HR Superstars

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Human Resources Officer at Automation Anywhere, Nancy explains why she’s on a mission to rid the HR function of every outdated, industrial age mentality that’s holding it back.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.

How do leaders create a sense of belonging and camaraderie with their still shell-shocked remote team? They start with clear communication, vulnerability and inclusivity, and a safe space to share ideas. This episode was taken from a segment of the HR Superstars Summit. In it, Santi Jaramillo, CEO and Co-Founder of Emplify, and Milena Berry, CEO and Co-Founder of PowerToFly, discuss ways to lead with empathy and increase remote staff engagement. We also talked about: -The importance of authentic leadership and clear communication. -How CEOs can practice transparency and cultivate compassionate leadership. -Ways to foster recognition and a sense of achievement to increase team engagement. Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast: Emplify  PowerToFly  Agile Engagement (book by Santi)  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.

It’s not enough to run through a regulatory checklist when you’re establishing or expanding your company’s diversity, equity, inclusivity and sense of belonging initiatives. Diversity and inclusion is not about checking boxes on a list; it’s about creating a space of belonging through shared intent, individual empowerment, and proactive listening. Our leadership teams should continually be striving to create such space for a positive and equitable employee experience. This episode is a feature from the HR Superstars Summit. In it, David Hassel, CEO of 15Five, Santi Jaramillo, CEO and Co-Founder of Emplify, and Milena Berry, CEO and Co-Founder of PowerToFly, discuss facilitating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) in the workplace. We also talked about: -Emplify’s role in achieving a ‘true’ sense of community. -Vulnerability and feedback as authentic signals of your employees’ experience of the company. Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast: Emplify PowerToFly Agile Engagement (book by Santi) 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.

After the honeymoon breaks down and the insane roller coaster of building a company ramps up, you're left with the hard task of crafting a transformational culture. If you fail at this task, you'll have a fractured leadership team and a toxic workplace. Since we started our company, we've had plenty of breakdowns, and we've learned how to turn those breakdowns into breakthroughs for our team. What's the key to creating an extraordinary workplace culture? In this episode of HR Superstars, hosts David Hassell and Shane Metcalf explore how relational mastery drives cultural transformation. What they talked about: The value of empathy before agreement. Hatching the antidote to toxic workplaces. How to maximize the impact of intentional energetic presence. For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website.

Just as we want to create a transformational outcome for our customers with our products and services, we want to create a transformational employee experience. In fact, the two are inextricably linked. As we’ve crafted our culture, one of the foundational aspects that we know is critical to creating transformation and improving people’s lives is our relationships. How do we build a transformational culture where people feel valued? In this episode of HR Superstars, hosts David Hassell and Shane Metcalf dive into the topic of relational mastery. What they talked about: How creating space for hard conversations leads to healthier culture. How to communicate clearly and compassionately. Practices that are key to conflict resolution. For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website.

A truly grehttps://www.15five.com/resources/podcast/at company culture doesn’t typically develop on its own. It is often necessary to undergo change that will allow you to grow as an organization and build the culture you desire. In this episode of HR Superstars, we talked with Sarah Chavarria, Chief People Officer at Delta Dental, about organizational transformation. What we talked about: -How culture shapes your organization’s personality. -HR’s role in empowering employees. -Where mindset and habits come into play. -How to handle employee fear, uncertainty, and doubt. For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or, tune in on our website.

The old models of leadership no longer serve organizations well. Those models expected leaders to be superhuman. But that kind of strength entirely misses the mark; it doesn’t serve the needs of those we lead. Today, we need a leadership model that embraces vulnerability, along with service, humility, kindness, and love. We talked with Laila Tarraf, Chief People Officer at Allbirds, about her new book on leading with love in business and in life. We also talked about: -The old view of HR vs the new view of HR. -The difference between enabling and protecting your people. -How to help leaders find a deeper level of empathy. -Why love is a strength, not a weakness. For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Get Laila’s book, Strong Like Water.