Future of HR

This is Part 2 of our live at the CHRO Association's annual CHRO Summit in Orlando, Florida.
I was honored to be invited to the CHRO Association's annual CHRO Summit that brought together more than 300 CHROs and senior HR leaders for strategic conversations truly shaping the future of work.
With 25 presenters and panelists on the agenda, I was able to sit down and interview seven of those amazing speakers and bring their insights directly to you across these two episodes (EP 186 & EP 187).
In this episode, Part 2 - we’re going to hear from three more incredible leaders:
Darrell Ford, Vice Chair of the CHRO Association and Executive Vice President and CHRO at UPS
Rebecca Hinds, PhD, Head of the Work AI Institute and Thought Leadership at Glean, and author of Your Best Meeting Ever
Kevin Cox, Former CHRO at General Electric and President of LKC Advisory LLC

Connecting with CHRO Summit presenters:
Connect with Darrell Ford on LinkedIn
Connect with Rebecca Hinds on LinkedIn
Connect with Kevin Cox on LinkedIn
Learn more about CHRO Association

Episode Sponsor:
Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leaders

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.

This is a very special episode recorded live at the CHRO Association's annual CHRO Summit in Orlando, Florida.
Over two days, more than 300 CHROs and senior HR leaders came together for strategic conversations truly shaping the future of work. With 25 presenters and panelists on the agenda, I was fortunate enough to sit down and interview seven of those amazing speakers and bring their insights directly to you.
The conversations were so good and in-depth that we're making this a two-part series to ensure we do each conversation justice. This is Part 1.
In this episode, you'll hear from:
Tim Bartl, CEO of the CHRO Association
Tim Richmond, Chair of the CHRO Association and former EVP and CHRO at AbbVie
Kristi Hummel, Chief People Officer at Optum
Ethan Mollick, Innovation Expert, AI Thought Leader, and Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Wharton School of Business

Connecting with CHRO Summit presenters:
Connect with Tim Bartl on LinkedIn
Connect with Tim Richmond on LinkedIn
Connect with Kristi Hummel on LinkedIn
Connect with Ethan Mollick on LinkedIn
Learn more about CHRO Association

Episode Sponsor:
Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leaders

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 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

Episode Sponsor:
Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leaders

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 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

Episode Sponsor:
Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leaders

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 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

Episode Sponsor:
Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leaders

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.