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The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR The Modern People Leader
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Listen to interviews with CHROs, Chief People Officers, and other work experts on how they're pioneering the way that we work. They share what's working, what's not, and how they've gotten to where they're at in their careers.
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175 - Create mini “blue zones” in your company: Laura Putnam (CEO & Founder, Motion Infusion)
Laura Putnam, CEO & Founder of Motion Infusion, joined us on The Modern People Leader.
We talked about the state of wellbeing, why managers are our greatest hope in getting workplace wellness to work, and the 3 simple actions every manager can take to promote wellbeing on their team.
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(1:10) Good news stories
(9:14) Laura’s journey and how that led her to found Motion Infusion
(13:14) Getting every person and team in motion
(15:00) Laura’s daily wellness practice
(16:10) We’re creatures of culture and environment
(18:09) The current state of wellbeing & the massive “knowing and doing” gap
(23:28) Creating mini “blue zones” in your company
(24:57) The biggest blocker to promoting wellbeing in the workplace
(30:22) Managers are our greatest hope in getting workplace wellness to work
(37:44) The 3 key calls action for managers
(40:00) Using nudges and cues to promote wellbeing
(48:46) Rapid fire questions
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174 - How the Spurs are redefining their EVP: Samantha Simmons (SVP, People & Culture at Spurs Sports & Entertainment)
Samantha Simmons, SVP, People & Culture at Spurs Sports & Entertainment, joined us on The Modern People Leader.
We talked about how the Spurs are redefining their Employee Value Proposition, the work they're doing to move towards a more unified culture, and what the phrase "pounding the rock" means for their organization.
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(2:38) Good news stories
(8:15) Samantha’s story
(16:40) Spurs Sports & Entertainment is more than just the San Antonio Spurs
(19:20) Why we should be jealous that she gets to work for the Spurs
(21:25) Change management is all about prioritization, transparency, communication, and connection
(23:06) Even the sports industry is having to change for it’s people
(25:50) The culture of change and innovation within the Spurs organization
(28:07) How Samantha prioritized the work when she joined the Spurs
(29:44) Her style of play in HR
(31:00) The design of their people team
(33:47) Defining the employee value proposition for the Spurs
(37:24) Aligning the culture of the separate entities (San Antonio Spurs, Austin Spurs, and San Antonio FC) to the overarching Spurs organization
(40:50) Working towards a unified culture
(43:00) What “pounding the rock” looks like at the Spurs
(46:50) Rapid fire questions
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173 - Throwing the career path away & getting back to the basics in HR: AJ Thomas (People Leader, Board Member, & Award-Winning Author)
AJ Thomas, Global People Leader, Board Member, & Award-Winning Children’s Book Author, joined us on The Modern People Leader.
She shared a framework for getting back to the basics in HR, why we need to “throw away the career path”, and the 1 lesson every adult would take away from AJ’s children’s book about teams.
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(2:08) Good news stories
(7:02) AJ’s story
(14:00 What pulled AJ into the HR world
(18:03) AJ is a “Chaos Pilot”
(22:12) Everyone is actually an HR leader
(26:40) A framework for getting back to the basics: Philosophy, Process, & Practice
(31:30) “Unrecruiting” at X
(37:45) AJ says we need to throw away the career path
(44:54) The Four immutable laws of the spirit
(50:00) AJ wrote a book for kids about teams
(51:08) The 1 lesson every adult would take away from AJ’s children’s book about teams
(53:30) Rapid fire questions
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172 - All-things AI in HR with 2 Chief People Officers: David Hanrahan (Chief People Officer, Flare) & Q Hamirani (Chief People Officer, Paper)
Q Hamirani (Chief People Officer, Paper) and David Hanrahan (Chief People Officer, Flare) joined us on The Modern People Leader.
We talked about HR’s role in driving your company’s AI strategy, the best use cases for AI in HR, and why you need a solid data strategy first.
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(1:17) Good news stories
(8:12) How the SXSW AIHR event came to fruition
(16:22) You need a data strategy before you can have a real AI strategy
(23:37) Whose responsibility is it to drive AI in the company
(25:51) How HR leaders can identify where to invest in AI efforts
(31:33) We’re still very much in the innovation cycle of AI in HR
(36:00) Using AI for Talent Development
(38:56) There’s a lot of noise in the AI HR space right now
(40:06) The best use cases for AI in HR that came out of the workshop
(43:00) The one thing all people leaders need to hear about Generative AI in the workplace
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171 - HR Leaders wanting to work at people-first orgs - ask these questions in your interview: Stacey Nordwall (VP of People Strategy, Pyn)
Stacey Nordwall, VP of People Strategy at Pyn, joined us on The Modern People Leader.
We talked about the burnout cycle in HR and where it stems from, her advice for all of the exhausted people leaders out there, and the questions you should ask during the interview process to vet out whether it’s a people-first org or not.
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(1:28) Good news stories
(5:45) Stacey’s career journey and what led her to Pyn
(11:39) How she explains what Pyn does
(12:20) Why we should be jealous that she gets to work there
(14:13) The burnout cycle in HR and where it stems from
(17:35) On the narrative that HR leaders don’t have business acumen
(27:18) Stacey’s thankful for the new thought leaders in HR stepping into the space
(28:45) Her advice to all of the exhausted people leaders out there
(34:30) Red flags in the interview process while looking for a People Leader role
(40:00) Ask to meet with a board member and a junior employee to get the full picture of what it's like to work at the organization
(42:15) The one question you should ask during the interview process for a People Leader role
(44:18) What’s up with fractional HR
(50:00) Rapid fire questions
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170 - The path to profitability & Dena’s value framework for evaluating career moves: Dena Upton (Head of People, Dandy)
Dena Upton, Head of People at Dandy, joined us on The Modern People Leader.
We talked about the value framework that she uses to evaluate big career moves, building out the employee value proposition at Dandy, and how their path to profitability is providing employees with more career equity.
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(1:02) Good news stories
(5:52) What’s changed since she joined MPL the first time in March 2021
(8:30) Dena’s personal value framework that she uses when considering a new role
(14:08) People decisions can topple an organization
(16:17) What Dandy does
(18:25) Why we should be jealous that Dena gets to work at Dandy
(22:10) Building the employment brand muscle at Dandy
(28:15) Skills meritocracy
(31:40) Building out the employee value proposition
(34:48) Being open about why your company might not be a good fit for people
(37:30) How they’re connecting corporate and manufacturing employees with one another
(40:32) Dena is always looking for more feedback from employees
(44:15) Their path to profitability
(47:47) Career equity at Dandy
(50:37) “Learning big” with your employees
(54:00) Rapid fire questions
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I stumbled upon a MPL podcast episode recently and was impressed at how down to earth and practical the conversations are. The topics and insights are so timely and relevant (even as I listen to episodes from a year ago), and have helped me gain more insights into what it’s like to serve in a high-level people leader role. This helps me to explore whether or not I want to move in that direction in the future, and also to be more strategic in my current work with a deeper understanding of how VPs of people prioritize.
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The Modern People Leader has quickly become a favorite in my podcast feed! Daniel and Stephen are excellent hosts and the the topics they cover are incredibly timely. Easily one of the most genuine and value-packed podcasts for people leaders. Highly recommend giving it a listen!