Blazing Paddles - A Pickleball Podcast

Tired, aren't you? Would it make you feel better to know you're not alone?
Just a year ago we talked to Sarah Moe, Founder and CEO of Sleep Health Specialists about sleep deprivation and the toll it i…

By now we’ve all seen the Supreme Court decision blocking the proposed OSHA ETS Vaccine/Testing mandate. Something HR professionals have been keenly watching for the last several months finally comes…

Do I dare say it? "Fake News"? It's a term forever tied to our 45th President but it's not a novel concept. There has been a growing distrust of the media that you can trace back to 1972 when you had…

There are "stories" and then there are STORIES. My friend Daniel Mangena has a one-of-a-kind story to share with HR Hardball. Dan has seen multiple highs, and the very lowest of the lows. This is a g…

Entrepreneur, long-jumper, dad, husband, mentor and mentee. Get your ears on and listen to my interview with Darrian Mikell, CEO and co-founder of Qualifi.

Anyone with an entrepreneurial background ca…

2020. A true generational occurrence. Companies were locked down. Employees were sent home. Businesses and jobs were now being defined as "essential" or "non-essential." Government over-reach continu…

It doesn't happen all at once. Instead, one day you wake up and realize that you have accumulated quite a few additional commitments in your professional life. It seems contrary to the narrative of a…

Is that too much to ask? Could we all just agree that humanity is worth saving and that each of us has the power to make a positive impact by starting with the ourselves? Need a little inspiration? H…

You know a couple years back I wrote an article called "The Lookdown Generation" to describe the experience we had with my then 16-year old son. Well, it turns out I wasn't the only one who noticed t…

What a great idea...spend a couple of years speaking to leaders around the country and ask them to recall those seminal moments in their respective career which eventually turned into a career-change…

This special episode was put together at the 11th hour when the OSHA announcement was delivered. Former Vice President Joe Biden announces his intent to utilize OSHA to inspect and enforce a vaccine …

How's that for a headline grabber? Strong to quite strong, I'd say. But crazily enough, it's not an overstep to characterize the events leading up to the 1894 legislation making Labor Day a federal h…

Everybody loves a good story, right? We especially love stories that come from a place of authenticity and sincerity. Jerome Duroy (connect with Jerome!) knows all about this - his company, Narativ, …

So how's your network doing these days? Feeling connected with colleagues, peers, friends, strangers and other interesting people? News alert - we're all amateurs.

In Episode 14 I'm talking with my fr…

Larry "LK" Kihlstadius is a Naval Academy grad, a former Marine (I know, there are no "former" Marines), entrepreneur, coach to CEO's and soon-to-be reality TV star.

The program, "4 Days To Save The W…

Andre Young is a leadership and work/life harmony consultant, three time author, motivational "teacher" (not speaker), trainer and founder of You Evolving Now, LLC.
After almost 20 years as a mental …

Hello Hardballers,
If you harken back to 2020, you can listen to my first interview with David Creelman, where we discuss the perils of corporate "wokeness." This time around David flexes his brain an…

Hello Hardballers, we're back after a 2-month hiatus, so why not come back with a bang. Today's guest, Jessica Miller-Merrell, is a Human Resources influencer of the highest order. Her blog, Workolog…

You've said it before - heck, we've all said it before; "I just hate the politics we have to play at this company." You may have even said these very words as you left your employer, ready to start a…

Three old salts in HR get together to discuss unimaginable hardship dealing with the canceling of a flavored water machine, Sacketts obsession with mental health, black market vaccines, Caveman Lawye…