Michael Gomez - The Secret Sauce to Better Employee Engagement

05/27/25 • 31 min

Michael Gomez, CHRO at Tasty Restaurant Group, joins us this episode to discuss what drives employee engagement and the steps organizations can take to boost their own employees’ engagement.

[0:00] Introduction

Welcome, Michael!
Today’s Topic: The Secret to Better Employee Engagement

[3:21] What’s the “secret sauce” for better employee engagement?

Understanding the interdependency of various systems within an organization
How to build trust within an organization

[8:30] How to create more engagement within an organization

Why employee feedback is a powerful tool for driving engagement
Offering employees meaningful benefits that won’t compromise their take-home pay

[27:32] How can organizations begin boosting employee engagement?

Letting your employees know that you want to understand their challenges
How to garner leadership support

[30:40] Closing

Thanks for listening!

Quick Quote

“[Employee engagement] is about aligning from leadership through all levels of the organization on what’s important.”

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Podcast Team

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Produced by Affogato Media

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Michael Gomez, CHRO at Tasty Restaurant Group, joins us this episode to discuss what drives employee engagement and the steps organizations can take to boost their own employees’ engagement.

[0:00] Introduction

Welcome, Michael!
Today’s Topic: The Secret to Better Employee Engagement

[3:21] What’s the “secret sauce” for better employee engagement?

Understanding the interdependency of various systems within an organization
How to build trust within an organization

[8:30] How to create more engagement within an organization

Why employee feedback is a powerful tool for driving engagement
Offering employees meaningful benefits that won’t compromise their take-home pay

[27:32] How can organizations begin boosting employee engagement?

Letting your employees know that you want to understand their challenges
How to garner leadership support

[30:40] Closing

Thanks for listening!

Quick Quote

“[Employee engagement] is about aligning from leadership through all levels of the organization on what’s important.”

Connect with Mike:

· LinkedIn

Connect with David:

· LinkedIn

· [email protected]

Connect with Dwight:

· LinkedIn

· [email protected]

Podcast Team

· [email protected]

To schedule a meeting with us: https://salary.com/hrdlconsulting

For more HR Data Labs®, enjoy the HR Data Labs Brown Bag Lunch Hours every Friday at 2:00PM-2:30PM EST. Check it out here: https://hrdatalabs.com/brown-bag-lunch/

Produced by Affogato Media

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Sarah Katherine Schmidt – Revolutionizing Performance Management for Today's Workforce

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Sarah Katherine Schmidt, Vice President at Peoplelogic, joins us this episode to discuss why performance management fails so many employees today and how improving performance management increases employee engagement and retention.

[0:00] Introduction

Welcome, Sarah!
Today’s Topic: Revolutionizing Performance Management for Today's Workforce

[4:27] Why Sarah advocates for agile performance reviews

How regular feedback reduces recency bias and improves accuracy
Why psychological safety should be built into an organization’s promise to its employees

[13:24] How does agile performance management help improve engagement and retention?

Addressing the needs of the varied generations in the modern workforce
How to bring managers and employees onto the same page

[24:42] How do organizations roll out agile performance management?

Key mindset shifts leaders must make for successful implementation
Letting the business set the norms for performance

[32:37] Closing

Thanks for listening!

To schedule a meeting with us: https://salary.com/hrdlconsulting

For more HR Data Labs®, enjoy the HR Data Labs Brown Bag Lunch Hours every Friday at 2:00PM-2:30PM EST. Check it out here: https://hrdatalabs.com/brown-bag-lunch/

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Susan LaMotte - Unlocking the Power of Custom Insights

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Susan LaMotte, the founder and CEO of exaqueo, joins us this episode to discuss the intricacies of acquiring custom data for your organization, how to pull the most impactful insights from that data, and how to secure support (financial and otherwise) for data collection.

[0:00] Introduction

Welcome, Susan!
Today’s Topic: The Importance of Custom Data for HR and the Future of Benchmarking

[5:55] What are HR teams missing when working with large amounts of data?

Data vs. insight
Critical data analysis that many HR teams overlook

[17:01] How to gain useful insights from HR data?

Quantitative vs. qualitative insights
How organizations can address and accommodate their employees’ personal needs

[30:51] How can you get the data you need?

Seeking data and insights from outside the digital norms like social media
HR teams’ ability to secure necessary funding for data collection

[41:46] Closing

Thanks for listening!

To schedule a meeting with us: https://salary.com/hrdlconsulting

For more HR Data Labs®, enjoy the HR Data Labs Brown Bag Lunch Hours every Friday at 2:00PM-2:30PM EST. Check it out here: https://hrdatalabs.com/brown-bag-lunch/

Produced by Affogato Media

HR Data Labs podcast - Michael Gomez - The Secret Sauce to Better Employee Engagement

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The world of business is more complex than ever. The world of human resources and compensation is also getting more complex. Welcome to the HR Data Labs podcast, your direct source for the latest trends from experts inside and outside the world of human resources. Listen as we explore the impact that compensation strategy, data and people analytics can have on your organization. This podcast is sponsored by Salary.com Your source fo