Future of HR

How can organizations use executive assessments to make better decisions?
Why do you need to build your Executive Assessment fluency to have more impact as an HR leader?

My guest on this episode is Mina Morris, Managing Director and Head of Assessments at Accenture
During our conversation Mina and I discuss the following:

Why executive assessment should start with business strategy, not tools, models, or methodologies.
How using multiple data sources creates a more complete and accurate view of executive talent.
Why executive assessment should be the start of the development conversation, not the end.
How executive assessment helps organizations identify “diamonds in the rough” within their leadership pipeline.
Why executive assessment without development is just measurement.

Connecting with Mina:
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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 your culture become a competitive advantage?

Why is engagement not just an HR metric, but a driver of business performance?

My guest on this episode is Bala Sathyanarayanan, EVP and CHRO, Greif Inc.

During our conversation Bala and I discuss the following:

Why culture is the operating system that determines whether strategy succeeds or fails.
Why engagement is not just an HR metric, but a leading indicator of customer and business performance.
How organizations that focus on systems outperform those that focus only on outcomes.
Why HR’s credibility depends on its ability to create measurable business value.
Why great organizations are never “great,” they are always chasing it.

Connecting with Bala:
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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.

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

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.

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.