Hide Your Child at Work Day!

And who's really a "personality hire"?

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HR Besties
June 05, 2024

Hey Besties!

Happy Wednesday - and even if it’s not so happy, hopefully listening to this week’s episode will change that. Because, as always, we have a healthy-ish mix of Business + Bullsh*t cued up for you.

In this week’s episode:

  • Intro Story: The time Leigh learned of a leader hiding his child under the desk - and what she did about it (and no, this isn’t one of Ashley’s cold sales emails - if you missed that one, listen here).

  • Corporate Cringe Speak: Ah, the term “sunset.” Sounds poetic, right? Not in the way Jamie’s heard it (please tell us you’ve never heard it said this way).

  • Hot Topic - Personality Hires: Well, first we search it online because we differ on how to define it - and then we get into the role of personality hires at work (including why it can be a great skill set for managers).

  • Questions & Comments: Our nicknames - and some nicknames we’ve heard that require warnings (how do Leigh & Ashley each remember nicknames for their college librarians?).

Discussion Guide - Your weekly podcast club or team meeting questions:

  • Personality Hires: Do we equate certain personalities with skill? How can we ensure a collegial work environment, while understanding that many candidates and team members have strong capabilities but are less outgoing or jovial?

  • “Sunrise, Sunset”: Have you been part of projects that seem to fizzle, and feel like you’ve spent undue amounts of time on nothing? How can we make the most of every project, even if not all come to fruition?

  • Office Nicknames: How can we make sure that any nicknames are welcome, rather than make someone uncomfortable?

    Enjoy this week’s episode and tune in Friday for our Happy Hour episode (and as always, if you like it, ratings and reviews help us greatly)!

As always, we love hearing from our listeners. Send in your stories, questions, and comments, and let's keep this conversation going. Until next time, remember that even though this newsletter is being sunsetted for the week, it will rise again next Wednesday. Thanks, Besties!