HR Unplugged

Careers #112

HR Unplugged is a show for HR and business leaders unafraid to ask the tough questions needed to tackle the competing challenges posed by today’s complex global economy. Each highly interactive episode will feature unfiltered conversations with HR professionals answering the most pressing questions in people leadership — including many sent in by listeners like you. Whether you’re seeking to re-engage your workers, navigate social justice issues, or simply learn the secrets to competitive pay — if you care about your people, you’ll find a home in our community.

Replay: How Employee Recognition Impacts Retention, Culture, and Employee Engagement
Jun 10, 2025 – 37:05
How to Get the Right People in the Right Seats
May 27, 2025 – 41:54
How to Intentionally Map Your Career and Growth in HR
May 13, 2025 – 50:30
The Direct Tie Between Leaders and Employee Performance
Apr 29, 2025 – 38:31
How to Understand and Use Labor Market Data at Your Org
Apr 15, 2025 – 28:26
Replay: How to Get New Hires on Board with Your Company Values (with Better Onboarding)
Apr 1, 2025 – 40:32
Creating the Best Work Environment for Every Generation
Mar 18, 2025 – 38:23
How to Create Proper Dating Policies at Work
Mar 4, 2025 – 39:53
How AI Can Help HR Work Faster, Smarter, and Better
Feb 18, 2025 – 49:16
The Top Concerns for HR in the New Year
Feb 4, 2025 – 48:43
Hiring and Retention—The Most Popular Topics from 2024
Jan 21, 2025 – 44:01
Speed Up Your Hiring Process and Find High Quality Talent
Jan 14, 2025 – 52:19
Compensation Trends for 2025: New Data Readout and HR Advice
Jan 7, 2025 – 44:33
Best Practices for Implementing 360 Feedback at Your Business
Jan 2, 2025 – 56:25
How to Compete for Employee Attention in a Dopamine Addicted Society
Dec 26, 2024 – 56:35
Company Culture Red Flags and What You Can Do to Fix Them
Dec 17, 2024 – 01:00:56
How HR Can Build Opportunities for Peer-to-Peer Support
Dec 10, 2024 – 52:49
Bad Bosses Problem? How to Help Employees and the Organization Deal with Poor Managers
Nov 26, 2024 – 57:12
How to Implement Psychological Safety at Work
Nov 12, 2024 – 54:17
BambooHR’s New Onboarding Program—A Check-in on Progress
Oct 29, 2024 – 40:50
Effective Leadership for a New Era
Oct 15, 2024 – 34:24
How to Use Your Interview Time to Pinpoint Top Talent
Oct 1, 2024 – 49:49
A Better Way to Improve Performance (That Doesn’t Include a PIP)
Sep 17, 2024 – 42:08
How HR Can Help Leaders Uplevel the Skill Set of Their Employees to Increase Retention
Sep 3, 2024 – 29:47
How HR Can Help Everyone in the Organization Disagree Better
Aug 20, 2024 – 52:17
Top Mistakes Recruiters Make in the Hiring Process
Aug 13, 2024 – 27:10
The Return-to-Office Trend: How Employees and Employers Are Reacting
Aug 6, 2024 – 29:43
Best Practices for Starting a Mentorship Program
Jul 30, 2024 – 28:58
Better Succession Planning—How to Make Internal Changes Smoother
Jul 9, 2024 – 29:48
How to Define Your Business Values
Jul 2, 2024 – 34:44
How to Get New Hires on Board with Your Company Values (With Better Onboarding)
Jun 25, 2024 – 46:28
The Best Way to Teach Leaders to Deliver Feedback
Jun 18, 2024 – 31:20
Sharing Your Compensation Philosophy in the Interview Process—How, When, and Why
Jun 11, 2024 – 32:31
How to Build a Better Relationship between HR and Finance
Jun 4, 2024 – 31:18
How to Build Your HR Tech Stack
May 21, 2024 – 29:10
How to Hire Your Second HR Employee (And Beyond)
May 7, 2024 – 28:48
How to Prioritize Your Relationship with the CEO as an HR Leader
Apr 23, 2024 – 19:23
How to Let People Go—A Guide for HR
Apr 16, 2024 – 33:29
The State of Compensation Part 2—New Data and How Companies Should Respond
Apr 2, 2024 – 30:38
How to Nail the Interview—Hiring the Right Employees with the Right Interview Questions and Scoring
Mar 19, 2024 – 30:07
HR for HR—Where to Turn for Support, Training, and HR Advice
Mar 5, 2024 – 52:24
How To Fix Your Broken Performance Review Process
Feb 20, 2024 – 43:06
Using Data to Influence Change—Communicating Difficult HR Topics to Leadership
Feb 6, 2024 – 53:01
Losing New Hires - Your Onboarding Process Might Be the Problem
Jan 23, 2024 – 48:11
How to Use PTO for Retention, Recruitment, and Employee Happiness
Jan 9, 2024 – 48:14
The State of Compensation—New Data and How Companies Should Respond
Dec 26, 2023 – 51:42
How to Create a More Inclusive and Welcoming Workplace
Dec 12, 2023 – 51:32
Modernize Your Recruiting Process—How to Use Network Hiring
Nov 28, 2023 – 40:26
How to Take Your Company Culture from Good to Great
Nov 7, 2023 – 40:23
How HR Leaders Can Improve the Employee Experience—Increasing Engagement, Morale, and Wellness
Oct 24, 2023 – 54:40

Recent Reviews

Dave the Bard

Some decent stuff here, but lacks substance

I've listened to and even attended some of these and I think they can be helpful to a certain audience, maybe those earlier in their HR career. However, there is little substance here. Lots of talk about connecting things to the mission, vision values, but very little actual examples of how to do that. Anita is the most guilty of this and often provides concepts or theories without diving into real examples or things can people can actually use. Perfect example is the Adam Weber episode. You have this amazing HR thought leader on and I barely got anything out of it. Compare that to the HR Heretics episode Adam was on and it is night and day. I want a podcast that gets me to stop and think about how I'm doing things and this rarely makes me so that.
VATechRunner

Amazing HR Podcast!

I’ve been loving this HR podcast. Binged the podcast in days. As an HR professional I’m always seeking knowledge for professional development and love seeking the perspective of others in the industry. Thank you to the team that create content for the show!
Kage Sanders

Love all the insights!

Been listening religiously since I stumbled upon this podcast. Absolutely love all the practical action steps and strategies, soaking in some new ideas and solutions from this podcast has become my work commute routine. Thank you for being a thought-partner!