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On the Up and UpCandid Conversations About HR, Entrepreneurship, Team Development, Leadership, and Author: Kira La Forgia
We spend almost 100,000 hours of our lives working (probably more like 200,000 for entrepreneurs, lets be honest). What if work didnt have to suck? What if it can be fun? On the Up and Up podcast challenges the status quo of the boring workplace, and teaches leaders how to use HR, legal, and ethics to boost the fun factor of your business. Welcome to the show! Every week, we talk about the real reality behind leadership and management. Not the buzzwords and HR appropriate policies, but the good, the bad, and the juicy gossip that comes with the behind-the-scenes of running a business. Come laugh and hang with us every Wednesday while your host, Kira La Forgia (seen in Forbes and Scribd), shoots the (sometimes HR inappropriate) sh*t with badass founders, diverse managers, and kickass employees to help us build cultures that matter. Because your favorite HR lady may have fired your bestie or made you sign a love contract, but we also have all the gossip that will make you better at your job, whether youre on your way up the corporate ladder, are a fellow HR villain, or are building a culture as a rising entrepreneur. If this resonated with you, join us every Wednesday for your weekly dose of HR fun! Language: en Genres: Business, Entrepreneurship, Management Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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S2E4: Stop Treating HR Like a Necessary Evil
Episode 4
Wednesday, 11 February, 2026
Most founders think HR = legal protection. A compliance checkbox. Something you have to “deal with” when a problem pops up — and something you try not to think about the rest of the time. But if you’re constantly putting out fires with your team, drowning in management conversations, or second-guessing every business decision because you don’t know how it will land, HR might not be the solution — it’s more likely the root of the problem. In this episode we flip the script about HR and help you dig into what it should actually be: the engine that drives growth, profitability, and a team that doesn’t want to leave.Listen in to hear why:The “call me when you need me” approach to HR is keeping you stuck in reactive mode, always plugging holes instead of building systems that grow with you.Your brilliant ideas might be unprofitable — and how strategic HR can help you find out for sure.Proactive support helps you adapt to organizational changes quickly and efficiently. Compliance is the gateway, not the destination — the real work is in leadership development and communication.You need a partner who filters every decision through the lens of “How will this actually work with our team?”
