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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Latest Episodes
EP 56 Where's My Ashtray, Hire Right Fire Fast, and the OceanGate Culture Collapse with Bryan McCurdy
What does a foreman burning a coworker with a cigarette have to do with a submarine imploding two and a half miles under the Atlantic? On this episode, Tony and Steve ...
EP 55 Disrupting Benefit Management with Rhonda Nerenberg and Jacob Davis
The guys sit down with Rhonda and Jacob from Weltrio and talk maximizing effective use of benefits. Rhonda and Jacob give the history of Weltrio and how they are help...
EP 54 HR's Opportunity to Drive the AI Bus with Ryan Kohler and Fragments of Tony's Skull
Ryan Kohler, founder of Applicant Pro, joins the guys and blows Tony's mind in the first minute of the podcast. As Tony picks up pieces of his skull, Ryan unfolds the...
EP 53 Joe Tate Music, Japan, and the Power of Presentations
Joe Tate got into HR because his handwriting was better than the other guy's. He left one of his biggest roles because he refused to let his HRIS manager take the fall...
EP 52 Turns Out Smiling Is Free: Aric Bostick on Attachment Theory and Why Your Face Is an HR Problem
Tony and Steve welcome Aric Bostick, keynote speaker, former classroom teacher, professional crowd-energizer, and the man Steve publicly credits for telling him to get...