21st Century Hr

Beverly Carmichael is a seasoned HR executive with CHRO roles at Southwest Airlines, Ticketmaster, Cracker Barrel, and Red Robin. She's also my former boss and mentor who's shaped my career in countless ways. In this episode, we discuss succession planning, career development, stretch roles, and the importance of mentor-mentee relationships. Special Guest: Beverly Carmichael (Former CHRO, Southwest Airlines, Ticketmaster, Cracker Barrel, Red Robin).

Redpoint Ventures Head of Talent Amy Knapp shares lessons from her five years building companies at Redpoint Ventures. In this episode you'll learn: What does a VC Head of Talent do How the startup talent building landscape has evolved over the last 5 years Some of the frequent talent mistakes startups make, and how to address them What are some of the different Head of People profiles board look for when hiring for scale How and why Redpoint partnered with Lightspeed and Seqouia to create the OpenRec recruiting conference How Amy stays on top of indsutry trends and developments The power of collaboration and network Special Guest: Amy Knapp (Redpoint Ventures, Head of Talent).

Button VP People Stephanie Mardell shares her journey from recruiter to VP People. In this episode you'll learn: What drew Stephanie to recruiting How she made the transition from recruiting to people executive Reverse engineering your people strategy How omotenashi shapes Button's culture The importance of writing Much more Special Guest: Stephanie Mardell (VP People, Button).

Eightfold Cofounder & CEO Ashutosh Garg breaks down the field of AI and it's application to the recruiting and talent landscape. In this episode, you'll learn: How the field of AI has evolved over the past 20 years How to separate AI substance from hype in the talent space The origin of their "What's Next For You" book What recruiting and talent management might look like if built from the ground up today Disclaimer: I'm on the advisory board of Eightfold so want to be transparent about the connection Special Guest: Ashutosh Garg (Eightfold, Cofounder & CEO).

VaynerMedia Chief Heart Officer Claude Silver shares her journey from PR to HR and why leading with empathy drives her. In this episode you'll learn: The origins of "Chief Heart Officer" Where her empathy comes from How she navigated the shift to HR What lights her up How her team supports Gary's vision of "creating the greatest human organization of all time" Much more Special Guest: Claude Silver (VaynerMedia, Chief Heart Officer).

Mastercard Chief People Officer Michael Fraccaro shares why decency quotient is vital to priceless HR transformation. In this episode you'll learn: Why Michael's title changed from Chief Human Resources Officer to Chief People Officer Why decency quotient (DQ) is a competitive advantage Learning is the true currency of today's economy How MasterCard supports continuous learning How the CHRO role has evolved Culture dashboard for boards The importance of connecting HR with brand Much more.... If you'd like to learn more about decency quotient (DQ), check out this talk from Michael. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDA4F1ddMYY&feature=youtu.be Special Guest: Michael Fraccaro (MasterCard, Chief People Officer).

Bunch CEO Darja Gutnick breaks down their hacking culture guide and takes us inside the psychology of culture. In this episode you'll learn: Culture hack examples Ideas about culture that run counter to psychology research The connection between culture and "norms" How to measure culture (and why you should) You can download Bunch's Hacking Culture guide here: https://www.bunch.ai/blog/company-culture/ Special Guest: Darja Gutnick (Bunch, Cofounder & CEO).

Basecamp CEO Jason Fried shares his views on recruiting and HR, including Basecamp's decision to embed compensation ranges in job descriptions. In this episode you'll learn: Why Basecamp included comp ranges in job descriptions How Basecamp created a living wage $70k floor for salaries Advice for companies considering compensation transparency How they worked through 4,000 applications for 5 jobs (without machines) Why Basecamp is a pacifist in the "war for talent" How to overcome hustle & grind culture. For more insights into Basecamp's hiring process, check out their podcast on the topic: https://rework.fm/hire-when-it-hurts/ Special Guest: Jason Fried (Basecamp, Cofounder & CEO).

SurveyMonkey Chief People Officer, Becky Cantieri, takes us inside their shift to agile performance management and other emerging people programs. In this episode, you'll learn: How and why SurveyMonkey ditched annual performance reviews Why they embrace open source sharing Why vulnerability is a key attribute for modern people executives How and why they scale employee benefits to vendors Which HR leaders inspire Becky Special Guest: Becky Cantieri (SurveyMonkey, Chief People Officer).

Hubspot Chief People Officer, Katie Burke, takes us inside Hubspot's Culture Code. In this episode, Katie shares insights from Hubspot's unique culture and what it takes to build a 21st Century HR team to support it. In this episode you'll learn: The origin of Hubspot's Culture Code Why it was important to codify Hubspot's culture How Hubspot approached the #MeToo movement What Katie looks for when hiring for her team Which HR leaders inspire her Much more You can view the Culture Code deck here (https://www.slideshare.net/HubSpot/the-hubspot-culture-code-creating-a-company-we-love). Special Guest: Katie Burke (Hubspot, Chief People Officer).

A conversation with Enterprise Holding VP Talent Acquisition, Marie Artim, about their journey to include compensation ranges in job descriptions. In this episode, you'll learn: What led to their decision to include compensation How they made business case How they overcame resistance How it's impacting their applicant pools Advice for recruiting leaders looking to make the shift Photo credit: Unsplash/Ricardo Gomez Angel Special Guest: Marie Artim (Enterprise Holdings, VP Talent Acquisition).

This episode is a conversation with Recruiting Events Company Founder, Jamie Leonard, on what it takes to pull off a 3,000 person recruiting festival. In this episode we cover: The origin story of RecFest Why the festival format How they evaluate speakers What past talk still resonates with Jamie What attendees this year can expect Advice for first-time attendees What's next for RecFest Special Guest: Jamie Leonard (The Recruitment Events Co, Founder & CEO).

Textio Cofounder and CEO, Kieran Snyder, shares how her educational background in linguistics shaped her career and led to the creation of Textio. Cover photo credit: Alexandria/Unsplash Special Guest: Kieran Snyder (Textio, Cofounder & CEO).

Why is future compensation often dictated by salary history? A growing number of states are creating laws forbidding questions about compensation history - and it's about time. This episode previews an upcoming Fast Company story where I make a case for including compensation ranges in job descriptions. Photo credit: James Haworth/Unsplash

We often hear use the term "global mindset" in HR. What does it really mean? How can we develop that skillset? In this episode, I sit down with CVC Credit Partners Head of Human Resources, Merary Soto-Saunders, to discuss her experience and learnings working across four continents and 20+ countries. Special Guest: Merary Soto-Saunders (Head of Human Resources, CVC Credit Partners).

In this episode I'm joined by Wharton School Professor of Management and Harvard Business Review Contributor, Peter Cappelli, to discuss his recent HBR piece - "Your Approach To Hiring Is All Wrong". Link to the article below. We discuss the shift from internal to external hiring, downsizing of Human Resources teams and capabilities, ethics and data science, how Peter would build recruiting from the ground up today, and more. https://elb.hbr.org/2019/05/recruiting#your-approach-to-hiring-is-all-wrong Special Guest: Peter Cappelli (Wharton Professor).

What's the path to becoming an inclusion champion? Bill Boorman shares his journey; including what sent him on this path, why it's all about fairness, and why it's time to move past the term "diversity." Photo credit: Chris Barbalis/Unsplash Special Guest: Bill Boorman (Founder, Tru).

This episode is based on a Fast Company story David and Lars co-authored on people analytics. It was recorded onsite during the Unleash conference in Las Vegas. In this episode, you'll learn: What drew David to the field of people analytics How to get started building a people analytics function Common mistakes Success stories Special Guest: David Green (Director, Insight 222).

Lever G&A Recruiter, Caitlyn Metteer, shares the origin story behind why they ditched job descriptions in favor of impact descriptions - breaking down what new hires will experience in their first 1, 3, 6, 12 months in the job. Special Guest: Caitlyn Metteer (Lever, G&A Recruiter).

The higher you climb up the corporate ladder, the more responsibility you have and the less time to assimilate into each new role. And short of the CEO, nobody feels the pressure more acutely than the executives charged with leading the people team. This episode is based on a Fast Company article I wrote earlier this year where I interviewed over a dozen leading CHRO's to get their tips on how to build an onboarding program to set yourself up for success. You can read the original post here: https://www.fastcompany.com/90283082/how-to-build-a-killer-100-day-executive-onboarding-plan