The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR

Jess Galica, the founder of the Reclaim Your Career project, joined us on The Modern People Leader. Over the past year, she has interviewed 100+ women that have made successful career pivots.  In this episode, she shares her findings as well as some of those stories. Timestamps: what led to Jess’s desire to make a career pivot (4:48), what propelled her research and writing around women & career pivoting (16:08), people in our generation are mastering the art of pivoting (22:09), what's feminist guilt? (25:03), you’re the only one who needs to wake up and do your career every day (32:41), women are bearing the disproportionate brunt of the challenges the pandemic has put on people as it relates to work (39:50), and the three steps of a career pivot (50:48). If you want to learn about Reclaim Your Career: Follow Jess on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessgalica/ Learn from women’s stories: https://www.reclaimyourcareer.co/ If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and Stephen Huerta

This week we had two return guests for another MPL Group Chat: Libby Fiumara, Talent Program Manager from Expel and Sarah Salbu Young, Talent Experience Partner at Pegasystems We talked about how companies can bounce forward vs. focusing on the great resignation, the importance of pausing and reflecting on people who are making a positive impact on you at work, and trends heading into the last quarter of the year. Timestamps: it feels like things are moving slowly (4:45), bouncing forward vs. focusing on the great resignation (10:49), the concept of High School and being exposed to different people, ideas, and work (13:36), doing work that gives you energy and aligns with your purpose (18:20), time off is going to become a part of employees’ Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (24:06), the importance of pausing and reflecting on people who are having a positive impact on you (29:02) and trends heading into Q4, the “People Quarter”(39:45). If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and Stephen Huerta

Steve Cadigan, author, and former CHRO at LinkedIn, joined us on The Modern People Leader to discuss his recent book: Workquake: Embracing the Aftershocks of COVID-19 to Create a Better Model of Working Timestamps: Steve’s journey from graduating with no plan to becoming LinkedIn’s first CHRO (3:00), the inspiration behind his book (13:33), workers and companies can see LESS of the future than ever before (17:21), what companies can learn from Duke basketball’s Coach K and his talent strategy (23:54), organizations are hiring for intellectual curiosity (38:03), the lifespan of a new skill is shorter than it has ever been (43:03), and how Steve was conned by students into joining TikTok (56:07). If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and Stephen Huerta

Today we talked about hybrid work and the possibility of a four-day workweek. If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and Stephen Huerta

This week we had three return guests for another MPL Group Chat: Jennifer Paxton, VP People at Smile.io, Jaclyn Jussif, Director of Talent Acquisition at EDB, and Adrienne Barnard, SVP, People Operations & Experience at Mainstay We talk about the summer of counteroffers & choice, moving people ops from an administrative function to a strategic function, and an employee-driven future of work. Timestamps: moving people ops from an administrative function to a strategic function (1:55), the summer of counteroffers & choice (8:38), focusing on key performers and high potential employees (16:55), mental wellness is top of mind for employees (21:20), will the four-day workweek be the norm in the future? (25:53), redesigning the employee journey for the future of work (28:00), collecting data is a strategic approach to making decisions (36:00), advocating for more people on the people team (38:16), HR has the data to make the decisions that will change employees’ lives (41:14), and an employee-driven future (44:33). If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and Stephen Huerta

With so much change in the workplace, it’s critical that businesses are (re)defining their employee brand, leaning into a future-of-work strategy, and consistently communicating across levels of the company. In this expert session, Eric Harris, CEO of MindHandle shares best practices and tactics that will enhance your employer brand. Timestamps: the difference between employee branding & employer branding (7:03), who should own employer branding internally (12:40), why employer branding is so important (14:23), do you have a culture or an employer brand issue? (18:30), getting HR to think more like a marketing department (28:40), organizations need to talk about their WINS more often (32:08), the biggest challenge with employer branding (35:10), using your leadership team as thought leaders (39:25), and how to communicate culture & values in job postings (42:40). If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and Stephen Huerta

Noreen Zobel, Chief People Officer at CrossBoundary, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the challenges of recruiting into new countries, maintaining culture as you grow, and the 16-hour diversity workshop series that they put on for their people. Timestamps: what it’s like being a new Chief People Officer at a high-growth company (21:20), the challenges of recruiting into new countries (22:55), maintain your culture as you grow (27:09), the 16-hour diversity workshop series they put their employees through (38:35), and the biggest changes to come out of COVID when we look back in 20 years (46:53). If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and Stephen Huerta

David Hanrahan, CHRO at Eventbrite, joined us on The Modern People Leader. He shared why Eventbrite is letting employees decide on whether or not they want to come back to the office, what operating in high trust mode looks like, and why the traditional workweek is outdated. Timestamps: the origin of Eventbrite's decision to go hybrid & operating in a high trust mode (9:48), how culture is fundamentally changing (15:50), how to rethink your culture (19:46), is the 9 to 5 is a relic of the past? (29:26), work and life will continue to blend together (38:23), and the metrics David keeps a close eye on (42:00). If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and Stephen Huerta

This week we had four return guests on for our first-ever CPO Group Chat:  Lyndsay Lord, CHRO at Team Car Care dba Jiffy Lube Rhiana Barr, Chief People Officer at KushCo Dilshan Ratnayake, Chief People Officer at Securonix Kristen Barbor, VP Global HR at Groupon We discuss their return to office strategies and the 'Great Resignation'.  Timestamps: what their return to office strategies look like (1:20), Apple taking a mandatory stance on employees coming into the office (8:18), crafting back-to-work strategies to get top talent (16:28), the big concerns about the great resignation (24:45), communicating your strategy effectively across the organization (30:15), preventing your culture from eroding in the new world of work (38:00), quick wins with total rewards strategies (40:50), and what every company should be doing to keep their best talent (58:30). If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and Stephen Huerta

Yemi Akisanya, Global Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Groupon, joined us on The Modern People Leader. This episode is filled with nuggets of gold. Yemi talks about why DEI needs to be a competency that every leader has, why your company needs to build a business case for DEI, and why you should focus on building a strategy instead of racking up a couple of quick wins. Timestamps: defining diversity, equity, and inclusion (20:50), the question you need to answer: why DEI now? (28:35), building a business case for DEI and making it more than a moral case (30:07), executives need to build the leadership competencies related to DEI (38:24), DEI programming CANNOT be effective if the CEO doesn’t have the competency to drive it (43:23), DEI is a cultural transformation (48:27), socializing your DEI data as a corporation (51:53), building an actual DEI strategy > quick wins (53:23), and shifting DEI from programming to leadership competencies (58:50). If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and Stephen Huerta