Leadership & Learning Podcast
The Leadership and Learning Podcast features building material industry leaders, legends, icons, and subject matter experts who share their leadership experiences and insights to help you become a more effective leader.The target audience is for all levels of leaders in any industry. However it is definitely the podcast for you if you’re an emerging leader or involved in managing / leading anyone in the building material industry – manufacturing, distribution, sales, accounting, human resources, customer service or technical support.Industry associations, college and high school students will also benefit from the lessons shared in this podcast. The host is Randy Goruk.Listen here or download/subscribe on iTunes, Sound Cloud, Spotify and Google Play.
Episode #114 – If You Want It, Go Make It Happen with Tori Baires
Tori Baires is a Group Talent Acquisition Manager at Granite Construction. She is one of the founding members and current leaders of Granite’s Military Employee Resource Group (Supporting and Recognizing our Veteran Community). She has also created and implemented a military/veteran hiring and retention program across all of Granite. Tori also partners with various departments at Granite aiding in a variety of initiatives for the company.
Tori Baires is a Group Talent Acquisition Manager at Granite Construction. She is one of the founding members and current leaders of Granite’s Military Employee Resource Group (Supporting and Recognizing our Veteran Community). She has also created and implemented a military/veteran hiring and retention program across all of Granite. Tori also partners with various departments at Granite aiding in a variety of initiatives for the company.
In this episode, Tori shares how her military experience shaped her leadership today and has reinforced her ‘above and beyond’ mindset.
In this episode you will learn:
- Many examples of going above and beyond.
- How she was nominated for the 2022 Veteran Champions of the Year in Corporate America.
- The key leadership lessons she learned while in the military.
- Her passion for taking the initiative / ownership of a challenge.
- How to get the anti-initiative / anti-ownership people on board.
- The challenges of Talent Acquisition managers are faced with today and in the future.
- The biggest recruiting mistakes companies in the construction industry make and how to avoid them.
- The importance of employee retention.
- Mistakes companies in the construction industry make that will cause people to leave and ideas on how leaders can avoid making these mistakes.
- Keys to being a successful mentor program with advice for mentors and mentees.
- Advice to get ahead in your career regardless of your role.
Resources
Tori Baires
Group Talent Acquisition Manager at Granite Construction
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