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Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan Kolff

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Leaders in Talent is a podcast for Talent Acquisition, People, and HR leaders who are building modern, scalable, high-impact talent functions. Each episode brings you in-depth conversations with the operators, founders, authors, and practitioners shaping how companies hire, develop, and retain talent. We go beyond theory. Guests share the decisions, playbooks, data, and lessons learned from scaling global teams, implementing new talent technologies, designing employer brands, building recruiting operations, and turning TA into a strategic business function. If you work in talent and are solvin...

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Transformational Leadership and Culture at Burning Man and Beyond 01.09.2024 36:23

In this episode, join the insightful discussion with Kat Steinmetz as she delves into fostering human connection, leadership transformation, and organizational growth. Kat shares her experiences from her tenure at Burning Man in an HR and people leadership role, discussing the unique philosophy and structure that makes the event transformative. Learn about her lessons on how vulnerability and empo...

From HR to EX: Transforming Workplace Culture 19.08.2024 30:31

In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, host Adriaan Kolff interviews Samantha Gadd, founder and CEO of Excellent and Humankind, about the significance of employee experience (EX) and how it intersects with organizational culture and strategy. Samantha shares her journey from HR consulting to leading the field of EX design, emphasizing the importance of understanding employees deeply to...

Strategic HR Leadership: Inclusive Cultures, Performance Management, and AI 05.08.2024 45:16

In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff hosts Katie Evans Reber, a distinguished leader in HR, currently serving as Chief People Officer at Gladly. Katie shares her journey from working in financial services during the 2008 crisis to influential roles in startups like Gusto and Winolo. She emphasizes the importance of employee experience and performance review systems, reco...

Ep 1: Strategic Talent Acquisition in Hypergrowth 19.07.2024 29:14

In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, the guest, Alan, the Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Deel, shares his journey from being part of the founding team of a micro-mobility company to leading talent acquisition at one of the fastest-growing companies. Operating in over 100 countries and hiring 2000 new employees annually, Alan discusses the strategies and challenges of recruiting...