Modern People Leader Episodes

Dec. 17, 2024

210 - Hope Isn’t a Strategy: How a Chief People Officer Transformed Their Life

Colin Mincy, Chief People & Culture Officer at Centering Healthcare Institute, joined us on The Modern People Leader . We dove deep into his personal transformation, how his leadership style has evolved, and the tough truths…
Dec. 10, 2024

209 - Little L Leaders: The Unsung Heroes (Robert H. Johnson Jr., Author & Speaker)

Robert H. Johnson Jr., author of Safe, Seen, Heard, and Valued and TEDx speaker, joined us on The Modern People Leader . We explored the power of "little L" leadership and how organizations can harness the potential of unsun…
Dec. 2, 2024

Best of MPL (Jan '24): 1,000 Days of Distributed at Atlassian (Annie Dean, VP of Team Anywhere at Atlassian)

This episode was originally released on 1/22/2024. 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 r…
Nov. 19, 2024

208 - Michelle Kay, VP of Learning & Development at Albertsons Companies

Michelle Kay, VP of Learning & Development at Albertsons Companies, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We discussed the need to rethink our approach to work, whether generational gaps are real or simply a sign of being o…
Nov. 12, 2024

207 - The Election & Microdosing on Hope: Brandon Sammut (Chief People Officer, Zapier) & Gianna Driver (Chief People Officer, Lattice)

Brandon Sammut, Chief People Officer at Zapier, and Gianna Driver, Chief People Officer at Lattice, joined us for an emergency pod following last week’s presidential election. We discussed how the election results might impa…
Nov. 8, 2024

206 - More Generosity & Less Chest-Pumping in HR: Frank Congui (EVP, Human Capital Strategy & Executive Partnerships at Randstad Enterprise)

Frank Congui, EVP at Randstad Enterprise, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the magic of intentional gatherings, leading with generosity, and why we should be doing less chest-pumping in the HR space. --…
Oct. 29, 2024

205 - Why CHROs are rethinking their roles: Jenna Eichberg (Chief People Officer at AlertMedia)

Jenna Eichberg, Chief People Officer at AlertMedia, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the state of HR, why CHROs are rethinking their roles, and AlertMedia’s leadership programs. ---- Use code MPL-LIVE-5…
Oct. 23, 2024

204 - Tracy Avin (Founder, TroopHR)

Tracy Avin, Founder of TroopHR, joined us on The Modern People Leader . We talked about how TroopHR was born, the importance of community in HR, the challenges HR professionals face in today’s business climate, and the need …
Oct. 15, 2024

203 - The inverted org chart, CEO Alignment & the art & science of compensation: Ray Martinelli (Chief People Officer, Contentful)

Ray Martinelli, Chief People Officer at Contentful, joined us on The Modern People Leader . We talked about his career journey, the art & science that goes into compensation, and aligning HR goals with business strategy. ---…
Oct. 9, 2024

202 - VC on helping founders with talent strategy, exec searches, & people challenges (Sandra Schwarzer, Index Ventures)

Sandra Schwarzer, Board & Talent Insights leader at Index Ventures, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about Index Ventures’ experience helping founders “scale through chaos”, how much time founders spend on HR…
Oct. 5, 2024

201 - Live: Rethinking Performance & Compensation (David Hanrahan, Chief People Officer at Flare & Jessica Zwaan, Author of Built for People)

David Hanrahan, Chief People Officer at Flare, and Jessica Zwaan, Author of Built for People & COO at Talentful, joined us live in Austin, Texas. We talked about how performance management is stuck in the past, the idea of t…
Sept. 27, 2024

200 - MPL Live Austin: AI in HR & Election Year (Katie Burke, Former CPO at HubSpot & Gianna Driver, CPO at Lattice)

Katie Burke, CPO & Board Member at Paycor, and Gianna Driver, Chief People Officer at Lattice, joined us for our inaugural MPL Live in Austin, Texas. We talked about the current state of HR, generational differences in the w…
Sept. 17, 2024

199 - OKRs, Pancake Sprints, & The Power of a 30-60-90 Day Plan: Vanessa Monsequeira (VP of People, Gorilla)

Vanessa Monsequeira, VP of People at Gorilla, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We discussed Vanessa’s path to leadership, how to navigate hyper-growth in organizations, and the importance of mindset and unlearning for …
Sept. 10, 2024

198 - Jeff Schmitz (Chief People Officer, Zebra Technologies) on launching new purpose statement & values

Jeff Schmitz, Chief People Officer at Zebra Technologies, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about Jeff’s transition from marketing to HR, why Zebra is reinventing their purpose statement and values, and their …
Sept. 3, 2024

197 - Nicole Hughey (Former SVP, DEI at SiriusXM) on the shifting language of DEIB, the SHRM debate, & the heart of inclusion

Nicole Hughey, the former DEIB leader at SiriusXM, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the evolution of DEIB language, the recent SHRM debate on equity, and the critical importance of heart in driving mean…
Aug. 27, 2024

196 - Why DEIB is the Key to Making Octillions: Michael C. Bush, CEO at Great Place To Work®

Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work®, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We discussed what the data reveals about the best leaders, why DEIB is the key to achieving massive success, and why Gen Z will choose jobs…
Aug. 20, 2024

195 - Qualities of high-performing founders: Polly Barnes (Operating Partner, Talent at EQT Ventures)

Polly Barnes, Operating Partner, Talent at EQT Ventures, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the qualities of high-performing founders, the emerging founder profile, and why HR leaders need to have more fo…
Aug. 13, 2024

194 - Melanie Rosenwasser (Chief People Officer, Dropbox): How Dropbox is setting employees up for success in a virtual first model

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…
Aug. 6, 2024

193 - Brené Brown: Every day is leg day as a leader

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 …
July 30, 2024

192 - The Employee Feedback Journal: Tracy Letzerich (VP of People, Wheel)

Tracy Letzerich, Vice President of People at Wheel, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We discussed why feedback is the lifeblood of organizational progress, why Wheel is ditching the annual performance review, and why e…
July 23, 2024

191 - Exos & Adam Grant's Team Explore the Four-Day Workweek: Greg Hill (Chief People Officer, Exos)

Greg Hill, Chief People Officer at Exos, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We discussed Exos' Readiness Culture Code, how they measured the success of their four-day workweek experiment, and the difference between produ…
July 16, 2024

190 - Melanie Naranjo (VP, People, Ethena) & Vanesa Cotlar (VP, People & Culture, PolicyMe) on Performance Management

Vanesa Cotlar (VP, People & Culture, PolicyMe) and Melanie Naranjo (VP, People, Ethena) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We discussed the three questions every manager should be asking themselves about their direct rep…
July 9, 2024

189 - Tinkering versus true transformation: Larry McAlister, (Head of Digital Transformation, Nutanix)

Larry McAlister, Head of Digital Transformation at Nutanix, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We discussed what transformation looks like, the importance of defining it for your organization, and the difference between …
July 2, 2024

188 - “Future of HR + Modern People Leader” with JP Elliott, Stephen Huerta, & Daniel Huerta

What happens when you combine two of the best HR podcasts? You are about to find out as the Modern People Leader podcast and the Future of HR podcast have come together for a special episode to share their insights from over…