Resources from this Episode HR Readiness Assessment — Find out where your HR stands today and what’s missing to get you future ready. HR Tech Roadmap: What to Add and When — Step-by-step guide to building your HR tech stack as you scale. Blog: 5 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your HR Spreadsheet — Spot the red flags that it’s time to upgrade your systems. Episode Summary At 100 employees, the duct-tape approach to HR — spreadsheets, Google Forms, and manual processes — stops being “good enough” and starts hurting your credibility with employees and candidates. In this episode of The HR Connection, Sabrina Baker breaks down the five HR tools every growing small business needs and why integration is the real ROI. You’ll learn: Introduction into why tech is crucial at 100+ employees 0:00-:58 What an outdated tech stack signals to employees and candidates. :59-4:13 The five essential systems for a modern HR stack: 4:14 - 9:25 Recap and free resources to go further: 9:26 - 11:40 Why This Matters At scale, HR systems aren’t just about efficiency — they’re about reputation. Employees and candidates are watching, and an outdated setup sends the wrong message. A modern HR stack tells people: this is a place worth staying and growing.