In this episode, we examine the 4 industry trends that negatively impact the workforce and organizational efficiency. These trends are not necessarily new, but their prevalence is creating greater disruption to organizational success in today's business climate.

The 4 trends are:

1. Primarily family-run businesses not evolving with current business norms.
2. Are our human service sectors humane to work in?
3. Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) growth strategies often undervalue cultural mergers
4. Leaders who are experts in tasks and products, not people management

Our prescription for this episode: take a hard look at the norms in your workplace. Are any (or all) of these trends present where you work? Would some of our recommendations address the root cause of many of your organizational challenges?

About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity.

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.

In this episode, we examine the 4 Faces of HR. These are defined by the company's leadership's expectations and priorities placed on HR professionals. What to the initials of "H" and "R" reflect in how people and culture are managed in your organization?

Does HR stand for...

• Holding Red-tape (primarily a compliance and administration generalist focus)

• Highly Reactive (primarily a talent acquisition focus and "putting our fires" focus)

• Hovering & Restricting (primarily a reporting, discipline, and enforcement focus)

• Humans Required (primarily a human capital, employees as assets focus)

Our prescription for this episode: understand that a human capital strategy is going to be the key to your scalability. If you are not scaling your internal growth in tandem with your external growth you are barreling toward costly and extensive problems.

About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.

In this episode, we examine 3 psychological principles that can hopefully provide folks with a lens to allow for a better understanding of those we work with.

In this conversation, we explore:

• Affect Intensity
• Belief Perseverance (combined with the Backfire Effect)
• Self Sabotage

Our prescription for this episode: many interpersonal and professional conflicts arise from a lack of understanding of where a lot of our differences come from. If we take the time to consider the "why" behind people's behavior, we can bring more patience, grace, and solutions to the troubles of our workplaces.

About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.

In this episode, we explore 3 questions posed to us by our listeners:

1. Why do many recognition programs fall short?
2. Why do many teams give up on people and culture initiatives?
3. How can a new manager improve things when they do not have the authority to change them?

Our prescription for this episode: understand the complexity of efforts, changes, and programs you want to implement. Anything involving people is naturally complex, so "off the shelf" solutions never work every time, in every situation, for everybody.

If you would like to learn more about the 7 Methods of Recognition, check out our on-demand course: https://academy.roman3.ca/product/sevenfold-recognition-lifting-workplace-morale/

You can reach out to us with your own questions, at info@roman3.ca or through our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/roman3

About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity.

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.

In this episode, we examine what it takes to infuse innovation into your workplace culture, and what are the big warning signs of complacency that will hold back innovation.

Our prescription for this episode: understand the Warning Signs of a Climate of Complanency (CoC), and look to start including the Indicators of Innovation (IoI) if you want to make innovation sustainable in your organization.

Warning Signs of a Climate of Complacency (CoC)
| Comfortable and Traditional methods
| Rigid Thinking
| Finding the No
| Unconfident and Low-profile Leadership

| Indicators of Innovation (IoI)
| Make Failing Part of the Plan
| Mitigate the Risk
| Unfinished is the New Normal
| Confident Leadership

You can reach out to us to talk more about a Culture of Innovation at info@roman3.ca or through our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/roman3

About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity.

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.

In this episode, we examine "fit" and how we may have been misunderstanding the reality of hiring for fit.

Our prescription for this episode: avoid the trap of looking for people who will "fit in" and prioritize finding talent who will add value to your organization and who will "be a good fit".

You can reach out to us to talk more about fit at info@roman3.ca or through our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/roman3

The 6 Roles of SPECtrum
o Binders are bridge builders. They have very good interpersonal skills and can work with many different kinds of people.

o A Finder is motivated by the chase and has a knack for turning leads into new triumphs. They excel at focusing on the idea.

o Minders are administrators. They are the backbone of a team and keep everything moving and everyone on task.

o Grinders are creators, they are often behind the scenes workhorses that produce significant quantities of high-quality work.

o Pathfinders are explorers. They look for success and innovation, but they need their crew to be with them along the way.

Spellbinders are influencers. They are very persuasive and good at creating convincing, evidence-based arguments.

Learn more about SPECtrum™: A Catalyst for Increasing Team Performance with our online fundamentals course: https://academy.roman3.ca/product/spectrum-a-catalyst-for-increasing-team-performance/

About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity.

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.

In this episode, we examine skills and try to bring a fresh perspective to the separation between "soft" or "essential" skills and "hard" or "technical" skills.

Our prescription for this episode: let's start looking at skills through the lens of Employability, especially in how we recruit, develop talent, and groom people for leadership

You can reach out to us to talk more about Employability Skills at info@roman3.ca or through our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/roman3

About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity.

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.

In this episode, we explore 3 questions posed to us by our listeners:

1. How do we know when something is AI or just marketed as AI?
2. How do you handle a toxic employee?
3. How can I implement wellness accommodations for a team member without burning out everyone else on the team?

Our prescription for this episode: never underestimate the negative impact of job dissatisfaction and poor psychological safety. Toxic employees, employee burnout, and low productivity are natural outcomes of a workplace culture that is riddled with job dissatisfaction.

You can reach out to us with your own questions, at info@roman3.ca or through our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/roman3

Statistic Referenced:

Housman and Minor (2015). Toxic Workers, Harvard Business School.

About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity.

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.