HR Superstars
Episodes
The Secrets to a Successful Off-site with Nadia Alaee
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Want to know the secrets to a successful off-site program? Nadia Alaee, Senior Director, HRBP at Deel, has all the answers. She works diligently to...
Embracing Authenticity and Creating a Culture of Belonging with Ritu Bhasin
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Creating a culture of belonging begins with individual healing. Ritu Bhasin, author of We've Got This – Unlocking the Beauty of Belonging, shares ho...
Blending Data with Human-Centered Initiatives with Sarah Lovelace
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Creating a thriving culture requires both empathy and data. Sarah Lovelace, VP of People at Airbase, mixes these two ingredients perfectly. By blendin...
Overcoming Analysis Paralysis in Hiring with Gabby Popowitz
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Analysis paralysis gets the best of us all, especially when it comes to hiring decisions. Gabby Popowitz, Senior Director of Talent & Culture at Board...
Overcoming the Shame Spiral to Unlock Growth with Sayle Hutchison
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sayle Hutchison, CFO of 15Five, is one of the most accomplished CFOs in the software industry, but it took a journey of personal growth to get where s...
Prioritizing and Adapting Your Core Values with Christine Kaszubski
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Core values are even more important than your strategic plan, according to Christine Kaszubski, Chief People Officer at Pindrop. She explains that cor...
Eliciting Potential in Your Employees with Andrea Butcher
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Focusing on the human experience is crucial to effective HR leadership, whether you're seeking to protect your organization, develop leaders, or foste...
Fixing Broken HR Systems One Win at a Time with Kara Kirby
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As HR leaders, we're working inside broken systems. How do we positively influence our organizations despite the systemic issues we face? Kara Kirby, ...
Cultivating Exceptional Employee Experience Through Trust and Transparency with Mary Slaughter
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Employee experience is an all-encompassing concept. It's not limited to what happens to an employee, but includes everyone and everything that touches...
HR Hotline: Strategies for Creating a Core Company Culture
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have a burning HR or people ops question and don't know who to turn to? Adam Weber and the HR Superstars Hotline is here to help. On this show, you ge...
Empowering Growth Through Self-Discovery with Gretchen Schott
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're feeling stagnant in your growth as a leader, the missing piece of the puzzle may be self-awareness and stillness. In this conversation, Gret...
HR Hotline: How HR Leaders Can Overcome Burnout
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have a burning HR or people ops question and don't know who to turn to? Adam Weber and the HR Superstars Hotline is here to help. On this show, you ge...
Embracing Simplicity in HR with Dawn Mitchell and Pamela Greenberg
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you drowning in new program roll-outs, employee relations, and change management? It's time to put a simple, solid infrastructure in place. Hacker...
HR Hotline: Navigating the World of Unlimited PTO
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have a burning HR or people ops question and don't know who to turn to? Adam Weber and the HR Superstars Hotline is here to help. On this show, you ge...
Empowerment is the Future of HR with Sarah Walker
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Walker, Head of People at LTSE, has always been a few years ahead of the trends in the HR world. Years before they became macro trends, she dove...
HR Hotline: What Separates the Best HR Leaders?
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have a burning HR or people ops question and don't know who to turn to? Adam Weber and the HR Superstars Hotline is here to help. On this show, you ge...
Creative Ways to Combat Talent Scarcity with Ben Eubanks
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Employers everywhere are struggling with hiring and retention. The list of reasons for talent scarcity is long, but what's at the heart of the issue? ...
Breaking Through the Concrete Ceiling with Zee Clarke
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many people leaders today are dealing with burnout, stress, and mental health issues, but people of color are disproportionately affected. Zee Clark, ...
Integrating Cultures Through M&As with Sarika Lamont
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
HR leaders play a pivotal role in guiding their organizations towards strategic growth. This is particularly true when it comes to navigating the comp...
What Neuroscience Reveals About Employee Experience with Dr. Paul Zak
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Creating an extraordinary employee experience is the never-ending quest of people leaders. Thankfully, we don't have to leave it up to luck or trial a...
Building a Culture of Authenticity with Tyneeha Rivers
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can't change culture behind a desk. Tyneeha Rivers, Chief People Officer at Curaleaf, has been transforming cultures for 25 years. She knows that ...
HR Hotline: What are Some Good Conflict Management Strategies?
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have a burning HR or people ops question and don't know who to turn to? Adam Weber and the HR Superstars Hotline is here to help. On this show, you ge...
Making a Data-Driven Case for Employee Development with David Pearson
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From tuition reimbursement to creating training programs, investing in your employees' growth can get expensive. How do you know if it's worth it? In ...
Perfect Is the Enemy of Progress with Liesel Mertes
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Empathy isn't a personality trait. According to Liesel Mertes, Founder of Handle with Care Consulting, it's an essential workplace skill we need to ho...
Leading Through Trauma with Tarveen Forrester
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carrying the weight of others' trauma is one of the heaviest people leader responsibilities. If we don't manage our own health well, we'll burn oursel...
Empathy & Expectations: Your First 90 Days as a People Leader
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
HR leaders always think of new and better ways to onboard employees, but they rarely think about onboarding themselves. Hebba Youssef, an HR leader wi...
HR's Evolution from Cost Center to Profit Center with Jill Lehman
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The world of modern HR has changed over the years, but what's something that should always be true? Jill Lehman, the CEO of Evolve HR Services, believ...
People Leaders & The Weight of Keeping Secrets with Jen Paxton
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Secrets can be heavy, especially when you're carrying others' secrets as well as your own. The unwritten job description of a people leader is the nee...
Unapologetically Human: Embracing Mental Health in the Workplace with Holly May
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What responsibility do leaders have in the mental health of their employees? Opinions vary, but one thing is certain—authenticity and vulnerability ...
Leading in the Midst of Chaos with Daniel Coyle
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Culture isn't magic. When you analyze organizations with great cultures, they all have similar structures to achieve success. Daniel Coyle is a reno...
From Co-Founder to Life Beyond the 9 to 5 with Shane Metcalf & Adam Weber
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do you leave a legacy that outlasts your tenure? There's no magic formula, but Shane has certainly left his mark on 15Five in his decade with the ...
Healing Ourselves to Heal Our Teams with Mindbloom's Kristin Arden
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years, talk therapy has become a more normalized benefit for many employees. But what about psychedelic-assisted therapy? Mindbloom is a men...
Shifting from "Growth at All Costs" to Profitability with ClickUp's Jim Bartolomea
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tech companies are in a big transition right now. They're moving from a "growth at all costs" mentality to a focus on profitability. Part of this shif...
How People Fuel VC Success with VMG Partners' Brianna Rizzo
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What's the secret to venture capital (VC) success? People. Brianna Rizzo, Talent Partner at VMG Partners, joins the show to share the power of the peo...
Tapping into Gratitude with Shane Metcalf
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this show you get to hear from truly stellar people leaders and how they think about running extraordinary companies and cultures. While Shane occa...
Leading with Curiosity and Vulnerability with Crunchyroll's Barb Bidan
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you've spent time with kids, you know "because I said so," is rarely a satisfactory answer. The same is true with our teams. We're independent peop...
Making Bold Investments in Your People with Auror's Kirsti Grant
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rapid growth can kill company culture and employee experience. But it doesn't have to be that way. Kirsti Grant, VP of People Experience at Auror, dec...
Developing a Win-Win Dynamic with Frontline Managers with HR Consultant Bonnie Curtis
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are your people passionate about? Are they engaging those passions in their jobs today? Unfortunately, most managers don't know because they don'...
Leading with Meaning Over Mandates: Live at Thrive Gathering with Salesforce's Karen Mangia
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whether we're being picky eaters as kids refusing to eat our broccoli, or as grown-up employees pushing back on back-to-office rules, as humans, we re...
Preserve Your Cultural "Secret Sauce" As You Grow with Rippling's Christine Maxwell
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Maxwell, VP of People at Rippling, knows a thing or two about growth, as her organization has grown from 200 to 1600 in less than two years....
Tech-Enabled Coaching Creates A Work World Where Everybody Wins with 15Five's Jon Greenawalt
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Being a manager today is like taking a master class in self-development. More than any external practice, your own self-awareness and emotional intell...
Why Compensation Needs Collaboration with Shane Metcalf
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this show you get to hear from truly stellar people leaders and how they think about running extraordinary companies and cultures. While Shane occa...
The Paradox of People Leadership with Julie Rogers
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 f...
How Time Off Inspires Creativity with Shane Metcalf
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this show you get to hear from truly stellar people leaders and how they think about running extraordinary companies and cultures. While Shane occa...
Translating Personal Conversations into Business Results with Komodo Health's Kathleen Ragelis
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
The Power of Believing with Shane Metcalf
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this show you get to hear from truly stellar people leaders and how they think about running extraordinary companies and cultures. While Shane occa...
Leveraging Whole-Brain Thinking to Become a Human-Centered Leader with Ann Herrmann-Nehdi
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Teasing Out Season 3
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 he...
The Power (And Business Value) of Believing In Your People with Sprinklr's Diane Adams
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Compensation in the Context of Total Rewards with Affirm's Andrea Morales
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Teaming Up with Your C-Suite with Playfly Sports' Kate McKinnon
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Bringing Human Flourishing to Work with Lippert's Amber Selking
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Building a Global People Team through Hypergrowth with Deel's Casey Bailey
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Peop...
People Leaders are Business Leaders with Help Scout's LaToya Lyn
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Start with Principles, Not Policy with Slack's Brian Elliott
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Scaling People Teams Thoughtfully with Kiana Davari, Head of People at Sorare
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ho...
Fostering Authenticity in Controversy with Justworks' Jen Fox
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Cult...
Reviving the Art of Listening with HubSpot's Katie Burke
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 cre...
Gaining Wisdom through Modern Mentorship with Sarah Haggard, CEO and Founder of Tribute
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most undervalued yet critical aspects inside modern organizations is the ability to effectively help people grow and develop. Sarah Haggard...
The Measurable Value of Inclusion with 15Five's Cara Pelletier
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Creating an inclusive culture involves much more than trite phrases and modernizing policies. Cara Pelletier, Sr. Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclu...
The Keys to a Successful 4-Day Workweek with Bolt's Jennifer Christie
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Burnout and inefficiency are some of the biggest challenges people leaders face today. Jennifer Christie, Chief People Officer at Bolt, shares how her...
Becoming an Empowering People Partner with Stripe's Susanna Fisch
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Considering A New Way to Win with Business Coach, Chris Westfall
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Financial Wellness As A Core Part of the Employee Experience with Northstar's Will Peng
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The days of handing your employees a 401k brochure and wishing them luck are gone. Modern employers need to support their people in making the best de...
The Evolution of Total Rewards with First Person's Bryan Brenner and Paul Ashley
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Developing a compensation philosophy is no simple task, but it's critical to your success. First Person's CEO & Founder, Bryan Brenner, and SVP & Cons...
Facilitating Community, Connectedness, and Belonging with Salesforce's Karen Mangia
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Mangia, VP, Customer & Market Insights at Salesforce & WSJ Bestselling Author, is proof you don't have to choose between advancing in a traditio...
Building Extraordinary Culture Around A Strong Remote Community
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ha...
Reframing Work, Life, and Employee Turnover with Abby Hamilton, Chief People Officer at LiveIntent
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The way we work has changed dramatically. One thing that hasn't changed, though, is the importance of putting people first. Abby Hamilton, Chief Peopl...
Introducing Season 2 of HR Superstars
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Rebuilding Healthy Relationships In HR with CoinDesk's Talie Schwager
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Empowering Your People To Be and Become Their Best Selves
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There's no universal blueprint for personal and professional development. However, breaking your values into principles and guideposts can provide the...
Valuing Every Voice On Your Hybrid Team with Rad Power Bikes' Pam Keenan Fritz
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 gr...
Finding Success Through Courage and Conviction with Credit Karma's Colleen McCreary
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
DEI is Every Leader's Job with Workday's Carin Taylor at Empower Conference
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Race, gender, politics, religion, ageism, class — these don't necessarily sound like fun conversations. But they can be, and you need to embrace the...
Creating Equitable Outcomes For Teams with Different Roles and Responsibilities
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The question of equitable outcomes is an uncomfortable one. A proactive change leader will recognize that equitable outcomes require different approac...
People Practices Are Systematic, Not Programmatic
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 conn...
The Optimistic Future of Career Growth, Management, and Human Resources
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We can revolutionize our world, if we rid our workplaces of industrial age paradigms. Embracing the creativity within us all will enable us to develo...
Blowing Up Human Resources: The End of Industrial Age Practices
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many HR practices trace their roots back to the industrial age — an era where management practices were inspired by the practice of slavery and crea...
Valuable Remote Work Lessons to Implement Permanently
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Impactful HR Through the Lens of Empathy
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of HR Superstars, we talked with Elisa Garn, VP Digital Brand at GBS Benefits, Inc., who shared several personal stories explaining ho...
How Our Emplify Acquisition Helps Elevate HR To A Strategic Business Function
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
HR Superstars Live: Building A Sense Of Community In A Remote Workforce
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do leaders create a sense of belonging and camaraderie with their still shell-shocked remote team? They start with clear communication, vulnerab...
HR Superstars Summit: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
E15: The Key to Creating an Extraordinary Workplace Culture
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 transforma...
E14: Relational Mastery: The Key To Organizational Transformation
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Just as we want to create a transformational outcome for our customers with our products and services, we want to create a transformational employee ...
A Human-First Approach to Organizational Transformation w/ Delta Dental's Sarah Chavarria
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A truly grehttps://www.15five.com/resources/podcast/at company culture doesn't typically develop on its own. It is often necessary to undergo change...
Leading With Love: Why Strong Leadership Starts w/ Compassion
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The old models of leadership no longer serve organizations well. Those models expected leaders to be superhuman. But that kind of strength entirely ...
Compassion, Empathy, & Resilience: The Keys To Organizational Health At BlueVine
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Historically, organizations have operated with an overly simplistic view of what motivates people. They had little understanding of how important be...
Improving Employee Performance Through Manager Enablement At Gong
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The traditional approach to sales was all about hitting the number at all costs. Not only is that unsustainable; it's inefficient. The key to high ...
The CHRO's Role in Addressing Mental Health in the Workplace w/ David Hanrahan
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is the first step on the path to high results? Answer: when leaders care about their employees as whole beings. Employees do their best work w...
What Does Your Team Look Like At Its Best? The Answer Is Found In Convergence w/ David Hanrahan
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to come up with the idea of a corporate value. But coming up with convergence where people align their bodies, hearts, minds, and spirits ...
Celebrating Culture at Your All-Remote Org w/ Lori McLeese
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 1,300 employees at an all-remote and always remote org pose a considerable culture challenge. Tune in to learn about remote culture done well....
Change Leaders: How HR Supports WFH Employees w/ Jennifer Christie
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before COVID, hardly anyone opted to work full-time remotely. After COVID, hardly anyone wants to go back to the office full time. COVID changed HR ...
Becoming a Dragon Leader: How Fire, Vulnerability, and Curiosity Make You a Better Leader w/ Dov Baron
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can we recognize and nurture dragons in our organizations? How can we become dragons ourselves? Wait, what is all this talk about dragons? Don...
Getting to the Root of Diversity & Equity: Are We Really Addressing the Issues? w/ Josh Bersin
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After last year's massive economic crisis, a lot of companies scrambled to cut costs. One program that was often cut: D&E. But when that was followe...
The HR Industry's Evolution from an Administrative Function to a Strategic Function w/ Josh Bersin
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's cultural climate, leaders need to consider the enormous complexity we're all facing in the middle of a pandemic and how they can care for ...
From Awareness to Action: How to Develop Diversity and Inclusion Strategies at Your Company w/ Amber Cabral
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A critical responsibility of CEOs is creating the space for people to be their greatest selves. If 2020 taught us anything, it's that companies and ...
The Evolution of Company Culture and HR's Role in Catalyzing Transformational Change w/ Mike Bokina
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
HR people are advocating for themselves more and more. They want to have a seat at the table. But what's the point of that seat at the table? Why do...
HR Superstars: An Introduction to 15Five's People Ops Podcast
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
HR is not just about processes and checking boxes. It's about building relationships and helping individuals on their own personal hero's journey. ...