Angela Crossman (Chief People Officer, Brex) joined us on The Modern People Leader.
We talked about her journey into HR (non profit admin, massage therapist, & consultant), bringing your internal & external listening data together, and getting creative with offsites.
Timestamps:
(2:00) Good news stories
(5:03) Her career journey
(13:17) Why we should be jealous that she gets to work at Brex
(16:30) Their fully-flexible work model
(20:00) The HR Team’s structure at Brex
(23:16) Dog fooding at Brex
(25:30) Overcoming myths around what’s “not working” with their globally distributed team
(30:12) The skills she gained from her time as a Chief of Staff for multiple executives
(33:20) Bringing all of the internal and external listening data together
(36:40) The employee listening tech stack
(39:35) Advice to HR leaders on improving their people analytics
(43:00) Why off-sites are core to Brex & how they’ve gotten creative with different formats
(48:06) How she defines a Modern People Leader
(49:20) The career advice she’d give her 22-year-old self
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