SHRM All Things Work

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SHRM's All Things Work podcast takes you on a deep dive into game-changing topics that are redefining the world of work. Each week, host Anne Sparaco chats with thought leaders and industry experts eager to share their deep insights, research, and advice.

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180 episodes
Updated July 21

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Jul 29, 2025 · 25 min
Spirituality’s Connection to Workplace Wellness and Productivity
Discover how spirituality can impact employee mental wellness, workplace culture, and organizational outcomes. Dr. Keny Felix, a licensed therapist and associate professor of counseling at Liberty University, explores the distinction between spirituality and religion, emphasizing the importance of finding meaning and purpose in the workplace. Learn how spiritual practices — such as mindfulness, gratitude, and inclusive collaboration — can reduce stress and improve productivity.
Jul 22, 2025 · 30 min
Innovative Ways to Recruit Top Talent
Explore the pressing challenges of overcoming talent shortages, shifting candidate expectations, and emerging technologies in today’s competitive job market. Heidi Barnett, president of talent acquisition at isolved, a human capital management platform, shares actionable insights on how organizations can adapt to these trends. Learn how to apply marketing principles to create compelling job ads, balance short-term hiring needs with long-term workforce growth, and prepare employees for AI integra
Jul 15, 2025 · 24 min
Paid Sick Leave Simplified: Expert Tips for HR Pros
Explore the intricate challenges of managing paid sick leave laws across diverse jurisdictions, plus how those laws affect employee well-being and organizational success. Lauraine Bifulco, CEO of Vantaggio HR, shares actionable strategies to help professionals tackle these complexities. From understanding diverse accrual methodologies to navigating multi-state regulations, dive into how businesses can optimize their policies while staying competitive and adhering to legal requirements.
Jul 8, 2025 · 27 min
Leadership in Action: How the Ford Foundation Rebuilt Trust in HR
How do you rebuild trust and reshape perceptions within a key organizational function? Diane Headley, vice president and chief people officer at the Ford Foundation, shares her journey of revitalizing the HR function to better serve employees and align with organizational goals. Headley discusses the challenges of uniting a newly formed HR leadership team, building trust internally and externally, and shifting the perception of HR from a reactive function to a proactive, strategic partner. Explo
Jul 1, 2025 · 21 min
The Price of Success: Balancing Career Advancement and Wellbeing
Advancing in your career often comes with significant trade-offs, but how can organizations better support employees in managing these sacrifices? SHRM researcher Sally Windisch, who led the development of a new report on this topic, The Price of Success: Navigating the Trade-Offs That Shape Career Growth, shares actionable HR and leadership strategies for mitigating these challenges. Discover key findings from the report, including shifting priorities at different career stages, the toll these
Jun 17, 2025 · 27 min
Succession Planning Strategies for Long-Term Stability
Is your organization ready for the next leadership transition? Succession planning isn’t just about filling roles — it’s about securing your organization’s future in an era of hybrid work models and generational workforce shifts. Bertha Robinson, executive coach and business consultant at coaching solutions firm Star One Professional Services, explores how your organization can effectively prepare for leadership transitions for sustainable growth. Discover actionable insights on identifying impo
Jun 10, 2025 · 31 min
Aligning Culture Work to Your Strategic Business Plan
What happens when strategic goals, leadership, and workplace culture align? Organizations thrive. Heather Haas, CEO of Advisa, a business management consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations create effective teams, leaders, and cultures, shares proven solutions to reconnect your team’s goals with your organization’s purpose. Discover how reboarding — an innovative approach to onboarding — can realign your workforce during pivotal transitions, learn actionable ways to enhance leadership
Jun 3, 2025 · 28 min
Why Deskless Workers Leave — and How to Keep Them
Despite making up 70-80% of the global workforce, deskless workers — such as retail associates, healthcare professionals, delivery drivers, and manufacturing staff — face unique challenges that are often overlooked by organizations. Ragan Decker, manager of Enterprise and Executive Network research at SHRM, shares key findings from SHRM and Fidelity Investment’s latest research on this essential population. Discover actionable insights into how HR teams can refine their approaches to meet the
May 28, 2025 · 25 min
How Skills-First Talent Management Can Transform Your Organization
Discover how taking a skills-first approach to talent management can help your organization address critical workforce challenges and ensure strong talent pipelines for the future. Tiffany Nicholson, project director of Skills First Future for the SHRM Foundation, shares why prioritizing skills over traditional degrees can unlock access to untapped talent pools, dramatically reduce cost-per-hire, and improve employee retention. Plus, find out how the SHRM Foundation’s new Center for a Skills Fir
May 20, 2025 · 27 min
Strategies to Help International Employees Thrive
As more and more organizations employ workers from other countries, workplace leaders can set these employees up for success by helping them tackle common challenges like cultural barriers, self-doubt, and stereotypes. Solveiga Jaskunas, an international keynote speaker, mentor, and HR consultant, shares her path from overcoming rejection as an immigrant to empowering others through mentorship. Learn how businesses can foster inclusivity, create psychologically safe environments, and develop sup
May 13, 2025 · 28 min
Mental Health Benefits Are Evolving: How Employers Can Keep Up
Explore the shifting role of mental health benefits in the workplace and how organizations are stepping up to meet the growing expectations of employees. Join us as Kathryn Mayer, senior specialist of B2C content at SHRM, draws on her deep expertise in benefit trends to unpack how employer mental health support has transformed over the years — from breaking stigmas to adopting holistic approaches that integrate physical, financial, and emotional wellness.
May 6, 2025 · 26 min
Tips for Using Technology to Transform Recruitment
New cutting-edge tools available today are reshaping how organizations attract and retain top talent. Lori Kleiman, managing director of the HR solutions platform HR Topics, dives into how automation, AI, and data analytics are reshaping hiring processes, from screening to onboarding. Discover strategies for balancing technology with a personal touch, building inclusive practices, and keeping candidates engaged.
Apr 22, 2025 · 22 min
Emotional Intelligence in the Digital Age
Emotional intelligence (EI) is an indispensable skill, especially for workplaces integrating more artificial intelligence (AI). David Cory, founder and CEO of the Emotional Intelligence Training Company, unpacks actionable strategies and insights to help you lead with both heart and innovation. Learn how building EI can help your organization attract, engage, and retain top talent by building emotional connections and creating environments where employees feel valued. Explore the ethical chall
Apr 15, 2025 · 24 min
Creating Accessible Environments for Workers with Disabilities
Through integration of technology and actionable strategies, organizations can make workplaces more inclusive for workers with disabilities. Mike Hess, founder of the Blind Institute of Technology, explains the role of multi-sensory learning as a critical tool for inclusivity, enabling organizations to better accommodate diverse needs and learning styles. Additionally, Hess discusses the common misconceptions around workers with disabilities, plus how to prioritize accessibility initiatives and
Apr 9, 2025 · 29 min
Upskilling and Reskilling: Using Tech to Prepare Tomorrow’s Workforce
Explore the critical challenge of addressing workforce skill gaps in an evolving job market. Ginnie Carlier, Vice Chair of EY Americas, shares how organizations can rethink talent management by prioritizing human potential and leveraging cutting-edge technology. From gamified learning to AI-powered simulations, discover how immersive tools can reskill employees and cultivate impactful human skills like adaptability and creativity.
Apr 4, 2025 · 27 min
How the Executive Orders are Impacting Immigration Policies
Immigration policy changes are transforming the workplace in unprecedented ways, having a major impact on employers and employees alike. Hear from Justin Ladner, senior labor economist at SHRM, and Julia Gelatt, associate director of the U.S. Immigration Policy Program at the Migration Policy Institute, how recent DEI executive orders and other policy shifts are affecting the labor market. Learn what businesses employing foreign-born workers should do to stay compliant — and how they can help sh
Mar 25, 2025 · 29 min
The State of the Workplace in 2025: Key Trends & Strategies
What’s shaping the workplace in 2025? We take a dive into SHRM’s latest State of the Workplace Report to understand the changing priorities amid labor shortages, rapid tech advancements, and evolving employee expectations. James Atkinson, vice president of thought leadership at SHRM, joins us to explore why organizations are shifting from external hiring to internal growth — and how HR leaders can build resilient, engaged teams for the future.
Mar 19, 2025 · 26 min
Breaking Down Title VII and Trump’s Executive Orders
Organizations face mounting pressure to balance legal compliance with fostering workplace diversity. Sarah Goodman, counsel at Offit Kurman, discusses how Title VII combats workplace discrimination and outlines the challenges posed by recent White House executive orders targeting inclusion and diversity (I&D) efforts. Explore Goodman's insights and actionable steps, from consulting legal counsel to implementing merit-based initiatives.
Mar 12, 2025 · 28 min
The Secret to Hiring Smarter? Untapped Talent
Your organization might just be overlooking critical groups of people when hiring for a productive, adaptable workforce and seeking to fill skills gaps. Clayton Lord, senior program director at the SHRM Foundation, unpacks how to reach and harness the potential of untapped talent pools—from military spouses to senior citizens to individuals with disabilities—in order to drive business growth and align your inclusion and diversity initiatives with new White House executive orders.
Mar 6, 2025 · 22 min
Conflict Resolution Strategies Every Organization Needs
Addressing and resolving tension in the workplace can be a challenging feat, requiring more than just establishing clear policies. Catherine Mattice, founder and CEO of Civility Partners, shares her expertise on how to manage conflict, offering actionable advice for managers and HR teams on de-escalating situations, rebuilding trust, and equipping leaders to coach employees out of negative behaviors. Subscribe to the All Things Work newsletter to get the latest episodes, expert insights, and

SHRM All Things Work

Spirituality’s Connection to Workplace Wellness and Productivity

Innovative Ways to Recruit Top Talent

Paid Sick Leave Simplified: Expert Tips for HR Pros

Leadership in Action: How the Ford Foundation Rebuilt Trust in HR

The Price of Success: Balancing Career Advancement and Wellbeing

Succession Planning Strategies for Long-Term Stability

Aligning Culture Work to Your Strategic Business Plan

Why Deskless Workers Leave — and How to Keep Them

How Skills-First Talent Management Can Transform Your Organization

Strategies to Help International Employees Thrive

Mental Health Benefits Are Evolving: How Employers Can Keep Up

Tips for Using Technology to Transform Recruitment

Emotional Intelligence in the Digital Age

Creating Accessible Environments for Workers with Disabilities

Upskilling and Reskilling: Using Tech to Prepare Tomorrow’s Workforce

How the Executive Orders are Impacting Immigration Policies

The State of the Workplace in 2025: Key Trends & Strategies

Breaking Down Title VII and Trump’s Executive Orders

The Secret to Hiring Smarter? Untapped Talent

Conflict Resolution Strategies Every Organization Needs