Dear Human Resources‪:‬ Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Stefanie Krievins and her team at The Change Architects work with companies that are growing, innovating, up-skilling, and digitally transforming. Stefanie leads a firm focused on designing the workforces of the future through up-skilling plans, succession plans, and strategic execution.
In this episode, Stefanie explains why meetings suck and proposes some ways to make them less painful and more productive.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Will Sealy is co-founder and CEO of Summer, a company that helps employers offer student loan benefits and simplifies access to student loan programs for borrowers. In this episode, Will talks about employers' responsibility (or lack thereof) in alleviating financial stress of their employees, in particular the provision that allows employers to match student loan payments into 401(k)s.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Dr. Hope Tiesman is a research epidemiologist at the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). She has published extensively in the field of occupational safety and health and worked with many occupations including the U.S. military, health workers, farmers, teachers, and first responders. Dr. Tiesman serves on multiple advisory boards, occupational safety and health councils, and injury research groups including the Workplace Suicide Prevention & Postvention Committee and NIOSH’s Mental Health Initiative for Health Workers.
In this episode, Dr. Tiesman talks about Suicide in the workplace: Why it happens, the science behind it, some tools to help detect an employee who is in distress, and some strategies for HR.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Scott Greenberg, a business speaker, writer, and coach helps leaders and teams perform at a higher level. He has given presentations in the U.S. and throughout the world with clients including McDonald’s, the U.S. Air Force, TEDx, Allstate, Great Clips, RE/MAX, Salesforce, Nike, and others. His book, "Stop The Shift Show: Turn Your Struggling Hourly Workers into a Top-Performing Team", was released in 2024.
In this episode, Scott talks about "Overcoming the “Kids These Days” effect: seeking to understand the values and expectations of younger generations to “earn their devotion" and what that means for employers and HR.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Sheldon Gilbert, entrepreneur and founder of Kura Labs, a cloud infrastructure computing training and job placement non-profit academy for under-served communities, discusses how alternative education paths will empower marginalized communities.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Lori Wallace, founder of Career Ecology and Social Innovator, talks about what she calls "unpacking the essence of Work-Life Empowerment" and about job search.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis