Welcome to Next Generation Rockstars!
The Next Generation Rockstars™ Podcast (formerly known as Millennial Rockstars) centers around the idea of attracting, retaining and engaging the next generation of talent rockstars (both millennials and Gen Z). Conversations with rockstar guests on the realities of recruiting and retaining rockstar talent.
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, Corporate America and people around the globe reacted. Many organizations held town halls, had courageous conversations and sought opportunities to do better and to make a difference. Creating a culture of inclusion with a win/win environment takes leadership. In this segment, Dr. Sheila Robinson, founder Diversity […]
Millennials are rising throughout the ranks and moving from individual contributors to front-line people managers and leadership positions. As we celebrate those promotions, Jeffery and Amanda take a look at training and how organizations prepare managers for success and how individuals can set themselves up to succeed in their new roles. Join them for a […]
Joann S. Lublin, Pulitzer-winning journalist and the author of Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life and “Earning it: Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World” returns to Win(e)d Down Wednesday to discuss the top two topics she’s tracking for 2022. Listen for her thoughts on employee resource […]
Joann S. Lublin, former reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal and author of Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life and “Earning it: Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World” joins the program to discuss the pressures of working parents and how to create workplaces that […]
Uncorking 2022. Performative DEI, transparency, allyship, and the labor shortage: With no end in sight for the labor shortage, Jeffery and Amanda discuss the topics they are tracking as we enter 2022 – from performative DEI gestures to transparency, allyship, shifting workforce demographics, and talent retention. Over bubbles, they share take-away questions, “How diverse is […]
Uncorking 2022. Performative DEI, transparency, allyship, and the labor shortage: With no end in sight for the labor shortage, Jeffery and Amanda discuss the topics they are tracking as we enter 2022 – from performative DEI gestures to transparency, allyship, shifting workforce demographics, and talent retention. Over bubbles, they share take-away questions, “How diverse is […]
Being a manager is so hard today — and the Great Resignation has double-down on everyone’s stress and burnout levels. Hosts Jeffery Tobias Halter and Amanda Hammett discuss the role of empathy and share the EVOLVE Model as a tool to help hone your skills. This discussion is ideal for leaders at all levels of […]
In Part II of Jeffery Tobias Halter and Amanda Hammett’s conversation with Tamika Curry Smith and Elba Pareja-Gallagher, two senior executives from the heart of corporate America, they continue the discussion on returning to the office in the wake of Covid. The conversation explores covering, remote work and why, for many women of color, remote […]
For months, the national conversation has revolved around how companies would return to the office in the wake of COVID. This week, Jeffery and Amanda talk with two senior executives from the heart of corporate America, Tamika Curry Smith and Elba Pareja-Gallagher. This episode delves into diversity, equity and inclusion, workplace flexibility, gender and the […]
Another 4 million workers left the workforce for the 5th month in a row, Jeffery Tobias Halter and Amanda Hammett catch up on the business and personal impact of the “The Great Resignation”. While there isn’t one reason employees are leaving, business leaders are grappling with how to retain and attract talent. In the episode […]