HR Leaders

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by Donald Knight to discuss the concept of inside out: champtioning the people first vision. We also discussed how to turn talent into competitive advantage, how Greenhouse Software are reimagining what it means to be a healthy organization, and the four stages of allyship.

Donald Knight is the Chief People Officer at Greenhouse Software. He is a strategic HR Leader with over 14 years of experience leading people strategies with a focus on hiring, nurturing and optimizing talent at a global level. He has held a number of senior positions including SVP of People at Edelman and Senior Director of Human Resources at Equifax. He has a passion for building high-performance teams and strengthening company culture which has allowed him to drive change where it truly matters.

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Episode highlights

00:00 Intro

05:39 How to turn talent into a competitive advantage

09:32 Learn to unlock the potential of hiring

12:14 What being people first actually means

19:04 What it means to be a healthy organization

23:42 How to create an inclusive hiring process

26:20 How to optimize the potential of DE&I in your organisation

30:09 The four stages of allyship

38:20 The best way to engage people

43:13 Donald’s parting piece of advice for the HR Leaders of tomorrow

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by Jodi Weintraub to discuss how to influence your business, as well as how to advocate for your organization’s needs and the ways in which Jodi thinks the role of HR is changing.

Jodi Weintraub is the Global CPO at GroupM Nexus. She is a member of the executive committee and leads the global people strategy across 60+ markets. She spent most of her HR career in both established and start-up technology and professional services firms and focuses her energies on driving efforts that impact business outcomes.

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Episode highlights

00:00 Intro

01:30 What you can learn from Jodi’s inca trail

08:54 Change the way your employees think about career paths

12:07 The one thing most managers don’t do

14:13 How to prepare for difficult situations

18:22 Learn how to take a step back

26:05 How to advocate for your organization’s needs

31:40 How the role of HR has changed

34:17 How to lead through influence

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by Kathleen O'Driscoll to discuss how to build a sustainable culture of wellbeing, as well as the steps you can take to combine global strategy with local engagement when it comes to employee mental health coordination.

Kathleen O'Driscoll is the current Vice President of Human Resources - Global Benefits, Wellbeing & HR Policy at Cognizant. Kathleen has over 20 years of experience in Human Resources, with a focus on benefits and global finance. Prior to her current role, she were the Vice President of Business Group on Health, where she oversaw the strategic direction and development of the Global Institute. Kathleen has also held senior HR positions at Honeywell and Seton Hall University.

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Episode highlights

00:00 Intro

03:05 Kathleen’s journey to Vice President HR, Global Benefits, Wellbeing and HR Policy at Cognizant

06:15 Redefining the role of employee wellbeing

10:09 The four dimensions of wellbeing

12:40 The step managers can take to support employee wellbeing

15:45 The importance of communicating benefits to employees

18:15 How to decide what to dedicate your resources to

23:19 How to balance global wellbeing strategy with local relevance

28:19 Why is well-being no longer table stakes

32:58 Kathleen’s advice for the HR Leaders of tomorrow

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by John Ferguson to discuss how to use the 'power of yet' to encourage learning and growth at work. We also discuss how to build transparent relationships in the workplace and the biggest challenges John has faced as a CHRO.

John Ferguson currently serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for NASCAR, the American Auto Racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. Before Nascar, John served in HR roles at Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) in Washington, D.C. and most recently as Vice President of People & Culture. While at MSE, he led the HR function for six sports team properties, including the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals and Washington Mystics, four facilities, including Capital One Arena, and more than 2,500 employees.

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Episode highlights

00:00 Intro

02:25 John’s journey to CHRO at Nascar

07:33 Representation at Nascar

11:01 How to use the 'power of yet' to encourage learning and growth at work

15:48 How to build transparent relationships in the workplace

21:39 How to create a culture of growth mindset in the workplace

27:21 The biggest challenge John has faced as a CHRO

30:51 How to build relationships in the workplace

33:30 HR leaders quick fire round

38:02 John’s parting piece of advice for the HR Leaders of tomorrow

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by Felizitas Lichtenberg to discuss the biggest challenges facing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, as well as how SumUp link their DE&I and ESG strategies to support education for unemployed youth and minority groups and her top advice for DE&I Leaders entering the role for the first time.

Felizitas Lichtenberg is the Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion (and working on Sustainability) at SumUp. She is an expert in systemic transactional analysis and change management. She has Eurasian roots and lived in Germany, USA, France and UK. Felizitas has a commercial background and experience in driving diversity and inclusion on a local and global level at Vodafone and most recently SumUp.

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Episode highlights

00:00 Intro

02:40 Felizitas' journey to Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion (and working on Sustainability)

08:13 How SumUp is linking its DE&I and Sustainability programs

12:15 Think about how you communicate DE&I efforts

16:08 The main challenges facing DE&I in the workplace

18:34 The psychology behind OK positions

24:40 The three things new DE&I leaders need to know

29:44 Felizitas' parting piece of advice for the HR Leaders of tomorrow

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by Holly May to discuss how Walgreens Boots Alliance is creating an unapologetically human approach to leadership, and how Holly is using radical vulnerability to support mental health in the workplace.

Holly May is the EVP & Global CHRO at the Wallgreens Boots Alliance. She is responsible for the strategy and direction of innovative global HR programs, policies and practices that support WBA’s business goals and initiatives and for ensuring fair and equitable treatment for all team members. Most recently, May served as Global Chief Human Resources Officer for Abercrombie & Fitch Co., managing all aspects of HR and ESG efforts across the company. She previously worked for Starbucks as Senior Vice President of Global Total Rewards and Service Delivery, responsible for consulting with the company’s board of directors and executive leadership team on the strategic direction of Starbucks’ global compensation and benefits portfolio. Prior to her time at Starbucks, May served in human resources leadership roles of increasing responsibility at ING, Voya Financial and Visa Inc., as an HR business partner and leading Rewards, DE&I and HR strategy.

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Episode highlights

00:00 Intro

04:08 Holly’s journey to EVP & Global Chief Human Resources Officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance

08:08 What looking after a "whole" employee actually means

12:10 How to create an unapologetically human approach to leadership

20:39 How to use radical vulnerability to support mental health in the workplace

23:18 How Holly implements leading vulnerability in the workplace

28:11 How to measure the success of your mental health programmes

30:24 Why so many companies get communication wrong

32:20 HR Leaders quick fire round

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Check out session4 from our FutureWork23 Summit and learn from industry experts, global innovators and Executive-level HR practitioners from leading global brands.

Discussion points include:

• How are you making the Future of Work, Work at your organization
• What role CHRO's have in shaping when, where, and how work gets done by their workforce
• Preparing for continual change including shifting skills, scarce talent, working models and high turnover
• Investing in technology to bridge the gap between the fieldwork, the office, hybrid and remote

Panelists:

• Dave Ulrich, Thought Partner on Human Capability and Co-Founder of The RBL Group
• Karen Kocher, Global GM Future of Work and the Workforce of the Future at Microsoft
• Terrance Cooley, Chief People Officer & CISO at U.S. Air Force
• Brady Pyle, Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer at NASA
• Christian Schmeichel, Chief Future of Work Officer at SAP
• [Moderated by] Will Foussier, Co-Founder & CEO at AceUp

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Check out session 3 from our FutureWork23 Summit and learn from industry experts, global innovators and Executive-level HR practitioners from leading global brands.

Discussion points include:

• Why co-creating a secure, equitable employee experience fuels collaboration, and organizational culture and delivers bottom-line results
• How can you ensure your hybrid ways of working strategy is suitable for the entire team while remaining future-proof?
• Understanding how experiences and attitudes shape workers’ willingness to adopt tech at work to improve performance?

Panelists:

• Carol Kauffman, Founding Director, Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School
• Megan Libby, VP of Global Learning & Development at PVH Corp
• Dee Olomajeye, Chief People Officer at Senti Biosciences
• Wagner Denuzzo, VP of Organizational Effectiveness at Prudential
• Jeff Belanger, Chief People Officer at Entera
• [Moderated by] Rosette Cataldo, HR Talent Management Consultant and AceUp Advisor

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Check out session 2 from our FutureWork23 Summit and learn from industry experts, global innovators and Executive-level HR practitioners from leading global brands.

Discussion points include:

• Why co-creating a secure, equitable employee experience fuels collaboration, and organizational culture and delivers bottom-line results
• How can you ensure your hybrid ways of working strategy is suitable for the entire team while remaining future-proof?
• Understanding how experiences and attitudes shape workers’ willingness to adopt tech at work to improve performance?

Panelists:

• Sanyin Siang, #1 Exec Coach & Mentoring by Thinkers50 and Professor at Duke University
• Josephine Berisha, Chief HR Officer at XPO Logistics
• Chester Elton, Best-Selling Author, Leadership Expert, and Founder of The Culture Works
• Will Guillaume Foussier, Co-Founder & CEO at AceUp
• Harvey Floyd II, Lecturer & Lead Executive Coach at Wharton

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Check out session 1 from our FutureWork23 Summit and learn from industry experts, global innovators and Executive-level HR practitioners from leading global brands.

Discussion points include:

• Why are current Leadership Development programs not helping to prepare for the Future of Work
• How can we focus on Human-Centered leadership and build on 3 imperatives including authenticity, empathy and adaptiveness
• What considerations are there to being a human-centered leader in a hybrid environment?
• Preparing for leadership complexity where their scope and responsibilities become increasingly important and human

Panelists:

• Carol Kauffman, Founding Director, Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School
• Megan Libby, VP of Global Learning & Development at PVH Corp
• Dee Olomajeye, Chief People Officer at Senti Biosciences
• Wagner Denuzzo, VP of Organizational Effectiveness at Prudential
• Jeff Belanger, Chief People Officer at Entera
• [Moderated by] Rosette Cataldo, HR Talent Management Consultant and AceUp Advisor

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