{"podcast":{"title":"Good Morning, HR","slug":"good-morning-hr-4101361","podcast_index_feed_id":4101361,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/good-morning-hr","website_url":"http://www.goodmorninghr.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/pq-xjs_ERB6E-puusatwJxe5rHen5KdjmdVbu7rZ5hk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81Yzc3/MTM3MzQ3ODczMzQ1/NDZjM2Q0MGQ3Mjc1/YWJiZC5wbmc.jpg","author":"Imperative – Bulletproof Background Screening","episode_count":262,"summary":"HR entrepreneur Mike Coffey, SPHR, SHRM-SCP engages business thought leaders about the strategic, psychological, legal, and practical implications of bringing people together to create value for shareholders, customers, and the community. As an HR consultant, mentor to first-stage businesses through EO’s Accelerator program, and owner of Imperative—Bulletproof Background Screening, Mike is passionate about helping other professionals improve how they recruit, select, and manage their people. Most thirty-minute episodes of Good Morning, HR will be eligible for half a recertification credit for both HRCI and SHRM-certified professionals. Mike is a member of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) Fort Worth and active with the Texas Association of Business, the Fort Worth Chamber, and Texas SHRM.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T18:20:19.528655+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-morning-hr-4101361"},"episode":{"title":"HR News: HR v. Employees? with Neil Katz","slug":"hr-news-hr-v-employees-with-neil-katz","published_at":"2026-02-26T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-morning-hr-4101361/hr-news-hr-v-employees-with-neil-katz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-morning-hr-4101361","url":"https://goodmorninghr.com/episode-241-hr-news-hr-v-employees-with-neil-katz/","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/bdf6ce70/ef194f09.mp3","summary":"In episode 241, Coffey talks with Neil Katz news and media items from the past month, including who HR is “for”, managing AI agents, and mental-health-related gaps in employment. They discuss HR’s responsibility to conduct impartial workplace investigations based on evidence; the misconception that HR exists primarily as employee advocates; aligning HR strategy with revenue, margin, and organizational mission; the decline of transactional HR through automation and outsourcing; fractional HR leadership for small and midsize businesses; managing autonomous AI agents within organizational structures; developing AI operational literacy and new leadership competencies; redefining KPIs in an AI-enabled workplace; and best practices for addressing employment gaps during hiring. For HR teams who discuss this podcast in their team meetings, we've created a discussion starter PDF to help guide your conversation. Download it here https://goodmorninghr.com/EP241 Media mentioned in this podcast: If HR Isn’t There to Help You, Who Is HR For? — Dallas Employment Lawyer Blog — February 9, 2026 To Thrive in the AI Era, Companies Need Agent Managers How do explain a gap year taken for mental health. : r/jobsearchhacks Good Morning, HR is brought to you by Imperative—Bulletproof Background Checks . For more information about our commitment to quality and excellent customer service, visit us at https://imperativeinfo.com . If you are an HRCI or SHRM-certified professional, this episode of Good Morning, HR has been pre-approved for half a recertification credit. To obtain the recertification information for this episode, visit https://goodmorninghr.com . About our Guest: Neil Katz is the founder and CEO of Exceptional HR Solutions, a leading provider of fractional HR leadership for small a…","meta_description":"In episode 241, Coffey talks with Neil Katz news and media items from the past month, including who HR is “for”, managing AI agents, and mental-health-rel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2658,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/good-morning-hr-4101361/episodes/hr-news-hr-v-employees-with-neil-katz/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-morning-hr-4101361/hr-news-hr-v-employees-with-neil-katz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}