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How to Build a People-Focused Culture
Jun 23, 2026
20m 58s
What is Constructive Dismissal?
Jun 9, 2026
16m 00s
HR's Role in AI-Driven Change
Jun 2, 2026
26m 31s
[SMB Essentials] Discipline and Managing Workplace Conduct
May 26, 2026
13m 10s
Severance Law for Canadian HR Professionals
May 22, 2026
26m 38s
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| 6/23/26 | ![]() How to Build a People-Focused Culture | Building a positive work environment requires more than just corporate perks or collaboration values on a wall. Josh Block, President of Block Imaging, joins the show to discuss how focusing on "Together, Thoughtful, and Transparent" transforms company culture and employee ownership. How the "Together" principle improves major business decisions. Moving from the Golden Rule to the Platinum Rule Why pay attention to the lighting The importance of constant feedback. The 3 C's of hiring and exiting: Character, Competency, and Chemistry. 00:00 Intro 00:46 The 3 T's as a foundation 01:35 Together: Making decisions together 02:10 Thoughtful: Considering the needs of others 02:27 Transparency: Starting the trust cycle 03:33 Moving beyond silos and dictatorships 04:47 Sharpening the final 10 percent 07:03 Applying the Platinum Rule at work 07:43 Why compensation and workspace matter most 10:04 Overcoming the urge to hide information 12:31 Why clear feedback is actually kind 16:15 The 3 C's of employee exits 18:35 Transparency vs. complaining in the chain 19:32 Where to start with People Matter Find Josh Website: https://www.peoplematterwork.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-block-9a84275/ Book Titles: People Matter at Work Find Andrea (me) Website: https://thehrhub.ca/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/ | 20m 58s | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | ![]() What is Constructive Dismissal?✨ | constructive dismissalemployment law+4 | Brady Farmer | WRKdefined Podcast NetworkThe HR Hub+1 | — | constructive dismissalunilateral change+6 | — | 16m 00s | |
| 6/2/26 | ![]() HR's Role in AI-Driven Change✨ | AI implementationHR management+3 | Laura Maffucci | Globalization Partners | — | AIHR+5 | — | 26m 31s | |
| 5/26/26 | ![]() [SMB Essentials] Discipline and Managing Workplace Conduct✨ | progressive disciplineworkplace conduct+4 | — | WRKdefined Podcast Network | — | progressive disciplineworkplace conduct+6 | — | 13m 10s | |
| 5/22/26 | ![]() Severance Law for Canadian HR Professionals✨ | severance lawCanadian employment law+4 | Brady Farmer | WRKdefined Podcast NetworkMatthews Dinsdale+1 | — | severance payemployment law+6 | — | 26m 38s | |
| 5/19/26 | ![]() EQ and the Art of Influence✨ | emotional intelligenceinfluence+3 | Jen Shirkani | — | — | emotional intelligenceinfluence+3 | — | 25m 27s | |
| 5/5/26 | ![]() Workplace friendships: Why they're so important✨ | workplace friendshipsemployee engagement+4 | Ryan Jenkins | ConnectableGallup+1 | — | workplace connectionemployee retention+5 | — | 27m 36s | |
| 4/28/26 | ![]() [SMB Essentials] Managing Employee Complaints During Performance Reviews✨ | employee complaintsperformance reviews+4 | — | — | — | performance improvement plancounter-complaints+4 | — | 9m 13s | |
| 4/21/26 | ![]() Workplace Investigations: 6 Steps to a Defensible Process✨ | workplace investigationsdefensible process+4 | Bob Stenhouse | Veritas Solutions | — | workplace investigationdefensible process+4 | — | 25m 12s | |
| 4/14/26 | ![]() Pay Transparency 2026: What HR Needs to Know✨ | pay transparencyHR compliance+5 | Sean Raible | Game Plan Total Rewards | BCOntario+1 | pay transparencyHR+7 | — | 27m 12s | |
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| 4/9/26 | ![]() The Myth of Organic Company Culture✨ | company cultureHR practices+3 | Nadia Uberoi | Garner Health | — | organic cultureintentional culture+3 | — | 21m 00s | |
| 3/31/26 | ![]() [SMB Essentials] Handling Employee Complaints - The Draining Kind✨ | employee complaintssmall business management+4 | — | — | — | employee complaintssmall business+4 | — | 11m 00s | |
| 3/24/26 | ![]() Hiring - An Evidence-Based Approach (w. Dr. Nita Chhinzer)✨ | hiringrecruitment+3 | Dr. Nita Chhinzer | University of Guelph | — | hiringrecruitment+4 | — | 23m 35s | |
| 3/17/26 | ![]() Emotional Labour in HR (w. Dina Denham Smith) | Emotional labour is the unwritten work of managing your feelings and the emotions of others to be effective in the workplace. HR professionals and leaders often act as "toxin handlers," absorbing organizational frustrations and conflicts without a formal strategy for recovery. In this episode, executive coach and author Dina Denham Smith breaks down why emotional labour feels like pushing a beach ball underwater and how to prevent it from leading to compassion fatigue. We explore the difference between emotional and cognitive empathy, the physical toll of suppressing true feelings, and practical ways to "metabolize" the stress of leadership. Key takeaways include: - The definition of a "toxin handler" and why this role is vital yet undervalued. - The three components of an emotion: behavior, physiology, and mental interpretation.- How to use the "Three Rs" (Reflect, Reframe, Restore) to recover your energy. - Why cognitive empathy is a protective strategy for those in high-conflict roles. **Find Dina Denham-Smith** Website: https://dinadenhamsmith.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinadenhamsmith/ Book Titles or other links: Emotionally Charged: How to Lead in the New World of Work **Find Andrea (me)** Website: https://thehrhub.ca/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/ | 30m 26s | ||||||
| 3/10/26 | ![]() [SMB Essentials] How to handle employee complaints - the LEGAL kind | Complaints from employees can be intimidating for any leader, but especially in an SMB where you don't have HR or anyone in HR with this kind of depth. This episode breaks down the immediate steps you must take when an employee brings forward an alarming complaint to avoid legal issues and protect your organization. You need to know which kinds of complaints come with legal obligations and which don't and then how to avoid making the situation worse. Key Takeaways: 5️⃣ 5 steps during the initial complaint meeting. 🇨🇦 vs 🇺🇸: Key differences between Canada and the US around which complaints trigger your obligation to investigate 🤔 How to determine if you can handle an investigation internally or if you must hire an outside expert. 🙅🏻♀️ Common mistakes leaders make, including "gut-feeling" decisions and mediation traps. 00:00 Five steps for the initial meeting 01:25 Categorizing the three types of complaints 04:00 US vs. Canada: Legal trigger words 05:18 When you are obligated to investigate 08:40 Formal vs. informal complaint triggers 09:30 Internal vs. external investigator criteria 12:45 Advice for self-led investigations 13:40 Common mistakes to avoid **Find Andrea (me)** Email: andrea@thehrhub.ca Website: https://thehrhub.ca/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/ | 15m 48s | ||||||
| 3/3/26 | ![]() People First Culture - How Caring for Employees is a Performance Multiplier (w. Josh Block) | Building a people first culture is an aspiration for many in HR and leadership. But we struggle to close the gap between our good intentions and the actual impact on people. In this conversation, Josh Block, President of Block Imaging and author of People Matter at Work, explains why caring is a legitimate business strategy that drives ownership and long term performance. So that our people FEEL that we care. We discuss the "Three T’s" of leadership, the difference between viewing employees as resources to be extracted versus a garden to be nurtured, and the specific questions we can coach leaders to ask so they build real trust. If you are looking to move beyond transactional management (where people are the gold mine) and create an environment where employees feel safe, seen, and successful, this episode provides practical advice for HR and leaders. **Find Josh Block** Website: https://www.peoplematteratwork.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuablock/ Book: https://www.amazon.ca/People-Matter-Work-Fostering-Everyone/dp/B0FYX543SN **Find Andrea (me)** Website: https://thehrhub.ca/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/ | 20m 50s | ||||||
| 2/24/26 | ![]() The Future of L&D (w. Josh Cardoz) | There is trepidation in the learning and development community right now. With AI shifting the landscape daily, many are asking: What will the role of an L&D professional be in the future? What will the role of the function be?? I sat down with Josh Cardoz, Chief Creative & Learning Officer at Sponge Learning, to get a pulse on 2026. Josh is mostly excited - tempered with a warning for those wishing to go back to the old ways of doing things. Key Takeaways from our Conversation: - AI is a double-edged sword: Yes, AI will finally make hyper-personalization a reality. No more single course to solve a problem for 10,000 people. - A loss of community: Josh warns of a "related loss of community." If everyone is on a perfectly curated, solo AI path, we risk losing the shared standards and human connection that make a culture strong. - A shift in L&D language: L&D pros need to stop talking about "training" and "learning" and... - A business mindset: we need to talk about business problems and keep the L&D to ourselves Josh also shared some consulting tips that are gold for engaging with clients. *Connect with Josh and Sponge* https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshcardoz/Sponge Learning: https://www.spongelearning.com/ *Connect with Andrea* Website: https://thehrhub.ca/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/ | 25m 59s | ||||||
| 2/17/26 | ![]() Emotional Intelligence for HR (with Jen Shirkani) | We’ve all seen the 'Brilliant Jerk'—the executive who delivers high-impact results but leaves a trail of cultural destruction and turnover in their wake.In today’s episode, I tackled emotional intelligence (EQ) in organizational behaviour. My guest, Jen Shirkani, has spent 25 years coaching the C-suite on how to bridge the gap between technical brilliance and relational leadership. She breaks EQ down into a high-performance framework: Recognize, Read, and Respond.We dive deep into the specific competencies that will contribute to HR performance, drive workplace trust, and help us improve leadership effectiveness, including: - Cognitive empathy vs. affective empathy: Why you don't need to feel an employee's pain to effectively validate their experience—a crucial skill for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). - The optimism trap: How to balance visionary leadership with reality testing to avoid strategic blind spots. This is one I fall into. - A crisis of emotional expression: Why people are biting their tongues and saying less, eroding psychological safety and killing organizational trust.For HR professionals managing the high emotional demands of the modern workplace, this discussion is invaluable. **About Jen Shirkani** LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenshirkani/Jen's Website: https://penumbra.com/Jen's Podcast: Ego vs EQ & You**About Andrea**LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/My website: https://thehrhub.ca/ | 29m 56s | ||||||
| 2/12/26 | ![]() [SMB Essentials] How to Onboard a New Employee | ~ 30% of your new hires will leave before the 90-day mark.Unless you onboard properly. You’ve already done a lot: you spent thousands on recruitment, vetting, and interviewing. You will pay for them and their training. But without a solid onboarding process, there is a high chance that your investment will walk out the door. Onboarding is quite possibly the easiest and most cost-effective retention activity you can do, yet so many businesses treat it as an afterthought. Or a tedious activity they avoid. So watch the video and make sure you do it! Onboarding isn't just a "nice-to-have" - it's a key bottom-line retention strategy. I'm an HR Consultant to SMBs. Find me at: https://thehrhub.ca https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/ | 9m 12s | ||||||
| 2/10/26 | ![]() Connection at Work: The Business Issue No One Is Talking About (w. Ryan Jenkins) | The lack of connection within workplaces is more than a sad fact —it’s a serious business issue impacting performance. It's dollars left on the table. In this episode, Ryan Jenkins (WSJ Bestselling Author of Connectable) explains why workplace loneliness is increasing and how HR leaders can build a culture of belonging to combat employee isolation. Loneliness was a recurring theme on this channel throughout 2025. And Gallup has reinforced over and over that it's a critical piece of engagement. That question: "Do you have a best friend at work?" is important. But what do you do? This episode has tips. What You’ll Learn:- The Rise of Isolation: Why loneliness is increasing across all demographics in the modern workplace. The Science of Connection: How the brain reacts to exclusion and its impact on cognitive performance. Critical Stats: Why 8 out of 10 global workers feel disconnected at least once a month. HR Strategy: Practical ways to address loneliness It came up throughout the year in conversations on burnout, engagement, remote and hybrid work, culture... it's something we need to pay attention to. **Find Ryan Jenkins** https://www.ryanjenkins.com/https://connectionvault.com/ His book is called: Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams from Isolated to All In **Find Andrea Adams** https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/ https://thehrhub.ca/ | 27m 04s | ||||||
| 2/3/26 | ![]() Wellness Programs Weren't Built for Parents—Here's What Works (with Dr. Rosina McAlpine) | Most wellness programs weren't built with parents in mind. Gym memberships and meditation apps don't help much when you're managing work deadlines while your kid is home sick. Or when you know your toddler can't wait for you to pick them up from daycare. Dr. Rosina McAlpine is back to talk about what actually works when organizations want to support working parents—not with token gestures, but with programs that address the real challenges. We discuss why working parents have the highest burnout and lowest mental health scores across the workforce, what family-friendly workplaces are doing differently, and how to measure whether any of it is making a difference. We also get into the equity vs equality question. It's not one we think about in this context, but it does work. After all, what we need is a workplace where everyone is able to thrive. * Dr. Rosina's 5-Point Guide*https://www.winwinparenting.com/closing-the-gap-in-parent-support-guide*Contact Dr. Rosina McAlpine*https://winwinparenting.com/https://drrosina.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/drrosina/*Contact Andrea Adams*https://thehrhub.cahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/ | 22m 53s | ||||||
| 1/27/26 | ![]() HR is Not Well: Survey of HR Wellbeing (w. Dr. Jo Burrell) | Wellness at work is easy to talk about, but the actual data is a disaster. These are the groundbreaking findings from clinical psychologist Dr. Jo Burrell’s 2025 survey into the mental health and wellbeing of HR professionals. If we look at the state of HR as a whole, we are facing a crisis. The research reveals staggering rates of depression, anxiety, and burnout across the profession. Perhaps the most shocking result? 42% of HR professionals are considering leaving the profession entirely. Dr. Burrell was shocked by these results, and frankly, I am too. We need to shine a light on this because it’s impossible for us to deliver results for our organizations if we are struggling this much. We cannot tend to the wellness of employees and clients if we aren’t caring for our own first. The 2026 HR Wellbeing Survey is underway now (as of late January). Whether you are thriving or just trying to survive, take a moment to help us see how the profession is doing in 2026. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TVY7HDS **Find Dr. Jo Burrell**LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jo-burrell-04901a96/Ultimate Resilience: https://www.ultimateresilience.co.uk/**Find Andrea Adams (me!)**LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/My company: https://thehrhub.ca/ | 25m 23s | ||||||
| 1/20/26 | ![]() The HR Guide to Reading any Room (w. Dina Denham Smith) | HR probably deals with more emotional situations than any other department. Angry employees storming into your office sure about what we are supposed to do, leaders who are frustrated, workplace conflicts that we are supposed to solve. And then we also need to read any room we are in.Emotions. A lot of emotions. Dina Denham Smith is an executive coach who works with senior leaders at companies like Adobe, Netflix, and Google. She's written over 60 articles for Harvard Business Review, and her book Emotionally Charged: How to Lead in the New World of Work (co-authored with Penn State psychology professor Alicia Grandey) digs into the science of emotions at work.We covered:🧠 The difference between emotional savvy and emotional intelligence (and why the distinction matters).🎭 The authenticity paradox: leaders are expected to be authentic but penalized for being too authentic.😢 Why crying at work is still risky. There's a few that are humanized by it but the rest of us are penalized/criticized.🔥 What to do when someone storms into your office in a heightened emotional stateAnd so much more. There was a LOT of usefulness in this episode. Frameworks. The importance of helping someone name their emotions. Viewing emotions as data and far more. ***About Dina***🔗 Website: https://dinadsmith.com🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dina-denham-smith/📖 Book: Emotionally Charged: How to Lead in the New World of Work***About Andrea***🔗 Website: https://thehrhub.ca🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/ | 26m 43s | ||||||
| 1/13/26 | ![]() Build Better Intergenerational Teams - And Stop Blaming (with Cam Marston) | How many meetings have you sat through where someone blamed "those gen z's" or "okay boomer'd" their way out of a real conversation? Generational researcher Cam Marston is back to talk about what actually works when you're trying to build teams across four generations. We discussed the real differences (not the lazy stereotypes), why Gen X leaders might need to rethink their "figure it out" leadership style, and a suprising way to build teams that is effective! Regardless of any generational gaps. Cam broke down what each generation brings to the table right now: boomers has wisdom, Gen X are mostly the leaders, millennials are taking over leadership - democratically, and Gen Z is still figuring out their place. But when considering generational differences, the person who needs to change is probably you and me. Our own generational preferences is typically what gets in the way of team success, and Cam explains how to actually see it. We covered: What "figure it out" leadership costs with younger employees and why Why millennial managers might need to stop asking for input (so much) How to honestly assess our own generational biases There are lots of tips in here for organizations that are wrestling with big generation gaps and some related frustrations. **Connect with Cam Marston** Website: https:/CamMarston.com Podcast: What's Working with Cam Marston **Connect with Andrea Adams** LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/ Website: https://thehrhub.ca/ | 24m 25s | ||||||
| 1/6/26 | ![]() DisruptHR - How HR Can Lead Transformation (with Jennifer McClure) | Jennifer McClure founded DisruptHR 12 years ago. Since then, over 10,000 people have taken the stage at events worldwide to share ideas about work and the workplace. In this conversation, we dig into what disruption actually looks like for mid-level HR professionals who aren't always in the room where decisions get made. Jennifer shares how she went rogue to pilot new technology, why she was once told nobody wanted her in meetings, and what she learned about saying something other than "no." We also talk about AI implementation, why companies aren't seeing the efficiency gains they expected, and how HR can lead the conversation before it becomes a cleanup job. **Find Jennifer**https://jennifermcclure.net/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifermcclure/https://disrupthr.co/**Find Andrea**https://thehrhub.ca/https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/ | 45m 13s | ||||||
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