While HR leaders often juggle many challenges, Adam Weber, Host of HR Superstars, suggests that effective people management is one of the most critical issues they face. 

Adam shares that strategic HR is not about doing everything yourself but about leveraging the power of your managers. He introduces the fourth secret from the top 5% of HR leaders, highlighting the necessity of activating managers to drive organizational success.

Adam also shares compelling statistics that underscore the impact of managerial efficiency on employee engagement and performance while offering practical strategies to empower managers, such as creating clear expectations, providing ongoing support and resources, and implementing a system to assess managerial effectiveness.

Join us as we discuss:

(00:00) Introduction to the fourth secret of the top 5% of HR leaders  

(01:11) The superhero mindset in HR and its drawbacks  

(05:05) The importance of activating managers  

(05:12) One-third of HR time is spent on issues caused by poor managers  

(08:41) Practical steps to support and empower managers  

Resources:

For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube, Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you? Join the HR Superstars Community!

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Hear Adam's thoughts on elevating your HR career by following him on LinkedIn.

Click here to download 15Five's Manager Enablement Playbook!

For more on maximizing employee performance, engagement, and retention, click here.

The key to retention lies in understanding why employees truly stay.

In this episode, Adam Weber sits down with Dr. Sherry Woosley, Director of Analytics and Research at Elentra, to explore the surprising phenomenon of being "busy but bored" and how it impacts motivation and retention. 

Sherry explains the difference between meaningful engagement and mere task completion. She shares insights on innovative solutions like Fun Day Friday initiatives that not only challenge employees but also rejuvenate their interest in their work. 

Sherry also discusses why employees stay, from job adventure to skill development, and why personalized meaning is crucial for satisfaction. Her advice on balancing work loyalty and future career growth provides a comprehensive approach to fostering a thriving workplace.

Join us as we discuss:

(00:00) An introduction to the episode with Sherry Woosley

(03:06) The impact of COVID-19 on employee retention

(05:03) What motivates employees to stay at their jobs

(07:49) What work-life balance mean to different employees

(10:48) Exploring boredom in the workplace

(12:53) Understanding the concept of "busy but bored"

(15:04) Strategies for managing different types of boredom

(22:33) How to combat boredom by focusing on the future of employees

Resources:

For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube, Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you? Join the HR Superstars Community!

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Hear Adam's thoughts on elevating your HR career by following him on LinkedIn.

Click here to download 15Five's HR Leader's Guide to Reducing Regrettable Turnover!

For more on maximizing employee performance, engagement, and retention, click here.

Sherry Woosley LinkedIn - click here!

How do you navigate shifting priorities during life's big moments while maintaining team chemistry and a strong company culture? Lee Rubin, founder and CEO at Confetti, shares her insights as she prepares for maternity leave.

In this episode, Adam and Lee discuss the balancing act leaders face during significant life changes. From reorienting priorities to combating burnout, their conversation is rich and insightful.

Learn about prioritizing employee well-being, the evolving role of HR, and practical strategies for maintaining team chemistry in a fully remote setup.

Join us as we discuss:

• [00:00] Introduction to the episode
• [05:07] Understanding shared goals and accountability for success
• [09:44] Maintaining communication and alignment during company growth
• [13:27] How testimonials fuel company mission for remote workplaces
• [17:26] How HR was transformed during the pandemic
• [23:29] Promote a healthy and happy work-life balance
• [26:07] Prioritize tasks, be mindful of urgency
• [29:20] Crush goals, streamline team, focus strategically
• [32:58] Family or work: priorities shape your actions

For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube, Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you? Join the HR Superstars Community!

Listening on a desktop & can't see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.*

Hear Adam's thoughts on elevating your HR career by following him on LinkedIn.

Click here to download 15Five's Manager Enablement Playbook!

For more on maximizing employee performance, engagement, and retention, click here.

Lee Rubin's LinkedIn - click here!

What's the People Leadership paradox?

HR, the people tasked with driving outcomes via all the other individuals at the company, are often set up for failure. Employees are an organization's largest expense and also the most important driver for achieving your goals. Shouldn't companies be empowering HR to succeed?

Helping employees thrive within the confines of a budget, performance standards, and compensation parameters is a paradox many people leaders face, and Julie Rogers joins the show to discuss performance in the context of the evolving employee engagement landscape.

She also dives into challenges people leaders face, how to build trust between your people and organization, and best practices for developing lasting engagement.

Join us as we discuss:

• [05:00] The evolution of employee engagement
• [08:00] Understanding the value of people data
• [10:30] Defining employee engagement
• [13:00] The paradox of people leadership
• [17:30] Acknowledging the two-way business relationship
• [21:00] Building employer-employee trust
• [28:00] Leading with clarity and kindness
• [32:00] Iterating on your people lifecycle
• [37:30] Why semantics matter
• [42:00] Setting expectations and communicating about perks

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

Join us at Thrive 2022 with your fellow HR leaders and their teams for an unforgettable experience of community-building, learning, and inspiration! We'll have some fascinating panels and key notes where you'll learn how to drive action that fuels higher performance, create more engaged humans, and how to build an HR team that unlocks the potential of managers and is in alignment with executives. We'll also be recording a special episode of the HR Superstars podcast, live at the event. Go to 15Five.com/Thrive to register and get special early bird pricing until September 23rd.

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community!

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On this show you get to hear from truly stellar people leaders and how they think about running extraordinary companies and cultures. While Shane occasionally shares some of his ideas alongside them, we thought we'd switch things up a bit and give you a glimpse into how he thinks about the world of progressive HR, people operations, and doing business a little differently than it's ever been done before.

In this episode, Shane shares why he's taking a sabbatical and why 15Five created a sabbatical program in the first place.

You'll learn:

• The power of making space to just be a human being
• How time off inspires innovation and creativity
• Why companies should think about giving employees time to be 

There are a lot of taboo topics these days. But some of the most moving experiences happen when we muster up the courage to talk about the things we aren't supposed to talk about.

Kathleen Ragelis, Head of People at Komodo Health, joins the show to share her experience with the power of vulnerable conversations and how they translate to business results.

She also walks us through how to build an environment that balances high-performance with high-care. She shares three practices her team uses to stay in touch with the rest of their company, and the role of managers in cultivating healthy culture.

Join us as we discuss:

[13:00] The power of storytelling in navigating tough topics
[20:30] How intentional conversations translate to business results
[25:00] The role of managers in cultivating a high-performance and high-care culture
[27:30] The importance of the ability to coach as a people partner
[33:00] Helping people partners understand business context
[38:00] Showing the outcomes your people team brings to the business
[40:00] Staying curious and open to feedback
[43:30] Fighting imposter syndrome

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

Join us at Thrive 2022 with your fellow HR leaders and their teams for an unforgettable experience of community-building, learning, and inspiration! We'll have some fascinating panels and key notes where you'll learn how to drive action that fuels higher performance, create more engaged humans, and how to build an HR team that unlocks the potential of managers and is in alignment with executives. We'll also be recording a special episode of the HR Superstars podcast, live at the event. Go to 15Five.com/Thrive to register and get special early bird pricing until September 23rd.

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community!

Listening on a desktop & can't see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.*

On this show you get to hear from truly stellar people leaders and how they think about running extraordinary companies and cultures. While Shane occasionally shares some of his ideas alongside them, we thought we'd switch things up a bit and give you a glimpse into how he thinks about the world of progressive HR, people operations, and doing business a little differently than it's ever been done before.

So here it is. Your first sneak peek into Shane's brain and his take on the power of believing.

You'll learn:

• How we shape other people at the same time they shape us
• The value of external championing, especially in the form of mentorship
• Why recognition gives you the push to give your gifts 

How many times have you taken a personality assessment only to forget all about it a few days later?

Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, Chair of the Board and Chief Thought Leader at Herrmann, believes it's time to make assessments usable on a daily basis. Hermann uses a proprietary Whole Brain® Thinking approach (not a personality assessment) to make it easy to build alignment, engagement, and agility across your organization.  Ann's on a mission to help leaders and teams change their thinking and leverage each others' strengths.

She joins the show to discuss neurodiversity, retraining your brain, and becoming a human-centered leader. We dive into practical ways to take ownership of your mind and build a stronger team by understanding yourself and others more deeply.

Join us as we discuss:

[03:00] Defining cognitive diversity and neurodiversity
[05:30] How the brain develops over time
[09:00] How to change your brain
[12:30] Becoming a human-centered leader
[19:30] Beginning the journey of self-awareness
[26:15] Using assessments effectively
[35:30] The importance of recognizing our differences

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

The HR leaders who join our show share deep insights about keeping employees engaged and fostering high performance. 15Five's Perform product gives people leaders the tools they need to help run strategic end-to-end performance management. It allows for unbiased performance measurement so you can make fair and accurate compensation decisions and ensure every employee is growing in their roles, their careers, and their lives. Head over to 15five.com/perform and try 15Five free for a couple of weeks or request a demo.

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community!

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We're about to launch our new season of HR Superstars in September, so we wanted to give you a sneak peek at which amazing guests you can expect to hear from.

First, we kick off with brain science. Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, shares how Herrmann's HBDI Brain Dominance Instrument assessment differs from personality assessments, using a proprietary Whole Brain Thinking approach to make it easy to build alignment, engagement, and agility across your organization.

Next, Kathleen Ragelis, Head of People at Komodo Health, shares her experience with the power of vulnerable conversations and storytelling and how they translate to business results.

And we're really excited to share the interview with advisor and Chief People Officer, Julie Rogers. People leaders have a lot on their plate, and Julie and Shane talk about how unfortunate it is that despite all they do, people leaders are often set up for failure.

Shane also catches up with Jon Greenawalt, who leads Transform, 15Five's coaching and manager training solution. And finally, we wrap the season by talking to Christine Maxwell, Chief People Officer at Rippling, one of the most innovative HRIS companies around.

You won't want to miss this season of HR Superstars.

For the entire episode, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

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A people-first approach to work sounds great, but is it really a winning strategy?

Diane Adams, Chief Culture and Talent Officer at Sprinklr, is here to say it is, and she has the numbers to prove it.

In just over a year, her team reduced attrition by 44%, even in the midst of a hot labor market.

She joins the show to share her perspective on work-life integration, the power of believing in people, and balancing authenticity with performance.

Join us as we discuss:

[02:00] The value of work-life flexibility
[07:45] Why people-first work is a winning strategy
[12:00] The power of believing in your people
[17:30] Showing up authentically through loss
[26:15] Balancing authenticity with achieving results
[30:15] Managing performance and employee delight
[40:30] Supporting your people's dreams and strengths

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

The HR leaders who join our show share deep insights about keeping employees engaged and fostering high performance. 15Five's Perform product gives people leaders the tools they need to help run strategic end-to-end performance management. It allows for unbiased performance measurement so you can make fair and accurate compensation decisions and ensure every employee is growing in their roles, their careers, and their lives. Head over to 15five.com/perform and try 15Five free for a couple of weeks or request a demo.

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community!

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If you want to be a strategic HR leader, you need to master compensation. And then remaster it again and again.

Andrea Morales, VP of People Rewards, Data, and Operations at Affirm, shares insights from her experience, as well as principles for creating a compensation strategy that accomplishes business goals and retains high performers.

Buckle up for a great conversation that's part therapy and part strategy.

Join us as we discuss:

[02:00] How collaboration with total rewards helps achieve business goals
[04:00] Current employee expectations of compensation
[09:00] Handling the emotional labor of HR
[12:30] Collaborating with your executive team
[17:30] How to design an effective compensation philosophy
[21:00] Educating employees and creating transparency
[30:00] The importance of understanding business context in total rewards

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website, 15Five.com/podcast. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

The HR leaders who join our show share deep insights about keeping employees engaged and fostering high performance. 15Five's Perform product gives people leaders the tools they need to help run strategic end-to-end performance management. It allows for unbiased performance measurement so you can make fair and accurate compensation decisions and ensure every employee is growing in their roles, their careers, and their lives. Head over to 15five.com/perform and try 15Five free for a couple of weeks or request a demo.

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community!

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Becoming a teammate with the rest of the leadership team is critical to building a successful HR function.

Kate McKinnon, Head of HR at Playfly Sports, knows this firsthand and has developed strategies that allow her to serve her form a partnership with the C-Suite from day one at an organization.

In this episode, Kate and Shane discuss what it looks like to partner with your people, find creativity in HR, and unify around a shared mission.

Join us as we discuss:
[02:00] Forming a partnership with your C-Suite
[03:50] Making room for gray areas and creativity in HR
[07:15] Balancing boundaries with servant leadership
[12:30] Finding your dream job
[20:00] Rallying around a shared mission
[25:00] Uncovering organizational needs
[29:00] The importance of C-level buy-in
[31:30] Bringing connectivity to HR
[34:00] The future of work culture

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

The HR leaders who join our show share deep insights about keeping employees engaged and fostering high performance. 15Five's Perform product gives people leaders the tools they need to help run strategic end-to-end performance management. It allows for unbiased performance measurement so you can make fair and accurate compensation decisions and ensure every employee is growing in their roles, their careers, and their lives. Head over to 15five.com/perform and try 15Five free for a couple of weeks or request a demo.

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community!

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In the midst of the Great Resignation, Great Reshuffling, or whatever you call the turnover trend, any organization would jump at the chance to reduce their attrition by 100% and serve their community at the same time.

Amber Selking, VP of Leadership and Culture Development at Lippert Components, joins the show to share how her team's attrition fell drastically over 10 years as their organization began to prioritize purpose and community service.

In this episode, she and Shane discuss how to help employees pursue their dreams, find purposeful work, and serve those around them. Listen in to find out how you can do the same.

Join us as we discuss:
[03:00] Grounding yourself in your identity, purpose, and environment
[07:00] Using accessible assessments as awareness tools
[09:45] Combatting the drawbacks of personality assessments
[14:00] Using business as a force for good
[20:00] Helping people reclaim power over their lives
[25:00] The power of community to achieve dreams
[29:00] The business case for community involvement
[31:30] Empowering employees to improve day-to-day operations
[32:00] Applying culture and leadership principles to all workforces
[34:00] Sketching your vision for the future

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• The Brain-Based Enneagram
• StrengthsFinder Assessment
• VIA Character Strengths Survey
• Lippert Leadership Academy
• PurposePoint's 2023 Purpose Summit

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars onSpotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

The HR leaders who join our show, share deep insights about keeping employees engaged and fostering high performance. 15Five's Perform product gives people leaders the tools they need to help run strategic end-to-end performance management. It allows for unbiased performance measurement so you can make fair and accurate compensation decisions and ensure every employee is growing in their roles, their careers, and their lives. Head over to 15five.com/perform and try 15Five free for a couple of weeks or request a demo.

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community!

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As remote work has become the new norm, the role of managers in shaping the employee experience has never been more critical.

Carmen Amara, Chief People Officer at Yelp, delves into the importance of empathy in management, especially amid the challenges introduced by the pandemic.

With work and life increasingly intertwined, Carmen shares practical measures Yelp has implemented, like setting core hours and managing meetings more effectively, to support their remote workforce.

Resources:

For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube, Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you? Join the HR Superstars Community!

Listening on a desktop & can't see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.*

Hear Adam's thoughts on elevating your HR career by following him on LinkedIn.

Click here to download 15Five's Manager Enablement Playbook!

For more on maximizing employee performance, engagement, and retention, click here.

Carmen Amara's LinkedIn - click here!

Developing an intentional culture is a challenge for any team, but it's especially daunting in the midst of intense growth.

Casey Bailey, Head of People at Deel, jumped in to build HR infrastructure soon after the company had grown from 50 to 550 employees in a single year.

In this episode, she shares how you can avoid some of the challenges she's been facing, how she takes a high-trust approach to performance management, and how to build a strong global remote culture.

Join us as we discuss:
[07:00] Building culture through hypergrowth
[09:45] Developing compensation infrastructure for a globally distributed organization
[11:30] Navigating work arrangements post-pandemic
[15:00] Creating cohesion and bringing people together as a remote team
[18:00] The relational ROI of in-person events
[22:30] Performance management in a high-growth, global remote organization
[25:00] Giving feedback effectively across cultures and communication styles
[26:45] Casey's top tips for building a healthy remote culture

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

This episode is brought to you by 15Five's Manager Accelerator™ Program, where certified in-house coaches teach skills like how to have more regular, effective conversations, how to leverage employee strengths, and how to motivate and inspire teams. Looking to reduce turnover, improve succession planning, and grow your top talent? Choose from online, live, and hybrid training options athttps://www.15five.com/products/manager-training.

Interested in learning more about The Meaningful Manager? You can find the link to purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/Meaningful-Manager-Manage-What-Matters/dp/1544529465

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LaToya Lyn, Chief People Officer at Help Scout, is more than a people leader. She's a business and product leader.

In this episode, LaToya shares what this dichotomy looks like for her, how HR drives business growth, and the importance of finding both mental and emotional renewal. She also explains how to find a seat at the table for strategic business conversations while prioritizing both personal and organizational sustainability.

Listen in for LaToya's advice on how to grow the HR "products" you provide to your organization.

Join us as we discuss:
[04:00] The importance of an abundance mindset
[08:30] Identifying as a business leader and HR leader
[12:30] KPIs for HR
[20:00] The future of the talent market
[25:30] Sustainability and B Corps
[30:00] Focusing your energy and action
[40:00] The psychological contract between employees and employers
[47:45] Advice for up-and-coming people leaders

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, orStitcher. Or tune in at 15Five.com/podcast. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

This episode is brought to you by 15Five's Manager Accelerator Program™, where certified in-house coaches teach skills like how to have more regular, effective conversations, how to leverage employee strengths, and how to motivate and inspire teams. Looking to reduce turnover, improve succession planning, and grow your top talent? Choose from online, live, and hybrid training options at https://www.15five.com/products/manager-training.

Interested in learning more about The Meaningful Manager? You can find the link to purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/Meaningful-Manager-Manage-What-Matters/dp/1544529465

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community at community.15five.com!

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Are you still looking for your "new normal"?

It's not coming anytime soon, explains Brian Elliott, Executive Leader of Future Forum, SVP at Slack, and author of How the Future Works.

The good news? We're going to keep getting better – constantly evolving, rather than settling into the status quo.

In this episode, Brian shares research-backed insights from how to most effectively change company practices to build relationships in a digital-first environment. He leaves you with ideas to ponder and practices to try with your own teams.

Join us as we discuss:
[03:00] Leading flexible teams and building in-person connections
[11:30] Managing change collaboratively
[17:30] Effective ways to build trust
[23:30] Innovations that improve the way we work
[28:00] Taking an apolitical stance as a company
[33:00] Driving initiatives as a team
[36:30] Best practices for leading distributed teams
[45:30] Tactics for creating margins for your team

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in at 15Five.com/podcast. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

This episode is brought to you by 15Five's Manager Accelerator Program™, where certified in-house coaches teach skills like how to have more regular, effective conversations, how to leverage employee strengths, and how to motivate and inspire teams. Looking to reduce turnover, improve succession planning, and grow your top talent? Choose from online, live, and hybrid training options at https://www.15five.com/products/manager-training.

Unlock the power of flexible work with Brian's practical "how-to" guide: How The Future Works. 

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community at community.15five.com!

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If you build on a house of cards, it will eventually crumble.

Kiana Davari, Head of People at Sorare, learned first-hand earlier in her career that how you think about organizational design, and your hiring process early on is critical at a fast-growing company. She's starting at square one again at Sorare and is bringing lots of wisdom with her this time around.

She joins the show to share her biggest learnings about scaling people teams at high-growth organizations. We discuss all things people, from unique new incentive programs to leading teams cross-culturally.

Join us as we discuss:
[04:00] The exciting opportunity to reinvent your people function
[11:00] Balancing rapid growth with employee wellness
[15:00] How to scale a people function thoughtfully
[19:00] Managing employee performance
[25:00] Making technology approachable
[28:30] Defining your non-negotiables
[34:30] Reinventing performance management

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in at 15Five.com/podcast. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

This episode is brought to you by 15Five's Manager Accelerator Program™, where certified in-house coaches teach skills like how to have more regular, effective conversations, how to leverage employee strengths, and how to motivate and inspire teams. Looking to reduce turnover, improve succession planning, and grow your top talent? Choose from online, live, and hybrid training options at https://www.15five.com/products/manager-training.

Interested in learning more about The Meaningful Manager? You can find the link to purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/Meaningful-Manager-Manage-What-Matters/dp/1544529465

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community at community.15five.com!

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What does it mean to bring your whole self to work? And is that actually what we want from our people?

Jen Fox, Director of People Experience and Culture at Justworks, joins the show to share how her team meets the needs of employees and stays authentic in messy conversations—all while setting healthy boundaries. We discuss the importance of curiosity, intentionality, and calling others in rather than calling them out.

Listen in for Jen's advice on balancing the tension we encounter in healthy work environments, bringing your authentic self to work, and how to navigate controversial conversations with your teammates.

Join us as we discuss:

[06:00] What it means to bring your whole self to work
[10:00] How to be authentic in the midst of controversial issues
[14:30] Aligning individual and organizational values
[19:45] Meeting the needs of employees
[26:00] Surfacing and learning from your shadow side
[32:00] Setting boundaries as an HR practitioner
[38:00] Clarifying and narrowing in on your mission

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in at 15Five.com/podcast. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

HR Superstars is presented by 15Five, holistic performance and engagement solutions for today's HR leaders. To win a pair of Sony noise-canceling headphones in June 2022 and access an extended 4-week trial of 15Five, visit 15five.com/trial-podcast. Signups for a trial must be completed by June 30th, and existing customers or those already in a buying cycle are not eligible.

Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community at community.15five.com!

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We're all figuring out what we want to be when we "grow up". Katie Burke, HubSpot's Chief People Officer, shares that sometimes in order for us to create a different future, we have to be willing to recreate what will get us there.

In this episode, we discuss creating a culture that normalizes growth and development, and why listening is one of our greatest superpowers. Katie shares how to think about listening at scale and holding firm to core values in a large and diverse organization.

Listen in for Katie's hard-won wisdom from her tenure at Hubspot, a consistent Best Places to Work award winner.

Join us as we discuss:

[03:00] Embracing your failures

[05:00] Handling feedback and staying current

[11:00] Becoming a good listener

[19:00] Balancing saying "no" with fostering a positive culture

[24:00] Approaching conflict with empathy

[29:30] Connecting with purpose at work

[36:00] The future of HR

[40:30] Navigating change over time

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in at 15Five.com/podcast. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

HR Superstars is presented by 15Five, holistic performance and engagement solutions for today's HR leaders. To win a pair of Sony noise-canceling headphones in June 2022 and access an extended 4-week trial of 15Five, visit 15five.com/trial-podcast. Signups for a trial must be completed by June 30th, and existing customers or those already in a buying cycle are not eligible.

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One of the most undervalued yet critical aspects inside modern organizations is the ability to effectively help people grow and develop. Sarah Haggard, CEO and Founder of Tribute, shares that mentorship programs are an easy and highly effective way to integrate growth and development into your company culture.

In this episode, Sarah shares her journey as a first-time founder, some of the key moments of her own mentorship, and why she is so passionate about bringing modern mentorship to the world. As you listen, you'll learn the power of this type of connection and how to get started with mentoring in a way that fits your daily life.

Download Tribute's Definitive Guide to Modern Mentorship at tributementorship.com/

Join us as we discuss:

[03:45] Defining modern mentorship

[07:00] The role of HR in mentorship

[10:30] Solving problems with relationships

[15:00] The importance of community

[17:30] The power of storytelling

[22:00] Taking non-traditional paths

[29:45] How to start finding mentors and mentees

[32:00] Gaining wisdom through lived experiences

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in at 15Five.com/podcast. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

HR Superstars is presented by 15Five, holistic performance and engagement solutions for today's HR leaders. To win a pair of Sony noise-canceling headphones in June 2022 and access an extended 4-week trial of 15Five, visit 15five.com/trial-podcast. Signups for a trial must be completed by June 30th, and existing customers or those already in a buying cycle are not eligible.

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Creating an inclusive culture involves much more than trite phrases and modernizing policies.

Cara Pelletier, Sr. Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at 15Five, shares how building an inclusive culture takes multiple building blocks. Some of those blocks are cultivating traits like humility, curiosity, and vulnerability. Others are very tactical, like using intentional language, incorporating neurodiversity, and embracing healthy conflict.

Cara also explains how inclusive companies experience more than just safe working environments; they also see measurable returns on the investment they make in their people.

We finish our conversation with a teaser for a DEIB course Cara created, which is part of 15Five's Transform offering. Part of that course, which deals with neurodiversity is detailed in this blog post.

Join us as we discuss:

• [01:00] Embracing multiple perspectives
• [08:00] The business value of diversity, equity, and inclusion
• [09:30] Using inclusive language
• [12:00] Navigating the professional world as a woman with autism
• [25:00] Developing disability inclusion
• [38:00] Becoming a great leader and follower

For the entire interview, follow HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

HR Superstars is presented by 15Five, holistic performance and engagement solutions for today's HR leaders. To win a pair of Sony noise cancelling headphones in June 2022 and access an extended 4-week trial of 15Five, visit 15five.com/trial-podcast. Signups for a trial must be completed by June 30th, and existing customers or those already in a buying cycle are not eligible.

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Burnout and inefficiency are some of the biggest challenges people leaders face today.

Jennifer Christie, Chief People Officer at Bolt, shares how her team's transition to four-day workweeks has unlocked efficiency and provides space for employees to pursue their passions outside of work.

Join us as we discuss:

[01:00] What inspired Bolt's four-day workweek

[06:30] Cultural changes as a result of the shift

[14:00] Adjusting to a four-day workweek

[28:00] Conscious.org, a movement by Bolt

[36:30] The importance of trust in company culture

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What does it take to be a great People Partner?

Susanna Fisch, Lead of Stripe's People Partners, is here to tell us.

We dive into the best tactics for enabling teams, measuring your impact, and why managers are the linchpin of your organization.

Join us as we discuss:

[01:00] The role of People Partners

[08:30] Leveraging leaders within your organization

[15:00] What great People Partners and managers look like

[21:00] Areas of people development managers should own

[25:30] Measuring the impact of People Partners

[28:30] The next evolution of People Partners

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We're all humans first and leaders second.

In this conversation, Paul Wolfe, author of Human Beings First, shares how leaders can stay grounded in their humanity and cultivate deeper connections with the people around them.

Paul invites leaders to implement three simple behaviors to help them create safe spaces for their teams. He discusses what it means to be a human-centered leader, how the workforce's values have changed, and what causes leaders to forget that they're human.

Over two decades of work at industry-leading organizations like GE and American Express have given Paul a wealth of insights. He shares the good and the bad from his experiences, emphasizing the importance of vulnerability and curiosity in leadership.

Resources:

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It's no secret that life is hard. But we tend to make it harder than it needs to be.

Chris Westfall, author, speaker, and business coach, has learned this the hard way and joins the show to share how to discover easier paths in all areas of life.

Join us as we discuss:

[02:00] Reframing your circumstances

[09:30] Creating possibility at scale

[16:00] Becoming a better coach

[23:00] What causes stress and how to stop it

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Will Peng, CEO and Co-Founder of Northstar, shares why employers need to provide guidance to help their employees through the paradox of choice in personal finance.

He also explains how financial wellness is about more than dollars and cents. It's a foundation for emotional and mental wellbeing that allows employees to flourish.

Join us as we discuss:

- [05:30] Realistic expectations for financial wellness benefits

- [07:30] The connection between financial wellness and mental health

- [13:30] What a good financial benefit program looks like

- [17:30] Employees' and employers' responsibilities in financial wellness

- [20:00] Creative ways to support your employees' financial wellness

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Developing a compensation philosophy is no simple task, but it's critical to your success.

First Person's CEO & Founder, Bryan Brenner, and SVP & Consultant, Paul Ashley, reveal the strategic power of getting compensation right and share their tips to help you get started.

We also dive into HR trends Bryan and Paul have noticed, where total rewards fit in the HR hierarchy of needs, and how focus on mental health leads to a thriving organization.

Join us as we discuss:

- [01:00] Getting started with your compensation philosophy

- [07:30] The HR hierarchy of needs and evolution of total rewards

- [17:00] Prioritizing mental health

- [30:00] Why a Chief People Officer should be your next hyper-growth hire

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Karen Mangia, VP, Customer & Market Insights at Salesforce & WSJ Bestselling Author, is proof you don't have to choose between advancing in a traditional career and building your personal brand.

In fact, investing in yourself outside of your 9-5 is a win-win for employees and employers.

The key to balancing it all? Living in alignment with your values.

Karen joins the show to help you connect your people with their values in their day jobs and beyond to unlock their best, most fulfilling, work.

Join us as we discuss:

[02:00] Building your personal brand and career

[09:30] Maintaining community in remote work

[12:50] Connecting people with their purpose, passion, and path

[19:30] Bridging the gap between employees and employers

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How do you build a sense of community as a hybrid or fully remote organization? After multiple years of remote work, David Hassel and Shane Metcalf have learned a thing or two about creating a strong remote culture. David, CEO, and Shane, Chief People and Culture Officer at 15Five, share how they've cultivated a successful remote-first organization and managed to sustain its energy.

Join us as we discuss:
- [04:30] Practices for building healthy and successful remote cultures
- [15:00] Listening to your people
- [25:00] Holding energizing virtual events

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The way we work has changed dramatically. One thing that hasn't changed, though, is the importance of putting people first. Abby Hamilton, Chief People Officer at LiveIntent, has compelling advice for doing just that, even when it's hard. This value permeates all areas of her team, from conversations about compensation to managing employee performance.

A people-first perspective also calls for reframing some aspects of work. Abby explains how turnover can be good for individuals and your organization, why work-life balance is a myth, and what it looks like to live out your values.

Join as we discuss:
[08:00] Work-life integration
[15:30] Reframing turnover
[25:30] Handling compensation conversations
[35:30]

Living out your values For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo

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HR Superstars is coming back for a second season! In these new episodes, we're going to be hosting new HR leaders who are innovating high-performance cultures at some of the fastest-growing and most successful companies in the world. We're also adding some subject matter experts, academics, coaches, and other business leaders who work beside and inspire HR leaders. You don't want to miss it.

Trust is key in any relationship, but it's especially important for those in HR leadership right now. Skepticism is at an all-time high, and leaders are searching for ways to build (and rebuild) relationships. Talie Schwager, VP of People and HR at CoinDesk, gives her advice for restoring your people's trust.

She shares ways to leverage tech to save time so you can focus on impacting your people, discusses true inclusivity, and emphasizes the importance of listening well.

Join us as we discuss:
- [09:00] Communicating well as an HR leader
- [15:00] Rebuilding employees' trust in HR
- [32:00] Creating a truly inclusive environment

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There's no universal blueprint for personal and professional development. However, breaking your values into principles and guideposts can provide the focus and freedom your people need to grow.

David Hassell, CEO, and Shane Metcalf, Chief People and Culture Officer at 15Five, walk us through 15five's values and explain how they're broken into clear principles. T

hey also explain why the Great Resignation and Great Reshuffling have been a long time coming and aren't just a product of the pandemic. Flexibility, vulnerability, and purpose matter. As a leader, it's your job to empower your people to find those values in their careers.

Join us as we discuss:

- [04:30] Radical commitment to growth and development

- [09:30] Developing awareness of your strengths and blind spots

- [22:00] Cultivating well-being For the entire interview,

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Core values can drive more cynicism than connection. But done right, they can provide a bedrock for fast-growing hybrid teams.

Rad Power Bikes is a great example. Pam Keenan Fritz shares how they have pulled values off the proverbial wall and into every stage of the employee life cycle. The result? A highly engaged culture.

Pam further digs into her experience building a thriving hybrid work environment sharing how incorporating remote work actually levels the playing field.

Join us as we discuss:
[08:00] Practical strategies to make every voice heard
[11:00] Best practices for hybrid work
[17:00] Practical application for implementing core values
[25:00] Reconfiguring for remote work

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While HR leaders might be losing sleep over the pace of AI or the return to office debate, Eric Termuende shares that the real concern ought to be the talent crisis.

Eric is a keynote speaker and bestselling author of Rethink Work. In this conversation, he reveals the root of the talent problem: a lack of trust between individuals and organizations. Eric explains why trust is at the core of high-performing teams and shares tangible strategies for building trust at scale.

Eric also discusses his take on the future of flexibility in the workplace and why he expects company culture to become increasingly nuanced.

Resources:

For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube, Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

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Eric Termuende's LinkedIn - click here!

Some people say empathy is one of the most essential traits of a people leader.

Others beg to differ. Courage and conviction are the competencies that make HR leaders truly stand out and defend their people.

In this episode, we interview Colleen McCreary, Chief People, Places, & Publicity Officer at Credit Karma, about the courage and confidence that are needed for today's people leadership.

Join us as we discuss:

• The rise of the importance of HR Tech
• The two competencies that define success in HR
• Why fulfillment, not happiness, is the metric to track
• How HR can invite and encourage usage for 90% participation

Check out this resource we mentioned during the podcast:

• Reflected Best_Self Exercise

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Race, gender, politics, religion, ageism, class — these don't necessarily sound like fun conversations. But they can be, and you need to embrace them because your employees already are.

In this special edition episode from 15Five's Empower Conference, we interview Carin Taylor, Chief Diversity Officer at Workday, about overcoming our fears to unpack the challenging conversations that our employees and communities want and need.

Join us as we discuss:

• Why we need to broaden our definition of inclusion, belonging, and equity
• Reframing the Great Resignation as the Great Attraction
• The role of the leadership team in creating DEI objectives
• Employees and other stakeholders are having difficult conversations that you need to join
• The future of DEI at work in the next five years

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The question of equitable outcomes is an uncomfortable one. A proactive change leader will recognize that equitable outcomes require different approaches for different team members in different populations.

In this episode, we interview Jevan Soo Lenox , Chief People Officer formerly at Stitch Fix, about creating equitable outcomes across wildly different teams.

Join us as we discuss:

• The emotional labor of the people function
• Offensive and defensive approaches to the mental health conversation
• The relationship between perfectionism and burnout
• Achieving equitable outcomes with deliberately different methods for different populations
• Challenging people leaders to be proactive change makers

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Your culture has to connect to the solution(s) you offer, your compensation strategy has to connect to your culture, your planning process has to connect to your goals for your workforce…

All this stuff has to connect. Why?

People practices aren't programmatic. They're systematic.

In this episode, we interview Denise Thomas , VP, Operations (COO) at Cisco Meraki , about why people practitioners need to build systems, not programs:

Denise talks with us about:

• Architecting for human experience and high performance
• Reverse engineering your company culture to support people and business need
• The power of the cultural environment to influence business outcomes
• Why career ladders need to topple
• Taking a systematic perspective on the cultural environment

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We can revolutionize our world, if we rid our workplaces of industrial age paradigms. Embracing the creativity within us all will enable us to develop a more humanistic approach to work and to find answers to the societal and environmental problems that afflict our world.

In part two of our interview with Nancy Hauge, Chief Human Resources Officer at Automation Anywhere, Nancy paints a promising picture of the future of work.

We discuss:

-A values-based approach to respect and honesty

-What increasing life spans mean for the future of work

-Unleashing the human potential for creativity and innovation

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Many HR practices trace their roots back to the industrial age — an era where management practices were inspired by the practice of slavery and created on a foundation of distrust towards workers. 

If you've been doing something for over 75 years that's sourced in suffering and clearly no longer working, it's time for a revolution. 

In part one of our interview with Nancy Hauge, Chief Human Resources Officer at Automation Anywhere, Nancy explains why she's on a mission to rid the HR function of every outdated, industrial age mentality that's holding it back. 

We discuss: 

• The roots of industrial age management practices 
• The neuroscience of leadership 
• Humanizing work through automation 
• Creating customized HR solutions for each individual 
• Skill sets needed to be a manager of the future 

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If we choose to revert to a system of work that looks like 2019, we're missing an opportunity of a lifetime. The role of HR is to enable the talent and culture in an organization, to equate business success with human success.

One of the best ways to do that is to carry forward the lessons we learned about flexible work and communication into the future of work.

In this episode, we interview Tracy Layney, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Levi Strauss & Co., about how the past 16+ months have transformed work as we know it.

In this episode we discuss:

-Hybrid work models finally creating real work/life integration

-HR's role in creating a meaningful whole work experience

-Intentionality and motivation among managers and employees

-How the new work framework will stand on flexibility and connection

-Developing a more advanced manager skill set

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In this episode of HR Superstars, we talked with Elisa Garn, VP Digital Brand at GBS Benefits, Inc., who shared several personal stories explaining how she became more empathic and learned firsthand the sting of pity and sympathy in a vulnerable and painful situation.

With great humor and candor, she offered unique perspectives around the difference between tactical and strategic HR. She also provided a fascinating framework for the evolution of roles and responsibilities in one's HR career. She uses the metaphor of a city to refer to your business and the three HR archetypes are: The City Planner, The Traffic Cop, and the Mayor.

You can read more about "The Governance of your HR Career" in Elisa's Forbes article.

We also talked about:

-How HR can reshape society by improving the employee experience

-Understanding strategic objectives, not getting bogged down in admin

-How Elisa increased her empathy after experiencing discrimination at work

-It's not your job to engage employees, it's your job to empower them


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There's an exciting movement happening right now in HR where HR and people ops professionals are seeing an elevation of the strategic importance they play in an organization. 

Part of what's driving that trend is empowering HR leaders with data around performance and engagement. One of the best opportunities for HR executives and people ops professionals to continue elevating their voice and strategic contribution to the company is helping the organization build a capability of manager enablement and then offering evidence to the leadership team for the importance of a business partnership with HR.

To ensure we're at the front end of this revolution, 15five recently acquired Emplify, a company that is so deeply aligned to the same vision and will help us go further, faster.  

In this episode of HR Superstars, we talked with Emplify co-founders, Santi Jaramillo and Adam Weber (now on the 15Five leadership team), about how Emplify and 15Five successfully joined two founding teams, two complimentary products, and two cultures to create more engaged and higher performing workplaces and help elevate the HR function. 

We also talked about:

-The demand for a single, streamlined software over metrics across multiple platforms.

-The advantages of combining data, education, and coaching.

-How to create a work environment where people take ownership.

-Why community is an essential pillar for supporting strategic HR initiatives.

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How do leaders create a sense of belonging and camaraderie with their still shell-shocked remote team?

They start with clear communication, vulnerability and inclusivity, and a safe space to share ideas.

This episode was taken from a segment of the HR Superstars Summit. In it, Santi Jaramillo, CEO and Co-Founder of Emplify, and Milena Berry, CEO and Co-Founder of PowerToFly, discuss ways to lead with empathy and increase remote staff engagement.

We also talked about:

-The importance of authentic leadership and clear communication.

-How CEOs can practice transparency and cultivate compassionate leadership.

-Ways to foster recognition and a sense of achievement to increase team engagement.

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

Emplify 

PowerToFly 

Agile Engagement (book by Santi)
 

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Before the pandemic, only 5% of Americans worked from home. Now, half of the population spends at least one day a week doing so.

What effect has the shift to remote work had on productivity, profitability, and employee satisfaction?

Nick Bloom is here to tell us.

Nick is a Stanford professor who has researched remote work for over two decades. He's even informed presidential policy regarding remote work. In this conversation, Nick shares his measured, research-based opinions on remote work and its influence on organizations and individuals.

The rise in remote work has also introduced the controversial concept of location-dependent compensation. Nick shares his data-driven insights on how employers should manage pay for employees scattered across the country or globe.

Resources:

For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube, Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo.

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It's not enough to run through a regulatory checklist when you're establishing or expanding your company's diversity, equity, inclusivity and sense of belonging initiatives.

Diversity and inclusion is not about checking boxes on a list; it's about creating a space of belonging through shared intent, individual empowerment, and proactive listening. Our leadership teams should continually be striving to create such space for a positive and equitable employee experience.

This episode is a feature from the HR Superstars Summit. In it, David Hassel, CEO of 15Five, Santi Jaramillo, CEO and Co-Founder of Emplify, and Milena Berry, CEO and Co-Founder of PowerToFly, discuss facilitating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) in the workplace.

We also talked about:

-Emplify's role in achieving a 'true' sense of community.

-Vulnerability and feedback as authentic signals of your employees' experience of the company.

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

Emplify

PowerToFly

Agile Engagement (book by Santi)

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After the honeymoon breaks down and the insane roller coaster of building a company ramps up, you're left with the hard task of crafting a transformational culture. If you fail at this task, you'll have a fractured leadership team and a toxic workplace.

Since we started our company, we've had plenty of breakdowns, and we've learned how to turn those breakdowns into breakthroughs for our team.

What's the key to creating an extraordinary workplace culture?

In this episode of HR Superstars, hosts David Hassell and Shane Metcalf explore how relational mastery drives cultural transformation.

What they talked about:

• The value of empathy before agreement.
• Hatching the antidote to toxic workplaces.
• How to maximize the impact of intentional energetic presence.

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Just as we want to create a transformational outcome for our customers with our products and services, we want to create a transformational employee experience. In fact, the two are inextricably linked.

As we've crafted our culture, one of the foundational aspects that we know is critical to creating transformation and improving people's lives is our relationships.

How do we build a transformational culture where people feel valued?

In this episode of HR Superstars, hosts David Hassell and Shane Metcalf dive into the topic of relational mastery.

What they talked about:

• How creating space for hard conversations leads to healthier culture.
• How to communicate clearly and compassionately.
• Practices that are key to conflict resolution.
  

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