In this episode, I had the chance to sit down with a former colleague and friend, Tara Turk-Haynes. She is now the VP of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Talent Management at Leaf Group. Listen to our conversation about the intersection of DEI and talent management, why DEI efforts must begin with education and how her roles at Leaf Group are helping her to untangle systemic issues in our organizations.

Nellie Peshkov is the Chief People and Culture Officer for Reddit. Nellie joined the Reddit team in February 2020 – mere weeks before COVID shut the world down. Nothing quite prepared anyone for how quickly the pandemic changed things. We discuss how Nellie and her team were able to seize the opportunity during that time to rethink the concept of building employee trust and improve upon their organization’s culture as they entered a new era.

In this episode, I chat with Lisa Brown, Vidyard’s Vice President of Talent, to discuss her experiences as a talent leader during the COVID-19 crisis and how she’s leveraging asynchronous video communication to bring out the best in everyone. 

In this episode, I sit down with Coca-Cola SVP and Global Chief People Officer Lisa Chang. We discuss the complexity and scope of Coca-Cola’s business and operations, how they’ve adapted during the pandemic and what their plans are moving forward. We also touch on supporting and nurturing company culture, staying abreast of changes (whether that involves changes in society, tech or business) and remaining adaptive in HR.

In this episode, I sit down with Thumbtack Head of People Jelena Djordjevic. We discuss her background as chief of staff and how that experience translated into her current role. We also talk about the future of work, and the programs and initiatives that Thumbtack is implementing to better the quality of life for their employees in terms of the flexibility of virtual-first work, inclusivity and mental health.

Welcome to the preview episode of the upcoming 6th season of the Redefining HR podcast.

In this episode, I sat down with AirBnB Global Head of People Operations, Q Hamirani, to discuss his career and work at AirBnB. Our conversations covers: What drew Q to HR The value of role sharing How AirBnB architected their layoffs in the early days of the pandemic Designing work beyond the pandemic The importance of flexibility You can also view the letter AirBnB CEO Brian Chesky wrote announcing the layoffs we discuss in this post.

In this episode, I sit down with Living Corporate CEO Zach Nunn to discuss his podcast and media platform and the importance of amplifying Black and Brown stories.

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In this episode, I sit down with iTech Media Chief Operating Officer Alan Cairns to discuss his career in HR and transition to COO.