Kelly Jones, chief people officer at Cisco, talks about how the company makes hybrid work successful for all teams -- and how you can do the same.
Hear new research on the impact of return-to-office mandates, and the five questions people managers at Cisco ask in every check-in.
Plus, she shared the secret to making the Fortune 100 Companies to Work For® Lis ... Show More
Jan 2026
Jackson Healthcare’s Shane Jackson on Finding Purpose in Work and Life
Many HR leaders ask themselves the same question: How do we help employees feel that their work matters? Purpose isn’t a feel-good idea; it’s a business strategy that drives retention, productivity, and engagement. If people feel their work matters, they're nearly 300% more likel ... Show More
34m 54s
Jul 2025
Cisco's alignment strategy: Coordinating workforce and operations
The benefits of cross-function collaboration, with Francine Katsoudas, executive vice president and chief people, policy, and purpose officer, and Jeetu Patel, president and chief product officer. How better integration within the corporate stack improves flexibility.
36m 13s
Oct 2021
How Do You Collaborate When Your Company is Remote or Hybrid?
Kate Davis talks with Natalie Nixon about creativity, collaboration and company culture. Natalie is the president of Figure 8 Thinking, author of The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation and Intuition at Work and a contributor to Fast Company
35m 4s
Jul 2021
Building Successful Hybrid Teams (Back to Work, Better)
Tsedal Neeley, professor at Harvard Business School, has been studying remote work and global teams for years. In episode 732 early in the pandemic, she shared how managers could lead their teams while many team members worked from home. Now, as more people return to more in-pers ... Show More
25m 35s
Jan 2024
The Best Return-to-Office Policies Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All
A growing number of companies are mandating office time for employees and structuring hybrid work under broad, rigid rules. But pushing people into the office is a mistake, argues Kimberly Shells, a senior director in the Gartner HR practice. She shares research showing how much ... Show More
24m 20s
Apr 2025
Bonus Episode: Building Corporate Culture
Corporate culture is a big buzzword these days, but for our guests it’s integral to how they do business. Bill Koenigsberg, CEO of Horizon Media, feels personally accountable for his employees, while Progressive Insurance CMO Remi Kent shares how the pandemic made her bring her v ... Show More
24m 48s