Talent Optimization Podcast & Blog

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EP 107: Mentoring with Impact with Suzanne Lucas

January is one of those special months because it’s the start of something new, and today we’re continuing our topic of mentoring with Suzanne Lucas. Also known as the Evil HR Lady, Suzanne has made it her mission to demystify human resources. In this episode, we’re diving into the importance of mentoring and discussing how...

EP 106: The Many Facets of HR with Andrea Grant

Get ready to continue our conversation about how HR professionals can optimize employees, this time with one of our very own Elevated clients! Andrea Grant is with Jackson’s Chips, and we helped to recruit her into the organization as their very first HR and Purchasing Specialist. She joins the show today to share what the...

EP 105: Elevating Others Through Self-Mentorship with Traci Scherck

Elevating others requires elevating ourselves, first and foremost. In this short but sweet episode, we reflect back on the importance of aligning our personal and professional lives so that our work is meaningful, and we’re also able to lift up the people within our organization. What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode The key to earning...

EP 104: Closing The Strategy To Execution Gap with Michael Alexander

This is the perfect time to reflect back on the last year and dream of what 2023 can hold. So, in this episode, I have Michael Alexander, Founder and CEO of Talent Leaderboard Systems, with me to help us do just that. Michael helps ambitious companies build and implement actual strategies for creating and improving...

EP 102: Bridging The Gap in Leadership with Jaime Taets

With the end of another year around the corner, now is the perfect time to be really thinking about how to plan and move into the next year with intention and actionable steps. Jaime Taets is an author, speaker, fellow podcast host, and the CEO of Keystone Group International, an organization that helps businesses and...

EP 101: Optimizing Veteran Reintegration with William Toti

As HR professionals, we talk so much about how to create an environment where people are fulfilled in their work, but one area we often miss is how we can support our people even when we don’t know what’s on their plate—while also meeting business outcomes. Retired Navy captain and former CEO of Sparton Corporation,...

EP 95: The Ripple Effect on Culture with Lisa Even

Whether we realize it or not, we create culture by the behaviors and energy that we bring to the office, to Zoom meetings, or to whatever else we might be doing every single day in our organization. Lisa Even, a speaker, facilitator, coach, and joy connoisseur, is here today to continue our conversation on culture....

EP 93: Navigating Culture In A Post-Pandemic World with Tanya Hanson

Continuing our conversation on culture this month, we are joined by Tanya Hanson, HR Director at Paradigm, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of building a really great organizational culture in a hybrid world. In this episode, we’re diving into how the pandemic has changed the way in which organizations approach culture, how to navigate...