In this episode of HR Heretics, Nolan Church sits down with Valentina Gissin, former Head of Talent at Bridgewater and current Chief People Officer at Garner.

Valentina shares the lasting lessons and people practices from working under Ray Dalio at Bridgewater, Garner's unique approach to the interview process, and her approach to hybrid work, manager training, L&D, and performance reviews. Valentina offers an absolute masterclass in innovating hiring and people strategies.

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KEEP UP WITH VALENTINA, NOLAN, + KELLI ON LINKEDIN

Valentina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentinagissin

Nolan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolan-church/

Kelli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellidragovich/

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LINKS:

Garner Health: https://www.getgarner.com/

Principles by Ray Dalio: https://www.principles.com/

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(00:47) Valentina's Experience at Bridgewater

(01:27) Dot Collector and Feedback System

(09:38) Managing Hybrid Work Environments

(11:27) Commitment to Remote Work and Hybrid Teams

(16:21) Managing Global and Synchronous Work

(18:15) Sponsor: Planful | Workvivo

(20:03) Improving Interview Training through Recording

(22:06) Getting and Giving Signal in the Interview Process

(25:38) The Correlation Between Structured Critical Thinking Questions and Successful Performance

(28:18) Creating a Feedback Culture at Garner

(30:49) Sponsor: Metaview

(31:03) The Role of Performance Reviews in Compensation and Data Gathering

(36:21) Using Real-World Simulations in Manager Training

(45:55) Designing a Function for Difficult Performance Situations at Garner

(46:16) Wrap