Recruiting—Leaders in HR provide a laundry list of ideal candidate experience, offering a non-competitive salary, and want the position filled in two weeks. Due to all of the requirements, biases, and leadership’s champagne taste with a beer budget, the hiring process takes months for a mid-level manager (or below!). After all that, leadership doesn’t think it’s a good fit and the recruiter ghosts the candidate.  As you probably already know, there is a lot of bad behavior in recruiting—and it’s making the candidate process miserable and scaring people away from great companies and jobs. This week’s episode gets into these bad behaviors and how HR leaders can help make changes to the process to make the experience better for all.  Our expert Michael Potvin comes to the podcast with a wealth of HR and Talent knowledge—having worked for some of the world’s largest and most successful companies, like Siemens, GM, and Deloitte and now as the head of an HR Consultancy.  Resources: Michael Potvin Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

Culture—it’s a loaded topic, especially these days. With companies balancing in-person employees, remote employees, and everyone in between, it can be hard to build a consistent workplace culture and even harder to fix one that has issues.  Sheri Bender is the Owner of Pulse HR Solutions, a team of HR experts who specialize in offering practical leadership training, development programs, and Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DE&II) services that are curated from real-world stories and time-tested principles. She is also a Subject Matter Expert, Adjunct Faculty Member, and Curriculum Designer at James Madison University, where she has developed Human Resource Development courses.  Sheri brings her niche HR expertise onto the podcast to discuss bettering workplace culture across in-person, remote, and hybrid workplaces. Topics discussed on the episode include: AI Auditing and assessing  The foundation of a functioning HR department Avoiding risk of fines And more! Resources: Sheri Bender Pulse HR Solutions Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

HR is a triangle—the top is strategic HR, the middle is the HR functions where managers and leaders work together, and the bottom third is the transactional activities, like processing payroll and managing benefits. The bottom is where PEOs, or Professional Employer Organizations, do their best work.  Is working with a PEO to outsource some of that transactional HR work the right choice for your business? Well, there are pros and cons to evaluate, so we invited Brent Tilson on the podcast to talk through them. Brent is a nationally recognized entrepreneur, industry leader, and civic advocate as well as the CEO and founder of TilsonHR—a PEO that provides a comprehensive suite of business solutions to help businesses grow.  Resources: Brent Tilson TilsonHR Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

What is the difference between a corporate brand, talent brand, and an employer brand? If you aren’t clear on that, you may not be getting your employer branding right.  If your employer branding isn’t right, you may be experiencing unnecessarily long interview processes, low rates of retention, and overall an unsuccessful team.  Marcus Body is one of the strategy leads behind a number of valuable employer brands, and he’s joining America Back to Work this week to share the insights that have led him to success.  Resources: Marcus Body ThirtyThree Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

Companies, employees, and the way the two find each other have changed dramatically due to trends, technology, economics, and more. Two things that haven’t kept up, however, are resumes and job boards.  Adam Gellert, a serial entrepreneur on a mission to reshape recruitment and change the candidate experience (and the founder of HiredHippo), joins this episode of America Back to Work to offer his advice as to how we help the recruitment process develop to 2023 standards. What are all the things a candidate would want to know before applying for a job?  How do HR teams look beyond the job description and candidate to figure out how to solve a business problem?  The answer to these questions and more are yours on this week’s episode of America Back to Work.  Resources: Recruiteradam.com https://hiredhippo.ai/ Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

For a company to grow, it needs to expand its talent pool. Often, however, companies overlook the largest group of bright-eyed, bushy-tailed candidates who are waving their resumes in the air, ready to work: new graduates. Is it because they lack “real world experience?” Is it because the campus ecosystem is difficult to navigate? Or is it something else? Brien K. Convery—talent executive, published thought leader, and speaker—joins this episode of “America Back to Work” to help you navigate the why and how of hiring newly graduated, Gen Z professionals.  Resources: Brien K. Convery brienconvery.com Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

For an organization to grow and change, leaders have to grow and change—and that’s not always easy. But when an organization is experiencing high turnover, low morale, micromanagement, and other forms of workplace toxicity, leadership development is the only way.  Tina E. Grimes, CEO of TINA Enterprises (Turning Intent iNto Action),  has dedicated her career to working with executives on building a culture of strong leadership and communication through leadership development, customer service, and more—and she’s on this week’s podcast episode to share her insights on the topic. The episode will touch on: What stops leaders from evolving What happens when leaders aren’t open to change How to help leaders grow And more Resources: Tina E. Grimes TINA Enterprises Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

It takes a lot of courage to work in HR—and even more to leave. After all, so much of your job is helping other people manage their careers, it’s hard to find time in the day to manage your own.  Ricklyn Woods knows this better than anyone. As the owner of her own HR consulting business and the creator of the podcast “So You Want to Work in HR?” she speaks with HR pros every day to get the truth behind the profession.  The podcast host joins our podcast to share some of that intel—and offer insight into how HR professionals can manage their own careers (while juggling everyone else’s).    Resources: Ricklyn Woods So You Want to Work in HR? Podcast  Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

People don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad bosses. One of the traits that makes a “bad boss” is a lack of transparency—so much so that companies with transparent communications are seeing reduced turnover, more engaged employees, and more energized teams.  But how do you take a company that’s stuck in the old days of corporate hierarchy to 2023—where employees are actually kept in the loop of what’s happening at a company? Sharon O’Donnell has the secrets to creating a culture of transparent leadership, and she’s on this episode of America Back to Work to share them. With over 20 years of Human Resources experience, a degree in Organizational Management, and the SPHR certification, she provides a perspective that can help any HR team transform leadership at their organization. Resources: Sharon O’Donnell OHR Consulting Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

You may think you’re doing everything you can to be HR compliant—but the truth is there’s so much to consider that it’s almost impossible to fully eliminate risk.  That’s where Pavithri Kilgore comes in. Owner and HR Consultant at KPSK Consulting, Pavithri focuses on comprehensive HR Consulting in employment & labor law, risk mitigation, compliance, and developing HR policies. She has over 20 years of experience, and she’s joining the podcast this week to share her tips for compliance in trickier areas of HR like: Pay transparency Background checks Union stipulations Ban the Box Laws Resources: Pavithri Kilgore  KPSK Consulting  Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

Now that stay at home measures are hopefully a thing of the past, employers are considering switching WFH and hybrid offices back to in-person. However, for most companies, the days of fully in-person work were nearly 3.5 years ago, and a lot has changed since then.  As a remote company, can you switch back to in person? Is it even worth it? Mitch Lippman, an expert in helping individuals and organizations achieve their professional goals, is joining the podcast to discuss and offer advice on the ongoing WFH versus hybrid and in-office debate. Resources: Mitch Lippman The Mitch Lippman Group, Inc. Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

It’s no secret that we at S2Verify are passionate about uplifting and making the lives of HR leaders easier. However, a lot of corporate America still misunderstands what HR leaders do and how crucial they are to the bottom line of a company.  On this episode of America Back to Work, we discuss this topic and how HR pros can finally get the respect they deserve with Tiffany Montgomery—Director of Human Resources at Saul Ewing. Resources: Tiffany Montgomery Saul Ewing Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

On America Back to Work, we’ve delved into hiring trends and discussed the strategies that HR leaders employ to shape their companies and company cultures. In this episode, we apply those same ideas to building great HR teams. Our special guest, Chief Human Resources Officer Vanessa Partin sits down with Arnette to share what she learned expanding her HR team at The Redgrave Companies this year.  Resources: Vanessa Partin The Redgrave Companies Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

We spend the majority of our days talking to our colleagues—and when work culture becomes toxic, it’s not a place people want to stick around. As a result, the company results tank. Keeping employee relations positive is no easy task, but the companies that do it well are those focused on the entire employee experience and building a productive culture.  Amanda Haddaway, award-winning HR consultant and executive coach, joins the podcast this week to share her tips for doing exactly that—like being intentional with goals, workplace investigations, communication, and more.  Resources: Amanda Haddaway HR Answerbox Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

Since the pandemic, HR leaders are reconsidering their team structures and getting creative with project management to make up for smaller teams.  In this week’s episode of America Back to Work, host Arnette Heintze sits down with CEO and Principal HR Consultant for Next Level Benefits—Lauren Winans—to discuss her recommendations for making these adjustments in the workplace. They’ll touch on the thought process driving these changes, leaders vs. HR generalists, how to transfer knowledge when employees leave the company, and the exciting opportunities that arise from these trends for HR professionals. Resources: Lauren Winans Next Level Benefits Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

AI may be the most utilized acronym in the workplace these days… Well, next to WFH.  As employers get more and more excited about the potential of AI and what it can do for human resources, it’s crucial they know the compliance risks it can pose and how to avoid them.  John Rood, founder and CEO of Proceptual, a compliance solutions platform for emerging regulation of artificial intelligence and machine learning, weighs in on the topic on this week’s podcast. He’ll touch on: AI laws and regulations and how they differ by state Challenges—like bias When to implement a tool And more! Resources: John Rood Proceptual Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

Times are anything but normal in the US right now, and naturally, people want to talk about it. Whether you choose to allow political banter in your workplace is your choice, but whatever you choose to do should be done with conviction.  Are you unsure of how to handle political conversations in the workplace? Dr. Tiffany Slater, a 25-year veteran to the HR world and the CEO of HR TailorMade, is joining Arnette on this week’s podcast to help you figure that out, including: Demonstrating respectful conversations What “no politics in the workplace” really means What to do when someone makes an offensive comment And more! Tune in for this important conversation—it may change your perspective! Resources: Addressing Politics in the Workplace Tiffany Slater, Ph.D HR TailorMade Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

In today’s economy, you may not be able to offer the most competitive salary for top talent. But what you can do is better understand what your employees are looking for, what makes them happy, and what will make their lives easier and offer that to them in the form of benefits.  Gone are the days of the one size fits all model for employee benefits, and there is a wide variety of options for what you can offer your employees to make their lives easier—including benefits in mental health, physical fitness, transportation, and education. Natalie Smith, best-selling author and human resources expert, is joining the podcast to help us determine what it is our employees really want and how to get the best return on investment on employee benefits.  Resources: Natalie Smith The Power of Plan B PeopleWiseHR Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

You’ve heard it before: People don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad bosses—and with retention on the rise, HR needs to step in and help bosses not be so… um…bad.  By developing managers, equipping them to do their job, and training and supporting them, HR can help retain more employees. So, how do we do that? Well, it’s all a part of reaching your full potential as an HR professional, and Jill Hauwiller is joining the podcast to discuss this. Jill is a seasoned HR consultant and executive coach with 20 years of experience in talent management, organizational development, and HR. Tune in to this week’s episode How to Reach Your Full Potential as an HR Pro to hear her tips and tricks for doing exactly that—including aligning your strengths with your work, helping others understand their purpose, and helping managers manage. Resources: Jill Hauwiller Leadership Refinery Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.

There are currently five generations in the workforce and not one is immune to stereotypes and ageism in hiring. By educating your team in DEI, you can reduce the presence of ageism and help generations work together successfully. Cindy Schuler, Principal, IntegriStar HR Consulting, is on America Back to Work to discuss this hot topic and share tips for reducing ageism in the workplace, including: Ensuring the hiring committee understands unconscious bias Scrubbing job descriptions for bias What questions to ask Including all ages in company websites Resources: Cindy Schuler IntegriStar HR Consulting Your host, Arnette Heintze About the Show: Sign up for the S2Verify mailing list here so you don’t miss an episode. S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.  Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.  He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.   After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.