Podcast Archive

Guardrails for Companies Rolling Out AI Note-Takers

AI note-takers and workflow tools are becoming increasingly common in the workplace, but are companies putting the right safeguards in place? Join host Wendy Sellers and guest Kevin Williams as they discuss the risks of adopting AI without [...]

Beyond the Policy: Supporting Pregnancy Loss and Maternal Mental Health in the Workplace

Supporting employees through pregnancy loss and maternal mental health challenges requires more than good intentions or a written policy. Shruti Trivedi joins Wendy Sellers to discuss how managers can acknowledge sensitive experiences witho [...]

When Everything Is Urgent, Nothing Is: The Workplace Cost of Reactive Leadership

When everything feels urgent, how can leaders focus on what truly matters? Host Wendy Sellers, The HR Lady, welcomes guest Ally Adams to explore how reactive leadership, nonstop communication, and competing priorities contribute to manager [...]

Look Beyond What You See: Challenging Workplace Assumptions About Disability and Potential

Host Wendy Sellers sits down with Aaron Golub, the first legally blind Division I athlete to play in a game at Tulane, to explore how assumptions about disability can obscure a person’s true capabilities. Their conversation challenges HR pr [...]

High Performance Without the Burnout: Becoming the Leader Your Success Requires

Host Wendy Sellers sits down with Brett Baughman to explore how high-performing leaders can continue achieving at a high level without allowing pressure, overwork, and constant problem-solving to lead to burnout. Drawing on two decades of e [...]

Invisible to Influential: Why HR Leaders Need to Be Seen, Heard, and Taken Seriously

Host Wendy Sellers sits down with Christina Simanella to explore why HR leaders need to move beyond working quietly behind the scenes and become more visible within their organizations. They discuss what it means to be seen, heard, and take [...]

Helping High Performers Stop Being Invisible

Feeling invisible at work isn’t always about performance - it can be about the decisions employees make around visibility, communication, and self-advocacy. Host Wendy Sellers sits down with Mutsa T. Munyaradzi to explore the decision-makin [...]

Employee Misclassification and Attendance Risks

On this episode of the HR Empowerment Podcast, host Wendy Sellers welcomes Ruth Kraft, a labor and employment attorney and Yale-educated former judge, to discuss the risks surrounding employee misclassification and attendance practices. Rut [...]

Successful Change Management Begins With Leaders!

In this session, we discuss Change Management, including the biggest mistakes leaders make when managing change (hint...do you "own your calendar"?).

Employee Capacity and Commitment Are Not the Same

Our expert guest Georgina Woodley, Chief Insights Officer at Custology Insights, discusses “Why the hidden cost of reduced human capacity matters more than leaders think”. We also dive into the concept of JOY in the workplace since it impro [...]

Hiring a Fractional HR Executive

Hiring a fractional HR executive gives you the benefit of their expertise without the significant long-term investment. Fractional HR Executive can scale fast and adapt to your environment and culture since they “have been there, done that” [...]

How Small Wins in Health and Stress Resilience Fuel Big Wins at Work

Host Wendy Sellers sits down with Kaitlin Borncamp, CPA and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, to explore how small, sustainable health habits can help employees build resilience and perform better at work. Kaitlin explains why lasting chang [...]

Accountability and Project Execution: Why Great Initiatives Stall

Host Wendy Sellers speaks with Jeffrey Lambert, an expert delivery strategist, project mentor, and leadership coach, about why important initiatives often stall despite talented teams and strong intentions. They explore how bureaucracy, unc [...]

People Need to Feel Understood Before They Can Feel Valued

Host Wendy Sellers welcomes Michelle Griffin, Ph.D., CEO and founder of Griffin Resources, to explore why employees must feel understood before they can truly feel valued. Michelle explains how managers can move beyond assumptions about mot [...]

DEI in 2026 - Legal Changes That Have Created High Risk for Companies

Many employers across the U.S. are hearing conflicting messages about DEI. Labor & Employment attorney, David Miklas, explains what has actually changed legally in the last few years, and what are the biggest misconceptions HR professionals [...]

Moving Beyond Motivation by Installing Execution for Small Business Owners

Wendy Sellers welcomes business strategist Georges Hanna to discuss why motivation alone is not enough to drive sustainable business success. Georges shares his Business Ascension™ framework, explaining how small business owners can create [...]

Improve Your HR: How Common Sense and Better Management Can Fix the Workplace

We discuss why HR is important and how trained managers are vital not only for avoiding illegal actions, such as ignoring requests for accommodation, but also for improving employee engagement. This session focuses on HR as a function that [...]

The Human Operating System: The Hidden Psychology Behind Team Performance

Why do talented teams sometimes underperform despite having the right skills and resources? Wendy Sellers and Jamie Wasserman discuss the psychological operating system that exists beneath leadership behaviors, team interactions, and workpl [...]

AI In the Workplace: Saving the Human Aspect of Your Company Culture

While many leaders are racing to adopt AI for productivity gains, we must not lose the focus on culture which is built on trust, connection, and human judgment. In this session, we discuss that yes, organizations can embrace AI, without uni [...]

The Subconscious Ceiling and It’s Connection To Burnout

Host Wendy Sellers welcomes Giovanni Maccarrone, Toronto’s Life Coach, to discuss the subconscious beliefs that quietly limit success and fuel burnout. Giovanni explains how high-achieving leaders can reach major milestones yet still feel e [...]