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Rethinking What Really Matters at Work
In this powerful episode of Time2CHANGE, Kate McKinnon dismantles the myth that culture is a workplace perk, revealing it instead as the foundation of sustainable success and human-centered leadership.
Kate McKinnon is the former Head of Human Resources at Playfly Sports. There, she led the People function helping the company earn recognition as both a "Most Loved Workplace" and one of the "Best Employers in Sports".
Today, Kate leads her own consulting practice, Kate McKinnon HR Solutions, focused on empowering organizations by prioritizing their most valuable asset: people.
Her work centers on:
Leadership Development: Helping leaders lead authentically with empathy, clarity, and confidence.
HR Strategy & Culture Building: Creating systems and structures that foster thriving, high-performance cultures.
Personalized Career Coaching: Supporting new grads, career changers (including veterans and former athletes), and emerging leaders through 1:1 coaching and career transition support.
Follow our Guest, Kate McKinnon:
π«LinkedIn: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/katemckinnon/
π«Web: / https://katemckinnonhrsolutions.com/
Follow our host Chason Forehand :
πLinktr.ee / https://linktr.ee/chasonforehand
Key Moments and Lessons:
β¨Kate's start as a criminal profiler
β¨Taking Psychology classes
β¨The Art of Understanding People through Service
β¨The Journey to HR
β¨Culture Isn't a Perk
β¨What Do Leaders Need to Start When Scaling
β¨Your Internal Customers Matter
β¨Magic Wand Moment
01:30 Kate's start as a criminal profiler
03:57 Taking Psychology classes
04:38 The Art of Understanding People through Service
06:10 The Journey to HR
10:30 Culture Isn't a Perk
12:47 What Do Leaders Need to Start When Scaling
21:54 Your Internal Customers Matter
23:17 Magic Wand Moment
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#MotivationMonday, #InspirationDaily, #EmpowerChange, #MakeADifference, #Kate_McKinnon, #KateMcKinnon,
#PurposeDriven, #NonprofitLife, #CommunityStrong, #LeadWithLove
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#IGDaily, #ContentThatMatters, #SocialImpact, #ChangeMakers
#ActivismThroughArt, #VoicesForChange, #TogetherWeRise
#PodcastConversation, #CreativeLeadership, #positivity, #selfcare, #healing, #growthmindset, #mentalhealth, #newpodcastalert, #podcastseries, #podcastcommunity, #podcastlife, #podcasterthoughts, #podcastforcreatives, #mindfulpodcast, #inspirationpodcast, #change_is_inevitable, #change_your_life, #change_your_perspective, #change_the_narrative, #chason_forehand, #change_for_good, #change_maker, #change_and_grow, #change_is_empowerment, #change_is_challenge, #change_is_strength, #change_is_freedom, #change_the_world, #change_your_destiny, #change_is_magic, #change_is_adventure, #change_is_wisdom, #change_is_courage, #change_is_inspiring, #chason_forehand, #podcast, #Time2CHANGE, #nonprofitorganization
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By HR-4U.ORGIn this powerful episode of Time2CHANGE, Kate McKinnon dismantles the myth that culture is a workplace perk, revealing it instead as the foundation of sustainable success and human-centered leadership.
Kate McKinnon is the former Head of Human Resources at Playfly Sports. There, she led the People function helping the company earn recognition as both a "Most Loved Workplace" and one of the "Best Employers in Sports".
Today, Kate leads her own consulting practice, Kate McKinnon HR Solutions, focused on empowering organizations by prioritizing their most valuable asset: people.
Her work centers on:
Leadership Development: Helping leaders lead authentically with empathy, clarity, and confidence.
HR Strategy & Culture Building: Creating systems and structures that foster thriving, high-performance cultures.
Personalized Career Coaching: Supporting new grads, career changers (including veterans and former athletes), and emerging leaders through 1:1 coaching and career transition support.
Follow our Guest, Kate McKinnon:
π«LinkedIn: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/katemckinnon/
π«Web: / https://katemckinnonhrsolutions.com/
Follow our host Chason Forehand :
πLinktr.ee / https://linktr.ee/chasonforehand
Key Moments and Lessons:
β¨Kate's start as a criminal profiler
β¨Taking Psychology classes
β¨The Art of Understanding People through Service
β¨The Journey to HR
β¨Culture Isn't a Perk
β¨What Do Leaders Need to Start When Scaling
β¨Your Internal Customers Matter
β¨Magic Wand Moment
01:30 Kate's start as a criminal profiler
03:57 Taking Psychology classes
04:38 The Art of Understanding People through Service
06:10 The Journey to HR
10:30 Culture Isn't a Perk
12:47 What Do Leaders Need to Start When Scaling
21:54 Your Internal Customers Matter
23:17 Magic Wand Moment
Tags:
#MotivationMonday, #InspirationDaily, #EmpowerChange, #MakeADifference, #Kate_McKinnon, #KateMcKinnon,
#PurposeDriven, #NonprofitLife, #CommunityStrong, #LeadWithLove
#TransformationJourney, #ReelsThatInspire, #ViralReels, #ExplorePage
#IGDaily, #ContentThatMatters, #SocialImpact, #ChangeMakers
#ActivismThroughArt, #VoicesForChange, #TogetherWeRise
#PodcastConversation, #CreativeLeadership, #positivity, #selfcare, #healing, #growthmindset, #mentalhealth, #newpodcastalert, #podcastseries, #podcastcommunity, #podcastlife, #podcasterthoughts, #podcastforcreatives, #mindfulpodcast, #inspirationpodcast, #change_is_inevitable, #change_your_life, #change_your_perspective, #change_the_narrative, #chason_forehand, #change_for_good, #change_maker, #change_and_grow, #change_is_empowerment, #change_is_challenge, #change_is_strength, #change_is_freedom, #change_the_world, #change_your_destiny, #change_is_magic, #change_is_adventure, #change_is_wisdom, #change_is_courage, #change_is_inspiring, #chason_forehand, #podcast, #Time2CHANGE, #nonprofitorganization
π¬ πππππ πππ πππππ ππππππ:
βΆ β’ Healing Childhood Trauma Through Art & Stories
β’ / β’ β’ https://youtu.be/ZnMFHf20zII?si=HdA7T218PI8ulXBJ
βΆ β’ Tiny Miracles Finding Beauty Every Day
β’ / β’ β’ Tiny Miracles Finding Beauty Every Day .
βΆ β’ Leadership Void Why Growth Gets Stuck
β’ / β’ β’ Leadership Void Why Growth Gets Stuck
π·π· ππππππππππ: We are providing these resources at no cost to viewers. We cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage resulting from your actions or decisions after watching this content. You acknowledge that you use the information we provide responsibly. Please conduct your own research.
π·π· β πππππππππ πππππEοΏ½οΏ½οΏ½: This video and our YouTube channel contain dialogue, music, and images owned by π«π« "HR-4U" π«π«