85 - Recharge’s Michael McArthur (SVP People) & Ashley Grech (COO) on reducing toil, the 3 pillars of being a great company, & career development

Recharge’s Michael McArthur (SVP People) & Ashley Grech (COO) joined us on The Modern People Leader.

We talked about why Recharge is focused on reducing toil, the 3 pillars of what it means to work for a great company, and the work they’re doing on the career development front.

Timestamps:

(5:00) How Ashley and Michael would describe one another

(7:30) Why we should be jealous that they get to work at Recharge

(9:20) Building the people roadmap from scratch at Recharge

(12:13) Recharge’s journey from a self-funded startup to a series B startup

(15:33) How a COO and SVP of People look at the employee experience from a slightly different lens

(19:48) How Recharge has managed change these last couple of quarters

(21:13) The 3 pillars of what it means to work for a great company

(24:50) Why reducing toil is something that they’re focused on

(28:30) How Recharge is looking at career development

(34:18) What manager development looks like for Recharge in 2023

(37:20) How Ashley’s sales career has helped her become a better COO

(45:49) How Recharge is being more intentional about culture as they grow

(47:28) Michael’s definition of a Modern People Leader

(47:55) The career advice Ashley would give to her 22-year-old self

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