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Ep89 Living Corporate CEO, Zach Nunn

In this episode, I sit down with Living Corporate CEO Zach Nunn to discuss his podcast and media platform and the importance of amplifying Black and Brown stories.

Ep88 Redefining HR Accelerator Introduction

Learn more about the Redefining HR Accelerator platform including podcast, book, cohort program, courses, newsletter, community, and open-source lab.

Ep87 iTech Media Chief Operating Officer, Alan Cairns

In this episode, I sit down with iTech Media Chief Operating Officer Alan Cairns to discuss his career in HR and transition to COO.

Ep86 SmartRecruiters Chief Diversity Officer, Rocki Howard

In this episode, I sit down with SmartRecruiters Chief Diversity Officer Rocki Howard to discuss her new role and work inside and outside the company, their progress on becoming an antiracist company, and more.

Ep85 TendLab CEO Amy Henderson & COO Kim Rohrer

In this episode, I sit down with TendLab Cofounder/CEO Amy Henderson and Cofounder/COO Kim Rohrer to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on women and caretakers in the workforce. You’ll learn Tendlab's origin story, what attracted Kim to their mission, how we begin to address the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on women and caretakers in the workforce, how companies can support their caretaking employees, and more.

Ep84 Builtin Cofounder & CEO, Maria Katris

In today’s episode, I sit down with Builtin cofounder & CEO to discuss the impact of the shift to remote on technical hiring. We discuss: Builtin’s origin story Cities are rising as tech talent hubs with the shift to distributed and remote work How the shift to remote may impact diversity in tech Does that data on the migration to Miami match the hype How she works with their VP People and people team What she’s excited about in building new ways of work

Ep83 Peloton SVP & Global Head of People, Shari Eaton

In this episode, I sit down with Peloton SVP, Global Head of People Shari Eaton to discuss her career path to HR and work at Peloton. You’ll learn what inspired her to move into HR, how she accounted for the pandemic’s impact on their employees and business operations, Peloton’s commitment to being an antiracist company, advice for HR leaders leading antiracist efforts, how she and her team are thinking about return to the workplace

Ep82 Calm Chief People Officer, Scott Domann

In this episode, I sit down with Calm Chief People Officer Scott Domann to discuss his career in HR and work at Calm. You’ll learn: How starting his career in strategy, metrics, and comms carried over to his HR career What it’s like to have your new company acquired soon after joining, and advice for CPO’s navigating those waters What drew Scott to Calm How he practices self-care given the unique stress and pressures on a CPO in the wake of 2020 Details on Calm’s recently announced progr...

Ep 81 Pagaya Chief People Officer, Tami Rosen

In this episode, I sit down with Pagaya Chief People Officer and startup advisor Tami Rosen to discuss topics spanning from future/now of work, executive onboarding, being the “first” executive-level HR hire, and more. You’ll learn: How HR has evolved over the last 10 years Unique challenges of being an org's "first" HR leader Onboarding tips for new CPO’s What HR and people ops might look like if we built from the ground up today Much more

Ep80 Zenefits Chief People Officer, Tracy Cote

In this episode, I sit down with Zenefits Chief People Officer Tracy Cote to discuss her career, the state of HR education, remote engagement, and more. You’ll learn: What lured Tracy to HR Why she was drawn to education Her perspective on the state of education for HR practitioners What it takes to scale a global business How she thinks about employee engagement in our new remote/pandemic world

Ep79 ServiceNow Head of Scaled Learning, Thomas Igeme

In this episode, I sit down with ServiceNow Head of Scaled Learning Thomas Igeme to discuss his career and thoughts personalizing at scale. Some of the areas we explore include: How his career path took him from entrepreneur to researcher to HR How his experience as a Researcher at Stanford prepare him to track trends and separate hype from substance How his immersion in sales approaches at LinkedIn shaped his ability to articulate a business case and influence Personalization at scale, and ...

Ep78 Patagonia CHRO, Dean Carter

In this episode, I sit down with Patagonia CHRO and Head of Shared Services Dean Carter to discuss his career and what shapes his work at Patagonia. Some of the areas we explore include: Why he moved into HR The kismet that brought him to Patagonia The structure of his role overseeing HR, Finance, and shared services Why he sees his role as “Head of Community” How the pandemic impact their HR operations Advice for CHRO’s navigating the intersection of politics and workplace The risks of comm...

Ep77 Procore Technologies Chief People Officer, Pat Wadors

In this episode, I sit down with Procore Technologies Chief People Officer to discuss her career in HR, and why she’s optimistic on the future of the field. We explore some of the topics below: What originally drew her to HR How the role and expectations of HR have evolved Why the alignment between the people function and recruiting is so important What drew her to Procore Technologies Advice for CHROs interested in board roles How the pandemic has propelled HR forward Much more

Ep76 Upwork Head of Talent Acquisition & DIB, Dr. Erin Thomas

In this episode, I chat with Upwork’s Head of TA & DIB Dr. Erin Thomas about her career and designing equitable work structures. You’ll learn: When she knew she wanted to dedicate her career to DIB Definition of key terms of DIB work How consulting shaped her views on the field How she balances leading two teams at Upwork How she approaches Twitter threads (@ErinLThomasPhD) How the events of 2020 have shaped diversity conversations (and actions) today How to think about designing equitable ...

Ep75 Pyn Cofounders & Co-CEO's, Joris Luijke & Jon Williams

In this episode, I sit down with Pyn cofounders & co-CEOs, Joris Luijke and Jon Williams to discuss internal communications approaches and how their platform enables companies to communicate more effectively. In this episode you’ll learn: How Joris & Jon connected on this idea Why "Pyn"? Some of the challenges companies face with remote comms, and how to overcome them What great internal communication look like Tips to get employees to take action on corporate messaging How to use their open...

Ep74 Modern Health Founder & CEO, Alyson Watson

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Modern Health Founder & CEO Alyson Watson to discuss mental health benefits in the workplace. You’ll learn: What she founded Modern Health Why she feels mental health support is the 4th pillar of employee benefits How Modern Health supports employee Efforts to remove the stigma of mental health support Preventative mental health support Why vulnerability is a key trait for modern executives And more

Ep 73 Zoom Video Communications Chief People Officer, Lynne Oldham

In this episode, I sit down with Zoom’s Chief People Officer Lynne Oldham to discuss her career and experience leading Zoom through its explosive growth in 2020. You’ll learn: - What drew Lynne to HR - Her work supporting former inmates transition out of incarceration - A look under the hood at Zoom’s people team - How she and her team navigated the employees and organization through their explosive growth of 2020 - How the FLEXWORK Coalition came together and the role of open practices in s...

Ep72 Exclusive Preview: Redefining HR Book Introduction (Audiobook)

Celebrating the launch of the Redefining HR book with an audiobook of the opening chapter.

Ep71 10 Keys to Building a Career as a Modern HR Operator

I’ve interviewed hundreds of modern HR practitioners over the years. They all have unique approaches and perspectives, but also share some common views and thinking about what’s led them to success. I wanted to distill those traits and couple them with my own career experience and learning to build tangible advice on building a great career in HR, people operations, talent, recruiting, or whatever discipline you choose to pursue. This podcast was adapted from an extract from my upcoming Red...

Ep70 Author & HR Consultant, Laurie Ruettimann

Welcome to Season 5 of Redefining HR! I’m thrilled to kick off this season with my good friend and the author of the newly released book, Betting on You, Laurie Ruettimann. Laurie has been one of the leading voices in HR for years. In this episode, we go behind the scenes on the writing process for Betting on You and discuss getting fired, that night in Tijuana, the best career advice she’s ever received, and much more.

Ep69 Season 5 Preview

In this finale of season four, Lars breaks down some of his personal highlights of the season and previews what to expect in season five.

Ep68 Box Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer, Global Head of Communities, Tiffany Stevenson

In today’s episode of Redefining HR, Box Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer and Global Head of Communities Tiffany Stevenson discusses her role leading inclusion efforts across Box. We dig into some of the following topics. How her work leading inclusion and communities intersect The importance of self-care for DEI leaders Moments vs. movements in the struggle for social justice How HR leaders can navigate these political times Supporting culture in distributed teams

Ep67 Virta Health VP People & Places, Lucia Guillory

In this episode I sit down with Virta Health VP People & Places to discuss her career and some of the topics below: How her experience in academia shaped her views as an operator What her job as Chief of Staff at Yahoo! entailed, and how it prepared her to run the function Her experience returning from maternity leave four months into a global pandemic How they’re finding ways to connect with employees and build culture Blending virtual and IRL employee experiences

Ep66 Coda Cofounder & CEO, Shishir Mehrotra

In this episode, I sit down with Coda Cofounder & CEO Shishir Mehrotra to discuss his career journey that led him to launch Coda and his thoughts on a range of topics including: Why he cofounded Coda Eigenquestions The “Big pond, small pond” approach to career development What he looks for in his people executives Remote/distributed work Rethinking performance and growth measures

Ep65 Rippleworks Chief People Person, Sung Hae Kim

In today’s episode, I sit down with Rippleworks Chief People Person Sung Hae Kim to discuss her career in HR, joining a new role leading the people function at the beginning of a pandemic, and how to have constructive feedback discussions with remote employees. In this episode, you’ll learn: What it was like starting a new role as a global pandemic blew up How she gauged how to make organizational decisions as a brand new leader Practices for supporting culture and connection in distribute...

Ep64 Bayer SVP HR Innovations, Melissa Harper

In this episode, I sit down with Bayer SVP HR Innovations Melissa Harper to learn more about how they approach agile HR and people practices at scale. In this episode, you’ll learn: What drew Melissa to HR The size and structure of Bayer’s HR team Why the SVP HR Innovations role was created, and what her scope is How she prioritizes innovation projects to pursue Where her project ideas come from  Her favorite projects she’s launched Future projects she’s exploring How she stays on top of t...

Ep63 Shopify Chief Talent Officer, Brittany Forsyth

In this episode, I sit down with Shopify Chief Talent Officer Brittany Forsyth to discuss her experience scaling Shopify from employee #22 to 5,000+. In this episode, you’ll learn: Traits that allowed Brittany to grow from an office manager right out of University to running the people function for a 5,000+ public company How her personal experience with growth mindset is infused into how Shopify hires An inside look at how their new “digital by default” model came together The HR and peopl...

Ep62 JUST EAT Chief People Officer, Mira Magecha

In this episode, I sit down with JUST EAST Chief People Officer Mira Magecha to discuss her career, including what it’s like to move into the Chief People Officer role from within. In this episode, you’ll learn: What drew Mira to HR How management consulting at Cap Gemini shaped her views on the field How moving into the CPO role from within helped and hurt her ability to drive change How she manages to avoid burnout How shifting to remote impacts culture Why she’s excited about a new p...

Ep61 Onboard Health Founder & CEO, André Blackman

In this episode, I’m joined by Onboard Health Founder & CEO Andre Blackman for a discussion at the intersection of public health, racial equity, and talent. Some of the topics we discuss include: What drew Andre to healthcare Racial equity and disparity in healthcare Thoughts on how the pandemic will continue to unfold over the next year Dismantling the “lack of pipeline” diversity excuses What gives Andre hope right now

Ep60 Coinbase Chief People Officer, L.J. Brock

In this special two-part episode, I sit down with Coinbase Chief People Officer L.J. Brock to discuss their recent announcement to be “mission-focused” and move away from corporate and employee activism (part one) and their shift to remote-first (part two). We initially recorded the remote discussion before the mission-focused announcement, so part-two to discuss how the people team would manage their new apolitical approach. In this podcast you’ll learn: Part 1 LJ’s thoughts on their new ...

Ep59 SmartRecruiters Founder & CEO, Jerome Ternynck

In this episode, I sit down with SmartRecruiters Founder & CEO Jerome Ternynck to discuss their plans to become an antiracist force in the recruiting industry. We dig into some of the following topics. How has the pandemic has impacted SmartRecruiters Why they shifted to remote-first How that impacts their compensation plans How the increased consciousness and conversation around racism and systemic inequity have impacted Jerome personally SmartRecruiters roadmap to becoming an anti-ra...

Ep58 Culture Amp Director of Equitable Design & Impact, Aubrey Blanche

In this episode, I sit down with my friend Aubrey Blanche, Culture Amp’s Director of Equitable Design & Impact. Aubrey has been someone I look up to as a tireless champion of inclusive and equitable practices. In this episode, we discuss: - How HR can become better antiracism advocates - Culture Amp’s plans to become an anti-racist company - How she’s teaching her parents about equity and racism - Breaking down terms and definitions in her work - Who inspires her work - Much more

Ep 57.5 BONUS: Redefining HR for the Post-Covid Future of Work Open Source Project

The "future of work" is now. The events of 2020 have propelled the field of HR forward and created an opportunity for a rethinking and resetting of how we design work practices that best serve all employees, our companies, and each other. The role of HR has never been more important. To meet this moment we must work together to share ideas, practices, and what we’re learning. This resource is the result of a collaborative effort aimed at curating resources and tools to help businesses desig...

Ep57 Carrot Fertility Cofounder & CEO, Tammy Sun

In this episode, I sit down with Carrot Fertility Cofounder & CEO Tammy Sun to discuss fertility benefits and how Covid-19 has impacted HR’s views on supporting employees. In this episode you’ll learn: Why Tammy founded Carrot Fertility How Carrot partners with companies to provide fertility support How has the pandemic impacted Carrot’s operations, and how it’s changed Tammy’s views on the people operations How Covid has impacted how companies think about employee benefits? How they’r...

Ep56 Upwork SVP HR & Talent Innovation, Zoe Harte

In this episode, Upwork SVP HR & Talent Innovation Zoe Harte and Lars bid adieu to the “future of work” and explore how Upwork has been leveraging their platform to built a hybrid workforce with on-demand talent.

Ep55: Mark Levy, Employee Experience Advisor

Mark Levy is one of the pioneers of employee experience (EX). His background spans a range of industry-leading retail and technology companies including Best Buy, Levi Strauss, Gap, Technicolor, Airbnb, Allbirds, Peloton, and more. In this episode, Mark and I discuss the evolution of EX and why it’s more important than ever to take this approach and building people programs.

(Re)Introducing Redefining HR

Introduction to Redefining HR.

Ep54 [Coronavirus Response Special coverage] Snyk VP People, Dipti Salopek

Ep53 [Coronavirus Response Special Coverage] Dashlane Chief People Officer, Ciara Lakhani

Ep52 [Coronavirus Response Special Coverage] Delivery Hero Chief People Officer, Jeri Doris

Ep51 [Coronavirus Response Special Coverage] Nextdoor Head of People, Bryan Power

Ep49 Credit Karma Chief People Officer, Colleen McCreary

Ep47 University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor, Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts

Ep46 Stitch Fix Chief People And Culture Officer, Jevan Soo

Ep43 Mozilla Chief People Officer, Michael DeAngelo

Ep42 Eventbrite CHRO, David Hanrahan

Ep40 Spotify CHRO, Katarina Berg

Ep39 EMP HR Consulting Founder, Mai Ton

Ep38 FundApps Head of People, Pat Caldwell

Ep37 Reddit VP People & Culture, Katelin Holloway