Core values can drive more cynicism than connection. But done right, they can provide a bedrock for fast-growing hybrid teams. Rad Power Bikes is a great example. Pam Keenan Fritz shares how they have pulled values off the proverbial wall and into every stage of the employee life cycle. The result? A highly engaged culture. Pam further digs into her experience building a thriving hybrid work environment sharing how incorporating remote work actually levels the playing field. Join us as we discuss: [08:00] Practical strategies to make every voice heard [11:00] Best practices for hybrid work [17:00] Practical application for implementing core values[25:00] Reconfiguring for remote work *For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.*

Some people say empathy is one of the most essential traits of a people leader. Others beg to differ. Courage and conviction are the competencies that make HR leaders truly stand out and defend their people. In this episode, we interview Colleen McCreary, Chief People, Places, & Publicity Officer at Credit Karma, about the courage and confidence that are needed for today’s people leadership. Join us as we discuss: The rise of the importance of HR Tech The two competencies that define success in HR Why fulfillment, not happiness, is the metric to track How HR can invite and encourage usage for 90% participation Check out this resource we mentioned during the podcast: Reflected Best_Self Exercise For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.

Race, gender, politics, religion, ageism, class — these don’t necessarily sound like fun conversations. But they can be, and you need to embrace them because your employees already are.   In this special edition episode from 15Five’s Empower Conference, we interview Carin Taylor, Chief Diversity Officer at Workday, about overcoming our fears to unpack the challenging conversations that our employees and communities want and need.   Join us as we discuss: Why we need to broaden our definition of inclusion, belonging, and equity Reframing the Great Resignation as the Great Attraction The role of the leadership team in creating DEI objectives Employees and other stakeholders are having difficult conversations that you need to join The future of DEI at work in the next five years For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.

The question of equitable outcomes is an uncomfortable one. A proactive change leader will recognize that equitable outcomes require different approaches for different team members in different populations. In this episode, we interview Jevan Soo Lenox , Chief People Officer formerly at Stitch Fix, about creating equitable outcomes across wildly different teams. Join us as we discuss: The emotional labor of the people function Offensive and defensive approaches to the mental health conversation The relationship between perfectionism and burnout Achieving equitable outcomes with deliberately different methods for different populations Challenging people leaders to be proactive change makers For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , or Stitcher . Or tune in on our website.  Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.

Your culture has to connect to the solution(s) you offer, your compensation strategy has to connect to your culture, your planning process has to connect to your goals for your workforce… All this stuff has to connect. Why? People practices aren’t programmatic. They’re systematic. In this episode, we interview Denise Thomas , VP, Operations (COO) at Cisco Meraki , about why people practitioners need to build systems, not programs: Denise talks with us about: Architecting for human experience and high performance Reverse engineering your company culture to support people and business need The power of the cultural environment to influence business outcomes Why career ladders need to topple Taking a systematic perspective on the cultural environment For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , or Stitcher . Or tune in on our website . Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.

We can revolutionize our world, if we rid our workplaces of industrial age paradigms. Embracing the creativity within us all will enable us to develop a more humanistic approach to work and to find answers to the societal and environmental problems that afflict our world. In part two of our interview with Nancy Hauge, Chief Human Resources Officer at Automation Anywhere, Nancy paints a promising picture of the future of work. We discuss: -A values-based approach to respect and honesty -What increasing life spans mean for the future of work -Unleashing the human potential for creativity and innovation For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.

Many HR practices trace their roots back to the industrial age — an era where management practices were inspired by the practice of slavery and created on a foundation of distrust towards workers.  If you’ve been doing something for over 75 years that’s sourced in suffering and clearly no longer working, it’s time for a revolution.  In part one of our interview with Nancy Hauge, Chief Human Resources Officer at Automation Anywhere, Nancy explains why she’s on a mission to rid the HR function of every outdated, industrial age mentality that’s holding it back.  We discuss:  The roots of industrial age management practices  The neuroscience of leadership  Humanizing work through automation  Creating customized HR solutions for each individual  Skill sets needed to be a manager of the future  For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website.  Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.

If we choose to revert to a system of work that looks like 2019, we’re missing an opportunity of a lifetime. The role of HR is to enable the talent and culture in an organization, to equate business success with human success. One of the best ways to do that is to carry forward the lessons we learned about flexible work and communication into the future of work. In this episode, we interview Tracy Layney, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Levi Strauss & Co., about how the past 16+ months have transformed work as we know it. In this episode we discuss: -Hybrid work models finally creating real work/life integration -HR’s role in creating a meaningful whole work experience -Intentionality and motivation among managers and employees -How the new work framework will stand on flexibility and connection -Developing a more advanced manager skill set For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.

In this episode of HR Superstars, we talked with Elisa Garn, VP Digital Brand at GBS Benefits, Inc., who shared several personal stories explaining how she became more empathic and learned firsthand the sting of pity and sympathy in a vulnerable and painful situation. With great humor and candor, she offered unique perspectives around the difference between tactical and strategic HR. She also provided a fascinating framework for the evolution of roles and responsibilities in one’s HR career. She uses the metaphor of a city to refer to your business and the three HR archetypes are: The City Planner, The Traffic Cop, and the Mayor. You can read more about “The Governance of your HR Career” in Elisa’s Forbes article. We also talked about: -How HR can reshape society by improving the employee experience -Understanding strategic objectives, not getting bogged down in admin -How Elisa increased her empathy after experiencing discrimination at work -It’s not your job to engage employees, it’s your job to empower them For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or, tune in on our website.

There’s an exciting movement happening right now in HR where HR and people ops professionals are seeing an elevation of the strategic importance they play in an organization.  Part of what’s driving that trend is empowering HR leaders with data around performance and engagement. One of the best opportunities for HR executives and people ops professionals to continue elevating their voice and strategic contribution to the company is helping the organization build a capability of manager enablement and then offering evidence to the leadership team for the importance of a business partnership with HR. To ensure we’re at the front end of this revolution, 15five recently acquired Emplify, a company that is so deeply aligned to the same vision and will help us go further, faster.   In this episode of HR Superstars, we talked with Emplify co-founders, Santi Jaramillo and Adam Weber (now on the 15Five leadership team), about how Emplify and 15Five successfully joined two founding teams, two complimentary products, and two cultures to create more engaged and higher performing workplaces and help elevate the HR function.  We also talked about: -The demand for a single, streamlined software over metrics across multiple platforms. -The advantages of combining data, education, and coaching. -How to create a work environment where people take ownership. -Why community is an essential pillar for supporting strategic HR initiatives. For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or, tune in on our website. Join the movement to elevate HR to a strategic business function by joining our community.