For Erica, finding the right kind of employees, ones that are prone to growth and seeking out challenges, is fundamental to success, and she talks about why this individual attitude is the number one thing she looks for in prospective hires. She also lists a few of the other factors that make up good employees and why there are no perfect candidates out there.   Key Points From This Episode:   Lessons and reflections from this year's ATD Conference.  Erica shares her background and path to her current role at Wellthy.  Strategies for assessing and dealing with employee disengagement. Why treading water should always be addressed.   Why engaged employees are the best kinds of company ambassadors.  Different ways that individuals can distinguish themselves.   Erica talks about confronting the challenges of the remote workplace. The role of recruitment in the talent life cycle.  Erica shares where she wants to be in five years!    Tweetables:   “In HR in general, - the path is never straight, for most people.” — Erica Maureen [0:04:22]   “I really loved putting the processes in place but I wanted to make sure there was a quality effect in order to make sure that the patients were having this great experience.” — Erica Maureen [0:05:25]   “After a while I got sick of working for a large corporation and working for a hospital center and I really wanted to get into tech.” — Erica Maureen [0:06:13]   “If you have employees that are stagnant, guess what, they are not going to be engaged.” — Erica Maureen [0:09:21]   Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:   Erica Maureen Wellthy  ATD  Talk Talent to Me Hired