One of the most important relationships in a workplace is the dynamic between the chief people officer and the founder-CEO. No one knows this better than Lynee Luque, CPO at NerdWallet. In this episode of Redefining HR, Lynee and I discuss her shift from finance and consulting to HR, how the dynamic shifts for a CPO when working with a founder-CEO versus an established CEO, and how she’s fueled growth by working with her CEO.

In this episode of Redefining HR, I’m joined by my good friend AJ Thomas, the chaos pilot for people and culture at X, the moonshot factory. AJ and I discuss her career and many other interests, what it means to surf the chaos in HR, the idea behind moonshots and how it can relate to personal goals.

In this episode of Redefining HR, I speak with Rapid7 Chief People Officer Christina Luconi. Christina and I discuss her career with high-growth startups and tech companies in the Boston ecosystem and her role in navigating hyper-growth at Rapid7. We’ll also get her thoughts on building work relationships and why the CEO and CPO need to trust in each other.

In this episode of Redefining HR, I spoke with Envoy’s chief people officer, Annette Reavis. Envoy is a workplace platform that helps companies manage hybrid work. Annette and I discuss her background, her career transition from finance to HR and her thoughts on building hybrid organizations. We also dive into her past experience at Facebook.

In this episode of Redefining HR, I sit down with Liz Fosslien, author and head of communications and content at Humu, a company dedicated to making work better with science, machine learning and a bit of love. Liz and I discuss her career journey, her role at Humu and her work as an author and illustrator. We also dive into the creative process for the Liz and Mollie illustrations and how they have bridged the gap between emotions and work.

Welcome to season eight of the Redefining HR podcast! There are a lot of exciting things happening in the Amplify world. Season eight will be a fun journey, with incredible guests, the new Amplify Academy and more ways to engage and collaborate with listeners.

In this episode of Redefining HR, I’m sitting down with Kathleen Hogan, chief people officer at Microsoft. In this spirited and topical conversation, Kathleen and I discuss her non-linear career path to the HR executive seat, how she approaches innovation at scale at Microsoft and how her team embraces open-source HR practices through Microsoft’s WorkLab.

In this episode of Redefining HR, I’m sitting down with Jill Campbell, Cox Enterprises’ president and chief people and operations officer. Jill and I discuss her move from operational leadership into HR leadership, how the team thinks about flexibility at scale, maintaining a people-centric workplace, the importance of business acumen in HR and more.

In this episode of Redefining HR, I’m excited to be joined by Nichelle Grant, head of diversity, equity and inclusion at Siemens USA. Nichelle and I are sitting down to talk about her career path through Siemens to her current role, how she thinks about prioritizing DEI in remote and hybrid environments, and why it’s essential to spread your DEI efforts throughout the supply chain.

In this episode of Redefining HR, I’m joined by best-selling author and the founder of Box of Crayons, Michael Bungay Stanier. Michael and I sit down to talk about creativity and innovation, the role these concepts have in the workplace and what is uncovered when they are encouraged at work.