The Grawe Pod

In part 3 of our series focusing on the “People Pipeline” and our discussion focused on recruiting and retaining non-driving employees, we are joined by Maggie Debner, the founder of HR MD (mwdebner@gmail.com). Our conversation with Maggie is focused in the importance of developing and retaining internal talent. As you’ll hear during the podcast, Maggie stresses that employee development programs can be simple, focused on experience and exposure. She also highlights having confidence in your value proposition to employees, and remembering that your culture is your people, so focus on your people.

The Grawe Pod dives into the people pipeline with the first episode in our three-part series focused on attracting and developing your team. Finding drivers to strengthen fleets and capacity remains an intense focus for the trucking industry. At the same time, the need to recruit, develop and retain strong professionals for positions in dispatch, customer service, sales, IT and all areas supporting the fleet should also be a high priority. In Part 1 of our series, the Grawe Pod talks college recruiting and how to develop valuable relationships with colleges and universities. Our guest for this episode is Scott Grawe, Chair of the Supply Chain Department at Iowa State University.