Development Audios

In this upbeat interview with TCOY Wellness coach Lucy DelSarto, Brenda asks the question on every employer’s mind. Why should my company invest in worker wellness? DelSarto points to the high cost of disease-centered health care as a burden that is becoming untenable. Some of the largest industries in the U.S. actually spend more on health insurance for their workers than they spend on the raw materials to create their products. Imagine what your business could use those funds for if employees enjoyed excellent health through prevention rather than intervention!

Allison Darling, president of Management Concepts offers her perspective on how to create and sustain positive changes in this podcast with HR BrainBank cofounder Brenda Perkins. Darling has personal experience with building a company from the ground up, so she knows what it takes to become successful. Now, she advises other professionals on how to meet and exceed their own goals with the help of her proprietary GoalGETTERS system. The tips she gives in this interview work on both a personal and an organizational level.

Industry expert Paula Switzer (President of Switzer Resource Group) talks about the DISC program and how this behavioral assessment method will help you improve your own communication skills. Also discussed are the benefits this tool provides to individuals and organizations.

Industry expert Lori Tritz, SPHR (Senior Vice President with FBD Consulting, LLC) focuses on the topic of strategic alignment as it applies to HR.

Lori makes an excellent point that alignment looks different for each of her clients. This is because the process is not internal to Human Resources. Instead, it requires HR leaders to fully understand their organization’s larger strategy and their place within it. The type of industry, company size, current financials, and the vision of senior executives all play an important part in determining how HR should be run.

In this podcast, Brenda Perkins asks Amy Hoppenrath (president of AccelerAction) to explain the benefits of social networking tools. Have you have ever wondered why LinkedIn is making such a big splash in the business community? This interview makes it crystal clear why the site has over 40 million users including managers from all the Fortune 500 companies.

This interview with Bonnie Hagemann (CEO of Executive Development Associates) deals with crucial leadership issues. The podcast focuses on the best actions leaders can take to maintain both forward momentum and balance during challenging times. Bonnie also gives a sneak preview of an upcoming report on executive development. Here are just a couple of the highlights from her conversation with Brenda Perkins.

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