The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR

David Hanrahan, Chief People Officer at Flare, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about how he’s testing team performance reviews at Flare, the learnings from a survey that he sent out to 61 first-time CPOs, and why you should seek out mentorship from executives outside of HR. ---- This episode was brought to you by Pyn. Get access to their Employee Journey Designer here . ---- (1:4...

Lindsey Nehls, Co-Founder at Elevate Leadership, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about the importance of having a common management language, the 70:20:10 rule for learning, changing behaviors in your company, and the “no drama feedback model”.   ---- Learn more about the “No-Drama Feedback Model”: https://www.elevateleadership.com/modernpeopleleader ---- This episode was brought...

Zapier’s Wade Foster (Co-Founder & CEO) and Brandon Sammut (Chief People Officer) joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about how they pre-vetted their match in the interview process, why they did a company-wide AI hackathon, and how Zapier’s people team is building with AI. ---- If you’re an HR leader that’s trying to uplevel your managers’ 1x1 meetings, check out Leapsome’s FREE...

Jennifer Henderson, Founder & CEO at Tilt, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about her disappointing experiences in corporate America that led her to building Tilt, the history of leave, the #1 way to create gender parity in the workforce, and what it looks like to successfully help people navigate these big life moments. ---- Learn more about Tilt at hellotilt.com/mpl . ---- (...

James Hudson, former TA leader at Nike and Levi’s, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about why the job market is more broken than ever before, why you should be more customer-centric in how you’re building talent pipelines, and how to make yourself more discoverable to recruiters on LinkedIn. ---- If you’re an HR leader that’s trying to uplevel your managers’ 1x1 meetings, check ou...

Kathy Martinez, VP, Global Disability Inclusion at Expedia Group, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about her journey to becoming the VP of Disability Inclusion at Expedia, how everyone is accommodated, and why you should hire more people with disabilities. ---- This episode was brought to you by Pyn. Get access to their Employee Journey Designer here . ---- (2:02) Good news storie...

The Disrupted Workforce’s Nate Thompson and Alex Schwartz joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about why the future of work is the future of human identity, how HR can lead the change on the AI front, and why everyone needs to have a “Future of Work mindset”.  ---- If you’re an HR leader that’s trying to uplevel your managers’ 1x1 meetings, check out Leapsome’s FREE Meeting’s Module ....

Dave Ulrich, Author & Professor, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about HR’s role adding value to customers and investors, why the ROI of HR is the “Return on Intangibles”, and the four questions every HR leader should be asking themselves. ---- This episode was brought to you by Pyn. Get access to their Employee Journey Designer here . ---- (5:03) Good news stories (13:09) Da...

Here’s what we talked about in our first ever edition of “Huertanomics”: (0:17) We explain “Huertanomics” (2:12) Good news stories (22:25) Top MPL highlight from the first 50 days of 2024 (33:50) Does going fractional in HR solve the burnout issue? ---- If you’re an HR leader that’s trying to uplevel your managers’ 1x1 meetings, check out Leapsome’s FREE Meeting’s Module . ---- 📬  Subscribe to ou...

Leapsome’s Luck Dookchitra, VP of People, and Jenny von Podewils, Co-founder & Co-CEO, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the evolution of the manager role over the last 5-10 years, “Review Jams” at Leapsome, and how to make manager 1x1s better. ---- If you’re an HR leader that’s trying to uplevel your managers’ 1x1 meetings, use Leapsome’s FREE Meeting’s Module . ---- (1:4...

This episode was recorded live at O.C. Tanner's Influence Greatness back in late 2023. Jason Coffey (Director of Employee Experience) and Emily Abner (Program Coordinator, Employee Experience), joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about how they’re overlaying engagement data with patient experience data, their alumni network, and then they showered each other with love. (7:33) The...

Jess Johannson, CHRO at Canada Goose, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about what’s wrong with the performance review process, what Organizational Network Analysis is, and how to find and recognize the key contributors at your company. ---- This episode was brought to you by Pyn. Get access to their Employee Journey Designer here . ---- [00:01:41] Good news stories [00:08:00] Jess...

Kenneth Ceaser, Chief People & Culture Officer at Mothers Against Drunk Driving, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about the impact of his HR experience in the military, MADD’s people and culture strategy, and his advice for leaders that are burnt out. ---- This episode was brought to you by Pyn. Get access to their Employee Journey Designer here . ---- (1:02) Good news stories...

Katya Laviolette, Chief People Officer at 1Password, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about the art of saying “no” in HR, why healthy conflict leads to better business outcomes, and tips for having tough talks. ---- This episode was brought to you by Leapsome. Join their community of 7,500+ HR folks today: People Over Perks ---- (0:54) Good news stories  (6:22) Katya's career...

Holly May, former Chief People Officer at Datavant, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about Datavant’s reverse integration: how they unified the two people teams, how they used real-life stories to illustrate their new values, and how they’ve made the company more agile. ---- This episode was brought to you by Pyn. Get access to their Employee Journey Designer here . ---- Read Holl...

Whitney Eichinger (SVP & Chief Communications Officer) and Lori Winters (VP Total Rewards), joined us on The Modern People Leader. This episode was recorded at O.C. Tanner's Influence Greatness. We talked about what their Culture & Communications team does, the continuous focus on the 27 moments that matter in Southwest’s employee journey, and their revamped onboarding process. ---- Th...

Adam Horne, Co-Founder at Open Org, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  He shared examples of the most transparent organizations, how to build a business case for more transparency, how to avoid giving employees mixed messages on things like flexible work, and unique ways of becoming more transparent. ---- This episode was brought to you by Leapsome. Explore their intelligent HR platform here...

Simon Taylor, Head of Organizational Effectiveness at Gap, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  He shared the three steps to building a high performance culture, the three things all leaders need to do really well, and the commonalities that he’s noticed among the top performing companies. ---- This episode was brought to you by Leapsome. Explore their intelligent HR platform here . ---- Pre-or...

Annie Dean, VP of Team Anywhere at Atlassian, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  She shared Atlassian’s learnings after 1,000 days of distributed work : their calendar redesign experiment, the impact of in-person gatherings on team connection levels, and the ROI of real estate at Atlassian. ---- This episode was brought to you by Pyn. Get access to their Employee Journey Designer ⁠ here ⁠ . -...

Hannah Yardley, Chief People & Culture Officer at Achievers, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  She shared how only 1/3 of CHROs feel a strong connection to their exec team, a framework for making big CPO<>CEO decisions, and how to work on your relationship with your CEO. ---- (0:20) Good news stories (5:40) Coming from a family of medical professionals (7:34) What Achievers does (1...

Sunny Grosso, Workplace Wellbeing Igniter & Culture Maven, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about the current state of happiness at work, why wellbeing starts with your leadership team, transcendence and its role in the workplace, and helping employees find their higher purpose. ---- This episode was brought to you by Leapsome. Explore their intelligent HR platform here . ----...

Q Hamirani, Chief People Officer at Paper, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about his first 6 months as a Chief People Officer, why your company should have well-defined focus areas, advice to other first-time CPOs, and tying your HR KPIs to actual business outcomes. ---- This episode was brought to you by Leapsome. Explore Leapsome's intelligent HR platform here . ---- Go che...

Haris Ikram, Co-Founder at CandorIQ, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  First, he interviewed us about how we got into the HR space and times we’ve noticed “the system” to be broken. Then, he shared how we can empower managers to have pay conversations, the insights they need to turn those talks into performance conversations, and how you can be more proactive about pay increases. ---- Get th...

Jodie Cenci, HR Director at Primary.com, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  She shared her journey navigating workplace accommodations since her fibromyalgia diagnosis, the surprising number of people in the U.S. with disabilities, and creative ways companies can be more inclusive of employees with disabilities. ---- (3:10) Good news stories (8:35) Jodie’s story: from selling Cutco knives to...

Josh Siegal, VP of People at 7Shifts, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about navigating complexity and conflict at work, the biggest misconceptions about high performing teams, and what the science says about the highest performing teams. ---- This episode was brought to you by Pyn. Get access to their Employee Journey Designer here . ---- (2:40) Good news stories (6:46) Josh’s no...