Modern People Leader Episodes

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 new...
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 actions...
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 tow...
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 HR...
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 ques...
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 p...
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 about...
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 t...
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, and...
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 company...
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 AI...
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 ge...
March 8, 2024

163 - The job market is more broken than ever: James Hudson (former TA leader @ Nike & Levi’s)

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 tale...
March 6, 2024

162 - How Expedia's disability inclusion leader is using her superpowers to bring about change to work & travel

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...
March 1, 2024

161 - HR will help shape the future of human identity: The Disrupted Workforce

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 ever...
Feb. 26, 2024

160 - Dave Ulrich: The ROI of HR is "Return on Intangibles"

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...
Feb. 23, 2024

159 - Huertanomics: Does going fractional in HR solve the burnout issue?

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 s...
Feb. 19, 2024

158 - Managers will make or break your company: Luck Dookchitra (VP of People, Leapsome) & Jenny von Podewils (Co-CEO, Leapsome)

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 Leapso...
Feb. 16, 2024

157 - Norton Healthcare’s Alumni Network

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 ...
Feb. 13, 2024

156 - How to identify (and keep) your top talent: Jess Johannson (CHRO, Canada Goose)

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 con...
Feb. 9, 2024

155 - Advice for Burnt Out Leaders: Kenneth Ceaser (Chief People & Culture Officer, Mothers Against Drunk Driving)

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 ...
Feb. 6, 2024

154 - Embracing a Culture of Healthy Conflict: Katya Laviolette (Chief People Officer, 1Password)

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...
Feb. 2, 2024

153 - Reverse integrating a 10k employee company into a startup: Holly May (Former Chief People Officer at Datavant)

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 t...