Connecting Culture: The Talent & HR Podcast

Identifying your career goals isn't difficult, but creating a pathway for those goals certainly can be. This episode is built to help you develop a rock solid development plan.  In other words, a method to track progress of your development goals. Listen in as Manager of Talent Development, Nicole Wilson, joins me to break down the definition of a development plan, lay out the steps to establishing a plan, and finally walk you through creating your own plan in UltiPro.

Listen in as Director of Safety/Environmental Health, Ben McClellan, joins me to discuss L.B. Foster's EHS program, current state of the company's safety culture, extra efforts to fight COVID-19 in the workplace, and employee buy-in.  Tune in now by clicking play on the Castos player above or listen on Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play Music.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on everyone’s lives, and has especially impacted how we work.  One of the biggest challenges for many employees is adjusting to a remote work environment.  We can help make that transition an easier one with some key work from home tips.  Nicole Wilson, Manager of Talent Development, joins me again to discuss some ways to maximize your production when working remotely.  Listen in as we break down three key areas of focus – Communication & Collaboration (2:47), Structure (13:55), and Work Environment (21:35).

Welcome to the Talent & HR Podcast!  Thanks for listening to our inaugural show.  This episode introduces the topics discussed throughout the entirety of the podcast (1:45).  Manager of Talent Development, Nicole Wilson joins me to break down the current state of the LBF Performance Management Cycle (4:20).  We'll review the current timeline and provide some key updates on future cycles.  Finally, be sure to tune in as we provide our six tips to effective communication (11:35).