In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm thrilled to welcome Helen Russell, the Chief People Officer at Rivian. She joined us to share how Rivian successfully maintained its aspirational culture while experiencing explosive growth, scaling from 1,000 to over 16,000 employees in just a few years. Stay tuned for some fascinating insights!

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Episode highlights

00:00 - Episode highlight

01:30 - Helen's background

04:00 - Making the leap into startups

06:00 - What is Rivian and the culture it embodies

08:30 - Embedding culture into every process

11:30 - Retaining culture while scaling rapidly

14:30 - Hiring leaders fit for a scaling environment

17:00 - The importance of first-principles thinking

19:30 - Anticipating milestones to motivate teams

22:00 - Balancing working in and on the business

24:30 - Taking time to ensure strong hiring

27:00 - Evolving HR in a startup environment

29:30 - The personal challenges amidst hypergrowth

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