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Vinita Clements, EVP, CHRO at Nationwide talks about the importance of belonging at work, and why it’s mistakenly overlooked as a soft skill and not a business imperative. She shares how active listening from leadership is key to the company’s communication strategy, and why having tough conversations — even without having all the answers — keeps employees connected to the company. Enter the code...

Laura Fuentes, Hilton CHRO and EVP, talks about the importance of building a fully human experience at work — one where work fits into a good life, and not the other way around.  Hear why she looks for a passion for purpose when hiring, her thoughts on what people are looking for at work today, and the power of friendships and fun. Enter the code "Better" and get $200 off the Great Place To Work F...

DHL Express is No. 1 on the World’s Best Workplaces™ list. Rick Jackson, EVP of engagement and enablement at Deutsche Post DHL Group, talks about how the massive transportation organization engages 110k workers in 200-plus countries, and the role gamification plays. He shares the three questions he asks himself every day, and what he tries to avoid at all costs when communicating with his team. If...

Pat Wadors, chief people officer at UKG , talks about misconceptions around pay equity, and why transparency and education are essential to fixing pay gaps. She shares why being an introvert and dyslexic is a superpower — and why regrets are gifts. She also tells us what nursing was like before pump rooms were available in offices.  If you like what you hear on the podcast, be sure to subscribe to...

Brian Doubles, Synchrony president & CEO, discusses how the pandemic transformed his leadership, eliminating college degree requirements, and what he thinks of return-to-office mandates. Hear how he decides when to work at home and when to come into the office—and how he maintains work-life balance with a busy job and family.   If you like what you hear on the podcast, be sure to subscribe to...

Multi-Grammy award winner Brittany Howard talks with Roula Amire, content director at Great Place To Work. In this episode, Howard talks about the importance of belonging, being seen in the world, why she’s thankful for having so many jobs, the power of friendships at work, and what she would tell other women who want to do what she does. Hear what Missy Elliot means to her, the genesis of her fir...

Tony Bond, EVP Chief Innovation & Diversity Officer speaks with Dr. Mrim Boutla about her career path in neuroplasticity and insights on global intersectionality.

Tony Bond, EVP & Chief Innovation Officer at Great Place to Work in conversation with Hilary Giovale, community organizer, philanthropist, and author on power and purpose. 

Mike Malloy, Chief Amazement Officer, at Rocket Mortgage, a Quicken Loans company based in Detroit, leads The Pulse (what other companies call human resources), Team Member Learning and Development, Team Member Workspace and Environment, Government Affairs, Event Management, and Audio-Visual. He has also led Rocket Companies Covid-19 response. Rocket Mortgage is America's largest mortgage lender a...

Aron Ain, CEO of UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), in this episode shares that “trust is the magic glue” that makes personal and professional relationships work, thrive and do well. Building on 70 years of experience from two leaders in HR and workforce management solutions, UKG combines the strength and innovation of Ultimate Software and Kronos—two Fortune 100 Best companies who merged on April 1, 20...

In this episode, Carolyn Slaski, EY Americas Vice Chair – Talent speaks in conversation with Tina Tchen, President & CEO of TIME’S UP on how EY as an organization shares TIME'S UP mission to create workplace cultures where everyone in the workplace can feel safe, respected and able to reach their full potential. Slaski and Tchen speak on what it takes to make employees feel like they really belong...

In this episode Tony Bond, SVP, Chief Diversity & Innovation Officer at Great Place to Work and Ellen McGirt, Senior Editor at Fortune magazine, share how important it is to stop fearing conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion. They share ways they believe you can safely bring up DE&I without having it come back on you in a negative way as well as their advice to leaders on how they m...

Jim Kavanaugh is the CEO and Co-Founder of World Wide Technology (WWT), a technology solutions provider with more than $11.3 billion in annual revenue and more than 6,000 employees globally. It serves the technology needs of large public and private organizations around the globe, including many of the world's best known brands. In this interview, Jim shares how WWT shares out its culture to it's...

Tim Richmond leads AbbVie’s global human resources function, focused on employee engagement and driving business performance through culture. He is a driving force behind AbbVie’s diverse talent pipeline. In this interview, Tim shares how important it is to set clear standards, clear expectations, and give people a north star. Tim delves into the five pillars of what AbbVie call the “Ways We Work....

In this episode we interview Robert B. Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies. He served as Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, for which Time Magazine named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries of the twentieth century. He has written fifteen books, is a...

Valerie Jarrett is senior advisor at the Obama Foundation and former senior advisor to President Obama. She led the Obama Administration’s efforts to expand and strengthen access to the middle class, and boost American businesses and our economy. She championed the creation of equality and opportunity for all Americans, and economically and politically empowering women in the United States and aro...

As a no-nonsense miner’s son from Yorkshire, Ken Allen took on leadership of DHL Express as their global CEO. With operations in more countries than the United Nations, DHL Express is credited with an astounding financial turnaround after years of stagnation in loss. He was voted Germany's number one turnaround leader and is known as “The Singing CEO” in China for his renditions of “Ain’t No Mount...

One way that Workday, the maker of human capital and financial management software, continually innovates is through its employee survey process. Each week, on Feedback Fridays, the company’s more than 10,200 global Workmates receive an email with two questions about their work experience. In this episode, Greg Pryor, Workday’s People & Performance Evangelist, explains how the company aggregates t...

Ellen McGirt, a Senior Editor at Fortune who writes the daily RaceAhead column, believes that 2019’s Black History Month was a complete disaster. An expert on Diversity & Inclusion, McGirt says that race is still a misunderstood issue and that diversity continues to be a problematic debate in American politics and business. In this episode, she shares how some companies are winning at D&I and give...

With operations in 220 countries, international courier and delivery giant DHL Express is a logistics company that has mastered the art of creating a personal touch for every employee. In this episode, host Christopher Tkaczyk chats with CEO John Pearson and global head of HR Regine Buettner about how the company has created a sense of equality for all employees and how its global network of team...

Kindness, caring, and compassion are the watchwords at tech giant Cisco. Fran Katsoudas, the company’s Chief People Officer, says that in the past year, mental health has been at the forefront of its conversation about workplace culture. “It’s a dialogue that historically has been taboo at all companies,” she says. Recently, CEO Chuck Robbins sent an e-mail inviting employees to share personal sto...

Derek Bang, the Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at public accounting, consulting, and technology firm Crowe LLP, asks “Are you comfortable failing or do you feel comfortable challenging the status quo?” A few times a year, the company polls its workforce so that it can empower its team members to innovate with better infrastructure, tools, and processes. As a result, Crowe has been able to g...

In this episode, Kelly Grier, EY’s US Chairman and Managing Partner and Americas Managing Partner, says that if you want to drive a powerful business, you must have a powerful talent agenda. At the leading global professional services company, more than 66 percent of its workforce is comprised of Millennials, who she says thrive on the opportunity to innovate. Grier explains that “Innovation By Al...

In the hospitality industry, companies often say that taking care of their employees will inevitably result in the best possible customer service for guests. In this episode, Christian Clerc, the President of Worldwide Hotel Operations for the global luxury brand Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, explains how happier employees have resulted in better guest feedback. He also shares an anecdote about h...