
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story!
Welcome to the HR Stories Podcast - where there is a lesson in every story. Our Storytellers - John Thalheimer and Chuck Simikian, the Team behind HR Stories, share real-life tales about where a business made a preventable mistake. At The HR Stories Podcast, the STORIES are the teaching tool! LISTEN to the stories of those who did not heed the warning signs. LEARN from their mistakes. ACT on best practices shared by our hosts and guests. Each year, our hosts, Chuck Simikian and John Thalheimer, deliver thousands of live seminars around the country to business owners, executives, and HR professionals discussing the fundamentals of Human Resources, Leadership best practices, and legal risk reduction activities for organizations.
Each HR Story episode shares a story of where a company missed the mark, what went wrong, and how you can avoid their fate. As the Team at HR Stories, John and Chuck continue to develop and provide resources to help HR leaders, business owners, and organizations with the confidence they need to successfully handle employee issues and build strong employee practices to comply with employment laws. Both successful entrepreneurs help businesses through HR consulting, training, and coaching leaders. They have coached and trained thousands of HR Professionals, Business Owners, and Leaders to prepare them for the future.
John is the Founding Director of True Star Leadership™, which focuses on helping managers and leaders learn performance management principles. Chuck is the Founding Partner of Alliance HR Partners, which provides HR consulting and training to businesses nationwide. Together, they have over 40 years of experience navigating the challenges of HR and recently published their book, The Ultimate Guide to HR: Checklist Edition. Go to https://ultimateguidetohr.com/ for more information, download a free sample, and watch their webinar on the Secret Power Behind Successful Businesses.
Episodes
Ep116: HR on Trial - The Importance of Good Record Keeping

Ep115: Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: When HR gets messy and complicated

Ep114: Beating the Challenges of Being a CHRO

Ep113: Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: Life & Death - Acknowledging Key Life Moments

Ep112: Perceived Bias and Promotion Troubles - Keeping Hiring Legal & Clear

EP111: Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: Working without paperwork, Layoff Difficulty, and Passive Aggression

Ep110: Remote Work Legal Complexity - State Laws vs Company Location

Ep109: Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: Employee Statuses and Preparing for the Next Role

Ep108: Trump's HR Impacts - What to Expect From the Next Administration

Ep107: The LIVE Edition! How These Checklists Can Improve Your 2025 & Beyond

Ep106: When Audits Come Knocking - Start 2025 On The Right Foot

Ep105: 2024 Top 10 Q&A!

Ep104: From the Holiday Vault - Revisiting the Poor Working Conditions of the North Pole

Ep103: Grandma Got Fired, Not Retired - How Trader Joe's learned that Niceness can Backfire

Ep102: Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: After Hours Tasks and Getting Fired on Leave

Ep101: Questions and Lessons from the News - Topics You'll Give a Hoot About

Ep100: The Big 100 - HR Stories Podcast Celebrates 100 Episodes

Ep99: Q&A - The Employee Edition: The questions your employees may be afraid to ask

Ep98: Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: Would you like cheese with that?

Ep97: The Future Of Work: What Are We Missing?

Ep96: Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: Avoiding a bad hire and restriction avoidant workers

Ep95: He Was In Hot Water... Literally - Workmans' Comp Need To Know

Ep94: Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: Getting Directors to Take a Step Back and Operations to Align

Ep93: Make HR Easy - The Ultimate Guide to HR

Ep92: A Smile or a Consequence - Trader Joe's Problematic Stance on Positivity
