Hire Train Retain
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Stacie Humbles, Principal at Susan's alma mater, Arlington High School, has led the charge at analyzing the affects of the past two years not only on the students, but the teachers and staff at her school. This podcast is very unique and insightful into the difficulty of keeping a community in the midst of the pandemic fallout trauma. the emotional evolution of students and teachers during the pandemic the social skill issues of returning students how education is actively participating in healing The trauma responses of fight, flight, freeze or fawn how being kind ultimately helps...
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In The Embezzlement News: NonProfits, Bookkeepers & Tax Preparers
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We have handpicked another round of a few dumbfounding DOJ fraud cases involving nonprofits, bookkeepers and tax preparers! Join us as we explore some of the interesting details of these cases and it will be quickly apparent how these cases caught our attention. Episode Highlights Update: Home Health Care Owners sentenced Another scam targeting seniors Previously convicted bookkeeper has embezzled again Trusted nonProfit director charged with embezzlement Nationwide tax fraud thief charged Beware of the tax preparer that encourages fraudulent returns Quotes: “I never feel the sentences are...
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Saving Cents with Common Sense
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In light of the recent interest rate increases, in light of the potential of a financial crisis, in light of any future crisis, there are some common sense issues you need to be aware of and tasks to implement. Let's talk about how to manage these issues in your business and personally. "The debate is in full swing whether there will be a recession or not but what there seems to be full agreement on is that the economy has slowed." "With credit card interest rates almost doubling, make sure you are paying your credit card balance in full by the due date." "Set up a weekly autopay for...
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In The Embezzlement News: Can’t Make This Up - Insurance Fraud
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As Certified Fraud Examiners, Janice Janssen and Susan Gunn bring you stories straight from the headlines of those who have chosen to commit fraud. These individuals believed they could get something for nothing. They believed the cost of having whatever they wanted, outweighed the cost of getting caught. But they did indeed get caught. Episode Highlights Amtrak $31k Fraud Chiropractic Clinic Fraud $2m+ Dentist Commits $12m Wire Fraud Dr In Office Drug Dealing Greed in Fraud A Doctor, Dentist and NBA Player plus a few others Evaluate your community of friends Quotes...
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In The Embezzlement News: The Chrisley’s - Do They Know Best?
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One of Susan’s speaking presentations is called Unrelenting Greed. In not one of her embezzlement cases has the embezzler truly been in need, in dire straits, from the spouse losing a job, or a sick child or anything requiring the money that was stolen. Most often the embezzler got themselves into trouble because of the image they wanted to live. Greed. Janice Janssen and Susan Gunn discuss this particular recent headline case, The Chrisley’s, in another episode of In The Embezzlement News. Episode Highlights Todd’s Background Todd and Julie Chrisley Found Guilty Tape...
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Today We Remember
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In this episode, Susan Gunn shares her personal thoughts around those lives not to be forgotten on Memorial Day. Do not let Memorial Day be the only day you pay respects to our fallen heroes and pray for those they left behind, the gold star families.
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CYBER SECURITY HOME EDITION
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Following up on securing our work internet from cyber attacks, the fundamentals of protecting your home against cyber attacks are within your grasp and should be fully implemented. If you have not ensured that your home internet is secured, you will definitely want to listen as Cyber Security Expert Debi Carr joins Susan and Janice at the table to discuss what really needs to be done to protect your privacy from intrusion. Episode Highlights How a firewall protects your home, as well as your business How a VPN can protect your phone and home computers How a GOOD antivirus can protect...
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SECURING YOUR WORK TECHNOLOGY
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With much anticipation of imminent cyber warfare attacks increasing from Russia, in the midst of the ongoing onslaught of the Ukraine, out of a sense of urgency the next two podcasts were recorded. If you have not ensured that your work internet is secured, you will definitely want to listen as Cyber Security Expert Debi Carr joins Susan and Janice at the table to discuss what really needs to be done to protect any business from cyber warfare. Episode Highlights The current landscape of cyber warfare Cyberwarfare is not contained to a country Four layers of cybersecurity protection Quotes...
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To Whom Much Is Given
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Susan is no stranger to the devastation of tornadoes so when tornadoes deeply wounded familiar territory, it was time to state the obvious: it is going to take a lot of resources to help those affected recover and we have to step up and help wherever we can.
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Holiday Edition: Fruitcakes and Fraud
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In this episode Susan details the case of the Collin Street Bakery embezzlement with Teresa Duncan of Nobody Told Me That Podcast! It was a small business with high revenues - sound familiar? Take the lessons from this case and do an assessment of your office. Are you at risk? To be honest, your practice is always at risk. What matters is how fast you find the shadiness.
info_outlineStacie Humbles, Principal at Susan's alma mater, Arlington High School, has led the charge at analyzing the affects of the past two years not only on the students, but the teachers and staff at her school. This podcast is very unique and insightful into the difficulty of keeping a community in the midst of the pandemic fallout trauma.
- the emotional evolution of students and teachers during the pandemic
- the social skill issues of returning students
- how education is actively participating in healing
- The trauma responses of fight, flight, freeze or fawn
- how being kind ultimately helps others heal
“There are a lot of similarities between the systems of healthcare and education, with the biggest one being dealing with real people, at some of their rawest moments.”
“Everyone came to us for the answers when the pandemic started but we didn’t know the answers. We knew the experts but didn’t necessarily have immediate answers.”
“The August after virtual learning was created, there was already the beginnings of burn-out.”
“Everyone kept telling us to find balance but we couldn’t figure that out as we were working 20 hour days, so we began working on Counter Balance.”
“We thought we would only be dealing with students who would be missing math or English skills and thought we could quickly bring them back up but that’s when we were really surprised.”
“Social skills for kids and adults were gone. Everyone was absorbed in their screens.”
“We rewarded the kids for looking people in the eye, using a pleasant voice, saying hi - they would get bingo dabbed on the hand if they did. The kids got into it and the adults loved the results.”
“I don’t think we looked at the COVID as trauma on everyone in the beginning. At one point we had to realize that we were not normal either. Everyone went through trauma.”
“Everyone was treating every situation as it was the most extreme crisis.”
“The trauma responses took their toll on the workforce. Burnout.”
“Everyone is not as high performing as they were before the pandemic.”
“If you are feeling burned out, then we need to know why and figure out our role in it. Burnout has to be dealt with on the organizational level, not the individual level.”
“Everyone needs their organization to have a means to work through burnout.”
“Wear your badge everywhere and have others start a conversation with you – in the service industry and can engage in conversation, that is key.”
“Trying to get people in for the interview then to choose us was interesting. We would do anything and everything to stand out.”
“There are people that really want that human connection but they are very awkward in having it because we are out of practice and think we can just jump right in and have those conversations.”
“People just wanted a battle, ready for a fight, the speak to the manager era. No one wanted a resolution but just wanted someone to get in trouble. That is still happening today.”
“Now, during the last three years of pandemic that no one knew what was going on, restructuring society and now rebuilding, we are the ones that are to be here to get humanity through this.”
LINKS & RESOURCES
The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
Sylvia Fuentes: Trauma and Toxic Stress
Burnout Self-Test https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTCS_08.htm
Susan's Website: https://susangunnsolutions.com/
SGS Phone: 888-994-3167