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Talent Relationship: Hyper-Personalization & Outcome-driven Practices

with Katie Mills

Tune into this episode to learn the best HR practices from Katie Mills to foster healthy and thriving talent relationships.

Introduction

In an era where talent shortages and candidate expectations seem surreal, the need for proper Talent Relationship Management becomes all the more crucial for ensuring recruitment success. In this knowledge-brimming podcast session on Hyreo Rise, Katie Mills has shared some of the tried-and-tested strategies from her rich HR experience that primarily focus on hyper-personalization and outcome-driven practices. Throughout the podcast, you will gain invaluable insights on the OKR strategies to foster employee satisfaction, tips on maintaining employee connection in remote working scenarios, and the intelligent ways through which talent relationships can be enriched using the diverse capabilities of Artificial Intelligence. Read on to explore the intricacies of talent relationships in the 2024 HR landscape.

Main Discussed Topics

OKR and Performance Management Strategies

With immense experience in Human Resources, Katie Mills had a handful of insights to share with Hyreo CEO, Arun Satyan, on the podcast episode that traversed the intricacies of talent relationships. The session kick-started with Arun’s interesting question, which emphasized how OKR and performance management strategies are being shaped to accommodate the increasing focus on employee perspectives. Recalling events from her HR life, Katie was thrilled to share how she and her team gave wings to a new management system in which roles are aligned to specific goals and expectations of employees to bring clarity to their career paths and aspirations. She also mentioned the Monthly Lunch-OKR practice and how this effortless change fostered better communication and collaboration among co-workers and helped her to identify employee needs.

Insights to foster Work-life Balance

While Arun admitted his curiosity in understanding her views on work-life balance, Katie pointed out Remote Working as a positive corollary of the pandemic saying,

“Remote Working is one of the few best things that came out of Covid. As managers, we must understand that employees have lives outside of work and should be given flexible work schedule options based on trust. Additionally, it’s also important to check in on employees every 45 to 60 days to understand what’s going on in their lives and provide the support they need.”

When asked about considering this change as a priority in talent acquisition, Katie explained her experience working with younger and older workforces only to realize that priorities can vary according to the demographics.

AI Impacts on Human Resources

As the session ventured into conversations that discussed the impacts of AI on HR, Katie emphasized how AI has been of tremendous help to HR managers in nurturing employee interactions, onboarding training programs, automating redundant tasks, and resolving tickets. In her opinion, AI has empowered HRs to become better problem solvers as they can focus more on high-value activities.

Wrapping Up

While winding up, Katie was happy to share with Arun, what particularly fascinates her about her profession, saying,

“People fascinate me. Employees…they want to be heard and be part of something. I value this saying: ‘Do you want to be heard, helped, or hugged?’ because every employee is different and if they’re not appreciated, they’ll be leaving not jobs, but managers. People fascinate me because none of us are experts and when you can find the right people to collaborate with, that’s when you’ll get happiness and satisfaction in your job.”

About Speaker

Katie Mills

Katie Mills is a Senior Certified Professional in Human Resources with 17+ years of experience in people relationships, performance management, corporate recruiting, and OKR strategies. She is also an advisor to senior executives and is an expert in HR Technologies. Throughout her career, she’s demonstrated strong leadership skills and business acumen, creating exceptional customer service and outstanding employee morale. Currently, Katie works at XenTegra as the Director of Human Resources.

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Talent Relationship: Hyper-Personalization & Outcome-driven Practices

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