Future of HR

How can we reclaim control when it feels like work has hijacked our lives?

Why is managing stress becoming more important than reducing it?

My guest on this episode is Guy Winch, psychologist, TED speaker, and author of the new book “Mind Over Grind: How to Break Free When Work Hijacks Your Life”

During our conversation Guy and I discuss the following:

Why burnout continues to rise despite increased investment in wellbeing programs.
How work is increasingly “hijacking” people’s time, attention, and relationships.
Why high performers are often the most vulnerable to burnout.
How a simple end-of-day ritual can train your brain to shift from work mode to personal life.
How more open conversations about stress can prevent burnout before it becomes a crisis.

Connecting with Guy:
Connect with Guy Winch on LinkedIn
Learn more about Guy’s book, “Mind Over Grind: How to Break Free When Work Hijacks Your Life.”

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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 leaders make work both fun and drive high-performance?

Why do the high performers find joy in intense work?

My guests on this episode are Bree Groff, workplace expert and author of “Today was Fun,” and Mary Kate Stimmler, Practitioner Fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford

During our conversation, Bree, Mary Kate, and I discuss the following:

Why the belief that high performance requires pressure and sacrifice is flawed
How leaders can design work that creates energy, not burnout
Why “fun” at work is about experience, not perks
Why stress undermines creativity and long-term performance
How small, everyday moments shape culture more than large-scale initiatives

Connecting with Bree and Mary Kate presenters:
Connect with Bree Groff on LinkedIn
Learn more about Bree’s book, “Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously)
Connect with Mary Kate Stimmler 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.

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.