

The HR Hub
Andrea Adams
Welcome to the HR Hub!
This channel is for ambitious HR professionals! With the help of my expert HR guests, I aim to help you learn about all facets of Human Resource Management so when 'that' situation arises you have some knowledge and even skill to draw on. My guests provide tricks and tips you can apply immediately as well as insight into strategy to get you thinking about the future. What you learn, will help you advance your career.
I'd also love to connect on LinkedIn or check out my website www.thehrhub.ca
This channel is for ambitious HR professionals! With the help of my expert HR guests, I aim to help you learn about all facets of Human Resource Management so when 'that' situation arises you have some knowledge and even skill to draw on. My guests provide tricks and tips you can apply immediately as well as insight into strategy to get you thinking about the future. What you learn, will help you advance your career.
I'd also love to connect on LinkedIn or check out my website www.thehrhub.ca
Episodes
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Aug 23, 2022 • 21min
Transformational Change Process
In many things 1-2% improvement is good enough especially year after year - you don't always have to do something dramatic. But when the future of your company is at stake or there's some other big factor at play, you need transformational change.
I spoke with Jordan Ludwig of Stack'd Consulting which specializes in transformational change. He has led many of these projects and said
💪Transformational change needs conviction and courage
😕If a client is using phrases like "we just need..." they're probably not ready for transformational change.
🏄♀️Don't try to control all the details... it's more like surfing.
💪Leaders will pour in effort for a sustained period before they see the change.
🥱It's a good sign when people lose interest.
If you're thinking about doing something dramatic, listen to this. You might just feel a little better about it.
Find Jordan at https://stackdconsulting.com/
Find Andrea at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/

Aug 16, 2022 • 21min
HR as an Immigrant
I was reading something on the Linkedin a while back about an HR professional from Afghanistan who was driving a taxi. Usually we hear this about doctors and engineers, but HR?
So what does it take to succeed in HR in Canada? While we talk about Canada this would apply to other countries as well! This episode is for immigrants. Bina Kamath is an immigrant and founder of Orion's Reach and has established a successful HR career - she also started out in accounting so that is a double-feat!
Find Bina at https://www.orionsreach.com
Find Andrea at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/

Aug 9, 2022 • 26min
Job Evaluation And Grading
HEADS UP! This episode will be better on YouTube. There is a lot of visuals in this episode and the experience will likely be better on YouTube. Find it at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsIQh_VRedo7JcDLNZkklSQ
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Job evaluation: bored yet?
We in HR have to get over our fear of the monotony because it's that important and foundational to paying people equitably. On the bright side this was definitely the LEAST boring take on grading jobs I can imagine.
Robert Mosley is an HR thought leader and could do stand-up HR comedy. That probably sounds like an oxymoron but it's true. You'll have to wait 'till a little later in the episode to see this in action. In the meantime, I daresay you'll learn a shocking amount from this episode.

Jul 26, 2022 • 22min
Psychometric Tests For Recruitment - The Science!
Psychometric testing, performed by trained psychologists, is the BEST predictor of job success of any recruitment or selection tool. It's a science and teaches you: 😄 Extraversion is not the same as social skill. It also isn't going to predict success in a job. 👯 Personality tests (think Myers Briggs) are a typology. They might help you understand people on your team but the results aren't correlated with job success. ⁉️ Interviews are, to some degree, a measure of intelligence. Intelligence IS correlated with job success.
There were so many facts in this interview with Marina Kolesnikova of Stefan, Fraser and Associates. It provided a lot of insight into which recruitment and selection tools are likely to get you a good candidate and which are not. It also dispelled many myths of the recruitment process and other things you just weren't sure about.
Find Marina at https://stefanfraser.com/
Find Andrea at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/

Jul 19, 2022 • 20min
Allyship at work: Take action!
Let's get a bit real. Chances are if you are white in the workplace you think you are an ally e.g. ~75% of white employees think they are allies to women of colour. But (BIG but)... when did you DO something in support of someone with a marginalized identity?
Allies take action and this was a key point in this interview with Emily Williams of Forward Ever Global. Emily is a DEI expert and coach to women of colour so they might address microaggressions and other common workplace challenges.
Acts of allyship might make you uncomfortable like when you call out bias. Or maybe you name a microaggression in a high stakes setting. Or maybe you reduce your own opportunity in favour of someone who overlooked because of their identity. These are the actions, however, of a true ally.
There is so much overlooked talent because someone doesn't come in the desired package. True allies are going to help by giving that talent a chance to be seen for their strength and perform. It's also the right thing to do and HR can play a role through individual action and DEI programs.
Find Emily at emily@forwardeverglobal.com or https://forwardeverglobal.com/
Find Andrea on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/

Jul 12, 2022 • 24min
Conducting Job Evaluation: Job SIZE
HEADS UP! This episode is better on YouTube. Robert has illustrations to help you better understand the content. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/ewO6QCBws0Q
Compensation is possibly the most important thing HR has to get right. Underpay people and they'll be unhappy or leave. It's also wrong. Overpay people and EVERYONE is going to want a raise to match and your compensation costs are going to rise.
Job evaluation is how we make sure employees are paid fairly and equitably based on some rational means of comparing. It's not about how the wind is blowing today. And it's foundational to HR.
Robert Mosley, worked for Hay (the leading job evaluation methodology) and walks us through how we size a job. Here's a sample of what you'll learn in this episode:
🟰 Job evaluation and sizing are the same thing.
#️⃣ 'Sizing' is assigning points to jobs and 'grading' is lumping ranges of points together for an manageable compensation system.
4️⃣ There's four common job sizing methodologies. Pick one and use it. It might seem expensive up front, but it manages the risk of getting comp wrong.
Find Robert at robert@lemon-pip.com
Find Andrea at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/

Jun 28, 2022 • 25min
Principles of Organization Design
When was the last time your organization went through a re-org? Have you seen a department designed for an individual and been baffled?
Frequent re-orgs or designing for a person may or may not be a good idea. It depends on whether or not it’s aligned with good organization design principles. These basic questions and principles of organization design was the subject of this episode.
This amazing episode with Len Nanjad was *full* of interesting insights. I know – you might not think so but honestly:
🔺 Hierarchy is natural
➕ ➕ ➕ Bureaucracy is hierarchy plus many rules
🤔The levels in an organization will be determined by complexity
😡 Too many levels might result in micromanaging
🥵 There is a limit on the number of positions a person can meaningfully supervise
⛑ Good organization design can save lives! And on and on.
Find Len on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennanjad/ or https://www.mnp.ca/en/personnel/len-nanjad
Find Andrea at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/

Jun 21, 2022 • 22min
Building Resilience At Work - in You and in the Workforce
How long does it take you to bounce back after some failure? Do you stay sad and ruminate for a long time or dust yourself off, incorporate some lessons and keep going? The latter is resilience and it's pretty obvious that it would be helpful.
I was also curious about the origins of resilience. Is it something we develop in childhood or is it something we can learn as adults? And, for HR, how can we help our workforces become more resilient so, that when individuals or teams fail, they learn and keep going? This is what this episode was about.
Roxanne Derhodge is a psychotherapist, mental health and wellness expert, keynote speaker, podcast host and more. Find her at https://roxannederhodge.com/
Find me (Andrea) for HR consulting support in western Canada at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/

Jun 14, 2022 • 23min
Personality Assessments For Team Building
What colour are you??? This is a common result of personality tests at work - although maybe you are an ENTJ or do odd things when stressed.
So what are personality assessments at work good for? And not good for? That's the basic question of this episode plus how to pick a test that will work for you.
I was a little skeptical, but Heather Johnson provides practical and useful advice on how to have conversations with your clients about personality assessments. She is certified in the application of Personality Dimensions, but has insight into the pros and cons of others. No matter which one you choose, they are a tool! As with all tools they are only useful if you use them.

Jun 7, 2022 • 18min
HR Surveys For Mergers And Acquisitions
Surveying employees before or just after a merger or acquisition could change how you manage the people. There are two aspects to explore: the deal itself and the similarities and differences between the two workplace cultures that are being brought together. Are the cultures more similar or less? Do you need to protect the culture of the company being acquired? Because maybe the culture is why it is effective.
These surveys may also help with merger and acquisition communications. Do you know what employees are concerned about? Not really? Survey them.
Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamzuckermanphd/