Laila Gillies, Head of HR at Hiscox, shares her 16-year journey in HR leadership and the lessons learned from driving transformation, fostering employee growth, and integrating empathy into leadership. She discusses upskilling employees for a rapidly changing world, balancing accountability with compassion, and creating engaging wellness programs that impact ... Show More
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Why the Best Executives Won’t Stay in One Function
What if the future of executive leadership is less about specialisation and more about range?For years, senior leaders have been encouraged to go deeper into a single function.But in this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I sit down with Joshua Horenstein, Senior Vice President, ... Show More
36m 6s
Sep 9
How to Become the HR Leader CEOs Actually Listen To
The CHRO’s real test isn’t getting a seat at the table, it’s whether the CEO would make the decision without them.In this special episode, Lewis Brown, Jr. - MA and Josh Klein of From Here Collective join Rich Jennings, Executive Advisor to Comcast, to explore what it means for t ... Show More
1h 1m
Aug 2024
Employee Engagement and Retention Excellence
Lakeisha Robichaux, founder and CEO of HR firm Chief of Minds, joins host Anne Sparaco to discuss the importance of accountability, clear communication, work-life balance, and aligning personal and business values in an organization’s employee engagement strategy. Noting that emp ... Show More
25m 11s
May 2025
The New Rules of Career Growth: What Talent Leaders Need to Know
With an overwhelming abundance of skilling content and the rise of AI in talent development, what does effective employee support look like today—and what should organizations focus on? In this episode of the Talent Development Leader podcast, Lindsay Witcher, Global Leader at Ra ... Show More
22m 39s
Jul 2025
The Power of Feedback: Building Trust and Leadership
Lauren Fast, chief people officer at iS Clinical, highlights the critical role of feedback, empathy, and trust in today’s workplace. Fast discusses how HR leaders can navigate challenges like layoffs, cost reductions, and employee disengagement while maintaining cultural alignmen ... Show More
30m 15s
Aug 2025
Communicating HR’s Value Through Data
In this episode of People and Strategy at SHRM25 in San Diego, Thanh Giddarie, director of HR for MIT Health at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discusses how organizations can leverage data to communicate the value of HR. Giddarie shares her journey from marketing to H ... Show More
24m 39s
Sep 2025
Becoming an Employer of Choice: Lessons from Cook County
In this episode of People + Strategy, Velisha Haddox shares her journey from commercial litigator to CHRO of the Cook County Government in Illinois, revealing the critical role of consistency, transparency, and executive support in driving change. Hear how Cook County’s HR team r ... Show More
27m 48s
Oct 2025
Behind the Scenes of HR: Burnout, Balance, and Belonging
Behind the Scenes of HR: Burnout, Balance, and BelongingHosts: Mervyn DinnenGuest: Ryan Tahmassebi, People Science Director at Workbuzz SummaryIn this episode of the HR Means Business podcast, host Mervyn Dinnen chats with Ryan Tahmassebi about the latest research on employee wel ... Show More
32m 20s
Jul 2025
Avoiding Random Acts of AI: A CHRO’s Take on HR Innovation
In this episode of People and Strategy, Kathleen Pearson, CHRO at McDermott Will & Emery, shares AI use cases for HR professionals. Pearson shares her unique career journey from marketing to HR leadership, offers her three pillars for building high-performing teams, and shares ho ... Show More
29m 21s