121 - Memeing for HR: Jamie Jackson from Humorous Resources

Melanie Rosenwasser, Chief People Officer at Dropbox, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We discussed Dropbox’s virtual-first model, how they measure its success, and the three types of in-person gatherings they organize....

Brené Brown, professor, author, and podcast host, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We discussed her experience as a leader, the concept of metacognition, and the leadership skill of creating space between stimulus and r...

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...

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...

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 lead...

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 gatherin...

Pat Wadors, Chief People Officer at UKG, joined us on The Modern People Leader. She shared the story of coining the term “DIBs”, what’s on her personal scorecard and “Goldilocks Spreadsheet”, and why it’s important to be an “...

Helen Russell, Chief People Officer at Rivian, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about scaling the culture as they’ve grown to 15k employees in the last few years, how Rivian is changing the face of what it …

Jessica Zwaan (Author, Built for People) and Ryan Bonnici (CMO, Gympass), joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about why HR should be considered a revenue generating function, how to align yourself closer to reven...

Roz Francuz Harris, VP of Talent Acquisition at Zillow, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about Zillow’s ‘CloudHQ’, the massive impact that CloudHQ has had on DEIB metrics, and why Talent leaders should embrace...

Melissa Werneck, Global Chief People Officer at Kraft Heinz, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the work Kraft Heinz is doing to help support and develop their managers, why it was important for the move f...

Crystal Boysen (Chief People Officer, Vimeo) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about intentional culture building, how to bring your core values to life on your people team, and why Vimeos People Team operates ...

Kristy Lilas (Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about how to identify the processes at your company that aren’t inclusive or equitable and sneaky ways you ...

Liz Fosslien, the co-author of No Hard Feelings and Big Feelings, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about her journey to becoming a best-selling author, the 7 Big Feelings that we've all been experiencing the p...

David Landman (Global Head of Talent Development, Goldman Sachs) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the retentive power of internal mobility, how they shifted from a mindset of talent scarcity to talent ab...

Q Hamirani (Chief People Officer, Paper) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the Live and Work Anywhere Program from his time at Airbnb, how he navigates moments of uncertainty, and how he’s approaching his...

Josh Bersin, HR Analyst at The Josh Bersin Company, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the most impactful events he’s seen in HR over the decades, the network of teams operating model, the highest predicto...

Katie Burke, Chief People Officer at HubSpot, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about HubSpot’s award-winning culture, how they conducted 4 panels to make future of work decisions, and how they’re giving employ...

Brandon Sammut, Chief People Officer at Zapier, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about Zapier’s secondment program, how they build awareness of different talent pathways, and how to build bridges with your CEO...

Christine Song, Chief People Officer at Knix, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about her experience in HR across eight different industries, her first three months as Knix’s new Chief People Officer, and the i...