Helping People Leaders Meet DEI, Manager Development, and Networking Goals in 2021
We recently conducted a People Leader survey, and are using the results to fine-tune our 2021 plans at Reverb. This means adding new manager development topics, refreshing The Seattle HR Collective Meetup, and making your goals our priority. I’m excited to share the survey results and next steps with you, as well as a few […]
2nd Annual Transformational HR Summit Recap
Culture is the New Currency The 23rd of October marked the 2nd Annual Transformational HR Summit, organized by the Seattle HR Collective, a joint venture between Reverb and Recruiting Bandwidth founded in 2016. The goal of the HR Collective is to bring local HR and Talent professionals together to discuss the trends, build community, and […]
Seattle HR Collective: Hiring Big Company Talent into Your Startup
Karthik Sivakumar, Head of Operations at Pro.com, joined Mikaela Kiner for a fireside chat on an autumn evening at the September Seattle HR Collective Meetup. He’d happily spent several years working for large companies. He connected with founders of Pro.com a few years ago and they were very persuasive in convincing him to try out a small company […]
Seattle HR Collective: Managing Remote Teams with Dave Glick of FLEXE
Mikaela Kiner kicked off the discussion of the July Seattle HR Collective Meetup on “Managing Remote Teams” by asking the audience how many attendees worked for companies with a remote work option. Almost everyone raised their hands and confirmed that their employer had at least some remote working option and/or teams that were based at […]
Seattle HR Collective: It’s Time to Talk About Mental Health at Work
Years ago, from an outsider’s standpoint, James Pratt appeared to have it all with a successful career, a wife and children. He feels very lucky in life, but on his journey, there was something that he couldn’t quite figure out about himself. He would get things done on the job and have a lot of […]
Seattle HR Collective: Finance for HR Leaders
It’s commonly believed that the human resource department and finance departments struggle to speak the same language and function together. HR may be more focused on increasing the effectiveness of its employees while the finance department may focus on profitability (viewing HR as an additional cost). While there may be friction between these two departments, […]
Seattle HR Collective: Leveraging Storytelling as a Means to Building Culture
Culture is what makes your business unique and is the character and personality of your organization. A positive culture impacts satisfaction and happiness in the workplace. It also attracts talent and affects performance. According to Founder and Chief Impact Officer of Story 19 Consulting Dan James, there’s a connection between storytelling and culture. Having a […]
Seattle HR Collective: Maintaining a Respectful Harassment-Free Work Environment
Angela Vogel and Mary Sanden of Davis, Wright, Tremaine developed an interactive training entitled, “Maintaining a Respectful Harassment-Free Work Environment” following the peak of the #MeToo movement so that managers, in particular, those in HR, understand their obligations and that they are the role models for acceptable behavior in the workplace. Davis, Wright Tremaine delivered on […]
Seattle HR Collective: February Meetup with guest speaker Michaela Ayers of Payscale
Michaela Ayers is the Customer Education Lead at Payscale where she focuses on helping and empowering HR professionals make decisions using Payscale tools and data. A lot of her conversations with HR professionals center around trying to help them understand how to be strategic partners within the organizations they work for. Ayers joined Mikaela Kiner […]
Seattle HR Collective: January 2019 Meetup with Elizabeth Bastoni
I can think of no better way to kick off a new year than by listening to Elizabeth Bastoni, a woman whose charisma filled the space Amazon so kindly loaned us for this meetup. Her incredible background set her up perfectly to give perspective on how to move forward from being an order taker to […]
