HR Legend Steve Browne: People Over Pizza

Video: https://youtu.be/FeGYBFx1QQQ Recorded LIVE @ SHRM National Chicago, June 2024 at the Fountain Booth: Steve Browne, SHRM-SCP, is chief people officer for LaRosa's Inc., a restaurant chain in Ohio and Indiana with 11 locations. The author of HR Unleashed!! (SHRM, 2023), HR Rising!! (SHRM, 2020) and HR on Purpose!! (SHRM, 2017), he has been an HR professional for more than 30 years. Steve Brown, the keynote speaker, shares his insights on public speaking, his origin story in the HR field, and the importance of understanding the business as an HR professional. He emphasizes the need for HR professionals to be champions for both candidates and hiring managers and to focus on adding value to the company. Brown also discusses the importance of culture and trust in the workplace, as well as the challenges of managing a mix of frontline workers and corporate employees. He shares his experiences during the pandemic and the need for organizations to be nimble and open-minded. Brown's mantra is to always prioritize others and he encourages HR professionals to do the same. Please connect with Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveb5/. Fountain is the leading enterprise platform for workforce management. Our platform enables companies to support their frontline workers from job application to departure. Fountain elevates the hiring, management, and retention of frontline workers at scale. To learn more, please visit: https://www.fountain.com/?utm_source=shrm-2024&utm_medium=event&utm_campaign=shrm-2024-podcast-adam-posner. Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and X @AdamJPosner. For more, check out www.thePOZcast.com