HR Office Hours

Maddie Hollis, Host
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With a hint of quirk and a lot of lived experience, Human Resources and Leadership professionals are “Killing HR One Topic at a time”. They discuss practical and relatable situations to help leaders and early career folks alike.

Episodes

  1. Holistic Leadership: Clarity & Conversations

    May 31

    Holistic Leadership: Clarity & Conversations

    Cindy Lynch, Founder & Senior Partner at Six20 Partners (six20partners.com) shares her leadership insights. We discuss the importance of setting expectations, clarity in conversations, and the sacredness of one on ones. You can connect with Cindy on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/cindymlynch

    58 min
  2. Lighting Up the Leadership Journey

    Mar 24

    Lighting Up the Leadership Journey

    Meredyth Ring of Guiding Light Leadership shares insightful facts, tips, and best practices about leadership and talent development. Connect with Meredyth: https://www.guidinglightleadership.com/ Book mentioned in podcast: Resilience That Works: Eight Practices for Leadership and Life https://shop.ccl.org/usa/resilience-that-works.html

    52 min
  3. Epic Storybuilding through Creativity + Paychecks

    Mar 3

    Epic Storybuilding through Creativity + Paychecks

    Published author Krantzsy Boursiquot shares perspectives on the traditional 9 to 5 as a means to an end, creativity, specifically poetry, as a way to combat burnout, and making our stories epic.

    42 min
  4. Rural HR: Creating Connection in Smaller Communities

    Feb 17

    Rural HR: Creating Connection in Smaller Communities

    In this episode, Maddie Hollis and guest Chris Adamson discuss their shared experiences leading Human Resources in rural, smaller communities. They reminisce on the unique challenges and fond times connecting and growing in a small community present.

    51 min
  5. Build Partnerships; Hold the Drama

    Feb 3

    Build Partnerships; Hold the Drama

    In this episode, Keller Williams Market Center Administrator Kassandra Stephens shares valuable insights and lessons about work community done right, the best kind of desserts auctions, and establishing appropriate training and reporting processes.

    48 min

  6. Jan 17

    Workplace Thoughts from a Zoomer

    In this episode, earlish career chemical engineer Ben Cruz shares his thoughts on integrating as a new member of a work team, career wins and disappointments, and funny moments so far.

    41 min
  7. Liked, Disliked, and LinkedIn Drama

    11/04/2025

    Liked, Disliked, and LinkedIn Drama

    In this episode, we discuss whether middle management is dead, if HR is your friend, a ridiculous (to us) employee relations investigations, and give props to managers who mentored us. Articles we read for reference: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tracylawrence/2025/04/08/burnout-by-design-how-cutting-middle-management-affects-company-culture/ https://www.fastcompany.com/91377552/middle-management-is-dead https://firstup.io/press-release/shrinking-middle-management-layer-puts-pressure-on-workplace-communication-and-engagement/

    43 min
  8. Hugging it out with AI

    10/01/2025

    Hugging it out with AI

    From job hugging to AI aiding in performance management, we tackle the changing landscape of workplace issues. There’s a lot packed in this episode, but never in an ish sandwich!

    48 min

  9. 09/21/2025

    Saying the Things- Episode One

    In this episode, we discuss the impact of outside behavior in the workplace, the dreaded “ish sandwich “, and almost getting kicked out of the Friday Bagel Club.

    48 min
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With a hint of quirk and a lot of lived experience, Human Resources and Leadership professionals are “Killing HR One Topic at a time”. They discuss practical and relatable situations to help leaders and early career folks alike.

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  • Creator
    Maddie Hollis, Host
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Maddie Hollis, Host
  • Show Website
    HR Office Hours