Inside Paychex

With new stories on myLink nearly every day, it’s easy to miss some of the great things our employees are doing. But never fear: the myLink Rewind podcast recaps the top stories each month. In this edition, you’ll hear what shows employees have been streaming, what publication our CEO appeared in recently, and much more.

We talk about culture a lot at Paychex, which you may have assumed... since we a podcast dedicated to it. But, where did this whole thing start? How did Paychex culture become a talking point - not just within the company, but for trade groups, news agencies and job seekers as well? This month we are joined by Culture Shaping Master Champion Tom Bachmann and Director of Leadership Development Portia James to hear some history on where this began, and where it might be going next. 

There’s been an avalanche of news over the last month. Get caught up on technology tips, support resources available to you, important messages from our executives, and the heroics we’ve seen from our employees in recent weeks.

Wondering if you should use Webex Teams or Webex Meetings for an upcoming conversation? Curious about ways to optimize the quality of your virtual meetings? Technology tips abound in this conversation with business applications and systems manager Joe Kuperberg and desktop systems engineer Randi Galouch.

We talk a lot about Innovation at Paychex, but the global events of the past month have really brought into focus how quickly the people here can put ideas into action. On this month's show we connected with Laurie Zaucha, Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Development, as well as Mick Whittemore, Vice President of IT Operations, about what it took to make the decisions and put the infrastructure in place to suddenly enable 95% of employees to work from home. 

While we're on the topic of Culture and Innovation, check out this month's video!

Amanda Miller moved to Rochester four years ago to become more entrenched in the product development lifecycle at Paychex. Appearing on the What’s Your Story podcast, she talks about the importance of culture and collaboration – as well as her experience as a woman – in Paychex PD&IT.

Listening tends to be easier when things are going well, but it takes a little more energy when things have taken a turn. We sat down with Becky Kaser and Dan Clark from our Client Retention team to talk about what Paychex is doing to be respectful while actively listening to customer concerns directly, as well as on social media platforms. 

A department of a few hundred just ten years ago, Paychex Virtual Sales has grown in size and sophistication over the last decade, now leveraging predictive data and next-gen technology to work smarter than ever before. Director of sales development Vince Blasio shares insights on the latest episode of What’s Your Story.

Our look-back episode for 2019 celebrates the first year of the Culture: Unfiltered podcast, featuring highlights from some of our many guests, our favorite fun moments, and a little bit of history on how the show came to be with special guest Producer Matty (aka, Media Developer Matt Houck). 

In our conversation this month about our value of Accountability, we talk with Kristin Harper and Joe Corsi, the people who are accountable for both the physical and digital security of our employees here at Paychex!

Michael and Becky recap myLink content from January, including prominent company awards, employee learning and development opportunities, and a marriage proposal between two employees!

Robert Johnson spills on his path to a career in social media, best practices for employees who are active on social (use the Paychex Social Center!), and more.

Spotify has your most-played songs. Facebook has your most-liked posts. Here at myLink, we’ve got the most popular employee and company news stories of 2019.

We kick off 2020 with an amazing conversation with Tom Hammond, our Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Product Management, who shares some great stories on the leadership he's experienced over his 30 years at Paychex and the influence it has had on him. 

Topics: 2019 Employee Meeting, Acts of Inclusion, Paychex Insurance Agency Wears Yellow, A New Leader for Paychex Europe, Furniture Donations, Greensboro Breast Cancer Walk

In this very special episode of Culture: Unfiltered, we sit down with two employees who truly know the value of Service - both in their Paychex careers, and also as military and police force veterans. Both Jeff Norsen and Rick Cognata were featured in the December Culture Shaping video, so we talk a little about what it was like to be part of an experiment on appreciation, and then we conduct one of our own!

Our Paychex Promise^® subscription service is making a lasting impression on business owners. Credit risk manager Kristy Wumkes and risk analyst Carly McCabe share some of the stories they've heard first-hand.

How a software engineer’s renewed interested in an old hobby led to a personal transformation, and how he’s paying it forward by inviting colleagues along for the ride.

On this episode, Michael and Becky address the difficulty of maintaining good wellness habits during the holidays. Employee news headlines covered include a Q&A with new VP Brad Schaufenbuel, Veterans’ Day initiatives, and the opening of a new training center in Phoenix.

In her role as the Director of Corporate Communications for Paychex, Laura Saxby Lynch is the company's primary "filter". So when we sat down with her, we just needed to know things like how early media partnerships were formed, what is the future of her group, and what are some good Easter basket hiding places? That and so much more in this month's Culture: Unfiltered!