The Edge of Work

We're Live From Transform in Las Vegas!This episode features Hebba Youssef, Chief People Officer at WorkWeek, Author of the I Hate it Here Newsletter, and Founder of the Safe Space Community. During our conversation, Hebba spoke about Gen Z in the Workplace, trends she's observing from HR professionals, and the evolving nature of the employee-employee contract.- Hebba's Newsletter: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/- Hebba's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef/- Transform: https://transform.us/- The Safe Space Community: https://workweek.com/i-hate-it-here/community/safe-space/

We're Live at the Transform Conference in Las Vegas!This episode features Becky McCullough, Vice President, Global Recruiting & Talent Development at Hubspot. During our conversation, Becky spoke about how Hubspot, a longtime pioneer in the culture movement, thinks about culture in today's workplace, and what are doing to bring their culture to life inside their organization. Links:- Transform: https://transform.us/- Becky's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckymccullough/

We're Live at the Transform Conference in Las Vegas!This episode features Katya Laviolette, Chief People Officer at 1Password.  During our conversation, we spoke to Katya about the topic of mutual mentorship, and how it creates opportunities for learning, growth and development for all employeesLinks- Katya's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katya-laviolette-6907b726/- Transform: https://transform.us/

Scott Mautz is a keynote speaker, researcher and author of the book Leading From The Middle: A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization. Drawing on his research on middle managers and his work as a keynote speaker, Scott makes the case for why middle managers are more important than ever, but are still overlooked and underinvested in, despite their importance and value delivered inside organizations. During our conversation, Scott spoke about how middle managers have become even more critical as a result of how the world of work has changed and evolved since the pandemic. Scott also shared how the best middle managers manage the complexity of the role, so that they can lead from the middle in today’s world of work.LinksScott’s Website: https://scottmautz.com/Scott’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmautz/

Joel Constable is a Director of Talent Development at Intuit, where he leads a portfolio of talent and leadership development offerings. Throughout his career, Joel has always been curious and interested in the intersection of culture, leadership development and driving lasting behavioral change from leadership programs.During our conversation, Joel spoke about some of the common challenges with leadership development programs, and how he and his team have taken those into account as they’ve developed leadership programs at Intuit.Joel also spoke about the culture at Intuit and the culture informs and drives leadership behaviors as Intuit, and finally, Joel also spoke in depth about how he has been able to partner with leaders at Intuit into helping create leadership development programs that behavioral change and business impact.LinksJoel’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jconst/HBR Article: https://hbr.org/2023/08/dont-let-your-companys-culture-stifle-leadership-development  Fast Company Article: https://www.fastcompany.com/90913039/the-one-thing-that-sets-great-leaders-apart

JP Elliott is a People and Talent Leader, and the Host of the Future of HR Podcast. With a career spanning 2 decades of talent and HR leadership roles, JP has both passion and expertise in understanding how talent plays a critical role in business strategy and value creation within an organization. During our conversation, JP spoke about his perspectives on the importance and opportunities in using talent in a strategic way in today’s world of work. JP also shared his perspective on key talent foundations and his own experiences around talent philosophies, investing in critical roles, and the importance of investing in high performers and high potential talent. JP also shared some of his own lessons and learnings from speaking with dozens of senior HR and people leaders on his own podcast, and his own advice on how HR leaders can lead in shaping the future of work.LinksJP’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpelliottphd/JP’s Podcast: https://www.futureofhr.com/ 

Dr. Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson are Leadership Coaches and Co-Hosts of The Inside Job Podcast. As coaches and podcast hosts,  Nayla and Eric spend their days helping people navigate the complexities of work, leadership and life, and provide their clients and listeners with tools, support and coaching to explore the intersection of creating healthy, self-directed, and sustainable work and careers. During our conversation, Eric and Nayla spoke about the changes they are seeing in work and the workplace, and how this has impacted employees in how they think about their relationships with work and their peers. We also spoke about the role that managers and leaders play in helping their employees develop and grow, and what Eric and Nayla think leaders can and should do, to create a better world of work for their people.Links:Dr. Nayla Bahri - Leadership & Career Coach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naylabahri/ Eric Johnson - Leadership and Career Coach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thisisericjohnson/The Inside Job Podcast: https://www.insidejobthepodcast.com/ 

In this episode, we spoke with Andrea MacKechnie, a leader in talent and leadership development. With a track record of leading talent and leadership teams, Andrea has a keen sense of how the workplace is changing, and the role that talent development plays in unlocking the potential and performance of people. During our conversation, Andrea spoke about her thoughts on how the workplace is changing with the shift to remote and hybrid work, and how investments in programs around what she calls cognitive apprenticeship as well as manager development can help organizations build cultures where people can thrive.Links:Andrea’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-mackechnie-a9157032/BCG & Employee Retention: https://www.bcg.com/press/18december2023-employees-move-on-from-current-jobsMcKinsey and Career Development: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/the-great-attrition-is-making-hiring-harder-are-you-searching-the-right-talent-pools

Hillary Miller is the Chief Learning Officer at Penn State Health. In her role as the Chief Learning Officer, Hillary is focused on driving employee retention and career development for the organization. During our conversation, Hillary spoke about some of the strategic approaches that she and her team have taken around focusing on employee retention to deliver a great experience both for employees as well as for patients of the hospital. Hillary also spoke about the organization’s strategy and philosophy around career development, and some of the tools and programs they have put in place to help employees at Penn State Health build their own careers inside of the organization.LinksHillary’s Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillarybmiller/

Herminia Ibarra is a Professor at London Business School, and the author of Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career. Herminia's book came out over 20+ years ago, and helped pioneer a new way of thinking about career reinvention, and since then, has gone on to help and inspire many professionals looking to transition into new careers by tapping into their multiple selves. It was recently updated, and the second edition was published in the fall of 2023.During our conversation, Herminia spoke about what’s changed in the workplace and how we think about career reinvention since she first published her book in 2003, as well as what still remains. She also shared her perspective on why career reinvention is so hard, why we expect more out of our work and our careers, and how using exploration and experimentation can help us iterate, reinvent and evolve amidst a changing world of work.Links:Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herminia-ibarra-4455411a/ Herminia’s Book: https://herminiaibarra.com/working-identity-book/