Episode 22: Chris Hadley Shares His Journey to HR, Recruiting/Engaging Deskless Employees & Maternity/Paternity Benefits  11/1/2022  I am excited to welcome back another guest that’s out on the front lines of HR helping to directly support his employees. We talk about Chris’ journey into HR and how the community helped him break into his career. Chris leads HR for a team of deskless workers and he speaks about how they recruit and support top talent in a highly specialized space. We close out the conversation by talking about maternity/paternity benefits and how important they are to so many employees.   Noted in Podcast:  HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist” :  Nelly: Country Grammar   Clayton Anderson: Shotgun Rider   What Chris is listening to:   Metallica: Enter Sandman  HR Social Hour ½ Hour Podcast  Claude Silver: Emotional Optimism  Loving his music playlists!  Noted in the show  The Avalanches   Our Guest, Chris Hadley  Chris is a non-college-educated HR Director for Choices In Community Living, a non-profit that provides services for adults with developmental disabilities to live their best life.  Chris has not given any TED talks, keynote speeches, or done any blog posts, but he is a huge advocate of changing the stigma that the human resources department is just like the principal's office.  Chris earned his Professional in Human Resources certificate from HRCI in 2020 and is a member of the City of Beavercreek’s Youth Development Committee and currently is a part of the Beavercreek Rotary’s Board of Directors.  Lastly and most importantly, Chris is a husband and was recently promoted to father of 3.  LinkedIn: Chris Hadley  Twitter: @TheRealGappa    Our Sponsor: People Element    Understand, engage, inspire, and retain your people like never before.  People Element's employee experience and engagement solution delivers powerful intelligence, giving you the confidence to act.   www.peopleelement.com   LinkedIn: People Element   Twitter: @People_Element   Find Us:   On Twitter: @AllAboutHRPod, @TomsEngagingHR  Spotify: Spotify: All About HR Podcast  Apple Podcast: All About HR on Apple Podcasts