The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR 174 - How the Spurs are redefining their EVP: Samantha Simmons (SVP, People & Culture at Spurs Sports & Entertainment)
Samantha Simmons, SVP, People & Culture at Spurs Sports & Entertainment, joined us on The Modern People Leader.
We talked about how the Spurs are redefining their Employee Value Proposition, the work they're doing to move towards a more unified culture, and what the phrase "pounding the rock" means for their organization.
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(2:38) Good news stories
(8:15) Samantha’s story
(16:40) Spurs Sports & Entertainment is more than just the San Antonio Spurs
(19:20) Why we should be jealous that she gets to work for the Spurs
(21:25) Change management is all about prioritization, transparency, communication, and connection
(23:06) Even the sports industry is having to change for it’s people
(25:50) The culture of change and innovation within the Spurs organization
(28:07) How Samantha prioritized the work when she joined the Spurs
(29:44) Her style of play in HR
(31:00) The design of their people team
(33:47) Defining the employee value proposition for the Spurs
(37:24) Aligning the culture of the separate entities (San Antonio Spurs, Austin Spurs, and San Antonio FC) to the overarching Spurs organization
(40:50) Working towards a unified culture
(43:00) What “pounding the rock” looks like at the Spurs
(46:50) Rapid fire questions
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