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Eastridge Workforce Solutions
Workforce Navigator explores the latest strategies and trends in cultivating talent and maximizing workforce efficiency, featuring insightful conversations with industry leaders. Presented by Eastridge, this podcast explores workforce solutions across a wide range of industries, from tech to manufacturing, and learn how to manage and retain top talent effectively.
Total 3 episodes
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HR Science: A CPO’s Empowerment Tool for Advocacy & Growth
Dr. Scott Leuchter, Chief People Officer at Empower Pharmacy, explores the science behind HR. He discusses how HR practices support employees and drive business growth, linking employee experience to performance, retention, and productivity. His research highlights 18 core elements that impact employee satisfaction and key business metrics.“By utilizing scientific methodology and continuously asking questions, I’m able truly understand my employees' overall experience and identify which elements impact it the most.” - Dr. Scott LeuchterHe emphasizes that prioritizing employees is key to organizational success. By focusing on the employee experience and meeting their needs, HR becomes a strategic tool for growth. This approach helps businesses build a thriving culture, retain talent, and turn employees into brand advocates, ultimately fostering customer satisfaction and long-term success.
31:1220/11/2024
Disrupting the Norm: Innovative Recruitment and Retention Strategies
Tony Sciarra, Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition Programs at MicroVention, shares his extensive experience reshaping recruitment and retention norms at industry-leading companies like Tesla, Facebook, and Apple. This conversation delves into innovative strategies for filling talent pipelines during talent scarcity and explores how proper talent management can significantly drive a company’s success. Tony highlights the mutual benefits for both companies and community colleges involved in such programs, offering insights into cost savings, enhanced employee efficiency, and stronger company culture.
24:4906/11/2024
How Can Personal Fulfillment Drive Corporate Success?
Meri Miller-Decker's journey highlights the importance of personal fulfillment in leadership and career longevity. After years of outward success, she realized she had lost her sense of fulfillment and took a sabbatical to reflect on her internal motivations. Despite external achievements and adventures, she discovered that personal disengagement was more about her internal mindset than her circumstances. Returning to her job, she adopted a new approach to self-leadership, focusing on reframing, gratitude, and solution-oriented thinking, which transformed her engagement. This experience led her to see personal fulfillment as a crucial skill for leadership development and a valuable investment for employee retention.“Every individual that we can lift up to experience themselves differently, experience their coworkers differently, experience their life outside of work in a newly empowered way—that is where we can add a differentiation to the competitiveness of attracting and retaining talent as an employer.” - Meri Miller-DeckerBuilding a high-performance team requires understanding and addressing the motivations of team members. Meri emphasizes that personal engagement significantly influences professional engagement. For senior management, the evidence is clear: investing in employees as individuals leads to happier teams and a more resilient business. As the conversation on employee engagement and retention evolves, adopting these strategies enables companies to create workplaces where both employees and businesses thrive.
30:1117/10/2024