115: Putting the Human Back in HR with Pamela Burns

The #HRevolution continues to ring in the new year with special guest Pamela Burns, Senior Vice President/Director of Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer at Chemung Canal Trust Company alongside Bobby Spaziani , SHRM-CP and Kevyn Rustici

In this episode, Pamela Burns shares her career journey of 33 years at Chemung Canal Trust Company working her way up within the business. We discuss how spending time working in the business has helped Pam become one of the greatest strategic HR Leaders in the industry. 

Pamela Burns also shares with us her definition of the open-door policy is more than JUST an open door, it is creating that safe environment for employees to thrive. She feels today HR needs to put the  "human" back in human resources and to get personal to bring greater understanding across the organization. 
 
We discuss:

-Leading with a people-first approach

-The Human Side of Human Resources

-The war on talent in small-town America

-The importance of Financial Education as an employee benefit in the workplace

-How to approach mental health in the workplace

-The power of transparency