The HR Hub

Andrea Adams
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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/
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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/
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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 *** 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.
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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.
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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/

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