Inspiring the next generation of HR Leaders

Why do the best leaders seek out and demand to be surrounded by truth tellers My guest on this episode is Ola Snow, CHRO, Cardinal Health During our conversation Ola and I discuss: Her journey from regional HR Director to become the CHRO of Cardinal Health Why she believes it is important to tell leaders what they need to hear, not what they want to hear Why she believes being an authentic leader is the secret to building trust Why you can’t just rely on engagement surveys to understand your employee’s experiences Why she believes the future of HR is about simplification

Why is it important that you learn to lead outside of your area of expertise? My guest on this episode is Wanda Wallace, Managing Partner of Leadership ForumDuring our conversation Wanda and I discuss: The common leadership beliefs that she passionately disagrees with Why she believes people get promoted past their level of expertise and what to do about it The importance of executive transitions and why expecting that “execs will figure it out” is a recipe for failure Why it is so important that leaders learn how to lead people who have expertise they don’t have Her advice for female leaders who want to move from being perceived as “operational” to being seen as “strategic” Connecting with Wanda:Connect with Wanda Wallace on LinkedInLearn more about Wanda and her work at Leadership Forum

Why is transparency so important to building a culture of trust?How can HR enable a culture of transparency?My guest on this episode is Sam Hammock, EVP & CHRO at VerizonDuring our conversation Sam and I discuss: Why she believes you can build a career while being remote Her advice on how to be intentional with your networking The importance of transparency in building a culture of trust How Verizon is building transparency in their talent systems Why career conversations are the most important part of the performance management process

Why do the most successful HR leaders focus on adding value while reducing complexity? My guest on this episode is Miriam Ort, EVP & CHRO at C&S Wholesale Grocers & SymboticDuring our conversation Miriam and I discuss: Why she believes every HR leader needs to assess their programs against the One Page Talent Management value - complexity curveHow her time at PepsiCo helped prepare her to become a CHROWhy HR leaders are best positioned to help leaders diagnose and solve their most pressing business challengesThe common pitfalls that can limit an HR leaders successWhy power imbalances within the HR team cause dysfunction and how to fix it

Why should your candidate experience be high-tech and high-touch? My guest on this episode is Josh Secrest, Vice President, Marketing & Client Advocacy at ParadoxDuring our conversation Josh and I discuss: Why creativity and a passion for analytics are the perfect combination of skills for a talent acquisition leader Why you should have different candidate experiences for different types of frontline roles Why best in class companies are automating everything “before and after” the interview Why employment branding is so critical in the age of high tech and low touch recruiting Connecting with Josh: Connect with Josh Secrest on LinkedInParadox - Conversational Recruiting Software

Why are mid-year conversations so important to building a culture of high performance? My guests on this episode are Angela Lane, VP Global Talent, AbbVie and Sergey Gorbatov, Talent Executive, Professor, and AuthorDuring our conversation, Angela, Sergey, and I discuss: How mid-year reviews can impact the performance of the business The three step model that will radically improve how your managers are delivering feedback Why mid-year reviews are not about the conversation, but rather the actions that follow it Why it is important that you hold people leader accountable for having mid-year reviews...and how to do it The common mistakes that leaders make when delivering feedback and how to fix them Connecting with Angela Lane & Sergey Gorbatov:Sergey Gorbatov on LinkedInAngela Lane on LinkedInThe Edge You Need - Angela Lane and Sergey Gorbatov’s excellent website that will help you get an edge in your career, performance, and culture

Why are mid-year conversations so important to building a culture of high performance? My guests on this episode are Angela Lane, VP Global Talent, AbbVie and Sergey Gorbatov, Talent Executive, Professor, and AuthorDuring our conversation, Angela, Sergey, and I discuss: How mid-year reviews can impact the performance of the business The three step model that will radically improve how your managers are delivering feedback Why mid-year reviews are not about the conversation, but rather the actions that follow it Why it is important that you hold people leader accountable for having mid-year reviews...and how to do it The common mistakes that leaders make when delivering feedback and how to fix them Connecting with Angela Lane & Sergey Gorbatov:Sergey Gorbatov on LinkedInAngela Lane on LinkedInThe Edge You Need - Angela Lane and Sergey Gorbatov’s excellent website that will help you get an edge in your career, performance, and culture

What is a micro stress and how are they impacting you personally and professionally? What can you do to reduce micro stress in your organization and in your personal life? My guest on this episode Is Rob Cross and Karen Dillon, co-Authors of “The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems—and What to Do about It”During our conversation, Rob, Karen, and I discuss: What a micro stress is and how it is impacting us in our everyday livesHow microstress is draining our capacity, depleting our emotions, and challenging our identityWhy negative interactions have 3 to 5 times the impact of positive interactionsHow to build resilience against microstress in our livesHow managers can reduce microstress on their teams and why it will improve performanceConnecting with Rob & Karen: Rob Cross on LinkedInKaren Dillon on LinkedIn Consortium Web Site: Connected Commons Personal Web Site: Rob Cross New Book: The MicroStress Effect The Microstess Effect App (Apple or Google)

What does it mean to be a trusted advisor to the business? How can HR support leaders to make better and smarter decisions? My guest on this episode Is Anita Grantham, Head of HR at BambooHRDuring our conversation, Anita and I discuss: Why she believes every HR professional should ask themselves “what kind of HR leader do you want to be?”Why she believes HR leaders need to empower the leaders they support to make their own decisions and how to do itWhy she starts her stay conversations with one candid and simple questionHer advice on becoming a trusted advisor to a CEO or business leaderWhat do when your not aligned with your business leader or CEOConnecting with Anita: Anita Grantham on LinkedIn BambooHR - The complete HR software

How will AI impact you and your organization? Why will AI make emotional intelligence even more important in the future? My guest on this episode Is Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, author of “I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique.” During our conversation, Tomas and I discuss: His early career and how it led him to focus his research and writings on human intelligence How AI plays on our need to 1) relate to others, 2) compete with others, and 3) make sense of our world How AI is making us more impulsive, more biased, and less curious…and what we can do about it Why EQ and “soft skills” will become even more important for leaders in the age of AI Why AI has the potential to quantify job performance for knowledge workers What leaders fear most about the coming age of AI Connecting with Tomas: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic on LinkedIn or his website