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Modern People Leader Episodes

March 21, 2021

16 - Building Recognition Programs for a 6,000 Person Company

Sarah Salbu Young, Talent Experience Partner at Pegasystems, joined us on The Modern People Leader recently. At Pegasystems, Sarah’s role is fully dedicated to building recognition programs for their 6,000 people worldwide. W...
March 14, 2021

15 - Dena Upton (Chief People Officer, Drift) on Going Digital First

Dena Upton, Chief People Officer at Drift, joined us on The Modern People Leader the other day. Drift is a hyper-growth startup (440 employees) that has been named to Deloitte's Fast 500 List, Forbes' AI 50 List, and Inc.'s o...
March 11, 2021

14 - Lyndsay Lord (CHRO, Team Car Care, dba Jiffy Lube)

Our guest today was Lyndsay Lord, CHRO at Team Car Care, dba Jiffy Lube, the largest Jiffy Lube franchisee in the US. For all of the HR practitioners that work in multi-unit businesses, this episode is for you! And for everyo...
March 8, 2021

13 - VP of People + Talent at Privy on Performance Reviews (Jennifer Paxton)

Our guest today was Jennifer Paxton, VP of People + Talent at Privy. We covered quite a bit: the craziest thing she's experienced in her career (0:49), why she loves her job (3:30), the monthly HR/Talent breakfast that she ho...
March 4, 2021

12 - The Gray Area of "Anonymous" Employee Feedback

Today we talked about the importance of anonymous feedback and the new “gray area” that has emerged: challenges companies are having taking action on employee feedback (1:32), skepticism from employees on survey anonymity (5:...
Feb. 23, 2021

11 - Leveraging LinkedIn to Build Your Employer Brand

Our guest today was Chris Walker, CEO of Refine Labs. Chris has grown his business from 1 person to 20 in the past 16-18 months, and he plans on being at 100 by the end of 2022. 100% of their growth (on both the customer and ...
Feb. 19, 2021

10 - Al Polizzi (Chief People Officer at VetCor)

Our guest today was Al Polizzi, Chief People Officer at VetCor. We talk about her love for dogs (0:48), how she transitioned from an English professor to HR (3:27), how VetCor is finding ways for employees to connect (16:42),...
Feb. 13, 2021

9 - Mental Wellness at Work (Gloria Chan Packer)

For our first expert session, we spoke with Gloria Chan Packer, the Principal Advisor at Recalibrate. She shares her personal mental wellness journey (2:26), her thoughts on being in the midst of a mental health crisis (12:33...
Feb. 9, 2021

8 - Are you doing a lot of "manual HR work"?

Today we discuss what a "quarterly pulse engagement survey" is and how much time in HR is being spent on manual work. For more content, subscribe to The Modern People Leader on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Feb. 4, 2021

7 - Dilshan Ratnayake (EVP & Chief People Officer at Securonix)

In this episode, we talk with Dilshan Ratnayake, EVP & Chief People Officer at Securonix. This was a fun one. The topics covered range from: How his daughter thinks of his job as “superhero” like, Seeking his mom’s counsel wh...
Jan. 30, 2021

6 - Hard Truths in HR

Today we discuss 3 hard truths in HR: 1) HR as a whole needs to collaborate better, 2) The underutilization of HR Tech, and 3) HR's inability to take advantage of the data that they have. For more content, subscribe to The M...
Jan. 24, 2021

5 - April Galda Joyce (Chief Culture Officer, Global Atlantic Financial Group)

In this episode, we talk with April Galda Joyce, Chief Culture Officer at Global Atlantic Financial Group. We cover a lot: the role of the Chief Culture Officer, her non-traditional path into HR, career advice for women, how ...
Jan. 17, 2021

4 - Debbie Shotwell (Chief People Officer, Stack Overflow)

In this episode, we talk with Debbie Shotwell, Chief People Officer at Stack Overflow, about her career and her new role at Stack. We dive into what her agenda will look like in her first 90 days, prioritizing mental health a...
Jan. 12, 2021

3 - 2021 HR & Employee Engagement Trends

In today’s episode, we discuss the biggest HR trends from 2020. Then, we jump into what we see coming in 2021. For more content, subscribe to The Modern People Leader on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Jan. 5, 2021

2 - Getting Real BI with Employee Engagement Data

Today, we talked about what having true BI capabilities with your employee engagement data looks like: What does it even mean to have true business intelligence How to create a common data model across your feedback channels ...
Dec. 20, 2020

1 - Taking Action on Employee Feedback

Welcome to The Modern People Leader Podcast. Today we're leaning into our "Top of Mind" format, where we discuss topics that are relevant, timely, and probably on the minds of a lot of people out there in HR. For our inaugura...