S8-Ep8: Hiring in the Great Resignation - Developing Your Culture, Communications, & Pipeline in a Crisis

Guest: Michelle Sanchez-Bickley Amidst the Great Resignation, exceptional organizations are still retaining their top employees, and recruiting new staff.  Renown Health is one of them.   In the second of our Connex Executive Insights series, Michelle Sanchez-Bickley of Renown Health joins Maureen Metcalf to discuss the challenges of the Great Resignation for HR departments.  It’s particularly challenging in the health care sector; the strains of COVID on our medical system put particular pressure on doctors, nurses, and hospital support staff.  That’s led to 30% or more turnover.   Using a combination of developing internal culture, open communications, hybrid and remote working, and a modern innovation on apprenticeship, Renown Health is a bright spot emerging above the crisis. Here's what Michelle and Maureen cover: Why taking a hard look at your company culture is key to losing staff; How Michelle maintained a hiring pipeline even though COVID hit the healthcare industry so hard; and Why you lose good employees when they don’t see a path for growth, development, or simply learning.   Related episodes: Innovative Leadership for the Healthcare Industry – with Neil Grunberg High Performance Medicine: Healthcare & Innovation – with Brian Ferguson Integrating Integrative Medicine in Leadership – with Dr. Maryanna Klatt   For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!   ----------------------   RESOURCES:   Further information on Michelle’s healthcare system is online at Renown.org . Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here . She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 . -----------------------   OUR PODCAST TEAM:   Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Purveyors of Podbean Podcast Perfection: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson CONNECT WITH US: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership Twitter: @IL_Institute Mastodon: @InnoLeader LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 Website: InnovativeLeadership.com Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! -----------------------   About Our Guest:   Michelle Sanchez-Bickley is Chief HR Officer for Renown Health, the largest not for profit health system in Northern Nevada. In this role, Michelle is responsible for overall strategic and HR operational functions for the enterprise. She has over 25 years of HR leadership experience, with the majority of her career spent in healthcare. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in political science and justice studies from Frostburg State University in Maryland, and earned her Master’s degree in human resource development from Georgia State University. She is a certified senior professional in human resources (SPHR) and a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). She serves on several local not for profit boards, including Education Alliance, Nevada Works, and Nevada Employer Association. She loves to mentor others and is passionate about the community in which she serves.