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
Jan 21
How to Build a Skills-Ready Workforce in 2026
In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, we sit down with Jayney Howson, SVP Global Workforce Skills & Talent Readiness at ServiceNow , to unpack why “talent readiness” has become a burning platform for companies trying to keep pace with AI, platform adoption, and customer tran ... Show More
15m 8s
Jan 16
Why AI Literacy Is Now a Business Skill Every Leader Needs
In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, we sit down with David Sperl, Head of HR for Advanced Visualization Solutions at GE HealthCare, to unpack how HR earns real business credibility by shipping outcomes, not PowerPoints, inside a heavily regulated, science driven environmen ... Show More
14m 12s
Jan 8
How to Create a Neurodiversity-Friendly Workplace
In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, we sit down with Kristen A. Pressner, Global Head of People & Culture at Roche Diagnostics UK & Ireland, to unpack why neurodiversity may be the single biggest untapped advantage in the post-AI workplace.Kristen explains why most organis ... Show More
53m 41s
Aug 2021
HR Happy Hour 495 - HR’s Strategic Priorities for 2021 and Beyond
HR Happy Hour Episode 495 - HR's Strategic Priorities for 2021 and Beyond
Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane
Guest: Jeanne Meister, Founding Partner of Future Workplace
This episode of the HR Happy Hour is brought to you by Paychex, one of the leading providers of HR, p ... Show More
38m 37s
Oct 31
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
HR Works Podcast: Scaling Empathy—A People Leader’s Approach (Part 2)
Welcome back to HR Works! In part two of this episode, we continue our conversation on what it means to run a successful, rapidly growing business with a truly human touch. Kyla Hanaway-Quinlan, Chief Operating Officer and Head of People at Feast & Fettle, returns to discuss her ... Show More
16m 20s
Aug 2023
Helping Your Team Feel Seen, Valued, And Heard Through Vulnerable Leadership
Building and Leading a Successful Sales Team On this episode of the podcast, Allison Walsh, Vice President of Business Development and Branding for Advanced Recovery Systems, a national behavioral healthcare company, discusses her experience in building and leading a successful s ... Show More
57m 30s
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
Aug 2024
From “Gardener” to “Goat”: 5 Leadership Lessons to Take Your Business to The Next Level
Ralph and Lauren dive into the critical role of leadership in business success, sharing their experiences from the Elite Leadership Summit in Park City, Utah. From the adrenaline of mountain biking mishaps to the insightful strategies discussed at the conference, they explore the ... Show More
47m 53s
Feb 2025
When Hiring, Emphasize Skills Over Degrees
The best leaders know that a person’s skillset and their willingness to learn are more important than the degree they have. Ginni Rometty, former Chair and CEO of IBM, understands this deeply. She spearheaded a company-wide shift to skills-based hiring and development during her ... Show More
31m 36s