The Bo and Luke Show (August 20, 2026) – Episode 245 of The ASHHRA Podcast features our partner Tabitha Bramblett, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Chief People Officer at New Hope Treatment Centers, on building leadership development from scratch at a 500-person behavioral health org serving kids and teens across four states.
Highlights:
- Build leaders before the title: New Hope’s emerging leaders program lets aspiring leaders test-drive leadership before promotion — so people who don’t want to lead opt out early, avoiding mismatched promotions and broken teams.
- Compassion is strategy, not decor: EPIC values are operationalized through loving-kindness practices at shift start and big meetings. Tabitha’s line: turnover, vacancies, and time-to-fill all trace back to how people feel about each other at work.
- Interviews are conversations, not checklists: Tabitha still reads resumes closely — the real question isn’t “can they do the job” but “do they share the vision.”
- You don’t need to start from scratch: hire an L&D coordinator, find a program partner, and go from there.