Kristen Barbor, VP, Global HR at Groupon, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We touched on a lot: how to be human on the HR side during tough times, how consensus-driven decision-making can be detrimental, and Groupon’s …
Leah Pettinari, Director, People Strategy & Engagement at The Boston Beer Company, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about how The Boston Beer Company plans to pilot different work scenarios to figure out what…
Libby Fiumara, Talent Program Manager at Expel, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about how Expel is turning performance management upside down. Timestamps : when she realized she wanted to hone in on one face…
Hallie Bregman, Global Head of People Analytics at PTC, joined us on The Modern People Leader. This episode is filled with nuggets of gold: Why the future Chief People Officer will have an analytics background (8:41), how CO…
Michelle Wax, the founder of the American Happiness Project, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about her journey across the USA to learn what brings everyday Americans happiness and fulfillment and much more. …
Rhiana Barr, Chief People Officer at KushCo, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about why HR needs to be involved early in the M&A process, how to ensure a successful cultural integration, and much more. Timest…
Today we talked about the ups and downs of employee engagement scores over the past 13 months. If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and…
Adrienne Barnard, SVP People Operations & Experience at AdmitHub, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We covered all things manager-related: the secret sauce to becoming a great manager, rookie mistakes to avoid, how to r…
Emma Brudner, Head of People at Reggora, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about what it has been like building out Reggora's people processes from scratch, going fully distributed, and what they’re measuring …
Jaclyn Jussif, Director of Talent Acquisition at EnterpriseDB, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about hiring, onboarding, and how to create custom ramp plans for new hires. Timestamps: biggest differences hir…
Gillian Godfrey, Chief People Officer at Storable, joined us on The Modern People Leader. Gillian shared how Storable is creating Psychological Safety across the entire employee experience. We also dove into the recent work …
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. …
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 …
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 every…
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 h…
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…
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…
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)…
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 (12:3…
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.
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 w…
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.
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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…
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 …