Episodes tagged: Workplace

HR Leading the Charge for Meaningful Change

In this podcast interview Mervyn talks to Lucinda Carney, author of the best selling book “How to Be a Change Superhero” about HR’s role in communicating and facilitating organisational change.

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Employee Mental Health in 2025: Key Insights for HR Leaders

In this episode, Steve shares key findings and insights from the 2025 State of Workforce Mental Health Report from Lyra Health, which revealed the importance of employer support for employee’s mental health and shared some key actions HR leaders can take this year.

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Terrible and Unnecessary Meetings Can Burn Out Employees

In this episode Steve discusses how unproductive and unnecessary meetings can burn out employees and shares expert tips for making meetings more successful.

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How Workplaces are Preparing for I-9 Audits and ICE Raids

In this episode Steve shares some key insights and recommendations for US employers concerned about increased immigration enforcement actions at the workplace, and how employers can best prepare for and navigate an ICE raid of their facility. Thanks to Paychex and Fisher Phillips for conducting a recent webinar on the topic.

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HRs Role in Creating High Performing Organisations

HRs Role in Creating High Performing Organisations Host: Mervyn Dinnen Guest: Ronan Harrington, International Keynote Speaker In…

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Rare Bipartisan Support Backing the Faster Labor Contracts Act

In this episode, Steve shares how a bipartisan group of US Senators is backing The Faster Labor Contracts Act – a bill that would strengthen union’s collective bargaining positions by forcing companies to the bargaining table much more rapidly.

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New York and Other States Begin Targeted Recruiting of Fired Federal Workers

In this episode Steve shares how some states, including New York, have launched new recruiting campaigns and resources for the growing number of laid off and fired federal workers to attract them to open jobs in their state.

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A Deeper Dive Shows the Labor Market Could be Weaker than it Seems

In this episode, Steve gives a quick US Labor Market update and shares, with some help from our friends at Experian, that there may be some concerning labor market weakness below the surface of low unemployment and overall job growth.

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Ageism Represents a Barrier to Success with Artificial Intelligence

In this episode Steve shares new research that shows the problem of ageism in how organizations and hiring managers consider or don’t consider candidates and internal applicants for roles requiring the use of modern AI technologies.

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To Improve Employee Mental Health, Organizations Should Embrace Disconnection

In this episode Steve discusses new research showing the effects of “disconnecting” on individual’s mental health. In short, taking a break from internet access on our smartphones can lead to positive impacts on mental health and wellbeing – and suggest that organizations do more to allow their workers to disconnect from work.

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