The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR

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130 - HR 3.0 & how boards are looking at HR (L. David Kingsley, Chief People Officer at Illumio) Sep 18, 2023

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L. David Kingsley, Chief People Leader at Illumio, joined us on The Modern People Leader.

We talked about how boards are looking at HR, the evolution from HR 1.0 to 3.0 in the last few years, and having the numeracy required for the CHRO role.

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(1:17) Good news stories

(8:50) David’s career journey

(19:47) How boards are looking at HR

(24:30) CFOs on how much HR should cost your company

(28:40) What people leaders should be prioritizing right now

(33:20) HR 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0

(40:50) The reinvigoration of HR and running profit driven companies

(42:40) How many CPOs have the numeracy required for The Modern People Leader job

(44:28) The four legs of the chair have to be the same length: CEO, Chief People Officer, Chief Legal Officer, and CFO

(48:18) Leadership team first

(52:26) Rapid fire questions

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129 - The Year of Productivity: Andrew Bartlow (People Leader Accelerator) Sep 11, 2023

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Andrew Bartlow, Co-Founder of the People Leader Accelerator, joined us on The Modern People Leader.

We talked about why this is the year of productivity, the data you should be looking at when making decisions on remote vs. in-office, and getting brilliant at the basics of HR.

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(1:56) Good news stories

(6:15) Andrew went to school for HR

(13:02) Being a Head of HR at age 23

(14:30) People Leader Accelerator

(21:38) How challenging the work of the people leader is

(25:30) Layoffs and RIFs

(29:09) This is the year of productivity

(32:00) Data points you should be looking at when thinking about hybrid, in office, or remote

(37:10) Remote productivity

(43:56) What’s expected of a people leader today that wasn’t a few years ago

(46:00) There's a risk of chasing the shiny new things and not being brilliant at the basics in HR first

(49:06) Getting brilliant at the basics

(51:12) Getting clarity on what’s important

(53:46) Most CEOs don’t know what a good CPO looks like

(57:35) Rapid fire questions

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128 - Now is the time to double down on DEIB: Roshan Kindred (Chief Diversity Officer, PagerDuty) Sep 05, 2023

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Roshan Kindred, Chief Diversity Officer at PagerDuty, joined us on The Modern People Leader.

We talked about why now is the time to double down on DEI, holding leaders accountable for diverse representation, and why PagerDuty leads with inclusion.

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(2:40) Good news stories

(6:48) Her career journey

(13:40) What PagerDuty does

(14:08) Why we should be jealous Roshan gets to work at PagerDuty

(16:53) The first DEIB program she helped create

(24:51) Are we making real progress on DEIB

(31:53) Why now is the time to double down on DEIB

(36:45) Holding leaders accountable for diverse representation

(41:50) Wellbeing of employees

(42:40) Establishing a point of view

(49:39) Why they refer to DEI as IDE

(51:50) Rapid fire questions

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127 - How Zillow made massive gains in DEI by embracing the future of work: Roz Francuz-Harris (VP of Talent Acquisition) Aug 28, 2023

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Roz Francuz Harris, VP of Talent Acquisition at Zillow, joined us on The Modern People Leader.

We talked about Zillow’s ‘CloudHQ’, the massive impact that CloudHQ has had on DEIB metrics, and why Talent leaders should embrace AI.

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(2:45) Good news stories

(7:50) Her career: Preparation meets opportunity

(11:33) What Zillow does

(12:56) Why we should be jealous she gets to work at Zillow

(14:37) CloudHQ at Zillow

(17:00) There are brilliant people EVERYWHERE

(20:20) Giving access to the same opportunities to everyone

(22:30) Zillow’s commitment to distributed work

(25:03) The 3 core values that CloudHQ is rooted in

(27:50) The most challenging aspect of making the transition to CloudHQ

(31:34) The stats: CloudHQ’s huge impact on Zillow’s DEIB metrics

(38:30) How the TA team is using AI

(40:50) Message to other TA leaders: embrace AI

(46:20) Rapid fire questions

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126 - From People Leader to Solopreneur: Reflections at Year 3 Aug 24, 2023

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Four-time people leader, Shelby Wolpa, joined us on The Modern People Leader.

We talked about making the jump from people leader to Solopreneur, her lessons learned as a consultant, and the state of remote work.

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(1:16) Good news stories

(5:24) Shelby’s 3-year journey as a Solopreneur

(12:03) The Solopreneur experience

(15:31) Solopreneurs that she looks to for inspiration

(21:00) The state of the union for talent

(24:10) HR Tech consolidation

(28:00) AI in HR: documentation, recruiting, people ops, etc.

(34:16) The state of remote work

(44:00) You don’t stop learning when you become a Solopreneur

(48:30) Lessons learned from consulting

(51:00) Shelby’s super powers: running fully distributed teams, strategy, and coaching

(55:24) What’s next for Shelby

(57:20) Defining Solopreneur

(58:03) Advice to aspiring entrepreneurs

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125 - How to be a trusted advisor as a Chief People Officer: Adam Ward (Founding Partner, Growth by Design Talent) Aug 21, 2023

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Adam Ward, Founding Partner at Growth by Design Talent joined us on The Modern People Leader.

We talked about the shortage of HR leaders out there, how to be a trusted advisor to your CEO as a CPO, and how to run a structured job search.

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(3:06) Good news stories

(8:00) Adam’s journey in Talent Acquisition: Facebook, Qualcomm, Pinterest, and founding Growth by Design Talent

(13:00) Growth by Design Talent

(15:40) Why we should be jealous he gets to work at Growth by Design Talent

(17:25) The state of the union for talent

(21:25) Advice to people leaders right now

(25:00) The different styles of influencing

(30:00) Employees want to know what’s expected of them and where they stand with their leader

(33:58) We’re facing a huge shortage of CHROs and Chief People Officers

(36:00) The attributes of a trusted advisor

(42:34) Having a structured job search framework

(49:48) Rapid fire questions

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124 - Finding your next People Leader role: Allison Mairena (Sproul), VP People, NewGlobe Aug 14, 2023

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Allison Mairena (Sproul), VP of People at NewGlobe, joined us on The Modern People Leader.

We talked about her search for her next people leader role and getting your resume in front of the right people without having to apply.

(1:06) Good news stories

(6:16) Her journey from sales to teaching to HR

(16:07) What Allison is up to while looking for her next gig

(20:34) The job search

(25:03) Getting your resume in front of the hiring manager without actually applying for the role

(35:00) Crafting your elevator pitch

(39:40) Loneliness at work and hybrid work

(57:50) Rapid fire questions

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123 - Adaptive Pay Transparency: Ashley Brounstein (Head of People, OpenComp) Aug 08, 2023

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Ashley Brounstein, Director of People at OpenComp, joined us on The Modern People Leader.

We talked about adaptive pay transparency, why pay transparency is here to stay, and what it looks like in twenty years.

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(2:22) Good news stories

(7:14) Ashley’s career journey

(15:41) What Open Comp does and why we should be jealous she gets to work there

(20:45) Building culture at a high growth startup in the early days

(23:44) Why compensation is such a hot topic

(29:15) Adaptive pay transparency

(31:50) Pay Transparency 101

(33:12) The gender pay gap

(36:44) Why pay transparency is here to stay

(38:17) What pay transparency looks like in 2040

(45:22) Rapid fire questions

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