S5 E3: What Shapes Who We Are at Work? (with Catalina Colman and Morgan Williams)

What shapes who we are at work?

Join Hebba and her guests, Catalina Colman (COO and Co-Founder of Peak HR), and Morgan Williams (CEO and Co-Founder of Peak HR), as they dive into the factors that shape our work personalities.

From upbringing and education to work experience and more, they discuss the challenges and lessons they've learned along their storied HR career paths. How has the immigrant experience shaped Catalina’s journey? She reveals the true effect of assimilating into American culture from a young age and explains how it shaped her HR career.

Catalina and Morgan also discuss how their backgrounds shaped their views on fairness and how they managed to navigate corporate America despite feeling like outsiders to the system. How did empathy and understanding help them to ultimately succeed in their careers and find happiness?

Tune in now to find out.

00:00:20 - Factors Influencing Identity in Workplace

00:01:24 - Supporting Growing Businesses with Progressive HR

00:02:39 - Empathy and Understanding Key Leadership

00:04:13 - Kat's Immigrant Journey to Success

00:07:04 - Transition from Psychiatry to HR Success

00:10:03 - How Immigrant Parents Influenced Their Philosophy

00:11:56 - Push Towards Education: A Personal Journey

00:21:09 - Navigating Life as a First-Gen

00:22:28 - Challenges in Corporate America

00:27:37 - Navigating Pressure to Conform at Work

00:32:14 - Career Challenges in Uncertain Times

00:40:19 - Impact of Upbringing on HR Leadership

00:42:46 - Equity in HR Leadership Strategies

00:46:26 - Navigating Workplace Fairness as an Immigrant Child

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