Rural Roots: A Road Less Travelled Presented by NCH- Episode 2

In this episode of Rural Roots: A Road Less Travelled, Ren and Gavin sit down with Evan Tassis, Human Resources Talent Development Manager at North Country Healthcare, to talk about the people side of rural healthcare and the experiences that shaped the way he approaches it. Before joining NCH, Evan spent more than two decades in hospitality, working across operations, human resources, management, sales, marketing, and employee development. Together, they explore what that world taught him about service, leadership, relationships, and employee experience, and what changed when he made the move into healthcare.Evan also takes us behind the scenes of Talent Development at NCH, from leadership bootcamps and job descriptions to High Reliability, employee engagement surveys, and the everyday work of helping managers and employees grow.  Along the way, the conversation looks at what makes people feel valued at work, why strong employees do not automatically become strong managers, and what rural healthcare can learn from an industry built around the experience of the people it serves.