David Hanrahan is the Chief People Officer of Flare and a highly respected people leader. David joins Kelli and Nolan for an unfiltered discussion on pushing for high performance in your company, normalizing scorecards, and what qualities separates the best HR leaders. If you’re looking for HR software that drives performance, check out Lattice https://www.lattice.com/hrheretics
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KEEP UP WITH DAVID, NOLAN, + KELLI ON LINKEDIN
David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhanrahan/
Nolan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolan-church/
Kelli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellidragovich/
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(03:00) On People leaders getting a little soft and being burned out
(05:00) David 20+ years vs David 10+ years experience
(07:35) The gap between what employers and employees are expecting
(10:55) Putting together deviations of different generations and tips on how to get them coalesced
(14:25) David's view on what high performance is
(21:10) Sponsor - Lattice | Continuum
(22:55) David's advice on company transparency with practices and organizations
(26:00) On normalizing scorecards
(27:24) On unlocking higher levels of performance
(30:00) David's insights on compensation and how is he advising on compensation
(34:10) Salary increase: manager's discretion versus the model
(35:30) On making sure a manager delivers the right message to top performers
(37:50) How David assesses a people leader?
(41:30) Where people leaders fail and how do you get that ship back on the right track?
(44:00) Staying sane while aligning with all the competing interests in a company
(48:50) David's advice for people having a hard time trying to get the Head of People role
(51:15) David on continuous learning and staying sharp
(52:30) Staying aligned with a company's founder

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