WTF is Business Casual
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<p><b>Buckle up for real HR stories that'll make you laugh, cringe, and thank your lucky stars you're not that guy.</b></p><p>WTF is Business Casual is the HR podcast where two seasoned consultants—<b>Sarah Bursten and Jenny Lavey</b>, co-founders of <b>RiseHR</b>—dish on wild workplace fails, toxic bosses, employee drama, and leadership gone wrong. With 35+ years of combined experience in HR, leadership development, and people management, they offer surprisingly useful advice wrapped in real talk and hilarious storytelling.</p><p>If you’re an HR professional, small business owner, people manager, or just someone who’s survived office politics, this show is for you.</p><p>Subscribe to WTF is Business Casual—because work is weird, leadership is messy, and people always be peopling.</p><p><b>Hosted by Sarah Bursten & Jenny Lavey | RiseHR</b><br> <a href="https://www.risehumanresources.com">www.risehumanresources.com</a></p>
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Recent Episodes
June 3, 2026
Affordable HR Support for Colorado Small Businesses: The HR Collective
Send us Fan Mail Most small business owners know they need HR support. The problem is figuring out what level of support they actually need. In this episode, Jenny and Sarah pull back the curtain on RiseHR's HR Collective and explain why they created it, who it's designed for, and how it helps Colorado small business owners get expert HR guidance without paying for a full-time HR professional. They discuss the most common HR mistakes they see, why Colorado employment law is especially complex...
May 6, 2026
When Employees Start Making the Rules: How Leaders Should Respond
Send us Fan Mail What happens when employees stop asking and start telling? In this episode, Jenny and Sarah unpack a growing workplace trend they have been seeing with small business owners: employees announcing schedule changes, cutting their hours, demanding remote work, and assuming the answer will be yes. The bigger issue is not employee boldness. It is leadership hesitation. They dig into why so many leaders struggle to respond in the moment, how unclear expectations create bigger probl...
April 22, 2026
The Most Expensive "Free" Lunch in HR History.
Send us Fan Mail A team gets invited to a "free" lunch with a consultant, and it ends up costing the company six months of peace. Jenny and Sarah unpack a "WTF" moment where a simple midday meeting turned into a spiral of written statements, HR investigations, and a team that stopped speaking to each other. It’s a look at how a lack of curiosity and a surplus of ego can turn a minor oversight into a total relationship wrecking ball. Spoiler: When leaders choose "investigation mode" before ask...
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- What is WTF is Business Casual?
<p><b>Buckle up for real HR stories that'll make you laugh, cringe, and thank your lucky stars you're not that guy.</b></p><p>WTF is Business Casual is the HR podcast where two seasoned consultants—<b>Sarah Bursten and Jenny Lavey</b>, co-founders of <b>RiseHR</b>—dish on wild workplace fails, toxic bosses, employee drama, and leadership gone wrong. With 35+ years of combined experience in HR, leadership development, and people management, they offer surprisingly useful advice wrapped in real talk and hilarious storytelling.</p><p>If you’re an HR professional, small business owner, people manager, or just someone who’s survived office politics, this show is for you.</p><p>Subscribe to WTF is Business Casual—because work is weird, leadership is messy, and people always be peopling.</p><p><b>Hosted by Sarah Bursten & Jenny Lavey | RiseHR</b><br> <a href="https://www.risehumanresources.com">www.risehumanresources.com</a></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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