In recent years, talk therapy has become a more normalized benefit for many employees. But what about psychedelic-assisted therapy? Mindbloom is a mental health treatment company that provides at-home Ketamine therapy with a mission to make the treatment more approachable and affordable. In this episode, Kristin Arden, lead clinician, shares how Mindbloom is reducing barriers to accessing care and debunking the stigmas around psychedelics. Not only does she share the healing powers of Ketamine therapy, but she also discusses the ways it can transform teams and organizations. Join us as we discuss: [02:12] How ketamine therapy repairs damage from chronic stress [12:06] The impact of mental health on the ability to function at work [20:40] Benefits of an at-home treatment model [28:53] Advice for leaders interested in ketamine therapy In November of 2022, 15Five became the first company to offer Ketamine-assisted therapy as an employee benefit. For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo. Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community! Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.*

Tech companies are in a big transition right now. They’re moving from a “growth at all costs” mentality to a focus on profitability. Part of this shift means HR teams need to think differently about headcount. We can’t hire our problems away. Instead, we need to think about new forms of leverage. How do you lead your teams to be thinking in a new way despite the whiplash speed of change? Jim Bartolomea joins the show to share the steps he’s taking to shift his focus to profitability as a people leader at ClickUp. Join us as we discuss: [04:30] The role of HR in company culture [06:45] Strategically managing headcount [10:30] Investing in talent development [15:00] Balancing high performance and high care [18:30] Why benefits and flexibility attract and retain talent [22:45] Holding a compassionate perspective even in a tight market For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo. Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community! Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.* The guest audio in this recording is slightly muffled and does not reflect how the guest sounds normally. 

What’s the secret to venture capital (VC) success? People. Brianna Rizzo, Talent Partner at VMG Partners, joins the show to share the power of the people who fuel startups. For Brianna, it all comes down to building rapport before it’s needed, developing a strong talent network, and routing the right people to the right places. This requires getting curious, investing in relationships, and strategically balancing priorities. When done well, this talent strategy supercharges new companies and enables them to scale successfully. Listen to hear Brianna correct misconceptions about talent in VC ecosystems, reveal the secret to building a strong startup team, and share how to fuel your success with a talent strategy. Join us as we discuss: [03:30] The critical role of talent partners in VC [09:45] What founders don’t understand about talent [14:30] Balancing priorities [17:00] Building trust with entrepreneurs [22:00] Why diverse teams create new opportunities [25:00] Collecting a library of resources [28:00] Pursuing a career as a talent partner [33:00] The power of coaching [43:00] How to learn more about VC talent partners For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo. Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community! Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.*

On this show you get to hear from truly stellar people leaders and how they think about running extraordinary companies and cultures. While Shane occasionally shares some of his ideas alongside them, we thought we’d switch things up a bit and give you a glimpse into how he thinks about the world of progressive HR, people operations, and doing business a little differently than it's ever been done before. In this episode, Shane shares gratitude for his eclectic career journey. You’ll learn: How workplaces are dojos for our own highest potential Why no single role will define your career Why work is never just the means to an end

If you’ve spent time with kids, you know “because I said so,” is rarely a satisfactory answer. The same is true with our teams. We’re independent people who question top-down mandates. We want to understand the logic behind a request. This simple truth has been a guiding principle for Barb Bidan, Chief People Officer at Crunchyroll. When she jumped into her role, she knew she wanted to lead with curiosity and vulnerability. She’s chosen to admit what she doesn’t know, stand firm on her convictions, and honor the needs of her people. Listen to hear how she’s applied her curious approach to creating a return to work plan, bringing people together after acquisitions, and designing leadership development curriculum. Join us as we discuss: [03:30] Co-creating a healthy hybrid work strategy [09:00] Communicating a clear “why” [12:00] Designing for both flexibility and certainty [20:00] Intentionally bringing people together [24:30] Fostering a “first team” mentality [31:30] Creating a leadership development curriculum [38:15] Learning from variety For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo. Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community! Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.*

Rapid growth can kill company culture and employee experience. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Kirsti Grant, VP of People Experience at Auror, decided to intentionally make her team better with scale. It’s taken hard work, but it’s absolutely paid off. Kirsti joins the show to share the guiding principles that have allowed her team to create a cohesive and high-performing culture they love. She gives practical advice about ensuring everyone has the right context when decisions are made, investing in your people, and helping people love their jobs. Join us as we discuss: [02:00] Developing a consistent employee experience [11:00] Managing the grief of layoffs [18:00] Making hard work generative rather than destructive [22:30] Creating a cohesive culture during growth [28:00] Investing in leadership development [36:00] Getting a little bit better every day [39:00] Shane’s fiction recommendations [45:00] Helping people love their jobs For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo. Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community! Interested in Leadership Development for your managers? Check out Transform Training & Coaching. Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.*

What are your people passionate about? Are they engaging those passions in their jobs today? Unfortunately, most managers don’t know because they don’t have regular 1-on-1s with their people. But Bonnie Curtis is here to change that. She recently completed research on frontline managers and their relationships with their bosses. The findings are painfully obvious: as leaders, we need to ensure the basics are happening in our companies but we’re dropping the ball far too often. From career conversations to translating company goals into clear plans for teams, people on the frontlines aren’t getting the support they need to succeed. Bonnie joins the show to remind us of the basics we’re neglecting, share how we can support frontline managers, and encourage self-leadership. Join us as we discuss: [02:00] Supporting frontline managers [07:00] Creating opportunities for engagement [11:00] Operationalizing role clarity [15:00] Developing self-leadership [21:30] Becoming a transformational manager [26:00] Practicing empathy as a leader [30:45] Forging a win-win dynamic [33:30] Partnering with frontline managers For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo. Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community! Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.*

Whether we’re being picky eaters as kids refusing to eat our broccoli, or as grown-up employees pushing back on back-to-office rules, as humans, we resist mandates. That’s why, rather than taking a top-down authoritarian approach, Karen Mangia, VP of Customer and Market Insights at Salesforce and author of Success From Anywhere, encourages us to lead by finding shared values. Karen joined Shane for this live podcast recording at Thrive, our annual gathering of HR leaders that recently took place in Austin, Texas. Listen to hear them discuss leading by values, creating meaning at work, and how to make your company a community where people find belonging. Join us as we discuss: [02:00] Gathering with a purpose [06:15] Aligning organizational and personal values [09:00] Learning what matters to your people [14:00] Differentiating between authentic needs and entitlement [19:00] Getting unstuck and discovering possibilities [22:00] Coaching vs. managing [24:30] Finding more ways to win [28:00] Allowing people to be honest about what they want and need [32:30] Moving from tolerance to consciousness [34:45] Developing companies into communities For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo. Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community! Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.*

Christine Maxwell, VP of People at Rippling, knows a thing or two about growth, as her organization has grown from 200 to 1600 in less than two years. She joins the show to share how she helps set her people up for success when they first join the team and beyond. She emphasizes the importance of intentional onboarding, using cultural rituals to reinforce company values, and humanizing executive leadership. Christine shares practices you can incorporate to cultivate strong leaders, communicate clearly, and preserve your cultural “secret sauce” even as you grow. Join us as we discuss: [03:30] The neurobiology of belonging [06:30] Providing significant opportunities for your team [09:30] Empowering an influx of employees to be successful [14:30] Making new hires feel cared for with thoughtful onboarding [19:00] Practices for building great managers [22:30] Reinforcing culture with company rituals [27:00] The critical role CEOs play in setting cultural tone [34:00] The impact of communicating business priorities effectively For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo. Join us at Thrive 2022 with your fellow HR leaders and their teams for an unforgettable experience of community-building, learning, and inspiration! We’ll have some fascinating panels and key notes where you’ll learn how to drive action that fuels higher performance, create more engaged humans, and how to build an HR team that unlocks the potential of managers and is in alignment with executives. We’ll also be recording a special episode of the HR Superstars podcast, live at the event. Go to 15Five.com/Thrive to register and get special early bird pricing until September 23rd. Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community! Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.*

Being a manager today is like taking a master class in self-development. More than any external practice, your own self-awareness and emotional intelligence are key to both your individual success and your organization’s success. When we intentionally grow in these areas, work can be a win-win paradigm where we bring our best selves to work and invite others to do the same. This all sounds great, right? But how do we actually make it happen? Jon Greenawalt, SVP of Customer Transformation at 15Five, shares how tech is making coaching more accessible, and how it can bring about lasting change. In this episode, Jon dives into the core competencies of a modern leader, how to create learning programs that work, and how to show the return on your investment in personal development. Join us as we discuss: [08:00] Continuous education and training [10:00] Integrating learning and development with HR [14:30] Translating ideas to action through software [16:30] Turning survey data into an actionable strategy [23:00] Where the ed tech industry is going [27:00] Measuring learning outcomes [30:00] What healthy psychological safety looks like [36:00] Why strengths-based development works [38:30] The importance of self-awareness as a leader For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo. Join us at Thrive 2022 with your fellow HR leaders and their teams for an unforgettable experience of community-building, learning, and inspiration! We’ll have some fascinating panels and key notes where you’ll learn how to drive action that fuels higher performance, create more engaged humans, and how to build an HR team that unlocks the potential of managers and is in alignment with executives. We’ll also be recording a special episode of the HR Superstars podcast, live at the event. Go to 15Five.com/Thrive to register and get special early bird pricing until September 23rd. Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community! Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.*