Political factors can have a significant impact on how HR manages an organization’s culture, talent, and other areas. Politically motivated trends either brought upon by the C-Suite or employees can leave HR in a precarious position to manage expectations of organizational change in relation to these movements.

In this episode, recorded during the 2024 Philadelphia SHRM Symposium, our podcast hosts got the perspective from 12 of our nationally and locally recognized speakers on the issue of HR and Politics. We asked our guests what HR professionals need to be prepared for the external political influences and movements that may potentially lead to disruption within their organizations.
Sharing hosting duties are cohosts and producers of HR Fresh Take: Dr. Jo Vazquez; Kaela Blanks; Brisilda Doma; Ed Rogers; Kena Sears; Theresa Velykis, and Ragine Williams. They will be asking questions of our guests on this provocative topic.

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1:38
Gary Dumais, Psy.D., SPHR is a Business Psychologist & Human Resource Consultant at Select Human Resources. He talks with podcast Executive Producer, Dr. Jo Vazquez
9:31
Andy Sholly, Chief People Officer at National Fitness Partners. National Fitness Partners is one of largest and most successful Planet Fitness Franchisees.
17:22
Bethany Adams Associate Director, Marketing & Strategy, Villanova University. She talks with our podcast co-host, Kaela Blanks.
25:51
Kelly Jones, Philly SHRM Symposium Chair and Moderator of the CHRO panel. He talks with our podcast producer, Ragine Williams
32:16
Sulaiman W. Rahman who is the CEO of DiverseForce, a company specializing in inclusive human capital solutions. He talks with our podcast producer Theresa Velykis.
40:19
Joyel Crawford, an award winning Certified Professional Career Coach, Certified Virtual Presenter, TEDx Speaker, and Leadership Development Consultant at Crawford Leadership Strategies. She talks with Director of Symposium programming, Ed Rogers
48:17
Scott J Prendergast, a Keynote Speaker and Mental Health Advocate based in Philadelphia, PA and owner of Scotty P Inspiration LLC. He is also the author of “From Rock Bottom To Rock Solid: Learning To Navigate Life Through The Lens Of Hope".
53:46
Lauren Williams, CEO of Workplace Harmony, a dynamic group of HR experts (think Avengers) that helps women -owned and minority small businesses thrive with leading high performing teams and building better workplaces.
1:01:48
Kendra Davis-Roberts is Owner & Principal Analyst, KDR Analytics Her expertise spans across People Analytics, HRIS, Recruiting, HR operations, and Program Management.
1:08:39
Dr. Michael Brenner is founder and CEO of Right Chord Leadership. He collaborates with leaders and teams at all levels to strengthen the essential skills needed for peak performance. He talks with podcast producer, Kena Sears.
1:16:44
Michael S. Cohen, a partner in Duane Morris’ Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group. Michael concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law training and counseling.
1:25:39
Naomi Barrett, the Director of Global Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at EisnerAmper, a global Accounting and Advisory firm.
1:34:23
Philly SHRM President Catherine Preim. She is a Senior Business Partner with Baker Tilly US, a leading advisory CPA firm. She talks with podcast producer Brisilda Doma.

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