Modern People Leader Episodes

June 25, 2024

187 - WFH data & the 4-day workweek: Nick Bloom (Stanford Economist & Co-Founder of wfhresearch.com)

Nick Bloom, Stanford Economist & Co-Founder of wfhresearch.com , joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the state of WFH, managing in a hybrid environment, the four versions of the 4-day workweek, and what’s …
June 18, 2024

186 - Hebba Youssef (Founder & creator of I Hate it Here & Chief People Officer at Workweek)

Hebba Youssef, Founder & Creator of I Hate it Here & Chief People Officer at Workweek, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the work they're doing to elevate their managers to the next level, why the CEO an…
June 14, 2024

185 - DIBs 2.0—The Key Ingredients: Erin Thomas (VP, Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, Upwork)

Erin Thomas, VP, Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Upwork, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about how her team is leveraging data in their DEI work, why you need high utility DEI programs, and she s…
June 11, 2024

184 - From Job Titles to Skills—A Vision for Future HR Leaders: Don Robertson (EVP & CHRO, Northwestern Mutual)

Don Robertson, EVP & CHRO at Northwestern Mutual, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about prioritizing company values over star performers, why the future of work is more about skills and less about job titles…
June 7, 2024

183 - Soft skills are POWER skills: Erica Spitale

Erica Spitale joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the current HR job market, why soft skills should be called power skills instead, and the work-life smoothie. ---- This episode was brought to you by Tilt.…
June 3, 2024

182 - Lessons from Chief's CPO on building communities & companies: Trey Boynton (Chief Diversity & People Officer, Chief)

Trey Boynton, Chief Diversity & People Officer at Chief, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about why running a community is similar to HR work, where communities and companies tend to stumble, and the metric w…
May 30, 2024

181 - Performance Culture, HR Tech, & more: Sam Baber (SVP, People, Kalkomey Enterprises)

Sam Baber, SVP of People at Kalkomey Enterprises, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the work his company is doing to build a high performance culture, why he’s consolidating their HR tech stack, and why …
May 24, 2024

180 - What happens when 3 HR leaders start a business together: PeakHR Team

The PeakHR team (Morgan Williams, Catalina Colman, and Kim Rohrer) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about what happens when three HR leaders start a business together. ---- This episode was brought to you by …
May 20, 2024

179 - Rethinking our relationship with technology: Steve Cadigan (Former LinkedIn CHRO, Author & Professor)

Steve Cadigan, former CHRO at LinkedIn, author, and professor, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about rebuilding our relationship with technology, why every company should have an AI ethics advisory board, an…
May 15, 2024

178 - Finding a More Human-Centered Approach: Dom Boon (VP People, Liberty Latin America)

Dom Boon, VP of People at Liberty Latin America, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about why you should aspire to be a people leader, how their people team is impacting public policy in the markets they operat…
May 10, 2024

177 - Moving to “People Ops as a Product”: Matt Bradburn (Founder, The People Collective)

Matt Bradburn, Founder of The People Collective, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about why the People Ops as a Product movement is picking up steam, how to pilot this approach, and the biggest pitfalls when …
May 6, 2024

176 - Building an AI roadmap for HR & 6 use cases for AI in HR: Gianna Driver (CHRO, Exabeam)

Gianna Driver, CHRO at Exabeam, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about how Exabeam’s HR team built their AI roadmap and which AI for HR use cases have been the most successful for them. ---- [02:00] - Good ne…
May 1, 2024

175 - Create mini “blue zones” in your company: Laura Putnam (CEO & Founder, Motion Infusion)

Laura Putnam, CEO & Founder of Motion Infusion, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the state of wellbeing, why managers are our greatest hope in getting workplace wellness to work, and the 3 simple action…
April 26, 2024

174 - How the Spurs are redefining their EVP: Samantha Simmons (SVP, People & Culture at Spurs Sports & Entertainment)

Samantha Simmons, SVP, People & Culture at Spurs Sports & Entertainment, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about how the Spurs are redefining their Employee Value Proposition, the work they're doing to move to…
April 24, 2024

173 - Throwing the career path away & getting back to the basics in HR: AJ Thomas (People Leader, Board Member, & Award-Winning Author)

AJ Thomas, Global People Leader, Board Member, & Award-Winning Children’s Book Author, joined us on The Modern People Leader. She shared a framework for getting back to the basics in HR, why we need to “throw away the career…
April 18, 2024

172 - All-things AI in HR with 2 Chief People Officers: David Hanrahan (Chief People Officer, Flare) & Q Hamirani (Chief People Officer, Paper)

Q Hamirani (Chief People Officer, Paper) and David Hanrahan (Chief People Officer, Flare) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about HR’s role in driving your company’s AI strategy, the best use cases for AI in H…
April 11, 2024

171 - HR Leaders wanting to work at people-first orgs - ask these questions in your interview: Stacey Nordwall (VP of People Strategy, Pyn)

Stacey Nordwall, VP of People Strategy at Pyn, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the burnout cycle in HR and where it stems from, her advice for all of the exhausted people leaders out there, and the que…
April 4, 2024

170 - The path to profitability & Dena’s value framework for evaluating career moves: Dena Upton (Head of People, Dandy)

Dena Upton, Head of People at Dandy, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the value framework that she uses to evaluate big career moves, building out the employee value proposition at Dandy, and how their …
March 29, 2024

169 - Everything a Spreadsheet WON’T Tell You: Colleen McCreary, 6x CPO (Credit Karma, Zynga, Twilio, & more) turned VC

Colleen McCreary, a 6x Chief People Officer turned VC, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about how her superpower as a VC is being able to look beyond just the spreadsheet, the lesson she learned early on abou…
March 27, 2024

168 - It’s hard to move the needle in HR because it’s set up that way: Anessa Fike (Author, 14x Chief People Officer, & Founder of Fike+Co)

Anessa Fike, Author & “Queen of Fractional HR”, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about what’s contributed to her success as a fractional people leader, why it’s hard to move the needle in HR, and why we need …
March 22, 2024

167 - Testing team performance reviews & insights from survey sent to 61 first-time CPOs: David Hanrahan (Chief People Officer, Flare)

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, an…
March 19, 2024

166 - Having a common management language & the “no-drama feedback model”: Lindsey Nehls (Elevate Leadership)

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 compan…
March 15, 2024

165 - Zapier's CEO & Chief People Officer: Pre-vetting their match, Zapier’s AI Hackathon, & how the people team is building with AI

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 A…
March 13, 2024

164 - Navigating big life moments at work: Jennifer Henderson (Founder & CEO, Tilt)

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 g…