Future of HR

How can HR Rethink Performance Management?

Why is Performance Management broken and what can HR do about it?

My guests on this episode are Edie Goldberg & Alan Colquitt, co-authors of “Performance Enablement: A New Model for Driving Organizational Performance.”

During our conversation, Edie, Alan, and I discuss the following:

Why traditional performance management systems were built for a different era of work.
How performance management became more about compensation than improving performance.
Why shifting from performance management to performance enablement changes the leadership mindset.
How continuous coaching and feedback outperform annual reviews and performance ratings.
Why team-based goals better reflect how work actually gets done in modern organizations.

Connecting with Edie and Alan:
Connect with Edie Goldberg on LinkedIn
Connect with Alan Colquitt on LinkedIn
Learn more about Edie’s firm and Performance Enablement
Learn more about Alan’s firm and Performance Enablement

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How can HR Operations help transform the function and drive business impact?

Why should HR shift from People First to People Forward strategy?

My guest on this episode is Girish Ganesan, Chief People Officer, S&P Global

During our conversation, Girish and I discuss the following:

Why HR operations are the foundation of real impact
Why credibility requires understanding the work beneath the work
How HR teams can shift from "People First" to "People Forward"
Why execution is becoming a defining capability for next-generation HR leaders.
Why adaptive leadership is critical in the age of AI.

Connecting with Girish:
Connect with Girish on LinkedIn

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Succession Planning Playbook: In this focused 1-page resource, I cut through the noise to give you the vital elements that define what “great” succession planning looks like.

How can two simple words, “How so?” unlock a deeper conversation with any leader?
Why is consistency more important than intensity when building new leadership habits?

My guest on this episode is Dave Stachowiak, Host of the Coaching for Leaders podcast.

During our conversation, Dave and I discuss the following:
Why most "questions" aren't really questions.
How defining success in advance makes behavior change measurable.
Why high achievers are especially prone to feeling like they've failed.
Why pushback when you go more coach is often a green light, not a red one.
Why the future of leadership is “both/and."

Connecting with Dave:
Connect with Dave on LinkedIn

Learn more about Coaching for Leaders podcast

Listen to JP’s episode on Coaching for Leaders podcast

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HR Leader’s Blueprint - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.

Succession Planning Playbook: In this focused 1-page resource, I cut through the noise to give you the vital elements that define what “great” succession planning looks like.

How can we redesign our culture by redesigning our meetings?

Why do well-designed meetings allow for more time for individual and value-added work?

My guest on this episode is Rebecca Hinds, author of “Your Best Meeting Ever” and leading expert on organizational behavior and the future of work.

During our conversation, Rebecca and I discuss the following:

Deciding what deserves to be a meeting (and what doesn’t) is one of the most important decisions leaders can make.
How poorly designed meetings become signals of busyness rather than drivers of real work.
What meetings reveal about your organization's culture
Why treating meetings like a product changes how leaders think about time, collaboration, and outcomes.
How high-performing organizations design clear communication norms so meetings are a last resort, not the default.

Connecting with Rebecca:
Connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn
Learn more about Rebecca’s book and AI research.

Episode Sponsor:
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HR Leader’s Blueprint - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.

Succession Planning Playbook: In this focused 1-page resource, I cut through the noise to give you the vital elements that define what “great” succession planning looks like.

Over the past 180 episodes, I've only been the one getting interviewed twice. I continue to get requests and questions from you saying, "JP, we'd love for you to answer more questions. We want to get to know you better. We've got some questions we would love you to answer." So, that is what I am doing today. This is a special Ask Me Anything episode.
I am joined by my brilliant friend, Anne Gotte, who's the Senior Vice President, Global Talent and Organizational Effectiveness for Mondelēz International. Anne was kind enough to say, "Hey, JP, I want to interview you. I think this will be a lot of fun." And she was right.
All the questions today were submitted by you — through the newsletter, on LinkedIn, and across the Future of HR community. I saw some of the questions as they came in, but Anne and I made a deliberate choice: no scripts, no prep, just a candid conversation. So what you're going to hear is Anne and I working through your questions in real time.
I'm going to do my best to answer questions around:
How I got my first big break
Where I think AI will shape HR careers
What I would do differently if I could go back in time and give myself the advice I give many next-gen HR leaders today