In today’s episode, I talk to Brian Elliott and Helen Kupp, who both work at the popular workspace and team communication app, Slack. They share how the pandemic allowed them to see an opportunity for growth and reimagine and transform how people work together with their latest project - Future Forum. 

Future Forum is a consortium that will help companies make the transformations necessary to thrive in the new economy. During our discussion, the trio share their thoughts on tracking employee engagement, what leadership actually means and why it doesn’t always have to mean management, and why flexible work includes an inclusive workspace and a balanced workload.

Key Points From This Episode:

Future Forum: https://futureforum.com/how-the-future-works/

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In today’s episode, I talk to Sailpoint’s Chief People Officer Abby Payne. Abby has been with Sailpoint since 2011, having created the company's original people team, including driving a differentiated employee experience and a globally recognized organizational culture. Abby's strong drive to attract and retain the best talent in the industry has not only helped to make Sailpoint a leader but the company is regularly recognized by Glassdoor fortune and Austin Business Journal for its values-driven culture.

With her extensive expertise in talent acquisition and sales, Abby shares how she started her career in HR, how her current company approaches a shifting workplace, and how employees are now reusing the office space and adopting a “college library” mentality.

Key Points From This Episode:

Sailpoint

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In today’s episode, I talk to a chief people officer expert with over twenty years of experience in human resource leadership.

Traunza Adams has made the transition from HR and people management to working for herself in her family’s philanthropic pursuits. In her current role, she's overseeing the distribution of scholarships for individuals who have talent and ambition but lack the resources to do so.

With her extensive experience in HR, Traunza shares why she believes HR combines the best of both worlds when it comes to people management and building a business, the intersection between well-being and work, and creating a better work environment for inclusion and belonging.

Key Points From This Episode:

Leveling Up

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In today’s episode, I talk to a talent acquisition expert who talks about employee wellness, moving from global enterprises to smaller startups, and what the future of the workplace looks like.

Jeanine Boyle is the Chief People Officer at Zelis. Jeanine has more than 20 years of leadership experience in human resources and has worked in companies like Johnson & Johnson, Siemens Healthcare, Pfizer, and Zelis. In her current role, she's overseeing the entire people and culture effort at Zelis, including talent acquisition, talent management, and diversity and inclusion. After spending most of her career in large organizations, Jeanine is really focused on exploring smaller disruptive organizations in order to diversify her experience,

With her extensive experience in HR, Jeanine shares her own experience with talent systems in multinationals across the world before making the switch to a smaller company, why you should be leveraging automation if your goal is to scale, how to navigate a hybrid work model and striving for a proper work-life balance.

Key Points From This Episode:

Zelis

LinkedIn

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Being able to show up as your authentic self is something that lots of organizations talk about, but few have made possible. Enter Outreach - a company that enables people to accelerate their revenue strategy with a CMS platform powered by AI-driven insights.

Pamela Mattsson, VP of People and Organizational Development at Outreach. Pamela shares how she made the transition from Amazon to Outreach, and she explains what life at Outreach looks like.

In this episode, Pamela discusses how Outreach has managed to double their employees in 12 months, why diversity at Outreach involves a lot of self-auditing and measurements in place, and fostering employee resource groups within the company. In addition, you'll hear Pamela share how Outreach is able to balance employees distributed across the country and globally and why thinking globally is the key to a healthy workplace

Key Points From This Episode:

Outreach

Connect with Pamela

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In today’s episode, we are doing things a little differently by hosting a panel with industry experts who are Marlow coaches and have a lot to say on the super popular subject of time management. Marlow coaches are certified coaching experts in manager and leadership development who focus on combining traditional ICF coaching techniques with best practices in management and leadership.

Dawn DeFrancesco is an HR specialist with over 20 years of experience and learning in development across a lot of different industries. In addition she holds a PhD in Performance Improvement and she has been coaching clients for the last five years in leadership, and health and wellness.

Brent Rossman, a full time coach with 3 years of experience who enjoys helping leaders bridge the gap between their technical, analytics and designation skills into the leadership side of things.

Duncan Anderson, a coach with 10 years of experience who specializes in management leadership, and works with a variety of managers, leaders, and high performers in a variety of industries.

Together, they are share the biggest challenges people have when it comes to time management,  how to manage priorities, and tools and habits you can incorporate to help yourself manage your time successfully.

Key Points From This Episode:

Dawn's LinkedIn

Brent's LinkedIn

Duncan's LinkedIn

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Performance excellence in many organizations looks like a continuous process where people understand that coaching, feedback, and checking in through conversations are one of the ways that continuous performance management occurs.

Tim Russell is the head of learning and development at Magic Leap, an augmented reality company with the goal to influence and win the metaverse. They are trying to figure out the best tool to offer solutions that will change the world. This HR pro has extensive experience working with multinational brands including Microsoft, Starbucks, and Nintendo. Tim has a passion for project management, coaching, and leading teams in the area of leadership and development.

In this episode, Tim shares his experience with leadership, and how he made his transition to working in HR and people development. He talks about the commitment to learning and development, what trust means in the workplace and how to develop performance excellence and leadership in the workplace.

Key Points From This Episode:

Magic Leap

Connect with Tim on LinkedIn

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Every organization thrives on systems and leadership that encourage a thriving workplace. Unfortunately, the challenges that senior leaders are having when it comes to organizational shifts can be difficult, resulting in poorly executed ways of shifting direction or vision. As a result, you get pitfalls in leadership, an unsteady workforce and by extension, a decrease in productivity.

Enter Richard Rierson, the host of Dose of Leadership, a podcast dedicated to providing leadership resources and inspiring and educational interviews with relevant experts who dedicate their lives to the pursuit of the truth. The Marine Corps veteran has a passion for helping others develop a courageous & authentic leadership presence.

In this episode, Richard shares his experience with leadership, a broad topic he’s learned a lot about from his time in the Marine Corps to working in the private sector. He talks about dealing with change management, relying on your team to problem solve, and how to speak up in the corporate world.

Key Points From This Episode:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardrierson/

Dose of Leadership Podcast: https://doseofleadership.com/podcast-page/

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This subject of how to create a great candidate experience is something that is relevant to every hiring manager today. As shifting work environments change, the introduction of EDI becomes standard across companies and more employees seek benefits outside traditional compensation, hiring managers need to know what it takes to create a great candidate experience.

Kevin Grossman, the President of Talent Board knows a lot about talent acquisition. First started in 2011, the nonprofit company is a research organization that's focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience. They bring together benchmarks that highlight accountability, fairness and business impact around the world.

In this episode, Kevin shares trends in talent recruitment, the importance of communication during the hiring process, and why managers need to be in contact with new hires the minute an employee accepts their letter of offer.

Key Points From This Episode:

Talent Board: https://www.thetalentboard.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinwgrossman/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinWGrossman

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Multinationals are great organizations to be involved in when it comes to learning the SOPs of your field, however startups offer a unique approach to work culture, SOPs and learning opportunities. Regardless of the level, when it comes to managing people it takes a lot of work, experience and trial and error.

Meet Badia Rebolledo, Chief People Officer at Krispy Kreme Mexico. She has three decades of experience in high level HR roles across a multitude of multinationals including Beiersdorf, Siemens, Nestle and Procter & Gamble along with working in FinTech.

In this episode, Badia shares her experience making the switch from structured multinationals to more integrated startups in FinTech, what the culture is actually like at Krispy Kreme, and the real work it takes to manage over 2000 employees.

Key Points From This Episode:

Leveling Up

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