The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR

Four-time people leader, Shelby Wolpa, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about making the jump from people leader to Solopreneur, her lessons learned as a consultant, and the state of remote work. ---- (1:16) Good news stories (5:24) Shelby’s 3-year journey as a Solopreneur (12:03) The Solopreneur experience (15:31) Solopreneurs that she looks to for inspiration (21:00) The state of the union for talent (24:10) HR Tech consolidation (28:00) AI in HR: documentation, recruiting, people ops, etc. (34:16) The state of remote work (44:00) You don’t stop learning when you become a Solopreneur (48:30) Lessons learned from consulting (51:00) Shelby’s super powers: running fully distributed teams, strategy, and coaching (55:24) What’s next for Shelby (57:20) Defining Solopreneur (58:03) Advice to aspiring entrepreneurs ---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders 🛎 Follow Shelby Wolpa on LinkedIn 💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn

Adam Ward, Founding Partner at Growth by Design Talent joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about the shortage of HR leaders out there, how to be a trusted advisor to your CEO as a CPO, and how to run a structured job search. ---- This episode was brought to you by Metaview – the AI assistant for interviewing. Try Metaview for free here. ---- (3:06) Good news stories (8:00) Adam’s journey in Talent Acquisition: Facebook, Qualcomm, Pinterest, and founding Growth by Design Talent (13:00) Growth by Design Talent (15:40) Why we should be jealous he gets to work at Growth by Design Talent (17:25) The state of the union for talent (21:25) Advice to people leaders right now (25:00) The different styles of influencing (30:00) Employees want to know what’s expected of them and where they stand with their leader (33:58) We’re facing a huge shortage of CHROs and Chief People Officers (36:00) The attributes of a trusted advisor  (42:34) Having a structured job search framework (49:48) Rapid fire questions ---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders 🛎 Follow Adam Ward on LinkedIn 💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn

Allison Mairena (Sproul), VP of People at NewGlobe, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about her search for her next people leader role and getting your resume in front of the right people without having to apply. (1:06) Good news stories (6:16) Her journey from sales to teaching to HR (16:07) What Allison is up to while looking for her next gig (20:34) The job search (25:03) Getting your resume in front of the hiring manager without actually applying for the role (35:00) Crafting your elevator pitch (39:40) Loneliness at work and hybrid work (57:50) Rapid fire questions ---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders 🛎 Follow Allison on LinkedIn 💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn

Ashley Brounstein, Director of People at OpenComp, dives into the transformative world of adaptive pay transparency. She shares insights on why pay transparency is crucial and here to stay, highlighting its potential evolution by 2040. The discussion also explores the gender pay gap and the historical roots of pay disparities, underlining how transparency can foster equity in the workplace. Ashley shines a light on building a vibrant culture in startups and underscores the importance of self-care amid career transitions.

Siadhal Magos, Co-Founder & CEO at Metaview, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about where we’re at in this AI revolution, how recruiters can augment what they’re doing with AI, and why you’re at a relative advantage if you’re adopting AI across your business. Timestamps: (1:50) Good news stories (6:08) How Siadhal’s journey led him to co-founding Metaview (10:12) The most challenging aspect of being a founder of a work tech company (12:38) On building an AI product (14:46) What Metaview does (18:38) Why we should be jealous Siadhal gets to work at Metaview (22:00) Where we are at in this AI revolution and what’s to come (31:37) Organizations will take positions on what they choose to automate with AI depending on business goals (36:50) Getting people more comfortable with AI (41:58) How recruiters can augment what they’re doing with AI (55:15) You’re at a relative advantage if you’re adopting AI across your business (56:41) Running hiring processes that understand the candidates context & increasing productivity (58:49) Rapid fire questions ---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders 🛎 Follow Siadhal Magos on LinkedIn 💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn

Jame Jackson, from Humorous Resources, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  She shared why she started a meme account for HR, why startups should invest in leadership development early, and how she sees managers weaponizing PIPs. Timestamps: (1:08) Good news stories (4:48) Why Jamie started a meme page for HR (7:54) The different meme accounts that Jamie runs (10:30) A day in the life of someone running a meme account (13:00) Bale besties (17:00) Horrendous HR stories (21:30) Employee relations & PIPs (24:00) Managers weaponizing PIPs (31:08) Using AI to help with employee relations (34:30) Why startups should invest early in leadership development (36:05) Rapid fire questions ---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders 🛎 Follow Humorous Resources on Instagram 💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn

David Landman (Global Head of Talent Development, Goldman Sachs) joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about the retentive power of internal mobility, how they shifted from a mindset of talent scarcity to talent abundance, and how they're enabling the right conversations between managers and employees. Timestamps: (1:20) Good news stories (7:00) David’s career at Goldman Sachs: from intern to Global Head of Talent Development (12:15) How David cold called his way into his first internship at Goldman Sachs   (15:20) Why we should be jealous he gets to work at Goldman Sachs (19:45) The talent development team at Goldman Sachs and what they do: L&D, Performance, & Career Paths (21:50) State of the union for talent: “we’re in a period of patient observation” (24:30) This is the year of talent retention (26:04) How AI can help bring more empathy and humanity to the workplace (30:30) The retentive power of internal mobility (38:00) Shifting from a mindset of talent scarcity to talent abundance (45:00) How much time Goldman requires people to be in a seat before moving roles internally (49:25) How they’re enabling the right conversations between managers and employees (52:00) What it means to be a good manager at Goldman Sachs (54:30) The 3 conversations at Goldman Sachs (1:02:22) Supporting managers to have more empathetic conversations (1:06:07) 2 HR tools to check out (1:09:32) Rapid fire questions ---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders 🛎 Follow David on LinkedIn 💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn

Nadia Vatalidis (Head of People & Culture, TestGorilla) joined us on The Modern People Leader.  She shared tips for improving asynchronous work, how to operationalize your values, the types of CEOs that she likes to work for, and how to iterate your onboarding experience. Timestamps: (2:30) Good news stories (9:06) Nadia’s career journey: (14:20) Traits of the best CEOs she’s worked with (17:48) What TestGorilla does (20:00) Why we should be jealous she gets to work at TestGorilla (21:39) Being the first Head of People and having the opportunity to build from scratch (28:03) Guiding what asynchronous work looks like at TestGorilla (31:08) 3 tips for improving asynchronous work (37:07) Document everything, it will pay off big in the long run (39:20) Operationalizing your values (43:00) Your culture is going to evolve (46:34) Onboarding starts when the person accepts the offer (50:00) Tech stack  for documentation (52:51) Rapid fire questions ---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders 🛎 Follow Nadia on LinkedIn 💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn

M Valentine (Founder of Annem HR Academy) joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about how HR teams can better focus on the human element, eliminating high friction experiences in the employee experience, and why leaders need to level up their consciousness. Timestamps: (1:01) Good news stories (7:34) Her story: Cashier at Gap, Assistant Manager at Gap, built “Healthy, Happy University” at Gap, HR Nomad at companies like Stitch Fix and Visa, and then started her HR academy (18:14) Teaching the core competencies of HR in a way that infuses DEIB best practices and a low friction employee experience (24:14) What it means to be “humans working” (28:03) How HR teams can focus on the human element (32:50) Eliminating high friction experiences for employees (38:59) Leveling up your consciousness (47:49) Gene Keys (52:16) If you want to lead, you’re going to need to do the work (57:09) Rapid fire questions ---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders 🛎 Follow M Valentine on LinkedIn 💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn

Crystal Boysen (Chief People Officer, Vimeo) joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about intentional culture building, how to bring your core values to life on your people team, and why Vimeos People Team operates like a product team. ---- This episode was brought to you by Learnerbly. Get a free 7-day trial of Learnerbly here. ---- Timestamps: (3:05) Good news stories (8:15) Crystal’s journey to becoming Chief People Officer at Vimeo (12:32) What Vimeo does (13:55) Why we should be jealous she gets to work at Vimeo (16:48) The foundation of business is people. Without people, you have no business (20:00) One of the most powerful culture change models (23:05) State of the Vimeos (SOTVs) (25:00) Making the most out of all hands meetings: customer stories, employee panels, and mass kudos (28:01) Bringing the core values to life within the people team (32:04) Running Vimeo’s people team like a product team (36:42) The Vimeo People Team’s 3 key priorities for the year (39:20) Vimeo’s new learning experience platform (41:40) Sourcing “the right talent” at Vimeo (45:00) Rapid fire questions ---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders 🛎 Follow Crystal Boysen on LinkedIn💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn