Top Shelf Take: One Voice. One Take.

[00:00:01] Hey there and welcome to Top Shelf Take from SpeakEasy HR. My name is David Noe and you may be wondering where did my face and where did my amazing guests go? Well, this time it's just me behind the mic. This is the first ever Top Shelf Take, a short, focused episode where I take one HR topic, one perspective, and give you one takeaway you can put to work today. If you've been listening to SpeakEasy HR, you know this podcast has really been built around amazing conversations. For more than two years, I've been listening to SpeakEasy HR.

[00:00:31] I've had the opportunity to sit down with some awesome HR leaders, business leaders, entrepreneurs, authors, and some really amazing people doing great things in the workplace. And that's not changing. You still get those longer conversations, the great guests, the stories, the unexpected moments, and the uncut, unfiltered, authentic conversations you've come to expect from SpeakEasy HR. But sometimes I just have something I want to talk about. Maybe it's something happening in recruiting. Maybe it's something happening in recruiting.

[00:01:01] Maybe it's something happening right here in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Or maybe it's something a manager said to me that really made me think. Maybe it's simply a perspective I want to share. That's where Top Shelf Take comes in. And this is going to be a short, five-minute discussion to get you to think. Something you can pop on while you're walking, driving to work, waiting in line to pick up your kids from school, or waiting on hold with your payroll provider. One topic, one perspective, one takeaway. That's it.

[00:01:29] I want these to be practical. I don't want you to hear another HR trend, nod your head, and forget about it five minutes later. I want you to hear something and think. That's something I can actually use. Maybe it's a question you take back to your leadership team. Maybe it's something you try with your employees. Maybe it changes how you think about recruiting. Or maybe it simply gives you a different perspective on a workplace issue.

[00:01:53] I'm planning to make these weekly, part of SpeakEasy HR, so you'll have these quick Top Shelf Takes between the longer conversations. And now that you know more about Top Shelf Take, let's get started. Because the next one, we're talking about a topic I know you all are probably tired of hearing about. Yes, it's AI. And we're going to be talking about why I don't think AI is necessarily replacing HR. No, I think it's raising the bar for HR. That's coming next.

[00:02:21] For now, welcome to SpeakEasy HR's Top Shelf Take. One topic, one perspective, one takeaway. Thanks for listening, and I'll see you on the next one. Cheers.