Kate Parente (Chief People Officer, Pega) joined us on The Modern People Leader.
We talked about making the office a magnet, building a strong relationship with your CEO, and the power of storytelling as a people leader.
Timestamps:
(1:22) Good news stories
(13:00) This is her first Chief People Officer role
(17:00) Why we should be jealous she gets to work at Pega
(20:00) The paradigm shift that’s happening at work
(22:00) There’s no one size fits all approach to work
(25:00) How the people team is structured at Pega
(28:28) Making the office a magnet, not a mandate
(31:00) Piloting “Connection Weeks” at Pega
(32:46) What makes the Pega people team unique
(37:18) The CEO <> CHRO relationship
(40:46) Figuring out what people are thinking and feeling at this moment
(42:00) Rapid fire questions
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