About this episode

Mike Coffey discusses HR-related news with Justin Dorsey, covering topics like politics, mental health, and the future of HR.

In episode 250, Coffey talks with Justin Dorsey about recent HR-related new items including navigating politics, mental health, employees’ sometimes inflated compensation expectations, and the most in-demand HR skills. They discuss managing political conversations and ideological conflict in the workplace; balancing employee expression with productivity and respectful communication; how HR leaders can create psychologically safe but performance-focused cultures; generational differences in resilience, stress, and mental health expectations; the growing importance of employee assistance programs and mental health leave awareness; how poor sleep hygiene and digital overload impact employee productivity and wellbeing; handling difficult compensation conversations and unrealistic salary increase demands; avoiding emotional decision-making during employee relations conflicts; why culture fit should evolve into culture add during hiring decisions; the increasing demand for HR technology, people analytics, and change management expertise; how artificial intelligence is reshaping HR roles and workforce management; and the future convergence of HR leadership with operational leadership…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Coffey

Guest: Justin Dorsey

Topics covered

• HR politics
• mental health
• employee compensation
• HR skills
• workplace culture
• employee assistance programs
• HR technology

Keywords

• HR news
• mental health
• employee compensation
• workplace culture
• HR technology
• employee assistance programs
• political conversations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Idaho Statesman, Spring Health

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