HR Fresh Take
HR Fresh Take serves to provide insight on the latest national and global happenings impacting our HR community from the perspective of local Philly HR, talent, and business leaders. Our goal will be to provide timely, hyper-local insight to our Philly SHRM community that is easily applicable to their workforce and workplace. HR Fresh Take is a production of Philadelphia SHRM. Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved.
Episodes
20 episodes
"Care-washing"
As companies strive to prioritize employee well-being, a concerning trend has emerged: “Care-washing” which is the practice of offering superficial or surface-level wellness programs that fail to address the root causes of employee stress and b...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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51:42
Overcoming Workplace Silos
Silos in the workplace can create divisions that hinder communication, collaboration, and innovation. They often lead to duplicated efforts, missed opportunities, and a lack of cohesion. But what causes these silos to form, and how can we break...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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35:34
Engaging Gen Z: Transforming the Modern Workforce
Born between the mid 1990s and early 2010s, Gen Z is not just another demographic, they are a driving force behind many of the changes we're seeing in today's job market. The challenge for some organizations is figuring out how to engage with G...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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43:25
An HR Halloween Re-Visited
Halloween is around the corner! So come with us as we revisit HR Fresh Take's most fun and popular episode: "An HR Halloween", where we share a few horror stories submitted by the HR community in the Philadelphia area. The...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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23:02
DEI at a Crossroads: Navigating Challenges and Shifts in 2024 and Beyond
Recently, DEI initiatives have faced significant challenges in boardrooms, state legislatures, and college campuses. Since 2023, 81 anti-DEI bills targeting college programs have been introduced in 28 states and in Congress, with eight signed i...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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43:43
The Business Case for Supporting Care Givers in the Workplace
With the prevailing mentality that workers should “leave life at the door”, it’s no wonder that the struggle to balance the demands of family and career has only gotten more difficult. This is especially true for employees who care for others s...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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35:41
Special Episode - Politics and HR
Political factors can have a significant impact on how HR manages an organization’s culture, talent, and other areas. Politically motivated trends either brought upon by the C-Suite or employees can leave HR in a precarious position to manage e...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:38:32
Apprenticeships: A Talent Strategy for HR
There’s a significant gap between the skills of today’s workers and the complex skill sets needed for the future of work. A recent report by Korn Ferry states that by 2030, more than 85 million jobs could be unfilled because there aren’t enough...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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38:13
The Black HR Experience
What does it mean for HR leaders to bring their whole self to work when their identities are not the majority?Being an HR leader is already challenging, but being the only one who looks like you only amplifies those challenges.On th...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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58:10
The Ethical Dimensions of AI in HR
Within the last decade, there has been a rapid expansion in the availability of and interest in artificial intelligence-based tools to perform HR tasks such as hiring, training, benefits, or employee engagement. However, the use of AI in HR...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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32:40
The "December Dilemma"
The proverbial saying around the holidays is that "it's the most wonderful time of the year!" But for HR professionals, it can be a time of stress in the workplace. Every December, HR is faced with the difficult task of adequately a...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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35:17
Special Episode - An HR Halloween
Halloween is around the corner. It's time for spooky stories, tricks and treats. But for HR professionals, scary stories from the workplace happen all year round.It makes us wonder with all the laws, rules, and regulations i...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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23:02
Leadership Development Trends in the Next Decade
How are companies developing leaders in today’s fast paced business world?Consider these statistics:While 83% of organizations believe it’s important to develop leaders at every level of the company, only 5% of businesses have imp...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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37:04
A New Approach to Prioritizing Mental Health at Work
The importance of mental health awareness has never been so prevalent in the public consciousness. Employers who realize how critical this concern is to employees and potential employees will engender not only loyalty in their current people bu...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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42:20
HR as Thought Leaders?
Historically, human resources professionals are not considered thought leaders within their organizations. Stereotypes of HR of only a "support" function can get in the way. However, human resources professionals are well positioned...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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30:07
Special Episode - The World of Work in 2030
How we work has changed dramatically over the past few years. That change has lead to new work models, emerging workforce trends, and constantly evolving technology to sustain an organization’s operations. The uncertainty surrounding the future...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:25:51
The "Great Awakening" Revisited
As a follow-up to our fall Premier Signature event, “The Great Awakening”, we’re inviting back our speaker, Bobbi Kelly, Director-in-Charge of Talent Advisory at Kreischer Miller, to give us her local take on a national topic. During her ini...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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35:26
Compensation in the Age of Inflation
As we know, labor is the highest cost to an organization. As inflation continues to impact our economy, the effects are not only impacting our supply chains, but also our talent pipelines. Not to mention there’s an ongoing pandemic, advancem...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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23:08
Tomorrow's Workplace is Today's
Organizations are expected to be agile as the demand for hybrid and remote work continues to be strong. Across most industries, companies and workers have experienced its benefits and its headaches. Now more than ever, organizations ar...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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30:52