What is a micro stress and how are they impacting you personally and professionally? What can you do to reduce micro stress in your organization and in your personal life?My guest on this episode Is Rob Cross and Karen Dillon, co-Authors of “The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems—and What to Do about It”During our conversation, Rob, Karen, and I discuss:What a micro stress is and how it is impacting us in our everyday livesHow microstress is draining our capacity, depleting our emotions, and challenging our identityWhy negative interactions have 3 to 5 times the impact of positive interactionsHow to build resilience against microstress in our livesHow managers can reduce microstress on their teams and why it will improve performanceConnecting with Rob & Karen:Rob Cross on LinkedInKaren Dillon on LinkedInConsortium Web Site: Connected CommonsPersonal Web Site: Rob CrossNew Book: The MicroStress EffectThe Microstess Effect App (Apple or Google)

What does it mean to be a trusted advisor to the business?How can HR support leaders to make better and smarter decisions?My guest on this episode Is Anita Grantham, Head of HR at BambooHRDuring our conversation, Anita and I discuss:Why she believes every HR professional should ask themselves “what kind of HR leader do you want to be?”Why she believes HR leaders need to empower the leaders they support to make their own decisions and how to do itWhy she starts her stay conversations with one candid and simple questionHer advice on becoming a trusted advisor to a CEO or business leaderWhat do when your not aligned with your business leader or CEOConnecting with Anita:Anita Grantham on LinkedInBambooHR - The complete HR software

How will AI impact you and your organization?Why will AI make emotional intelligence even more important in the future?My guest on this episode Is Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, author of “I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique.”During our conversation, Tomas and I discuss:His early career and how it led him to focus his research and writings on human intelligenceHow AI plays on our need to 1) relate to others, 2) compete with others, and 3) make sense of our worldHow AI is making us more impulsive, more biased, and less curious…and what we can do about itWhy EQ and “soft skills” will become even more important for leaders in the age of AIWhy AI has the potential to quantify job performance for knowledge workersWhat leaders fear most about the coming age of AIConnecting with Tomas:Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic on LinkedIn or his website

How can a culture of inclusion enables high performance? Why is data so important to understanding and measuring inclusion?My guest on this episode Is Dane Holmes, CEO & Co-Founder, Eskalera and former head of Human Capital, Goldman SachsDuring our conversation, Dane and I discuss:Why he believes organizations need to invest more in their HR professionalsHow inclusion activates others to bring out their best performanceThe biggest mistakes organizations make when thinking about inclusion and belongingWhy mutual value exchange is a difference maker in collecting actionable data from your workforceWhy he believes the CHRO position is one of the most important roles in the C-SuiteConnecting with Dane:Dane Holmes on LinkedInEskalera - Employee Empowerment Software Built to Scale

How does your company create value for your customers?How can you develop a talent strategy that is future-proof?My guest on this episode is Vicki Walia, Ph.D & Head of HR Business Partners for the US Insurance and Retirement, Prudential FinancialDuring our conversation, Vicki and I discuss:Her advice for next generation HR leaders on how to stay relevant with their capabilities and in their careersHow do develop a dynamic talent strategy for your organizationWhy people leaders are pivotal in the future of workHow HR leaders can become more data-driven and data fluentHow to use data to influence and guide business leaders to make decisions

What is your “Why” and how can you bring meaning and purpose to the work you do each day?My guest on this episode is Damon Porter, CHRO, Grange InsuranceDuring our conversation, Damon and I discuss:Why the best HR leaders have the ability to influence without authorityWhy it is important that HR leaders connect to their personal “why” and purposeWhy he believes F.L.E.X. is the key to finding success in your careerDamon’s practical advice on how to find a sponsor or mentorHow to assess if you will be a good fit for an organization’s culture during the interview process

Why is being a versatile leader so important to your career successHow can you develop and scale future ready leaders for your organization?My guest on this episode Is Rob Kaiser, Leadership Development Expert and President, Kaiser Leadership SolutionsDuring our conversation, Rob and I discuss:Why being a leader today is more challenging than in the pastHow leaders can develop empathy and why it mattersWhy the best leaders “check in, before they check on”How to improve your leadership versatilityWhy you should focus on your improving weaknesses, not your strengthsConnecting with Rob:Rob Kaiser on LinkedInKaiser Leadership Solutions - Leadership ConsultingResources:The Accountability Crisis - Talent QuarterlyBooks by Rob Kaiser on Amazon

What role does HR play in helping your company succeed in the marketplace?Why should you take an “outside-in” approach to building your talent strategy?My guest on this episode Is Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at The RBL GroupDuring our conversation, Dave and I discuss:Why HR is not about HRWhy your talent strategy needs to start with the one simple questionDave’s advice to next-gen HR leaders on how get promoted faster than your peersWhy the expectations for HR are rising and how we can respondHow the best leaders use data and their intuition to make decisionsConnecting with Dave:Dave Ulrich on LinkedInRBL Group - Building human capability that delivers business results.Resources:Financial Intelligence: A Manager’s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean by Karen Berman & Joe KnightFinance for Nonfinancial Managers, Second Edition by Gene Siciliano

What differentiates high performing teams from low performing teams?How can you build highly effective teams that deliver results?My guest on this episode Is Gordy Curphy, Leadership & Team Effectiveness Expert; Managing Partner at Curphy Leadership SolutionsDuring our conversation, Gordy and I discuss:Why team leaders are the biggest barriers to effective teamwork and what to do about it?Why only 20% of teams are high performing?Why most teams are “hybrids” that must have individual goals and collective goals?Why the teams with the best talent wins is a fact, not a mythHow HR leaders can elevate their organization’s ability to building high performing teams?Connecting with Gordy:Gordy Curphy on LinkedInCurphy Leadership Solutions - Experts in assessing leaders and teamsResources:Article: On the Folly of Rewarding A While Hoping for B by Steve Kerr

How can you be more innovative and stop relying on yesterday’s playbook?Why is it important that you define the future of work for your organization, and your organization alone?My guest on this episode Is Greg Till, Chief People Officer, Providence Health SystemDuring our conversation, Greg and I discuss:Why he attributes his early career success to being “outcome” focusedWhat he learned about leadership and culture during the pandemicWhy he believes flexibility is the new engagement capitalWhy key demographic trends will only increase the war for talent in the futureHow asking questions like “why not” can drive innovation