HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story!

Overcoming the HR Time Suck

May 07, 2023 John Thalheimer, MS and Chuck Simikian, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Episode 37
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story!
Overcoming the HR Time Suck
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story!
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Show Notes

You start out your day with a list of to-do’s. First, you start checking your emails. Then another colleague stops by and asks you to take a look at a document for them. A phone call comes in asking about a new upcoming project and a projected budget to be put together. A task, another, and another all pop up throughout the day and all of a sudden, the day is gone and your original to-do list is still waiting for you.

Does this sound familiar? In this episode, Chuck and John talk about how to manage time in HR effectively, touching on the Eisenhower Matrix. They recap a story of an HR Manager who was at risk of burnout by working excessive hours and continually struggling to check off the to-do list due to consistent incoming tasks.

In the HR News segment, the team touches on the following topics and more:

  • 10-year-olds working at a McDonald's restaurant
  • Companies offering job titles as incentive overpay
  • Updated guidelines for handling when employees are upset around unsafe work conditions

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