Scaling People Teams Thoughtfully with Kiana Davari, Head of People at Sorare

If you build on a house of cards, it will eventually crumble.

Kiana Davari, Head of People at Sorare, learned first-hand earlier in her career that how you think about organizational design, and your hiring process early on is critical at a fast-growing company. She’s starting at square one again at Sorare and is bringing lots of wisdom with her this time around.

She joins the show to share her biggest learnings about scaling people teams at high-growth organizations. We discuss all things people, from unique new incentive programs to leading teams cross-culturally.

Join us as we discuss:[04:00] The exciting opportunity to reinvent your people function [11:00] Balancing rapid growth with employee wellness [15:00] How to scale a people function thoughtfully [19:00] Managing employee performance [25:00] Making technology approachable [28:30] Defining your non-negotiables [34:30] Reinventing performance management

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