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The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR

Listen to interviews with CHROs, Chief People Officers, and other work experts on how they're pioneering the way that we work. They share what's working, what's not, and how they've gotten to where they're at in their careers.

102 - Jennifer Christie (Chief People Officer, DocuSign) on the personalization of the HR function

58 mins; March 20, 2023

101 - Bernard Coleman (Chief Diversity & Engagement Officer, Gusto) on going from politics to HR, how Gusto’s Employee Engagement team is structured, & common manager missteps

53 mins; March 13, 2023

100 - SPECIAL EPISODE: The MPL interview

46 mins; March 09, 2023

99 - Tony Buffum (VP, HR Client Strategy, Upwork) on the rise of freelance talent

62 hours 36 mins; March 06, 2023

98 - Brandon Sammut (Chief People Officer, Zapier) on internal mobility

56 mins; February 27, 2023

97 - Employee fulfillment, the disconnect between HR & the people building HR Tech, ERGs, & building a network of teams

42 mins; February 24, 2023

96 - Rich Jacquet (Chief People Officer, Coursera) on always wanting to be in HR, Coursera's leadership academy, dedicated learning days, AI in HR, & more

56 mins; February 20, 2023

95 - Christine Song (Chief People Officer, Knix) on discussing the hard things at your company

57 mins; February 16, 2023

94 - Josh Bersin (HR Analyst) on the 7 secrets of the world's most enduring, employee-focused organizations

55 mins; February 13, 2023

93 - Femily Howe (Gender/Equity Advisor) on taboo diversity questions

61 hours 21 mins; February 06, 2023

92 - Allison Baum Gates (General Partner, SemperVirens) on funding the future of work

59 mins; January 30, 2023

91 - Mindi Cox (Chief Marketing & People Officer, O.C. Tanner) on moving from employee engagement to employee fulfillment

55 mins; January 23, 2023

90 - MPL's 8 biggest learnings from HR leaders in 2022

78 hours 21 mins; January 19, 2023

89 - Julia Soffa (Principal Internal Communications Manager, Guru) on how information overload is hurting our bodies & the businesses we work for

58 mins; January 16, 2023

88 - Lars Schmidt (Founder, Amplify) on the 2 things HR pros should prioritize for their careers & ways HR will look different in 2023

68 hours 49 mins; January 09, 2023

87 - Amy Lavoie (VP People Success, Torch) on how to make DEI work

60 hours 51 mins; January 03, 2023

86 - Kelly Keegan (VP People, Built In) on building the people function of the future

58 mins; December 19, 2022

85 - Recharge’s Michael McArthur (SVP People) & Ashley Grech (COO) on reducing toil, the 3 pillars of being a great company, & career development

54 mins; December 12, 2022

84 - Sara Gorjão (Chief People Officer, tb.lx by Daimler Trucks) on the Human Energy Crisis

64 hours 47 mins; December 05, 2022

83 - Amanda Ono (CHRO, Kroll Digital Services) on change leadership & 2023 planning

50 mins; November 28, 2022

82 - 2023 Planning for People teams

47 mins; November 21, 2022

81 - Jim Bartolomea (SVP, Global Head of People & Places, ClickUp) on building the employee experience like a house

59 mins; November 14, 2022

80 - Jessica Zwaan (COO, Whereby) on people ops as a product & recent layoffs in the news

61 hours 53 mins; November 07, 2022

79 - HR Leaders: You got this

61 hours 26 mins; October 31, 2022

78 - Kim Rohrer (Head of Employee Experience, Oyster) on creating a unified employee experience across 70 countries

68 hours 24 mins; October 23, 2022

77 - John Foster (4-time CHRO & Founder of Gamut Labs) on how to build a human-centered organization

57 mins; October 11, 2022

76 - Merary Soto-Saunders (Global Head of DEI, CVC Partners) on impacting DEI for 500k people

62 hours 57 mins; September 27, 2022

75 - Group Chat: Gen Z’s impact on how we work

66 hours 13 mins; September 19, 2022

74 - Career advice from MPL guests

35 mins; September 14, 2022

73 - Group Chat: Hybrid work’s impact on DEI

64 hours 44 mins; September 05, 2022

72 - Quiet Quitting & why being a CHRO is so hard

51 mins; August 29, 2022

71 - Ciara Lakhani (Chief People Officer, Dashlane) on what HR can do during times of uncertainty

47 mins; August 11, 2022

71 - Melisa Saadi Guerbi (Director of People & Culture, Valtech) on using employee workshops to take action on feedback

62 hours 49 mins; August 03, 2022

70 - Valerie Jackson (Chief Diversity Officer, Zuora) & Laura Robblee (CHRO, Zuora) on their flourishing CHRO <> CDO relationship

55 mins; July 24, 2022

69 - Melissa Werneck (Global Chief People Officer, Kraft Heinz) on "The Year of the Manager" at Kraft Heinz

52 mins; July 13, 2022

68 - Stephanie Cramer (VP Human Resources, MGAC) on applying solution selling to recruiting

57 mins; July 07, 2022

67 - Beth Steinberg (SVP People & Talent, Chime) on investing in leaders early on

55 mins; June 28, 2022

66 - Jackson Lynch (Founder & President, 90 Consulting) on what a good HR Leader looks like

68 hours 34 mins; June 21, 2022

65 - Mai Ton (Chief People Officer at Fabric & Author) on being more than your work

60 hours 33 mins; June 14, 2022

64 - Mindy Honcoop on learning how to "ride the new bicycle" of work

57 mins; June 06, 2022

63 - Interconnectedness of the HR buzzwords in 2022

40 mins; April 22, 2022

62 - The Starr Conspiracy on testing the metaverse at work & why they sent $500k worth of body armor to Ukraine

53 mins; April 13, 2022

61 - Erica Keswin (Author, Speaker, & Workplace Strategist) on the power of rituals in the workplace

57 mins; April 05, 2022

60 - Mita Mallick (Co-Host of Brown Table Talk Podcast / Head of Inclusion, Equity, & Impact at Carta)

49 mins; March 22, 2022

59 - Tracy Hawkins (VP, Work Transformation at Twitter) on reopening Twitter’s offices & giving employees choice

66 hours 48 mins; March 08, 2022

58 - Cara Brennan Allamano (SVP, People, Udemy) & Rachel Ernst (Sr. Director, People Programs, Udemy) on Udemy’s New Normal

66 hours 6 mins; February 28, 2022

57 - The four-day work week, working in the metaverse, and a chat about culture

42 mins; February 22, 2022

56 - Liz Fosslien (Co-Author of No Hard Feelings & Big Feelings) on confronting big feelings at work

51 mins; February 14, 2022

55 - Jessica Williams (VP of People, Refine Labs) & Megan Bowen (COO, Refine Labs) on building a culture book & becoming a talent destination

52 mins; February 07, 2022

54 - Katie Burke (Chief People Officer, HubSpot) on removing opinions from future of work decisions

53 mins; January 31, 2022

53 - “Best of Modern People Leader 2021” Part 2

34 mins; January 26, 2022

52 - “Best of Modern People Leader 2021” Part 1

28 mins; January 17, 2022

51 - Jill Larsen (Chief People Officer, PTC) on the evolution of HR and where it’s going

58 mins; January 08, 2022

50 - The HR Metrics to keep an eye on in 2022

43 mins; December 29, 2021

49 - Darren Murph (Head of Remote, GitLab) on culture being built outside of company walls

54 mins; December 17, 2021

48 - Barbie Brewer (Former Chief Culture Officer at GitLab & VP Talent at Netflix) on culture being exposed by the pandemic

58 mins; December 08, 2021

47 - Gen Zers in the Workforce

44 mins; November 30, 2021

46 - Clio Knowles (Chief People Person, Virgin Hotels) on making employees feel seen

43 mins; November 20, 2021

45 - Building a Remote-First Culture (Shelby Wolpa, People Leadership Advisor & Remote Work Expert)

50 mins; November 10, 2021

44 - Parental Leave (Allison Whalen, CEO @ Parentaly)

47 mins; October 29, 2021

43 - Dom Boon (VP Talent & Organizational Development, Liberty Latin America) on the 8 habits of top managers

43 mins; October 21, 2021

42 - Our Top 3 Moments from The Modern People Leader

41 mins; October 15, 2021

41 - Angela Shaw (Chief People Officer, JuiceLand)

48 mins; September 30, 2021

40 - Jess Galica on Women Making Bold Career Pivots

56 mins; September 24, 2021

39 - MPL Group Chat: Bouncing Forward in This Time of Uncertainty

53 mins; September 16, 2021

38 - Steve Cadigan (Former CHRO at LinkedIn & Author)

61 hours 1 min; September 08, 2021

37 - Hybrid Work & The 4-Day Workweek

40 mins; August 23, 2021

36 - MPL Group Chat: The Summer of Counteroffers & Choice

52 mins; August 14, 2021

35 - The Importance of Employer Branding (Eric Harris, CEO @ MindHandle)

56 mins; August 04, 2021

34 - Noreen Zobel (Chief People Officer, CrossBoundary)

55 mins; July 27, 2021

33 - David Hanrahan (CHRO, Eventbrite) on the Fading Relics at Work

46 mins; July 19, 2021

32 - CPO Group Chat: Return to Office & The Great Resignation

62 hours 56 mins; July 12, 2021

31 - Yemi Akisanya (Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Groupon) on why DEI needs to be a leadership competency

80 hours 37 mins; July 07, 2021

30 - Christopher D. Lee (CHRO, William & Mary)

67 hours 35 mins; June 30, 2021

29 - The History of Burnout & The Power of Kindness

46 mins; June 16, 2021

28 - Revamping Your Employee Engagement Strategy

37 mins; June 06, 2021

27 - Kristen Barbor (VP, Global HR, Groupon)

52 mins; May 28, 2021

26 - Leah Pettinari (Director, People Strategy & Engagement, The Boston Beer Company) on How They're Planning to Pilot Different Work Scenarios

52 mins; May 20, 2021

25 - Libby Fiumara (Talent Program Manager, Expel) on Turning Performance Management Upside Down

59 mins; May 11, 2021

24 - Hallie Bregman (Global Head of People Analytics, PTC) on People Analytics

56 mins; May 05, 2021

23 - Michelle Wax (Founder, American Happiness Project) on Happiness

52 mins; April 28, 2021

22 - Rhiana Barr (Chief People Officer, KushCo) on Nailing the People Piece of M&A

60 hours 10 mins; April 22, 2021

21 - The Ups & Downs of Engagement Scores in 2020/2021

52 mins; April 16, 2021

20 - Adrienne Barnard (SVP, People Operations & Experience, AdmitHub) on Building Great Managers

58 mins; April 09, 2021

19 - Emma Brudner (Head of People, Reggora)

54 mins; April 04, 2021

18 - Jaclyn Jussif (Director of Talent Acquisition, EnterpriseDB) on Hiring & Onboarding

50 mins; April 01, 2021

17 - Gillian Godfrey (Chief People Officer, Storable) on Psychological Safety

58 mins; March 28, 2021

16 - Building Recognition Programs for a 6,000 Person Company

53 mins; March 21, 2021

15 - Dena Upton (Chief People Officer, Drift) on Going Digital First

51 mins; March 14, 2021

14 - Lyndsay Lord (CHRO, Team Car Care, dba Jiffy Lube)

57 mins; March 11, 2021

13 - VP of People + Talent at Privy on Performance Reviews (Jennifer Paxton)

58 mins; March 08, 2021

12 - The Gray Area of "Anonymous" Employee Feedback

30 mins; March 03, 2021

11 - Leveraging LinkedIn to Build Your Employer Brand

45 mins; February 23, 2021

10 - Al Polizzi (Chief People Officer at VetCor)

56 mins; February 19, 2021

9 - Mental Wellness at Work (Gloria Chan Packer)

56 mins; February 13, 2021

8 - Are you doing a lot of "manual HR work"?

32 mins; February 09, 2021

7 - Dilshan Ratnayake (EVP & Chief People Officer at Securonix)

59 mins; February 04, 2021

6 - Hard Truths in HR

38 mins; January 30, 2021

5 - April Galda Joyce (Chief Culture Officer, Global Atlantic Financial Group)

71 hours 6 mins; January 24, 2021

4 - Debbie Shotwell (Chief People Officer, Stack Overflow)

65 hours 18 mins; January 17, 2021

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