--- title: Cultivating a Positive Workplace With a People-First HR Approach description: Stevie-winner Talia D'Aquino, in her role as People Experience Specialist at Seer Medical, won a Bronze Stevie Award for Rising HR Star of the Year in the 2023 program of the Stevie® Awards for Great Employers. image: https://blog.stevieawards.com/hubfs/23%20Spotlight_eNL%20rectangle-13-Jun-06-2024-01-49-03-2234-PM.jpg --- [![stevie-awards-full-logo](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stevie%20Awards%20Blog%20Theme%20Files/stevie-awards-full-logo.png?width=347&height=70&name=stevie-awards-full-logo.png "stevie-awards-full-logo")](http://stevieawards.com) Click to View Posts by Stevie® Awards Categories # Cultivating a Positive Workplace With a People-First HR Approach Posted by [Amanda Del Signore](https://blog.stevieawards.com/blog/author/amanda-del-signore) on Thu, Jun 06, 2024 @ 09:52 AM ![Amanda Del Signore](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/f262570a31a1068aa53830f20ca581fb) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Talia DAquino](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Talia%20DAquino.jpeg?width=212&height=212&name=Talia%20DAquino.jpeg)Stevie-winner Talia D'Aquino, in her role as People Experience Specialist at [Seer Medical](https://seermedical.com), won a Bronze Stevie Award for Rising HR Star of the Year in the 2023 program of the Stevie® Awards for Great Employers. ** **Seer Medical is a healthcare company that specializes in neurological care and diagnostics. They provide comprehensive monitoring solutions for patients with neurological conditions such as epilepsy. **Rising HR Start of the Year **Talia's leadership skills were instrumental in building a productive and positive work culture at Seer Medical. Her people-first approach to work led to an increase in employee satisfaction, reduced staff turnover, and increased employee engagement.  Her fellow employees described her as "supportive, encouraging, and approachable" and maintained that her efforts contributed to increasing morale and an increasingly supportive company culture. Talia's dedication to ensuring communication with the broader team was evident in her availability and approachability. Talia undertook several HR-related initiatives and achieved outstanding results. One of her most notable achievements is the creation of Seer’s comprehensive onboarding system, which includes a welcome email, reference guide, department-specific inductions, a new starter hub, and a buddy system. This initiative improved employee retention and job satisfaction. Talia also achieved success with the planning and project management of several internal company events, including a company blood drive and a charity walk for epilepsy, demonstrating her strong commitment to social responsibility and community engagement. Talia’s approach to her role at Seer was underpinned by her “people-first” mindset. This is particularly evident when considering her commitment to fostering and upholding regular and thoughtful communication with her colleagues across all areas of the organization. During times of organizational change, which can be a difficult time for some employees, Talia offered support to several of her impacted colleagues on an individual basis and was able to inform them of the relevant external support resources available. In addition, Talia is a qualified mental health first aid officer and consistently uses this training to support her colleagues. 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