Romance - Leah Stiegler

Brandy Burch is a trailblazer in employee benefits and health insurance. She is the Founder and CEO of BenefitBay and she brings two decades of expertise in finance, technology, and human capital to the table. Her journey from single parenthood to entrepreneurship adds a unique perspective to some of her innovative solutions. In this episode, Brandy discusses how she balanced single parenthood and starting a business
Host and Producer: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 109 - Balancing single parenthood and starting a business - Brandy Burch

Alex Hall has been an active alumnus of the Master’s degree in HR program at Western Carolina University for over a decade. His career in HR has spanned several industries, most notably Insurance where he spent nearly 12 years with Liberty Mutual Insurance. Alex is a seasoned expert in talent management. He is also passionate about the future of HR, effective systems & processes, and artificial intelligence. He recently started his own HR consulting firm, Valinor Talent Solutions. In this episode, Alex talks about the future of the HR profession and shares his thoughts about AI.
Host and Producer: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 107 - The Future of the HR Profession - Alex Hall

Trailer for the Dear Human Resources: podcast show, which launched in January 2021.
Are you interested in getting an insider’s look at HR? Dear Human Resources takes current HR topics and trends, looks at the research, talks to experts (both practitioners and researchers), and gives listeners a behind-the-scenes’ perspective on HR topics. Our podcasts also explore how other fields such as architecture, social justice, or science influence HR. We conclude our podcasts with one breakthrough idea, which could radically change the field of human resources. Listen to Dear Human Resources on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Legal disclaimer: This HR podcast series provides content to listeners and an opportunity for dialogue. It does not offer legal advice, and makes no representation as to the accuracy and suitability of the content for a particular purpose.
Host: Dr. Marie-Line Germain
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Trailer - Dear Human Resources:

Are you interested in getting an insider’s look at HR? Dear Human Resources takes current HR topics and trends, looks at the research, talks to experts (both practitioners and researchers), and gives listeners a behind-the-scenes’ perspective on HR topics. Our podcasts also explore how other fields such as architecture, social justice, or science influence HR. We conclude our podcasts with one breakthrough idea, which could radically change the field of human resources. 
Listen to Dear Human Resources on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.
 
Legal Disclaimer: This HR podcast series provides content to listeners and an opportunity for dialogue. It does not offer legal advice, and makes no representation as to the accuracy and suitability of the content for a particular purpose.

The host, Dr. Marie-Line Germain, is a professor of Human Resources and Leadership at Western Carolina University (a campus of the University of North Carolina).  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-line-germain/

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