In this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane hosts Becks Port, PhD, Chief People Officer of 10x Genomics. They chat about how to create a thriving, employee-centric workplace through being honest about their workplace culture. Becks shares how positive culture and aligned employees can lead to better outputs, how context matters in checking in with team progress, and how to appropriately set expectations and structure in a continuous performance management approach. She then shares how AI can help coach teams to be more effective and better at their jobs. Finally, Becks forecasts how she expects to see more importance placed on employee happiness in the future to get better company outputs. 

Key Takeaways:

• 00:00 Introduction to the Future of Teamwork Podcast
• 01:40 Meet Becks Port: Career Journey and Insights
• 03:20 Defining Employee Thriving and Organizational Culture
• 14:48 Continuous Performance Management
• 20:12 The Role of AI in Team Effectiveness
• 35:27 Future Roles in HR and People Management
• 42:00 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:

• Re: Thinking with Adam Grant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT40PZyXWyg
• Beck's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccaport/