31 - Reggie Stover - HR Leader (GE, Pepsi, CLE Clinic) Thoughts on TA and Talent

In Episode 31 of BEST HIRE EVER, Kris Dunn talks to HR leader Reggie Stover (Cleveland Clinic, GE, Pepsi) and digs in on Reggie's views of building TA/Recruiting, building relationships as an HR leader with leadership team peers and the impact of L&D and being good at Onboarding toward retention. KD calls the upset for Reggie's daughter in the NCAA Women's tourney (look it up!!) and Reggie shares his top two picks for the NBA Championship in 2021. Please subscribe, rate and review (Apple) and follow (Spotify) to get the latest delivered to you.  Click here if you don't see the player below! SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: Quick Hits with Reggie: 3:15--Reggies's favorite thing about Cleveland – non-sports related.   5:09--What was the dominant force that made Reggie switch from an early sales career into talent/HR?  We all fell into it! Reggie shares a mentor that helped him see a potential career in the world of HR.  9:18--KD asks Reggie to share the biggest thing he learned in the Army that he still uses today in his HR career?  #listening skills   12:20--KD asks the tough questions!  Including asking Reggie to name the last streaming series he and Mrs. Stover agreed to watch together? "The Office" FTW!   13:51--Reggie has three kids who hoop (two in college and one in HS) -- When 2 of 3 or all 3 of his kids are playing basketball at the same time, how does he decide who to watch live?  KD called Reggie's daughter getting the upset in the NCAA's! (Wright State over Arkansas!) And five bigger HR and Recruiting themes: 17:23--KD notes that Reggie has  an unbelievable background as a CHRO – and he still believes "Talent Still Wins". Why is that still a mantra for him?  24:58--Reggie shares what is usually the biggest challenge for him as a CHRO when he's joined a company and has to figure out what's going on in recruiting/Talent Acquisition?  30:22- KD asks Reggie for the key for a CHRO to become an informal executive coach – not only for the CEO, but for their peers across the leadership team?  37:03--Reggie has worked for some great brands with decent L&D budgets. In his experience, what type of people development spend has the great ROI?  Why is that?   42:26--KD asks reggie to describe his view of the most important activity that can occur in the onboarding process? How can you make sure that happens in a sustainable way as a CHRO?  47:27--KD and Reggie can't help themselves and end the pod by talking about their top two favorites to win the championship in the NBA this year! SHOW NOTES AND RESOURCES: ---------Reggie Stover Reggie Stover on LinkedIn ------------Kris Dunn Kris Dunn on LinkedIn Kinetix Kris Dunn on Twitter Kris Dunn on Instagram