HeyJaredPulse by HRBench
Getting a pulse on your workforce in high-stakes environments is a challenge few talk about, but it’s the reality for HR leaders today.Pulse brings you real conversations with HR leaders navigating the pressure, pace, and potential of operating in high-stakes…
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Why Your Best IC Shouldn't Be a Manager (opens the original)
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HR is not a cost center. Candi Kramer, a fractional HR consultant who works with founders, breaks down how the people side of a business drives growth, and what it quietly costs when leaders treat it as overhead. Candi has spent her career connecting HR to business outcomes, including a performance management overhaul across 4,000 employees that reached 78% adoption in year one. In this conversation with Logan, she gets practical about what moves the needle. In this episode: Why founders see peo
The 30% Rule That Predicts Your Next Layoff (opens the original)
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Labor cost over operating profit is the number that predicts a layoff. Jessica Hart, a fractional HR consultant in California, tells clients that above 30 percent, a contraction is coming whether or not anyone has announced it. She has run the people side of a Heineken acquisition, a COVID furlough, and an asset sale. In this episode: The ratio Jessica checks first with every client, and who makes the decision when you don't The grid she draws before any org conversation, and why the names come
Putting HR Data in Claude Without Touching PHI (opens the original)
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AI in HR, done inside HIPAA rules. Greg Doss runs recruiting and onboarding at Community Medical Services, a 1,100 employee provider of medically assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. He connected HR Bench data to Claude through the MCP connector and maxed out his account the same day. In this episode: Why 20 HR Bench licenses could not serve up to 200 supervisors, and what the Claude connector changed What IT and HR wrote into their AI policy, and how Claude for Healthcare rejects patient
Build Culture That Survives the Acquisition (opens the original)
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Culture is a strategy, not soft stuff. Jamie Petter, founder of Culture Grid HR and a fractional Chief People Officer, joins Pulse by HRBench to break down why so many acquisitions break on the people side, and how to define culture before a deal instead of after it cracks. In this episode: Why culture feels "soft" and how to treat it as a strategy that drives results The Culture Grid: purpose, product, and people, with trust at the center What buyers should ask before an acquisition, and why de
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