GitLab was early in the game in building a fully distributed work experience. In this episode, Darren shares insight into what guided GitLab's initial decision to be a fully distributed company, along with best practices around scaling your remote culture and experience. He discuss the importance of enabling asynchronous work, the value of in transparently sharing your philosophies, and the importance of discussing core values in your hiring process. 

In this episode, Aubrey talks about the power of Equitable Design in making meaningful, impactful, systemic change, and what this looks like at CultureAmp. She also talks about how companies can cultivate belonging as they transition to distributed models for the longer term. Lastly, Aubrey touches on diversity fatigue, the future of DEB, and the role that her own identity plays in this work. 

In this richly packed episode, Archana reflects on her discoveries after sorting through thousands of data points through 2020. She talks about the drivers of burnout risk and how companies can place focus around learning and development to prevent burnout. She talks about the plateau of Diversity Initiatives through the last decade, the re-invigoration of this work in 2020 and the role executive leaders will need to have in driving more change around DEB work moving forward. She talks about the ongoing transition organizations are having from managing through command and control to trust and empowerment and why that’s becoming increasingly important. Lastly, we touch on her experience working abroad in Singapore and how work culture and conversations around work culture are similar/different to her experience in driving this work in the US. 

In this episode, Heather Dunn talks about the distinct role that a Chief People Officer plays in an organization as compared to other Senior People Leader roles. She talks about the role the people team plays in building resilience through an organization and the importance of leading with empathy as exemplified by the distinct approach they took to their performance and compensation review process through the pandemic year. Heather also talks about the tailored support people teams need to consider for their various employee groups and highlights some really great programs they kicked off this year.

In this episode, Ashley provides insights around how people leaders and people initiatives can actually have an effect on the end experience your customers have, ultimately impacting your bottom line. Ashley talks about the balance people leaders need to have in leveraging broad trends and people analytics to inform strategy, with the value in creating individualized experiences for each person within your company. Lastly, Ashley touches on the role people leaders have in helping employees find their "purpose" and "meaning" in their work - and how that can be an incredibly powerful mechanism in driving engagement and overall culture. 

In this episode, Erica Johnson, Head of DEB at Chime talks about the role of the DEB leader within the organization. It goes far beyond internal work - DEB leaders partner with all leaders across the business - marketing, product, tech, people, sales, etc. and centralize conversations around diversity and how these concepts impact every piece of the organization. DEB leaders provide insights around the effects of how you're positioning your product, how you're connecting with your customers, and how you're investing in your internal employees. She also talks about the importance of prioritizing diversity in hiring, building mentorship programs, leveraging data, and celebrating incremental milestones. 

In this episode we dive into the adventure Michelle has had through her career up until her most recent venture of cofounding her own company, Eager Labs! Eager Labs serves to provide organizations and individuals tools to learn together and lead better. Michelle shares some great insights around how to give and receive feedback across all levels - to your own peers, to your manager, and direct reports. She also talks about the importance of cultivating your own authentic leadership style, and how she works with leaders to help them find their own.

In this episode Kerry talks about the transition from Counseling Psychology to the People and Culture world. She also talks about the people team as being a steward of culture vs. as a creator of culture, and how you can enable your organization to drive and take ownership of building something together.

In this episode we learn more about how Wistia approached responding to the pandemic by leveraging a team oriented approach to making decisions and supporting their people. We also talk about strategies to drive inclusion across your organization, and the importance behind finding founders that give people and talent leaders a true strategic seat at the table.

In this episode we dive into how to coach executive leaders as new Head of People. We also talk about what it was like to move from the startup world to joining a company that recently went public! Lastly, we talk about the importance of focusing on your internal inclusion and belonging efforts and before doubling down on your external diversity recruiting efforts.