The HR Life Podcast is a show about the work-life experience of those of us in Human Resources and business leadership. This long-form podcast is a conversation, casual, and not always the corporate line. Hosts and guests touch on everything from serious or even controversial topics to the absurdity of modern American business practices. Your hosts are Tony Benjamin, owner and founder of The Grange Strategic HR Consulting, and Steven J. Smith, Author of The Hiring Tree: Laws of Applicant Attraction and all-around important guy. Guests include the best minds in the HR world. Join the show weekly.
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EP 70 HR Is a Rorschach Test, the U of U Drops 600 HR Jobs, and Michael Jordan's Black Corvette in the Empty Red Seat
The Red Seat sits empty this week, which means nobody is there to keep Tony and Steve on task, and it shows. Steve finally tells the story of the day Michael Jordan pu...
EP 69 SHRM Cancels National Conference At The Work Elevated Con. With a Velvet Rope
The guys record live from the Work Elevated Conference for the second year. The discussion starts with a true live studio audience listening to the breaking news that...
EP 68 Universal Basic Income, SHRM, The Return of Britt Davies, and PhenomeCon Ghost Adventures
Britt Davies is back, which on The HR Life Podcast officially makes her a repeat offender. She showed up on Labor Day morning with coffee in a BYU Yeti mug, while Stev...
EP 67 Rod Lacey, The Future of HR Consulting, and Professionally Evil Organizations
Rod Lacey joins the guys and discusses the reality of consulting work. They discuss what it’s like to be a consultant, the difficulties, the necessity of sales as a c...
EP 66 Level-Funded and Self-Funded Benefit Plans, and Tony's Craw With Scott Fielding
Scott Fielding has spent 33 years selling health insurance, survived a tree that reportedly reached out and personally assaulted him on a mountain bike trail, and some...