Podcast
Workforce Vibe
Hosted by Sally Payne · EN
Join the City of Springfield's Workforce Development Director Sally Payne and community leaders as they explore current employment trends and the challenges facing both workers and employers. Workforce Vibe explores smart, strategic and creative solutions to address the workforce challenges of today.
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Episodes
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Early Childhood Educators Preparing the Next Generation Workforce
Sep 22, 202200:27:35Tap to summarizePiggybacking on our childcare series, we are focusing on the role early childhood education plays in training the next generation of workforce. In this episode we talk to two educators from Developmental Center of the Ozarks on a range of challenges from keeping the classrooms open to overcoming developmental delays brought on by the pandemic.
Transcribe →Childcare: Unique Challenges Foster Parents Face
Aug 18, 202200:24:01Tap to summarizeThe challenges of finding safe, affordable childcare are intensified as a foster parent. In most cases foster parents have little notice when receiving infants and toddlers and finding a daycare provider for working foster parents is next to impossible . Listen in as we talk to one foster parent of an infant and how her family deals with childcare obstacles.
Transcribe →Childcare: A Provider Prospective
Jul 20, 202200:16:07Tap to summarizeIn this third installment of our childcare series, we talk to Cedric Smith who, along with his wife, are starting a daycare facility. Hear the challenges associated with starting this type of business and what motivates them to take on this project.
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Childcare: A Billion Dollar Hit to the Economy
Jun 16, 202200:18:06Tap to summarizeAccording to a Missouri Chamber study, Missouri's economy took a $1.4 billion hit last year due to the lack of childcare, preventing parents of young children from participating in the workforce. In this episode, host Sally Payne talks with Brian Fogle, CEO of Community Foundation of the Ozarks, on what's being done at the grassroots level to address this issue.
Transcribe →Childcare: A Barrier to Work
May 18, 202200:27:01Tap to summarizeThe lack of childcare providers is keeping parents out of the workforce in Missouri and nationwide. Robin Phillips, CEO of Childcare Aware of Missouri, sits down with Sally Payne and gives some sobering statistics on the state of childcare and how we might tackle this issue to get parents re-engaged in the workforce.
Transcribe →Mental Health - A Mother's Journey
Apr 14, 202200:25:15Tap to summarizeMental illness doesn't just affect the person diagnosed, it has an impact on those around them. In this episode a mother shares her experience as caregiver to her 20-something son who suffers from mental illness. Take a listen to this powerful testimony of love and support in helping a young person find their way and working through a diagnosis.
Transcribe →Mental Health on College Campuses
Mar 16, 202200:29:17Tap to summarizeThis second in a three part series on mental health focuses on how colleges and universities are emphasizing mental wellness for students as they prepare to graduate and enter their chosen career field. Sally visits with two administrators from Ozarks Technical Community College.
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Creating a Mentally Health Workplace
Feb 17, 202200:28:33Tap to summarizeSally Payne sits down with Dr. Curtis Mattson from CoxHealth to discuss the role mental health plays in the workplace and how to have conversations around overall well being in stressful times.
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Creating Company Culture
Jan 21, 202200:26:21Tap to summarizeIn this episode we talk with Greg Burris, President and CEO of United Way of the Ozarks, on how his organization is helping businesses create a company culture of giving back as a strategy for retaining workers.
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Molding Leaders for the Future
Dec 22, 202100:23:27Tap to summarizeNow more than ever, seasoned workers are prioritizing life and rearranging work schedules and places to accommodate a work life balance while mentoring leaders for the next generation.
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